Gluten Free

Bruschetta with Arugula Pesto

February 21, 2012
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This dish may be called bruschetta, but to me it is really all about the pesto.  Maybe it’s because in my mind, bruschetta has always been a tomato based topping while growing up, and so it seems a bit weird to me to call this bruschetta, when there are no tomatoes.  So instead, to me, [...]

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Chocolate Marshmallow Fondue

February 14, 2012
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Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m not really one for mushy gushy romance, and so like most other “greeting card holidays” (i.e. holidays I feel were made popular just to perpetuate the need to spend money on treats and cards), I simply use it as a good excuse to cook some tasty food (and for my husband’s [...]

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Cream of Jerusalem Artichoke and Celeriac Soup

February 8, 2012
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Forgive me for yet another soup recipe, but we are going on week two of not even coming close to escaping sub-freezing temps here, and soup just has that way of warming you  up – the wind is blustering outside, frost snowflakes are whipping at your face and you realize that you are doubting the [...]

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Gluten Free Ratio Rally – Popovers

February 1, 2012
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These were supposed to be gluten free chocolate popovers.  Popovers are like muffins but rise more and have more air inside, hence they “pop over” the tin they are baked in.  As you can see, I didn’t quite get all the kinks worked out by the deadline for this month’s ratio rally This month, Mrs. R [...]

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Naturally Gluten Free Links – Roundup #1

January 27, 2012

Whenever anyone asks me for advice about going gluten free, the first thing I tell them is to look for naturally gluten free dishes that don’t require any alterations at all. You know, the ones that don’t have lists of a dozen different flours in them and other ingredients that the average person might consider [...]

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Creamy Cauliflower Soup

January 23, 2012
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Cauliflower – a vegetable I grew up with, and wasn’t often thrilled about. Mom you know I love you, but I do not love the way you like most of your veggies cooked. However, on my quest to enjoy more fresh produce this Winter season, I’m giving it a try again.  Cauliflower seems to abound [...]

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