11 days ago
An easy, creamy vegan soup ~ gluten-free. It's hard not to feel anxious these days. So much barking and blinking and chest thumping. So much posing and strutting, and grinding, voracious greed. It's mighty tough for a sensitive soul (prone to bouts of worry) to cope with all the mishegas in our overheated plugged-in self-promoting culture. To find a little respite. A little simple nourishment....
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18 days ago
Warm from the oven gluten-free banana nut bread. Just a fad? Gluten-Free Banana Nut Bread As Celiac Awareness Month dawns I thought I might celebrate with a banana bread recipe. This is a banana bread so tasty, tender and fragrant, you won't care it is gluten-free. And you might even tempt the naysayers. And the unbelievers. You know who I'm talking about. Out there in the cold cruel world,...
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18 days ago
The best gluten-free pizza crust to date. Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust For years I've missed pizza. Not because there isn't gluten-free pizza available. It's out there. You can find it if you look hard enough. Take a gander in the frozen food aisle of your favorite natural market. Snoop around in the dairy case, next to the gluten-free bagels. You might even hit pay dirt at your local pizza...
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18 days ago
May is celiac disease awareness month. Living Without Our Daily Breadby Karina Allrich Since the birth of agriculture- when our ancestors began to cultivate and harvest grains- human beings have cherished bread. It was a minor miracle, this almost magical transformation of grain into dough. Bread became the staff of life, a daily source of nourishment, symbolic of spiritual renewal. But what if...
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26 days ago
Crunchy almond butter cookies. Our latest variation on a theme- crunchy almond butter chocolate chip cookies. Why another gluten-free chocolate chip cookie recipe? There are so many reasons, Darling. In fact, where do I begin? First. The obvious. The duh. One can never have too many cookie recipes. Especially in our polite, don't... Visit glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com for wonderful gluten-free...
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about 1 month ago
Gluten-free focaccia recipe- with tomato, herbs and garlic. When my husband and I were on our honeymoon we ate focaccia every morning for breakfast. After a few cappuccinos, that is. Six between us. To fortify us for the walk across the piazza to the tiny bakery. After all, we were in Italy. Doing what you do in Italy. Wake up. Rub... Visit glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com for wonderful...
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about 1 month ago
Just sweet enough, gluten-free zucchini mini-muffins with espresso. Temptation. A to Z. Almond flour and zucchini mini-muffins sweetened only with pure maple syrup. That's right. No cane sugar. Almond flour and bourbon vanilla bring their subtle, natural sweetness to gluten-free muffin recipes, so why cloak it with a heavy dose of sugar? And... Visit glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com for wonderful...
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about 1 month ago
Everyone loves a good old fashioned barbecue. The easy conviviality of a family backyard picnic. The smoky summer scent of charred goodies grilling. Lemonade chilling. Badminton birdies sailing. The crack of croquet balls. The last pink of daylight. Punching lids on firefly jars. But if you need...
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about 1 month ago
Spring asparagus at the farmers' market Asparagus. The queen of spring. Elegant, fresh- and addictive. For many of us, the primavera arrival of asparagus is big news. Huge. Exciting. We simply can't get enough. You see, there is something magical about asparagus. Maybe it's the sexy reputation....
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about 1 month ago
Gluten-free blueberry flax muffins- totally our new fave. Seven years ago we left Cape Cod for our gypsy adventure. We sold the sofa, kitchen table, and boxes of cookbooks. We recycled toys and jeans and an old PC. The open road was calling. And we listened.Continue reading
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about 1 month ago
Kicked up kale soup with spicy chicken sausages and sweet potatoes. March is not exactly behaving like a lamb. It has snowed twice recently, book-ending our road trip to Cape Cod last week with blustery, leonine winds and sloppy sideways snow. Lucky for us our veteran Suburu Outback gripped the...
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about 1 month ago
Gluten-Free Fudgy Brownie Cupcakes. Chocolate brownies were the first gluten-free dessert I attempted after shunning gluten forever and rebooting my life back in 2001. And I admit up front I used a mix. A gluten-free brownie baking mix (one of two available at the time). It was based on rice...
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2 months ago
Gluten-Free Goddess Irish-inspired soda bread bun rolls. Spring is poised to sprout I just know it. Despite the frigid fingers of wind that unwrap my scarf and creep sneak down my spine. Despite the tawny, snow beaten grass that stretches to the edge of the woods. Despite the prediction of snow...
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2 months ago
The best gluten-free pancakes I've ever eaten. When I was small and clueless I ate the world in tiny bites. I chewed apologetically, counting each deliberate grind in time to the spiral beats of a song in my head that only I could hear. A tune not unlike a mosaic of bird calls, and the powdery flutter of wings feeding on the garden lit by young Mozart's star. Colors were a mysterious and...
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2 months ago
Cooking light- gluten-free shepherd's pie with lovely gravy, two ways. A cold rain is rolling through Connecticut, interrupting a whisper of mist with sudden bursts of stinging wet drops. The skies are wooly gray, gloomy and low. It's the kind of day that calls for comfort in the form of food. Something baked in a crock. Something piping hot and old fashioned. Something with mashed potatoes......
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2 months ago
Quinoa salad with baby spinach and tomatoes. Here is a wonderful year-round salad that is inviting, fresh and vibrant. The sort of salad a certain individual needs on a damp, late winter day when the sky is paper white and the clouds are thick with snow. On a day such as this it is tempting to head straight for comfort food. That leftover Kicked Up Baked Mac 'n Cheese in the fridge. That wedge...
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2 months ago
Gluten-free millet makes a tasty grain side dish. To be honest, the only thing I knew about millet was what I read in fairy tales . You know the drill. Some evil, jealous stepmother or warty witch in the spooky woods would capture our plucky heroine- some flaxen haired, peaches and cream Princess down on her luck, misunderstood and pining for true love. The innocent and modest maiden would then...
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2 months ago
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. For your gluten-free munching pleasure. I suppose you could argue that one oatmeal cookie recipe is enough. I mean, how many oatmeal cookie recipes does a person need? To this I answer, at least two. Why? Well, first you have one with raisins. Raisins give oatmeal cookies that old school chewy sneaky nutrition boost. They're old fashioned and comfy cozy. Kinda...
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2 months ago
Gluten-free Irish colcannon - kicked up a wee bit. I am ignoring the duvet of fresh fallen snow blanketing the world outside my window. I am instead imagining spring. Soda bread and St. Patrick's Day. Daffodils and robin's eggs. The Vernal Equinox is nigh (allegedly). And I am not looking back. I am ready for forward motion. Tee shirts and blueberries. To celebrate the wee bit of Irish in all...
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2 months ago
Roses- iPad painting by Karina Valentine's Day is looming. A dicey day for those of us who need to live gluten-free. In spite of our pragmatism and gritty resolve to stay healthy, we crave our romance, too. We celebrate love- in all its multitudinous incarnations, right?. We champion Love (sexy) over Fear (not sexy). Now more than ever. So don't worry, Darling. I've got your back. Cooking is...
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