Monthly Archives: March 2010

Quick Gluten Free Meals-Gluten Free Survival Food

We can go on all day long about fresh food, homemade food, and every diet known to modern woman, but sometimes you just gotta eat, especially busy people who don’t like to cook. I found this YouTube video series and … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Pizza and Granola Bars

I think these are the last two gluten-free products from our gluten free end of the winter shopping expedition in the big city. The pizza is the best gluten-free pizza we have ever tried. Conte’s doesn’t skimp on the cheese … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Couscous Review-Lundberg Roasted Brown Rice Couscous

One of my favorite B and Bs serves a tangy, Southwestern couscous salad. I’ve been making a gluten-free copy of it with quinoa, which is good, but this is better. If you’d like to give the couscous a try, Lundberg … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Menu Plan-Spring Breaks and other Complications

Track practice, volleyball tournaments, travel plans for half of us, spring break, holidays. . . Menu planning seems complicated this week. I’ll keep it simple. Mexican Pizzas with black beans, chicken and cornGrilled flank steak and Chinese veggies, egg rolls … Continue reading

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Gluten Free News and Peas Are Gluten Free

I’m a week late getting the peas planted, but the soil was still really wet. There’s still time if you love peas like we do. Here’s a great video with instructions for pea planting. And a link to a recipe … Continue reading

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Food Confessions, Cultural Differences, and Ketchup

I was looking at the blog post on my pantry and was struck by the presence of three jumbo size ketchup bottles from Costco. A year ago that much ketchup in my house would have been surprising. We wouldn’t have … Continue reading

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Advice for Jamie Oliver

Last summer I taught a four week cooking class for elementary through high school students in southeastern Ohio. This community in the foothills of Appalachia is similar to the community and the issues that Jamie Oliver faces in his Food … Continue reading

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I Will Not Buy Another Magazine-Unless It Has Gluten-Free Recipes

I was standing in line at Tractor Supply with beet, carrot, spinach, and lettuce seeds, some Yukon Gold and Kennebec seed potatoes and some onion sets. I really tried not to buy anything else but a few bags of horse … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Menu Plan-Spring Clean Out the Freezer and the Pantry

The last two weeks have been clean out the pantry and the freezer menus. Last week’s plan: Homemade Gluten Free Mac and Cheese using Tinkyada fusilli served with Bell and Evans Chicken Nuggets and steamed broccoli Corned Beef and Cabbage … Continue reading

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Udi’s Gluten Free Foods Review

I read reviews for Udi’s baked goods last fall, but didn’t want to do more online ordering. The once a month shipment of Schar rolls is my one concession to expensive processed and white flour gluten free foods. We saw … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Chocolate Souffle-Jamie Oliver with a Chocolate and Gluten Free Makeover

The youngest tells me she didn’t really like rhubarb and my souffle would be much better with chocolate. I guess I must love a challenge because I grabbed a bag of Pamela’s Extreme Chocolate Mini Cookies when I made my … Continue reading

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Giving Jamie Oliver a Gluten-Free Makeover-Rhubarb and Custard Kinda Souffle

When I saw this recipe needed 1 teaspoon of flour, gingersnaps and custard combined with rhubarb, sugar and eggs, I knew I could easily make it gluten free. I used Mi-Del gluten free gingersnaps, but Pamela’s are good too. They … Continue reading

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Steamy Kitchen Gluten Free Style

I planned on making this for dinner, but those fish cakes were calling to me and two of the teens just don’t get my passion for fish or fish cakes. When the man of the house saw the Brussel sprouts … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Menu Plan-Adapting New Cookbooks to Gluten Free

This warmth has inspired long walks and a change of menu. A few new cookbooks from the ‘New Book’ shelf at the library has me trying to adapt the recipes to make them gluten free. We tried these English Muffins … Continue reading

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Gluten-Free Snacking-Reviews

We’ve been eating at home and cooking from scratch this snowy winter and we’re finally getting out and about again. My three times a week latte habit is a thing of the past, so I’m late trying out the Lucy’s … Continue reading

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