Often, when I see chef’s on TV saying, “Oh, just make homemade chicken broth; it’s so easy”, I think, do they have soccer games, birthday parties and laundry to do? But every once in a while, like after I have a rotisserie chicken, I will make my own broth. When it’s all done, I realize […]
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Polenta lasagna with roasted veggies and gorgonzola recipe
This went so quickly, there are no other pictures! When I’m asked to create a recipe, I often have what I call a vision of a dish. I know it should work because I’ve done something similar before and I’m generally good at putting flavors together. For a dish for the CUESA Ferry Plaza Farmer’s […]
Gluten-free Margherita Pizza recipe
That’s me, serving the GF Pizza while everyone waits patiently Last month, I taught a Gluten-Free Baking class. It always gives me pleasure to see people get excited about good tasting food. I think this is especially the case with gluten-free because there is a lot gluten-free food out there that isn’t good. For this […]
Moroccan Slow Cooker Chicken recipe with Almond Millet
Now that the cookbook is really coming along, I’m deciding which recipes to include. When I looked at the recipe for Moroccan Chicken, I realized it would do well in the crock pot (or slow cooker; one’s just a brand name). In the cookbook, it’s made in a pan but I wanted to try a […]
Easy Yellow Curry Dinner over Quinoa Rice
People may assume I cook everything from scratch but I don’t. I like to use tasty sauces as a short cut but get creative with what gets simmered. It’s also easy to boost nutrition by adding extra ingredients like quinoa or chopped chard, for example. Besides eating gluten-free, I am also choosing to eat vegetarian […]
Greek Casserole recipe with a Gluten-Free variation
Yummy Greek Casserole is quick and easy While trying to come up with quick and easy meals for one of my customers, I envisioned a casserole similar to a Shepherd’s Pie but with Greek flavors. I created a base recipe but needed to test it first. My husband even asked where it came from. Uhm, […]
Pasta alla Norma (pasta with eggplant)
My version of Pasta alla Norma We recently visited Sicily for the first time and I was happy to find a dish I had never heard of before, Pasta alla Norma. I don’t think I would have ordered it except I saw it on every menu and got curious. I was pleasantly surprised to find […]
Weeknight Friendly Gluten-Free Meals: Quick Italian Cassoulet
Would you be willing to spend an extra $3 in a restaurant for a really good dish? Most times, we don’t think about it but when we are in the supermarket, we might be looking at the difference between $4.99 and $4.59. If you could create a quick meal at home that tastes just as […]
Sweet Potato, Black Bean and Beef Chili recipe
One day, when I opened the pantry, I noticed some dried black beans. It made me think of chili and then I remembered I had some sweet potatoes I needed to use up. I pulled out a pound of ground beef from the freezer and decided to make a sweet potato, black bean and beef […]
Sautéed Italian chicken recipe
I was working on my cookbook today on the “How to Sauté” chapter. The accompanying recipe was for an Italian chicken that can be sautéed or grilled. I thought it best to test it while it was still fresh in my mind. I like buying chicken that is not raised with antibiotics, animal-products or hormones […]