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Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies

I adapted this recipe from a regular recipe and I have to say, it’s just as good. I do believe my English mother-in-law would approve. When making these cookies, make sure you use xanthan gum. I taught a cooking class one day and the student forgot the xanthan gum. That cookie looked good and smelled […]

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Easy tamale pie: gluten-free and dairy-free

A few years ago, I made a version of tamale pie where I made tamale dough and put something in the middle (honest, I can’t remember; it might have been chili inside). I’m not sure why that went out of my rotation. More recently, I made a tamale pie as more of an experiment with […]

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Curry Cauliflower Keys to the Kitchen

Curried cauliflower with peas

A big thank you to Aida Mollenkamp (see my interview with her here) for this recipe for Curried Cauliflower with Peas from her recent book “Keys to the Kitchen.” I have made this twice, both times with much success. The children (now almost 9 and 7) loved it as well. I put my family chef […]

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Roasted Red Cabbage

This is in the category of “things you should not assume your kids won’t like”. A friend of mine (thank you Kristen!) served it at dinner a few years ago and I was amazed that my then 5 year old daughter loved it. I really was shocked! However, my then 7 year old ate it […]

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Gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free pancakes

Yes, I hit the trifecta on this recipe. I was able to successfully make a pancake without gluten, dairy (in essence, casein) and eggs! It is a vegan, gluten-free pancake. I have been cooking gluten-free for 5 years. That I have figured out. I like to use my own blend (see the recipe for the […]

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