This recipe comes courtesy of Paolo Mascitti, founder of Cibo Verde. CiboVerde is an LA-based meal delivery system that provides customers with meals that are based on their body calculations and geared toward helping them reach their goal weights and maintain a healthy lifestyle. I have made this before for my family but forgot how […]
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 […]
10 Ways your children can help in the kitchen
I was looking at some of the photos in my upcoming cookbook, The Warm Kitchen, and stopped on the page with my daughter’s hand helping with the gluten-free tortillas. I looked at it and recalled she and I making one of her favorite dishes. It got me thinking about how important it is to have […]
Canyon Oats provides wholesome on-the-go breakfast alternative
We are all busy, whether or not you have a family. Breakfast can be one meal we skip or just grab something convenient which isn’t always healthy. Have you considered a cup of oatmeal? One wholesome breakfast alternative comes from Canyon Oats — a family-owned business located in Powell, Wyoming. The hot cereal got its […]
How to Make Chocolate Hazelnut Spread, aka “Nutella”
Everyone has different reasons for making food (like Nutella) at home which they can buy off of the shelf; it might be economic or for health reasons. Since the first time I tried Nutella, I never had the desire to make it. But, when the day came that my darling dairy-free daughter could no longer […]
Bob’s Red Mill Launches Search for Best Porridge Maker in the United States
Bob’s Red Mill—maker of many of the flours I use in my gluten-free cooking and baking—is in search of some creative cooks to help them win a third title in the 20th annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship. Recipes must feature the company’s steel cut oats as the star ingredient and must require no […]
Review of Sunset Magazine’s Weekend Celebration event
Yummy dish from Nopalito SF I now know why people love this event and “love the West”, one of the mottos of this year’s 2 day festival put on by Sunset Magazine. From the food and wines to gardening and travel, the annual Weekend Celebration had something for everyone, even children. Located in Menlo Park, […]
Gimme 5 Campaign
If you know me, you know I do not normally promote fundraising within my blog. This is an exception. My friend Cindy is an incredible, positive person. I often complain about managing gluten and dairy-free kids. This is nothing compared to what they have to endure. Read the story below and hopefully you will agree. […]
Cooking for Your Gluten-Free Teen Review plus waffle recipe!
Cooking for Your Gluten-Free Teen: Everyday Foods the Whole Family Will Love Thank you to Carlyn Berghoff for providing a complimentary copy of her cookbook for my review. Take a hearty cookbook filled with some fun, family-friendly, mealtime staples (minus the gluten, of course!), mix in a good selection of tips and resources […]
Barbara’s Bakery cereal review and giveaway!
Thank you to Barbara’s Bakery for providing complimentary samples for my review. How could you not love a cereal that’s named after a funny looking bird? Barbara’s Puffins give their consumers a satisfying crunch in a variety of flavors and a fun, fact-filled cereal box to peruse while you’re munching. For example, did you know […]
