Many years ago, I came up with a recipe for Smothered Chicken that was a family, friend and read favorite, but it was made with a tradition roux (butter, flour, milk) and heavy on the dairy. Since several members of our family are sensitive to cow dairy, and many of our friends are gluten-free, it […]
Versatile Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Muffins
Muffins are wonderful gems for breakfast, dessert, snacks, covered dish suppers, packed lunches and more. They are quick to mix together and get baked and muffins can be sweet, savory, filled with yummy fillings, or just plain. Take a plain muffin recipe and add veggies or fruit or chocolate chips for different occasions. I love this […]
Dehydrating Zoodles and Squashetti
We love our pasta around here, especially if it’s whole-grain and homemade. However, as a diabetic, I prefer a lower carb pasta, but one that must be as comforting, tasty, satisfying and as filling as grain-based pasta. For more than a decade, I’ve been making “noodles” from vegetables, especially zucchini and yellow squash, although other […]
Baked Scrambled Eggs in Hash Brown Nests
We love hash browns (homemade of course) and we love eggs. We love breakfast food. We love breakfast food for supper, for lunch, for brunch… you get the idea. We also love foods that are easy to eat on the go. This recipe works on all counts. In addition, this is a BIG batch recipe […]
The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking
Book Review: The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking| 80 Low-Carb Recipes that Offer Solutions for Celiac Disease, Diabetes, and Weight Loss Peter Reinhart and Denene Wallace Amazing, easy-to-make recipes that revolutionize baking for gluten-sensitive, diabetic, and low-carb/low-sugar cooks. Whether you are or know someone who is gluten-sensitive, celiac, diabetic, trying to lose weight, or just […]
Review: Daiya Non-Dairy Cheese
The biggest challenge for non-dairy diners is to find a tasty, melt-able completely dairy and casein-free cheese. Having tested and tasted scads of non-dairy cheeses that had the texture and taste of rubber, I was fairly skeptical about trying the Daiya non-dairy cheeses that reportedly melt like dairy cheese, while containing no casein or dairy […]
Review: Back to Basics by KerryAnn Foster
Back to Basics, the compilation of popular Cooking Traditional Foods’ Menu Mailer series, is a jam-packed 322 page manual of everything you always wanted to know about buying, storing and preparing real foods in the traditional method. Not only is this an amazing recipe book, complete with options for those dealing with food allergies and […]
Gluten-Free Pizza Bliss!
Shalom! I love my pizza! To aid my diabetic, low-carb gluten-free diet choice, I love my Flax Gluten Free Pizza Crust. It is so satisfying! Today I topped the crust with local venison that I had slowcooked with organic fire-roasted diced tomatoes, garlic and organic Tamari. I added baby spinach and mozzarella. Deee-Lish! Look for […]
Gluten Free Sugar Free Mug O’ Cake
Shalom Y’all, Check out this recipe at my website! Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free Mug-O-Chocolate Cake If you have comments, feel free to ask away right here!