I visited my lovely cousin’s new-ish blog and discovered a great recipe for zucchini bread—one that had been tailored to be better on the sugar/insulin reaction side of things. I was inspired and made it gluten-free by using 2 cups of King Arthur Gluten-free All Purpose Flour (bless them) and a teaspoon of Xanthan Gum… I may have added a dash more baking powder too. SUCCESS! I had to use a bundt pan as I’ve not found the...

For those of you who are gluten-intolerant (or full-on Celiac) or just… you know… cheezed by unpronounceable food names, you might be happy to know there’s an easy way to cook Quinoa (yes, that’s keen-wah)*. Okay, so the package instructions are pretty much a no-brainer (boil water, add Quinoa, cook, turn off heat, fluff with fork). But naked Quinoa thrills me about as much as naked Couscous does (read: not at all)....

Over at The Cracked Kettle there’s a taste test going on. I’m willing to bet everyone has AT LEAST one friend who’s gotta live gluten-free. Holidays are a lousy time to have to avoid gluten. Thank goodness, then, there’s a quick-and-dirty way to make chocolatey holiday cookies that are safely gluten free that you can give to a soon-to-be-eternally-grateful friend. No one brings GF cookies to a party. Why not be the...

What can you do living gluten-free when it comes to holidays. A lot, actually. I’ll share my stunning success at Thanksgiving Stuffing shortly, but there’s a more dire topic at hand: Jelly Donuts! Even if you don’t celebrate the festival of lights, you probably know that Chanukah is a celebration surrounded by a puddle of oil—symbolic oil and cooking oil. Symbolically, historically, there was only enough clean oil left...

I do! I’m making more and finally found a scientifically sound post on the set point for jelly and jam. I am happy to share the site, but not going to share my apple chili jelly. It’s just how I am. Sorry about that. However, as a peace offering I’m happy to provide you the “Peace Train” v “Crazy Train” off (Yusuf v...

We went to Apple Annie’s last week. It’s not exactly New York Apple Picking Weather, but it WAS under 80 when we were there, so no few complaints were heard from any of us. We picked: pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers (many varieties), green beans, did I mention tomatoes, cukes, butternut and banana and zucchini squash, and apples. Lotsa apples. Mmmmmmm. Last night began the extravaganza—Grandma Ruth’s Chili Sauce and...