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Gluten-free Brownies, Oreos, and still More Brownies, oh my!
This month’s Adopt-a-gluten-free Blogger Event went really well. However, with my PhD qualifying exams looming ahead and Baby Yum keeping me extremely busy, it took me a bit to get this post up. Sorry guys! Enjoy the following gluten-free eye candy. I hope it makes you as hungry and inspired to get in that kitchen and bake somebody’s gluten-free recipes!

Iris of the Daily Diatribe adopted Gluten-free Hope for Healing and made Rainy Day Tomato Soup

Rainy Day Tomato Soup Recipe

Rachel from Living Without Wheat adopted Off the Wheaten Path and made her Gluten Free Chicken Enchiladas.

Gluten Free Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

Thomas from the GFCF Experience adopted Jenn at Cinnamon Quill and made her Oreo cookies!

Gluten-free Oreo Cookie Recipe

Shirley from Gluten-free Easily adopted No Gluten No Problem and made their homemade pasta, Shrimp Marinara Sauce, and Brownies.

Gluten-free Homemade pasta Recipe
Gluten-free Marinara sauce with Meatballs Recipe

Heather from Celiac Family adopted the Gluten-free Girl and made her Broccoli Winter Slaw, Roasted Asparagus, and brownies.

Broccoli Winter Slaw Recipe
Roasted Asparagus Recipe
Gluten-free Brownies recipe

I adopted Kim from Affairs of Living and made her Rutabaga Fries.

Rutabaga Fries Recipe

Autumn adopted Hey that Tastes Good and made her Vegan English Muffins.

Gluten Free English Muffin Recipe

Thanks for participating, everyone! I’ll keep you updated on this month’s adoption sign-up opportunity!

Kim of Affairs of Living recently caught my eye on Twitter as a fellow gluten-free, allergen sensitive blogger, and I’ve been enjoying her tweets. Her blog informs us that she is GLUTEN-FREE, SOY-FREE, EGG-FREE, CORN-FREE, YEAST-FREE, CITRUS-FREE, TOMATO-FREE, POTATO-FREE, SUGAR-FREE, PEANUT-FREE, ALMOST ALWAYS DAIRY-FREE, AND NEARLY TREE-NUT FREE. Wow! That’s a lot of free eating! I was first inspired to adopt Kim for Adopt a gluten-free Blogger when I spied these toothsome potato-free, crinkle-cut oven-baked rutabaga fries recipe. Since I’m currently avoiding potatoes for Baby Yum I couldn’t resist. Besides, there are few vegetables that i haven’t tried- and rutabaga happens to be one of the last remaining to me. And, to truly follow the recipe I needed a new kitchen toy- a Crinkle Cutter. Gee, I just hate buying new kitchen toys, especially ones that help me emulate old favorite recipes. Anyway, so after i found my crinkle cutter (at Sur La Table) and identified rutabaga (the yellow and purple root veggies, not to be confused with the white and purple root TURNIPS) and brought some home, I tried her recipe for rutabaga fries. Happily, they were just as good as I’d hoped and were a wonderful substitute for potato fries. Roasting them doused in olive oil mellows any turnip-like harshness and brings out the natural sweetness while still retaining the vibrant- even strident- personality of the vegetable. And the crinkle cutter part made me do a little kid happy dance in the kitchen because using it was much fun and the results were adorable. Yes, even a rutabaga can be adorable. The whole family (even those that are no fans of turnip like vegetables) enjoyed the rutabaga fries and not one made it past the evening meal as a leftover. Next time I might buy twice the number or rutabagas.

Kim has lots of intriguing recipes on her site, and when I have more time I’d like to try more. These are some especially creative wonders that caught my eye:
Wasabi Raw Kale Chips
Vegan Quinoa Millet Sorghum Sourdough Bread
Sprouted Quinoa Millet Waffles

It can be tough being gluten-free AND top allergen-free, and those bloggers that make it seem both manageable and delicious are worth their weight in gold. I hope you’ll come visit Kim the next time you’re looking for some inspiration.