Archive for August, 2007
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Nut Free Cheezy Spinach Pie Recipe
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 Posted in Dairy Free, Egg Free, Karina Friendly, Nut Free, Nutritional Yeast, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian | 13 Comments »
This post is for anyone with multiple food allergies, but especially for Karina the Gluten Free Goddess. A few days ago the topic of nutritional yeast in un-cheese recipes came up. ... Read more..Update on Bette Hagman Event
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 Posted in Bette Hagman, Blog Event, Gluten Free Cookbook Recipe Review | 6 Comments »
As you know, I am currently hosting a blog event for Bette Hagman. I announced this event on August 18th, but you are welcome to participate anytime until the deadline, ... Read more..Gluten Free Adventures Part 1: Heirloom Tomatoes from the Santa Cruz Mountains
Monday, August 27th, 2007 Posted in Bay Area, Local Food Movement, tomatoes | 7 Comments »
Growing your own Organic Heirloom Tomatoes I told you all in a previous post in March that we went on a foodie adventure in the Santa Cruz Mountains and had ... Read more..Menu of the Week
Sunday, August 26th, 2007 Posted in Menu, Menu Plan Monday | 3 Comments »
Monday: Vegan Dairy Free Soy Free Vegan Spinach Pie (for Karina) Heirloom Tomato Tasting Platter Tuesday: Vegetarian Cajun Vegetarian Gumbo with Spicy Corn Muffins (BH) Wednesday:Indian Homemade idli (fermented rice cakes) and organic tomato chutney Sambhar ... Read more..The Gluten Free Vegetarian Sandwich Recipe: Grilled Portobello and Sundried Tomato Feta Sandwich
Saturday, August 25th, 2007 Posted in Lunch, Mushrooms, Sandwiches, Vegetables, Vegetarian, portobello mushrooms | 3 Comments »
For some time now I have suspected that I was in a vegetarian sandwich rut. When I get busy, I make one of two things- either a GF vegetarian burger ... Read more..A Fruit a Month: Lovely Lychee Kakigori Recipe
Friday, August 24th, 2007 Posted in A Fruit a Month, Blog Event, Dessert, Lychee, fruit | 7 Comments »
When I happened across A Fruit of the Month blog event and discovered that the theme fruit happened to be the lychee (or litchi, ライãƒãƒ¼ã€ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ, è”æž) fruit, I was beside ... Read more..Leftovers Transformed Ep.3- Gluten Free Dairy Free Enchilada Recipe
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 Posted in Mexican, Vegan, Vegetarian, leftovers, tortillas | 7 Comments »
Some time back, I made an order with Allergy Grocer for some bulk gluten free flours, including Bette Hagman's gourmet blend. At the time they offered an interesting incentive to ... Read more..Gluten Free Galette Buckwheat Crepe Recipe with Lowfat Creamy Mushroom Filling
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 Posted in Buckwheat, Crepes, French, breakfast | 12 Comments »
Buckwheat is a mysterious thing. I was always vaguely nervous about it, because of the name, BuckWHEAT, and because most (all?) mainstream American Buckwheat pancake mixes also contain wheat flour, ... Read more..Gluten Free Product Review: Amy’s Frozen Gluten Free Meals Part One
Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in Amy's Kitchen, Frozen Meals, Gluten Free Product Review, Vegetarian | 3 Comments »
Sometimes even the most inspired of Gluten Free chefs needs to take a break from slaving over a hot stove. There are various different fast meals, like Tasty Bite Indian ... Read more..Menu of the Week
Sunday, August 19th, 2007 Posted in Menu, Menu Plan Monday | 4 Comments »
Saturday: Vegan Nutty Wardolf Salad and Brown Rice/Wild Rice Pilaf Sunday: Mexican Homemade (non corn)Tortillas in black bean quesadillas Pico De Gallo Tuesday: Mediterranean Grilled Portobello Mushroom Sandwich with sun dried tomato and feta Wednesday: American-Southern Garlic Grits Greens ... Read more..Gluten Free Blog Event: In Honor of Bette Hagman
Saturday, August 18th, 2007 Posted in Bette Hagman, Blog Event, Web Event | 31 Comments »
I would like to announce my very first blog event. I hope that many of you will be able to participate. Many of us have heroes that have changed our ... Read more..Gluten Free Goldfish Cracker Recipe
Saturday, August 18th, 2007 Posted in Chebe, Gluten Free Crackers, Vegetarian | 9 Comments »
Many of you may not know that I have a "scale of difficulty" for baking. I think in the world of gluten free baking, the scale of labor intensive -ness goes ... Read more..Recipes using Gluten Free Beer: Beer and Orange Glazed Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007 Posted in Brussels Sprouts, Gluten Free Beer, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 5 Comments »
Not so long ago, gluten intolerant folks like myself had to admit that we couldn't drink beer at parties and bars whenever people started talking about pitchers and mugs and ... Read more..Menu of the Week
Monday, August 13th, 2007 Posted in Menu, Menu Plan Monday | 2 Comments »
Monday: Italian GF spaghetti and breaded tofu grilled zucchini Tuesday: American Beet salad with green beans and feta cheese Wednesday: Mediterranean Chickpea Flour Zucchini Pancakes Marinara Friday: Italian "light" Eggplant Parmesan Deby's Gluten Free French Bread Baked Good of the ... Read more..Visiting the Japanese Izakaya Menu: Baked Lotus Root Chip Recipe
Sunday, August 12th, 2007 Posted in Izakaya, Japanese, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 10 Comments »
Some years ago, when I had just arrived in Japan and absolutely everything was completely new to me I went out with a group of other Japan newbies and our ... Read more..Gluten Free Support Groups and Potlucks: A Gluten Free Mediterranean Menu and Recipes
Friday, August 10th, 2007 Posted in Dinner Party, GF Support Groups, Mediterranean, Party Menu, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
This month I hosted our local Celiac Bay Area Support Group potluck at my apartment clubhouse. Although our branch of the SFBay Celiac Support Group is fairly new, we've formed ... Read more..Gluten Free Recipe Reviews: Bette Hagman’s Gluten Free Sesame Bean Bread Recipe
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 Posted in Baked Goods, Bette Hagman, Gluten Free Cookbook Recipe Review, yum of the week | 3 Comments »
Bette Hagman's Sesame Bean Bread I am so enamoured with Bette Hagman's book, The Gluten-Free Gourmet Bakes Bread: More than 200 Wheat-Free Recipes, that I haven't made many bread recipes from ... Read more..Raspberry Gluten Free Crepe Recipe
Monday, August 6th, 2007 Posted in Baked Goods, Dessert, breakfast | 17 Comments »
Last summer I found myself living in a weekly mansion (hotel/apartment) in Yokohama, Japan. I had decent cooking facilities, considering it was a hotel- a mini dorm fridge (a foot ... Read more..Gluten Free Recipe Box: July
Sunday, August 5th, 2007 Posted in Gluten Free Recipe Box, Gluten Free Recipes | 9 Comments »
Last month I began a series called the Gluten Free Recipe Box, inspired by By the Bay's weekly gluten free Recipe Roundup where she “corralled an incredible slew of gluten-free ... Read more..Local Ingredients for the Week
Sunday, August 5th, 2007 Posted in Blog News, Ingredients of the Week, Local Food Movement | No Comments »
One of my favorite things to do on the weekend is stroll over to my local Farmer's Market and buy produce for the week. What were the stars of the ... Read more..Menu of the Week
Sunday, August 5th, 2007 Posted in Menu, Menu Plan Monday | 2 Comments »
Monday: Vegan Vegetarian Shepard's Pie Green Beans Vegetarian Gravy Tuesday: Mediterranean Party Food Grilled Artichokes with Dip Wednesday: Mediterranean Party Food Vegetarian Risotto with homemade stock Bette Hagman's French Bread Thursday: Italian GF spaghetti and tofu meatballs Salad Saturday: Indian Homemade Idli Tomato Chutney Curry Dessert ... Read more..Vegetarian Gluten Free Soy Free Chinese Fried Rice Recipe
Friday, August 3rd, 2007 Posted in Chinese, Rice, Soy Free, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 8 Comments »
Chinese Fried rice, or Chahan as it is called in Japan, is a dish that I became obsessed with while in Japan. It appeals on the same level as french ... Read more..The Gluten Free Tofu Connoisseur: How to Make Your Own Organic Tofu from Nigari
Friday, August 3rd, 2007 Posted in Japanese, Vegetables, Vegetarian, tofu | 6 Comments »
Although I've made many different crazy things from scratch, one thing that I've never had the nerve to try was tofu. Making tofu seemed like a mysterious, complicated process. But, ... Read more..
