Thanksgiving this year, our third away from the United States, will involve an overpriced turkey imported from France, lots of roasted and sauteed vegetables, butternut squash risotto, and two pumpkin pies plus a pumpkin-chocolate cake. I'm trying to keep things simple yet traditional, with plenty of vegetarian and naturally gluten-free options (actually, the only non-vegetarian […]
Watermelon Refresher
I started thinking about writing this post back in June, when it was so hot -- maybe not hotter than Hades but pretty close and it was only June in Saudi Arabia rather than, say, July or August when temperatures are just unfair -- enough that we sat outside under duress or at the embassy's […]
Vegetarian Cabbage Soup
A brothy, satisfying vegetarian cabbage soup that's packed with tender cabbage, carrots, onions, garlic, chickpeas, and plenty of chewy brown rice. Naturally gluten-free and vegan, too! One of my favorite comfort foods is a pot of nourishing, brothy soup - my vegetarian minestrone soup is a staple - whether or not it's proper "soup season." […]
Strawberry Cake
A simple, honey-sweetened strawberry cake that's packed with whole grain spelt flour and plenty of juicy strawberries. This one-bowl cake comes together in minutes and is perfect for a breakfast nibble or afternoon tea. I've been walking the past week or so -- I suppose I could say hiking as I do set out from the […]
Halloumi Cheese Salad
Easy halloumi cheese salad features salty, squeaky cheese, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and quinoa. Perfect for an easy lunch or even dinner. When I cook for our family of three -- soon to be four! -- I cook meals that I know (and hope) Sierra will like or at least try. I do gently nudge her […]
Vegan Banana Muffins
Vegan banana muffins are soft, sweet, and easily made gluten-free! Maple syrup and ripe banana naturally sweeten this one-bowl recipe that's punched up with chocolate chips and nuts. Give me a vegan banana muffin recipe and I'll be a happy baker! This one is my absolute favorite - sweet ripe bananas melded with a touch […]
Beet Bowl
It's a few days away from Mother's Day and I'm mentally scanning if I mailed the cards in time, ordered the xxx for my mom, what is the time difference to make sure I call California on Sunday at a reasonable hour. I'm shoveling in my lunch so that I can have a few minutes […]
Quinoa with Carrots
About a year and a half ago we took a short plane ride from Casablanca to Bordeaux to visit my husband's cousins who were living there at the time. It was a dream of a weekend -- delicious homemade meals at home, a stroll around the gorgeous old city with pints near the waterfront and […]
Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Ganache
This vanilla cake with chocolate ganache is a solid cake recipe for birthdays and beyond! The vanilla-scented cake is topped with lots of fluffy whipped chocolate ganache frosting for a result that's simple, sweet, and satisfying. Yesterday happened to be that day and for reasons unknown I felt that I must have, nay, I needed […]
Vegan Baked Donuts
Make vegan baked donuts for an easy, sweet weekend treat! Packed with fruit like raspberries and sweetened just with applesauce and maple syrup, these tender donuts are sure to be a hit. These super simple, super flavorful vegan baked donuts have a base of whole grain flour plus a hint of cocoa. They're packed with […]
Ginger Chickpeas with Coconut Milk
Easy ginger chickpeas with coconut milk are spiked with a punch of fresh lemon juice and feature loads of fresh spinach. Serve over brown rice or quinoa for a gluten-free dinner. I've been making this cozy and nourishing dish since our days in Morocco, and I just can't stop! It's fragrant with garlic and fresh ginger, […]
Banana Snack Cake
This whole grain banana snack cake is fluffy, moist, and balanced by warming spices and a faint undertone of peanut butter. It's also naturally gluten-free - made with delicious whole grain oat flour. Easy Banana Snack Cake Recipe A year ago today (tonight) we arrived in Riyadh and now, as then, I find it difficult […]
My EBook, Celebrate: The Gluten-Free Holiday Table
All about my self-published ebook Celebrate: The Gluten-Free Holiday Table, which is filled with lots of gluten free holiday recipes. Just brushing off the sugar to stop by today to share my second e-cookbook of the holiday season: Celebrate: The Gluten-Free Holiday Table, which is available on amazon right here. Celebrate is divided into five […]
Carrot and Red Lentil Soup
Pretty red lentils are the stars of this carrot and red lentil soup that is brothy and soothing and always vegetarian. This simple, comforting soup will warm up the chilliest evening with a punch of turmeric and cumin plus garlic and onion for extra savory flavor. In a break from my usual sweets recipes -- […]
Gluten Free Persimmon Cake
A deliciously cozy gluten free persimmon cake that's packed with warming holiday spices and makes the most of the persimmon season. Add walnuts for a little crunch and drizzle over a little maple glaze to take it over the top. This persimmon-laced, spice-kissed, walnut-flecked cake is so lovely: Moist and rich from the persimmons with […]
Gluten Free Caramel Apple Pie
A recipe for a gluten free caramel apple pie that swirls homemade caramel sauce into tender apples and tucks it all into a beautifully crisp gluten free crust. Easy Gluten Free Caramel Apple Pie Recipe Last week we spent a few days in Istanbul - just a 4-hour flight away, it was the perfect escape. […]
Gather: Recipes for A Gluten-Free Thanksgiving
A few years ago I wrote an article for NPR's Kitchen Window (RIP) about cooking for the gluten-free holiday table, focusing on naturally gluten-free dishes and including some on-the-lighter side and vegetarian/vegan options as well (I've written about vegetarian Thanksgiving here and on this site, and wrote a 'healthier Thanksgiving' for NPR here). Each November […]
Gluten Free Cherry Scones
Buttery and sweet gluten free cherry scones are absolutely crammed with juicy, fresh cherries! Add a few cozy spices and they'll be just what you want for afternoon tea. These beautiful cherry scones are a riff on my oat flour scones recipe. I took advantage of cherry season and added them to a tender scone […]
Peanut Butter-Chocolate 'Nice Cream'
October, and the main difference we notice here is that it's cooler in the mornings, or at least not as hot. I sneak in my 6 miles before 7:30 a.m. and if I'm particularly lucky the temperatures hover in the high 70s/low 80s until almost 10. I missed the true heat of a desert summer […]
Spelt Honey Cake
A simple and wholesome spelt honey cake sweetened with honey and made with nutritious spelt flour. Top this tender cake with flaked almonds for a lovely finishing touch. Honey-Sweetened Cake Recipe One aspect of international living is the last-minute cramming into your suitcase all and sundry items you wish to take back home with you […]
Almond Meal and Lemon Cake
A rich almond meal lemon cake that's lush with lemon and topped with a sweet-tart glaze. Adapted from a wonderful recipe in Darina Allen's The Art of Country Cooking. Almond Meal Lemon Cake Recipe This recipe is an oldie but a goodie and one I rely upon when I want to make a simple yet […]
Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Whole grain blueberry buttermilk pancakes are packed with juicy blueberries and fine-ground cornmeal. Easy to adapt to being gluten-free, these pancakes are perfect for a lazy morning breakfast. Yosemite holds a certain kind of magic. Though we spent just 48 hours there last week that time served as a balm to our dust-spattered hearts. I […]
Gluten Free Oatmeal Apple Crisp Recipe
Two layers of buttery oats sandwich tender apples in this gluten free oatmeal apple crisp recipe that takes minutes to put together and makes a rustic, homey dessert. Cinnamon, ginger, almond flour, gluten free oats, and good butter all come out to play in this sweet take on a gluten free apple crisp. The secret […]
Cherry Galette
We are having a summer. Foggy mornings, warm afternoons, swim 'lessons' at the pool where I learned to swim so many years ago, (very) early double espressos down the street, picking blackberries and huckleberries and apples, ice cream cones and hours at the playground. Still to come: Yosemite, a week along the coast up north, […]
Gluten Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Soft and squidgy gluten free carrot cake cupcakes are the stuff dreams are made of! Lightly spiced tender little cakes are topped with a sweet-tangy cap of cream cheese frosting for the best finishing touch. Carrot cake cupcakes are your favorite gluten free carrot cake or mini carrot cake turned into irresistible little cakes! All […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Honey Pie
This strawberry rhubarb pie with honey is naturally sweetened and perched on a wonderfully flaky whole-grain crust. See my tips on how to easily make it gluten-free, and take advantage of rhubarb season to enjoy this beautifully tart-sweet dessert! If summer is a pie, then a strawberry rhubarb pie with honey encapsulates the best of […]
Brownies with Almond Butter
These tender, gluten free brownies with almond butter are so chocolatey and rely on maple syrup for a hint of natural sweetness. Add almond flour for structure and flavor. This weekend is the 'unofficial official' start to summer in the U.S., though where we currently live it's felt like perpetual summer for months now. After […]
Oat Flour Peanut Butter Cookies
Tender oat flour peanut butter cookies are made with-you guessed it-whole grain oat flour to keep them naturally gluten-free. Packed with lots of fresh peanut butter and whole grains, the dough comes together in one bowl. These soft, slightly chewy, lightly salty, and almost melt-in-your-mouth oat flour peanut butter cookies are the peanut butter cookies […]
Strawberry Pancakes
These strawberry pancakes feature juicy strawberries, whole grain spelt flour, and a light and fluffy crumb. Perfect for breakfast or top them with a little peanut butter for an afternoon snack. My interest in spelt flour I can attribute, and gratefully so, to my sister-in-law Emily. I'd not heard of it before she went gluten-free, […]
Gluten Free Yogurt Lemon Cake
This gluten free yogurt lemon cake is an easy one-bowl recipe that's deliciously lemony and moist! Inspired by a classic French yogurt cake, it features whole milk yogurt and a beautiful lemon glaze that soaks into the top of the cake. This beautiful gluten free yogurt lemon cake is such a failsafe recipe that I make […]
GF Whole Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies
Naturally gluten-free chocolate chip cookies made with brown sugar and melted butter.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
On life, moving, and a recipe for (vegan) chocolate chip cookies.
Lemon Brussels Sprouts
A recipe for lemony sauteed brussels sprouts with caramelized red onions and sliced almonds. Vegetarian, vegan, and naturally gluten-free.
Gluten Free Chicken Soup
Nourishing, savory, and super brothy, gluten free chicken soup with rice brimming with all the good stuff-garlic, carrots, and tender bits of chicken. Treat yourself during cold weather (and cold season) to a bowl of this hearty soup that will warm you from the inside out. Chock full of silky basmati brown rice, shredded bits […]
Do You Need Xanthan Gum for Gluten-Free Baking?
Why I don't bake with xanthan gum.
Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Chocolate and pumpkin were meant to be, and this combo is beautifully carried out in gluten free pumpkin chocolate chip bread. This darkly moist and tender loaf is swirled with autumnal spices and rich olive oil. Hello to my favorite fall bake! This chocolate chip-laden pumpkin bread is a variation of my gluten free pumpkin […]
Simple Gluten Free Waffles
Oat and sweet white rice flour combine to make these lovely, yeasted simple gluten free waffles. Top with maple syrup and butter! These are my favorite yeasted waffles, adapted from Marion Cunningham's classic recipe to be gluten-free. The combination of oat flour and rice flour results in a wholesome, slightly nutty waffle that's crisp and […]
Gluten Free Apple Upside-Down Cake
Buttery apple slices drizzled in maple syrup fan out across a tender, vanilla-scented gluten free apple upside-down cake. A gluten-free version of a classic dessert. This pretty upside-down apple cake is so sweet and light! Here, in-season apples fan across a tender vanilla cake that's easily gluten-free (I tweaked my gluten free butter cake recipe […]
Almost Time (+ A Few More Thanksgiving Recipes)
Thanksgiving menu planning, plus a few recipes for naturally flourless and vegetarian recipes for your holiday meal. Confession: my head has not truly been in the Thanksgiving game this year. Part of it's the weather - sun for days, temps in the 70s -, part of it's the whole living not in America, and part […]
Thanksgiving for All (+ Dessert Recipes)
A naturally flourless whole grain crust bolsters a creamy pumpkin pie filling that demands a place at the Thanksgiving table. Plus a few recipes for naturally flourless pumpkin desserts and notes on cooking holiday meals for those with unique diets. When the holidays loom there's often a bit of trepidation on the part of the […]
Beet Soup
This velvety beet soup recipe turns vibrant beets into a silky smooth, dairy-free soup that's spiked with lemon juice. Serve it with fresh bread or homemade gluten free cornbread. Beets are one of those vegetables I do truly love but when I buy them I too often let them languish in the drawer because it […]
Gluten Free Pumpkin Waffles
Warmly spiced and naturally gluten-free pumpkin waffles are just what you want on a crisp fall morning! Homemade oat flour waffles or gluten free waffles on a cool October morning are the ultimate in comfort food. Now, add pure pumpkin puree and a trio of cozy spices, and you're in for a memorable breakfast. I […]
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