Autumn is such a lovely season. I love autumn. Well, I love the idea of autumn, the kind of autumn people in Northern states experience: the autumn of richly golden and red leaves on trees, fluttering in a cool, crisp breeze; morning frost glistening on ripened pumpkins sitting on the steps of porches; scarecrows on…
Cheese and Dairy
Busy Day Crock Pot Gluten-Free Veggie Lasagna
When Irving Naxon received a patent for, and then started marketing, his Naxon Beanery in 1940, he made possible a way for busy people to have warm meals waiting for them at the end of long, hectic days. Nixon’s Beanery was the first generation slow-cooker, which gained popularity when Rival Manufacturing bought the design from…
Amazingly Easy Coconut Flour Crepes
I’ve been having so much fun demonstrating gluten-free cooking in the demo kitchen at the NW Military location of Natural Grocers (San Antonio). The people who attend the classes, offered by Natural Grocers free of charge to is patrons, are interesting, engaged, well-informed, and delightful. They are also very interested in what they put into…
Eating Lightly: Savory Gluten-Free Roasted Red Pepper Tart
Today is August 8th, which means that depending upon whether we go by the Anglo-Saxon tradition or the Old Farmer’s Almanac, we are either in the midst of (July 15-September 5th), or the end of (July 3- August 11), the heliacal rising of Sirius, the dog star, in the constellation Canis Major: the dog days…
Why, Yes! That Gluten-Free Pasta Is Made With Mesquite Flour!
Mexican Chocolate Filled Vanilla Bean Mesquite Ravioli With Caramel Sauce I recently taught a gluten-free pasta-making class , in which one of the attendees recounted her growing up years, when she and her siblings gathered fallen mesquite pods from the ground to be given to a Hill Country rancher who used them to feed his…
Classy and Romantic: Strawberry Rosemary Balsamic Ice Cream Drizzled With Cabernet Sauvignon Syrup
Another rainy Sunday, of which we’ve had plenty this year. With the weekend chores mostly finished yesterday, and my long run checked off the list this morning, I’m ready to sit down a while: to slow down the day’s pace a bit. The dark clouds and rain outside make staying inside rather cozy. With Frank…
By Special Request: Gluten-Free Limoncello Dark Chocolate Cheesecake
My oldest son, one of our children who cannot eat gluten, recently sent (via text message, naturally) a special request. He discovered Perugina Dark Chocolate Limoncello candy bars, a flavor combination he thinks sounds pretty delicious. The candy bar’s ingredients, however, are as follows: sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, natural flavors (wheat), sunflower lecithin, artificial…
Gluten-Free Peppermint Bark Cheesecake: The Only Dessert You Will Ever Need For A Christmas Celebration, Again
These days are a bit harried, barreling toward Christmas as we are. Shopping, baking, and cleaning are edging out my running time; sadly, my runs are the easiest activities to give up when deadlines and other responsibilities expand to squeeze my limited time. In less than a month I will run a half-marathon for which…
Gluten-Free Sea Salt Caramel Candied Bacon Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake With Gingersnap Crust
I’ve read a couple of articles in food magazines and on food blogs recently, in which food writers bemoan the continuing love affair we’re having (at least in the USA) with salted caramel and bacon. A cursory look at restaurant menus and baking resources online show that these trends have yet to play out. Salted…
