The Background I knew from the beginning of the episode of Chef’s Table devoted to Momofuku’s Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi’s life that she is a pastry chef whose food I can understand and to which I can relate. Totally unapologetic about her sweet tooth, Tosi embraces sugar and desserts instead of demonizing them. She…
Celiac
Make These Gluten-Free Cocoa Jelly Muffins For Mom
This morning I heard a guest on a radio show tell about his mother’s ultimate sacrifice: her life. This guest, Frank Grunwald, was imprisoned in Auschwitz with his mother, father, and older brother when he was only eleven years old. Although the Indianapolis Star tells Mr. Grunwald’s story in full, it doesn’t tell why Mr….
Do You Love Coconut with Mango?
Coconut and mango form a partnership just meant to be. As with the classic pairings of peanut butter and chocolate, ice cream and cake, or caramel and sea salt, you know that when coconut and mango get together in one dish something delicious is going to happen. And something delicious definitely happens when you turn…
Visiting San Antonio for Fiesta? Eat at These Gluten-Free Friendly Restaurants
April in San Antonio: Fiesta! San Antonio has gained quite a few gluten-free friendly restaurants since I was first diagnosed with celiac disease, and they are dispersed across the city. People visiting San Antonio, who have to eat gluten-free, will find a nice selection of restaurants from which to choose. Since many Fiesta-related activities take…
Try Gluten-Free Cocoa Tomatillo Chicken in Home-Made Taco Bowls for Cinco de Mayo
With Easter just past, we now look forward to the next big holiday (in the state of Texas, any way): Cinco de Mayo. I don’t have much experience living in other parts of the country, but in Texas Cinco de Mayo is a big deal. The holiday is apparently not widely celebrated in Mexico outside…
Gado-Gado: A Naturally Gluten-Free Cabbage Salad with Satay Sauce
Today when I sat down to write this blog post, I started an episode of the Netflix series The Mind of a Chef. I enjoy watching this series. I find the chefs inspirational; I appreciate their passion and their creativity. The first episode I watched today, though, increased a little internal conflict I’ve had this…
Gluten-Free Peanut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie Torte with White Chocolate Buttercream
Food writer, poet, and novelist Jim Harrison, when asked about the secret of longevity in marriage in an interview by writer John Avalon, notes that “Marriage is survived just on the basis of ordinary etiquette, day in and day out. Also cooking together helps a lot… I’ve seen all these marriages that failed. Those people…
Gorgeous Roasted Carrot Salad With Radicchio, the Movie Chef, and Pinterest
Jon Favreau’s character, Chef Carl Casper, in the movie Chef is one of my favorite movie characters. He’s a talented chef, but also likable, humble, and very human. Additionally, he is as unfamiliar with technology as he is uncomfortable using it. The movie is mostly about a chef who has lost himself by cooking conventional…
Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake
Looking at those fragrant, sweet, deep golden hued Meyer lemons displayed so neatly on the produce aisle, one would hardly imagine the one hundred year old mystery to which they are related. Once unknown in the United States, the Meyer lemon plant was introduced to our country by the man after which it is named:…
