Veggie Fritters with Quick Curried Shrimp
A great basic recipe for grain-free mixed vegetable fritters; use whatever leftover veggies you have on hand for a quick dish that you could serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Here I have topped the…
Category Archives: Specialty Diets
Chicken Dijon Stew Revamped
A warm, savory soup that hits really the spot on a cold day, full of sweet potatoes, kale, and heavy cream.
Grain-free Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken stew loaded with leeks and mushrooms, and dotted with fluffy, filling besan dumplings.
Skinny and Crispy
Ever eaten a dessert cracker? These crispy treats are loaded with protein and chocolatey flavor, and virtually no sugar.
Thanksgiving Recap 2013
An account of our gluten-free and nearly grain-free Thanksgiving dinner in 2013.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Go Gluten-Free
My personal reasons for eliminating gluten from my diet (and hopefully from that of my entire family as well).
A Pair of Breakfast Custards
Oatmeal fortified with eggs and a grain-free custard-based "nutmeal" offer a more balanced breakfast than sugary oatmeal porridge alone.
The Silver Lining
I realized the other day, as I sat down in front of a plate of sweet potato and black bean tacos with diced avocado and feta cheese, that being an extremely picky eater may actually…
Nolan’s 5th Birthday
Two scrumptious gluten-free chocolate cupcakes for Nolan's 5th birthday parties: chickpea-based with avocado frosting, and quinoa-based with marshmallow frosting.
A Foray into the Mediterranean Diet
An account of my Mediterranean Diet experience for a food therapy course.
At Long Last
Wow, so much has happened since the last time I posted on the blog. Sorry to have seemingly dropped off the face of the earth! I haven’t had much free time for writing these past…
The Coconut Milk Project
An initial foray into casein-free milk alternatives, focusing on coconut milk tonic and related calcium supplementation.
The Right Foot
The Daring Bakers Challenge for February 2012 was quick breads in either loaf or muffin format. I went with muffins, making them progressively casein- and then gluten-free to mirror the changes to Nolan's diet.
Macaroon Miracles
A Samoa-like coconut-almond macaroon torte with luscious dark chocolate ganache: a positive miracle of grain-free, dairy-free baking, as far as I am concerned!
Not Too Shabby
Fancy food for weeknights: garlicky prawns, pan-seared steaks, and cheesecake. What more could you ask for?
Crimson Popcorn
Local heirloom popcorn is coated with a simple blend of peanut butter, honey, and sugar for a totally addictive treat like caramel corn that is neither too hard nor too gooey.
Hawaiian Braised Pork
One of my all-time favorite recipes, a simple braise of boneless pork ribs that hits all the right flavor notes: salty, sweet, savory, and spicy. And it makes fantastic leftovers too!
As Promised
These oatmeal-chocolate chip-walnut cookies are my personal favorites---crisp, chewy and crunchy.