I found this recipe on the side of a Bob’s Red Mill package, and it is soooooo good!
Chocolate Macaroons
2 egg whites
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 cup shredded coconut
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Beat egg whites and salt until almost stiff. Add sugar, slowly beating [...]
The posts for this December will all focus on gluten free christmas cookies and treats, one posted every few days between now and Christmas. This first recipe for Peanut Butter Balls has been in my family for a long time….I can remember my brother and I sneaking into the freezer to eat these when my [...]
It’s that time of year to be thankful again….and we are particularly thankful that most of the traditional Thanksgiving foods are already gluten free, except for the stuffing and pumpkin pie (ok yes, you will have to skip the breadrolls). Below are recipes & links for modifications to make for your own gluten free Thanksgiving: [...]
Most people who can not eat gluten are safe to eat oats….however, a small percentage of people still develop intolerance symptoms when consuming oats because the protein in oats is similar in structure to gluten. (See my previous post on this subject). But when simple recipes like apple crumble call for old-fashioned rolled oats as [...]
Every meatball recipe I ever come across calls for breadcrumbs as an ingredient. And apart from Fairway, a grocery store in New York City, I have never seen gluten free breadcrumbs for sale. Nor do I want to spend time drying out my precious gluten free bread loaves to later pulverize into breadcrumbs. “There has [...]
Here is a sampling of Melissa’s published work:
An Insider’s Perspective of Gluten-Free Eating
Featured Dietitian Recipe: Broccoli Bean Quesadillas
Stay tuned for more “On the Gluten Free Hunt” installments as I continue to explore gluten free eating options around the country!
There’s just something about homemade bread that is sooooo good! The store-bought rice bread options are great when you are first learning to eat gluten free or to use as a supply of extra bread in the freezer for emergencies. But the taste just doesn’t compare to this recipe. Plus you will save a lot [...]
You would never guess these pancakes are gluten free! The recipe is adapted from the back of a Goya rice flour bag, but you can also use brown rice flour to increase the fiber content.
Ingredients:
2 cups rice flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp sugar
2 cups milk
1 egg, beaten
1 Tbsp melted butter
1 cup blueberries [...]
When people are told they can no longer eat gluten, they actually go through a mourning period for their favorite gluten containing foods. Most people will answer “Pizza!” when asked which food they miss the most. Here in New York City, there is a gluten free restaurant called Risoterria that actually makes gluten free pizza, [...]