Posted by
Kim Wilson on Apr 6th, 2010 in
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“Grandma’s chicken noodle soup” is considered a standard cold remedy- or maybe just a comfort food that helps us feel better when we’re not feeling so good. In any case, it’s not an option for those eating a vegetarian, gluten-free diet. Every ingredient in this soup is there for a purpose- coconut butter/oil is a multi-faceted illness fighter, onions and garlic are well-respected...
Posted by
Kim Wilson on Mar 4th, 2010 in
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You probably had to grow up during the seventies to be familiar with “Impossible Pies”. These were recipes for quiche-like dishes posted on the back of the Bisquick box. My mom made them and I remember making a few for my husband and I when we were first married. I particularly remember hamburger impossible pie and coconut impossible pie. Well, long gone are the days of Bisquick mix, hamburger...
A reader of this blog recently requested a recipe for a gluten-free wrap. At first I thought, this is going to be a “toughy”. Gluten-free flours aren’t exactly known for their flexibility. But then I began thinking about a few ingredients I could incorporate that would give a flexibility to the dough that might allow it to perform well as a wrap. Specifically, flax gives nice binding and flexibility as...
Posted by
Kim Wilson on Jan 25th, 2010 in
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The following dairy-free “cheese sauce’ recipe makes the perfect amount for adding to one pound of cooked pasta. We’ve had varying success with gluten-free pastas over the years. Many are very starchy even when you cook them with an abundance of water. Our favorites are brown-rice based (Tinkyada and Trader Joe’s brands) and corn-based (Sam Mills). These cook up very well and are...
Posted by
Kim Wilson on Jan 22nd, 2010 in
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When I first learned I had a wheat allergy (in my early twenties) my mom produced a spaghetti squash on a visit home from college. I thought, “What on earth is this?”. But she cooked it up and as everyone else topped their traditional pasta with spaghetti sauce I put some on my squash. And you know what? It really wasn’t that bad. If you haven’t tried it yet I think you might be...