Food, Gluten Free, Recipes, Photos
Brussel Sprouts Spring is just around the corner and our once snow covered fields are now the dull gray remnants of Fall grasses and hay. But it’s beautiful to me, I love Spring. Six robins were perched in our Autumn Maple this morning donning muted orange chests just beginning to show color. The trumpeter swans…
Happy Blogiversary Gluten Free Spinner! This week celebrates Gluten Free Spinner’s one year of blogging, and to celebrate I’ve made a Strawberry Tart. Why a strawberry tart you say? Because pastries are one of the challenges in gluten free baking and what better way to celebrate my one year of learning to cook, bake, and…
Almond Polenta Cookies A busy Saturday schedule had the clock ticking the weekend away and left me scrambling to get things done. Although another load of laundry was beeping in the dryer, I noticed the sun peeking through the hazy clouds and took a moment to enjoy it. I situated myself by the window with…
Wild Rice Grape Salad with sweet Potato Medallions Do any of you eat differently when your husband/wife is out of town? I certainly do and I always know the first thing on the menu, Salmon. We are in the process of building a new cabin on the same lake we own our current cabin. In…
Chewy Granola Bars I’ve been super busy lately with no time for breakfast, which means no time for vitamins. Not good…we need our vitamins. Solution? Granola Bars…but they have to be chewy ones. I have a great go-to granola recipe that is a constant in my house, but I honestly haven’t made granola bars before. …
Detox Soup with an Exotic Twist Have you tried Garam Masala yet? Garam masala Garam meaning (“hot”) and masala (“mixture”)) is a basic blend of ground spices common in Indian and other South Asian cuisines. I found it to be Exotic…warming…mysterious…delicious, and I sprinkled it on top of my detox soup. Although there are no…
Stuffed Red Bell Peppers Have you ever stuffed red bell peppers? If not, let me give you a reason to. First the flavor…sweet, juicy, and tender (not mushy) filled with chili’s, rice, corn, and turkey sausage. I prefer red bell peppers over the other varieties simply because they’re a treat all by themselves. Before I…
Southwest Soup This Southwest Soup will warm your tummy and sizzle your soul with the spicy flavors of Santa Fe. It’s not just the lingering zip of chili on your tongue, it’s also the healthy blend of vegetables and potatoes that make it a satisfying meal. I love to use sweet potatoes whenever I can…
Cheesy Quinoa Crackers Kate at Gluten Free Gobsmacked Sea at Book of Yum started an event called Adopt A Gluten Free Blogger as a way for people to discover all the great gluten-free blogs out there and try new recipes. This month, the event is being hosted by Lexie at Lexies Kitchen. I first learned…
Naughty Chocolate Cake With Strawberry Orange Lime Sauce Saturday night dinner with friends had me spinning in the kitchen all day and this dessert was my first preparation. I wanted a rich chocolate cake with silky chocolate frosting, and I also wanted to use the beautiful strawberries I bought the day before. I went to…
Italian Wedding Soup Last week we enjoyed nature’s kiss of warm 35-50 degree weather, which was a welcomed break from the below zero snowy winter thus far. Spring was in the air and warm rays of sunshine melted most of the drifts and standing snow from driveways and side yards. Everyone was ‘springier’ and moods…
Butternut Squash Soup with Vanilla and Bacon A few weeks ago the girls and I went out for dinner to a hot new restaurant in Minneapolis called Bar La Grassa. It had been hyped in the local news and on twitter because of an incident where a t.v. celebrity’s concierge called to make a reservation…
