Archive | October, 2009

Weekend Kitchen Tip- More Gluten Free Blogs

Two videos from gluten free bloggers sharing their culinary point of view. Watch Book of Yum, Sure Foods Living and Gluten Free Doctor!

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Friday Foodie Fix – Sweet Potatoes

This week’s Secret Ingredient for Friday Foodie Fix is sweet potatoes.  I chose this because I need more sweet potato options.  I’ve baked them, made fries and great fritters (remind me to share these with you), but that’s about it.  I know there are a lot more options out there and I’m hoping you’ll share [...]

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San Francisco Gluten Free Cooking Spree October 30th

It’s time for another Gluten Free Cooking Spree.  This time The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) is hosting this event in San Francisco on October 30th. WOW, that’s Friday! It was just one month earlier that they put on the largest of these events in Philadelphia called Appetite for Awareness.  They had over 1200 [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – October 26th

Here is my gluten free and dairy free menu for this last week of October.  We end with Halloween on Saturday and then we get to start November off getting an extra hour of sleep!  I’m all for that.  Before we jump into the last two months of the year let me point out some [...]

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Weekend Kitchen Tip – Wine Glasses

It’s the weekend and you’re making a really nice dinner and have even invited guests.  You decide to serve wine, maybe with each course.  Does it make any difference which glass you use for the white and the red wines?  Can we just use the same glass? Michelle Lentz from Wine-Girl.net was gracious enough to [...]

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Friday Foodie Fix – Pumpkins

This week’s Secret Ingredient for Friday Foodie Fix is Pumpkins!  Right now they are everywhere.  I’ve seen them in lots of colors, shapes and sizes.  This week I purchased a Lumina or white pumpkin.  Interesting isn’t it.  It’s orange inside and I’ve read people who say it makes a good pie and others say it [...]

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Pumpkin Pudding for Breakfast!

Recipe for Gluten Free and Dairy Free Pumpkin Pudding

Before I get started on the Pumpkin Pudding, I finally got it together and this recipe was submitted to Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten Free!  A fun blog carnival with a different theme and host each month.  This month Life, Gluten Free is hosting and the theme is pumpkins!  You’ll also see it on Friday [...]

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Gluten Free Food Critic Eats Out

Earlier this year the Gluten Free Food Critic was born at a restaurant in Laguna Beach, California.  I started the blog as soon as I got home but have not added much content, until now.  We love to eat out and it’s always going to be gluten free and dairy free meals for us.  So [...]

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Pork and Vegetable Spaghetti Arrabiata Recipe

This Pork and Vegetable Spaghetti Arrabiata meal was a big hit.  The taste and texture was so good we kept eating even though we were full.  There was just enough heat to make it flavorful but not overpowering.  I used a quinoa pasta to keep it gluten free and no cheese to keep it dairy [...]

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The W.H.O.L.E. Gang at BlogHer Food Conference 09 in San Francisco Part 2

So much happened in my trip to San Francisco I thought I would share it in two parts. First I shared some details about the actual conference in The W.H.O.L.E. Gang at BlogHer Food Conference 09 in San Francisco. Now on to the vacation part of the trip.  This is where I share my vacation [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – October 19

Menu Plan Monday – October 19

So is this month flying by really fast for anyone else besides me?  I’m almost to the end of my Monthly Menu used to share this Menu Plan Monday and I’m not ready to make a new one.  Fall is in full swing where I live.  It’s getting cold, the leaves are changing and starting [...]

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Weekend Kitchen Tip – Crockpot Cooking

This weekend your kitchen tip is all about how to use your crockpot and is brought to you by Stephanie O’Dea.  Stephanie is known as the crockpot lady and has just published a cookbook, Make It Fast, Cook It Slow- The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking.  I like that the cookbook also says it’s [...]

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Friday Foodie Fix- Chicken

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The W.H.O.L.E. Gang at BlogHer Food Conference 09 in San Francisco

Wow, what a great time I had in San Francisco at BlogHer Food Conference.  I met great people, toured the city, ate some great gluten free and dairy free food and learned more about food blogging. Pictured above from left to right in the front row is Stephanie- A Year of Slow Cooking, Seamaiden- Book [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – October 12 and a Blog Award

This week I’m sharing my menu and an award I received and that I’m passing along to more blogs.  First the menu.  I am again, eating mostly from the freezer.  I’m so excited to be saving so much money this month.  Soon I will be buying Christmas gifts for my family and now I know [...]

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Weekend Kitchen Tip – Gluten Free Easily

Our weekend kitchen tip is brought to you by Shirley Braden from Gluten Free Easily.  Shirley shared this while attending the BlogHer Food Conference.  I think she has some great advice and if we all followed this life would be better on so many levels. Shirley was my partner in crime at BlogHer Food Conference.  [...]

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