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Gluten Free Pancetta Sage Sausage Recipe

Recipe for gluten free pancetta sage sausage. This is great to add to your stuffing recipe and cook for Thanksgiving.

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Creamy Dairy Free Mashed Potatoes Recipe

I love potatoes and especially mashed potatoes.  Having creamy mashed potatoes without dairy is something I’ve not had in some time.  When I found the Earth Balance soy free buttery spread, (dairy free too) I knew the time had come to make those creamy mashed potatoes again. There are a few trick to making great […]

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Delight Gluten Free Magazine Review

The latest edition of Delight gluten free magazine arrived at my house this past week.  This is the third issue of the magazine and by all accounts they’re doing great.  I was really excited when they started this magazine with the Spring 2009 issue.  It was full of great tips, recipes with an index, Ask […]

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Pittsburgh Pirates Host Celiac Awareness Day

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be hosting a special day at the ballpark to honor and recognize individuals and families affected by celiac disease within our region. This special awareness and fundraising event will help to support awareness and patient programs of the Celiac Spruce Association, Gluten Intolerance Group of North America, and the National Foundation […]

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4 Gluten Free & Dairy Free Product Reviews

This past month our family has taken on the job of taste testing new gluten free products we found at the grocery store.  It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it.  Each family member has their own list of foods we can and cannot eat, so no one person could or would eat […]

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Gluten Free Cooking Spree From NFCA in DC

For the past 2 years I have really enjoyed attending the NFCA (National Foundation For Celiac Awareness) Gluten Free Cooking Spree.  It was one of the first things I attended soon after I found out I could no longer eat gluten.  It had only been 3 months since finding out and I was still on […]

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Coconut Water is Gluten Free

The first time I was given coconut water to drink I really didn’t eat coconut or anything that tasted anything like a coconut.  I was apprehensive to say the least.  I was assured it did not taste like coconut so I gave it a try.  Guess what, they were right.  It is sweet and refreshing […]

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Macadamia Nut Breading

Ingredients: 12 oz Unsalted Macadamia nuts (available in my store and I found some locally at Trader Joes) ¼ cup Gluten free & sugar free tortilla crumbs (use your favorite bread crumbs) 1 tsp basil Sea salt and Pepper to taste Add ingredients to a food processor and process until ground.  I like to have […]

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Macadamia Nut Crusted Tilapia with Vegetables & Quinoa

Opening the refrigerator 1 hour before dinner, I worked on using things I had leftover from previous meals.  The macadamia nut breading mixture and the quinoa were waiting in the refrigerator.  When I am putting together dinner I know what my protein will be, but sometimes not really how I will prepare it or what […]

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A New Year, a New YOU!

I’m very excited to announce that Susan O’Brien will be guest posting on The W.H.O.L.E. Gang.  Susan is a gourmet cook, baker, cooking instructor, food-management consultant, and owner of two businesses, O’Brien’s Kitchen and O’Brien Consulting.  She has been featured in the magazines Alternative Medicine and Living Without. I‘ve gotten nothing but raves for all […]

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