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Cranberry Chocolate Nut Truffles Recipe

Cranberry Chocolate Nut Truffles Recipe

These fast and easy treats are part of the Gluten Free Dessert Progressive Dinner Party. Find more gluten free desserts at the party. These are gluten, dairy, soy and grain free!

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Cookbook Giveaway and Newsletter Announcement at The W.H.O.L.E. Gang

Cookbook Giveaway and Newsletter Announcement at The W.H.O.L.E. Gang

This contest is over and the winners have received their books.  But please sign up for the newsletter to get all the latest news!  Thank you-Diane The W.H.O.L.E. Gang is happy to announce a New Monthly Newsletter and a way for you to win Elana Amsterdam’s Gluten Free Almond Flour Cookbook! First let me tell [...]

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Friday Foodie Fix – Pecans

This week’s Secret Ingredient for Friday Foodie Fix is Pecans! Share your recipes and find some new ones at this recipe roundup.

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Recipe for Lemongrass Shrimp

When I was traveling to San Francisco I had an amazing meal of Lemongrass Chicken at The Slanted Door.  I’ve wanted to try and recreate it ever since.  Well one night I just couldn’t wait any longer and created this dish with what I had on hand.  The ingredients are a little different but it [...]

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Sate Paste Recipe

My gluten and dairy free recipe for a Chili Sate Paste. Use this as a base for your Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian cooking. Tons of flavor, easy to make.

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Kitchenette Meals on Vacation- Gluten Free and Dairy Free

Eating out every night while on vacation can be expensive and often difficult with my crew.  We each have our own dietary restrictions.  Gluten free and dairy free for 2 of us, gluten free for one and a soy free vegetarian rounds out our clan.  I feel sorry for anyone who waits on us.  So [...]

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Gluten Free and Dairy Free Comfort Food is Good Anytime

Gluten Free and Dairy Free Comfort Food is Good Anytime

After spending 24 hours smelling this wonderful beef brisket cooking in my house we had to have it for dinner tonight.   I was originally making it to have on hand for other dishes like pupusas, tamales, tacos, BBQ and many others.  I decided today as I was pulling the meat out, at which time [...]

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Just 4 Nuts Butter My Way

Recently our family has taken a liking to Blue Mountain Organics Better Than Roasted nut butters.  We really like the Just 4 Nuts Butter.  Love the name since I’m such a nut.   Well they have been out of it at my local Whole Foods stores and we were having with drawl.  So I decided I [...]

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Pesto Chicken Salad

Pesto Chicken Salad

Today was a beautiful day outside and just begged for everyone to go out and play.  So, we did.  My thoughtful husband suggested we take a ride in my convertible VW Bug and have a picnic at a state park.  He chose one about 45 minutes away that took us through the beautiful winding roads [...]

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Pesto Shrimp on Polenta Portobellos

One thing I love about a shrimp dinner is it is fast and easy clean up.  Two things that make me and my husband (clean up duty) very happy.  This what we needed last night.  So I veered off the menu plan and started grabbing things out of the refrigerator, pantry and out to my [...]

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Blueberry and Blackberry Crumble Pie

I have not made this pie since last summer and can’t wait to get busy on this again.  I think this week I may use this same process and use the strawberries that are in season.  What are your favorite berries?  What fruit combinations do you bake? So far I’ve only found one problem with [...]

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Mediterranean Tuna Pasta with Artichokes

Mediterranean Tuna Pasta with Artichokes

This recipe has been hiding out on the margins of my blog.  I’ve not made it in some time and I had forgotten how great this meal is.  It’s salty and sweet with the pancetta, tangy with the caperberries and lemon and crunchy with the pine nuts.  It has great mouth feel and taste so [...]

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Amazing Toasted Nuts

I like to have a bowl of these nuts around to snack on.  It’s a nice mix of beans and nuts.  The beans get nice and crispy and blend in well with the nuts.  I also like the play of sweet agave with the spicy cayenne pepper. Ingredients: 1 (15 or 24-ounce) can garbanzo beans, [...]

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Chocolate Macadamia Nuts

Chocolate Macadamia Nuts

Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope you get something sweet and something that smells wonderful today.  Don’t forget you always treat yourself. Here is a quick sweet treat that is gluten free, dairy free and soy free.  Chocolate covered macadamia nuts. Grab a bag of whole or half pieces of macadamia nuts and a bag of [...]

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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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