(I started this post before Christmas! Whoops! Better late than never??) We celebrated Christmas early this year with Ryan’s famliy, and I wanted to make a special dessert that the kids would like too. I have always wanted to make a Buche de Noel, or Yule Log, which is a traditional French cake that is [...]
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Merry Christmas Yule Log!
Posted in advent, gluten free, holidays, sweet on December 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
super easy peppermint bark
Posted in advent, gluten free, sweet on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ryan and I are really lucky to live in a neighborhood with super friendly neighbors. I knew I wanted to make them a little treat for the holidays, but was feeling a little cookie-ed out. Peppermint bark is super simple to make, and most people really love it. Before you start, get a big cookie sheet, [...]
Butternut Squash Gratin with Goat Cheese and Leeks
Posted in dinner, gluten free, holidays, veggies on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of my all time favorite Thanksgiving recipes! People always love it, and it can be completely assembled a day before you want to serve it, which is awesome. Start with a gigantic butternut squash. Actually, start by preheating the oven to 400. Then grab your huge squash. This squash was a little ridiculous. [...]
brussels sprout slaw
Posted in gluten free, holidays, paleo on November 16, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I rarely (probably never?) test drive recipes before a big party or event. If I’m feeling particularly nervous, I just go to my trusted sources (Smitten Kitchen, Epicurious, or the Barefoot Contessa), and pick something that I am sure will be fabulous. And if it isn’t, I just pour more wine. That is the [...]
happy halloween!
Posted in gluten free, travel on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I got to spend Halloween in San Francisco this year! The awesomely retro Hotel Phoenix. I walked all over downtown San Francisco, and ended up at the Ferry Building. Gluten-free pumpkin muffin from Mariposa Bakery. It was tasty, but I have to say that New Cascadia is my favorite gluten free bakery. It was a [...]
fudgy balls
Posted in gluten free, recipe on February 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It seems like every blog on the internet has made some version of these homemade Lara Bars. My turn! 1 cup of almonds, processed for a few minutes until powdery Add 1 cup of pitted dates (these are just cheap-o bulk bin dates. Next time I’d use medjool) 3 TB of water and 2 TB [...]
Spinach smoothie
Posted in chickens, gluten free, recipe on February 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
All three chickens are laying pretty regularly now. It’s always so neat to see how different the eggs are from different breeds. Zuni laid the one on the left, and either Boogaloo or SilverCrest laid the one on the right. My mom gave me this really cute egg basket for my birthday, so I’ve been [...]
Oatmeal plum cobbler
Posted in canning, gluten free on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Remember last summer, when I canned bourbon spiced plums? Well I finally dug them out and decided to use a quart for dessert. Since I’m not eating flour, I made up a gluten-free cobbler topping. I used oats to make a quick oat flour in my food processor. From this to this! This cobbler topping [...]
brown rice tortillas
Posted in gluten free on August 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I picked up some brown rice tortillas at Trader Joe’s yesterday, thinking they might be good for making gluten-free wraps. They kind of feel like cardboard to be honest. They’ve got a pretty short ingredient list though. And 2 grams of fiber per tortilla. I toasted one, spread some spicy black bean dip on it, [...]
a summer dinner
Posted in dinner, gluten free on August 19, 2010 | 5 Comments »
We had some very lovely people over for dinner tonight! Matt, Christine, and Alex are visiting Oregon from California, and Elena is living part time in Portland this summer. It is always so wonderful to cook and eat with people who have been in my life for a long time. Appetizers Veggies and hummus, Kettle [...]
