Easy Berry Pie

Summer is even more delicous when you bite into a juicy berry pie.  Here is an extremely easy recipe that even the novice gluten-free cook can create.
Ingredients:
1 cup blueberry fruit spread
1/4 cup strawberry fruit spread
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 pints fresh blueberries
8 large strawberries, hulled and cut in 1/4″ slices
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
9″ gluten-free [...]

Gluten-Free Red Velvet Beet Cake

Beets in a cake? Who knew you could make a delicious cake out of this often hated vegetable. I visited the Oak Park, Illinois Farmers Market today and came home with a bunch of beets and this wonderful recipe from Nelson’s Farmstand.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/8 cups apple sauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups [...]

Gluten Free Soft Pretzels

I don’t frequently feel “left-out” when it comes to food.  I have come to turns with my gluten-free cooking and dining options and actually embrace the lifestyle.  I am convinced my family is healthier now that we are on a gluten-free diet.  But every once in a while, I miss some of my old favorites.  [...]

Berry Peach Bars

 
 
Here is a delicious and easy recipe from Enjoy Life Foods.  Serve these warm with vanilla icecream on top.
Ingredients:For fruit filling:
1 can (15 ounce) sliced peaches (in juice)
¼ cup raw sugar or packed brown sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch (or tapioca starch)
1 cup blueberries
1 cup blackberries
 

For crust and topping:
1 package Enjoy Life Snickerdoodle cookies
1 tbsp Spectrum organic [...]

Chocolate Avocado Cupcakes

This is a great recipe for very moist chocolate cupcakes.  Who would have thought of putting avocado in your dessert?  And read on to find out how these cupcakes can increase your energy and libido! 
Avocados are very rich in vitamin E and researchers credit their unique other nutrient combo of folate and vitamin C with killing or stopping [...]

Frozen Berry Granola Squares

This is a modified version of a dessert from Clean Eating Magazine (www.cleaneatingmag.com).  I make it GF and dairy free by replacing the granola, yogurt and vanilla with appropriate ingredients.  My kids really love this and it is VERY easy to make. 
Ingredients:
1 cup GF granola
2 cups fresh berries (strawberries, raspberries, etc…)
3 cups plain yogurt (use plain coconut milk yogurt [...]

Cocoa Brownies

My girlfriend made these brownies the other night.  It is so nice to have friends that are also living the gluten-free lifestyle!  You know that you can go to their house and eat without getting sick.  It is even better when these gluten-free friends like to bake!  Enjoy…
Ingredients:
½ cup (1 stick) Earth Balance margarine
½ cup cocoa powder
1 cup [...]

Waffles

I think that every gluten free cook deserves a few neat gadgets in their kitchen.  After all, we have to be creative with our recipes and a few great kitchen appliances make me REALLY happy.
This week I found a VillaWare waffle maker at the discount store.  I thought it made regular shaped waffles and came [...]

GFCF Chocolate Cream Pie

I just returned home from the Autism One Conference.  My friends, Anna Sobaski (www.breadsfromanna.com) and Sueson Vess (www.specialeats.com) presented The Art of Cooking Special Diets.  I learned some new cooking techniques with alternative ingredients and had some AMAZING GFCF food. 
One of my families favorite recipes from the event yesterday was  the GFCF Chocolate Cream Pie.  This [...]

Hummingbird Cake

I just found this great recipe online and thought I would forward it to you.  I love Elizabeth Barbone’s recipes and this recipe was adapted from her recipe that appears in Easy Gluten-Free Baking by Elizabeth Barbone.
Gluten-Free Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a sweet southern cousin to carrot cake. Pineapples, bananas and pecans add fabulous [...]