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Quinoa with Butternut Squash and Prosciutto
Free from: gluten, soy, dairy, eggs, corn and yeast. Vegan option.
We just got back from the States and there wasn’t much to eat in the house. I bought a hunk of butternut squash on my way home from my morning walk and then looked around for what might go with it. […]
Fresh Fennel Slaw with Chili and Mint
Free-from: gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, yeast
I love cole slaw. When I was a kid my Mom got a Ronco Chop-O-Matic that made chopping cabbage, onions and carrots for coleslaw a snap. We had coleslaw at least once a week. In fact, I took the Chop-O-Matic to college and wowed my roommates […]
Moroccan Chicken Thighs with Roast Vegetables
Free from: gluten, dairy, eggs, yeast and soy
In our house, we call this Jackie’s Chicken because Ernie’s daughter, Jackie (surprise), who lives in Paris and prefers Moroccan food to French, made it for us. I vaguely recall sneaking into the kitchen to lick the pan under the guise of helping to […]
Gluten, Egg and Dairy-free Oatmeal Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
God Bless Fannie Farmer and Ruth Wakefield — the Moms, I believe, of American cookie baking.
The first published oatmeal cookie recipe is attributed to Fannie Farmer and appeared in the The Boston Cooking School Cook Book in 1896 written while she was director of the school (I can’t help but […]
Hot Quinoa Cereal with Fruit and Nuts
Free from: Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Yeast, Corn and Soy
Quinoa is my favorite grain! Is that weird to say? Well, once you start cooking with quinoa you will know exactly what I mean. It quickly became a staple in my diet once I realized it was another type of […]
Gluten-free Eggplant Parmigiana
Free from: gluten, dairy, yeast, and soy
I have to admit, I make a pretty mean eggplant parmigiana and it stinks that I can’t eat it (dairy and eggs). But my family loves it, so I live a little vicariously through them. Actually, the process of making this dish still gives me […]
Basic Tomato Sauce
Free from: gluten, eggs, dairy, soy and yeast
There’s no excuse for bad tomato sauce. Why is it then that time after time we go to a reputably good Italian restaurant and the sauce tastes like canned tomato soup? For me, if a restaurant makes a good tomato sauce and tasty meatballs […]
Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Free from: gluten, eggs, soy, yeast, dairy
I eat salad almost every day and I must admit I often just toss it with olive oil and lemon, salt and pepper. How lazy is that? Truth is it takes no time to make fresh salad dressing there’s no excuse not to.
This is […]
Greek Moussaka
Free from: gluten, cow’s milk, eggs, yeast and soy
This is a dish from my childhood. Truth is, I hated moussaka when I was little. For God sakes, it had bits of onion and weird almost slippery beige bits called eggplant. I was truly convinced my family was eating something different than […]
Cumin, my first spicy crush
When I was 12 I had a mad crush on Carey Reynolds. He was a family friend and had come to a dance party in our basement on Long Island and spent the night at our house. He left his sport coat in my brother’s closet. For days after, I would sneak […]
