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Fuyu Persimmon and Avocado Salad
Free from: gluten, eggs, soy, dairy, corn and yeast
Recently several of my dearest and oldest friends got together for our annual Scorpio shindig. We have been gathering around food, and wine, for more than 30 years.
We met at Atari where we created packaging in multiple languages for the likes […]
Gluten, dairy, egg and soy-free Apple Tart
Gluten dairy, egg and soy-free. Vegan. contains nuts.
Thanksgiving is coming and I am committed to making gluten, dairy, soy and egg-free desserts. I made a quince tart when I arrived in California last week totally jet-lagged. It was delicious but the amount of dough relative to the tart pan I had […]
The Miracle of Shirataki Noodles
Free from: gluten, soy, eggs, dairy, yeast. Vegan.
A few months ago my comrade in all things food and dieting, Julieta, told me about Miracle Noodles, a virtually calorie and carb-free pasta made from konjac root, sometimes called konnyaku. The noodles, Shirataki in […]
Gluten and Yeast-free Pizza Crust
Free from: Gluten, Dairy, Yeast, Soy and Eggs
When Tess was little we had a symbiotic relationship with pizza. She ate the center covered in stringy, melted mozzarella and I ate the thick outer crusts she left on her plate. No tomato sauce, vegetables or meat. Just dough and cheese. We called […]
Tropical Banana Bread
Free from: gluten, eggs (optional), soy, yeast and dairy
In our house, whenever someone notices bananas browning in the fruit bowl, the cry goes out “Make banana bread”! Today however, I only had two, not so large, bananas and I really didn’t want to go out to buy more. I did though […]
Gluten-free Chickpea Pancakes with Chicken and Arugula
Free from: Gluten, egg, dairy, yeast and soy
Made from gluten-free chickpea flour, Socca is a pancake that originates from the Côte d’Azur in the South of France. The first time I had them was not strolling along the Mediterranean but at a private event for my day job that I had […]
Dried Fruit Breakfast Smoothie
Free from: gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, yeast and sulfites
Smoothie, schmoozie you say. Well when you can’t eat eggs and you’ve given up refined carbs (temporarily) that doesn’t leave much for breakfast, so I’m eating smoothies a lot. Mostly I use frozen organic berries.
This morning however there were no frozen berries […]
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 […]
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 […]
