Jambalaya

This year for Mardi Gras, I want to share with you one of my family favorites, jambalaya. Jambalaya is a rice-based dish with chicken, andouille sausage, shrimp, tomatoes, and the trinity (bell pepper, onion, and celery). Traditionally these are combined in a cast iron skillet, and cooked together with chicken broth until the rice is…

Christmas Cookies

Gluten-free sugar cookies with frosting Soft gluten-free gingerbread cookies ‘Tis the season for baking. I have a couple great recipes for you to try out this Christmas week. A gluten-free sugar cookie recipe, and a soft gluten-free gingerbread recipe. Both recipes work perfectly for rolling and cutting into shapes. I think the gingerbread is too…

Thanksgiving side-dishes

For anyone with Celiac disease Thanksgiving can be stressful. There are many traditional side dishes that are not gluten-free. If you have Celiac, or have a love one affected by it, I have several side ideas in this week’s blog post for you. Please remember, if you are new to gluten-free cooking, to make sure…

Gluten-free Pizza Crust

Gluten-free pizza on a homemade crust. Recipe below. Hi everyone, I hope you are well. I love sharing recipes that my family uses often, and my pizza crust recipe is used weekly. Every Friday evening we make pizza, and pick a movie to watch while we eat. It seems as though each person in our…

Gluten-free, dairy-free doughnuts

Chocolate chip doughnuts Doughnuts, one of the many things anyone on a gluten-free diet misses. I took a chance, and made these on a whim this weekend. My family loved them! Enough so, I made a second batch with two different flavors the following day. I decided if they worked out again, I had to…

Gluten-free pancakes

gluten-free pancakes with strawberries My daughter loves pancakes, she asks for them every Saturday morning, but for long time I couldn’t find a gluten-free pancake mix in stores. When I could finally find a mix we could use, the pancakes usually went to waste, because they didn’t taste the best, or the texture was off.…

Eggless meatballs and Gluten-free breadsticks

Eggless meatballs with gluten-free breadsticks Hi everyone! I hope you had a good week. Today I have an easy recipe for you to try, eggless meatballs. With a bonus recipe for gluten-free breadsticks to go with them. For the eggless meatballs you can use any ground meat you prefer. The recipe calls for ground beef,…

Dirty Rice

This week I’m posting a Cajun recipe to get ready for Mardi Gras next week. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is a celebration, typically of feasting and celebrating, before the fasting of Lent. While the original celebration has religious roots, and is celebrated in many countries, it has also become a regional celebration in the…