It’s that time of year again - summer barbecues, family vacations, and my annual visit to my parents in rural Minnesota.  I grew up on a farm in a tiny little German town of about 800 people, surrounded by cornfields as far as the eye can see.  It’s very peaceful but I’m always a little [...]

 
This week I got a new toy - a brand new Cuisinart ice cream & sorbet maker!  I’ve been seeing all these recipes on other people’s blogs for various sorbets and dairy-free ice creams made from coconut milk or nut milk and I can’t wait to try them all.  Today my first attempt was a [...]

 
One thing my mother used to make very well was old-fashioned Swedish rice pudding.  It was a favorite treat that I looked forward to around the holidays.  Of course, it was loaded with milk and cream and sugar, so I gave up on that idea years ago.  Until my mother came to visit last week [...]

 
Since we are going out of town for Thanksgiving, I decided to make my pumpkin pie a week early.  I have been making this pie for three years in a row now, since it is the best-tasting gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free pumpkin pie recipe I have found.  I’ve served it to family members who are unable to [...]

 
My diet as a child left much to be desired.  I grew up in the Midwest in a little German town, and needless to say, meat and potatoes were the basic staple of our diet.   My mother’s pot roasts (or any meat she prepared for that matter) were always dry and over-cooked, probably because of [...]

Quinoa-Cornmeal Pancakes

Another pancake recipe!  One can never have too many gluten-free pancake recipes.  This one I have adapted from the recipe on the bag of Ancient Harvest Quinoa Flour.  I use quinoa flakes instead of oats (which can contain traces of wheat and therefore gluten), and substitute soy milk or rice milk for the buttermilk.  [...]

 
Who says breakfast is the most difficult meal for the gluten-intolerant?  Granted, I don’t always have time to cook in the morning, but on those days that I do, I enjoy creating a delicious, healthy, nutritious breakfast more than any other meal.  Pancakes were always my favorite breakfast when I was a kid, and still [...]

Okay, we all have those times when we have a seemingly unsatiable craving for the old foods. I can’t tell you how many times I walk past a pizza parlor or a bakery and swoon from the aroma of fresh-baked bread. Though I have to say, the strongest cravings I’ve ever had were for sweets. [...]

 
This vegan recipe is a staple of my diet.  I probably make it once every week, although I sometimes vary the vegetables.  (I’ve even taught my husband to make it and he is really good at it now, I let him take charge if I am working late.)  It is nutritionally complete - high in protein, [...]

Now that you have made the decision to go gluten-free, dairy-free, and/or sugar-free, you will need to do some rearranging in your kitchen.  Once you have gotten rid of all the wheat flour, cookies, crackers, cereals, dairy products and refined sugars, here are the essentials that you want to replace them with.
Cooking and Baking Staples
Brown Rice [...]