“First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes….” First, there are boatloads of green tomatoes in our garden – not gonna fry ’em all! Then, after making coconut milk from scratch for Thai Chicken Curry with Green Tomatoes we were left with coconut pulp. This cake was inspired the idea of using a whole coconut; what … Continue reading
I’ve heard and read off and on for years about the various benefits and detriments of oils we use for cooking. I have new respect for the use of oil in baking because it promotes a more tender cake “crumb”. And an increased appreciation for nuance and complexity with respect to flavor has led to … Continue reading
We had a blast of Indian Summer – furnace blast in the 90’s! Thunderstorms two nights in a row may lead to predicted temps in the 40’s. As we see-saw between two seasons, one can excuse a post-lunch trip to the local ice cream shop and a hankering for comfort sides at dinner. Yep, we … Continue reading
Almond Cake with Chocolate Ganache Icing Tomorrow, September 13th is National Celiac Disease Awareness Day. An informal web search indicates the color for Celiac Support is green. Lance Armstrong’s tribulations have tarnished wristbands as a statement, but they’re available for Celiac Support if it’s a fashion direction one wants to pursue. My advice: bake something special for … Continue reading
I almost missed blackberry season! Our raspberry and blackberry bushes got moved and moved again during the spring and summer, so weren’t very productive. Others by which I usually chart late “summer” are on a walking route I take much less often. So, blackberries fell off the radar screen until last week when a hiking … Continue reading
More from Uncle Howard. His interest in food, drink, music, and people and their stories continues to inspire. How’s enthusiastic support of Gus’s gluten-free lifestyle and his willingness to experiment with all kinds of cuisine is remarkable. We’ve modified this recipe for one his favorite “nibbly bits”: have had a tough time finding organic lemons … Continue reading
Lesley Stowe’s Raincoast Crisps are among my favorite foods. The size, flavor, and texture of these savory and sweet crackers is just about perfect. If only they were gluten free for Gus…. This flies in the face of yesterday’s mantra: maybe those following a GF diet should just eat (d’Affoinois) on apple slices. Any while … Continue reading
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.” ~ Mick Jagger For 15 GF years I’ve thought that what Gus and our family wanted was gluten-free pizza dough sexy enough to imitate a delicious, chewy, crispy-at-the-edges conventional one. Starting in 2000 Portland Pie’s … Continue reading
Pudding, Pot de Creme, Pudding, Pot de Creme, Pudding…? Pot de Creme! I pick Pot de Creme! If Pot de Creme was created in a 17th C. french kitchen, it took Americans two centuries to figure out what to do with all those egg whites: Angel Food Cake. And if you made Angel Food Cake last … Continue reading
Years ago (before Gus was born) a group of us started PlayGroup, a pop-up children’s boutique. Sandrine was the first (customer) at our first show, arriving before the coffee was brewed and the scones were plated. We assumed she’d been sent by the caterer because she pushed through the kitchen door, asking for an apron … Continue reading
Gluten Free Gus 