Maine Island Pancakes – gluten free, multi-grain, and delicious! We first published the recipe for Maine Island Pancakes in January 2013 without photographs. Easter Sunday provided the perfect opportunity to celebrate spring in Maine by cooking a batch of these special pancakes outside, after which the original post was edited. Stock up on the provisions … Continue reading
More and more nice bakeries and pastry shops are using attractive paper baking molds. They are especially good for cup cakes one takes to a pot-luck gathering, or a coffee cake one might take with a bag of coffee as a hostess gift for the morning after a dinner party. And since we’re not going to reinvent … Continue reading
… and possibly those who agitate (see Monday Mantra: Are We There Yet?) If we vote with our pocket books, the this household has been marking the ballot for organic, non-GMO corn for over a year. The few ears we were able to purchase at Whole Foods at the end of August were small, … Continue reading
Citrus Olive Oil Pancakes – Serves 2-3 INGREDIENTS: 1 Cup Pamela’s GF Baking Mix 1 large organic egg 3/4 cup almond milk (or 1/4 cup more if you prefer thinner pancakes) 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon grated organic orange zest (no grater in the kitchen, so we finely julienned slices of peel.) 1 cup … Continue reading
This has been such a long held belief of mine that I’m amazed the only famous person I could find credited with the idea is Debbie Allen. It seems so universally true I was hoping for (da Vinci?) No basil for pesto? Use parsley and/or carrot tops. No peanut butter for cookies? Use almond butter or tahini. No … Continue reading
Uncle George and Aunt Joan sent an article from the January/February 2014 issue of Newport Life Magazine titled “Life Without Wheat: Going gluten-free may be easier than expected.” Yes, it’s easier. No, we’re not there yet. Erica Jackson Curran’s piece suggests reasons to be optimistic: a lot has changed in the past 15 years. But we’re … Continue reading
“Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit; Sow a habit, and you reap a character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.” ― Samuel Smiles Lots of us talk about wanting to change our dietary habits. Some of us have to for medical or religious … Continue reading
Last year’s suggestion to bake traditional scones in March was inspired by St. Patrick’s Day. “Scones, Scones, Scones” was published on March 17th. Since timing is everything we’re reminding you today to add heavy cream, an organic orange, and organic raisins to the weekend marketing list. So you’ll be ready on Monday, the 17th! Optional: add 1/2 … Continue reading
“He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.” ― Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. A couple of weeks ago I received an email … Continue reading
Most of you know we took some time off at the end of 2013. What was to have been a few weeks evolved into months of not writing. We cooked and ate. A lot. But the inspiration to prepare, photograph, and blog that I assumed would come with the advent of the December holiday season … Continue reading
Gluten Free Gus 