Gluten Free Thanksgiving
Wow, I can't believe that Thanksgiving is almost here!  Is this your first gluten free Thanksgiving?  Are you a little nervous?  We'll, don't be!  This is an easy holiday to be gluten free!  Below is the menu that I'm making on Thanksgiving.  Also, be sure to check out all the other gluten free blogs.  There are so many creative gluten free cooks out there willing to share with others.  The most important thing is, don't stress about it.  My first gluten free Thanksgiving I tried to do it all!  I planned too many things to make and thought I had to make everything homemade.  Bad idea.  If you can find pre-made gluten free pie crusts in your are

Minestrone Soup
The weather is getting colder and that means it's time for soup!  I think most of you know by now that on Sundays, I scrapbook with my mom and a couple of friends.  Most Sundays, the friends go home at dinner time, but once a month we have a pitch in.  The husbands come and eat with us too!  Luckily, my mother and my friend Jennifer, is gluten free.  My other friend, Denise,  is very good about bringing something that is gluten free so the meal stays safe to eat.  We really have a lot of fun doing this and it's something I look forward to each month.  Luckily, I have a huge dining

Gluten Free Casein Free Monthly Magazine Recipe Makeover
I know you've done this, you're standing at the check out counter looking at the dozens of magazines with pictures of yummy looking baked goods on the covers, only to be disappointed because you know they're not gluten free.  I'm starting a new monthly feature called Monthly Magazine Recipe Makeover.  And, I'm encouraging all of my fellow bloggers to get involved!  Each month during the first week of the month, I will be posting a recipe that I have converted from a magazine to gluten free/casein free.  Mostly, I will try to do this from current publications, however, I have stacks of magazines with many wonderful looking recipes jus

Cashew Cheese
I'm about as excited as a dairy free girl can get!  I've discovered cashew cheese!  I whipped up my first batch last night after receiving a comment from Cinnamon Quill about making cashew cheese.  If you've never been to her blog before, please go check it out.  She has beautiful photography and is always making something yummy!  The recipe I used was from Choosing Raw.  You have to soak your cashews for an hour of two, then give them a whorl in a food processor with lemon juice, garlic, water and sal

Chocolate Chip Cookies
This recipe has taken a lot of trial and error to get it just right!  I have used the same chocolate chip cookie recipe since I was in high school!  I got the recipe from my friend Mona.  I think it was from a children's cookbook. I can't remember for sure now as I think I might be getting old :)  Converting it has been quite a challenge.  I have several attempts here on the blog that were okay (Chocolate Chip Cookies, Choco