This week’s secret ingredient in the Gluten Free Menu Swap is basil. Basil is a prominent herb in a variety of cuisines around the world, notably Italian, Thai, and Vietnamese. A Few Notes About Basil Varieties There are more than 60 varieties- at least 12 can be cultivated for culinary use Sweet Basil- by far [...]

Posted on October 15th, 2007 by Natalie
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I made these in a pinch this week when I did not have any breakfast to feed Jude. He still got his banana fix, but in the form of muffins instead. I was going to make my other banana nut muffin recipe, but I was completely out of butter, so I decided to experiment a [...]

Posted on October 13th, 2007 by Natalie
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I have made these enchiladas for a couple years now. When I went through my “how many ways can I make enchiladas phase” I tried to find a recipe for pumpkin enchiladas and came across this recipe by Martha Stewart. Funny enough, tonight when I googled “pumpkin enchiladas” I came across several other bloggers who [...]

Posted on October 10th, 2007 by Natalie
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I would like to invite all my gluten-free friends to an exclusive menu planning session every week. I think it is a wonderful way to encourage each other’s recipes, ideas, and gluten-free cooking feats! After a bunch of us started posting our menu links every week over at Organizing Junkie, Mrs. G.F. and I decided [...]

Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Natalie
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Some of us loved to eat and cook before going gluten-free and some of us did not. I think if you were a foodie prior to going gluten-free that presents a different set of challenges/emotions than if you were not. If you were a foodie than you are both excited and devastated at the diet [...]

Posted on October 4th, 2007 by Natalie
Filed under: Lunch Recipes | 23 Comments »