Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Gluten-Free Picnic Recipes for Labor Day Weekend

Gluten-free picnic salad recipes including this lovely quinoa salad with pears
My newest picnic fave- quinoa salad with pears and pecans.
 

Labor Day is almost upon us. Summer's last bash. To inspire you to dine al fresco I've gathered my favorite gluten-free  picnic recipes, salads, and pot luck supper ideas- in one handy reference. Take advantage of the warm weather and get out of the kitchen. Spread a blanket under a tree or tote a basket to the beach.

Life is short.

We need more picnics.

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Thursday, 24 May 2012

Gluten-Free Picnic Recipes - Karina's Faves

Easy and beautiful grilled vegetables for gluten-free pasta salad.
Easy, easy! Grilled veggies for gluten-free pasta salad.

The summer kick-off weekend is here Darling. Let the picnics and grilling begin. June is nigh. 'Tis the season for dining alfresco. From a casual backyard family get-together to post-graduation parties, it's time to celebrate. And time for a little romance- a picnic in the park, a sunset dinner at the beach, feeding each other beneath the stars.

So air out those picnic blankets, blow the winter dust off your beach chairs and wire brush that grill. I've got some fabulous Gluten-Free Goddess® recipes for you. My best top ten gluten-free dairy-free picnic recipes, in fact. And nine of them just so happen to be vegan.

We are moving in less than week.

A stone's throw north, to Studio City. My year at the ocean is winding down fast. As I pack up our last bits and pieces, our favorite pasta bowls, spoons and cake pans, I listen to the waves and breathe in the salt air. This has been a nourishing year. Four seasons by the sea. Seasons that deepened my love for my family, nurtured my marriage, and illuminated my ongoing gratitude for each new day.

May you enjoy a meaningful Memorial Day, defined by love, gratitude, and the support of family and friends.

I'll catch you on the flip side- I'll be blogging from Studio City next week.

Be safe.


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Monday, 19 July 2010

Five Ways To Chill


1. Creamy dark chocolate sorbet. It's dairy-free and vegan. Rich but not filling. Cool and dark as midnight jazz. A respite from the shimmer of summer heat. Spoon it into chilled glasses. Turn off the lights. Light a candle. Music: Melody Gardot



2. Quinoa salad with lime and fresh mint. Cook quinoa in a rice cooker and keep the kitchen cool. Toss with just squeezed lime juice, good olive oil and garden ripe tomatoes. Spike it with whatever your heart desires- scallions, red onion. Kick off your flip-flops. Music: Crowded House's new album Intriguer


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Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Recipes for a Vegan Cinco de Mayo



In the spirit of fiesta, I thought I would gather some of my favorite New Mexican inspired vegan recipes to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Because if you're looking for a carnitas recipe, or how to stuff a spicy beef burrito, there are food blogs galore that feature carne autentico. Just browse Food Blog Search.

But if you're a vegetarian, or a gluten-free vegan, have I got some recipes for you, Babycakes.


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Saturday, 14 March 2009

Gluten-Free Recipes for St. Patrick's Day

Irish recipes- gluten-free Irish soda bread, colcannon, cottage pie
Colcannon with a twist.


To celebrate the wee bit of Irish in all of us, be it by blood or by spirit, I thought I might gather my gluten-free recipes inspired by Celtic tastes. Sure, Lass, that means potatoes. And cabbage, too. Salmon and cod dishes, eggs, Irish soda breads, cottage pies and spring soups. The Vernal Equinox is just around the corner. Flower beds are sprouting tiny shoots. And here in rural New Mexico, the cranes are following the river north, returning to their summer nesting grounds. The winter of 2009 will soon be a memory.

Put on some Van Morrison. Raise a glass. Sláinte-

Let's eat!


Gluten-Free Recipes for St. Patrick's Day


Breads and Muffins:

Blueberry Oat Muffins
Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread
Gypsy Soda Bread
Ryeless Rye Bread- A Gluten-Free Bread
Spotted Dog Bread



Soups:

Creamy Broccoli Soup (with coconut milk)
Creamy Celery Soup with Ryeless Rye Croutons
Detox Green Soup
Golden Potato Soup for the Sensitive Soul
Irish Potato and Cabbage Soup with Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread
Potato Leek Soup
Split Pea Soup- with Coconut Milk


Sides:

Crunchy Cabbage Coleslaw
Heirloom Potato Salad
Karina's Colcannon (pictured)
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Medley with Butter Beans and Rice
Two Potato Salad


Fish and Meat:

Baked Cod with Roasted Sweet + Sour Vegetables
Easy Lime Salmon
Mustard Roasted Vegetables and Sausage
Pork Roast with Mushrooms + Brown Sugar Apricot Sauce



Savory Pie:

Gold Potato Fritatta/Egg Pie
Irish Cottage Pie
Roasted Vegetable Cheddar Egg Quiche/Pie
Shepherd's Pie - Two Ways
Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie


Sweets:

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies



 

Friday, 3 October 2008

Gluten-Free Mexican Recipes: The Flavors of Santa Fe

New Mexico Sky- My View
The Land of Enchantment


I lived in rural northern New Mexico for three years. During that time I loved cooking with fresh roasted green chiles. Harvest season in New Mexico smells like roasting green chiles. Everywhere. It's true. And it's seductive. Some might even say, magical.

But beyond the smoky sweetness that tugs at your suddenly empty and ravenous belly there is something else in the cool dry air, some intoxicating, invigorating whiff of the impossible, the extraordinary, the stuff of dreams. Barely there. Unless you pay attention to it. A shape shift at the corner of your eye. A rainbow over the mesa. A wing. The yelp of a coyote. The sudden purple of autumn asters in the rain carved arroyo.

New Mexico enchants her visitors.

It’s a feast of color and tastes spiked with the scents of juniper, chile and sage. To celebrate its flavors I have gathered my New Mexican inspired recipes for you- a reference to tempt you. Until you visit New Mexico. And find your own rainbow, waiting.


Fresh fire roasted green and red chiles.


My Santa Fe + Mexican Recipes



Bakery and Bread

Pear Polenta Muffins
Pumpkin Raisin Cake
Quinoa Pumpkin Cookies
Rustic Strawberry Cobbler Cake
Strawberries Citronge


More Tex-Mex and New Mexican Recipes from Food Bloggers:

Green Chili Sauce - Salsa Verde from Kitchen Parade
Chile Rellenos Bake from Kalyn's Kitchen
Tangerine and Jicama Salad with Garlic and Cilantro from Pinch My Salt
Turkey Green Chile Chili from Perfect Pantry
Carnitasfrom Simply Recipes
Roasted Green Tomatillo Salsafrom Andrea's Recipes
How To Roast Your Own Green Chiles from Elise at Simply Recipes
Chipotle Chili from Cooking with Amy
Creamy Mexican Chayote Soup from FatFree Vegan Kitchen
Homesick Texan's Carnitas Houston Style
Mexican Grilled Corn from Food Blogga
Three No-Cook Summer Recipes from Farmgirl Fare
Guacamole Deviled Eggs from Coconut and Lime