Gluten-Free Boeuf Bourguignon Stuffed Peppers

If you’re the main cook in your family like I am, then you probably take turns entertaining everyone’s latest cravings and dietary restrictions. Last year, my mother-in-law gave the vegan lifestyle a shot for a few months, before deciding that it didn’t really suit her. Shortly after ditching her vegan ways, she found out that she had a minor gluten allergy. Since then, we started incorporating more gluten-free dishes into our weekly meal calendar.

February 17, 2015February 16, 2015

Gluten-Free Beef Stroganoff

Back in October, I mentioned that I love a good challenge in the kitchen. I also mentioned that one of my favorite challenges is to put a healthy twist on a classic recipe—a recipe makeover, if you will. And this week on The Monday Menu, I’m tackling beef stroganoff.

Trust me when I say, your gluten-free diet doesn’t mean old favorites have to be put on the back burner!

November 24, 2014February 11, 2015

Gluten-Free Chile Relleno Casserole

So it appears as though I’m addicted to individual quiche containers—not to mention gluten-free cuisine. I mean, how can you not love those precious little meals with easy cleanup. And well…gluten-free should just be called bloat-free. As I mentioned before, I don’t have a gluten allergy. I began making gluten-free meals for my mother-in-law, and the first few times, I made both a regular version for us and a gluten-free version for her, but I quickly realized that I preferred the gluten-free option, and no one appreciated this switch more than my stomach. Now, I don’t have to wait twenty-four hours for my wheat pooch to disappear. And today, I decided to combine an old love of mine—New Mexican cuisine—with my two new loves. I hope you enjoy my Gluten-Free Chile Relleno Casserole.

October 27, 2014February 11, 2015

Gluten-Free Chicken Pot Pie

When it comes to people’s limitations in the kitchen, I have a healthy habit of trying to prove them wrong. And so a few years ago, I put this habit (I like to think of it more as a gift) to good use; I volunteered at Children’s Medical Center in the LEAN Families program, which was designed to show families with obese children, or children at risk of becoming obese, how to exercise and make healthier food choices. Good food tastes bad and healthy ingredients can’t be used in our recipes are the types of preconceived notions that I was up against.