Carla's Gluten Free Recipe Box
1,900 Gluten Free Recipes by Retired Recipe Developer, Carla Spacher
While traditional tequila is made from agave, some makers add sugar or additives to the fermented agave. The additives may contain gluten. To determine whether a bottle of tequila is truly gluten free, look for the words, “100% de agave” or “100% agave”. Continue reading “Is Tequila Gluten Free?”
While on vacation, we ate at one my favorite gluten free menu restaurants, PF Chang’s China Bistro. While this appetizer from their happy hour menu is not gluten free, allow me to explain why it’s not. The waitress spoke to the chef on my behalf. He said that the only reason why they don’t label it gluten free is because it is made on a grill that would pick of cross-contamination from gluten. Their peanut sauce may also contain gluten, but I didn’t ask. The appetizer is called Saigon Summer Rolls, also known as Vietnamese Rolls (Saigon is the former name of the current city, Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam.) Continue reading “Gluten Free Saigon Summer Rolls – Vietnamese Rolls with Peanut Sauce”
We just had a half stay-cation and the other half out of town. We had all of our favorites for breakfast, lunch, and dinner while at home. I hope you enjoy this brunch favorite as much as we have. Continue reading “Gluten Free Brunch Dessert Waffle Sundae”
Remember the old classic carrot and raisin salad? Well, this spicy carrot salad replaced that in our house a few years ago. The older we get, the spicier we enjoy our food. If you enjoy a little spice to your food, this is a must try. I like to keep some in the frig to use when I don’t have time to make a vegetable, usually weeknights. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have. Continue reading “Spicy Carrot Salad”
Today is National Pina Colada Day! To celebrate, I made these fun gluten free pina colada muffins. With flavors of pineapple, coconut and almond. You’ll think you’re in the tropics. For those who avoid gum, they are completely free of all gums. Enjoy! Continue reading “Grain-Free Gluten-Free Pina Colada Muffins”
Sugar cookies are must for any gluten free recipe box. Using my easy to make baking flour (see recipe link), you can make common desserts the same way you did when you used gluten flour. This delicious gluten free sugar cookies recipe is just one example. Once baked, if desired, decorate them using my royal icing recipe. Their yummy. Enjoy! Continue reading “Gluten Free Sugar Cookies”
Have you ever wanted a glass of red wine, but you didn’t plan ahead. If you’re wondering how long should red wine breathe, you’ve come to the right place. You usually allow it to breathe so that the oxygen can tone down the tannins and allow the flavors to mingle with them. Tannins as well as alcohol is what causes that sting in the back of your throat. When the wine doesn’t sting the back of your throat, or it does, but much less prior to allowing it to breathe, your wine is ready to drink. I call that sting in the back of the throat, a “bite”. When it has a bite, it needs a little more aging or breathing. Well, rather than waiting 30 minutes to several hours for a wine to breathe before you can enjoy it, there are some things you can do to speed up the process. Continue reading “How Long Should Red Wine Breathe? Plus Faster Methods”
There’s nothing like a good shortbread cookie with a cup of tea. We used to devour one of my former client’s gluten free lemon shortbread cookies (Simply Shari’s), but I can’t have them anymore because they contain tapioca and citrus. My husband still enjoys them, though. Meanwhile, since my flour blend recipe calls for tapioca or cornstarch, I can make my own shortbread cookies. My hubby misses lemon desserts since I realized I was allergic to it. So, I’m trying to make enough to freeze for him to enjoy!. I hope you enjoy them as well.
Continue reading “Gluten Free Lemon and Coconut Shortbread Cookies”
If you like idea of the red, white and blue theme of 4th of July and Memorial Day, using fruit instead of artificial coloring is the way to go. While I prefer to use natural food coloring, blue is difficult to create. Make this gluten free red white & blue pie using my Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie Recipe. You have your choice of multiple crust recipes. Of course, you can always use a gluten free ready-made pie crust at your store. If you prefer to decorate another type of pie in this fashion, check out my over 30 Gluten Free Pie Recipes. Continue reading “Gluten Free Red White & Blue Pie”
While I have a few gluten free cake mug recipes, I had not yet developed a muffin in a mug recipe yet. Wanting a bit healthier version of the cake mug recipe, I decided to add a bit of flax seed meal to the cake recipe and add some blueberries. To make a cake version, substitute the 1 tablespoon of flax seed meal for 1 tablespoon additional flour. This gluten free blueberry mug cake makes a fast snack/dessert! Continue reading “Gluten Free Blueberry Mug Cake or Muffin (Sugar-Free Option)”