Carla's Gluten Free Recipe Box
1,900 Gluten Free Recipes by Retired Recipe Developer, Carla Spacher
Over 1,900 gluten free recipes that are safe for those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, all with color photos. The gluten free diet is the healthy way to go. Looking for something in particular? Click on the “Recipe Index” link in the menu (three bars on mobile phones). There, you will find many categories including those free of many allergens. Need to find an ingredient substitute? Click on the “Substitutes” link in the menu.
I had the most amazing bacon last Easter at a local restaurant near the south entrance of Yosemite. It was in Bass Lake at Ducey’s on the Lake. It was the best bacon I have ever had! I never thought that I could reproduce it, but I did! You have to try this gluten free candied bacon! It has so much flavor. It’s a special treat. Continue reading “Gluten Free Candied Bacon”
Use this delicious gluten free blueberry topping on cheesecake, cakes, ice cream, pancakes, and cupcakes, to name a few. Make the sauce as thin or thick as possible. You can even puree it to create a sauce. You can also purchase Comstock Blueberry Pie Filling and Topping or make this recipe using confectioners’ sugar. Continue reading “Blueberry Topping Using a Variety of Gluten Free Starches”
The combination of tender chocolate cake, creamy cream cheese frosting, and blueberry topping create a flavor explosion in as little as one bite. Berry toppings add a decadence to desserts with very little effort.
My Favorite Dutch-Processed Cocoa Powder is Droste. Continue reading “Mini Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and Blueberry Topping”
The ramen burger first became popular in 2013 at an outdoor, weekend food bizarre called Smorgasburg in New York. Blogger and Japanese ramen enthusiast, Keizo Shimamoto created it. How he gets the ramen to stick together is a trade secret, but I’ve figured it out! I’ve tried egg, and it just doesn’t work very well. Learn how to make a traditional, gluten free ramen burger, including the sauce! Continue reading “Gluten Free Ramen Burger – The Secret to the Glue! (Egg-Free)”
King Soba is my favorite and the only manufacturer that I know of that makes gluten free soba noodles. Now, they offer gluten free ramen! And the brown rice variety is amazing; better than gluten ramen, to me. However, it does not include a flavor packet. So, I had fun creating this easy hot & sour soup recipe using their ramen. It’s perfect for those who do not appreciate mushrooms. Also, check out my recipe for Traditional Gluten Free Hot & Sour Soup.
They also offer black rice, buckwheat, and a variety pack. I’ve made this same soup using their buckwheat ramen. They cook a bit faster and have a unique flavor that I also enjoy. Continue reading “Easy Gluten Free Hot & Sour Soup with Ramen”
While recently on vacation in Cabo, I tasted the best flan I have ever had! I used to hate flan because I had only tasted it in the United States where some restaurants use a package mix that contains gelatin. Meanwhile, I developed a recipe for flan using only evaporated milk not too long ago, without any gelatin. It was much better. However, this latest recipe is amazing! The recipe was given to me by Chef, Caesar, at El Molina restaurant, at the Hyatt Ziva in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. (Soon, I’ll share more about this all-inclusive resort in regards to gluten free menus.)
Carla Spacher & Chef Caesar of Hyatt Ziva Cabo:
Continue reading “Best Flan Recipe – Gluten Free – in Every Flavor from Chef Caesar”
Using a combination of rice and sorghum flour along with other ingredients, these gluten free hamburger buns are truly delicious. If you have a barbecue or grill available, toast them to make them crunchy. Serve with burgers, sausage, or your favorite vegetarian fare.
While one of my cookbook recipe testers named these buns “just like gluten buns,” I’ve named them the best gluten free hamburger buns. They are slightly heartier, but not by much. It just means they have flavor! Continue reading “Best Gluten Free Hamburger Buns (Cheese & Onion Options)”
While traditionally, cannelloni is made with sheets of pasta, you can use gluten free manicotti pasta shells just as easily. I’ve provided below, both the link to my recipe for cannelloni sheets and a well-known brand.
You’ll find that manicotti shells have ridges while the homemade pasta sheets do not. I used my gluten-free egg noodle recipe, which everyone raves about. This homemade pasta has a wonderful texture, but more importantly, it holds up even upon reheating, even in soup, without getting mushy.
If you are short on time and prefer to use store-bought manicotti shells, Jovial Foods makes one that works perfectly! I suggest making just enough to serve that day when using Jovial brown rice manicotti shells. They’re perfect the day you make them but get just a little mushy the following day. If you add additional sauce before reheating, you won’t notice. Continue reading “Gluten Free Cannelloni or Manicotti Shells (Homemade or Store-Bought)”
Not too long ago, I created a recipe for Hot Chili Oil, but it’s not red like the ones you purchase in the stores. Plus, it is not as hot, either. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this new recipe earlier. You get to choose which type of oil from which it is made. It’s so easy, you can control the level of heat it creates, too. It looks beautiful. Enjoy! Continue reading “Homemade Red Hot Chili Oil Recipe”
This recipe reminded me that I needed to share this recipe on this site, as I assume there are many people who wouldn’t know where to start when it comes to writing with white chocolate on a chocolate cake. I avoid commercial tubes as most of them contain chemicals and artificial coloring. If that’s you, read on to learn what to add to chocolate to make it flow smoothly and easily. Also, discover the gluten-free white chocolate brand that I use.
Continue reading “How to Melt Chocolate for Writing On a Cake”