Carla's Gluten Free Recipe Box
1,900 Gluten Free Recipes by Retired Recipe Developer, Carla Spacher
Almost 1,000 delicious gluten free soy free recipes created by gluten free expert, Carla Spacher, accompanied by stunning photos.
TheĀ Kaiser roll, also called a Vienna roll, is available in different textures. Some are hard, while others are not. This version is hard, but you can easily soften them by following the suggestion listed. Use these extremely hearty rolls for sandwiches and burgers and load on the fixings. Continue reading “Gluten Free Hamburger Buns or Kaiser Rolls”
This dish is not only attractive, but very tasty, and naturally gluten free. If you are used to frying or roasting potatoes, adding a bit of chopped onion and/or garlic provides quite a bit of flavor. However, all three of these potatoes tend to have more flavor than brown/russet potatoes. Using colored potatoes is also very attractive in potato salad, as well. I picked up a very small bag of baby colored potatoes at Trader Joe’s. If you have one locally, you may want to check there if you can’t find them in your local supermarket. Continue reading “Fried Colored Potatoes and Onion”
When my husband isn’t home for dinner, I often just throw any ingredients in a pan and go for it. I don’t need meat every night. This is my favorite out of all of my gluten freeĀ pasta recipes, and it happens to be gluten freeĀ vegan.Ā The other night I went in my pantry for dog food when I spotted a jar of artichoke hearts and immediately thought of some with pasta, along with red bell pepper. The rest is history. I used just about every Italian ingredient I could get my hands on in my kitchen to create an authentic gluten free Italian recipe. It’s something that I knew must already exist; however, I had no name for it. That’s all I knew was I would be happy to pay for this in a fine restaurant as a main dish. I could eat this every night, if needed. Loved it! Let me know how you like it, if you give it a try. It may be used as a main dish or a side dish. Mangia! (Italian for “eat!”) Continue reading “Gluten Free Vegan Italian Pasta Casserole”
On the 4th of July I had a sweet tooth. Actually, I have had a sweet tooth all week, but not for dessert. I went to the grocery store, hungry, the other day and ended up with a cart full of naturally gluten-free foods, such as gluten-free cocktail onions and raspberry balsamic vinegar. Obviously, not just sweet foods, but tangy, as well. Must be something going on with my diet. Hmmm. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this recipe strawberry spinach salad, as well as the dressing. We did! Continue reading “Gluten Free Strawberry Spinach Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette Dressing”
My husband is the griller in our family, and I am the one that creates the marinade, this time for a gluten free chicken recipe. However, I have been doing more and more grilling myself, lately. While watching my favorite cooking shows, I have learned that all of the judges look for not only taste, but grill marks! I offer an easy way to make additional, attractive grill marks below, along with a wonderful honey mustard yogurt marinade. Continue reading “Honey Mustard Yogurt Grilled Chicken Breasts”
I am frequently asked about dough enhancers and why I use certain ingredients in my recipes. This section teaches you a lot about gluten-free baking and which dough enhancers to use when, and in which recipes. Some contain dairy and others are dairy-free. Majority are soy-free.
Continue reading “Gluten Free Dough Enhancers and Bread Baking Tips”
Raspberry vinegar produces a darker, nicer looking meat when grilled. It helps produce those nice, dark grill marks, which every chef desires. Using a raspberry vinegar is a quick and easy trick. Anything with sugar or fructose (all fruit contains fructose) creates a darker crust on meat, whether fried or grilled. I often use balsamic vinegar, but was attracted to this raspberry vinegar while shopping when I was hungry! Gee, my tastes sure have changed. Years earlier I would have purchased junk food, like chips. Continue reading “Gluten-Free Raspberry Vinaigrette Marinade and Sauce”
This is such an easy and fast gluten free dessert to make! Frost bottom edges with sweetened whipped cream,Ā white frosting, or cream cheese frosting (all recipes below). You can also use canned whipped cream. If desired, add blue food coloring to frosting for decorative stars or leave white. I like to use natural food coloring made by Select Tea. It’s gluten-free and vegan. I left mine white. Adding a single blueberry on top and/or one in the middle of each decoration at the bottom brings color to this dessert. If you’d like, you can frost the entire top of the star and add multiple blueberries and/or other red berries, and skip the decorative frosting, or do both. This recipe can be made low-carb using sugar substitutes. This definitely makes a great 4th of July desserts, and definitely a conversation piece!Ā Happy 4th of July to everyone in the U.S.! Continue reading “Watermelon Stars”
Mochi is a naturally gluten-free Japanese dessert, served during Japanese New Year and year round,Ā usually in the form of a very starch rice cake. However, that same starchy rice dough is used to wrap frozen balls of ice cream. Mochi ice cream is a unique dessert that everyone should, at least, try once! Kids would love to make them! The little ones can help. You can add food coloring to the dough, and flavored extracts, as well. I like to useĀ natural food coloring or cocoa powder. It can be made with a regular or dairy-free ice cream, sherbet or frozen yogurt. They remind me of bon-bons!Ā Have fun with this one! Continue reading “Gluten Free Chocolate Mochi Ice Cream”
While most frozen yogurt recipes are made with plain yogurt, I used Greek yogurt, as it is more easily digested than regular yogurt and contains good live bacteria, if you purchase the good kind. I use FAGE Greek yogurt. In addition, instead of using cow’s milk (non-fat is traditionally used), coconut milk or gluten free rice milk may be substituted. I used homemade raw almond milk. You can use any yogurt or milk you desire to fit your dietary needs. This frozen yogurt is sweetened with agave syrup which reacts slower on your glycemic (blood sugar) levels instead of all at once like table sugar. However, if you desire to use table sugar or evaporated cane sugar, you may add it all in the pan when cooking the strawberries. I hope this gluten free frozen yogurt recipe fulfills you and/or your family’s sweet tooth without the health risks! Love strawberries! Continue reading “Strawberry Gluten Free Frozen Yogurt”