Gluten Free Tartiflette – Better Than Au Gratin Potatoes

Gluten Free Tartiflette

Tartiflette is a French recipe made of potatoes, bacon and cream similar to au gratin potatoes, which originally did not contain cheese. Tartiflette contains lardon (cubed pork fat), but in the states, it may be easiest to use bacon. That’s why I use. Meanwhile, it is not a dish we can afford to consume on a regular basis, health-wise, but for special occasions or a treat, it is perfect, and so worth the effort. Continue reading “Gluten Free Tartiflette – Better Than Au Gratin Potatoes”

Gluten Free Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Gluten Free Stuffed Zucchini Boats

hile you can serve single stuffed zucchini boats as an appetizer, you can also serve them as a main dish. However, my favorite way to utilize stuffed zucchini boats is to serve them along with some pasta and marinara sauce. Because marinara sauce is meatless, you have the meat and veggies covered with this stuffed sensation! It’s so easy to make. Be sure to read the Tips sections for a variation. Continue reading “Gluten Free Stuffed Zucchini Boats”

Red Quinoa Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Red Quinoa Salad with Pomegranate Dressing
If you’ve been wondering about the difference between golden and red quinoa, there is none, other than the color. In this red quinoa salad, I chose the red variety just to add more color. It’s easy to throw together. You don’t even need a recipe, but I did write down everything so you’d have some ideas on what to use. Be sure to rinse your quinoa. It helps make it perfect. Enjoy!

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Butterscotch Custard Recipe

Homemade Butterscotch Custard

While not all ready-made or boxed pudding brands are gluten free, you can always use naturally gluten free ingredients to make them from scratch. Instead of making gluten free pudding, which contains flour, I prefer custard. There isn’t any floury taste or texture in custard because it does not contain flour. While this may not occur in pudding with wheat flour, it does in gluten free pudding. In addition, gluten free flour creates a bit of slimy texture in pudding (too thick). Custard really is the way to go. Serve this rich butterscotch custard plain or topped with caramel sauce and/or whipped cream. It’s so decadent! Continue reading “Butterscotch Custard Recipe”

Gluten Free Cheese and Spinach Gnocchi

Ricotta Spinach Gluten Free Gnocchi

Tuesday is National Cheese Lover’s Day. So, I thought I would share my latest gluten free recipe with you that contains cheese. It doesn’t contain everyday cheese, but either cottage cheese or ricotta cheese (which looks a lot like cottage cheese, but has smaller curds). It’s delicious!

I used 4% fat cottage cheese and chopped the curds up a little smaller. However, it appears pureeing it in a food processor would make it easier to roll. I also used Parmesan cheese in this recipe. I adapted the same recipe that I found in this month’s Sunset magazine. However, I use much less Parmesan and of course, gluten free ingredients instead of glutenous all-purpose flour. Meanwhile, you’ll have fun learning how to roll the gnocchi, which is the best way to make them. It leaves a nice sized space in which the sauce is trapped. When they are rolled, they are also less chewy. Check out the video on how to roll gnocchi. Continue reading “Gluten Free Cheese and Spinach Gnocchi”