Like everybody and their dog, I've started a sourdough culture, but mine is a little different: it's gluten-free sourdough and made with brown rice flour. As it requires daily feeding, I'm constantly looking for ways to use up what I need to siphon off each time I add new flour … [Read more...] about Healthy Gluten-Free Sourdough Cornbread
Breads
Gluten Free Non-Thanksgiving Stuffing for Jealous Canadians
Am I the only Canadian who's jealous of Americans getting a big family dinner and holiday yesterday? Canadian Thanksgiving feels like so long ago! Sure, we get to rip into crispy-skinned turkey or chicken more than a month earlier, but isn't that a bit like being the test dummy … [Read more...] about Gluten Free Non-Thanksgiving Stuffing for Jealous Canadians
Healthy Whole Grain Indian Recipes: Buckwheat, Corn and Traditional Lentil & Rice Idli
As I remove item after item from my reusable shopping bag to fit the idli steamer inside, I wonder if Nantha Kumar really knows what he's getting himself into. The kind chef and Malaysian cooking class instructor has offered to lend me his idli steamer, because the things are … [Read more...] about Healthy Whole Grain Indian Recipes: Buckwheat, Corn and Traditional Lentil & Rice Idli
Pecorino, Potato and Anchovy Flatbread Pizza with Lemon Zest on a Gluten free Crust
I know, I know. I'm lactose intolerant. Why am I writing about a recipe with Italian sheep's milk cheese? Because life's too short. And just a little bit won't kill me. So what if my digestion was unhappy for a few days? Worth it. I could blame Yotam Ottolenghi and his … [Read more...] about Pecorino, Potato and Anchovy Flatbread Pizza with Lemon Zest on a Gluten free Crust
How to Throw a Vegan Ethiopian Dinner Party and Make Your Friends Eat Off the Table
All I'd told my dinner party guests was that I'd be making an Ethiopian feast. Gluten free injera from scratch and a multitude of berbere-spiced stewed dishes. What I didn't tell them was that we were going to eat the meal with our hands...directly off of the table. Yes, I took … [Read more...] about How to Throw a Vegan Ethiopian Dinner Party and Make Your Friends Eat Off the Table
The Best Gluten Free, Vegan Bread Recipes
After a lot of scouring the internet, a lot of reading and a lot of whipping to stiff peaks, these are the two best gluten free bread recipes I've made. They're adaptations of other recipes, made less sweet, more airy and less salty, as necessary. This first one is a basic … [Read more...] about The Best Gluten Free, Vegan Bread Recipes
Sweet Saturdays: Gluten Free, Dairy Free Cinnamon Buns from Bunner’s Bakeshop
Bunner's was rated the top bakery in Toronto by NOW Magazine in 2015. No, not the top gluten-free bakery – though it is – but the best overall bakery. It just happens to be both 100% gluten free and vegan. The staff can even tell you which items are soy-free, and most are. I … [Read more...] about Sweet Saturdays: Gluten Free, Dairy Free Cinnamon Buns from Bunner’s Bakeshop
Recipes from the Vegan Brunch Popup with Stephanie Audet: Gluten-free Scones, Nutella Pancakes and Mexican Rice
There were scones with homemade blueberry and strawberry jam, chocolate and banana pancakes, sweet potato tacos with sweet pickled onions and cashew cream roasted poblano crema, and there was Mexican rice and beans. I brought chives and cilantro from my garden, we had food … [Read more...] about Recipes from the Vegan Brunch Popup with Stephanie Audet: Gluten-free Scones, Nutella Pancakes and Mexican Rice
Thanksgiving 2013: Brined Turkey, Gluten-free Stuffing, Pan Drippings, a Charcuterie Platter, Crispy Parsnips, Homemade Cookies, and the Annual Marriage Proposal
What a beaut', right? I know that's what you're thinking. Those charred parsnips, that garden-fresh parsley, that chicken, brined, stuffed and roasted to golden perfection, all making for a happy Thanksgiving. But folks, it's not just about the food. It's about the company. … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving 2013: Brined Turkey, Gluten-free Stuffing, Pan Drippings, a Charcuterie Platter, Crispy Parsnips, Homemade Cookies, and the Annual Marriage Proposal
Fermenting Away: South Indian Dosa and Making Indian Sourdough
There's something really satisfying about having a bowl of something slowly changing on your counter-top. You don't actually have to do anything. But all by itself it moves from one state to another. Flavours and smells develop, digestibility varies, and most importantly for me, … [Read more...] about Fermenting Away: South Indian Dosa and Making Indian Sourdough