Great food... that's Gluten Free
Caramelized Cabbage with Spiced Tomato Gravy will make you feel cozy-warm. The spiced tomato sauce combined with the extra soft and wilted cabbage is the perfect cold weather (or rainy or snowy) dish. And don’t skip the sour cream and fresh herb add-ons…they complete the experience!
Since becoming gluten free, I’ve had to skip the stuffing part of the Thanksgiving meal… well not this year, baby because I’m making a gluten free cornbread-based stuffing that I can gobble down! Gluten Free Cornbread Stuffing with Chicken Sausage and Apples is crispy on the outside while being hot, delicious, sweet and savory on the inside. It’s so good you will want to eat it all year round, not just for Thanksgiving. Try it with chicken, Cornish hens or just by itself.
Cooking for Thanksgiving can be overwhelming so it is absolutely critical to have a few easy recipes in your back pocket. Cranberry Mustard Relish is one of those recipes because it’s super simple to make (only 4 ingredients!), can be made ahead of time (yes!!), and is incredibly flavorful – seamlessly combining tart, sweet and spicy.
Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey with Homemade Gluten Free Gravy is backed by 60+ years of my mom’s cooking and entertaining experience and now I’m sharing all the intel and secret tips with you!!
While salt and pepper fish is a classic asian dish, the scallion rice in this rendition kicks this recipe up a notch or two. The fish is mixed with some simple ingredients such as ginger, gluten free soy sauce, honey, and of course, salt and pepper and then quickly seared in the pan. Meanwhile the rice is mixed with sugar, vinegar, scallions and butter. Yup…butter! Place the fish over the rice and wham-o, Salt & Pepper Fish with Scallion Rice is served. It’s a perfect, simple asian-style dinner.
Creamless Corn and Clam Chowder with Crispy Chorizo is incredible. It’s layered with lots of flavor and comes together in less than 30 minutes(yes!). And it’s an extra bonus to have a creamy texture without using any cream!
So many of us gluten free folks really miss having some good bread every once in awhile. I’ve never baked bread before but this recipe is so easy, I decided to give it a try. And guess what? In one hour, I was eating hot-out-of-the-oven Homemade Gluten Free Bagels that are SO delicious and a total snap to make. You won’t believe how few ingredients are needed and how quick and easy (no yeast or boiling required) this recipe is. It’s like a dream come true!
Crunchy beans and crunchy soy-glazed almonds…yum! Green Bean Salad with Soy-Glazed Almonds (GF) is a refreshingly bright salad (or veggie dish) that is so easy to make. Because it can be served cold or room temp, it’s another great make-ahead recipe that’s also super-convenient for potlucks, picnics and holidays.
I’m going to come clean…I’ve never used a slow-cooker before. Mind blowing, I know! After making this recipe, I can now see why everyone loves their slow-cookers so much! It’s the perfect appliance to make this pulled brisket recipe. The brisket becomes fall-apart tender and is amazingly saucy with just the right amount of perfectly caramelized edges. I know I’ll be making this Slow-Cooker Pulled BBQ Brisket recipe again…especially for football game gatherings!
Looking to impress your guests? Serve them Citrus Scallop Crudo as an appetizer. While this dish looks impressive, it comes together quickly and effortlessly… and of course, is totally delicious. The sweetness of the sea scallops are complemented by the bright citrus flavors of the sauce, some fresh herbs, and a smidge of heat.
Wondering what to do with you leftover white rice? Well, look no further. Use it to make this easy and delicious Vietnamese Fried Rice (GF) recipe that comes together in less than five minutes! The sauce is what makes this fried rice so different from the more common, traditional Chinese fried rice that most of us are familiar with. The Vietnamese version has a more subtle, sublime flavor that kicks-in after a few forkfuls and boy is the flavor addictive!
During the summer when basil is abundant (and potentially taking over your garden!), is the perfect time to make pesto. The traditional pesto most of us are familiar with uses pine nuts but in this recipe toasted pecans are the secret ingredient. Pecan Basil Pesto with Pasta (GF) is a “nutty” twist on pesto. It’s a subtle yet delightful variation of a very popular classic.
If you’ve never had Mexican-Style Street Corn, you’re in for a total treat. Before digging in, you’ll want to roll up your sleeves and have the napkins AND dental floss ready to go! The flavors of the charred corn combined with the mayo, cojita cheese, and lime will make your mouth water. Get ready to make many trips to the market (or farmer’s market) for fresh corn…Mexican-Style Street corn is that good!
Whether you want a light dinner on a warm evening or need a main course for a picnic or potluck, Salmon with Creamy Dill Dressing is the perfect choice. It’s super easy to make (and transport, if need be) and can be served warm, room temp, or cold.
This Classic Caprese Salad recipe is so easy that a formal recipe really isn’t required! The key to a great Caprese Salad (as with most Italian recipes) is to use the best and freshest ingredients possible – ripe heirloom tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, and fresh Mozzarella. Summertime is the perfect time for Classic Caprese Salad because it’s when tomatoes are in-season, abundant, sweet, and gorgeous.
Figs are so delicious and in the summer (through October) when at peak season, they are hard to pass up. I love this recipe of Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese, Honey, and Cracked Pepper because it requires no cooking, is ready in less than 10 minutes and presents (and tastes) like a restaurant-quality appetizer.
Holy smokes … this Lemongrass-Crusted Lamb Chops with Herb Salad is bursting with flavor! Each bite is like a total flavor-bomb awakening the senses. The crust on the lamb has the perfect balance of sweet, spicy, and salty components that all work together harmoniously. And the limey herb salad completes the taste bud sensations with a refreshingly tart finish. And bonus, most of the prep work for this dish is done ahead of time.
Zucchini is available all year round but at this time of year, zucchini is prolific in home gardens too. Zucchini with Black Pepper Butter and Crispy Parmesan is a perfect recipe for when you have zucchini madness in your garden like I do. With a few simple ingredients you can have a de-lish and VERY easy to make veggie dish.
Sambal Chicken Skewers with Garlicky Mayo are the bomb! The marinade is fabulous and creates a tangy, sweet, and spicy glaze on each morsel. Serve the chicken with the Garlicky Mayo and you’re all set for a helluva skewer experience!
Moroccan-Spiced Broccoli Salad is a fusion of robust flavors, textures, and colors that hits all of the right notes… sweet, salty, spicy, and crunchy. It’s also VERY adaptable and open to MANY variations to suit your personal tastes. It’s a cinch to throw together and the longer it sits, the better it gets.
Sheet Pan Mediterranean Halibut and Vegetables is a delicious, healthy one-pan meal. The halibut and vegetables are placed together on one sheet pan, coated in lemon herb oil, and then roasted in the oven. Serve Sheet Pan Mediterranean Halibut and Vegetables family-style or plate separately. Either way, serve with a delicious glass of chilled white wine to complete your Mediterranean dining experience.
Warm? Fluffy? Flaky? Gluten Free? Yes, it is possible! This recipe for Light and Fluffy Gluten Free Biscuits is a life-saver. Most gluten free biscuits are hard-as-a-rock, dry, and tasteless. Not these biscuits. Thank you America’s Test Kitchen!!
There’s something wonderfully satisfying about the sweet and savory combination of a sloppy joe! Grown ups and kids alike love ‘em. These Gluten Free Sloppy Joes perfectly balance the sweet, tangy, savory, and messy!
Grilled Radicchio with Honeyed Almonds, Balsamic, and Parmesan is typical of Italian cooking…using a few simple quality ingredients with the focus on flavor. Radicchio is gorgeous with its vibrant purples, pinks, and whites and while radicchio is the star in this recipe it has a stellar supporting cast of honeyed almonds, balsamic syrup and parmesan.
The Open-Faced Shrimp Quesadilla at Philadelphia’s El Vez restaurant is so unbelievably delicious that I had to create a Gluten Free version. This Open-Faced Shrimp Quesadilla – Gluten Free is super-easy to make and has just the right amount of cheesiness-to-toppings ratio. I serve it as a main course but it could also be sliced into wedges and served as an appetizer as it is at El Vez. Either way, you can’t go wrong! It’s fabulosa!!
Asparagus and Pea Soup with Poached Eggs is a gorgeous, velvety soup (with absolutely no cream) that’s loaded with veggies and finished with a perfectly poached egg. It’s super easy to make and comes together very quickly – less than 15 minutes cooking time! While the colors of this soup make me think of spring, it’s delicious any time of year.
Shrimp Scampi is a classic Italian dish that relies on fresh, simple ingredients. The balance of flavors in this Perfect Shrimp Scampi recipe is spot on…just the right amount of butter, garlic, spice, and lemon. It’s an extremely easy, totally delicious gluten free recipe that can be on the table in less than 10 minutes once you start cooking. High five to that!
Are you ready to put a new spin on an old classic? If yes, this Curried Egg Salad with Currants, Chives, and Cucumbers is totally worth a try. It’s a delicious egg salad alternative that is chock-full of flavor and texture.
Crispy Harissa Chicken Thighs is loaded with great flavors that all come together for one phenomenal meal! The crispy chicken, roasted potatoes, caramelized veggies, and bright fennel salad are all fantastic but when combined and then finished with the harissa schmaltz (fun word to say, right?!), this dish becomes awesome!
Gluten Free Onion Tart is a superb combination of sweet, salty, and savory all housed in a flaky, buttery gluten free crust. In my opinion, onions make everything taste better. And whether or not you choose to add anchovies (which I HIGHLY recommend), the tart is simply delish.
Everything about this recipe screams SPRING. Asparagus and Radishes with Fresh Herbs is refreshing, easy-to-make, and bursting with flavor. It’s a great dish to wake up your senses and spring into, well, you know, spring!
There’s no chopping, slicing or dicing in this fantastic recipe for Shawarma-Spiced Grilled Lamb. Simply combine the spices with olive oil, slather the spice rub all over the lamb, marinate overnight and grill the next day. Seems like there must be a catch…something more complex that’s needed. But it’s as simple as it sounds. And the taste…oh the taste. You’re in for a total treat.
Caramelized Crispy Fennel is the perfect addition to your favorite dishes. While it tastes similar to sautéed onions, cooked fennel naturally has a slightly spicy kick to it with a wonderful hint of anise (black licorice). The next time you plan to sauté onions consider trying Caramelized Crispy Fennel instead.
Middle Eastern-Spiced Rice with Peas and Pistachios will transport you to Morocco…or Egypt or Israel. You get the idea! Lots of flavor in this side dish that pairs extremely well with all kinds of meat dishes. Let Middle Eastern-Spiced Rice with Peas and Pistachios enchant your taste buds with another region of the world.
Oh so satisfyingly de-lish! These Gluten Free Smash Burgers taste just like restaurant-style smash burgers and are so easy (and quick) to make. They’re a total crowd pleaser. I’m officially addicted to smashing and you will be too!
Chicken Marbella is a Spanish and Moroccan inspired dish that combines briny and sweet flavors that never fails to please! While most Chicken Marbella recipes call for bone-in, skin-on chicken, my simple version uses boneless, skinless thighs which reduces the overall cooking time and significantly minimizes …
There are so many different ways to make chopped liver but for my family, it’s my Aunt Renee’s Amazing Chopped Liver recipe that rules! It’s simple, dee-licious, and because my Aunt Renee only made it for Passover and Rosh Hashanah, it was a much-anticipated, special treat. I know chopped liver isn’t on everyone’s Top Ten list but when you work up the chutzpah, try my Aunt Renee’s Amazing Chopped Liver recipe.
When I was a kid, Pandeli’s was our family’s go-to neighborhood Italian restaurant. My favorite dish on the menu was a chicken with artichokes and melted cheese in a lemon sauce. I absolutely loved it and probably ordered it every time. Lemony Chicken with Artichokes and Gruyere is my interpretation of the Pandeli’s recipe that I so fondly remember. The restaurant may be long gone but the memories (and now the recipe) live on!
Oh so delicious! Cheesy, Crunchy Squash Gratin (Gluten Free) is one of those satisfying dishes that makes you feel all comfy cozy inside. Yes, it’s cheesy and crunchy but it’s also slightly creamy and warming with just the right hint of heat. It’s versatile enough to be served as a side dish or as a main vegetarian dish. However you decide to serve it, you’ll be surprised how quickly the gratin will be devoured!
If you are looking for a restaurant-quality meal that is super-easy to make and sure to impress, this recipe for Miso-Glazed Chilean Sea Bass is for you! It’s layered with umami flavor and each fillet has a wonderful candied glaze on top. You don’t have to dine at a fancy restaurant to enjoy this gem of a recipe.
Even for Cauliflower naysayers, Roasted Cauliflower with Dates and Pine Nuts is always such a hit. It has a touch of sweetness combined with savory and nutty flavors that’s quite addictive. Not only is this cauliflower recipe delicious, it’s easy to make and leaves little to clean up. That’s my kind of dish!
Dijon and Cognac Beef Stew will not disappoint! It’s a sophisticated beef stew with an exceptionally savory sauce thanks to the combination of grainy and Dijon mustards. And it’s also a perfect make-ahead and reheat-before-serving kinda recipe.
Gingery Broth with Wilted Greens is one of those soups that you crave in the dead of winter as well as during hot, steamy summer days. It’s a multi-purpose, all-season, healthy Vietnamese-style soup. The greens make the soup rich in nutrients while the ginger lends its soothing, healing powers.
Do you love the idea of a wedge salad but aren’t a fan of blue cheese dressing? Then this wedge salad recipe is for you! Wedge Salad with Tahini Yogurt dressing is like hitting the refresh button on wedge salads…it has all the comforts of the ‘ole classic but with a herb-y, seed-y, and more-sophisticated taste. Don’t get me wrong, I love the classic blue cheese wedge salad but I’m also head-over-heels about this updated version.
Sometimes you want a delicious homemade meal but don’t feel like putting in the effort. That’s when it’s time to hit the bottle, the bottle of Soy Vay’s new Gluten Free Veri Veri Teriyaki Sauce. It doesn’t get easier or tastier than this Gluten Free Teriyaki Salmon dish.
Roasted Pepper Cups with Cherry Tomatoes, Olives, and Ricotta is one of those dishes that looks like a masterpiece but is so simple to make.
This recipe is my secret love potion…seriously! Orange Glazed Cornish Hens is what caused my now-husband to fall in love with me back in the day. How’s that for a magical recipe?
10-Minute Tacos is a family favorite that hits the dinner table in, you guessed it, 10 minutes! The focus here is on simplifying by using pre-made ingredients for a quick, tasty, and satisfying meal!
The beauty of this risotto recipe is it’s BAKED and therefore VERY easy and stress-free to make. This is a fabulous risotto chock-full of green veggies…kale, spinach, and peas. The veggies help to offset the typical rich and creamy nature of risotto recipes. I may be going out on a limb here but I would even call Baked Risotto with Kale, Spinach, and Peas “Healthy-ish!”
Shrimp and Calamari Basil Stir Fry is a recipe that has big yet subtle flavors happening simultaneously. It’s sweet and spicy (but not too spicy!) with the perfect amount of umami-ness from the fish sauce to bring it all home. This is such a simple recipe to prepare. And best of all, once it hits the pan, it’s ready to serve in less than 10 minutes!
It’s crunchy, tangy, healthy, sweet, salty, versatile, delish and addictive! Winter-Crunch Salad with Kale and Apples hits ALL the right chords. It just may be the salad that gets you through this winter!
Sweet and Spicy Turmeric Chicken with Broccolini is visually beautiful… the bright green of the broccolini contrasts with the beautiful warmth of the golden turmeric. And the balance of sweet and spicy in the recipe is just right. Best of all, this recipe falls into the super-easy-to-make category.
It’s starting to get cold outside and my vegetable garden bounty is nearing its end for the season, that’s when I know it’s time to make Tomato Fish Chowder with Fresh Herbs and Lime. This soup is great to make when you have an abundance of late-season garden tomatoes that need to be used or if you’re just in the mood for some tasty fish chowder with fresh herbs and a bit of unexpected zing. This chowder is light and delicious compared to the more commonly known and heavier, cream-based chowders. So put on an extra layer, embrace the crisp air, and enjoy a bowl of Tomato Fish Chowder with Fresh Herbs and Lime!
Are you looking for a break from your regular breakfast routine? Try this Gluten Free Breakfast Quesadilla. You’ll love how the tortilla gets nicely crisp on the outside while the inside envelops the warm egg, melty cheese, and avocado. The Gluten Free Breakfast Quesadilla is delicious, nutritious, filling and, of course, gluten free.
These Garlic Blistered Green Beans with Capers are inspired by the traditional Sichuan technique of dry-frying string beans. The trick is to let the beans cook undisturbed until they are blistered, crinkly, and flavorful. While it seems strange to add capers to a Chinese Bean dish, it TOTALLY works. The capers add a briny shot of saltiness that is “just right.”
Mojo Chicken with Charred Pineapple and Orange is a rustic, fruity dish that conjures up images of a beautiful tropical island with a wonderful warm breeze. The dish has some punch from the citrusy pesto-like sauce (the mojo!) that is delicious. Dreaming about an island get-away? Make Mojo Chicken with Charred Pineapple and Orange!
Here’s a different way to serve raw cauliflower…shave it with a mandoline and then add it to a salad. This Citrus Shaved Cauliflower Salad pops with flavor and the citrus vinaigrette is snappy and refreshing.
I usually keep it simple when grilling steaks and just apply kosher salt and pepper or a dry seasoning mixture and you can never go wrong with this method. But if you want to up your grilling game with very little effort, try lacquering the steaks with this sauce. Once you layer it onto the steaks, it creates a first-class, magical crust that is incredibly addictive. You MUST try Lacquered Rib Eye Steaks. You’ll be thanking me that you did!
Mediterranean Style Swordfish with Oregano-Caper Dressing is not only pleasing to the eye, but pleasing to the palate and waistline too. Plate the grilled swordfish on vibrantly colored tomato slices, sprinkle with toasted pine nuts, and dress with the snappy oregano-caper vinaigrette. You’ll be amazed by the taste and presentation.
Many turkey burgers are dry and tasteless, but not these babies! Here are a few tips for making the best Grilled Turkey Burgers with Sriracha Mayo. First and foremost, use dark meat turkey. Next, add olive oil and cumin seeds (along with other seasonings) to the burgers. Finally, top with Sriracha Mayo and either serve on a toasted gluten free bun or eat them naked.