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As I said before, I bought some ingredients to make some Thai spring rolls and decided to see what other dishes I could create using them. Somehow the ingredients sounded like they would taste really good in some scrambled eggs so I tried them that way and liked them so much, I made them again. The coconut milk really makes the eggs fluffy and delicious. 

 

*Ingredients:

 

Enough butter to coat bottom of pan

1/4 cup onions, minced or…

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Thai Inspired Quinoa

 

I bought some Thai ingredients to make some spring rolls and have so much stuff left over, thought I would try making some other dishes with them. I love quinoa and thought it would lend itself well to some Thai flavors. Well, I didn't realize just how well. I was happily surprised how delicious this is.   

 

Ingredients:

 

3 or 4 leaves fresh mint

about a tablespoon fresh Thai basil,…

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I decided to give my mother's stuffed date recipe an overhaul in flavor and texture. Although I always loved her stuffed dates while growing up (we had them every Christmas). I thought they would taste really good with a nut inside of them. Which got me to thinking about what the cream cheese part would taste like if I flavored it.  The result is the following recipe. The hardest part was not eating them all! 

 

Almond Stuffed…

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I love Reese's peanut butter cups but they have become more and more artificial over the years (or maybe I can taste the artificial ingredients more than I used to be able to) and I just wanted something a little more "healthy" for my junk food or at least more natural. 

 

I tried this recipe twice - the first time I forgot to measure anything so the second time, I measured as I went. 

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup all natural *peanut butter (just peanuts and…

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Chicken Pot Pie 

 

I have made chicken pot pie with Bisquick for my family for years. However, I could not do it for the past several years now because of gluten. I am sure many of you can relate. But guess what? You can now use Gluten-Free Bisquick! Isn't that fabulous? I was so glad when I found out Bisquick had a gluten-free version that I had to go buy some immediately and try it out for different applications.  I will post other recipes using Bisquick as I…

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What Can I (or do I) Eat on Gluten-Free Lifestyle



People ask me all the time what can I (or do I) eat if living a gluten-free lifestyle. I stay away from processed foods and microwavable foods (pre-packaged). I eat things I make from scratch so that I know what is and isn’t in them. I found it was a lot easier to make my own foods than it was to try to read all the ingredients on food labels! Some manufacturers seem to go to great lengths to hide what is actually in their… Continue

The Basics



Gluten is a protein, the insoluble component of grains (such as wheat, barley, and rye). It is a mixture of gliadin, glutenin, and other proteins. Gluten causes allergy-like reactions in certain people. While the gluten-free lifestyle is the primary therapeutic treatment for celiac disease, this lifestyle may also help a host of other conditions, including:



•Autism (most common diet is GFCF - gluten-free/caseine… Continue