Gluten-Free Pumpkin Corn Muffins

Gluten-free corn muffins with a pumpkin twist.

Today's muffin recipe is seasonal favorite- a tender and golden pumpkin corn muffin. It's one of the most popular recipes on Gluten-Free Goddess.

The coyotes were up bright and early this morning, yelping in the cool blue air as my old English tea kettle sputtered and complained. Tea for breakfast is not an efficient way to wake up. It's more of a coaxing than the throttle of a double espresso fueled Americano, but right here, right now, it will have to do. At least this week.

The closest cafe is an hour's drive away. 

When people ask what it is I miss most living out here in the rural desert, my answer is always the same. But the list is growing...

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Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Recipe Index

Gluten-free dairy-free? No problem!

Welcome to Karina's Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Recipe Index. This GFCF recipe collection is a labor of love dedicated to all the beautiful Aspie and autistic angels out there- and the ASD families supporting neurodiversity with their own daily labors of love. I strive to make your day a little more delicious!

And I didn't forget you lovely lactose intolerant folks. This dairy-free, casein-free index is for you, too.

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Moroccan Coconut & Chick Pea Soup

A delicious gluten-free soup with Moroccan flavors

On a whim I threw together this North African inspired fusion of flavors led by cravings and intuition. We slurped it down and scraped our bowls. Turns out that sweet potatoes, chick peas, roasted green chiles and coconut milk make for one scrumptious soup. I think you'll love it.

Dairy-free never tasted so good.

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The Whole Foods Market Food Blogger Budget Recipe Challenge

Gluten-Free Goddess blog has made it into the finals for The Whole Foods Market Food Blogger Budget Recipe Challenge. The recipe? A personal (and family) favorite- my Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas. Why am I mentioning this? Because, Dear Reader, if you visit and vote for my vegetarian enchilada recipe, you just might win a $500 Whole Foods Gift Card- and other prizes!

How cool is that?

This audience sweepstakes will run from today through Wednesday, October 8th. Anyone who posts a comment on any of the contest recipes (at the Whole Foods website only) will be automatically entered to win a $500 gift card or other prizes. So please support Gluten-Free Goddess by giving the Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchilada recipe some comment LOVE.

The winning recipe will be selected primarily on audience feedback, and the winning blogger will receive $250 worth of Whole Foods gift cards (I'm giving mine to my two sons, Colin and Alex, if I win). The winning recipe will also be featured on the Whole Foods website.

Starting this Friday, September 26, 2008 the Whole Story blog will feature a daily Q+A with one of the 6 finalists.

And much good luck to my blogging pals: Hannah, Jaden, and Rachel!

Stay tuned-

And thank you for your support!

Chicken and Balsamic Peppers

One of our family's favorite (and easy!) baked chicken recipes.

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Blue Corn Muffins with Green Chiles

Harvest time in New Mexico is just an excuse to declare a fiesta and eat roasted green chiles and corn until the cows come home. Or you turn blue. I'm not kidding. I can't keep up. I love me my Green Chile as much as the next Gringa, but. Breakfast, lunch and dinner? Hola. Maybe I lack the gene. I'm starting to crave lettuce. Celery sticks. I'm dreaming of multi-colored cherry tomatoes. Something crisp and raw and fresh.

You know, bunny food.

And speaking of blue, higher-in-protein blue corn just happens to be a New Mexican specialty. (There's even a Blue Corn Cafe in Santa Fe, and rumor has it- if you call ahead they'll accomodate a gluten-free request). When you bake with blue cornmeal it it isn't exactly blue, I find. More like dark green. But maybe it's just me. We all see colors differently you know.

No two people see the exact same shade of blue. Kinda like politics. And life.

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A Gluten-Free Pasta with Ragù You Can Mangia

Gluten-free pasta with homemade red sauce.

Before I share my new ragù pasta sauce recipe, I have a note about the blog. Gluten-Free Goddess now has a FAQ page. (Thank you, David Lebovitz for the reader-friendly blogging tip.) What took me so long? Who knows, Babycakes? I sure don't. I could blame it on my preoccupation with Mad Men. Or hot flashes. Or the simple fact that living out here in the rural sand swept hills of Northern New Mexico is making me crazy. Not shooting caribou from a helicopter crazy, but. 

Crazy enough.

At any rate, now that I've come to my senses (I'm sure it's only temporary) you, Dear Reader, will find a platter of helpful links and answers to the most frequent questions asked here at the brand spankin' new Gluten-Free Goddess FAQ page. If I've overlooked anything obvious or important, I'm sure you'll let me know- won't you?

On to ragù! Up until quite recently I had never attempted a meat ragù. My red gravy of choice was always a simple vegetarian marinara sauce with plenty of garlic and basil- vegan by default (and choice). It's a recipe that I've been simmering on my stove or in my slow cooker for years. Decades, in fact. Way better than the jarred stuff. But lately I've become an omnivore. (to heal my broken hip) and I'm appreciating the virtues of grass fed Black Angus beef.

So I made a meat ragù. And here's the recipe.

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Chocolate Chip Espresso Cookies- Vegan & Gluten-Free

 

Espresso laced chocolate chip cookies- gluten-free + vegan.

You knew it was only a matter of time before I'd post another cookie recipe. I love baking cookies- it's painfully obvious. (What the bleep else are you going to do in the desert, stuck out in the middle of sand and pinon with no neighbors to speak of- if you don't count the coyotes and stink bugs, that is?)

That's right. You start thinking about gluten-free flours and raw agave nectar and semi-sweet chocolate chips. You conjure cookie dough in your mind's eye- a richly flavored hearty dough made with buckwheat, millet and quinoa flours. You add a generous dusting of cinnamon. Some strong and hot espresso. Bourbon vanilla.

You taste the dough on your fingers.

This is gonna work, you say out loud. So you write it all down on a slip of paper. You slide a baking sheet into the waiting oven. The kitchen starts to smell like the bakery in Stranger Than Fiction. Warm and spicy and sweet all at once. (What, you don't have Smellavision?)

Your husband walks through the pink stained wooden door. He smiles.

Here, you say, breaking apart a tender, melting biscuit and lifting it to his lips.

Have a cookie.

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Roasted Corn Chowder with Chicken, Lime + Cilantro

Roasted corn chowder with chicken is a fabulous soup.

An easy family favorite- my roasted corn chowder with tender pieces of chicken, a dash of fresh lime juice and mild green chiles- is a perfect recipe for early fall. Because nothing is quite as sweet as savoring the last fresh corn of the season. And the perfect accent to these southwestern flavors? Cilantro.

As always, Babycakes, if you don't care for cilantro just leave it out. Use fresh basil or parsley. And while we're talking changes, if you're not a fan of coconut milk and you'd rather use traditional moo cow milk in your chowder, Darling, feel free. Be happy.

Note: This recipe was originally entered into Kalyn's Kitchen Weekend Herb Blogging event: Your Favorite Herb. I've since updated the recipe, and it's better than ever.

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Gluten-Free Quinoa, Rice, and Side Dish Recipes

My favorite gluten-free side dish recipes include quinoa (a high protein faux grain that is gluten-free and vegan; here is an easy way to cook quinoa), baked rice, risotto, cornbread stuffing, roasted vegetables, and calabasitas. Reader favorites include Horseradish Spiked Red Potato Salad and Lime Quinoa Salad with Mint.

Acorn Squash with Green Chiles
An Easy Savory Winter Vegetable Ragout
Art School Rice with Curried Apple and Carrots
Asparagus Leek Risotto

Baked Brown Rice Risotto
Baked Grape Tomatoes with Cornbread Crumbs
Balsamic Roasted Veggie Smothered Baked Potatoes

Calabasitas- Zucchini, Corn, Green Chiles, Lime and Black Beans
Champagne Vinegar Potato Salad- serve warm or cold
Cider Roasted Vegetables
Cinnamon Applesauce
Cool as a Cucumber Salad
Crispy Potato Sticks with Roasted Tomato Salsa

Curried Apple Cornbread Stuffing
Curried Brown Rice with Carrots and Raisins
Dijon Roasted Vegetables

Easy Guacamole with Lime
Greenwiches and Lettuce Cups
Grilled Veggie Skewers and Dirty Rice

Heirloom Potato Salad
Horseradish Spiked Red Potato Salad- serve warm or cold
Hummus Tahini with Spiced Oil

Jalapeño and Lime Hummus
Joey's Kicked Up Rockin' Guac with Tomatillos
Karina's Kicked Up Colcannon
Karina's Potato Latkes

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash
Nachos Fabuloso
New Mexico Green Chile

Peanut Coleslaw with lime and cilantro
Pesto Zucchini Tomato Gratin
Pinon Brown Rice Bake with Feta
Pomegranate Glazed Green Beans and Portobellos

Quinoa: How to Cook It- the easy way
Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf
Quinoa with Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Leeks and Slivered Almonds

Quinoa Salad with Blueberries, Strawberries, and Watermelon
Quinoa Salad with Lime and Mint
Quinoa Salad with Pears, Baby Spinach + Chick Peas in Maple Vinaigrette
Quinoa Salad with Roasted Beets, Chick Peas + Orange 
Quinoa Salad with Spinach and Tomatoes
Quinoa Salad with Yellow Tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, Basil + Mint

Quinoa Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Sweet Potato
Quinoa Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Quinoa Taco Salad
Quinoa Tossed with Summer Vegetables

Ratatouille on Polenta with Baby Greens
Red Quinoa with Butternut Squash, Cranberries + Pecans
Rice Pilaf and Variations
Roasted Acorn Squash Risotto
Roasted Blue, Red and Gold Potato Wedges

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Roasted Sicilian Potatoes
Roasted Vegetables on Broiled Polenta
Roasted Vegetables with Two Sauces
Roasted Yellow Tomato Salsa

Ruby Applesauce with Cranberries
Snappy Crunchy Coleslaw- no mayo
Spaghetti Squash New Mexican with Black Beans and Lime
Spanish Rice Bake 

Sweet Potato Latkes
Sweet Potato Shoestring Fries
Two Potato Salad with Sweet Potatoes and No Mayo
Warm Coleslaw with Chili-Lime Dressing

Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Recipes for Soups, Stews, Chili and Roasts

Here is my collection of gluten-free slow cooker recipes for the Crockpot. I love using a slow cooker year round. In the winter it warms the house with comforting spices and inviting aromas and in the summer it helps keep the kitchen cool- not to mention, it does all the work and frees up the day. Reader favorites include African Bean & Sweet Potato Soup, New Mexican Stew with Ground Turkey and Beef in Pomegranate Sauce.

Slow Cooker Soup and Stew Recipes

African Bean and Sweet Potato Soup
African Coconut Chick Pea Soup

Big Easy Soup with Andouille Sausage and Beans
Buffalo Sausage Stew
Butternut Chili

Crockpot Curry with Coconut Milk
Curried Butternut Soup
Curried Carrot Soup with Pan Toasted Cornbread Croutons

Karina's Beef Stew
Kicked Up Coconut Split Pea Soup

Mediterranean Chicken Soup for the Soul
Melted Peppers and Dags (yes dags)
Mexican Pumpkin Soup with Black Beans and Lime
New Mexican Stew with Ground Turkey

Potato Soup for the Sensitive Soul
Pumpkin-Sweet Potato Soup
Purple Cabbage and Sweet Potato Soup with Sunbutter

Roasted Corn Chowder with Chicken, Lime and Cilantro
Roasted Hatch Chile Stew with Sweet Potato
Roasted Tomato Soup

Santa Fe Pumpkin Chowder
Sneaky Tomato Soup
Spicy Vegetable Soup with Lime

Turkey Soup

Vegetarian Mulligatawny with Coconut Milk

Slow Cooker Chili Recipes

Santa Fe Chicken Chili
Two Artists Chili

Slow Cooker Roast and Meat Recipes

Beef and Potatoes au Chocolat
Beef in Pomegranate Sauce
Pork Roast in Brown Sugar Apricot Mushroom Sauce

Gluten-Free Dinner Recipes and Comfort Food

Gluten-free main dishes, comfort food, and dinner ideas.

My collection of gluten-free dinner recipes- favorite main dish recipes from my humble Brown Sugar Turkey Meatloaf to slow-cooked Beef in Pomegranate Sauce. For an easy company-worthy entree, try my Agave Lime Salmon recipe.

Vegetarian or vegan? I didn't forget you, Babycakes. Vegetarian and vegan dinner recipe favorites are listed below for a green change of pace. The most popular gluten-free vegetarian recipe? My Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas.

Make tonight delicious!

Chicken, Turkey and Pork Recipes

Alex's Favorite Baked Chicken Mediterranean
Balsamic Roasted Pepper Chicken
Brown Sugar Turkey Meatloaf

Chicken and Artichoke Enchilada Bake with Green Chiles (New Mexican Style)
Chicken and Spinach Rice Bake with Mozzarella
Chicken Tropicale with Peppers and Pineapple
Curried Apple Chicken Stir-Fry with Rice

Easy Baked Chicken Chili Rice Casserole
Garlic Chicken Lasagna
Jazzed Up Turkey Tetrazzini
Lime Chicken Tacos

Maple Apple Sausage
New Mexican Stew with Ground Turkey
Peanut Broccoli Chicken Stir-Fry
Pineapple Salsa Chicken Enchiladas

Pork Roast in Apricot Mushroom Sauce
Roasted Corn Chowder with Chicken & Cilantro
Rustic Chicken Soup for the Soul

Santa Fe Chicken Chili
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Stuffed Cabbage with Roasted Sweet Potato, Quinoa and Sausage
Stuffed Peppers with Ground Turkey

Turkey and Sweet Potato Enchiladas
Turkey Meatballs and Asian Style Stir-fry Noodles
Turkey Nachos

Beef and Buffalo Recipes

A Meat Ragù You Can Mangia- Hearty Meat Sauce for Pasta
Beef and Mushroom Rice Bake with Cranberries
Beef and Mushroom Stuffed Acorn Squash

Beef and Potatoes au Chocolat
Beef in Pomegranate Sauce
Big Easy Soup with Beans and Andouille Sausage
Buffalo Sausage Stew

Buffalo Sausage Stuffed Peppers
Dijon Roasted Vegetables & Sausage
Irish Cottage Pie

Cranberry Buffalo Roast Stew
Good Karma Meatloaf Pie topped with Dill Mashed Potatoes
Karina's Beef Stew

Maple Meatloaf
Mediterranean Eggplant with Crumbled Beef, Tomato & Mint
Melted Peppers and Dags (yes, dags) on Rice

Roasted Hatch Chile Stew with Beef, Sweet Potatoes and Corn
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie- A Rancher's Version with Black Angus Beef

Seafood

Agave Lime Salmon
Baked Cod with Roasted Sweet and Sour Vegetables
Easy Garlic Shrimp Pizza

Garlicky Shrimp and Spinach Bake with Mozzarella
Mediterranean Fish in Foil Packets with Rice

Pineapple Salmon Brown Rice Bake with Sour Cream and Green Chiles
Salmon and Spinach Goat Cheese Strata
Shrimp Fried Rice and Veggies

Tequilla Lime Salmon
Tuna and Artichoke Pasta with Pine Nuts

Vegetarian Comfort Food

A Veggie Lover's Shepherd's Pie
African Coconut and Chick Pea Soup
An Easy Savory Winter Vegetable Ragout
Artichoke and Jalapeño Savory Pie with Jalapenos

Baked Brown Rice Risotto
Baked Frittata with Gold Potatoes and Sour Cream
Baked Mac & Cheese - Dairy-Free
Balsamic Roasted Veggie Smothered Baked Potato

Cider Roasted Vegetables
Crock Pot Curry
Enchiladas Griegos for Two with Spinach and Feta

Gluten-Free Pizza!

Kicked Up Baked Mac n Cheese
Karina's Kicked Up Colcannon
Karina's Latkes with Homemade Applesauce

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Cornbread Curried Apple Stuffing
Mediterranean Pasta Frittata with Goat Cheese

Pesto Zucchini Tomato Gratin
Purple Potato Quiche
Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf

Red Quinoa with Butternut Squash and Cranberries
Roasted Acorn Squash Risotto
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Medley with Butter Beans and Rice
Roasted Corn Chowder with Cilantro

Roasted Green Chile Bake with Cream Cheese

Roasted Vegetable Cheddar Quiche
Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
Roasted Vegetable Noodle Kugel
Roasted Vegetables and Brown Rice
Roasted Vegetables in a Nest
Roasted Vegetables on Broiled Polenta

Savory Vegetable Kugel
Savory Vegetable Pancakes
Scalloped Potatoes- Dairy-Free
Sexy Spring Pasta- with roasted asparagus
Spaghetti Squash New Mexican with Black Beans and Lime
Spinach and Cheddar Quesadilla

Stuffed Cabbage with Roasted Sweet Potato and Quinoa
Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas
Sweet Potato Latkes with Ruby Applesauce

Two Artists Chili
Vegetarian Puttanesca
Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie

Gluten-Free Bread and Tea Bread Recipes

Gluten-free bread is the Holy Grail of a newly diagnosed celiac. After years of experimenting with gluten-free flours (and tossing too many loaves to count into the garbage) I share with you my hard won favorite recipes for gluten-free bread- both savory and sweet.

My favorite flour mix for baking tender gluten-free bread includes sorghum flour, millet flour and potato starch (not potato flour!). See this essential post: Gluten-Free Bread Machine Tips for helpful hints, problem solving, and a lively readers' discussion (in comments) on making your bread machine baking a success. The bread machine I use is a Breadman; lately I use the Super Rapid cycle with a dark crust setting.

Gluten-Free Bread Recipes

Delicious Gluten-Free Bread
Dinner Rolls

Easy Baguettes with Pamela's Bread Mix
Easy Buttermilk Flatbread
First Loaf in My Gluten-Free Bread Machine 


Gluten-Free Focaccia w/Garlic, Herbs + Tomato
Gluten-Free Multi-Grain Sandwich Bread
Gluten-Free Pizza Crust + Flatbread
Gluten-Free Ryeless "Rye" Bread
 
Gypsy Soda Bread

Make Mine a Gluten-Free Cheese Sandwich
Pueblo Bread- with green chiles

Skillet Cornbread with Green Chiles
Sweet Potato Cornbread
Spotted Dog- Irish Soda Bread with Raisins

Vanilla Cornbread 
Whole Grain Gluten-Free Bread
Yeasted Quinoa-Cornbread

Tea Bread Recipes

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
Cranberry Bread
English Muffins
Irish Soda Bread
New Irish Soda Bread with Millet

Pumpkin Chai Bread with Cranberries
Pumpkin Pie Bread
Zucchini Bread

Pizza, Waffles, Wraps

Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust Recipe
Gluten-Free Pizza Flatbread with Roasted Vegetables
Lydia's Gluten-Free Pizza Crust Recipe
Millet Buckwheat Wraps 
Savory Gluten-Free Waffles for Sandwiches + Breadcrumbs

Gluten-Free Appetizers and Easy Snack Recipes

Tease your appetite with these gluten-free appetizers.

Gluten-Free Appetizers and Easy Snack Recipes

Here are my favorite gluten-free appetizer and snack recipes on Gluten-Free Goddess. From wheat-free nutty crackers to vegan dairy-free pesto, from kicked-up hummus with jalapeños to Italian style baked grape tomatoes in olive oil and basil cornbread crumbs, you'll find our family's most requested appetizers.

Who's hungry?

Almond Salad Spread (not-tuna salad)

Baked Grape Tomatoes with Basil and Cornbread Crumbs
Basil Pesto
Brown Rice Tortilla Chips
Buttermilk Flatbread

Cashew Hummus
Cilantro Pesto de Esteban
Crispy Potato Sticks with Roasted Tomato Salsa
Crunchy White + Sweet Potato Chips

Easy Guacamole with Lime
Easy Green Chile Quesadilla

Gluten-Free Crackers with Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Greenwiches Lettuce Cups and Wraps

Hot Artichoke Dip Recipe
How To Make Cashew Cream - and a Curry Ranch Dip
Hummus Tahini with Spiced Oil

Jalapeño Lime Hummus
Joey's Kicked Up Rockin' Guac

Nachos Fabuloso
Parmesan Rice Crisps
Pecan Crackers

Quick and Easy Garlic Shrimp Pizzas

Roasted Eggplant Tapenade
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Roasted Tomato Salsa
Roasted Yellow Tomato Salsa
Roasted Vegetable Salsa

Savory Grain Free Crackers
Spinach + Cheddar Quesadilla

Three Ways To Dress a Naked Salad (Gluten-Free Dressings)
Winter Pesto

Gluten-Free Seafood Recipes: Salmon, Shrimp and Fish

Agave Lime Salmon
Baked Cod with Roasted Sweet n Sour Vegetables
Garlic Shrimp Pizza
Garlicky Shrimp & Spinach Bake with Rice
Mediterranean Fish in Foil Packets with Rice

Pineapple Salmon Brown Rice Bake with Sour Cream
Sesame Shrimp Stir-Fry

Shrimp Fried Rice with Veggies
Smoked Salmon and Spinach Goat Cheese Strata

Tequila Lime Salmon

Gluten-Free Muffins, Scones + Brunch Recipes

Gluten-free muffins like these grace any brunch table.

Karina's Gluten-Free Muffins, Scones and Brunch Recipes

Here is my collection of favorite brunch-worthy gluten-free muffin, scone and coffee cake recipes for breakfast in bed, brunch by a cozy fire, or a laid back morning spent reading the Sunday paper on a sunlight dappled patio.

I've also included my best egg recipes- easy frittatas and crustless quiches (my all time favorite brunch egg dish is the spicy Eggs Diavolo served on creamy polenta). And if you haven't tried one of my crustless quiches studded with roasted vegetables or my light but filling pasta frittata-- Babycakes, what are you waiting for? 

If you're going vegan continental, browse my bakery recipes for tender scones, tea breads, and warm, fall apart muffins. Or zap up a smoothie. 

There's no excuse to reach for the cold cereal box.

 

Eggs + Brunch Recipes

Artichoke and Jalapeno Savory Pie
Blue Chip Frittata
Buckwheat Cereal with Maple-Cinnamon Apples

Cherry Clafoutis

Eggs Diavolo (Diablo) on a Nest of Soft Polenta
Gold Potato Frittata (Quiche)

Karina's Gluten-Free Latkes and Cinnamon Applesauce
Mediterranean Pasta Frittata with Goat Cheese
Pumpkin Waffles

Roasted Vegetable Cheddar Quiche
Roasted Vegetable Frittata

Santa Fe Huevos on Polenta
Savory Vegetable Kugel with Sour Cream
Smoked Salmon, Spinach and Goat Cheese Strata

Gluten-Free Muffins, Tea Breads + Coffee Cake

Almond Yogurt Cake
Almond Flour Blueberry Muffins

Baked Donuts
Banana Blueberry Muffin Cake
Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
Banana Corn Muffins
Big Banana Muffins

Blueberry Almond Flour Muffins
Blueberry Crumb Cake
Blueberry Corn Muffins
Blueberry Oat Muffins
Brown Sugar Blueberry Muffins
Butternut Pecan Scones

Carrot Muffins
Cherry Clafoutis
Chocolate Muffins
Cinnamon Apple Muffins
Cranberry Apricot Muffins
Cranberry Bread

Gypsy Soda Bread

Maple Sweetened Almond Zucchini Mini-Muffins
Oatmeal-Quinoa Breakfast Brownies

Peach Muffins with Almond Flour
Pear Polenta Muffins
Pineapple Coconut Muffins

Pumpkin Corn Muffins
Pumpkin Muffins
Pumpkin Raisin Bundt Cake
Pumpkin Scones with Maple Nutmeg Icing

Quinoa Breakfast Brownies with Chocolate Chips
Quinoa Breakfast Cake- scrumptious

Rustic Strawberry Cobbler Cake

Skillet Cornbread with Green Chiles
Sour Cream Blueberry Muffins
Sour Cream Apple Cake

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Muffins
Strawberry Chocolate Chip Scones

Sweet Banana Polenta Cake
Sweet Potato Cornbread
Sweet Potato Coffee Cake

Vanilla Cornbread
Zucchini Bread

Dairy-Free Smoothies

Banana-Apricot Hemp Shake
Blueberry Smoothie Veganluscious

Carob-Almond-Banana Smoothie
Chocolate-Strawberry Smoothie
Cranberry Banana Smoothie

Pomegranate Smoothie
Strawberry Hemp Smoothalicious

Gluten-Free Egg, Quiche and Frittata Recipes

Crustless Quiche, Frittata, Eggs

Here is my collection of gluten-free quiche, egg and frittata recipes. Flourless never tasted so good.

Artichoke and Jalapeno Savory Pie with Cream Cheese and Jalapenos

Blue Chip Frittata with Roasted Red Peppers, Greek Yogurt, Feta and Blue Corn Chips and Cherry Tomatoes

Crustless Quiche with Roasted Vegetables, Jarlsburg and Parmesan

Egg and Pesto on Grilled Gluten-Free Toast

Gold Potato Frittata with Sour Cream and Parmesan

Italian Pasta Frittata with Goat Cheese, Portobellos, Olives and Sun-dried Tomatoes

Mediterranean Pasta Frittata with Spinach, Roasted Red Peppers and Goat Cheese

Purple Potato and Carrot Quiche

Roasted Vegetable Cheddar Quiche

Roasted Vegetable Noodle Kugel with Zucchini, Onions, Peppers and Sour Cream topped with Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs

Smoked Salmon and Spinach Goat Cheese Strata

Spicy Eggs Diablo on Soft Polenta

Vegetable Kugel with Mushrooms, Potatoes, Spinach and Mozzarella

Gluten-Free Chicken + Turkey Recipes

Here is my collection of gluten-free chicken and turkey recipes. Family favorites are the Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas and the Easy Chicken and Balsamic Peppers. A big reader favorite is my Chicken Soup for Body and Soul.

Alex's Favorite Baked Chicken Mediterranean
Baked Chicken Chili Rice Casserole
Brown Sugar Turkey Meatloaf

Chicken and Artichoke Enchilada Bake (New Mexican Style)
Chicken "Shepherd's Pie"
Chicken Tropicale (slow cooker recipe)
Curried Apple Chicken Stir-Fry with Brown Rice

Easy Chicken and Balsamic Peppers
Garlic Chicken Lasagna
Holiday Turkey Enchiladas
Jazzed Up Turkey Tetrazzini
Lime Chicken (Soft) Tacos

Peanut Broccoli Chicken Stir-Fry
Pineapple Salsa Chicken Enchiladas
New Mexican Stew with Ground Turkey and Green Chiles
Roasted Corn Chowder with Chicken & Cilantro
Rustic Chicken Soup for Body and Soul

Santa Fe Chicken Chili
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Spinach and Chicken Rice Bake with Portobellos and Mozzarella
Stuffed Peppers with Ground Turkey

Turkey + Sweet Potato Enchiladas
Turkey Meatballs with Asian Stir-fry Noodles
Turkey Nachos
Turkey Soup

Gluten-Free Chocolate Biscotti Recipe- a cookie for grown-ups

Gluten-free sugar-free chocolate biscotti.

I was seriously jonesing for a crunchy coffee treat this week. But what could I make? Eating lower carb and lower glycemic means I'm eating no sugar, white flour or starches. The sweetest thing I've eaten in a month was the half of a frozen banana I tossed yesterday into a berry breakfast smoothie. Tasty, yes. But not exactly the chocolaty crisp indulgence I was daydreaming about.

As a side note to those of you following my posts on lower glycemic eating and wondering about sugar cravings and the South Beach Diet, I can report that Phase 1 is worth the two week tough love/low carb approach because it does reset your sweet tooth and diminish your gotta-have-it-now cravings for refined carbohydrates. And that's a big plus. It also banishes the carbohydrate bloat that many of us with celiac disease experience when we eat gluten-free starches. And that is a big plus. Pulling on a pair of jeans with a little room and give in the waist feels kick-ass great.

It is, however, very difficult to manage Phase 1 with multiple food allergies.

Where the unencumbered soul might eat one of Kalyn's delicious mini-quiche muffins or eggy casseroles for breakfast and Slow Roasted Tomato Hummus for a mid-afternoon snack, this intrepid gluten-free goddess was stuck popping cherry tomatoes. I admit up front- it was a humbling and hungry two weeks on a program where you are not supposed to go hungry.

My other disappointment was not losing as much weight as I had hoped to shed on the strict Phase 1. I lost two pounds. Upon deeper investigation I discovered that the stringency of Phase 1 works most dramatically on a different body type than I happen to inhabit (I'm a tall pear shape; if you're an apple body style you'll see more dramatic results in Phase 1).

So I've switched to Plan B.

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