Last updated on April 8th, 2019 All week long, I look forward to brunch. Who’s with me? Sunday afternoon brunch with my hair still frazzled and jammies under my apron. The kind of slow Sunday where you prepare gluten-free sweet amaranth waffles flecked with cinnamon and nutmeg, while spiced chai poached pears simmer on the stove as topping.
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Gluten-free Savory Amaranth Waffles
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 I wanted to wax poetic about these gluten-free savory amaranth waffles because they deserve a sonnet, but then I sliced open the tip of my index finger on the blade of the food processor today, which is proving challenging for typing. These waffles though.
Ginger Goat Cheese Cheesecake with Honey Roasted Figs & Hazelnuts + Alternative Baker Cookbook
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 In case you’re wondering when the best time to make friends with someone is, it’s right when they’re pitching a gluten-free baking cookbook to publishers. I know because that’s when I met Alanna. It’s also when I willingly accepted my new role as dessert taste tester, with a constant rotation of Alanna’s latest…
Ricotta Tomato Tart with Gluten-free Cornmeal Crust & Arugula Walnut Pesto
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Does anyone else get severe produce anxiety? As much as I like the idea of a CSA, it hardcore stresses me out. Suddenly a crate full of arugula and what if I don’t have time to eat the arugula before the edges wilt and the whole bag gets slimy? What happens if…
Peach Cobbler with Brown Butter Chestnut Biscuits {gluten-free}
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 The day before we left for Minneapolis, my mom brought me a bag of peaches from her tree. I wish I could say this peach cobbler with brown butter chestnut biscuits was made from her peaches, but I’d be lying. I thought about saying it anyway – how would you ever know?…
Pepita Financiers with Nectarines {gluten-free & nut-free}
Last updated on August 2nd, 2019 I studied French for five years – from high school through college – but I still can’t say “financier” properly – 50% of the time it comes out with a harsh American R trailing behind. Fortunately these nut-free pepita financiers are much prettier and more delicate than the sound of their…
Salted Bacon Fat Ginger Molasses Cookies {gluten-free}
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 I’m not about to let a holiday season slip by without sharing a recipe for the bacon-lover in your life. Admit it, you all know someone who is obsessed with bacon – why else would we mass produce bacon bandages, bacon toothpaste, bacon socks, and for all those bacon-pizza-cat-lovers: THIS?…
Salted Sorghum Molasses Pecan Pie with Orange Zest {gluten-free}
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Though I’ve never hosted or even been to an official friendsgiving, Thanksgiving at my parents’ house always brings together a mishmash of friends and family around one table. It’s become expected that Lucas and I will bring friends home to Chico with us for the holidays, and, in my opinion, adding other people’s traditions…
Spaghetti Squash Fritters with Dill Yogurt Sauce
Last updated on July 6th, 2020 For years we’ve talked about houses as though we could actually buy them. “We’d totally knock down this wall” or “we’d change the counter tops first thing.” Just dreaming, of course, but we could spend hours visually remodeling a house (and we have for our current rental). Finally these daydreams…
Rosemary Peach Hand Pies with White Chocolate Mascarpone {gluten-free}
Last updated on August 2nd, 2019 You know what I like about these Rosemary Peach Hand Pies? They have cheese in them. Okay okay, they also have the summer’s juiciest peaches and plenty of butter. Triple win.
Seeded Cheddar Brazilian Cheese Bread
Last updated on June 30th, 2020 Do you love cheese as much as I do? Did you wake up at 3am to make nachos the other night too? No? Just me then? Hm. Anytime you want to stop by at 3am to wake me up for a nacho-fest, I’m totally in. I know I’m supposed to be…
Gluten-Free Apricot Cobbler with Buttermilk Biscuits
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 One of the best parts about visiting my parents during the summer is the box of stone fruit they send as a parting gift. In June we get apricots and plums and by July they’re overflowing with peaches. Last year I turned the loot into an apricot galette and this year…
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chestnut Waffles with Balsamic Roasted Berries
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 It’s a short week – celebrate with chocolate chestnut waffles! Then make them again for Waffle Wednesday (totally a thing). And then Thursday because it’s almost the weekend. Whatever the day, I’m sure you can find a reason for chocolate waffles. Before we go any further, important things first: I got…
Hibiscus Strawberry Curd Tarts with Toasted Meringue {gluten-free}
Last updated on August 2nd, 2019 The first time I made this hibiscus strawberry curd tart, I took the last little tart over to our neighbors to thank them for the various eggs, butter, and cups of sugar they’re constantly lending me. Ulterior motive: to resist eating two tarts in one day. Only they didn’t answer their door….
Gluten-free Chestnut Flour Pasta Ravioli with Goat Cheese and Spring Vegetables
Last updated on September 26th, 2020 I’m notorious for using every square inch of surface area within reach while I’m cooking. Including the couch. Nothing is off-limits when good food is involved. When I first started making ravioli from scratch (pre gluten-free days), counter space in our 26-square foot kitchen was limited. Finished baking sheets of fresh ravioli spread…
Gluten-free Matcha Cake with Black Sesame Streusel
Last updated on June 26th, 2019 When Lucas works from home, he makes his and hers kale smoothies every morning. On days he goes into the office, he’s usually in such a rush that breakfast is coffee to go. Unless there’s half a dozen matcha green tea muffins cupcakes sitting on the counter – then he grabs two. Full disclosure,…
Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Red Currant Filling
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 This post is basically a one-stop shop to finding a sweet Valentine for that special someone. Since google analytics tells me y’all are about 88% women, by special someone I mean: you. Treat yo’ self! With a gluten-free double chocolate cupcake with raspberry red currant filling, a hand-forged bracelet, and…
Iced Gingerbread Men and Ginger Cats {Gluten-free}
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Back in college, I showed up to a holiday party at my then-boyfriend’s mom’s house with a plate of gingerbread cookies. Except, at the time, I only owned one cookie cutter: a hippo. I showed up with 4 dozen iced gingerbread hippopotamuses. For Christmas that year, his mom and grandma independently mailed me cookie…
Frosted Spiced Persimmon Cookies with Cranberries and Walnuts {gluten-free}
Last updated on November 3rd, 2018 The holidays seem like the best time of the year to pull out cherished family recipes. In addition to my great grandma’s candied walnuts recipe my mom pulled out last week, she also passed her mom’s persimmon cookie recipe on to me – typos, butter stains, and all. I’m not exactly sure what my…
Homemade Gluten-Free Chickpea Pasta
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Back in August, I fortuitously met Phi of Princess Tofu at a Bay Area food blogger’s picnic on the very same day I’d decided to make a pot of silken oboro tofu at home without a recipe (more on that to come). I selfishly prodded with questions of tofu-making, while scarfing…
Maple Walnut Bars {gluten-free}
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 I’m a terrible daughter. My dad’s birthday falls on or around Thanksgiving every year, and even though walnut desserts (namely walnut pie and Walnettos) are his favorite, I always bake him a pecan pie instead. The sole reason being that my namesake passed her award-winning pecan pie recipe down to…
Halloween Jack Skellington Ricotta Olive Tarts
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Halloween struts in at just the right time. With some sort of time warp, it’s magically the end of October and I’m on the brink of losing my mind. Anyone else with me? I poured a scoop of cat food into the detergent slot of the washing machine at…
Pumpkin Spice Muffins with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Glaze {Gluten-free}
Last updated on May 11th, 2019 On our flight back from Philadelphia two weeks ago, I found myself in a middle seat caught in a conversational crossfire between Lucas and the founder of HotorNot.com at the very moment I’d decided to get some dissertation writing done. If ever there was place to be a fly on the wall….
Lemon meringue s’mores with shortbread cookies
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 The open call for meyer lemon poachers still stands. No one has yet taken me up on the offer…except for the opossums who keep leaving mangled up lemons in the middle of our weed garden. I’m here to tempt you to come collect a basket of lemons by pulling out the…
