by Janelle Holden Last weekend was the autumnal equinox and my kitchen is ready for the soups, squash, roasts, and crisps that make fall great. What is your kitchen ready for? One of my favorite delights in fall are freshly picked apples from a local tree (make that my mom’s tree). When it comes to [...]
How to make a gluten-free, vegan strawberry rhubarb crisp
by Janelle Holden Some recipes come easy. Some do not. I thought I was going to post a strawberry rhubarb cobbler recipe today. And after the first bite, I realized that rhubarb and cobbler is not a great combination. Here’s why. It’s too mushy. Cobblers are like having a nice biscuit on top of your [...]
Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cupcakes
By Janelle Holden, The Gluten-Free Life Coach A week ago I was stumped. Traditionally, the color in red velvet cakes comes from the chemical reaction of two ingredients: buttermilk and cocoa. Since buttermilk is a food sensitivity for me, I substituted vinegar, but my cake ended up looking and tasting more like chocolate cake than [...]
How to cure gluten-free I-can’t-eat-anything-itis
Have you ever had “I-can’t-eat-anything-itis?” It’s a disease in and of itself. I had it this weekend when I finally gave up trying to eat rice. I’ve been grain-free for most of the summer and started introducing foods back into my diet to see how they would go over. I really, really, wanted rice [...]
Gluten-Free, Vegan, Huckleberry Scones
Breakfast used to be my favorite meal of the day. I loved a Sunday feast of French toast and bacon, or hashbrowns and eggs, or banana pancakes and ham. Now that I’m gluten-free and mostly vegan, I still enjoy some of those old-favorites, but I have to say that I’m not always up for [...]
Are you too polite for your own good?
Here’s the situation. You’re at your friend’s house. You’ve told her you don’t eat gluten (or dairy, or sugar, or whatever). You’ve explained why. According to you, she should know the drill. Only, she doesn’t. She offers you PIE, excitedly. “I think you can eat it!” she exclaims, very proud of herself, while she slices it [...]
Three ways to give and get back
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how grateful I am for what I have. I’m grateful to open up my refrigerator and find an abundant supply of fresh, healthy food. I’m grateful to coach and do what I love for a living. I’m grateful to have a husband who cooks with me, bakes with [...]
Guacamole with a twist of lime
Simple. I love simple. I love easy. And I love it when you can make simple and easy taste great. It’s been hot here, and I will not complain, because after a very long winter I needed some heat. Is there a “but” coming here? Well, sort of. My only “but” is that I don’t [...]
Cherry Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
Just because grains are out of my diet, doesn’t mean I can’t have treats, right? It’s amazing. With a few simple ingredients, you can create something pretty special in the kitchen. And these little gems were gone in less than 24 hours in ours. You definitely need to grease your cookie sheet or put [...]
A gluten free, vegan, rhubarb crumble
It’s the time of year when neighbors are “supplying” other neighbors with rhubarb, whether they want some or not. I was the recipient of such a gift about five years ago when a neighbor asked me sweetly if I’d like some rhubarb plants. I took the two plants in hand, not realizing that they’d become [...]
