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Braised Brussels Sprouts in Mustard Sauce

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Everyone’s family seems to have special dishes that are required to be served on Thanksgiving. When I was little, my grandma always had to have an ambrosia salad. (You know, canned fruit and Cool Whip or cream cheese, maybe some coconut. I’m pretty sure hers involved Jello too. It was an ambrosia/Jello mold hybrid.) That [...]

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Gluten-Free Cornbread and Cornbread Stuffing

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Stuffing is certainly one of my favorite Thanksgiving dishes. It’s kind of a shame people generally only make it at Thanksgiving. My family doesn’t usually do cornbread stuffing, so I thought I’d take a crack at it, and maybe it’ll make an appearance at Thanksgiving this year. Of course, you need to start with cornbread. [...]

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Roasted Artichokes

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Did you know that artichokes have two peak seasons? Most people think of artichokes as a spring vegetable, but they do have another peak in the fall. I decided to make use of artichoke season and try something beyond the standard steamed preparation. 2 large globe artichokes 3/4 cup pearl onions, peeled and ends removed [...]

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Bell Pepper and Mushroom Fried Rice

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten-Free is being hosted by Iris of The Daily Dietribe this month. She chose to highlight the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or the Lantern Festival. Iris related that when she lived in NYC she used to love going to Chinatown to buy pastries, [...]

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What To Do With Beets

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I seem to always have beets around lately. I had a failed attempt at pickled beets. But the pickled turnips were a success. They used a beet, but only one. That left me with the rest of a bunch to use. As much as I love the roasted beet plus goat cheese combo, I wanted [...]

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Tomato Jam

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My parents have grown tomatoes for a long as I can remember, and this summer is no exception. They’re definitely in the “we have way too many tomatoes and not enough things to do with them” stage. They’ve been mentioning this bounty for a few weeks now, and the little voice in my head that [...]

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Mushroom Ragout over Sauteed Spinach

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Mike and I tried out a local tapas restaurant recently, and Mike had a wonderful mushroom ragout with balsamic drizzle and lots of other fancy words in between. Since it was quite delicious and we’re both mushroom nuts, he asked me to recreate it at home. First, I looked into what exactly is a ragout? [...]

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Buttery Green Beans and Radishes

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This recipe comes from my dad. You can tell because it involves lots of butter. My parents have “Monday Night Dinner” with some good friends–they take turns making dinner for each other every week. Sometimes I weasel my way into free dinner. My dad made green beans like this last week. While we were eating [...]

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Spicy Dill Refrigerator Pickles

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These pickles are fast and easy. It’s been a long-time goal of mine to dabble with pickling. My first batch of pickling cucumbers showed up in the garden this week! I was excited to finally have the opportunity to give pickling a try. I opted to make my own combination of pickling spices, but you [...]

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Cucumber Radish Salad

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The weather finally decided to shift into summer, and it’s been hot–which is when many people turn to salads. And in fact, The Gluten-Free Homemaker’s monthly challenge is to create a salad. I love cucumber salads because they’re so refreshing. This salad is easy to throw together and perfect to share at a picnic or [...]

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Spinach Quinoa Salad

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I’ve been in a funk lately. I can’t get my brain to think up anything to cook. I started flipping through Everyday Food: Great Food Fast for inspiration. (I love the layout and presentation of the book. I will note, however, that it’s neither gluten-free nor vegetarian.) There was a spinach and orzo salad that [...]

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