Recipes

Recipe: Gluten Free Homemade Ravioli

by Carrie Main Dishes
gluten free ravioli

With Thanksgiving right around the corner here in Canada I’ve been thinking about warm comfort foods and additions to a Thanksgiving table. I love Thanksgiving – especially the meal. Even when there is the just the five of us, we have all the trimmings and, of course, a couple of desserts. We serve up turkey, [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Slow Cooker Vegan Squash and Chickpea Curry & Recipe for Cashew Butter

by Carrie Main Dishes
Recipe: Gluten Free Slow Cooker Vegan Squash and Chickpea Curry & Recipe for Cashew Butter

It is definitely fall around here in Calgary, even though we have had amazingly warm weather we are also witnessing leaves changing color and falling to the ground. What Fall also means to me is wonderful produce at the farmers market. I went this past Friday and the abundance of fresh produce was a site [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Dairy Free Crustless Pumpkin Pie and Two Other Pumpkin Recipes

by Carrie Baked Goods
gluten free pumpkin recipes

Pumpkin. Pumpkin. Pumpkin. It is that time of year again. The time of year of leaves falling, kids back to school, sweaters in all the stores, and pumpkin lattes at Starbucks. I was in quite the pumpkin spirit this week so not only are you getting a recipe for pumpkin spice syrup , I made [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free English Tea Scones

by Carrie Baked Goods
Gluten Free English Tea Scones

Last weekend I had the pleasure of joining my daughter at a bridal shower for one of her dear friends. They have known each other since Junior High so I have known her that long as well since many school projects were done at my house. It is hard to believe that these girls are [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Vegan Sunflower Seed Butter

by Carrie Recipes
Gluten Free Vegan Sunflower Seed Butter

Last week I made no peanut squares using sunflower seed butter. For that recipe I used purchased sunflower butter. What surprised me later when I was reading the fine fine print on the jar was that there was a warning about possible peanuts in processing. Are you kidding me? Why would you have a no [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free No Peanut Butter Cup Bars and O Henry Squares

by Carrie Baked Goods
Gluten Free No Peanut Butter Cup Bars and O Henry Squares

Peanuts. Peanuts. Peanut Butter. Do you have someone in your family that cannot have peanuts? Is your child’s school peanut free? Thank goodness none of my kids has a peanut allergy so we have always had peanut butter in our house. However in the last 10 years, more and more schools have gone peanut free [...]

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Recipe: Homemade Nutella and Gluten Free Nutella Granola

by Carrie Baked Goods
gluten free nutella with homemade granola

In my new adventure of making sauces and dressings from scratch I wondered if I could make other things from scratch and eliminate jars of products in my pantry that seem to NEVER EXPIRE. That kind of thing bothers me and I wonder if it bothers you too? Are you cutting back on the processed [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Chex School Snacks

by Carrie Baked Goods
gluten free chex school snacks

It is that time of the year again when all thoughts go to packing school lunches and it is especially hard when it has to be a gluten free lunch. What I find the easiest is to think of a gluten free lunch as a sort of antipasto meal. Pack fruit, veggies, crackers and dip [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Saskatoon Berry Cheesecake

by Carrie Baked Goods
gluten free saskatoon berry cheesecake

It is the end of summer here in Calgary and the farmers markets are full of glorious fruits and vegetables. Every Tuesday I visit the Northland Farmers market and load up with an abundant bounty of freshness. Last week I picked up 2 bags of Saskatoon berries from Solstice berry farm and was excited to [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Freezer Jam

by Carrie Sauces
Gluten Free Freezer Jam

It is the time of year again, when we Calgarians return from our summer vacations in the Okanagan with vehicles bursting with fresh fruit. We love BC summers, in fact since the kids were little we used to spend out summers in Penticton, BC and we always hated coming home. It was a time full [...]

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Recipe: Gluten-Free Barbequed Ribs with Golden BBQ Sauce

by Carrie Main Dishes
Gluten Free BBQ Ribs with Golden BBQ Sauce

BBQ Ribs. BBQ Ribs. It is hard to have summer without great tasting barbeque ribs. Ribs so juicy and flavorful that the meat falls off the bone. Whether you like ribs with rubs or sauces, this combo of spices I have used I really enjoy. Play with spices yourself, one my friend Carmelle introduced me [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Sweet Potato Fries with Spicy Aioli Dip

by Carrie Appetizers
Gluten Free Sweet Potato Fries with Spicy Aioli

I love sweet potato fries. It is something I love to order in restaurants if they are gluten free, which means NO cross contamination. That is something that is hard to find lately so I am making them more at home. I do have a good deep fryer at home, but tend not to use [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Vegan Chickpea Burger

by Carrie Main Dishes
gluten free vegan chickpea burger

As promised in my last burger blog I am posting a recipe for a vegan burger. Imagine Lebanese and Indian flavors and spices combined in a sweet and healthy burger. This is that. I have started switching things up a bit, playing with different spices and flavor combinations and hope you try it also. This [...]

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Gluten Free Food in Calgary and Chocolate Cookies Recipe

by Carrie Baked Goods
gluten free calgary

Well I have to thank my daughter Alyssa for inspiring me to search for gluten free goodies in the Calgary area. When I travel I am always looking for great gluten free food, and am not afraid to try new and exciting flavors. Plus when travelling I am not familiar with the local restaurants, and [...]

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