gluten-free

Recipe: Mushroom Veggie Quinoa

by Carrie Main Dishes
Gluten Free Mushroom Veggie Quinoa

Calgary is starting to warm up! During the weekends there is a flurry of yard work being done and in the evenings the aroma of BBQ’s can be deliciously over-whelming. I love this time of year because I can set up my patio; placing soft cushions on the chairs, laying placemats on the table and lighting a fire. After [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Old Fashioned Jam Cake

by Carrie Desserts
Gluten Free Old Fashioned Jam Cake

I recently had a death in my extended family. My dear Uncle Jimmy passed away in Ponoka, Alberta at the age of 80. To some, this seems like he lived a very long life, but to his family it was way too short. I grew up in rural Alberta and my childhood was spent with [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Dressings: Poppyseed & Balsamic Herb

by Carrie Recipes
Gluten Free Creamy Dressings: Poppyseed & Balsamic Herb

    Yes! The rain has stopped and the sun is shining in Calgary again. Thank goodness, no more fog! We are back to our clear blue Alberta sky. You know spring has finally arrived in Calgary when you see dandelions popping up all over. I’m not a fan of dandelions because when I was a [...]

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Recipe: Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

by Carrie Recipes
Butternut Squash Apple Soup

  During the winter season we tend to spend a lot of time inside. As mild as our winter was here in Calgary, it was still winter til the end of March. In fact we got a dump of snow end of March that sent most of us locals out of our mind.     [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Buckwheat Pancakes

by Carrie Recipes
Gluten Free Buckwheat Pancakes

    Every summer for the past 6 years I’ve taken my three kids (now adults) to Seattle for a vacation. We love it there! It could be the great gluten free food, Pikes Place Market, all the shopping amenities, the ocean, the university district, the markets or mainly because its so beautiful. Its a [...]

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Travel: Gluten Free In Toronto

by Carrie Recipes
Gluten Free Toronto

If you follow me on Facebook and Twitter, you may have noticed that I was in Toronto a few weeks ago. It’s a city I had gotten to know more and more while my daughter went to school there and, when she decided to make a trip back, I decided that I wanted to as [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Salad Rolls

by Carrie Main Dishes
Gluten Free Salad Roll

Salad rolls. I love to order them when I’m at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant here in Calgary. Without the dipping sauce, spring rolls are a great gluten free food. I’ve been, admittedly, intimidated to make them myself because of the rice paper rolls. Not sure why, but they scare me. Well fear them no more! 2012 is the year that I’m [...]

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Recipe: Raw Gluten Free Date Bars

by Carrie Recipes
Raw Gluten Free Date Bars

  Before I was diagnosed with celiac disease, I had successfully lost weight following a physician monitored low carb diet. By following a low carb diet I was able to lose over 50 lbs. I was thrilled of course, relished in being thinner and felt great. My doctor was wonderful and worked with me closely. [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Chocolate Buckwheat Puff Squares

by Carrie Recipes
Recipe: Gluten Free Chocolate Buckwheat Puff Squares

  Do any of you remember puffwheat squares? I’m sure if I looked through childhood photos there would be pictures of my cousins and I eating them. I loved them as a kid and was craving a large chocolate square the other day. There is a problem though- Puffwheat! Yep, wheat that is puffed. Can’t do it [...]

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Recipe: Quinoa Dark Chocolate Chunk Muffins

by Carrie Baked Goods
Recipe: Quinoa Dark Chocolate Chunk Muffins

I’m sitting here at the kitchen table trying to type words onto my keyboard as I’m behind on my blogs and having a hard time staying focused. Why is that? I am suffering with a bad case of spring cleaning! My mind won’t stop obsessing over my really messy closet. Piles of shoes on the floor, [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie

by Carrie Main Dishes
Recipe: Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie

It’s lightly snowing this afternoon, even though the sun is shining. Yep, Calgary has interesting weather some days. With the friendly reminder this past week that it is indeed still winter here, I’ve been feeling like making warm and comforting foods for dinner. I had a couple of unthawed chicken breasts sitting in the refrigerator [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Dark Chocolate Donut

by Carrie Baked Goods
Vegan Gluten Free Dark Chocolate Donuts

This is another recipe from Erin McKenna’s new cookbook ‘Babycakes Covers The Classics.’ I can tell you that my family and friends have been really really happy with this cookbook and the donut recipes. My son stopped in at the house while a batch of these gluten free vegan chocolate donuts were still warm and [...]

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Recipe: Spicy Chicken Caesar Salad

by Carrie Recipes
Spicy Caesar Salad

WARNING: this recipe is spicy! WARNING: you will be left with garlic breath! Really, I don’t care, because this salad is delicious. I love spice and I love flavor, so having that in a supper- salad is just fine with me. Supper-salad? It’s a salad that makes a meal. Greens, garlic, yogurt, and full protein. [...]

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Recipe: Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

by Carrie Baked Goods
Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

First, and foremost I have to thank Erin McKenna at Babycakes in NYC for these donuts. She gave me a recipe to make delicious gluten-free vegan donuts! I’m not vegan but I have a son who is gluten-free and vegan and the same with his girlfriend. So we have been including more vegan meals and [...]

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