Ghee or clarified butter (also known as drawn butter) is a casein free alternative to regular butter.  Both ghee and clarified butter have the milk proteins casein and whey removed and what remains is butter fat. Casein is a protein that many people do not tolerate, especially people who cannot tolerate gluten.  That is because [...]

Some time ago a friend gave me a bottle of Watkins Onion & Garlic Pepper.  I loved it!  Onion, garlic, and pepper are great seasonings for so many foods. I found myself shaking it on meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, potatoes, rice, eggs, and various combinations of foods.  Then my bottle ran out.  I called my [...]

My monthly challenge is back, and for August the challenge is to create a pesto.  This pesto is one that my family has enjoyed for several years.  Unfortunately, I put too much garlic in this particular time and had their mouths burning!  If you like broccoli, I think you’ll enjoy this.  Just go easy on [...]

Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten Free is a monthly blog carnival that is run by Naomi of Straight Into Bed Cakefree and Dried.  However, each month the carnival is hosted by a different blogger.  June’s hostess is Zoe’s of Z’s Cup of Tea.  There is still time to join this month’s carnival since Zoe extended [...]

I don’t make sauces or gravies very often, but with Thanksgiving and other holidays just around the corner I thought some of you might be interested in a gluten-free homemade cheese sauce recipe. I made this the other night to put on cauliflower.  I’m not a big fan of cauliflower, but I bought a head [...]

This fruit and vegetable wash recipe was passed on to the celiac support group I attend by the woman who spoke about organic food at our last meeting. It is important to wash your fruit and vegetables, especially when they are not organic.  Washes contain citric acid and surfactants to remove wax, soil, and agricultural [...]

My youngest son wanted to grow tomatoes this year, so we have two plants in our garden. With the very wet spring we had, the plants did well and are now producing lots of fruit—more than we eat. I don’t eat raw tomatoes at all and while the rest of the family does eat them, [...]