The Gluten-Free Homemaker

Pineapple Cranberry Salad

My mom always loves to serve a jello salad with a holiday meal. I think jello salads are usually sweet enough to be served with dessert, but this one I’ve served with a main meal. Once again, I don’t have a picture to show you, but with the cranberry sauce and raspberry jello, it is [...]

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12/17/2008 Filed Under: vegetables and side dishes | 1 Comment

Gluten-Free Baked Goods in Chicago

Here is a video clip and article from Chicago’s abc 7 News. It briefly explains celiac disease and interviews Lisa Albertson from Deerfield Bakery. Even if you don’t live in the Chicago area (like me) you might be interested in the two recipes that are given: Amazing Chocolate Pecan Pie and Gluten-Free Mushroom Leek Stuffing. [...]

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12/16/2008 Filed Under: recipe links | Leave a Comment

Christmas Tree and Warm Fruit Punch

Today is the 2008 Christmas Tour of Homes at Boo Mama and the beginning of A Bloggy Progressive Dinner hosted by The Finer Things in life. The progressive dinner starts out with drinks at Five J’s. I thought I would combine the two and show you my Christmas tree along with a recipe for warm [...]

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12/15/2008 Filed Under: recipe round ups | 4 Comments

Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes & Celiac Disease

An article in US News & World Report states: “Researchers have identified common genetic mutations between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, suggesting that the two inflammatory disorders may stem from a shared underlying mechanism. “ “Researchers had previously seen genetic links between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease…But the new research shows there is [...]

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12/12/2008 Filed Under: celiac disease | 3 Comments

Making a Christmas Gift Bag

This evening I’m home with my recovering puppy, but the rest of my family is at a party. They each had to take a white elephant gift with them, and I found myself scrambling to put one more gift together just before dinner. The item I had didn’t fit in any gift bags I had, [...]

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12/12/2008 Filed Under: frugal tips | 3 Comments

Nacho Casserole

When I wrote my first “What’s for Dinner?” post I thought I would write at least one per week, but I haven’t done it. My reasoning behind the “What’s for Dinner?” idea is that it helps people new to the gluten-free diet to have an idea of what other people eat. I have mentioned before [...]

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12/11/2008 Filed Under: beef | 4 Comments

A Few Gluten-Free Recipe Links

These recipes come from The Washington Post but were adapted from other recipes. This one is adapted from a Carol Fenster recipe (I don’t know what they changed). It uses my favorite flour, sorghum, so I’ll be giving it a try. Frosted Spice Cookies This is adapted from a recipe on the blog 101 Cookbooks. [...]

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12/10/2008 Filed Under: desserts | 1 Comment