Monthly Archives: January 2009

Dairy-free and gluten-free menu planner, Jan 29 – Feb 4

This week’s menu: Hearty Fish Chowder and Carrot Raisin Salad Seven-Vegetable Pasta with Tarragon Glaze and Chicken and Sweet Pea Soup Greek Style Turkey Patties with Lemon Tahini Dressing and Green Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumber Lentils with Sweet Potatoes and Spinach and Wild Mushroom and Walnut Rice Risotto with Artichokes and Leeks with Chicken…

How to Use Colors to Make Your Meals Beautiful

In my article, “Making a Beautiful Meal,” I talk about how the different color combinations of foods can greatly enhance and beautify a meal, making it more attractive and appealing. In this HeARTful Idea, I wanted to expand upon this concept to give you more ideas and inspiration while you’re cooking. But first, a little…

Dairy-free and Gluten-free Menu Planner Week of January 22-28

It’s been quite a while since I last posted a menu planner; the holidays were very busy and my husband and I were both sick twice and our son once.  I also had a few occasions of being “glutened” either because of cross-contamination, not being careful enough in a restaurant or not reading ingredients lists…

How to make your allergen-free food taste good

As a person with food allergies, sensitivities, or someone just wanting to learn to cook, you may be looking for some simple ways to make your food taste good. Eating out usually isn’t an option for someone on a restricted diet so it is a daily task to find ways to spice up the life…

Get your gluten-free buns!

I have been meaning to write a blurb about some great “buns” that were literally dropped at my door before Christmas time.  Susan of Bristol Baking contacted me and offered me a sample of her gluten-free, “best-ever”, buns.  I couldn’t say no so she baked up a batch and shipped them off to me.  I…