11Jul

Best ever chocolate or carob cupcakes that happen to be dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, soy-free, corn-free and egg-free

Allergen-friendly chocolate cupcakes

Allergen-friendly chocolate cupcakes

Do you ever feel like you have to forgo almost everything that looks delicious because of your very limited diet?  If you’re like me, you may look longingly at a thick piece of chocolate cake at the grocery store and wish you could eat it.

Well, now you can.  Thanks to my friend Penelope at Two Frogs Healing Center who introduced me to this recipe, I feel like I have finally found that moist, chocolaty goodness.   And the great thing is, if you are on a very limited diet and are gluten-free, wheat-free, soy-free, egg-free, sugar-free, or corn-free, you can still eat these delicious babes. They are even potato-free which is a problem for many people.  You can even make them with carob and make them chocolate-free!

And the best part is they are extremely easy.  With only a handful of ingredients and only one flour (I used rice flour), they are quick and very easy to make.

The original recipe comes from the Ecological Kitchen Cookbook but my friend adapted it to be gluten and wheat free.  The original recipe is for carob cake, so if you’re allergic to chocolate, you can use carob and it is just as good! Stay tuned, I’m going to try these with quinoa or blanched almond flour and see if they work just as well.  That would make them grain-free as well!

Close-up of these delicious cupcakes

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24Jun

Why gluten-free breading is as easy as peas

Do you miss the breading you used to enjoy on your chicken before you went gluten-free?

Have you been avoiding recipes for gluten-free breaded dishes because you don’t think they will turn out?

I’ve had my shared of flops when trying out breading.  But I have also discovered some things that work great.

And once again, if you don’t try it, how will you ever know?

So if you haven’t yet tried gluten-free breading, or your experiments have been disasters so far, here are some tips.

What to use for the breading:
There are many kinds of gluten-free breading for you to start experimenting with.  Here are a few ideas.

  • Brown rice crumbs:  You will be able to find these in your gluten-free section of your grocery or health food store.  Use them in place of wheat bread crumbs.  Add salt, pepper and herbs for extra flavor.
  • Almond meal:  Use in place of bread crumbs. I personally love this choice.
  • Other ground nuts such as pistachios, cashews, walnuts.  You can choose to grind or chop them coarsely or grind them into a fine meal.
  • Cornflakes or gluten-free rice cereals:  grind these up into a fine meal and bread as usual.
  • Stale rice bread, cornbread or other gluten-free breads.  You can also toast bread in the oven until it is dried out and golden brown.  Grind to a fine meal in the food processor and use a bread crumbs.
  • Dehydrated potato flakes: Make sure to find a natural brand that is free of preservatives (like Barbara’s).
  • For Chicken Parmigiana:  mix 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese with 1 cup bread crumbs and add 1 Tbsp fresh chopped herbs and salt to taste.

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