Gluten Freebird

A routine trip to MOM last week became a triumph of sugar when I discovered some new gluten-free products.
In the refrigerated section (near the hummus and packaged lunches), I discovered Sweet Christine’s, a line of fresh gluten-free baked treats. I love discovering fresh gluten-free treats since it seems like they’re nowhere to be found. Sure, [...]

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Who knew carrots came in this many shapes and colors?
just a regular old Saturday at Union Square’s Greenmarket in New York. We bought cups of mint tea and strolled along trying berries and lusting after this lettuce.
Even the beets were a symphony of pink and green.

Happily, their peaches have nothing on my beloved [...]

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Everything is colorful, juicy and ripe right now. It’s all I can do not to squeeze or taste every offering at the farmers markets.
Needless to say, the real pain is felt in my wallet, but I am not complaining. I couldn’t care less about bread or croutons or dough when there’s so much bounty about.
Sunday’s [...]

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I stumbled across the Omnivore’s Hundred on a few different food blogs over the weekend. It’s a wild, international list of 100 items that Brit blogger Andrew Wheeler of Very Good Taste thinks every omnivore (or food-lover) should sample
I post my list below. I’m pretty pleased with it. I’ve tried 88 items and am missing [...]

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This is a tale of a good treat and a bad treat. Both gluten-free and both from Kinnikinnick, but only one is worth eating.
Let’s start with the loser.
After a particularly raucous solstice party last weekend, I baked up some chocolate chip cookies from a bag of Kinnikinnick mix.
The mix had been hanging in my [...]

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I went through a phase of my life — known mostly as the great melt - where I didn’t eat ice cream every day. Thankfully, that time is well in my past. I love ice cream. Yes, I’ll scream for it. I used to love cookie dough most, though now I can only eat the [...]

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When it comes to gluten-free dining, one area where I am not deprived is tortillas. I love corn tortillas as chips, crispy taco shells, and snacks.
However, the love doesn’t extend to fajitas. Fajitas are about the filling. The tortilla should be a vessel.
Corns are too dinky for a real fajita. Also, they impart [...]

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