Gluten Freebird

The best thing about the ritual of Sunday supper is that it happens once a week. We used to venture out to Nana’s Sunday Dinner at the Majestic as often as possible, but now Sunday nights are spent al fresco on the deck soaking up the remaining balmy nights.
Last night was a locavore feast with [...]

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I went a good many years without eating meat and even longer without pork or lamb. The Gluteneer’s carnivorous ways reintroduced most things back into my diet. These days, I still avoid veal, but I can’t hide my love of pork. Prosciutto with cantaloupe works so well and there really isn’t anything better than a [...]

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These days, it’s a race against time to enjoy tomatoes, zucchini, and other summer lovers before they’re gone. I have heard magical rumors of people who have more zucchini than they can possibly use. I am not one of those people. I happily buy as much as I can eat when I spot it at [...]

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Okra is one of those foods that I always thought I would hate until I had it in a good preparation and fell in love. (Other foods in this genre include beets, Brussels sprouts, dark chocolate, and plain yogurt.)
I fell into this particular relationship in Nepal without even realizing what okra was. The style was [...]

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Apparently in some golden era of America, breakfast was a large family affair with glistening sunny-side up eggs, sizzling bacon and freshly squeezed orange juice. This wasn’t ever the case for me growing up (think power bars grabbed in a race out the door) or in college (think coffee on the run), but I have [...]

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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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Peaches come and go, broccoli is just as fleeting, but when it comes to green beans, those things are here to stay. I’m not sure if our CSA is aiming to take up commodities trading or just loves long legumes, but we get a bag o’ beans nearly every week.
I don’t mean to sound any [...]

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