Gluten Free Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Marshmallow Cookies (just like Viva Puff Cookies)

Growing up Viva Puffs were one of my favourite cookies and it has been well over 5 years since I have had one and since they are not gluten free I decided to come up with my own recipe - totally gluten free.  These cookies are simple to make and taste just like a viva puff. Even if you are not eating gluten free these cookies will not disappoint!

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Gluten Free Potato Leek Soup

I love soups that are a meal of their own. Potato leek soup definitely falls into that category - it is thick, tasty and quick too.  Perfect for those cold days or when you want something quick with little fuss. 

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Gluten Free Chicken Noodle Soup

 

100% goodness this chicken noodle soups is gluten & casein free and is delicious! Chicken noodle is a staple in the house - especially in the nasty winter when it is cold and it is cold & flu season. Easy to make and you won't believe it is gluten free.

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Gluten Free Rice Turkey Stuffing

I LOVE this stuffing. Perfect to go along with a big holiday turkey dinner or even as a side dish to any night's regular meal.  Naturally gluten free this rice stuffing is simple, tasty and no one will know it is 'gluten free'.

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Gluten Free Traditional Bread Stuffing

Traditional Bread & Celery Stuffing is one of the staples of the holiday dinners for us. Thanksgiving, Christmas and any time we get together for a big family turkey meal - stuffing will be there.  Eating gluten free - things have not changed & we still enjoy stuffing just like usual - with just one minor change ... no gluten.

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Gluten Free Breaded Cheese Sticks

Gluten free breaded cheese sticks - they are amazing and taste as good as they look.  Gluten free does not mean fun free and this recipe proves it.  Quick and easy to make as a once in a while treat that even your kids will love.  

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Gluten Free Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed peppers is one of my husbands favourite dinners. I don't make it too often because I like to wait for the peppers to be in season but this recipe is tasty, naturally gluten free and easy to make.

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Simple Gluten Free French Onion Soup

I love french onion soup. I have not had it in over 4 years and this week we are all sick here with the flu so I thought I would adapt my favourite french onion soup recipe into gluten free so we could all enjoy.  It was incredible. I ate too much and I will for sure be making it again.

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Gluten & Casein Free Beef Stew

There is nothing better then on a rainy day or when you are sick then to have a warm, hearty beef stew.  This is one of my favourites that my parents make and I made it for the first time this week.

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Gluten Free Ice Cream Pie

It gets HOT here in the summer. You wouldn't think that of Canada but yeah, Ontario loves it's humidity.  Using the oven on days is near impossible unless you like boiling in over 40C (104F) heat  - but that makes you crazy in my books.

The heat does not need to stop you from eating amazing desserts though. This week I made up a gluten free ice cream pie. Bonus: no baking!

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Gluten Free Zucchini Pizza Bites

I love eating naturally gluten free. It is easier and cheaper and not that hard to do.  Sometimes I also want a quick snack and pizza is usually up there.

This zucchini pizza bite recipe is awesome.  Tasty, quick and healthy and gluten free. It is perfect for a snack, side dish for dinner or finger foods for a party.  If you love zucchini and pizza you will love this and the kids will too!

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Gluten & Casein Free Dessert Pizza

Sometimes it can be hard to make a quick and easy gluten free dessert. Sometimes you really NEED dessert too.  I have some peanut butter cookies that I make often when we need a little treat but I was on the hunt for something else as well.

I wanted something quick, yummy and different. Filling, but not cake. I came up with Gluten Free Dessert Pizza.

Apple Pie Pizza and Cherry Hazelnut Chocolate Pizza

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Gluten & Casein Free: Salsa Fresca Fajita Salad w/ Rice Works

If you have never tried Riceworks gourmet brown rice crisps you need to go run and get yourself a bad, or three. They really are that good.  They come in 6 different varieties and I have tried 4 of them and all of them blew me away. 

My favourite of them is definitely the Baked Cinnamon. They are NOT dairy (casein) free so I don't eat them too often. All flavors are gluten free and baked with whole grain brown rice. They can be enjoyed on their own, used for dipping or added to a recipe.
 

The Sea Salt Riceworks crisps are perfect for dipping. As a person with celiac disease I cant eat pita bread and this product is the perfect substitute for dipping into Hummus. As you know I have just recently been making and eating hummus (see recipe here) and the sea salt crisps were perfect!

Riceworks sent me some recipes of theirs to try out and I was very intrigued by their Salsa Fresca Fajita Salad.

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Gluten Free & Casein Free Bread (From Mix)

With Big P starting school in September I am looking for the tastiest, cheapest and easiest gluten free bread (either from mix, bought or homemade) that will be a staple in his daily lunches. I have been on the hunt and have found the best gluten free bread, hands down anywhere. My brother (who also has Celiac Disease) also says this is the best bread he has ever had.  What is it? Home Baked Bread using Kinnikinnick's Kinni-Kwik Bread & Bun Mix.

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Gluten Free & Casein Free Bread (Homemade)

Bread is one of the very few things I miss about eating gluten.  Finding a gluten free bread that I really enjoyed and could eat without having to toast it {to improve texture} was hard. Until I came across the best homemade Soft Sandwich Bread recipe from Four Chickens.  

I modified the recipe to make it casein free and used a different flour mixture.  The ingredient change did not change the taste - still amazing.

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Gluten Free & Casein Free Cupcakes

 

I am a huge fan of cupcakes. Seriously I could eat them every day and I actually went through a phase of baking these gluten and casein free cupcakes about a year ago. I can not get enough.  What I love so much about this recipe is it doesn't take any complicated flour mixture and basically everything you can find at your local grocery store.

One of my favourites is a Vanilla Cupcake with Maple Frosting!

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Gluten Free & Casein Free Lemon Meringue Pie

 

Eating gluten free and casein free does not have to be a sentence to eating bad food and no deserts. Many of my past favourite recipes can be converted to this diet with a few modifications and will taste just as good. 

Lemon Meringue Pie is one of the best deserts to eat in the summer. Specifically I love graham cracker pie crusts and luckily Kinnikinnick has a gluten free and casein free version with their Graham Style Crumbs perfect to make the best gluten and casein free Lemon Meringue Pie

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Gluten Free Breaded Chicken & Jalapeno Havarti Sandwich

Gluten Free Breaded Chicken & Jalapeno Havarti Sandwich

I love sandwiches and since eating gluten free I don't eat sandwiches too often.  Sandwiches are great because well, you can make only about 100 different types and this weekend I was in the mood for something epic and filling.

In came the idea for a breaded chicken & jalapeno havarti sandwich.  Using two of my favourite products - Kinnikinnick's Panko Style Bread Crumbs and Sandwich Bread from Portions I embarked on making and hopefully enjoying a very tasty and filling sandwich. Tasty it was!!

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Homemade Gluten Free Blueberry Pie

Gluten Free Blueberry Pie

Blueberry pie goes a long way back for my family and I. Way back 11 years ago when my husband and I had our first date (June 25th) I brought him a homemade blueberry pie. Ryan's birthday was only a few days later so I thought bringing him a blueberry pie that I made would leave a lasting impression.


Well it did and still to this day I bake him a blueberry pie for his birthday.  Since way back when I was not diagnosed with Celiac Disease I was able to make him a regular gluten pie.  This was actually the first year that I made a gluten free version so we could all eat it.  


This crust is NOT casein free, but for those who are only of a gluten free diet this pie crust is incredible! Only needs a few simple items and is pretty easy to work with.


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Homemade Gluten Free/Dairy Free Hummus

Gluten Free/Casein&Dairy Free Hummus

I have been on the hunt for a good vegetable dip that my family could eat. Since we have both a casein intolerance and a lactose intolerance in the house {as well as gluten} it was harder to find one that would fit all three restrictions.  There are some incredible dips out there with dairy, so having a lactose issue you could get away with eating a yogurt based dip most of the time, not the case with the casein allergy.

I have heard about hummus but had never really tried it before. I decided to make some and see what we thought of it.  It is gluten free and casein free and as a bonus it is also really healthy.  We eat it with cut up vegetables and it is SO GOOD!

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