On the way home from Trader Joe’s yesterday, with a four pound cut up whole chicken in my bag, I passed by the local Brown’s Chicken. Years ago, in what seemed like another life, I got my first job there. So in my nostalgia I spent a few moments considering the right ingredients for a good crispy piece of fried chicken. Then I pondered what it would look and taste like if it were gluten, corn, and casein-free.

I tried two batter recipes. If you look closely you will see that the legs have a smooth breading and the breast and thigh’s breading appears extra crispy. (more…)

When we first went GF-MF we relied a lot on packaged cookie mixes and store bought brands. As time went on and I got a little more GF savvy in the kitchen I thought I would experiment with a base dough for all my cookie recipes.

Well, after dozens of trials and errors I think I’ve finally found my keeper. After months of not-quite-so perfect cookies I have developed a recipe that is very close to the original Nestle Tollhouse one…. But— this one is gluten, corn, and casein-free! (more…)