Sweet potatoes are a thing in our house. If you’ve been reading the gluten-free recipes here lately, you’ve probably noticed that. I mean, sweet potato cookies, sweet potato crackers, and the list goes on. It’s kind of funny, because in my family, we only ever had sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving Keep Reading
Sides
A good side dish can sometimes steal the show when it comes to a big meal. These sides are sure to please and might even fill you up before the main course! These gluten free breadsticks and hushpuppies give you incredible amounts of flavor without triggering any possible allergies. These easy refried beans and cauliflower salad are a great way to inject some protein in your diet as well as getting your family to eat more vegetables. Some of these side dishes, such as the gluten free gnocchi, pan fried sweet potatoes or the gluten free egg noodles can be dressed up for a full meal. The additional recipe for the taco dressing can be used in a variety of ways, even combined with some of the recipes on this list! These sides will insure that you have something to bring for your next potluck! Try one of these filling, delicious and cost effective sides for your next meal!
Apple Salad Recipe
We always viewed apple salad as a treat growing up. It was something my brother often begged for - even though he picked the celery out before eating it - and we all gobbled it down any chance we had. This naturally gluten-free recipe makes me happy. I mean, who knew that a simple mixture of apples, Keep Reading
Simple Squash Casserole Recipe
This simple squash casserole recipe is just that - super simple, and it's one of those wonderfully natural gluten-free recipes! I made this last week for our church potluck, and it was a hit! This delicious dish is a perfect side for vegan black bean burgers, or perfectly grilled steak. Keep Reading
Pan-Fried Sweet potatoes
Growing up, we ate sweet potatoes... ...from time to time at holiday dinners. Honestly, my only experience with sweet potatoes was those canned, syrupy things that you bake with marshmallows on top. Ew. Time to find some new gluten-free recipes for the holidays. :P White Sweet Potatoes. Looks Keep Reading
Freezer Pickles
Until a few weeks ago, I’d never heard of freezing pickles, and when I did, it sounded like a terrible idea. Some of the recipe notes, and descriptions in the pickle making book that Gabriel swiped from his parent’s house earlier this year intrigued me though, so one day, on one of those rare Keep Reading
Homemade Summer Sausage/Lunch Meat
Lunch meat. It’s so convenient, and so bad for you. Nitrates and nitrites; need I say more?Fortunately, homemade summer sausage is ridiculously easy to make. For the longest time, Gabriel and I have used mostly leftover meat - chicken, beef roast, ham, etc - on our sandwiches, and it’s good Keep Reading
Slow Cooker Butternut ‘n Apples
This is one of those delightfully easy, but delicious dishes that help you take advantage of the ever low price of butternut squash. We’ve taken this Butternut ’n Apples dish to our church’s weekly potluck many times (we grew too much squash one year) and never brought home any leftovers. I guess Keep Reading
Italian Potato Salad
Image Credit A few nights ago, I was in the mood for something “different” for dinner. So I hopped online and started looking up recipes. I ended up choosing three - all of them incorporating copious ammount of minced garlic. Poor planning? Yeah, probably. Actually, it was more along the lines Keep Reading
Homemade Corn Tortillas
Corn tortillas are just about the easiest gluten-free recipe you will ever make. Get ready to make the best tortillas you will ever taste! After going gluten-free, it didn’t take long to figure out that I didn’t like corn tortillas much. They’re too dry. You can’t roll them up into burritos. The Keep Reading