Category Archives: Gluten Free

Black Bean Breakfast “Sausage”

Day 1 of my rotation diet is the most difficult for me to eat enough protein, especially at breakfast. Seafood doesn’t scream breakfast to me unless it’s lox on a bagel. Since there are commercially made black bean burgers I … Continue reading

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Curried Rice & Lentils

My rotation diet is going fairly well. I’ve rearranged a few items but for the most part I’m finding the available foods for each day more than adequate. I made this rice and lentil dish last week but didn’t measure … Continue reading

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Chipotle Swai Fish Tacos

A few weeks ago a friend introduced me to Swai. I’d never heard of the white-fleshed fish before but it cooked easily, stayed moist and had a nice sweet flavor that took seasoning well. Swai is an Asian river catfish. … Continue reading

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Trout with Mediterranean Rice

It’s the third day of my rotation diet, though diet-wise it’s Day 1 since I started on Day 2. I’ve already moved a few food groups around so I can make specific dishes (most notably fish tacos) but so far … Continue reading

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Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Salad

I’m thoroughly enjoying my slow reintroduction to cheese and dairy products. This week I decided that goat cheese would pair well with the beets I got from my mom’s garden. I was right. The tang of the goat cheese cut … Continue reading

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Harvest Ratatouille

My mom gave me a lot of fresh veggies from her garden the other day, including several baby eggplants. Today I decided to make something using the cornucopia of produce I had in my fridge. I quickly settled on ratatouille. … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Eggplant Parmesan

My new supplement heavy treatment plan is working and my systemic inflammation has decreased significantly. I’m slowly adding foods I was sensitive to back into my diet without any adverse reactions. I’ve reacted to tomatoes off and on for more … Continue reading

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Cilantro-Lime Polenta

I have a gorgeous cilantro plant in my garden that’s been calling for me to use the leaves in something fabulous. The other day I planned to make cilantro-lime rice to go with my chicken breasts stewed in tomatillo salsa … Continue reading

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Oat & Flax Bread

My mom picked up a 3lb bag of flax meal several months ago and I finally got around to experimenting with it. The other day I made this grain free recipe and while it was good, I knew I could … Continue reading

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Blackberry Dark Chocolate Cake

I’ve had very limited energy this past month so most of my cooking as been more out of necessity than for fun. Tonight I was craving chocolate. The other day I bought a container of Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa powder … Continue reading

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