tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48806775777226554632024-03-16T10:57:44.852-04:00No Gluten RequiredKristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.comBlogger459125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-28443426643780659652022-12-14T12:46:00.000-05:002022-12-14T12:46:20.918-05:00Gluten Free Brown Butter Coconut BlondiesThese take a few extra steps to make, but are worth it. Seriously browning the butter is a great way to almost always improve your baking. The other extra step is soaking the coconut in sweetened condensed coconut milk for added flavor and soft-cookie texture. You must use a parchment sling to get these dudes out of the pan. You are making basically one giant cookie that will want to stick to theKristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-77223108907595221692019-02-12T18:02:00.000-05:002019-02-12T18:02:44.529-05:00fermented mustard
Fermented Mustard
1 1/2 cups whole mustard seeds, pulsed a few times in a spice grinder
4 tsp sea salt
1 cup raw apple cider vinegar (the bottles that says "with mother")
1/2 cup filtered water (no chlorine is key)
2 tbsp raw sauerkraut juice
1/4 cup verjus*
Mix all ingredients in a glass jar. Leave slightly covered at room temp for 1-3 weeks. Store in refrigerator.
I was watching It's AliveKristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-67099900757993159412019-01-06T12:49:00.000-05:002019-01-06T12:49:54.479-05:00resolutions
On New Year's Day, I said aloud: "every time I have gained weight, my body has been protecting me."
This is a realization I came to a while ago, but voicing it has changed so many things.
2018 was the year that I decided to love my body, exactly as it is.
For
most humans, this is radical self love, for those managing chronic
disease and pain... it is something I don't have the words to Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-82801690015775193052018-07-10T16:53:00.000-04:002018-07-10T16:53:55.419-04:00oven roasted chick peas
This is a recipe that I forget where it came from. I think it happened after I "discovered" kale chips last year and decided to try to oven roast/fry nearly everything. These chick peas have become the single-most popular (and requested) party snack I make.
The recipe is really easy to modify or adapt to your particular tastes - I often omit the cayenne if I am bringing it to a Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-29051599132874322242018-07-09T13:47:00.000-04:002018-07-12T12:48:27.988-04:00gluten free, dairy free hot cross buns
This is the closest I have come to a dairy-free brioche! I modified my brioche recipe to make a Greek Easter Bread and Hot Cross Buns. It worked well and my only complaint is that the buns/bread deflated a bit post-cooling. I would add a bit of psyllium husk next time and see if that helped create a more robust crumb.
The buns were stellar, the Greek Bread had too much lemon Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-34665521436779926362018-07-09T13:43:00.001-04:002018-07-09T13:43:53.973-04:00ghostfish
My 11 year gluten-free anniversary came and went without any fanfare. There is something pleasant about it being a non-event. I remember when everything felt, so ick. My body felt awful, going out to eat was not fun (Can't have wheat?! Just get the white bread instead!), gluten-free packaged replacement foods were very expensive and only available at specialty shops.
It is a lot easier now. Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-22563585806522854302017-03-30T15:22:00.000-04:002017-03-30T15:24:13.797-04:00Food access & activism
If you ever wondered why this blog was never turned into a cookbook, I talk about that and food activism in the The New England Unsettler's latest episode: Feel Your Eatings.
I was trepidatious to do a radio show, but I had a wonderful time and every once in a while it is really great to have to explain one's feelings, morals, ethics and push into the contradictions.
Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-27145879448449484422014-06-06T09:11:00.001-04:002014-06-06T09:11:58.420-04:00kitchen essentials
It is that time of year again, moving season. If you are just graduating and heading out on your own, or dealing with having to shuffle your life into boxes again, setting up a kitchen can be daunting. It also can be a money pit. After tackling 14 home kitchens I have whittled down my must-haves significantly. (cough, if you have moved it 2x and not used it, you don't need it, cough.)
Items in Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-73791889410361629052014-06-02T11:00:00.000-04:002014-06-02T11:00:08.127-04:00cherry almond butter cookies that will blow your socks off
I was invited to a party where the host cannot eat dairy or cane sugar. Not wanting to disappoint - and knowing the crowd was a pretty open-minded bunch of heck-yeah-I-will-try-a-new-weird-food people, I thought I would attempt a dessert. No gluten, no grains, no sugar, no butter, no problem. These cookies were a giant hit.
I basically made a modified version of The Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-14003405060318539162014-05-30T15:04:00.001-04:002014-05-30T15:04:10.523-04:00forgiveness
May is Celiac awareness month and GlutenAway started a great campaign focusing on the good. In thinking about what I am thankful for, or what good has come of my diagnosis, I am more and more aware of who-got-it-wrong and the grudges I am holding on to. I can recall the name of every server and establishment who has mis-served me, companies with false/inaccurate packaging, medical Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-37080138990180446192014-05-28T10:42:00.000-04:002014-05-28T10:42:13.895-04:00it is all in your head
A few people have been asking me my thoughts on the new search study out of Australia. (And subsequent articles with inflammatory titles.) All of my responses have started with an audible sigh.
Bacteria existed before we had microscopes to see them. Just because we don't have a western medical test to "prove" someone has a disease/intolerance doesn't negate the illness, nor should it prevent Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-78687257186942382462014-04-16T14:44:00.002-04:002014-04-16T14:44:54.119-04:00ce ce ce celia - a gluten free beer
I tried Celia beer a little over a year ago and really didn't like it. Maybe it was an off-batch, maybe I have grown and my tastes have changed... it doesn't much matter because it is great. It is hands-down the best gluten-free beer I have tasted.
It is actually the only gluten-free beer I have come across that actually has pronounced hops. That's right folks, this isn't a weird cloying-ly Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-51686866331302338782014-04-10T11:46:00.001-04:002014-04-10T11:53:23.522-04:00who gets to go out to eat (safely)
Yesterday's food section included "With more patrons with food allergies, restaurants cater to every need". I was excited to hear about chefs taking food allergies and sensitivities seriously. I was grateful for the inclusion of a famous chef being denied service because of his son's food allergies. This is stuff we deal with all the time.
But I was still left with a bad taste in my mouth. It Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-5926332145801455052014-03-23T10:19:00.005-04:002014-03-23T10:19:59.049-04:00Buzzfeed list giffin close to home
#21 feels a bit too real. Someone at buzzfeed really gets medically-required gluten free living.
Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-67255355610624053912014-03-06T14:39:00.000-05:002014-03-06T14:39:08.744-05:00pistachio liqueur
I love pistachios so much that when a friend offered me a sip of Dumante, a pistachio liqueur, I nearly tackled someone as I lunged towards the cup. Sadly, I was left a little wanting. It had pistachio flavor, but it was really light and gentle. (Pistachios are the most aggressive nut, but this didn't sing to me.)
I found a recipe online for pistachio liqueur, but I wondered how it would turn Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-69032492982326555502014-02-19T11:11:00.000-05:002014-02-19T11:14:07.610-05:00searching for authentic ethnic food
I saw this comic and shouted "yes yes yes!" at the screen.
Shing Yin Khor does a beautiful job of walking the reader through her character's experience of her foodways and how other people view them. She gently and then strongly forces the other character searching for the ability to label something authentic (and the reader), to acknowledge what that means and what it erases.
Her work toes Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-51512769090670276192014-02-11T19:24:00.000-05:002014-02-11T19:24:06.364-05:00gluten free alcohol - new rules
I tried Omission beer and really fell in love with it. Heck it is a gluten-removed beer, so real beer. The problem was, shortly after I was polishing a post about it, I read that the ELISA tests that Omission uses is not sensitive to be less than 20ppm accurate. I decided hold off on blogging and to email Omission directly about their testing policies. One of their reps said they would look intoKristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-24681939216431016882014-02-06T12:51:00.001-05:002014-02-06T12:51:27.181-05:00This is last time I want to ever see the word "glutard"
Hey humans stop using the word "glutard". It is offensive, crude, and inappropriate.
Still not convinced...
"Glutard" is a co-opting of language. It is glutenizing of the word retard.
The word "retard" or "retarded" has been used to systematically take away the rights, power, agency, and humanity from those with different physical appearances and different perceived capabilities. It is used Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-19179434936240257792013-11-26T11:22:00.001-05:002013-11-26T11:23:34.164-05:00Thanksgiving recipes, tips, tricks
It is my favorite time of year - THANKSGIVING
It is a great holiday for eating, being grateful, while surrounded by friends and family. It is truly the best!
Here is my annual round out of tips and recipes. I hope you have a fantastic Thursday and fun cooking your way to it.
Planning ahead tips - for the newly gf or new-to-hosting-someone-gluten-freeBrining a Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-35651350975067951542013-10-02T10:29:00.001-04:002013-10-02T10:29:51.144-04:00how difficult is it to be gluten free
Jennifer Esposito's recent interview got a few wheels turning. Is it actually harder now than it was 4 years ago to be gluten free? Are there really no resources "out there" for Jennifer (and the millions of other humans who need to live gluten free)?
When people are first diagnosed I cut them a lot of slack. I offer them advice. I tell others to be care, generous, and above all Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-2397520388390173032013-09-27T09:48:00.000-04:002013-09-27T10:38:03.235-04:00boycott barilla
It is really hard to find good gluten-free pasta. So much of it tastes like shoes or disintegrates a millisecond after it reaches al dente.
And now it is a bit harder.
Barilla's CEO's bigoted comments means it is off the table. I implore you to add your voice and tell Barilla that an apology isn't enough. They need to include all types of families in their ads. A boycott is not enough. Leave Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-65292625120238624522013-09-24T16:35:00.000-04:002013-09-24T16:35:26.962-04:00the very best gluten free pumpkin bars
I am not one for gloating, but hear me people when I say that I have made the most delicious pumpkin thing ever! (The picture doesn't do it justice - these treats survived the worst public transit could throw at them this morning and still provided joy to others.)
Do you remember when I totally tried to pull of a failed pumpkin bread recipe and call it a "brownie"? We can laugh at that now, Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-23781157509075598952013-09-06T12:09:00.000-04:002013-09-06T12:09:59.323-04:00sarcasm, hyperbole, and access oh my
I treasure sarcasm, so when HuffyP throws at me some sarcasm with science I am in a special little part of hog heaven. It is really really really hard to not respond to asinine blanket statements about "food fads" that hit close to home without exploding in some form of rage. The reality is - it is personal. Being hyperbolic is a fun way of pointing out some pretty ridiculousness without perhapsKristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-23300348875942477912013-08-30T10:00:00.000-04:002013-08-30T10:00:01.194-04:00Daly Dogs - worth the drive
I couldn't believe it was true. Fried dough. Real, gluten free fried dough. Those words are like a unicorn, a mythical beast not to be found, only to be spoken of with yearning. Hold on friends, gluten free fried dough can be yours and it shall be delicious.
Daly Dogs, in Haverhill, MA does it and does it right.
I didn't expect to order a sandwich, but the Ruben was awesome. Overstuffed andKristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880677577722655463.post-1134586404460600132013-08-29T14:07:00.001-04:002013-08-29T14:07:41.659-04:00double twist on summer favorites
This is less of a recipe and more of a eureka moment. Same friend who cannot eat any grains, and nearly no carbohydrates, was in town at the start of tomato season. I really love a fried green tomato blt. It is probably my favorite sandwich of all time. The combination of the crunchy fried green tomatoes, soft, sweet ripe tomatoes, plus well there is bacon, which rules in general... it is Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04748879967804620349noreply@blogger.com0