a love letter to her mama
You could never have convinced me, when I was 16, that I would one day be writing this piece. Of course, back then I had memorized the name and spelling of every muscle nerve and tendon…
Breads
gluten-free sandwich bread for Thanksgiving stuffing
Hi there. How’s it going with you? Thinking about Thanksgiving yet? It is a week away. Here? Well, we’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving for months and months. We’ve been cooking and baking, writing and tweaking, and…
gluten-free cornbread for Thanksgiving
Cornbread. It’s delightful. And you need a good gluten-free cornbread to make cornbread stuffing (or do you call it dressing?) for Thanksgiving next week. Here’s how to make it. A few years ago, we gave you a…
gluten-free dinner rolls for Thanksgiving
Soft, buttery dinner rolls to pass around the Thanksgiving dinner table. Dip them in gravy? Will they hold up? You bet. Look at this. It’s possible.
how to make gluten-free breadsticks
Several years ago, I gave a talk at a co-op nearby here. The room was packed and people were happy to be there. During the question and answer period, one woman needed to have her…
gluten-free flour tortillas
A few weeks ago, I was in Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico. Specifically, I was standing on the back porch of a house that belonged to a wonderful woman named Norma. She invited a number of…
gluten-free buckwheat crepes
Sometimes, when life feels complicated, it helps to go back to the simple things. Sunlight on a wooden floor. Dancing to Aretha Franklin, then stopping to belt it out with her. Talking late into the…
gluten-free scones
I’ve eaten a lot of bad scones. And I don’t mean gluten-free scones, although I haven’t had much success with them before this week. I mean regular gluten scones, the ones I ate before six…
gluten-free lemon poppyseed bread
In the past few days, I’ve made three batches of lemon poppyseed bread. Each of them was quite different from each other. Each of them was delicious. For one batch, I replaced the butter or oil…
gluten-free Irish soda bread
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Okay, I’m going to admit this. It’s a little sad. When I was a kid — and sort of well into my adulthood — I only had three associations with St.…