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Grandma Forlow’s Simple Fudge

This is my grandmother’s fudge recipe. She used to mail us a jar whenever someone had a birthday, and if the fudge got a little melty and strangely shaped in the mail, it was still delicious and made with love. I still have the copy of the recipe that she wrote down for me when …

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Homemade Pesto

I love this pesto recipe. It’s quick, easy, and delicious! The most time consuming part of the recipe is plucking the leaves off of the basil. I think it would be wonderful if basil was sold pre-plucked like lettuce. Imagine the amounts of pesto we’d all be eating. I’ve been making this pesto since I …

A slice of apple pie sits on a green plate. Next to it is a fork.

Perfect Apple Pie

Okay, I’ll admit I sound pretty full of myself with the “perfect” in front of the “apple pie” in the title. I’d settle for just really darn good, but that doesn’t read quite as well. I watched my friend eat almost an entire quarter of this pie yesterday, so I feel somewhat justified in my …

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Perfectly Flaky Gluten Free Pie Crust

I like my pie crust tender, buttery, and a little crumbly (from all the butter) and this gluten free pie crust recipe doesn’t disappoint. It rivals my grandma’s pie crust recipe, which is how you know it’s really good. It makes an amazing apple pie and is gum free! I didn’t always love pie. As …

A chocolate chunk scone sits on a green plate. Behind it is a green and red mug.

Gluten Free Chocolate Chunk Scones

These scones are my absolute favorite; tender, flaky, and imperceptibly gluten free! Adding bittersweet chocolate chunks adds a pleasant bitterness to complement the sweetness of the scone. I’ve always been a little confused about scones vs biscuits. As far as I can tell, they should both be light and flaky with crisp edges but a …

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Cooking for Someone With Celiac Disease

Before I knew I had Celiac disease, I had a casual acquaintance over for a dinner party who had Celiac disease. My only previous experience with cooking for someone who was gluten free was with my mother who was told that eliminating wheat from her diet might help reduce the symptoms of her autoimmune condition. …

Gluten Free Madeleines

When I was diagnosed, I had yet to actually have a madeleine, although I’d seen them in pastry shops. It was a little bit intimidating trying to make a pastry that I’d never eaten before gluten free. It turns out, the flour isn’t the most important ingredient, it’s the butter. Now you know this is …

uncooked gnocchi arranged on a countertop that is lightly dusted with flour

Home-made Gluten Free Gnocchi

We can all agree that store-bought gnocchi is pretty good. It’s hard to argue with a soft potato dumpling covered in your favorite sauce. However, once you’ve made home-made gnocchi, there’s no going back. Home-made gnocchi is more tender and has more potato flavor than the store-bought ones. If you enjoy social cooking, they are …

Gluten Free Sesame Tahini Swirl Cookies

I’m a sucker for both sesame seeds and tahini, they’re just too delicious to pass up. I thought that a swirl of tahini caramel could be a phenomenal addition to a sugar cookie, and I was not mistaken! These sugar cookies are delightfully crisp around the edges, chewy in the center, and have a delicious …