Food
Gluten Free Honey Gingerbread Cookies
Christmas baking this year was very rushed.Aside from working on Dec 24th, I had no plans to bake cookies at all, because I still had to make the traditional Bulgarian odd number dishes for Christmas. Yes, I had no plans, but my daughter did. 🙂 She fluttered her long eyelashes and gave me the…
Read MoreBulgarian Luteniza/ Lutenica Tomato Spread for Appetizers — Gluten Free
One of my most vivid childhood memories is of my family making Luteniza. The whole family ( parents, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles and more) gets together, everyone participates and the amounts of the spread that are made are enough to make a canning factory jealous. Even though it was a hard work for a young…
Read MoreGluten Free Artichoke Dip with Yogurt and Grapeseed Mayo
I adore artichokes and one of my favorite ways to have them is in artichoke dip. Since my ulcers and gallbladder problems came along, I haven’t been able to try it at all. Of course these two problems are the reason I switched on gluten free diet and I am happy to report that…
Read MoreLike Cheetos but better!
When I first went gluten free I was trying to come to terms with the fact that some snacks I used to enjoy will just be off limits from now on. Goodbye pretzels! So long yummy cheesy puffs! Sigh… But the more I got into gluten free things, the more I discovered that not only I…
Read MoreTried and true gluten free recipes: Cream puffs and dairy free vanilla bean and lemon custard
Long story short- I can’t eat gluten. Not that I don’t want to but I shouldn’t for medical reasons. When I found out, I was literally devastated and scared. How the heck will I survive?! I could live on bread! I’ve always joked that working in a cake shop is not a temptation for me.…
Read MoreIt’s All About Coffee
“Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today’s tasks.” ― Holly Black, Ironside I was never a morning person. I never drank coffee. Is there a correlation? I don’t know, but what I know is I simply adored the aroma of coffee. For the love and respect of coffee Aroma? Really? Yes,…
Read MoreEaster 2014
I have to confess, working full time and preparing as many Easter breads as usual just didn’t work out for me this year. I had so many things to take care of that much of my “free” time was spent worrying if I will be able to do anything for the holiday. Pointless thing stressing,…
Read MorePerfect Honey Glazed Ham Easter Meal
Ah, Easter…lovely, lovely weather, Easter breads, colored eggs, honey-glazed ham…mmmm. It kind of makes you not think about spring cleaning, doesn’t it? Oh, well. Eventually, there will be spring cleaning, there will be renovations, remodeling and endless, endless yard work. For now, let’s just enjoy what we all have been dreaming about the whole winter.…
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