Recipes

Why These Recipes are Gluten-Free

I have some rather difficult-to-deal-with food allergies. I can't eat corn, wheat, and sesame, which significantly impacts my ability to eat at restaurants and eat pre-packaged foods. As a result I've been cooking the vast majority of the food that I eat since I was diagnosed with these food allergies in 2012. The linked recipes were made so that I can eat them; sometimes this means that I use an ingredient that is a bit unusual (for instance, tamari instead of soy sauce because soy sauce has wheat in it), and it often means that I use replacement ingredients. When you see something like "flour" or "starch" in a recipe, it is one of the Allergy-Safe Ingredient Replacements I've listed elsewhere. If you don't know what an ingredient is, check that link for a glossary.

In short: all of these recipes have been created with gluten-free, corn-free replacements for foods that contain those allergens, and should therefore work well if you attempt them with g-free flours.

This is not a "health" thing as in "I prefer to eat g-free because it is 'healthy,'" it is a "health" thing as in "if I eat gluten I get migraines, I don't absorb nutrients, and horrible things happen in my guts." I do not recommend that anyone eat a g-free diet unless it is medically necessary; if it is possible for you to eat wheat then that is likely a more affordable and more nutritious option.

But some of us can't.

Anyway, on to the recipes!

Main Dishes

Meat Dishes

• Meatloaf
• Baked Chicken and Rice
• Beef Stroganoff
• Pork Chops
• Curry Chicken Salad
• Potato Chili Chicken
• Air Fryer Tilapia
• Lasagna

Vegetarian or Vegan Dishes

• Pan-fried Tofu
• Frittata
• Deep-Fried Tofu
• Curry Chickpea Salad
• Oven-Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Soups

• Basic Rules of Soups
• Simple Stock
• Chicken Marsala Soup
• Wet Dog Chicken (this is a somewhat creamy chicken and rice soup with mushrooms that is named for a family joke)
• Pumpkin Sausage Soup
• Chicken and Rice Soup
• Pot Pie Soup
• Beef Stew
• French Onion Soup
• Onion and Potato Soup
• Vegetable Soup (same base can be used with potatoes, rice, or noodles)
• Spoonie Soup (basic instructions for a variety of soups for people who might have difficulty cooking)

Side Dishes

Salads

• Red Cabbage
• Potato Salad
• Cucumber Tomato Salad

Starches

• Mashed Potatoes
• Fried Rice
• Spanish Rice

Vegetables

• Fried Mushrooms
• Pan-cooked Squash
• Garlic Butter Green Beans
• Creamed Pearl Onions
• Pan-cooked Spinach and Onion
• Buttered Asparagus
• Steamed Artichokes
• Baked Garlic Broccoli

Multi-Purpose Basics

• Crumb Mixture for Breading
• Hummus