One excellent thing about being at home--I get to try out all kind of gluten free recipes. My dearest mother does not partake of gluten or any wheat product, and a lot of what you and I think of as "regular food" isn't so regular for her. It was too tasty for me to pause … Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Bars with a Hazelnut Almond Shortbread Crust (Gluten Free)
Desserts
Quick Berry Cobbler (Gluten-Free)
What to make for your gluten-free mother, at 8:30 at night, when you're too lazy to go drive and find a dessert? Cobbler! It's quick, it's easy, it's usually make-able with stuff you have lying around the house, and it tastes fantastic with ice cream. So before we get to the recipe, I must say: … Continue reading Quick Berry Cobbler (Gluten-Free)
Chocolate Lemon Layer Cake and Austin City Limits
A few weeks ago, my lovely husband took me too Austin City Limits. It's this super awesome, and super huge annual music festival in Austin with huge names like Arcade Fire, Joseph Arthur, Jack Ingram, and more. When I say took me, I mean actually took me. Let me be real for a second, sometimes … Continue reading Chocolate Lemon Layer Cake and Austin City Limits
Apple Tarte Tatin, Mezze, And DC
Hello All! It's been a while. The past few weeks have been a flurry of long car rides, students, grading, parents, plane trips, and apples. It's been tiring. I got back yesterday from DC very very late, and very very exhausted, but for the first time in a while, I fell asleep without an alarm … Continue reading Apple Tarte Tatin, Mezze, And DC
Creme Brulee and a New School Year
So there's been a lot going on in the news lately what with the straw poll in Iowa, and Governor Perry entering the race for the Republican Nomination while Pawlenty drops out. The Texas Legislature approving massive slashes to the family planning budget (2/3s of the budget), and President Obama going on a three day … Continue reading Creme Brulee and a New School Year
Rosemary Lemon Shortbread
So Thop and I had some friends over for dinner on Thursdays, H- and J-. Tyler met them last year when we started going to the rock climbing wall. I had met H- before, a great chica with amazing rock climbing abilities and a fun personality, but I hadn't met her boyfriend J- yet, also … Continue reading Rosemary Lemon Shortbread
Ruby Red Peach Reduction
So we got married. It was fantastic, and everything I thought it'd be. Oddly, I feel the same, and I love it. He's my husband, and I'm his wife. It's simple, and right. I don't feel like writing any more on it quite yet, so maybe later? We also just drove along the entire coast … Continue reading Ruby Red Peach Reduction
Chocolate Walnut Cookies (Gluten Free!)
As promised, here's what to do with the whites left over from the Raspberry White Balsamic Fruit Tart: make some gluten free cookies! I have always been raised to not waste things. Peeling Potatoes and carrots? Use the skins to make a tasty veggie broth! Really hungry? Don't load up your plate, go for seconds! … Continue reading Chocolate Walnut Cookies (Gluten Free!)
Raspberry White Balsamic Fruit Tart
The wedding in is 6 days. Sometimes it's hard for me to feel excited about this, and I was scared this would be one of those things. It's not. I'm crazy excited for the wedding. I'm crazy excited to be tied to T- in a legal and love way. We have been through so much … Continue reading Raspberry White Balsamic Fruit Tart
No-Bake Cheesecake (Gluten Free!)
Seriously. This is amazing. I usually don't eat my desserts, I give them away. Um, I ate this one. All of it. Well, no, I shared it with my mom. Kind of...it was so tasty. And oh my...the almond crust was so much better than any regular crust. I am really trying to do a … Continue reading No-Bake Cheesecake (Gluten Free!)
The Clumsy Cook 