This is kind of a buttermilk pie even though it isn’t made with buttermilk. We use goat milk yogurt diluted with water instead and bake it on a gluten-free, dairy-free pie crust. It’s even better than I remember! goat butter y’all It is kinda crazy how my recipes have evolved over the years. First we took out the gluten and had to adjust to that....
Biscuits, Breakfast Sausage & Gravy Who doesn’t love biscuits, sausage and gravy? We certainly love this comfort food around here! But how do we make it gluten-free and a little healthier? This one was not easy. Especially the biscuits. So I’ve tried to make gluten-free biscuits many times. When you use cold butter and buttermilk – they come out fantastic. But not so much when...
Goat Cheese & Gluten-Free Casseroles I used to love a good old Betty Crocker casserole for sure! And I’ve been on a casserole kick lately. We made baked penne with bison. And chicken noodle casserole. And thought wouldn’t it be fun to take some other classics and adapt them to my dietary restrictions now that I can eat goat cheese. One of...
Make one of your favorite comfort foods, like Chicken Parmesan, a little healthier by adding eggplant. More veggies always make it better for you! Plus it keeps the gluten-free breading from getting soggy. Eggplant Chicken Parmesan Chicken Parm is such a staple comfort food around here. And this version of eggplant chicken parmesan shows up on the menu often! Especially during the summer when...
Oh it is finally cooling down at night here in Austin, which has me craving all kinds of soups and stews. Especially this homemade chicken stew served with mashed potatoes. Yum! We love to cook soups and stews with wine and broth and spices. Lots of veggies, too. Some of our other favorite soups and stews simmered in wine are classic pot roast and...
This classic comfort food, chicken fried steak, is made gluten-free using brown rice flour. And instead of dipping in a traditional buttermilk and egg wash, we substitute goat’s milk yogurt, water and eggs! Love Fried Comfort Foods I haven’t had chicken fried steak in forever. Recently we went to a 100% gluten-free restaurant called Wilder Wood Restaurant and Bar with a ton of classic comfort...
This is a decadent, super simple, but yet so wonderful recipe to pay tribute to my mom’s legacy recipe! People have and will rave about how good this sweet carrot rice is. And I cleaned it up, just a little, so you can feel better about your food choices! Sweet Carrot Rice This recipe for my mom’s sweet carrot rice was an absolute favorite growing...
This is a super simple and quick recipe for very tasty cilantro lime rice made from scratch using a few fresh ingredients. It’s gluten-free, dairy-free and can be made vegan, too. Cilantro Lime Rice Yum! So I originally posted this recipe for cilantro lime rice in 2015 but it’s getting a picture update and a little more love! We usually eat this as a side...
Clean up your Taco Tuesdays by using organic ingredients to make these amazing gluten-free and dairy-free healthified comfort food BBQ chicken tacos. Healthified BBQ Chicken Tacos Yep, we’ve gone and “healthified” Taco Tuesdays! Clean eating means different things to different people, but for us it is eating lean meats and clean organic veggies to avoid pesticides. Check out the latest 2021 full list of pesticides...
pizza pizza When you have to eat gluten-free food, the one thing that is really hard to find is a good pizza crust. Some are decent but not really the same as normal pizza. We really like the Schär pre-made pizza crust we used for Bison Philly Cheesesteak and Pepperoni Pizzas. They held up pretty good and were better than some of the other gluten-free...
This blog is about cooking real food from unprocessed ingredients to make simple and naturally gluten-free meals and mostly casein-free/dairy-free (except for a little aged Parmesan and goat milk). We try to "healthify” and clean up our favorite comfort foods using organic fresh veggies, lean proteins, healthy grains and lots of spice!
