GF:Simple Fig Chutney, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Sometimes the easiest recipes yield the best results. The other day I found fresh figs in our market. It seemed kind of strange to me that I found them as i had seen figs in the late summer and October… but heck – who was I to [...]
Happy 1st Birthday/Tol, Baby!
Happy 1st Birthday/Tol, Baby!, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Don’t you love the look on her face? She’s watching a bird fly overhead. (She’s wearing the hanbok sent with her from her Korean foster mother.) We spent this Saturday with family celebrating birthdays. Both Zoe and her cousin, J, were born on May 16 – [...]
Dunk, doodle and dream
Gluten Free Orange-Almond Biscotti, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Last night while grading papers, my mind wandered. (Actually, it screamed “COME ON, ALREADY!”, but “wandered” sounds much better, don’t you think?) We are at the end of the semester at school. FInal exams are this week. And, to be honest, I had truly hoped *NOT* [...]
GF: Chicken & Lettuce Wraps
Chicken & Lettuce Wraps, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Just a note before I proceed: I received a couple passionate email comments regarding our recent eBay auctions and our adoption that demonstrated that our fund raiser was offensive to a few members of our GF and adoptive community. We regret that our choice to eBay [...]
The Ice Dream Cookbook: A review and an adoption fundraiser
The Ice Dream Cookbook, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Rachel Albert-Matesz: Wherever you are, please take a bow. I love your gluten-free and casein-free cookbook, and I apologize for my tardy book review. And many, many, many thanks for the donation to the Adoption Fundraiser. Your book is on sale now and will make an [...]
Gluten Free Thankfulness and a Cranberry-Mango Chutney
Cranberry-Mango Chutney, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Every year about this time of year, I work with my students on different things that allow me to incorporate the idea of Thankfulness. Considering the quickly approaching holiday, there is often a thought of turkey with a side of mashed potatoes (or mashed potatoes with a side [...]
Convenience that makes you smile…
Words to make you smile…, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Okay…so if you haven’t figured it out, I LOVE being at home and cooking with my love. However, there come days in every life when cooking is just not going to happen. At least not before 8:00PM, and I don’t know about you guys, but [...]
Gluten Free Skillet Corn Bread
Gluten Free Skillet Corn Bread, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Phew! It’s been a week! And not just since I last posted – sorry! – but rather it’s been one heck of a busy week around here! Beyond work, etc, we just received letters in the mail from the US Citizen and Immigration Office (aka [...]





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