The last of the season’s blueberries…smoothie form, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. It’s the last of the season’s blueberries. A rather decent way to start my all night, freak-out, typing session… don’t you think? Actually, besides just giving me a great boost of energy to use my favorite blueberry farm bluebs (as we call them), [...]
GF: Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Carrots and Fennel Bulbs
August 30, 2008 3 Comments
GF: Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Carrots and Fennel Bulbs, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. It’s the weekend before school starts and amidst the mix of planning, adoption classes, and babysitting my neighbor’s crazy cat, my love and I found time to go putz at the Farmer’s Market. It’s actually one of my favorite weekend errands. Today [...]
Gluten Free, Baked Falafel
August 9, 2008 17 Comments
Gluten Free, Baked Falafel, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Today we had one of our “at home” interviews for our home study for adoption. Our time line is picking up the pace QUICKLY! We will be finishing the immigration paperwork and waiting for our referral soon. We expect a “referral” (or child match) by early [...]
Gluten free, Super low carb “Sushi” – Nori Wraps
August 7, 2008 6 Comments
Gluten free, Super low carb “Sushi” – Nori Wraps, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Smoked salmon (no additives), avocado, and English cucumber Nori (roasted/toasted seaweed) wraps with a few cucumber slices. (NO RICE!) All served with a huge Asian pear and a glass of water. Carb count: 1/2 avocado = .5 gram 1/2 English [...]
What’s for dinner at your house tonight?
August 2, 2008 5 Comments
GF Dinner….what are you having?, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. We’re having a little backyard grill-fest. A couple lamb chops and corn on the cob…. all infused with some fresh rosemary smoke. And perfectly gluten-free, of course. Oh yum. My love seasoned the lamb chops with cumin, black pepper, sea salt and paprika while I [...]
GF: Parsnip Fries & Grilled Tenderloin
July 19, 2008 5 Comments
Parsnip Fries & Grilled Tenderloin, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. I found some beef tenderloin at the Farmer’s Market on *sale* (wahoo!). So I couldn’t resist. To be honest, I had no idea what I was going to do with it but I knew I wanted to figure something out. After all, my Love doesn’t [...]
Roasted Tomatillo & Jalapeño Salsa
June 24, 2008 7 Comments
Roasted Tomatillo & Jalapeno Salsa, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Oh yea, babee…it’s summer. And it’s not quite “hot” here. Temperatures are slow to rise, making for chilly mornings and gorgeous afternoons. Basically, it’s perfect. I get up early and get any house-warming/cooking out of the way and then I’m done for the day. And [...]
Quinoa Crab Cakes – Baked & Gluten free!
June 10, 2008 10 Comments
Quinoa Crab Cakes – Baked & Gluten free!, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. This week and next are going to get rough around here. These are the last days of school and things are amping up. Time is filled with final exams (writing, grading, etc), final projects (sob stories, panic, and more) and the whirlwind [...]
GF: Roasted Artichokes
April 26, 2008 8 Comments
Tonight we had a quick dinner. We were out and about today running errands, etc and I wasn’t in the mood for anything too much. That and I was desperate to use up whatever was hiding in the fridge. Thus it was time for the artichoke to be eaten. I really enjoy artichokes. Although I [...]
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