Family Friendly Gluten Free Recipes

Most of the Following Recipes are also Casein Free

The recipes listed here are kid tested and family friendly. 

Some are more fancy for the nights you are craving something more than chicken fingers.  Others are very basic, because like I said, these are family recipes.

As a side note, when we were first diagnosed with celiac disease, I could barely boil an egg.  Alas, I love to eat and I did not want my celiac kids to have to go without traditionally wheat-based treats. 

So we dug in together and this is what we came up with.

Cooking together has become one of the Silver Linings of Celiac Disease.

APPETIZERS:

Appetizers can be challenging.  Especially, when you add in the dairy free part of our diet.  Here are some of our favorites:

• Artichoke Dip

• Guacamole Dip

• Hummus
• Party Mix

BREAKFAST:

• Baked Oatmeal
• Banana Bread
• Banana Smoothie
• Blueberry Bread
• Buckwheat Pancakes
• Chocolate Strawberry Soy Smoothie
• French Toast

LUNCH OR DINNER:

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• Basil Pesto Noodles
• Buttered Noodles
• Grilled Lemon Chicken
• Lentil Soup
• Marinated Flank Steak
• Pasta in a Skillet
• Gluten Free Pizza
•  Sloppy Joe's
• Tacos
• White Bean and Chicken Chili

SALADS AND SALAD DRESSINGS:

We eat so many salads and, not only do they taste better, but I usually find it easier to just whip up my own dressings, that I decided this needed it's own section.  All of dressings below are also casein free.

• Caesar Salad Dressing
• Ranch Salad Dressing 
• Spinach Strawberry Salad
• Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Salad

FAVORITE SIDES:

• Garlic Mashed Potatoes
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Quinoa with Green Apples
• Roasted Potatoes with Quinoa
• Sweet Potato French Fries with White Garlic Surprise Aioli

 DESSERTS:

What gluten free recipe list would be complete without a section on desserts.

• Better Than The Girl Scouts Samoa Cookies
• Cashew Brittle
• Cinnamon Sauteed Bananas with Ice Cream
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• Giant Oatmeal Cookie
• Gluten Free Cut Out Christmas Cookies
• Incredibly Delicious Chocolate Fudge 
•  Pumpkin Bars
• Powdered Sugar Frosting

HOLIDAY MEALS:

Holidays often mean extra special meals.  Here are some of our favorites.

• Deep Fried Turkey

 FLOUR:

What would a list of gluten free recipes be without a section on flour? 

First a word on flour in baking mixes.  Baked goods that are not dependent on gluten are easy to re-create with either a store bought general gluten free flour mix, a gluten free flour mix you make yourself or just plain rice flour.  Therefore, if you have a recipe with a lot of eggs, sugar, oil or some kind of fruit, you can easily substitute almost any kind of gluten free flour for the regular flour called for in the recipe. 

Gluten free breads, however, require very specific gluten free flour substitutions.  For baking these, you will want to stick with a mix such as Gluten Free Pantry Favorite Sandwich Mix  or a proven bread recipe. 

Xantham gum is the ingredient in gluten free flour mixes that basically replaces the gluten and holds the recipe together.  If you are using a gluten free flour mix that does not contain xantham gum, you will want to add some.  Karen Robertson recommends the following substitution in her book, Cooking Gluten-Free:

Bread:   1 teaspoon xanthan gum per cup of flour mix

Cakes:  1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum per cup of flour mix

Cookies:  1/4 teaspoon per cup of flour mix

• Our Favorite Gluten Free Flour Mix

THIS AND THAT:

• Toasted Almonds

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