From the Kitchen – my first venture into gluten free baking

I made my first venture into gluten-free baking this weekend. I find the whole gluten-free craze to be largely nonsense, especially when people would ask us in the meat department if a steak was "gluten-free".  However, a friend has muscular dystrophy and prefers to avoid gluten. I had been curious on how the flours worked so … Continue reading From the Kitchen – my first venture into gluten free baking

From the kitchen – random recipes from a week cooking

I've spent the last week at home, using up some vacation days before the end of the year.  It was planned to be a "staycation", and Superstorm Sandy certainly guaranteed that.  I planned on cooking a lot and I certainly have.  Here's what I've been up to..... Beef Stew Beef stew is one of the … Continue reading From the kitchen – random recipes from a week cooking