Zucchini Lasagne | Gluten Free

I love lasagne.  It’s bubbly cheesy goodness, it’s wonderfully savory sauce and all of its hearty comfort. Italian food feels very comforting to me.  When I was sick, my Dad would always make me pastina with butter and cheese or lentil soup with pasta shells.  My Italian grandmother is also a mean cook!  Her lasagne actually has meatballs inside of it.  Does that sound amazing?  Yup.  Yup, it is.

Ever since becoming gluten free, I have not had this wonderful dish.  I couldn’t find the motivation to create it with rice or corn or quinoa noodles.  I felt like it would be a disappointment, and might turn out to be the mushy counterpart to my Grandmother’s lasagne.  Don’t get me wrong, I do indulge in gluten free pasta now and then, and it can be quite tasty, but it can also be finicky and unfriendly. […]

Homebody Halloween | Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Seeds

Happy Halloween,  Human Friends, Bear Friends, Ghoul Friends and Everyone in between!

Admittedly, this year I have been a bit of a Halloween bummer.  It completely snuck up on me.  There was no costume planning.  There was no party planning.  I wasn’t one of the people that put out spooky spider webs or cardboard graveyards on their lawn.  There was, however, some long pauses made in a very well stocked candy aisle at Target. Oh, and some lingering on Etsy for pet costumes. Nothing was purchased (biggest Halloween regret?  Yup.) That is about as far as I went this year. […]

Pumpkin Custard Cake With Chocolate Chunks| Gluten Free

So, the season is here!  The season where pumpkin is suddenly inserted into everything.  The pumpkin spice late is back.  You walk into the grocery store and are met with towers of canned pumpkin, strategically placed next to the whipped cream.  My pinterest board (as well of those of my friends) is full up with pumpkin cakes and cookies and carving methods.  I feel like I should almost be capitalizing it. PUMPKIN!!  Lets just scream it out. PUMPPPKINNN!!! Huzzah. […]