Gluten Free Recipes - Elana's Pantry

Bran Muffins

Posted in the breakfasts category on July 27, 2009

I have been craving a good, healthy, tasty, gluten free bran muffin for quite some time.  Finally, thanks to flaxmania (I’m on a string of flax recipes this week) here it is. My friend Chris was one of my guinea pigs for this baking endeavor.  She took a flax muffin home from my house one


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Dark “Rye” Bread

Posted in the breads category on July 24, 2009

As I mentioned the other day, Laura Dolson’s flax bread recipe has been more than inspirational.  I have used it as a starting point for many other recipes which you will see here in the days and weeks to come.  Today’s recipe is for a dark “rye” bread.  I like to eat this plain or


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Flax Focaccia Becomes Parsely Bruschetta

Posted in the breads category on July 22, 2009

This is the bread recipe that changed my life –well, at least temporarily, in a small way.  As you will see from the bruschetta below and more recipes in the days to come, I have turned this focaccia bread base into several other interesting types of baked goods. First, however, I  do need to disclose


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Roasted Chicken with Olives and Prunes

Posted in the entrees category on April 3, 2009

Are you spending too much time on the computer?  That’s a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately.  After reading this article in The Atlantic and finding out about this new site that calculates the amount of time spent on twitter, I’ve really been pondering this matter. I haven’t been pondering it too much


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Turkey Bean Chili

Posted in the entrees category on March 20, 2009

If you look on the upper right hand side of my site you will find a photo –and link– to my forthcoming book, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook.  You can pre-order it by clicking on the book cover image which takes you over to amazon.com. I have been working on the book for the past


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McKale

Posted in the how-to category on March 10, 2009

I am lucky enough to say that my boys love to eat kale. There was actually a kale incident the other night whereby I only made one bunch and some grabbing occurred at the table as the boys “fought” over it. Ok, sorry to brag, however this is what sometimes happens in my house. Because


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Chipotle Lime Salmon

Posted in the entrees category on March 6, 2009

With baseball back in the picture and our afternoons filled with practices I find myself looking for quick entrees that offer a lot of protein without a lot of work. This Chipotle Lime Salmon is one of those. My husband loved it, pronouncing it blog-worthy after his first bite.

Homemade Tomato Sauce

Posted in the condiments category on February 10, 2009

Tonight I had this conversation with my little boy while I was tucking him into bed: “How do you know I love you?” I asked him “You tell me 2 billion times a day,” he replied. “If I didn’t tell you, how would you know?  I asked. “I can feel it in your hugs,” he


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Agave Lime Chicken

Posted in the entrees category on January 30, 2009

The other night while I was tucking in my super snuggly 10 year old into bed, we discussed possibilities for the next night’s dinner. “Fennel” he suggested, “I really like it because it’s sweet and also very healthy!” “What would you like for our protein dish?” I asked.  “What about that roasted chicken I made


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Savory Avocado Spread

Posted in the condiments category on January 6, 2009

Last night my friend Deb and I discussed our ideas and hopes for the new year and the incoming president. Deb said she is moved to become a public school teacher.  I shared with her that I would like to set up a gardening business for young people. I think it would be great fun


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