Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Dinner Plans

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year for thanksgiving Casey and I will be serving the following for our family Thanksgiving Dinner.

• Roasted Brined Turkey - Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Grand Champion Free-Range Fresh Turkey


• Cornbread Stuffing based on two great recipes: gluten-free cornbread and Betty Crocker's stuffing


• Mashed Potatoes


• Mashed Sweet Potatoes


• Gravy


• Sweet Corn


• Green Beans


• Wegman's Cranberry Sauce


• Homemade Pumpkin Pie with gluten-free cookie crust.

Update: The food turned out great!  The turkey was super juicy and everyone left with their belly's full.

Gluten-Free Chicken Alfredo and French Bread

Tonight Casey requested her favorite pasta dish, Chicken Roasted Garlic Alfredo w/ broccoli.  Casey also requested some kind of bread to accompany the pasta dish.  Hmm, I pulled out my favorite gluten-free cookbook (“Gluten-Free Baking Classic”) and made the French Bread recipe.  This took awhile (10 mins prep time and 25-30 mins cook time.  This was my first time making this recipe.  I didn't let the bread rise as much as the recipe called for, but that sure didn't affect the end result, yummy.  

Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese

Tonight I made Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese for the family.  Spoiler: unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the finished product.  I use Betty Crocker's recipe and convert it to a gluten-free recipe using the following substitutions:

• regular pasta - Instead use a gluten-free pasta of your choice (I prefer Dr. Schar's Gluten-Free Penne pasta, available at Wegmans, Celiac.com).


• regular all-purpose flour - Instead use a general gluten-free mix (I actually use the brown rice flour mix from "Gluten-Free Baking Classic" ).

The other substitution that I make is to use half sharp cheddar cheese and half Monterey Jack. This recipe when converted over to a gluten-free version tastes just as good as the original.  Give it a try and enjoy it.

Gluten-Free Pizza

Tonight was pizza night at our place (gluten-free of course).  I make my pizza crust using a recipe from "Gluten-Free Baking Classic" 1st Edition by Annalise G. Roberts.  If you don't own this book, get it.  This is by far the best pizza recipe that I have come across.  I have tried many and this one just comes the closest to the real thing.  The aroma that this dough gives off when making it is also wonderful.

Halloween 2008

This year for halloween Hailey wanted to be cinderella again, and we dressed Tyler up as Superman.  I was able to snap this shot of the two of them while they sat still.  

We ended up just staying home and not going trick-or-treating because Hailey was not feeling well.

New Host and Site

I finally moved my domain to a host (bluehost.com) that provided some sweet options and for $1 less per month than my previous host.  As you may have noticed, the site is powered by the blog engine, Wordpress.  I chose Wordpress for its ease of use and large community base.

My goal is to actually keep the site fresh with updates and information about my life; family, friends, cooking, wine, etc.  My wife Casey has celiac disease, so there will also be lots of posts related to gluten-free cooking. 

So come back soon and I hope you enjoy the new site.