Gluten-Free Recipes from Gluten-Free Girl

For months on end, I cooked and cooked. Every night, I experimented with gluten-free recipes, tried new ingredients, and flung in spices with wild abandon. After a time,  I realized I was doing more than just cooking (and taking photographs of the food).

Incrementally, I was creating a gluten-free cookbook, a stable of recipes based on seasonality, local foods, fresh tastes, and the most vibrant sensations I could find. Try some. See what you think. Let us know.

I say "us" because after April of 2006, all the recipes on this site were created (or edited) by Daniel Ahern, a talented professional chef, the man who became my husband. These recipes work. 

Every recipe here is gluten-free. They could be adapted fairly easily to accommodate other food allergies. The first priority in these recipes, however, is the glorious dance of food. These will have your toes tapping.


For the Holidays

Brussels Sprouts Salad 

Cake Pops

Cannoli

Cranberry Cocktail

Dinner Rolls 

Ginger-Lemon Bars

How to Make Gluten-Free Gravy

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Our Best Gluten-Free Pie Crust

Pumpkin Mash

Roast Turkey for Everyone

Shortbread

Spritz Cookies

Thanksgiving Stuffing

Wild Rice Salad


Baked Goods

36-hour Chocolate-Chip Cookies (based on David Leite's recipe)

Apple and Pear Cobbler

Apricot-Blueberry Crumble

Apricot Jam Thumbprint Cookies

Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Crystallized Ginger

Brownies

Buttermilk Currant Scones

Cake Pops

Chocolate Banana Bread

Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Chocolate Finaciers

Chocolate Shortbread

Cinnamon Rolls of My Dreams

Clafoutis

Cornbread for a Cold Night

Date-Walnut Bars

Dinner Rolls

Donna Jo's Dream Pastry Crust

Fig Cookies

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Gingerbread

Ginger Molasses Cupcakes

Gingersnaps

Gluten-Free Oreos

Graham Crackers

Ginger-Lemon Bars

Granola Bars

Hamburger Buns

Holiday Fruit and Nut Balls

Irish Soda Bread

Lemon Olive Oil Cookies

Lemon Pecan Biscotti 

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Meyer Lemon Cream Puffs

Ooey Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies

Orange Almond Cake

Pie Crust (Use This One)

Pumpkin Pie with a Gluten-Free Pie Crust

Rosemary's Christmas Cookies

Rugelach

Sandwich Bread 

Shortbread

Spicy Ginger Cookies

Spicy Molasses Cookies

Spritz Cookies

Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookies (the better recipe)


Breakfasts

Blueberry Polenta Pancakes

Buttermilk Biscuits

Chorizo

Crustless Quiche Cups

Easy Morning Potato Pancakes

French Toast

Fried Prosciutto

Oatmeal Pancakes with Blueberry Compote

Pancakes

Scrambled Eggs with Pisto Manchego

Poached Eggs on Spinach

Poached Eggs on Toast

Seared Salmon and Roasted Potatoes



Condiments, Stocks, and Sauces

Almond Butter

Apple Paste

Applesauce

Black Bean Roasted Poblano Hummus

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Chimichurri

Homemade Chicken Stock, a la Zuni Cafe

Cranberry Chutney

Cranberry, Cherry, and Port Relish

Green Olive Relish

Good Gravy

Lemon Tahini Dressing

Lemon Verbena Lemonade with Agave Nectar

Mustard Sauce (for chicken or pork)

Basil Pesto

Quick Pasta Sauce for a Busy Week

Red Pepper Sauce

Spontaneous Pasta Sauce



Desserts

Apricot Cherry Crisp

Apple Ginger Sorbet

Baked Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cheese

Baked Vanilla Custard

Banana Cream Pie

Blood Orange Sorbet

Butterscotch Creme Brulee

Cannoli

Caramel Corn

Chocolate Sorbet

Flourless Chocolate Torte

Flourless Chocolate Torte with Raspberries (another twist)

Frozen Yogurt

Meyer Lemon Sorbet

Plum Crumble

Sweet Rice Pudding

Watermelon Sorbet


Fruits

Broiled Figs with Brie

Peaches Broiled with Basil Butter

Blackberry Sauce for Salmon

Fruit Salad for a Little Guy

Plum Sauce for Pork Chops



Main Dishes

Artichoke Risotto

Autumn Squash, Red Pepper, and Quinoa

Avocado, and Mushroom Frittata

Bacon-Spinach Risotto

Braised Chicken Thighs with Scoth and Major Grey Chutney

Broiled Salmon with Marmalade and Wasabi

Chicken Thighs with Pomegranate Molasses

Francoise's Roast Chicken

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Cheese Souffle

Ravioli with Sauteed Spinach and Mashed Potatoes

Halibut Cheeks with Sorrel and Basil

Hoppin' John

Lamb Shank with Basil and Citrus

Lamb Tagine

Macaroni and Cheese

Pasta with Potatoes, ucchini, and shrimp

Pistachio-Encrusted Catfish

A Quick Pizza

Pork Ramen

Red Beans and Rice

Rhubarb Muffins

Roast Chicken Juicy Enough for the Camera

Roast Chicken with Lemons

Roast Chicken with Kiwi, Blood Oranges, and Ginger

Roast Turkey for Everyone

Salisbury Steak

Salmon-Sausage Frittata

Sauteed Halibut

sea scallops dusted with black rice flour

Seared Ahi Tuna with Sugar Snap Pea Salad and Avocado Creme Fraiche

Seared Tofu

Southwestern Falafel

Spontaneous Quinoa Dish

tuna bowl with aromatic jasmine rice

Tuna Rolls

Veal Goulash

Wild Mushroom Risotto


Salads

Black rice and truffle salad

Broccoli Winter Slaw

chickpea salad with carrots, walnuts, and French feta

farmers' market salad

Fava Bean/Tomato Salad

Frisee Salad with a Warm Bacon Vinaigrette

Pork Roast and Butternut Squash Salad

Quinoa Salmon Salad

Wild Rice Salad




Soups

Butternut Squash Soup with Smoked Paprika

Minestrone Soup

Mushroom Soup

Quick Chicken Noodle Soup

Seafood Soup

Tomato Fennel Soup


Vegetables

Artichoke Ragout

Autumnal Squash Puree

Baby Bok Choy and Goat Cheese

Carpaccio of Raw Zucchini (scroll down to October 14th)

Citrus-Glazed Carrots

Fried Green Tomatoes

Goat Cheese Steak Fries

Green Beans with Pancetta

Mushroom Duxelle

Pumpkin Mash

Roasted Asparagus

Roasted Beets with Goat Cheese

Roasted Vegetables

Simple Roasted Potatoes

Slow Sauteed Leeks with Mozzarella