Gluten-free Blueberry muffins: my constant failure, until now

I moved to the United States more than fourteen years ago. One of my first days in this country, the man that later became my husband, brought me to Au Bon Pain in Boston. That day I tried my first blueberry muffin and I just loved it. A couple of years after that first encounter, I had…

More from this week: Gluten-free Pasticcio di pasta al ragu’ with béchamel sauce, and pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies

Last Thursday afternoon I was on a roll. I had the afternoon free, so I stopped at the local health food market and got some nice ground beef. By the time I got home 10 minutes later, I had it all planned out: for dinner, pasticcio di pasta al ragu’ – pasta casserole with ragu sauce! Then, since I…

Baking therapy

As usual, when my life gets hectic, and my job demanding, I need my therapy: baking. I have gotten used to seeing my husband’s incredulity when, at the end of the day, as I am cooking dinner, I look at baking books to find the next recipe to try. To him, and probably to most people,…

For the love of pumpkin

Spring is almost here, almost… Though when I moved to New England I realized that I can have pumpkin any time, canned that is. So, this afternoon I decided to whip up a Gluten-free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake. And its beauty is that you just need a bowl and a whisk to make it happen. Enjoy!…

Before we start

There are a few things you need to know before we start baking together. Soon after I was diagnosed with gluten intolerance, I searched for a gluten-free flour mix that I could use at ease for my recipes. I tried commercial ones, with different results. But it was becoming very expensive, and, honestly, none of them was…