Gluten-free Bread with Rosemary & Garlic Beat wet ingredients: 4 room temp eggs (cold eggs will harden the coconut oil) 1 tsp apple cider vinegar 3/4 tsp xanthan gum 1 tbsp honey 2 tbsp coconut oil, soft or liquified (see tip below) 2 tbsp ghee, soft or liquified 1/4 cup cashew milk (How to Make…
Giving or Receiving a Blender for Christmas? Which to buy? Vitamix or Blendtec?
With the holidays coming, I’ve been getting questions about which blender I prefer, Vitamix or Blendtec? Then, my friend, Angela, sent me this link (thanks Angela!). You may have seen these guys before, they have lots of great videos. I’ll tell you what I told Angela. I have the old Blendtec, which was on the…
Gluten-free Cardamom Pancakes, Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Cafe, & Chef Prakash Jagadappa
Yesterday morning, before we left Albuquerque, we went back to Annapurna’s for those gluten-free pancakes I mentioned. “Two gluten-free cardamom pancakes grilled golden and smothered in mango sauce. Garnished with toasted almonds and coconut.” I was so excited to try them, since gluten-free pancakes are a rare find at a restaurant. My expectations were high,…
Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Cafe *the* place to go gluten-free, casein-free & refined sugar free, in Albuquerque
Outside Annapurna’s on Silver St, Albuquerque. Beautiful. (inside was beautiful too by the way) The girls and I got the special. OMG. Local gluten-free penne pasta, spinach, pepper, mushrooms… I’m so exhausted from the drive today from Tucson, that I can’t remember what else, but it was the most amazing food. Andy got the North…
Botanical Gardens, Tucson, AZ
The girls and I spent most of the day at the Botanical Gardens, while Andy was at the conference. It was wonderful, accept for Zoe being stung by a bee. She was okay, just stung, and offended. She kept crying, “Why did the bee sting me?” -her feelings crushed. Otherwise, it was a fantastic time,…
Tucson Tamale Company, AZ
We couldn’t wait for lunch today, at the Tucson Tamale Company. Guys: Everything there is gluten-free. And there are some crazy good vegan choices too. Here is the founder and owner, Todd, and I. We talked about featuring one of Todd’s recipe’s here, on The Spunky Coconut, and also possibly in a future cookbook (by…
photos from the road, new mexico
Gluten-free lunch in Santa Fe
We really fell in love with Santa Fe. I felt like I was in another country. I took some pictures of the area, but none of them did it justice. The landscape, vegetation, adobe… it was so beautiful. For lunch, we asked some locals where to get some good Mexican food, and they suggested Cafe…
GFCF on the road
Hi! I’m writing you from Santa Fe, New Mexico! It was such a great drive: scenery, books on tape, music, and movies. We snacked on carrots and gluten-free bars, and stopped at this pretty picnic area for lunch. I’m going to see if 4 blocks of ice, each the size of a gallon of water,…
Coconut Pie
My friend, Shirley, who you all know as the lovely GFE, posted a recipe for coconut pie yesterday. Umm… Coconut pie? Well, I just had to immediately try it, of course. And since my family does not tolerate casein or refined sugars, I had to make some substitutions. I made the pie in the afternoon,…