My sister requested a 6 layer cake with strawberry jam and chocolate frosting for her birthday. Oh and it couldn’t be made with sugar or dairy or flour. The first cake I made was a disaster. A HUGE disaster. As you can clearly see. I… Read More
All posts by “chompzone”
Cinnamon Rolls
I went through an obsession where I wanted to make cinnamon rolls. Wanted is the key word there. No matter how good of a recipe, no gluten free cinnamon roll will be made with ease. I am positive of that. I cringe at the thought… Read More
Pumpkin Shrimp Curry
Many of you understand my deep obsession with pumpkin. As soon as it’s acceptable to make anything with pumpkin, I’m probably already in my kitchen doing so. For some non-gluten free ideas, check out my blog post “One Can of Pumpkin.” I also need to… Read More
Crockpot Beef Brisket
The crockpot has saved my life recently. When you work all day, the last thing you want to do is come home and make dinner. I made pulled pork the previous week, and it was good, but I wanted something that would make my taste… Read More
Apple Ginger Pork
Being gluten free, I thought I was a master at meal planning. Add another restricted diet to the mix and oh boy, has meal planning been brought to a whole new level. Evernote has saved my life. Repeat: saved my life. I leave Evernote opened… Read More
Paleo.. what? Muffins?
My siblings have decided to go on the paleo diet. What is the paleo diet? Well I think this guy gives the ultimate description here, but if you don’t want to read another blog post… in a nutshell, paleo is the caveman diet. It’s back… Read More
Open Face Heirloom Tomato Sandwich
Heirloom tomatoes are so freaking good. This is my favorite time of the year for the CSA box. It’s packed with delicious vegetables – corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, eggplant. As always, I was inspired by the August cover of Bon Appetit. The only catch? It… Read More
Lamb
I’m going to admit, I’ve never made lamb before – unless you count lamb burgers as “lamb.” I’m of the mindset you can pretty much make any ground meat into a tasty burger as long as you know what to pair with it (i.e. dill,… Read More
Canning Tomatoes
I did something crazy. I purchased 20 pounds of tomatoes from the farm that provides our CSA box. I know, 20 pounds is a lot. I decided that I would rather spend an entire day canning said tomatoes and eating them all winter long than… Read More
BBQ Pork Burgers

My brother is making dinner tonight! BBQ pork burgers with grilled pineapple and roasted corn. Nom!