Green Tomato Relish

Our tomatoes bit the dust.  We planted them on the south side of the house in an area that gets some shade during the day, because last summer it was so depressing to see them fry in the hot sun all day long dying slow, tortured deaths.  Last summer we ended up pulling the poor dried plants out of the ground about the beginning of July.  We were hoping to make them last a little longer this

Cheese, Glorious Cheese (Sliceable Daiya!)

Daiya has done it again.  They've made a completely plausible vegan, soy-free, nut-free, gluten-free cheese that you can slice.  You can put it on crackers.  It melts too, and makes wonderful sandwich melts.  It's impossibly creamy and tastes like actual cheese (or at least, very close to what I remember cheese tasting like).  I am in love with Daiya's new Wedges.




There are three Wedge

Finally! "Sour Cream" I Can Buy - And other Stuff by Wayfare!

For years I have stalked the cheese aisles at my local natural food stores to see what new dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free "dairy" products are offered, waiting for that elusive holy grail - sour cream.  Imagine my excitement, after years of waiting, to see We Can't Say It's Sour Cream at one of my local Whole Foods stores!  And right next to it, We Can't Say It's Cheese cheese spreads - all

What to Eat When You Eat Out Gluten Free - A Review

Hello everyone!  I'm back.  After months of flying by the seat of my pants, writing minimally on my neglected blog, and hosting family and friends for a month at the start of the summer, I can relax.  And relaxing for me means cooking and writing.  I have a stack of recipes to post, a head full of humming thoughts and fingers itchy to type.



The first thing I want to share is:  I have recently

Marinated Cucumbers

My mom made this side dish many times while I was growing up. She never had a recipe for them, she just threw together a little bit of this and a little bit of that until the dish tasted right. Here I think I have the measurements right - you can adjust the amounts to suit your taste. The leftover vinaigrette is good to put on salad, too.

1 small English cucumber (regular cukes work well too,