Gluten-free Easter Biscuits

Happy Spring & Happy Easter!! 

Hope you are enjoying the new season and all the changes it brings.

Over here the weather is getting nicer, and lots of spring planting has already begun.........especially thanks to a visit from my mom and pops last week!  They came from the east to visit the little bundle and hang out on the farm. And now we have the beginnings of what is going to be a beeeeeeautiful garden.  It was great having them here and I miss them already!

Since then, I've been meaning to post a few recipes, but I honestly don't know where to begin!! In some ways I feel like I haven't even had a chance to come up for air.

Spring harvest!

........the last of the scallions harvested from the garden

The greenest smoothie & is it really March again!?!

Holy smokes!!  March 2013 and I'm finally posting again......I mean it's only been a year!?!
Well a lot has happened for sure.

Without a doubt, the most exciting addition to the kitchen is my new little cooking buddy:

Gluten-Free Apple Cake

Happy March!! I think spring may be right around the corner........

It was snowing here yesterday & today - really only a dusting - we weren't high enough:

Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Your dog is really gonna love these homemade dog treats - not only are they are super easy & fast to whip up, they're a real dough-saver.  PLUS, you can use any white or wheat gluten-flour you have lying around if you want.

Red Cabbage Salad & some delicious muffins!

Happy V-day to ya - hope it's off to a great start.  I say Valentine's Day should be any old day you choose - don't let other people tell you when to be lovey dovey.......& def. don't celebrate only one day a year!

XXX Immunity Soup

"A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book" - Irish proverb

Fried Chick Peas

Happy Thursday! - hope you're having a great week & that you're getting ready for something fun this weekend:)

We've just been working our tooshies off out here on the farm.  I feel like spring will be here before we know it -  Check out the daffodils popping up out front:

WINTER FOOD CONTEST WINNER!!

Happy February!!!! - times sure does fly when you're having fun....

AND the winner is.......................Kacey B. with her sweet corn tarts filled with strawberry preserves!! (pictured above) GO Kacey - these look delicious! Thanks for sending me all of those great pics - they were amazing.

I know I posted this a little late - sorry I've been a gypsy:), but I appreciate all the pictures you've sent in!

The next food photo contest will end MARCH 31, 2012 so send me pics of your meals, treats, snacks, drinks, desserts and more! The WINNER will receive a fabulous homemade prize in the mail!!


Send all entries to: ellenmillaine@gmail.com  - can't wait to see 'em!!

"Life is uncertain.  Eat dessert first." Ernestine Ulmer

We made it to the frontier!!

"There will always be a frontier where there is an open mind and a willing hand." - Charles Kettering

Well, Hello again!! My gypsy days are finally over, & I'm back to blogging again.  How the heck have you all been?  I do apologize for the months of delay, but this has been a crazy ride........
My bf and I finally made it to the farm!  It was quite the journey but we're so happy to be here (and of course it never would have happened without our fams.:))

New Food Contest & more........

So guys, Happy OCTOBER! I know I said I was going to be posting once a week or so, then I got trapped in an RV with no internet:)....oh the joys of trying to get a home!  I can't wait til the day that I have some keys in my hand for my own front door!!!  Til then, I'm, a gypsy with an RV up north in the wilderness........what a trip.  Seriously, if you need a laugh, give m a call:)

Now I'm back in O-town for a few days,  (due to some rv difficulties)  so I have access to the real world & internet again - woohoo!!  And I'll try & blog once or twice before I go back into the void.

We do have a beautiful view though:

right in the middle of the redwoods, & that's about it!....

Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Muffins & more..........

HOLA GALS & GUYS!!  Happy September!

Today is 'Crush a Can' day  - so if you need to get out some aggression or just really want to recycle, go crush it!

I know I've been very neglectful of the Food We Can All Eat blog, but I'm back & hopefully better than ever.  I've been a busy girl, and I waaas being a little ambitious before w/ my posts - my new goal is to post once or twice a week - so stay tuned!

Huckleberry Pudding

I couldn't end the shared recipes without sharing this one with you all.  It is soooo delicious!  This is definitely one of my favorites from childhood, made by another great chef I know - my mom!  She is never afraid to try something new in the kitchen:)  I remember when my mom made this, I used to sneak when she was out of the kitchen & drink the sauce!! (kind of gross I know..... but I couldn't get enough:))

Louise's Cranberry Delight

Here's another great recipe from my Grammy Louise.  She is one of the best chefs I know with many of the BEST recipes!   This Cranberry Delight is one of my favorites:) - delish & super easy to whip up.

  If you can read the recipe here (you have great eyesight), go for it!:

Aunt Karen's Fiesta Salad

When I was just home for my sister's graduation party....and cousin Jan's too bytheway:

Spicy Baked Chicken

This recipe was given to me by my mom's friend Edna.  Whenever I go over to her house she always has something good out to eat!  She gave me this recipe when I was home visiting & told me it was fabulous and that I had to try it out.  Was she right!! This was some delicious chicken.

Zucchini Cakes

Happy June!

So, to keep the shared recipes going, I'm going to share one with you from my Aunt Lynn.  She is so sweet! - whenever she finds gluten-free recipes, she sends 'em to me.  You know I appreciate it!! - especially since they're so good.

Raspberry Fudge Brownies (GF! & Vegan)

"Chocolate causes certain endocrine glands to secrete hormones that affect your feelings and behavior by making you happy.  Therefore, it counteracts depression, in turn reducing the stress of depression.  Your stress-free life helps you maintain a youthful disposition, both physically and mentally.  So, eat lots of chocolate!" - Elaine Sherman, "Book of Divine Indulgences"

GRAPEFRUIT 2 WAYS: Grapefruit Brulee & Grapefruit w/ Powdered Sugar

"A smiling face is half the meal" - Latvian proverb

Both delicious - both easy to make.  Try one out for breakfast, a yummy snack, or dessert - you will love it!

Mango Salsa

If you're getting tired of the same old tomato salsa, or had to give up tomatoes because you're allergic, here's a salsa for you.  I have been buying a pre-made mango salsa at the store, and everyone who tries it loves it.  It does get a little pricey though, so I decided to try and make my own version.......and it was delicious!!

Gluten-Free Strawberry Blueberry Cobbler

"Life is so brief that we should not glance either too far backwards or forwards.......therefore study how to fix our happiness in our glass and in our plate." - Grimod de la Reyniere


Happy Monday!
Just wanted to send out a call for some of your favorite**RECIPES** - next week I'm going to do another week of SHARED RECIPES.  All of my friends & family are so sweet & have been giving/sending me lots of great recipes 'We can all eat'......if you have one or two you want to share here (or want me to adapt so that everyone can eat them) - send 'em to me at ellenmillaine@gmail.com, and you may soon see them RIGHT HERE!!

Strawberry Sorbet

And the 2nd Strawberry Creation: this delicious strawberry sorbet!  If you've read the blog before, you may have seen the recipe for Grapefruit Sorbet (yum!): http://recipeswecanalleat.blogspot.com/2011/02/grapefruit-sorbet.html

FOOD PICTURE CONTEST #3

Carrie D's brunch cakes (from the last contest:))

FOOD PICTURE CONTEST #3!!!!!!


SO, I decided to extend the latest FOOD PICTURE CONTEST deadline until June, 30, 2011:)  
You may have noticed it on the side here before?? --------->
I have already received some GREAT pics, ......but I figure if I wait a little longer we'll have even more fantastic photos to show!! SO, send me those pics of all your meals, treats and fabulous food creations (HEY, just use your camera phone & send 'em to me!).   

Gluten-Free Party Pasta Salad

"The thing is to become a master, and in your old age to acquire the courage to do what children did when they knew nothing."
-Henry Miller

HAPPY SATURDAY!! Hope that your weekend is off to a great start and that you're having some fun:)

Lots of people I know have been talking about dieting and getting healthy lately; maybe it's summer coming or something.......?  I found this funny article on stress dieting you might want to check out for a laugh:): http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/bljoke3.htm

Back to Cali Dinner: Beet & Apple Salad w/ Herb 'Cheese', Grilled Corn & Fiesta Chicken

Yes, I'm back in Cali and back to bogging.  Sorry I didn't even really get to say goodbye,....it just seemed like before I knew it I was traveling to the East coast and then I was back again.  We went to see my little sis graduate from college.  GO Katie!!

Corn Crusted Tofu w/ a Chile Kick

"Cooking is like love; it should be entered into with abandon or not at all." - Harriet Van Horne

I borrowed & adapted this one from Veganomicon - one of my favorites:)   CareBear's veggie friends were right - this is a great cookbook.  One of the authors has a blog that looks pretty rad: http://www.theppk.com/blog/......speaking of which there is a recipe on here I saw for Rad Whip -Vegan of course - that I have to try out soon:) - check it out!

Cinco de Mayo Taco Fiesta! - Gluten Free Tacos

Hope you're having a great FRIDAY & that your weekend is or will soon be off to a great start!!

Just had to share with you our Cinco de Mayo fiesta - it was delish!  I was feeling so festive I even tried to whip up some handmade corn tortillas............ & they were pretty darn good:)  - really tasty, just a little hard to keep together.  Try some out if you're feelin' frisky..........& if you have a good gluten-free corn tortilla recipe, feel free to send it my way!!

Fiesta Pasta Salad

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Emiliano Zapata


HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO !!!!
Hope you're having a fiesta of your own!  Maybe you can make some of this yummy Fiesta Pasta Salad to celebrate:)  It's good anytime -lunch, bbq, dinner, or snack......

Grilled Veggie Packet

"The regenerated do not go to war, nor engage in strife.  They are children of peace who have beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning forks, and know no war." - Menno Simons

Happy Tuesday! THANKS again for sending in those pics:) - they were great & FOOD PHOTO CONTEST #3 starts now & ends May 31!! So keep taking those pictures of all your wonderful meals & creations & send 'em in! (ellenmillaine@gmail.com)

FOOD PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS!!!

Happy May!  Is time flying or what? And, yes......I have been slacking!

So without further ado, the winner of the Second FOOD PHOTO CONTEST is ....................................    NANCY D.!! (w/ her Strawberry Shortcake - pic above:))

Thanks Nancy & EVERYONE else for your photos!!  You're the best & your photos are amazing!- keep your eyes on the mailbox for your PRIZE this week!!:)

Banana Bread Muffins (Gluten-Free & Vegan!)

"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace."

 - Amelia Earhart

Only 3 more days.......until the end of the Food Photo Contest!!!! Send me those pics:) (Hey!: you can even use you cell phone camera & send them to my e-mail!!) 
Details on the side --------------------------------->

I may be going bananas.........but these Banana Bread Muffins were deeelicious!   - So delicious that by the time I realized that I didn't have a picture of the finished muffins, they had all disappeared!! Whoops:) Guess we all really enjoyed them.

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter & Banana "Sandwich"

"If you imagine it, you can create it.  If you dream it, you can become it." - William Arthur Ward

I know this isn't really a recipe, but it's one of my all time favorite snacks/breakfasts/lunches/dinners/desserts!!  Seriously, you can have this one just about any time and feel good about it - & filled up:) - & it's REEEEALLY EASY!

Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms

"Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life." 

- S.D. Gordon

Cucumber Olive Tofu Dip

This was so yummy & really fresh tasting - I used fresh parsley from the garden & it was soooo good!

Another great one I borrowed from "1,000 Vegan Recipes" & tweaked a bit:)  It was really creamy & you couldn't even taste the tofu (I just used a little).  If you can't have soy, just eliminate this & I'm sure it'll still be delicious!

Vegan Mango Lassi

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

This mango lassi is delicious!!  I used to love getting these with Indian food - really helps cool you down - but usually they're made with dairy.  Then I found this great vegan recipe in "1,000 Vegan Recipes" and I had to try it!  

Vegan Shepherd's Pie

Hey guys! It's April 20th & you know what that means:).......only 10 more days until the FOOD PHOTO CONTEST is over!!! - so send me those pics! -** Remember, the winner gets an Amazing Super Prize basket & everyone who participates gets a  PRIZE too!
The info is on the right over here-----------------------------> if you missed it:)

And, if you're feeling like you need a little warming up, inside or out, this Shepherd's Pie is for you!! Granted, it did take a little longer to make than I thought it would....but it was delicious!  Maybe you can try it over the weekend or when you have a little more time. - Whenever you try it, you won't be disappointed!

TACO Time!!

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship." - Buddha

Yes, Katie! - it's Taco Time.  I have been meaning to post tacos on here for awhile.......so here they are! I eat tacos pretty often - because I CAN eat corn tortillas:) & because they're pretty easy to make......and you can fill them with just about anything that you have - grilled & fresh veggies, meat, tofu, seitan or tempeh, rice, beans, etc.etc.etc.

Eggplant Bake

Eggplant parmesan is definitely one of my favorite comfort foods:) I love it!
So I wanted to share a recipe for it with you here that EVERYONE could ENjoy! Easier said than done without using cheese, tomatoes or wheat/bread crumbs:) ......
but I did it, & it was DELICIOUS!

Mango Strawberry Protein Smoothie

Yesterday you might have been wondering what the heck was going on here.......

Well, this smoothie was so good I just had to gulp it down.

TWO GREAT MEALS!: #1. One Pan Veggie Pasta & a Mixed Green Salad

Two Great Meals for you to choose from!  Both really yummy & easy to whip up!!

#1. One Pan Veggie Pasta & a Mixed Green Salad

MEAL #2: Grilled Polenta Cakes, Grilled Sausages & Warm Spinach Salad

Dylan got cooking!! - Grilled Polenta Cakes, Grilled Sausage & Warm Spinach Salad 

Cilantro Rice, Grilled Chicken & Mixed Green Salad

"People often say that motivation doesn't last.  Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."  - Zig Ziglar

This meal was filled with lots of cilantro - it keeps coming up all over the place in the back yard & so I picked a huge mess of it - & it ended up in just about everything we had for dinner.

I know my mom & Aunt Karen would be lovin' this one!! :)  (can't you just smell it already.....?!)

FOOD PICTURE CONTEST #2

YUM! Hummus by Liz R. 

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!  

Thanks to everyone who sent in pics last time  - you guys are the BEST and your photos were so greeeeat we have to do it again!
Send me your pictures: of your meals, treats and eats!!
Anything will do - it doesn't have to be something we ALL can eat, but it can be:)

*Send pictures to ellenmillaine@gmail.com.........or if you wanna do it by snail mail, shoot me an email & I'll send you the address.

Best picture WINNER gets a wonderful box of PRIZES!!!!! (filled with body, bath & food goodies)
And just like last time.....EVERYONE who participates gets a treat!

CONTEST ENDS:  4/30/11!!!!
so send me those Pictures (feel free to go wild & send more than one!)

Watermelon Strawberry Smoothie

"When one has tasted watermelon he knows what the angels eat." - Mark Twain


Mark does have a point there....especially paired with strawberries in this delicious smoothie!

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie (Vegan & Gluten-Free!)

WOW! This was some good pie!!  It's so good you should try it even if you can eat gluten & dairy!

 I'm kind of embarrassed to admit this, but my bf and I shared pretty much the whole things last night.  I could not stop eating it! (.......and then I pushed my belly through some yoga to make up for it:)

Baked Beans & Strawberry Microgreen Salad

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." 
- Mae West

Happy Sunday!

And on another note, you have got to try these baked beans!  They were sweet, salty and delicious. You can keep them vegan, or add some bacon on the top before baking them - either way they are so good.

Sun Tea!

"Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world." - T'ien Yiheng

We were lucky enough to have another beeeeautiful day in Northern CA, and I brewed up a little sun tea!  This was so refreshing & delicious - whenever I drink this I feel like I'm taking in a little of the sun too:)

Meditation Time

Meditation:  Not only is it great for your mind, it's great for your body too. It can also be really helpful n dealing with eczema, & other stress related conditions.   I have been meditating sporadically for awhile and felt some benefits.  But I was inspired more recently to bring meditation into my life by a book my dad bought: "Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation - A 28 day Program" by Sharon Salzberg.  It also comes w/ a CD where she guides you through some meditations - very helpful!  Thanks Dad for opening my eyes to this:)

Cali Salad

"We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are."  
 - Adelle Davis


Just by accident I added some of Cali's best to this salad & it turned into something really delicious - so of course I had to share it with you here.   It's pretty easy & chill - just like the state:).....filled with avocado, mixed raisins, sprouts, and almonds -  this is one yummy treat!