Gluten-Free (but not GAPS)

Nearly all the recipes here on Health Home and Happiness are gluten free, but also are suitable for the GAPS Diet. The recipes in this section contain grains (like rice, corn, or buckwheat), sugar, or potatoes - all of these are not allowed on the GAPS Diet due to being too complex of a carbohydrate. Still, they are delicious and fit into many people's dietary needs.

These are some of our favorite recipes!

Nearly all the recipes here on Health Home and Happiness are gluten free, but also are suitable for the GAPS Diet. The recipes in this section contain grains (like rice, corn, or buckwheat), sugar, or potatoes – all of these are not allowed on the GAPS Diet due to being too complex of a carbohydrate. Still, they are delicious and fit into many people’s dietary needs.

These are some of our favorite recipes!

Yummy Gluten-Free Peanutbutter Breakfast Bars

Gluten-free breakfast bars, sweetened with honey and thickened with peanutbutter are a favorite in our house! They are made often as part of Sunday afternoon meal prep, but also are fast enough to be made Monday morning before school. The honey in these bars is cooked, so when they cool they hold together really well; …

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Hearty Grilled Steak and Potato Skewers

We all love the traditional meat/squash/tomato/mushroom/meat skewers, but sometimes you want something a little more stick-to-your-ribs. Still bursting with flavor, and cooked quickly on the grill, these steak-and-potatoes skewers brings the social activity of cooking and the heat outside for a meal that may become your new favorite grill meal. Start here: Outdoor Propane Grilling for Any Meal …

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Coconut Saffron Rice (Gluten Free)

Coconut Saffron Rice Turning plain white rice into a fancy beautiful side dish is simple with the additions of a pinch of saffron and 1/2 cup coconut milk. The saffron gives a delicate flavor, and the coconut provides medium chain fatty acids and creaminess. This side dish is impressive to serve guests, though it doesn’t …

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Quick Grilled Sweet Potatoes (great freezer-to-grill side)

Sweet potatoes are a delicious nutrient-rich carbohydrate that many enjoy. The only drawback is the long (hot!) time in the oven, or the uneven cooking of a microwave. We eliminate both of those problems with this method of pre-cooking our sweet potatoes by steaming or par-boiling, we can then preserve them by freezing. By pre-cooking …

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Vanilla Meringue Cookie Recipe

Christmas cookie making is a fun tradition that I have carried out with my own children. We break out the pastry bags, piping tips, sprinkles, natural food dyes, and lots and lots of sugar… it is the holidays, after all. Children love trying their hand piping shapes, swirls, roses, and more, and in the past …

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Gluten-Free Mexican Sopes (delicious fried corn cakes with toppings)

We love working with masa. The warmth from the hot water, and the smooth texture is satisfying to work with, and with only 2 ingredients, we can whip up this dough even on week nights. Try out these sopes and see what you think.

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Easy Brazilian Tapioca-Parmesan Bread (Pao de Queijo)

I first had these rolls at Five on Black, the wonderful and entirely gluten-free Brazilian restaurant that just went in down town. These cheesy bites are the perfect combination of savory Parmesan cheese and mellow flavor from the tapioca flour. They are crispy-crunchy on the outside and chewy with lots of air bubbles on the …

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‘Get-Well-Soon’ Gluten-Free Chicken Noodle Soup

“What? No. Not that soup.” I often recommend that people eat soup when they’re starting to get sick, and it catches me off guard when they tell me the kind of canned soup that they like and ask for confirmation that it will help them get over their cold, flu, or other seasonal illness. Homemade …

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Chocolate Rice Pudding (gluten free) from the book French Women Don’t Get Fat

Now, I know this isn’t grain free or GAPS friendly, but it’s delicious for those who are either working onto the GAPS diet by switching to whole gluten free foods, or those who are transitioning off of the GAPS diet. I read about it in the book French Women Don’t Get Fat. After reading French …

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Lazy Stovetop Popcorn

Share We had a popcorn maker when we were first married. I got rid of it and got much-needed cupboard space once I realized that it’s super easy to pop corn on the stove, in a regular pan, without shaking it incessantly. This is all I do, I pour popcorn in the bottom of a …

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Cooked cereal- millet

Cooked cereal this morning. Millet, soaked overnight in water (2 parts millet to 1 part water) with a teaspoon of whey. A dash of real sea salt, some chopped almonds, coconut milk, and organic butter. Other posts of interest: Homemade Oatmeal Bars- easy breakfast on the go Millet cooked in orange juice

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Crabapple jelly in pictures

A friend gave me a bunch of crab apples from her tree, I was so excited because I love making jam, but when you have to buy your fruit the cost ends up being prohibitive. She gave me a quick explanation on how to make it since I’d only done jam before, not jelly. She …

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