Some of you may know that last November I cut gluten from my diet. Not one hundred percent...there have been a few experiments where I try it again to see if I feel differently (I do) and a few holiday mishaps where I didn't realize every ingredient (whoops) and a few cases where I just wanted to be polite (as a vegan I spend A LOT of time not accepting food, but there were a few times recently, I just felt like, oh well...).
Anyway, I've been feeling so much better. I was starting to get a lot of headaches and my skin has been a bit of a mess for awhile. The removal of gluten has really helped me there. And so, I've been baking and cooking A LOT. Being gluten-free (not eating any wheat) doesn't mean I can't enjoy normal foods...it just means, I need to make them myself to ensure the right ingredients for me are used.
And I'm having a blast. So I thought I'd share.
Vegan Gluten-Free French Toast
I used this recipe from
PETA's website. To make it GF, I simply used GF rice-bread, and when the recipe called for flour, I used GF flour. This is probably my favorite right now. I didn't know for a long time I could still have french toast without eggs. And it's so simple and fast to make. I topped it with strawberries and agave nectar.
Vegan Gluten-Free Pancakes
These came from a pancake mix called Pamela's Gluten Free Pancake and Baking Mix. The recipe on the side of the bag called for an egg, which I just skipped. But to help make the pancakes a little more fluffy, I added applesauce to the mix, cooked, and then topped with berries.
Vegan Gluten Free Latkes
I found these when I wanted latkes for Hannukah and I'm so glad I did. I will probably make these a few more times this year. The only downfall is they take SO much time (not because their GF or vegan, but because that's the nature of the beast with latkes unless you buy a store mix). This recipe came from Alicia's Silverstone's fabulous website
The Kind Life. Again to GF the recipe, I swapped out the flour for GF flour.
Ok, I hope you enjoyed. Now I must decide which recipe to try today....
I tried doing a gluten-free diet due to stomach problems but that only lasted a week. (I still buy gluten-free pasta.) I think I'm just too lazy to try making my own bread, but these recipes look really good! I may have to be un-lazy at least once.
ReplyDeletewow, a gluten free vegan! Awesome! I've been thinking of going gluten-free a lot lately, but it's already hard enough just being vegan in Japan. I'm going to have to use your recipes as inspiration. . .
ReplyDeleteor, rather,. . .your blog.
ReplyDeletethe latkes look delicious :)
ReplyDelete@amber d, it is pretty hard to make the switch, it takes a lot of discpline. I totally get it. I first decided to go gluten free two years ago and that decision lasted all of 5 minutes! So already you're ahead of me. It took me two years to finally leap, and I'm not perfect at it yet. Also, it's pretty easy to buy GF bread. I've made GF banana bread so far, and that's pretty simple.
ReplyDelete@brizmus, hmmm, I don't know much about Japanese cuisine, but I'd think there'd be more of a rice than wheat focus, right? Good luck!
@mshatch, Oh they are!!!
I remember you being excited about the french toast on Twitter one day. Your creativity with cooking amazes me. :-)
ReplyDeleteMmmm, latkes. Yum. It all looks good!
ReplyDeleteHot damn! Those dishes look good! Hmm I'm hungry.
ReplyDeleteHi Frankie, I'm so glad I found your blog. Now I'll be stopping by for a plate of food, so save me one, ok?