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GFCF Recipes

There is an unfortunate problem with many GFCF Recipes - they taste terrible. I am sorry, but it is true. Luckily, what I have here is different. The recipes I present here are either tested by me and my kids (and are fantastic) or they are alternative ways to make delicious recipes with dairy and wheat substitutes. I have also included some recipes submitted by others that I have not yet tried - I will indicate these, for your information.

Where a particular brand is important, I have noted it - and you will find a list of my favorite brands in product recommendations. I have included sweet and savory recipes - I even have a wheat free Chicken Nugget recipe that I am trying with my kids. If you have a favorite GFCF Recipe and would like to add it to my list, please email me or submitt it through our Facebook Page.

As I said, in addition to recipes, I want to include alternative ideas for favorite recipes:

• Mashed potatoes can be made with broth instead of milk or butter
• Rice and rice pasta make great side dishes
• With alternative flour (like rice flour) you can still make your favorite gravy - and tomato sauce has no wheat or dairy, if you hold the parmesan cheese
• Fruit spread or jelly on toast or waffles is better than butter or margarine
• Veggies taste great with lemon and salt on them instead of butter - and if you miss the slippery buttery texture, you can add a bit of olive oil, the lightest of which don't add much flavor at all.
• If your kids only likes veggies with ranch dressing, see if you can get them to try russian dressing - made with ketchup and mayo, it has no wheat or dairy and is usually a kid pleaser. Some kids will prefer a honey mustard dressing or you can cook the veggies with a little dressing.
• Nut butters are great on apple slices or celery sticks. We can make meatloaf without the bread crumbs - or you can use crumbs made from rice toast or rice bread.
• There is so often a way to make a small change in an existing recipe (like using Palm Shortening instead of butter in a cookie recipe) that won't be noticed by kids or spouse.

This kind of diet needs to be taken on with a creative spirit, rather than a feeling of punishment. With that in mind, here are my favorite recipes.

Mother Tested and Kid Approved GFCF Recipes
In addition to the below recipes, I also want to say that many mothers I know are having a lot of luck using Coconut flour for pancakes and sweets. Alternative milks (like Rice Milk, Soy Milk and Almond Milk) are also easy to use and substitute - I even made sweetened condensed milk with rice milk. Alternative milks often come in regular, chocolate and vanilla flavor - the vanilla may be too sweet for most adults, but kids love it, particularly in unsweetened cereal like gluten free rice or oat cereals. A good rice flour pasta can be delicious but hard to find (here is my favorite) and there is no problem with mashed potatoes made with broth instead on milk and butter. Snacks can be easy, too - popcorn, potato chips or real corn tortilla chips are all wheat and dairy free.

Personally Tested and Loved
My kids don't go for these recipes, but I love them and realize that my kids have a particularly limited diet - so I share them with you in the hopes that your family can benefit from them. Remember, Tuna Fish and Egg Salad have no wheat in them - it's the bread or crackers we put them on. Instead try cucumber slices for crackers or spread the tuna on a celery stick.