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Gluten free recipes and lifestyle blog. Thoughts on food and eating delicious gluten free food.

03/31/2026

Crepes, crepes, and more crepes! For breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, gluten free crepes with sweet and savory fillings.

Do you have a favorite crepe filling? Is it sweet or savory?

Look for the recipes ar mamalauraskitchen.com or reply "recipe" and I'll send the links.

03/28/2026

Dinner is served! Easy nights are sometimes just what we need. I did have a half of a gluten free sourdough bagel, too. Welcome spring charcuterie.
2019 Pinot Noir La Madrona Vineyard paired perfectly. Visit them if you are in Santa Cruz area and youre looking for a winery to visit. With great wines and ocean views, you're guaranteed a wonderful tasting experience.

✨️Alcohol consumption is for 21+ only. Drink responsibly.

03/24/2026

Waffles are my obsession. Gluten free sourdough ones are so good. You could literally eat them plain, they are so light and crispy. But this one got decked out with raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries, whipped cream, and drizzled lemon curd. Such a yummy weekend treat. Plus a crispy slice of thick bacon and coffee. Now we have leftover waffles for the week. Not a bad leftover to have!

The recipe is on my website if you want it.

Favorite mug by .🪻

03/22/2026

A few gluten free favorites of the week:

🌮🦪 Grilled Fish Tacos - spicy peri-peri sauce and blood orange margarita
☕️💚 Chocolate Mint Afgogato - for St. Patty's Day🍀
🍸☕️ Chocolate Espresso Martini and darts
🥣🍤 Seafood Stew and sunset ocean views
🥒🥬 Fresh Spring Rolls

After fighting a sinus infection and strong antibiotics my stomach has been suffering wildly. But I think I'm starting to feel a bit better thankfully.🙏🌼

What was a favorite of your week?

03/20/2026

Cheesecake is always a special treat✨️. Even if you used leftover cookies in the crust😘. It's been a week of using things up at our house.

If you don't have graham crackers or gluten free crackers, Gluten Free Brown Butter Cookies work great for a crust!

Just press them into your parchment lined springform pan. I drizzled a small amount of melted butter on them and baked at 350 degrees for 5 minutes before adding the cheesecake batter.

I love doing this one with ginger cookies at Thanksgiving or Christmas (link in bio), but really you can use whatever cookie you like.

Simple cheesecake with whipped cream piping to cover a few of the imperfections in the top. Then just a dusting of chocolate shavings. It's perfect with ripe raspberries or a multitude of toppings for a cheesecake bar.

03/16/2026

Extra sour milk in the fridge? I hate throwing anything away, so I used some of the sour milk in this Gluten Free Cinnamon Swirl Bread. A buttery, cinnamon, brown sugar swirl with blood orange zest. Powdered sugar and blood orange juice and vanilla in the glaze. Topped with pistachios for a spring burst.
It made some yummy French toast this morning!

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03/13/2026

What can you do with leftover cookies?? Gluten free cookies in particular don't stay fresh quite also long. I just haven't been indulging in cookies as often lately, so I had some toffee chip brown butter cookies left from our trip on the weekend.

I love using cookies as a crust for cheesecake or mini cheesecakes, but today I wanted something else. So I made a mini 4" chocolate ganache and berry tart using a leftover cookie as the crust.

It's decadent, simple to make, and such a good treat. Start by pressing a 4" cookie into a 4 inch springform pan. Then bring a 1/4 cup of heavy cream to a boil. Remove from the burner. Add 1/8 cup dark chocolate chunks or chips and stir until melted. I added 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon of coffee extract.

Pour it into the crust. Chill in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. Add whipped cream and berries and refrigerate until you are ready to enjoy. Remove from the springform pan to a plate. Share with a friend or family member💕or force yourself to eat the entire thing.

03/11/2026

Blood oranges🍊. I'm so in love with them🧡. So while shopping yesterday I grabbed a bag. They are so pretty and delicious in salads and drinks, desserts, or just to peel and eat.

We love mandarins too, but there's something special about these. It was a perfect sub for a mandarin in my Vivrant and Healthy Orange Creamsicle Smoothie.

This is breakfast but it feels a bit like cheating, cause it feels more like dessert. Well, anyway, it is healthy. Loaded with protein and Vitamin A and C.

Recipe in the link in bio.

03/10/2026

Last nights dinner - smoked pulled pork nachos for kid's choice meal. Yep, the leftover pulled porkfrom a few nights ago. Complete wiith pizza, chicken nuggets and fries. Well, there was a salad too and black beans on the nachos😘

❄️Glassy views of Donner Lake
❄️Palisades Village's 22 - gluten free verde pozole (minus the housemade tortilla chips in a shared fryer)
❄️ Picturesque views from the Arial Tram at Palisades - oh, and the very cute grandkids and beautiful daughters.

Happy time - now we are home and back to reality!

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