amy chaplin

celebrating the art of eating well

GLUTEN FREE Recipes

Baby Lima bean soup with butternut and sage

POSTED ON January 19, 2013

Posted in Gluten free, Soup

Baby Lima bean soup with butternut and sage

From now until spring I find soups make up a large part of my meals. Once cooked, they make great fuss-free lunches or quick and easy dinners.

Baby limas are the perfect bean for soups as they break apart and become creamy in much less time than other beans. Here they create a not-too-thick, velvety [...] continue reading ->

“Small Plates and Sweet Treats” Gluten-free chocolate hazelnut & buckwheat cake

POSTED ON December 21, 2012

Posted in Dessert, Gluten free

“Small Plates and Sweet Treats” Gluten-free chocolate hazelnut & buckwheat cake

For some time now I have wanted to cook and post a recipe from Aran Goyoaga’s lovely cookbook, Small Plates and Sweet Treats: My family’s journey to gluten-free cooking. When I spotted this cake in the winter section of “sweat treats,” I thought it sounded delicious; if some of you are still looking for the perfect [...] continue reading ->

Autumn quinoa salad

POSTED ON October 14, 2012

Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Salads

Autumn quinoa salad

October in New York is my absolute favorite time of year to cook. The green market is full of robust, dark leafy greens, sweet winter squash, sweet corn and peppers. It’s chilly enough outside to welcome the warmth from veggies roasting in the oven inside, yet not too cold for a room temperature salad like [...] continue reading ->

Memories of Nantucket and a quick recipe

POSTED ON September 10, 2012

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Memories of Nantucket and a quick recipe

I’m back in the swing of things after spending half of August in lovely Nantucket. I wanted to share a simple recipe before fall swoops us up and a pot of soup is on the stove, which isn’t far off!

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Fresh tomato + basil brown fettuccini (Gluten free)

POSTED ON August 17, 2012

Posted in Gluten free, Mains

Fresh tomato + basil brown fettuccini (Gluten free)

Many years ago, a simple bowl of spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce was on the cover of Gourmet magazine and the beautifully photographed image has stuck with me ever since. Strangely, I don’t think I ever actually made it, although I have considered it every summer.

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