Category: gluten-free

• bibingka

  

  “Just eat it, otherwise they’ll feel bad.” That’s what a nun told me when I was offered some bibingka. I was about 8 years old. And that phrase stuck with me all these years whenever I see or think of bibingka. Even though I no longer have an aversion to it. I was an altar […]

  Dave G

  December 5, 2021

  baked goods, baking, buns, christmas, coconut, dessert, filipino food, food blogging, gluten-free, island food, quick bread, snack, sweets

  bibingka, bibingka espesyal, bibingkang, bibingkang galapong, coconut rice cakes, filipino rice cake, sweet and salty

• ube mochi muffins

  

  These mochi muffins came together so easily that out of all the ube things I’ve made in the last two weeks, these quickly jumped to the number one spot in my head right away in terms of taste, ease of recipe, and overall satisfaction. If you’ve never used glutinous rice flour before, you’re in for […]

  Dave G

  October 8, 2020

  baked goods, baking, food blogging, gluten-free, quick bread, snack

  filipino, mochi muffins, mochiko flour, puto, rice cakes, rice flour muffins, ube mochi muffins, ube purple yam

• mochi chocolate brownies

  

  I finally had to try it for myself. It didn’t disappoint. These brownies are nice and soft but with an elasticity and chew that you just can’t achieve when using regular wheat flour. Just make sure you are using Mochiko Sweet Rice Flour from Blue Star Brand from Koda Farms. If you can’t find that […]

  Dave G

  September 7, 2020

  60% cacao, baked goods, baking, bittersweet chocolate, brownies, cocoa, dessert, dutch process cocoa, food blogging, gluten-free, snack

  chocolate mochi brownies, glutinous rice flour, mochi brownies, mochiko flour

• Australia’s most-loved chocolate brownies

  

  Lately, I’ve been really noticing the various plants and trees in my neighborhood that have chocolate colored leaves. I don’t know why, but it really fascinates me! One such plant/shrub that is quite common in the Pacific Northwest, is called Japanese barberry. This is just a small snip of a branch from a fairly large […]

  Dave G

  August 21, 2020

  60% cacao, baked goods, baking, bittersweet chocolate, brownies, chocolate, cocoa, dessert, food blogging, gluten-free, snack, sweets

  60% cacao bittersweet chocolate, australia’s most-loved chocolate brownies, brownies, chocolate brownies, unsweetened cocoa powder

• lime coconut cassava snack cake

  

  This is an uncomplicated cake with subtle flavoring. If you want, you can make decorative swirls of lime zest or even a thin lime slice or wedge to top each square of cake. If you want more lime flavor, you can add more lime zest to the cake batter and just use more lime juice […]

  Dave G

  June 28, 2020

  baked goods, baking, cakes, coconut, dairy free, dairy-free, dessert, food blogging, gluten-free, snack, snack cakes, teacake

  cassava cake, grated cassava, lime coconut cassava cake, lime coconut icing, macapuno, macapuno coconut, snack cake, snack cakes, yucca

• radiokaka (radio cake)

  

  There is a Swedish confection made by simply melting chocolate with some coconut oil and then layering it with thin biscuits in a mold to let it cool and create a loaf and then slicing it so that the resulting product resembles the face of an antique radio! Pretty cool, huh! As soon as I […]

  Dave G

  January 4, 2020

  baked goods, baking, bittersweet chocolate, chocolate, cocoa, confection, cookies, crackers, dessert, food blogging, gluten-free, no bake, no bake dessert, snack, sweets

  hedgehog slice, ikea baking, radio cake, radio cookies, radiokaka, swedish confection

• honey mochi muffins (guava, green tea, and tamarind)

  

  For May, I wanted something that is lighter and suited for springtime with pastel colors and things that don’t have to be heated for long periods of time at extremely high temperatures. So these are baked at 325 degrees F. for about 30 minutes, which isn’t too much heat. It’s just enough, however, to make […]

  Dave G

  May 1, 2019

  baked goods, baking, dairy-free, dessert, food blogging, gluten-free, green tea, Guava, Hawaiian, island food, matcha, muffins, snack, tamarind, tropical

  bibingka, gluten-free muffins, green tea, Guava, matcha, mochi muffins, mochiko flour, Rice flour, tamarind

• Has it really been four years!?

  

  Because it’s been a little over four years since starting this blog, I wanted to share with you my favorite posts. I should clarify that these are my favorites, not necessarily favorites in terms of post clicks, numbers, or even in being popular among people in my life. Because that’s what it’s all about! It’s all […]

  Dave G

  September 14, 2017

  baked goods, baking, breakfast, brownies, cakes, coffee cake, cupcakes, dessert, ginger, gluten-free, pistachios, quickbread, savory

  banana bread, banana yeast bread, beet frosting, beets, cardamom, cardamom cake, chicken, chicken and waffles, coffee, coffee cake, cupcakes, fennel, fennel cupcakes, ginger, Guava, guava cheese caneles, Kalamata olives, maple bacon cake, maple syrup, milk chocolate brownies, pistachio, umeboshi

• buckwheat chocolate cherry muffins

  

  How are you doing? It’s Summertime in the Pacific Northwest! Which means fresh cherries, and my favorite combo–Chocolate and Cherry! And a buckwheat experiment. And still have a few more cups of buckwheat, so stay tuned. I think the last time I had buckwheat was in the form of cold buckwheat soba noodles served with a […]

  Dave G

  July 15, 2017

  baked goods, baking, berries, cakes, chocolate cake, cocoa, dairy-free, dessert, food blogging, gluten-free, muffins, quick bread, snack, vegan

  buckwheat, buckwheat chocolate cherry muffins, chocolate cherry muffins, chocolate muffins, gluten-free, muffins, oat flour, vegan