Recently, Shauna of Gluten Free Girl invited readers to share in a sneak-peak of recipes from her new cookbook: Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef: A Love Story with 100 Tempting Recipes
Of course, I jumped at the chance, and without anything further, here are the results:
First, seared shrimp tofu with garlic almond sauce…So, I’ve made this twice in one week, it is basically the richest, most flavorful sauce you can imagine, filled with the healthiest fats from olive oil and marcona almonds.
Next, imagine, gluten-free pasta in under thirty minutes…homemade…I figured it would take over an hour to put together the dough and cut it into fettucinne; I was shocked as I placed the pasta in a pot of bubbling water that the entire process had taken under thirty minutes. Shocked!
The pasta was destined for the fresh pasta with anchovies, lemons, and olives. A rich dish, again, made dairy-free, but every bit as flavorful and complex as you might imagine.
Lastly, a perpetually lovable combination, peanut butter and chocolate, together in brownies, chocolate peanut butter brownies, you might say, made with oat flour, and dairy-free, too.
I had a lot of fun trying these recipes, and am undoubtedly eager to try every recipe in the book!
Again, the book: Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef: A Love Story with 100 Tempting Recipes
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17 comments
Jenn says:
Sep 21, 2010
Jenn, these look fantastic! And I LOVE that you made the garlic almond sauce with tofu instead of shrimp. I’m trying that next. thank you.
Laurel says:
Sep 21, 2010
Gosh, that all looks good enough to eat! Do the noodles and brownies contain eggs? To be honest I was going to pass up on this book thinking that it probably would entail too many substitutes to make it vegan, soy, corn and legume free. There’s a big “never judge a book by it’s cover.” Jenn, everything looks beautiful, as always. You are quite an artist.
Cari says:
Sep 21, 2010
What a lovely post and beautiful photos too! I did some pre-publishing recipe for them which was very fun. Yesterday I tried the pear tart and the fig chutney and I am looking forward to trying the other recipes. Thanks for the suggestion to try tofu instead of shrimp with the almond sauce. I have a new vegetarian in the family that will love it!
Maggie says:
Sep 21, 2010
Yum! These look so darn good (your pics always do!). I can’t wait to try the tofu in that yummy sauce. And the pasta is definitely on my list. Homemade pasta in less than 30 minutes? Are you kidding me. I am so in! Oh, and don’t even get me started on those brownies. Holy moly. I can already taste them!
Tia says:
Sep 22, 2010
What a great post! I am so impressed that you were able to make these vegetarian. Although I am not, it is good to know for others I know that are.
And, I am also impressed that you could make the pasta in under a half an hour. It took me longer, but I have never made pasta before. I was reading the instruction book as I went along. Now, I have something to shoot for.
Tia
Sophie says:
Sep 23, 2010
Indeed, all of these tasty recipes rock!!
Every dish looks particulary excellent! thanks for this review post!
alta says:
Sep 23, 2010
Lovely photos! They all look so good.
Ann says:
Sep 25, 2010
Oh my gosh – even when I’m not hungry your pictures make me hungry. Hmmm- I’m thinking I’ll stop taking pictures of my food and just give you the recipe from now on to take the shots. That okay with you?
lenzy says:
Oct 12, 2010
Wow..so tempting!!! you really are making us hungry!!!
fooddreamer says:
Oct 23, 2010
I am intrigued by the tofu skewers, the sauce sounds divine!
Eliza says:
Oct 26, 2010
They look absolutely tasty. Great blog, bookmarked!
Neeta says:
Oct 26, 2010
Love the pictures, all of them are so beautiful and tempting – I definitely need to make a gluten free pasta, you make it sound so easy
Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather says:
Nov 20, 2010
Yum everything looks so tasty! I’d jump on that too
Cherine says:
Nov 22, 2010
First time here! Love your blog!
Everything looks so tempting!
valen says:
Dec 2, 2010
Wow, amazing food! I will definitely look for the book!
retro sweets says:
Dec 6, 2010
I’n not a vegan but then these dishes all look so yummy and tempting! Gotta grab that book soon! What camera lens do you use?
dancing in the kitchen says:
Jun 5, 2011
[...] Jenn of The Cinnamon Quill wrote: “First, seared shrimp tofu with garlic almond sauce…So, I’ve made this twice in one week, it is basically the richest, most flavorful sauce you can imagine, filled with the healthiest fats from olive oil and marcona almonds.” [...]