Happy Gluten-Free Thanksgiving!

It's almost that time again...time to gather with your family to cook your head off, eat until you're bursting and give thanks for all that you have.  Since there are so many incredible gluten-free bloggers out there (and since I'm kind of lazy), I'm going to bring you the best of the best gluten-free recipes.  I am thankful for all of these talented people who generously offer their best all the time.

The ever-amazing pair, The Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef, have lots of great recipes and ideas for a tasty Turkey Day.  Try their savory gluten-free stuffing and dinner rolls.

Gluten Freeda's Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms are a perfect appetizer or side dish.

Gluten Free Mommy's take on Green Bean Casserole is sure to please everyone at the table, even gluten-eaters!

Photo of Chestnuts with Brussel Sprouts courtesy elanaspantry.com

Try The Gluten-Free Homemaker's Sweet Potato Casserole and Elana's Pantry's Chestnuts with Brussel Sprouts for some scrumptious side dishes.

Gluten Free Frenzy has these yummy Maple Sugar Cookies and Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free's Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake is gluten-free and sugar free.

Sugar Free Pumpkin Cheesecake by Simply Sugar and Gluten Free

The esteemed Cybele Pascal shares her Sweet Potato Pie recipe on Martha Stewart's Whole Living, which is not only gluten-free, but vegan, too.  My buddy Jules, of Jules Gluten Free flour, offers this fun and informative Crash Course of a Gluten-Free Thanksgiving and Karina, the Gluten-Free Goddess, has lots of wonderful tips for having a safe, gf Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving, Friends!  Enjoy all the blessings this time of the year has to offer.  And thank YOU for reading!

The Day I Felt Normal (sort of)

Having Celiac disease, or having to eat gluten-free for any reason, can make you feel like an outsider.  You know how it is:  You're at a party and someone offers you food.  You have to say, "Um...do you know if that has gluten in it?" (then have to go through the painstaking process of explaining what, exactly, gluten is.) Or, with a look of longing, "No thanks.  Allergies."  (just to simplify things)  Well, last week, for the first time in a long time, I felt normal.  As in, "I can eat and drink whatever I see! Woohoo!"  Read my Examiner post for my awesome day of normal-ness at the National Center For Celiac Awareness' Appetite for Awareness...

Appetite for Awareness: A Gluten-free Cooking Spree Part 3

It was great seeing all the local restaurants and caterers at A4A, and the amazing gluten-free dishes they came up with!  Click here to see who was there; there's even a wonderful recipe!

Grandma's Gluten-free Cannoli

by Grandma's Gluten-free

Appetite for Awareness: A Gluten-Free Cooking Spree part 2

This year's Appetite for Awareness, which was held on October 24 at the Navy yard in Philadelphia, was an enormous success!  Please see my Examiner posts to learn more...