Gluten Free

I have a bakery stand at the Virginia Renaissance Faire, and I will often run out of Gluten Free or Vegan Chocolate Banana bread, but that is never a…

Brandied pears are essential for a Brandied Pears Coffeecake. Pears have a wonderful delicate taste, but add them to baked goods and the taste almost disappears. However, brandied pears…

Yes, it’s Christmas time and I am making gifts for friends and neighbors. I enjoy giving “perishable” gifts: Baked goods, relishes and jams and jellies that use produce from…

I have gardens in my yard. LOTS of gardens. Besides flowers, flowering bushes and fruit trees, I have vegetable and fruit gardens. When weather permits, I grow enough fruits…

This is a highly versatile, very tender, flaky gluten free pie crust with a “Wow! This is really good. It can’t be gluten free” taste. See also: Pie Crust…

If you read My Story, you know I have a bake stand at The Virginia Renaissance Faire. Once I introduced gluten-free baked goods, people asked me about vegan baked…

I have a wonderful peach tree that produces a tremendous amount of peaches every year. And after giving away buckets and buckets of peaches, I typically still have a…

Biscotti means “twice baked.” First you bake a very rich almost cake-like batter, then you slice it and bake it again. And then you say, “Yum!” See also: Pineapple, Ginger…

I love scones! Rich, moist, flavorful, and the perfect size for a simple breakfast. At the Virginia Renaissance Faire, I typically offer 5-6 different scones each week and vary…

I began exploring gluten free baking because of some of the cast, crew, vendors, performers and visitors to the Virginia Renaissance Faire. They would look at my yummy wheat/dairy/egg…