Introduction

This is a bare bones recipe site that is for gluten intolerant, celiac, diabetic and generally for people that want to eat well.  There is a new section that is for recipes that use Italian ‘00’ flour.  Quite a few people find that this is easily digestible as it is low gluten, myself included.  I understand that most people have no issues eating pastas and baking goodies in Italy as they use a soft red wheat that is ground fine called ‘00’.  I find that it is quite acceptable as long as I don’t push the envelope.  I can now get back into making my own breads such as focaccia and Old Fashioned Oatmeal Bread and certain cakes such as a Bienenshtich Kuchen (or German Bee Sting cake) … so very yummy!!!

I was told to assume that I was a celiac over 40 years ago as I was having issues yet the test showed negative.  Back in the day the test required you introduce wheat products daily for 2 weeks to damage the villi. Nowadays you need to consume wheat for several weeks to get a positive result and I am not about to do that.

This site is strictly a convenient location for recipes that I have used over the decades that are easy and tasty. There is no chat room or comment section or even a way to respond to me. It is a recipe book and a handy tool … pure and simple.

The original website got taken down as I was having some health issues and the last thing I felt like doing was update or maintain my website that was also “Cooking with Les” so I shut it down as it was becoming unmanageable.  After several years of its absence, I really missed the ease of going in and finding my favourite recipes.  I tried to print off all of my original recipes before I cancelled but failed miserably so I have binders of hard copy recipes .. some original and quite a few new ones as our tastes change and some recipes have been updated and improved.

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I live on southern Vancouver Island so am fortunate to have easy access to the best rice flours such as White Rice Flour, Glutinous Rice Flour and Tapioca Flour.  All of these are available at Fairway Markets and are Erawan Brand.  They are very finely ground which is not the case with Bob’s Red Mill and other popular brands.  You can always buy other brands and run them through your blender or food processor to make your own finer grind.

I prefer to use Xanthan Gum as a binder in my gluten free recipes.  You can search online for other alternatives but I find it is the best and there is no flavour to it.