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Serves 4-6 Free of: All top allergens and gluten-free   Ingredients 4 beef osso buco cuts from the shank (be sure to ask for the osso buco cut, or you will end up with a very large whole shank) 1 cup (250 mL) tapioca flour (or all-purpose wheat flour) 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh ground [...]

Yield: 1 loaf Free of:  Free of gluten and top allergens. Does constain sulphites (in fruit, liquor). Ingredients 3/4 cup (175 mL) golden raisins 3/4 cup (175 mL) dark raisins 1/4 cup (60 mL) dried currants 1/2 cup (125 mL) dried apricots, chopped 1/2 cup (125 mL) dried cranberries 1/2 cup (125 mL) dried cherries, [...]

Makes 16-20 Free of: All top allergens, and gluten-free Ingredients 4 shallots, finely diced 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil + 2 tbsp 2 cups (475 mL) arborio rice ¼ cup (60 mL) chives 4 cups (1 L) chicken or vegetable stock [Look for allergen-free, gluten-free brands] Salt and pepper 2 cups assorted mushrooms, such [...]

Makes 14-16 Free of: Gluten and all top allergens, except dairy in optional cheese Ingredients 4 cups (1 litre) vegetable stock, halved into two 2-cup portions [Look for allergen-free, GF brands] 1 tsp (5 mL) salt 1 cup (250 mL) cornmeal 1 ⁄2 cup (125 mL) parmesan [optional], grated, plus extra for garnish vegetable oil [...]

With gluten-free anything, I think it’s important not to compare the gluten-free item with the wheat-flour counterpart. They truly are different things in every way. Pastry is no exception. The science of the dough is not the same, the handling and the end product are all a little different. So when setting out to make [...]

Pastry can be a tricky beast, so here are a couple of suggestions to make the roll-out go smoothly. 1. Heat is your enemy. Keep that in mind, and that it’s everywhere in the kitchen, especially on your hands. So once you have your pastry dough made, don’t handle it too much. – If you [...]

When people tell me that they are afraid of cooking and especially baking, I always reassure them that anyone – I do mean anyone – can cook. In fact, if you put your mind to it, you can learn to do everything a kitchen pro can. Consider this: if you did the cooking task that [...]

Serves 4-6 Free of: All top allergens except mustard and gluten-free Ingredients 1 russet potato, peeled and diced 2 cups (475mL) red cabbage, sliced 4 small beets, peeled and diced 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil 1 tbsp (15 mL) mustard seeds 1 sweet onion, diced 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and grated 2 large plum tomatoes, diced 8 cups (2 L) [...]

Serves 6-8 Free of: All top allergens and gluten-free. Ingredients 2.2 lbs (1 kg) stewing beef 1 ⁄ 4 cup (60 mL) vegetable oil 2  medium white onions, diced 12 cloves garlic, whole and peeled 4 carrots, peeled, diced 4 celery stalks, diced 12 button mushrooms 1 ⁄ 4 cup (60 mL) tomato paste 4 [...]

  Serves 4-6 Free of: Gluten and all top allergens   Ingredients 1 large Yukon gold potato, peeled 2 medium parsnips, peeled 1  large pear, peeled 2 eggs or equivalent egg replacer 2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose g-f flour (or wheat flour) Few pinches salt and pepper 1 ⁄ 2 cup (125 mL) vegetable oil [...]