17 Green and Gluten Free Foods for St Patricks Day

17 Green and Gluten Free Foods

 17 Green and Gluten Free Foods for St. Patrick’s Day

Your kids will get a kick out of seeing a table covered in green food and they might be surprised by all of the foods they like that are green! Here’s a selection of green treats you can make for a fun lunch or afternoon snack on St. Patrick’s Day. And they can easily be gluten free so no one feels left out! Most of these are simple and require little preparation. Of course, we tossed in a few green ideas for dessert!

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry Muffins made with Gluten Free Oat Flour, Applesauce and Coconut Oil

These gluten free muffins are super moist, hearty and delicious! Perfect for breakfast, brunch or a late afternoon snack. You can also make them dairy free and Vegan by swapping out the egg for a Flax egg and using non-dairy milk.  Inspired by this recipe I found at beamingbaker.com, these gluten free blueberry muffins remind me of a warm bowl of oatmeal with a drizzle of blueberry preserves — Yum!

Pre-heat oven to 350 F degrees and line a 12 muffin pan with muffin liners.

Gluten Free Mothers Day Brunch Pancake Recipe

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Mother’s Day, breakfast in bed, a single rose on a beautiful tray… myth or reality?

 

I don’t think I have ever been served breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day but I have been made breakfast. Being gluten free for over 20 years means I didn’t eat a lot of pancakes, muffins, scones and other wheat-filled products. The gluten free versions never seemed to taste as good. Fortunately, as more and more people are following a gluten free diet, the food industry is producing more and more options and they are getting tastier all the time. Chefs are getting more creative, there are numerous gluten free websites and cookbooks out there to help us enjoy some old standards like the blueberry pancake recipe in this post. My sister-in-law gave me the beautiful cookbook, Gluten Free and Easy, a couple of years ago for Christmas and it has a variety of tasty recipes. My daughter loves to cook for me so she has promised to make me these pancakes for Mother’s Day.

Vegetable Entrees: Winter Squash Ravioli

Starters and Sides Made Easy: Winter Squash Ravioli

Starters and Sides Made Easy: Winter Squash Ravioli

Recipe Excerpt from Starters & Sides Made Easy

Who doesn’t love a good main course?  But why should main courses get all the attention?  For any meal to truly shine with creativity, elegance, or just plain fun, it needs a good opening act and side kick. This fall a new cookbook delivers 60 easy-to-make kosher recipes that focuses the spotlight on meal co-stars. Starters & Sides Made Easy by Leah Schapira and Victoria Dwek puts the “wow” into side dishes and appetizers.

Yields 36 raviolis