Senza Gluten (Greenwich Village, NY)

Heading into this trip, the one spot on my must-visit list was @senzaglutennyc. I’d been following them on Instagram for about a year and their posts looked delicious. Up first was Senza Gluten restaurant. Lighting was nice so it set a good atmosphere if you’re looking for a nice night out. I stopped in during…

Friedman’s (Herald Square, NY)

We started the day at the Top of Rockefeller Center and then walked over to Times Square and then over to the Empire State Building. Again, all things you never do when you’re there daily, but definitely worth a visit. After seeing the sites, we popped into @friedmansnyc. Per the menu, 99% of the items…

Modern Bread & Bagel (Central Park, NY)

We ventured into the city to do some of the touristy-type things that a native rarely does when you live there. First stop of the day was breakfast at @modernbreadandbagel in NYC. Had easily the best GF bagel I’ve ever had and my first potato latkes in over 6 years. The cauliflower melt was tasty…

Glendale Pizza & Restaurant (Glendale, NY)

Second stop on this trip back had to be pizza. I popped into my old hood and grabbed a GF pizza from Glendale Pizza. They cook it on a separate tray and grab ingredients from elsewhere in the shop, so separate sauce used and it still had that delicious NY pizza taste. #glutenfreenyc #glutenfreenewyork #celiac #glutenfree #glutenfreesacramento #glutenfreepizza #glutenfreetravels

Pitanga (Brooklyn, NY)

Taking it back to the end of 2019 and filling in some NYC travel gaps. I’ll have a few more to add from past trips back East, but over the next few days, I’ll share snaps from my visit in December 2019. New York will always feel like home, so anytime I go back to…

Gluten Free Lasagna

Up on the menu tonight was lasagna. I’m typically a baked ziti person and after 90 minutes, I remember why. I used Barilla Gluten Free oven-ready lasagna noodles with tomato sauce, ground turkey, ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan. If I did this again, I’d definitely use more sauce. I’m not typically a sauce person, but the noodles…

California Pizza Kitchen (Santa Clara, CA)

Out for a group dinner and CPK is always a good choice. Everyone else can have their normal choices and you can grab a GF safe item too. Their GF pizza is a cauliflower Parmesan rice blend crust and they follow the Certified Gluten Free guidelines. I paired it with a glass of Rodney Strong Cabernet…

La Fontana (Santa Clara, CA)

While visiting the Santa Clara Convention Center, I popped into the Hilton’s La Fontana restaurant for dinner. I had the Pan Roasted Salmon for dinner. The salmon was cooked to perfection and once again, I found I liked pesto! You learn something new when you step a little outside the box. That said, the risotto…

Gluten Free Pan Pizza

Officially back on the “let’s get out of the recipe rut” with a new Pizza recipe. Before you do anything, turn your oven on and preheat to 500 degrees with your pan in the oven to heat a bit. First, combine 200 grams of water, 1 tbsp of sugar (I used organic cane sugar) and…

#50NewGFRecipesIn2020

I’m a firm believer in challenging yourself and 2020 is no different. This year, I’m going to make 50 new recipes. Doesn’t matter if it’s baking or cooking on the stovetop, so long as I’ve never made it myself before, it counts. I will document all 50 via @glutenfreesacramento and share the successes and the unavoidable “never…