This month, I chose Ellen at I Am Gluten Free for Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger. Ellen rocks. She and I are kindred spirits in our love for music (she actually pursued it as a career, and now, along with her husband, performs and composes music for young children). She travels all over because of her career, and yet manages to squeeze in time for a healthy gluten-free diet and a few moments to blog about it! Her recipes are mostly vegan, dairy-free, and full of nutrition. I’ve followed her blog for a long time, and thought I was past due to try out one of her recipes.
But which one? After all, she has figured out how to make gluten-free “flour” tortillas, and this creamy cashew and vegetable korma speaks to my love for Indian food (Ellan cooks Indian a lot!). I’ve already made her cinnamon rolls before (they were one of the first things I tried when I went gluten-free!), but this time, I wanted to make something healthier. When I came across her recipe for gRAWnola, I was sold.
Her gRAWnola was a gluten-free, oat-free granola that was lightly sweetened and full of flavor. It promised some nutritious granola goodness in every bite. It’d been a while since I had granola (I am finding that I can’t tolerate even gluten-free oats very often), so I was eager.
Her recipe called for the use of a dehydrator. I don’t have one (yet), so I used the oven at the lowest temperature (170 degrees F) and allowed it to dry on a baking sheet for about 10 hours. This means that technically, my granola wasn’t raw. But it was still so delicious, I am strongly considering purchasing a dehydrator just to make this on a regular basis without use of the oven.
I was glad to participate in Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger again this month! Adopting Ellen only further confirmed my opinion about her recipes – that gluten and dairy-free definitely does not mean taste-free. Ellen is a genius in the kitchen.
Check out her recipe for gRAWnola here!
YUM! Granola looks delish! Great post, too
Yum!! Ellen does have some really wonderful recipes!! This granola looks great! I haven’t had homemade granola in ages!!
This granola sounds so good — I’m always on the prowl for granola to give as gifts at the holidays.
Gluten allergies are something I’d love to be more aware of and learn more about, and this is really helpful! Thanks for the links to the Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger project, and for sharing Ellen’s blog, too.
Thanks for tipping me off to Ellen’s gRAWnola recipe, Alta. But it’s the tortilla one that I’m after. Must run out today and find a tortilla press and make Ellen’s tortillas. I’ve been living gluten-free for a long time and there’s pretty much nothing I miss — other than good tortillas. I love a bowl of old fashioned green chile stew during cold snowy days and a yummy tortilla is a MUST for dipping and slurping. You’ve given me hope!
Melissa
xo
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Stinkin’ cute you are!
That’s funny…Ellen’s cinnamon rolls were the first thing I ever baked gluten-free. I even posted about it once upon a time. I guess when you first go gluten-free, you want to assure yourself that you can still have those special treats, and what’s better than a cinnamon roll? Next, I really want to try out Ali’s cinnamon roll recipe at Whole Life Nutrition. A healthy cinnamon roll? Who knew such a thing was possible?
This raw granola looks & sounds amazing. Love the adopt a gluten-free blogger program, how fun!
Hi Alta,
I am just delighted! Thank you so much for adopting me. I am truly honored, as I am a huge fan of yours as well. When I opened my email this morning and found your post, I was just tickled pink. It is really great to be a part of our gluten free blogging community! Again, many, many thanks!
warmly, Ellen
Alta
How did you ever chose a recipe. I just looked at Ellen’s blog and there is so much to love. Gotta go back and look some more!
Wendy
Ooooo–the granola looks fantastic, but I would have gone with the Cashew Korma for my first try! I’m a huge Indian food lover too!
Hi Alta!!!! I came back to tell you that you inspired me to participate in my first Adopt a Gluten Free Blogger event. I made Kale Chips – betcha just can’t eat one! I can’t! http://iamglutenfree.blogspot.com/2010/10/salt-vinegar-roasted-kale-chips.html
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Ken
this looks great! can’t wait to try it!
Hi Alta! This recipe looks fabulous! What a great adoption post! I so love this event because it gives we get to see so many of the wonderful gluten-free bloggers through other gluten-free bloggers eyes!! I love this gRAWnola (I am really thinking that I have to pull out my dehydrator from the back of my cupboard!!
That is a great looking grawnola recipe!
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This looks awesome Alta!
This looks delicious. I’m high raw vegan and living in a gluten free household. It’s nice when you come by a great gluten free recipe that I can incorporate with the rest of my diet. Thanks
Ellen does have a wealth of great recipes. I’ve loved the gRAWnola recipe since the first time I saw it, but haven’t made it yet. Yours looks beautiful, and sooo tasty!
Lovely adoption post, Alta. I had the pleasure of finally meeting Ellen at BlogHer Food! She’s great. We all had such fun together!
Hugs,
Shirley
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yay! i just bought a dehydrator, this is perfect!
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