Meatballs, Glutenfree

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

What better way to wind down the workday than to cook a recipe from two lovely ladies, Jane of The Heritage Cook and Sara of My Imperfect Kitchen, who have updated their Gluten Free Instant Pot Cookbook (Revised and Expanded Edition), which features over 100...

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Seattle - Blinded by the Bite!

Seattle – A new life in bloom

Many of you know or have heard whispers of my permanent move to Seattle in Spring of last year on Facebook or Twitter. I've been in Seattle (Edmonds) for just over a year now.  It's hard to believe I left Austin, TX and have been in "Emerald...

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AFBA City Guide 2015

Blinded by the Bite! & G-Free in the City Gluten-Free Austin City Guide 2015

This year I'm so excited to have partnered up with fellow food blogger Jaime Sutton of G-Free in the City to pull together a gluten-free Austin City Guide on behalf of the Austin Food Blogger Alliance 2015 City Guide!...

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Wordless Wednesday

[caption id="attachment_5489" align="aligncenter" width="940"] I had the pleasure of meeting Owner Dain "Adam" Jones & Executive Chef Blaine Staniford at Austin FOOD & WINE Festival last month.[/caption]   I know, I know it's a "Wordless Wednesday" post but this dish is worth more than just a picture....

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Tess Masters

The Blender Girl Cookbook Giveaway

You have no idea until you meet this beautiful creature how she will change your life.  Tess Masters of The Blender Girl, is beautiful inside and out. She is the real deal. I have to thank Amy Green of Simply Sugar & Simply Gluten Free for...

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Austin City Guide 2014 – Sunflower Vietnamese

Originally hailing from San Francisco, finding authentic Vietnamese food here in Austin has been a challenge.  I fortunately stumbled across Sunflower Cafe in NW Austin.  This is a family run business and the family also originally hails from San Francisco, which made me feel at...

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gluten & allergen free wellness event

Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event – Austin, TX

I know it's Superbowl Sunday but for those of you not into football this Sunday Austin, TX is home to the Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Event, being held out at the Travis County Expo Center from 10am-3pm.   What's important about events like these for the...

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Celiac Awareness Month – Resources

May is Celiac Awareness month and there are so many great resources available to those newly diagnosed with Celiac Disease, as well as to those who are gluten-intolerant and need to maintain a gluten-free lifestyle. From organizations dedicated to helping those live with Celiac Disease, getting...

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gluten-is-my-bitch

Gluten Is My Bitch: Gluten-Free Humorous Rants & Raves

With May being Celiac Awareness Month, I will be featuring my favorite gluten-free cookbook authors, food bloggers and products each day to share with all of you!  Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, & Ridiculousness for the Gluten-Free, is a blog and soon to be released book penned...

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Roasted Butternut Squash, Golden Beets & Fennel

Meatless Monday's used to leave me in such a quandary.  After having met Michael Natkin last year, author of Herbivoracious and recent James Beard Foundation Finalist, thanks to his publisher Harvard Common Press, I really have a few found love for vegetables.  Michael and a few other...

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Austin City Guide 2013 - Blinded by the Bite!

Austin City Guide 2013: Gluten-Free Dining (By Neighborhood)

  Welcome to Austin, TX and I hope your ready to eat like a local!  Austin, TX is known as the live music capital (Austin is host to SXSW, Austin City Limits Festival & Fun Fun Fun Fest), but our culinary scene has taken off in...

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Austin City Guide 2013 - Blinded by the Bite!

Austin City Guide 2013 – Eat Like a Local: Gluten-Free Dinner

Welcome to Austin, TX first and foremost!  Austin is such a great music city as you well know (We are host to SXSW, Austin City Limits Festival & Fun Fun Fun Fest), but our culinary scene has taken off in the last few years with much to offer...

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Gluten & Allergen Free Expo

Come join me at this weekends premiere gluten-free event in San Francisco! I had the pleasure of being exposed for the 1st time to the Gluten & Allergen Free Expo last year in Chicago at the Nourished Food Blogger Conference in April.  I had never been...

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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookie Recipe

Let's just be honest I love cookies.  I don't discriminate, but I do have my favorites, one of which is any cookie that contains a combination of chocolate and peanut butter.  I recently made several batches of Missouri Muds which Local Savour shared on her...

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Wordless Wednesday – Saveur Magazine’s Travel Edition

For me food is about a connection.  Food is what connects us all.  It is the universal common denominator, the conversation starter, it's worth the fight!  I am lucky enough to work in the food industry and travel for my job.  While on a quick...

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Blinded by the Bite! Giveaway – Rachael Ray’s New Cookbook & More

I've been a big fan of Rachael Ray for years now and got hooked on her simple, easy meals!  Since going gluten-free, I've also gotten some great recipes from Rachael's website.  Share your favorite Rachael Ray gluten-free recipe on Blinded by the Bite! Facebook page,...

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Herbivoracious – Author Michael Natkin Cooks at Whole Foods Market Austin

About six months ago I had the honor of meeting blogger and cookbook author Michael Natkin through a friendship I had developed with his cookbook publisher Harvard Common Press based out of Boston, MA after having met them at 2011's SXSW (my time flies when...

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Blinded by the Bite!

Blinded by the Bite! Launches New Website

Big news for Blinded by the Bite!  I've officially launched my new website blindedbythebite.com and I want to thank you for you're readership of my blog and I hope you'll visit the new website and subscribe to the blog. I've spent a lot of time thinking about...

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Stuffed Pepper Gluten-Free. You & Me â„¢

There are several gluten-free resources available online for those whom are gluten intolerant and/or have Celiac Disease, however, one of my top picks is Stuffed Pepper Gluten-Free. You & Me â„¢!  What makes this website stand about above the rest you ask?  It's about community...

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Zatarain’s Gluten-Free Dulac Dirty Rice Mini Frittatas

I am always delighted to be asked by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness to do recipe testing and so this weekend I had the honor of testing Zatarains Dulac Dirty Rice Mini Frittatas recipe.  Zatarains currently offers nineteen gluten-free products, allowing you to jazz up your...

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