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Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Chocolate Raspberry Heart Tarts

MAKES Five 4-to 5-INCH TARTS

Food editor Beth Hillson uses Jules Shepard’s Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Chocolate Raspberry Pie filling to make these luscious tarts, ideal for Valentine’s Day. Prepare the crust for the tarts first, as the filling hardens quickly.

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Raspberry Torte With berries in the batter, filling and on top, this gluten-free chocolate raspberry torte packs a triple raspberry punch. It’s the perfect dessert for a special celebration or to impress guests at your next dinner party.

Breakfast

Buckwheat flour infuses these hearty banana pancakes with extra protein, fiber and nutrients. If you find buckwheat’s earthy flavor too strong on its own, replace half of it with another gluten-free flour, such as brown rice or quinoa.

Meals

Do you want something different with your favorite tomato sauce? Try our delicious gluten-free, egg-free manicotti, ideal for a winter dinner. This creamy dish will satisfy your cravings for Italian pasta. Children love it. It can be made dairy free with great results. Keeps five days in refrigerator.

Casein-Free/Dairy Free

This special dairy-free truffle recipe combines the lightness of a truffle and the richness of fudge. Store truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Serve chilled. Perfect for Valentine's Day!

Bread

These English muffins look like quick-bread muffins, but they have the delicious flavor and texture of English muffins. They can be made dairy free and egg free, with great results.

Special-Diet Romance

By Joshua Feblowitz

Let’s face it. Dating involves a certain degree of tension, anxiety and embarrassment. You worry about your outfit, your hair, your conversation skills. You wonder if your date is having a good time, fret over each awkward pause and speculate about a goodnight kiss. Yet those with food allergies have a litany of additional concerns competing for their attention. Will the restaurant be able to handle your needs? Are the ingredients of this dish safe? What about cross contamination—or for that matter, kiss contamination?

Chocolate Breakfast

By Elaine Taylor-Klaus

My family’s quirkiest holiday tradition is chocolate breakfast. On Valentine’s Day, each child is served a stack of chocolate chip pancakes, surrounded by chocolate candy clusters, orange wedges, fresh mango chunks and berries. The plates are garnished with stuffed trinkets, love notes and select bits of more chocolate. It’s a veritable feast, a morning meal of decadence only a Scrooge could despise.

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Take a Bite!

Posted February 8, 2012

By Living Without contributor Jules Shepard

This is the third report by cookbook author Jules Shepard about the wonderful, new gluten-free foods hitting the market. Jules scouted the Winter Fancy Foods Show (in San Francisco) for us a few...

What's New? More Gluten-Free Products at the Fancy Foods Show

Posted January 30, 2012

By Living Without contributor Jules Shepard

Here's Jules Shepard's second report on the most innovative, healthy, allergy-friendly new foods on the market.

The Beauty of Substitutions

Posted January 25, 2012

By Living Without editor Alicia Woodward

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