Hi, I'm Dr. Jean Layton. In diverse jobs from chef to doctor, I've used my analytical skills to address the ongoing goal, "There has to be a better way." When not seeing patients, I'm in the social media world, teaching people to thrive gluten-free.
This month’s Recipe Redux started out with an interesting request. Which kitchen gadget is indispensable in our kitchen? There are so many that I use on a daily basis, but the one that gets the most use is a very simple scale. Ever since I made the change from volume measurements to weight based measurements, my [...]
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Honey Toffee Crispy Rice Ball Recipe for the Holidays
The image of spheres of sweetness just evoke Christmas time to me. When I was a child, we occasionally made popcorn balls, huge buttery toffee covered spheres of corn, breaking apart into white sticky crumbles on first bite. Our family dogs always loved when we made them since we rarely managed to eat them without [...]
Almond Cookies- Oh why oh why isn’t almond paste GF?
I wanted to follow this recipe from King Arthur’s catalog for cookies.One problem though, I couldn’t find almond paste without gluten. Has anyone found a gluten-free one? So, being undeterred, I proceeded to change the recipe and created a crisp little tasty. Original Recipe10 ounces of almond paste1 cup of sugar2 large egg whites1/4 tsp [...]
Cream Hill Estates
Cream Hill Estates My mom always said that if something was made with oats it had to be healthy. Sometimes that was the rationale for cookies for breakfast, occasionally it explained the box that lived in the car. Most of the time, it was simply the acknowledgment by my registered nurse mother that oats are [...]
Classes to come
I have several classes to come in the future and would love for all of you to attend if you have the time/energy. I LOVE to teach! So in order of timing: Our First for Whatcom Community College! A Harvest of Gluten Free Desserts Have you recently discovered that you or someone you know is [...]
ROCK Group meeting
Our next ROCK-Raising our Celiac Kids meeting will be this Saturday August 18th at the Coop Connections building on North Forest St. from 1-3 Hope you can make it! I love this blogging world. I just got a call yesterday from Yvonne at Glutenfreeda. She is sending cookie dough for us to test at our [...]
Classes and educational opportunities
Don’t you just love the power of many? The power to request and to have that request granted? I know that I do. Last year I approached my local Co-op with an idea to teach a gluten-free baking class. I knew that there were lots of folks in town who had many questions about gluten-free [...]
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