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Gluten-free dining out

2008-04-23T04:00:00Z

Most Indian restaurants are gluten-free, as are most Vietnamese places. If you're eating sushi or Chinese food, you might want to bring your own wheat-free tamari. As for the chains, Outback Steakhouse (outbacksteakhouse.com), Chili's Grill & Bar (chilis.com) Boston Market (bostonmarket .com), and Uno Chicago Grill (unos.com) are known as having GF-friendly menus. Here are some local places:

How to find gluten-free products

2008-04-23T04:00:00Z

There are many places for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance to go for information, including the national advocacy group, The Celiac Disease Foundation (celiac.org), and a local organization, Healthy Villi (healthyvilli.org).

Gluten-free brownies

2008-04-23T04:00:00Z

Makes 24 These brownies are made with unsweetened cocoa powder, garbanzo bean flour, and chocolate morsels. Bake them in an 11-by-8-inch glass dish or a standard 9-by-13-inch pan. The glass produces a thicker brownie with a chewy crust; the metal pan a thinner brownie with softer edges. All ingredients are gluten-free.

Gluten-free strawberry-almond cake

2008-04-23T04:00:00Z

Baking without wheat flour or many other common grains can be overwhelming and frustrating. It's quite hard to figure out how to get started. I've been baking professionally for 30 years - for the last few as a celiac. Gradually, I developed some simple recipes using acceptable ingredients and my friends tell me that they can't taste which of my ...

Gluten-free sesame crackers

2008-04-23T04:00:00Z

Gluten-free sesame crackers Makes 60 small crackers or 45 large ones

Gluten-free strawberry-rhubarb crisp

2008-04-23T04:00:00Z

Strawberry-rhubarb crisp Serves 6

Sitting pretty

Devra First, Globe Staff — 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z

If you go out for a beer in a Boston-area bar or restaurant, chances are the beer list offers something made by Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project. The Somerville-based outfit is behind brews such as the cloudy, golden Jack D’Or, the dark ale Saint Botolph’s Town, and the hoppy Fluffy White Rabbits. In the store, the bottles are easily ...

What’s for dinner? Don’t ask mom.

Beth Teitell, Globe Staff — 2012-05-09T01:00:00Z

Wh en Debbie Siegel hears her husband and their 5-year-old daughter pull into their Newton driveway at the end of the day, her stress starts to build. “I feel the tension in my shoulders,” she says.

Mealtime advice for frazzled parents

2012-05-08T04:00:00Z

Can’t face another night at the stove, knowing that whatever you make is doomed? We sought advice from top moms (defined as mothers whose families grumble slightly less than average). Good luck, and bon appetit.

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2012-05-08T04:00:00Z

Homemade vs. store-bought

James Reed, Globe Staff — 2012-04-25T04:00:00Z

Two years in the making, “The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making,” is the vision of Alana Chernila, a food blogger and busy parent based in Western Massachusetts. It’s an ode to the joy of making everyday foods at home, from ketchup and butter to granola bars and chicken nuggets. Writer James Reed picks three favorite dishes and makes them from the book.

Chicken nuggets

2012-04-25T04:00:00Z

Recipe for chicken nuggets

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2012-04-25T04:00:00Z

Homemade ketchup

2012-04-25T04:00:00Z

Recipe for homemade ketchup

Toaster pastries

2012-04-25T04:00:00Z

Recipe for toaster pastries

Wing heaven

Glenn Yoder, Globe Staff — 2011-12-27T17:45:16Z

Buffalo natives go on a wing crawl

Guide to the perfect Buffalo wing

Glenn Yoder, Globe Staff — 2011-12-27T17:47:05Z

If you want to find a perfect Buffalo wing, look for these characteristics

Kebabs for grown-ups, burgers for kids

Sheryl Julian, Globe Staff — 2012-05-09T04:01:00Z

On a busy corner in Lexington, with plenty of little storefront businesses, the year-old Sizzling House of Kabab could easily go unnoticed. Some house specialties are pictured in the window, but neither the modest place nor the photographs hint at what’s going on here: beautifully prepared kebabs and sandwiches served by a gracious, careful staff. It’s entirely take-out. The food is Persian, there are some Turkish dishes because owner Farhad Salemi’s mother is a Turk from Azerbaijan, and Middle Eastern specialties because they’re popular. All the meat is halal.

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2012-05-09T04:01:00Z

Making the most of Moksa

Devra First, Globe Staff — 2012-05-09T04:01:00Z

Chef Patricia Yeo found success at Ginger Park in the South End and AZ in New York. She’s also helmed her share of failed projects. Despite the ups and downs, we are willing to believe. Yeo and Om owner Solmon Chowdhury opened Moksa in March, after pushing back its opening again and again. And people were still excited for the kind of food — bright, full of contrasts — Yeo can make under the right set of conditions.

Potato and corn frittata

2012-05-09T04:00:00Z

Recipe for potato and corn frittata

Cinnamon-sugar scones

2012-05-09T04:01:00Z

Recipe for Cinnamon-sugar scones

Scrambled eggs Indian-style

2012-05-09T04:01:00Z

Recipe for Scrambled eggs Indian-style

Individual goat’s-milk flans

2012-05-09T04:00:00Z

Recipe for individual goat’s-milk flans

Asparagus tartare

2012-05-09T04:00:00Z

Recipe for Asparagus tartare

Fettuccine with asparagus and lemon cream sauce

2012-05-09T04:00:00Z

Recipe for Fettuccine with asparagus and lemon cream sauce

Vignarola (Italian spring vegetables)

2012-05-09T04:01:00Z

Recipe for Vignarola (Italian spring vegetables) from NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli

Steak with chimichurri sauce

2012-05-09T04:01:00Z

Recipe for steak with chimichurri sauce

Farro salad with steak and asparagus

2012-05-09T04:01:00Z

Recipe for farro salad with steak and asparagus

Red quinoa salad with black beans

2012-05-02T04:00:00Z

Recipe for Red quinoa salad with black beans

Chicken salad on spring greens with lemony dressing

2012-05-02T04:00:00Z

Recipe for chicken salad on spring greens with lemony dressing

Potato-rosemary tart

2012-05-02T04:01:00Z

Recipe for potato-rosemary tart

Baked Alaska

2012-05-02T04:00:00Z

Recipe for baked Alaska

Steamed and crisp vegetable platter with mayonnaise-yogurt dip

2012-05-02T04:01:00Z

Recipe for steamed and crisp vegetable platter with mayonnaise-yogurt dip

Ricotta-herb dip

2012-05-02T04:01:00Z

Recipe for ricotta-herb dip

Pad Thai

2012-05-02T04:00:00Z

Recipe for pad Thai

Thai-style peanut shrimp

2012-05-02T04:00:00Z

Recipe for Thai-style peanut shrimp