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    Canadian Gluten-Free Recipes with a German Flair

    Healthy cooking using fresh garden ingredients, whole foods, and alternative grains. Beyond gluten-free.
    No matter how you have to cook – food can always be ‘plain delicious!’

    Spring Wishes

    The sun is shining and the flowers are popping up. Bunnies and chickies are coming out of hiding. It's fun to think of light and lovely bites to share with family and friends . . .

    • whole Eierlikörtorte, with egg liqueur layer on top and purple pansies.
      Eierlikörtorte (German Egg Liqueur Torte)
    • egg carton with coloured eggs - horizontal
      How to Dye Eggs for Easter
    • German Egg Salad Thumbnail
      Eiersalat - German Egg and Apple Salad
    • split gluten free hot cross buns with butter
      Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns

    See more Easter Recipes ➡️

    Trending Recipes

    Check out the newest posts and hottest bits from the blog!

    • 2 Ingredient Dog Treats: Cooking with Kids
    • Thumbprint of close-up of bowl of cauliflower salad.
      Crunchy Cauliflower Salad with Dates & Pistachios
    • Square photo of whole raspberry rose heart cake.
      Raspberry Rose Heart Cake
    • Square photo of golden fried gluten-free empanadas con queso on a blue tray.
      Empanadas con Queso (Cheese Empanadas) from Costa Rica
    • Cheesecake Cupcakes & a Festive Christmas Brunch
    • Roast Turkey and Stuffing Casserole thumbnail.
      Easy Roast Turkey and Stuffing Casserole
    • Snowflake Gingerbread Cookie Wreath on a red background with red Christmas ball ornaments.
      Gingerbread Cookie Wreath (Tips to Make it Easy)
    • Thumbnail photo of gravy boat pouring apple cider gravy onto a mound of mashed potatoes on a plate full of turkey dinner.
      Apple Cider Gravy & an Apple Pressing Day

    How About Something Sweet 🧁

    Every day can be a little bit brighter with a touch of something sweet! (Gluten free versions are always included.)

    • Bars & Squares
    • Cakes
    • Cookies & Candy
    • Desserts

    German Food 🇩🇪

    It’s not only about sauerkraut and sausages. From savoury stews to fantastic traditional baking, you’ll find dishes with a lot of ‘Wunderbar’!

    • Square photo of slice of mandarin cream torte with cake behind.
      Mandarinen Sahnetorte (German Mandarin Cream Torte)
    • square thumbprint photo of 2-tier tray with snowballs in paper muffin cups, plate in front with 2 snowballs on it.
      Raspberry Snowballs (Schneeballen)
    • thumbnail photo of mound of German bread spice, jar of Brot Gewürz, loaf of rustic bread.
      Brot Gewürz - German Spice Mix for Bread Baking
    • Christmas Trifle Thumbprint.
      German Gingerbread Christmas Trifle with Cranberries and White Chocolate

    See more German recipes ➡️


    About Margaret

    I'm a first-generation Canadian born to German immigrant parents, learning to cook from my talented and innovative mother, and influenced by all the other good-cooking German aunts and omas in the family, too. Food was, and still is, central to all our family gatherings. We like nothing better than to get together and cook, then sit around the table for hours visiting, eating, and visiting some more (and okay, I admit it, picking at the bowls, too). I have a cookbook addiction that fuels my love for learning to cook new foods from many different cultures.

    Learn more about me →

    BBQ and Grilling Recipes 🥩

    From venison to burgers to campfire salads. We grill it all here at Kitchen Frau.

    • Thumbnail photo of a Gluten Free Victoria Sponge Cake on a cake stand, with strawberries on top.
      Gluten Free Victoria Sponge Cake and a Lovely Summer Afternoon Tea Picnic
    • Close-up of sticky, spicy ribs, cut into 2-bone portions, piled on a plate.
      Campfire Cooking: Spicy Ribs for Grilling or Oven Roasting, Canadian-Style
    • thumbnail - jar of garlic herb butter.
      Garlic Herb Butter and a Campfire Cooking Venison Dinner
    • Artichoke Chicken Thumbnail
      Campfire Cooking: A Herb-Themed Dinner with Artichoke Chicken

    See more bbq and grilling recipes ➡️


    Cooking with Kids 👶

    Join us in our ‘Kitchen Kids’ culinary adventures as we cook delicious foods that are fun and easy to prepare (grown-up ‘kids’ love them, too!)

    • 2 Ingredient Dog Treats: Cooking with Kids
    • Caleb taking a bite of a pizza dog his mom is holding.
      Pizza Dogs: Cooking with Kids
    • Caleb licking his maple syrup snow candy on a stick.
      Maple Syrup Snow Candy
    • muffin with strawberry in the middle, in a paper liner.
      Cooking with Kids: Peek-a-Boo Muffins

    See more cooking with kids recipes ➡️


    Travel 🌎

    Come check out some of my travel adventures in Canada and around the world. People, towns, countryside, and of course – always the food!

    • Square photo of golden fried gluten-free empanadas con queso on a blue tray.
      Empanadas con Queso (Cheese Empanadas) from Costa Rica
    • Ginger Scallion Sauce thumbnail.
      Ginger Scallion Sauce - Quick, Easy & Amazing (and a Summer Sailing Day)
    • Licorice Balls thumbnail, square photo of 3 balls on paper and pan of balls at top.
      No-Bake Licorice Balls and a Dog Sled Ride (Lake Louise, Alberta)
    • top-down view of a bowl of pho soup.
      Easy Chicken Pho (Phở gà) - a Shortcut Method for the Famous Vietnamese Soup (plus Vietnam trip photos)

    See more from around the world ➡️


    Popular Recipes

    What readers are loving lately! 👩‍🍳

    • Thumbnail photo of a Scotch Egg cut open and the yolk oozing out.
      Scotch Eggs and a Scottish Picnic at the River
    • Wild Mushroom Quiche with a slice cut out of it.
      Wild Mushroom Quiche with a Gluten-Free Crust
    • Rimmed china soup bowl with cream of puffball soup garnished with a scattering of chopped chives.
      Cream of Puffball Soup
    • Thumbnail photo showing the top layer of the cake stand with pecan bars on it.
      Butter Pecan Bars and a Glowing Afternoon Tea in the Orchard
    • Square thumbnail photo of the tomato tart from the top, with a slice cut out of it.
      Tomato Tart
    • Slice of Raspberry Pie on a plate in front of the whole pie.
      Raspberry Pie - the Taste of Summer
    • Four jars of lemon mousse with berries on a blue tray with bowl of fresh berries and plate of cookies.
      Lemon Mousse and a Fun & Games Picnic
    • The Saskatoon Drizzle Cake on a glass cake stand, surrounded with sprigs of fresh saskatoon berries.
      The Best Saskatoon Cake - a Saskatoon Drizzle Cake
    • Low sugar strawberry jam spread on two biscuit halves.
      Low Sugar Strawberry Jam
    • Tamal de Maicena thumbnail photo.
      Tamal de Maicena: A Taste of Costa Rica
    • Thumbnail photo of a jar of chive pesto with spoonful in front, on a wooden cutting board.
      Chive Pesto - and the Spring Garden
    • square photo - top down view of a bowl of green split pea soup with chives on bowl's edge.
      Split Pea Soup, Simple and Classic

    Recently Updated

    We are always busy updating our recipes to be the best they can be! 😋

    • bowl of gochujang with spoon
      Shortcut Korean GOCHUJANG Hot Pepper Paste (Gluten Free)
    • both types of jars, jalapeno on the left, super hot dried peppers on the right
      Hot Pepper Jelly - Sweet 'n' Spicy
    • Three slices of the life-changing loaf of bread cut from the loaf.
      THE Amazing Life-Changing Loaf of Bread
    • square photo of cookies on a plate.
      Soft Chocolate Tahini Cookies

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