Tavern in the Square

Hi everyone! I wanted to write today about one of our favorite places to eat in the Boston area that has delicious gluten free food. Tavern in the Square has six great locations throughout the Boston area.

They used to have a separate gluten free menu that included all the items, however they have recently combined the menu's so there is just one menu with all the gluten free items clearly indicated. They serve all their sandwiches on a gluten free roll. They have tons of appetizers, sandwiches, salads, entrees and sides that are so good. My particular favorites are the nachos, spinach and artichoke dip, feta and avocado salad, tomato mozzarella melt, the burger is always a good choice, turkey burger is great and the mashed potatoes are wonderful. The only downside is they don't have many gluten free deserts. They have trivia two nights a week and one night have a deal on burgers I think. I haven't taken pictures of the food so unfortunately I don't have any for you, but I'll add some when I go next time!!

Stop by and let me know what you think!

Snacks

Hi everyone! 

Hope everyone is enjoying the blog so far! I haven't done much baking or cooking the past few days so I don't have a new recipe for you all. However, I was able to try the new Goldfish Puffs! Two snacks I really miss are Goldfish and Cheese-its. Goldfish now has something called Goldfish Puffs that I was very excited to try. Luckily, Mikes Mom, Ann, was able to find them for me to try! They come in a pretty large bag and aren't too expensive which is nice. There are three flavors; cheddar, bacon and buffalo. I have only tried to cheddar so I can only speak for that. In any case, they're pretty good! A good snack if you're craving something salty and crunchy. They do taste a lot like Cheetos as you can imagine. 

My wonderful friend Sam recently found this recipe on King-Arthur for their cheese snack crackers. I'll make them soon and let you know how they are! 

I've also recently started getting a NatureBox every month. What a great idea! This month I got six different snacks, all gluten free! Two different types of granola, toasted corn kernels, masa chips, dried fruit and pistachio power clusters! All are delicious. They provide a great alternative when when you want a snack and also want to be healthy! 

I'm making taco's tonight so look for that on the blog soon!

xox

Gluten Free Apple Muffin Recipe!

It has certainly felt like fall up here in Boston recently and as I mentioned in a previous post, Mike and I went apple picking about two weeks ago. I made an apple pie to use some of the apples, have been eating them in my lunch every day but still have tons of apples! We both love apple muffins, so I tried out a recipe I found and altered it to be gluten free. They were super easy and turned out great! Mike brought some to work and we brought some down to the cottage this weekend; everyone seemed to love them so I have the recipe to share with you all! 

Chunky Apple Muffins

• 2 medium apples - I used Gala but I'm sure whatever you have in your produce bowl would be just fine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose gluten free flour - I used King Arthur because that's what I had
• 1 teaspoon xantham gum (omit if your flour blend already had this)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk - if you don't have buttermilk you can substitute 1cup milk + 1tbsp lemon juice. Let it sit about 5 minutes and it works just fine!
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 12-cup standard muffin tin with cooking spray; set aside. Peel and core the apples. Cut up in 1/4 inch squares. 

Whisk together sugar, flour, xantham gum, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add diced apples; toss to coat. 

Whisk together eggs, buttermilk and butter in a small bowl. Gently fold wet mixture into flour mixture until combined. Divide batter amongst the 12 cups; they will be pretty full. Bake until muffins are brown around the edges - about 18 minutes. Let muffins cool slightly and ENJOY!