Update: Contest Closed; 7/19/10
I’d be quite surprised if you haven’t yet been to Diane’s fun, resourceful blog, The W.H.O.L.E. Gang. She’s the bright mind behind 30 Days to A Food Revolution, the ‘I Blog Real Food’ buttons you’ve seen everywhere, Friday Foodie Fix, and The Gluten-Free Diner, her first e-book.
I’m on her mailing list, so I knew right away when Gluten-Free Diner Food was released and promptly purchased a copy. Though Diane and I have two very different approaches to food we share a common love of top quality, flavorful dishes.
The Gluten-Free Diner
Among the more than 50 pages in her new cookbook, you’ll find gluten-free, dairy free recipes including a California Cobb Salad Burger, Huevos Rancheros, Spiced Beef Brisket, and Blueberry & Blackberry Crumble.
Gluten-Free Diner Food is aptly named – I can see Guy Fieri from Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives with a big mouthful of any of Diane’s dishes, loving every bite. My husband agrees. Her recipes are unique, creative, and sure to please.
Chorizo & Potato Frittata
Joe wanted to try her Chorizo & Potato Frittata. You know me well enough by now to understand that chorizo and potatoes don’t often make it onto my stove top. There’s nothing wrong with chorizo and potatoes; they’re more of an occasional food for me.
Making a few modifications to fit our family size and preferences, cut the recipe in half, used 2 eggs and 4 egg whites instead of 4 whole eggs, used milk instead of an alternative milk, and omitted the coconut oil. I always, always cook for the people I’m serving.
I followed Diane’s cooking instructions and would change only a few things. I’d never made eggs in a cast iron skillet before so I cooked them on medium-high as suggested. Cast iron gets very hot and holds heat. Knowing that and the behavior of my stove top, I should have cooked them on medium low because the bottom was a little too done.
I also sliced the onions into moon shapes, from end to end, instead of dicing them. I like the texture they add to a frittata when they’re cut that way. Finally, next time I’ll cut the chorizo into a small dice instead of bigger pieces and use about 1/2 of a potato.
Joe loved this frittata, especially the spicy chorizo. He’d like to see it appear on our dinner table again in the near future, and I’d be happy to make that happen.
Below my modified version of Diane’s recipe. The Gluten-Free Diner is available for purchase for just $9.47. I’m sure you’ll find many recipes that will quickly become family favorites.
The Give-Away
Diane is generously giving away 2 copies of Gluten-Free Diner Food to my readers. Here’s how to enter:
- Visit Diane’s blog, The W.H.O.L.E. Gang, and find something you like. Share it here in a comment.
- Leave a comment about your favorite diner meal or one you’d like to be able to make at home.
- Tweet about this give away & leave a comment.
- Follow me on Twitter, Friend me on Facebook, and/or “Like” SS&GF. Leave a comment.
Boring disclaimer: Like many reviews here, I do receive a small commission for purchases. This in no way influenced my decision to share this book with you. I like it and think you will, too.
This recipe was adapted from Diane Eblin’s The Gluten-Free Diner.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 large organic onion, cut end to end into ‘moons’
- 4 ounces chorizo, diced
- 1/2 – 3/4 of a baked potato, diced
- 2 large organic eggs
- 4 organic egg whites
- 1/4 cup 1% milk
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
- kosher salt & fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Heat the olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium low heat. Sautee the onions until they’re beginning to soften. Add chorizo and potatoes and brown.
- Meanwhile, whisk eggs together until they begin to froth. Add milk, thyme, salt, and pepper. Whisk well.
- Pour eggs into skillet and let them cook for several minutes until they begin to form a solid edge around the side. Place into oven and bake until puffed and brown, about 10 – 15 minutes.
- Carefully remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
To make this dairy-free, as in Diane’s cookbook, simply use your favorite milk alternative. Diane suggests almond, coconut, hemp, soy, or rice milk.
Magess
posted on July 12, 2010 at 5:30 am
Went to Diane’s site. The individual lasagnas look interesting. Time consuming! But I think it likely they’d turn out. I’ve never tried a cheese alternative, but for one meal, I’d give the Daiya a try.
http://www.thewholegang.org/2010/06/individual-lasagna-with-no-gluten-dairy-or-soy/
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Ari
posted on July 12, 2010 at 5:33 am
My favourite diner meal is waffles!! Sadly since going GF I haven’t had one
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Carrie Reply:
July 25th, 2010 at 8:55 am
@Ari, GF waffles are wonderful . . . almond meal & quinoa flour or your favorite gf baking mix – I use about 1 1/4 c. baking mix/gf flour, and 3/4 c. almond meal. I sub almond milk for dairy milk. My husband and son say they’re almost exactly like the wheat flour and milk version I made for years. Experiment – gf doesn’t mean no waffles!!
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Ari
posted on July 12, 2010 at 5:34 am
One of the most recent recipes she posted was a crab pizza – I’d love to try that! I’ve been keeping an eye out for affordable crab ever since.
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Theresa
posted on July 12, 2010 at 6:28 am
Wow, that looks so yummy!
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Amanda Formaro
posted on July 12, 2010 at 7:12 am
I love this, it looks so fabulous!
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Kara
posted on July 12, 2010 at 7:32 am
Looks yummy! I’m trying the frittata. I follow your tweets @livinglifewitho, and liked SS and GF on FB.
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esther
posted on July 12, 2010 at 8:55 am
The Drunken Chicken on Diane’s site looks intriguing. Those chocolate cherries made me want to go buy cherries right this minute!
I’d have to say my fave diner meals are pancakes and biscuits
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Carrie
posted on July 12, 2010 at 11:01 am
Diane has so many interesting items, ideas and recipes. I’ve been hearing about daiya, and want to give it a whirl. I’ve found great wheat-free pasta, but mac and cheese without cheese has been a problem!!
If I like it, the yeast free pizza crust option I found @GingerLemonGirl will get a test this weekend!
Thanks!
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Brenda
posted on July 12, 2010 at 11:40 am
Went to the site- Thanks (again!) for giving us so many resources for working around allergies! I might try the chorizo when my gluten girl comes home from her missions trip to Belize…Hopefully she’s getting some tropical yummy ideas to bring home with her!
I friended you on facebook too!
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Cathy
posted on July 12, 2010 at 12:05 pm
I love Diane’s Blog and I would like to try any of the frittatas that she has in her book.I can have eggs and potatoes and I am trying to think of the things I CAN have instead of the things I cannot have.
I would love to get a copy of her book.
I appreciate all of your wonderful recipes too Amy, keep up the good work.
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Melissa Barrett
posted on July 12, 2010 at 12:49 pm
I love the Foodie Friday posts, where she chooses one food to showcase.
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Noreen
posted on July 12, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Hi there, I’m so excited to find your blog because I am now gluten free and trying to be sugar free as well as dairy, egg and soy free-due to problems with my liver. What a wonderful resource Diane’s blog is, I’m headed there next, so please enter me in the give away-I need all the help I can get-my hubby is not gluten free so finding recipes that he will like has been a challenge.
Noreen
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Aubree Cherie
posted on July 12, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Ooo, this looks beautiful! I love anything with eggs and I like that this looks pretty quick to make
~Aubree Cherie
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Mary
posted on July 12, 2010 at 4:29 pm
I visited her site and can’t wait to try her Drunken Chicken and Vegetables. As soon as I get a new range, I’ll be cookin’ up a batch!
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Michelle
posted on July 12, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I want to try the veggie crab pizza from the WHOLE gang site!
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Michelle
posted on July 12, 2010 at 10:01 pm
the diner food I’d love to create gf is onion rings : )
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Michelle
posted on July 12, 2010 at 10:02 pm
I like SS&GF on facebook!
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renee
posted on July 12, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Sounds yummy! There is a soy chorizo at Trader Joe’s that is tasty. Sounds like it would go well here.
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kellyc
posted on July 13, 2010 at 11:41 am
I with every one else. Went to Diane’s site and the fritatas sound great to try!
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kellyc
posted on July 13, 2010 at 11:42 am
I liked you on facebook and “friended” you too.
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kellyc
posted on July 13, 2010 at 11:43 am
Our family favorite diner type meal is what we call “breakfast dinner.” It can be just that: waffles, ham and eggs, pancakes, etc. My personal favorite is belgian waffles, extra crispy. =0)
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Neva
posted on July 13, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Popped over to Diane site and viewed the index to her e-book. What a lot of variety. Nice to see, will look at purchasing it shortly just for the different type of recipes. My girls who are gluten intolerant will appreciate it. Thanks for all the sharing you do.
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Valerie @ City|Life|Eats
posted on July 13, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Love love love the idea of a garlic scapes stirfry with salmon, which Diane posted back in mid-June. Thank you for entering me in this giveaway.
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Valerie @ City|Life|Eats
posted on July 13, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Favorite diner meal – eggs and pancakes. I need to recreate that at home at some point.
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Valerie @ City|Life|Eats
posted on July 13, 2010 at 8:09 pm
This is my third comment for the giveaway – I just tweeted about it.
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Valerie @ City|Life|Eats
posted on July 13, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Fourth entry – I follow you on twitter
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Valerie @ City|Life|Eats
posted on July 13, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Fifth entry – just went to your Facebook SS&GF page and hit like. Thank you for having such an awesome giveaway
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Melissa W.
posted on July 14, 2010 at 10:41 pm
looked at her book’s menu and I’m particularly interested in the breakfast recipes. We are always looking for more variety at breakfast. I’d love to try the 3 Grain Hot Cereal. Sounds yummy.
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Melissa W.
posted on July 14, 2010 at 10:46 pm
My favorite diner meal or one I’d like to be able to make at home would be the Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup. We grew tomatoes and basil in our garden this year and it sounds like a good recipe.
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Melissa W.
posted on July 14, 2010 at 10:47 pm
http://twitter.com/matt4melis/status/18573258011
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Melissa W.
posted on July 14, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Follow you on Twitter @matt4melis
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Melissa W.
posted on July 14, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Friend you on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/matt4melis
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Melissa W.
posted on July 14, 2010 at 10:53 pm
“Like” SS&GF
http://www.facebook.com/matt4melis
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Alta
posted on July 15, 2010 at 3:45 pm
I am so craving this now that I saw it! I love Diane’s book too – I already bought it, so you don’t have to include me in the giveaway. but still – yum!
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megan
posted on July 16, 2010 at 1:39 pm
I would love that frittata with Diane’s Blackberry Almond Torte! Both look delicious!
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Mary Landis
posted on July 17, 2010 at 3:07 am
I don’t twitter, I don’t tweet. I just like to sit and eat. I am a fritata nut, and I love the way that one is cooked.I don’t have choritzo, but I could use my other sausage and put a little hot sauce in while it cooks
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Jennifer C
posted on July 20, 2010 at 11:10 am
I visited the WHOLE Gang and like the menu plan information.
Thanks!
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Jennifer C
posted on July 20, 2010 at 11:11 am
Biscuits and gravy is my favorite diner meal I’d like to be able to make.
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Carrie
posted on July 25, 2010 at 8:59 am
This frittata got two thumbs up from hubby and son … I sliced the casing & browned the chorizo instead of cooking it in the casing & dicing it. A little diced avocado and pico de gallo are nice with it, too. Hubs & son say cheese is good on it, too.
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Sha
posted on September 20, 2010 at 8:16 am
Tried it this weekend! Delicious!
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Amy Reply:
September 20th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
@Sha, Thanks for letting me know! Did you buy Diane’s book…it’s full of great recipes like this one.
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