Pumpkin Pie Puddings
I love a pudding . Simple, satisfying, classic, not too flashy. Which is what I would say about Nicole Spiridakis's cookbook Flourless.: Recipes for Naturally Gluten-Free Desserts . As you know, I am not gluten-free, but I do want to embrace more gluten-free cooking , for a few reasons: first, I have plenty of gluten-free friends whom I want to feed, but second, I think it is important to have a variety of foods in one's rotation, especially around Thanksgiving time, when oodles of people with many different dietary needs come together. Our national reliance on wheat is a boon for North Dakota, Kansas, and Montana; however, any sort of monoculture is troubling for a state (and yes, even vineyards, while I love their product, can be tricky for agriculture). Spelt (Ohio), buckwheat (New York), amaranth (Nebraska), barley (North Dakota, again), and oats (Minnesota) contribute to a variety of crops and a variety of foods for al...