First off I’ll apologize to those who’ve already seen, or will see, this C/P’d from another sub. My girlfriend and I are generally not proud of much, but we really impressed ourselves this year and had fun with experimenting, so I wanted to share and hopefully inspire. Of the posts I made in 2025, 100% of them were vegan, 98.6% were homemade, and 97.2% were gluten free (I used some pre-diagnosis pictures).
I started doing a /365 daily post in r/food at the beginning of the year to show that preferring to eat plants doesn’t have to be an impossibility with celiac. Of the aforementioned 355 gluten free meals, these were my 20 favorite handhelds and 20 favorite nothelds from the past year. As usual, and I expect claims of it is despite this disclaimer, we use no AI for anything ever: just a Pixel 6 in portrait mode. It takes better pictures than a newer iPhone by a longshot regardless of lighting, and it makes zero sense to either of us.
Also, for the many of you who’ve asked when/if a site will be up… I redundantly say, soon™️ . Like… really soon though. We have a name made up and a logo just about done. Like lots of people, we’ve got crap going on in general, on top of the ever-popular existential dread, of course, hence the delay. But, at the very least, we’re sitting on a good number of recipes, so there will be content raring to go whenever it goes up. Honestly we’re leaning toward a weekly recipe drop on a Substack or Patreon subscription model sort of thing more than a website, but are open to other suggestions.
And finally, thank you to everyone for the kind comments all year long! This post-a-day thing was a solid distraction for me from what was overall a very assy year. Cheers.
Here is what’s in each slide:
1.) Grilled chipotle chili cheese crunch birthday burritos + Birriato with smoked habanero cilantro crema.
2.) Taco Bell-inspired circa 2002 spicy chicken burrito + fried fish tacos with pico and baja sauce.
3.) Orange chicken and fried rice burrito with sesame ginger slaw + Wendy’s-inspired jalapeno fresco chicken sandwich.
4.) Breakfast gravy cheesy gordita crunch + Spaghetti and meatball smashburgers on garlic bread buns.
6.) Smoked pistachio and raspberry gastrique chicken sandwich + Wisconsin butter bratburger with bacon, applewood smoked beer cheese, and pickles with a side of fried cheese curds.
7.) Flamin’ hot volcano cheesy gordita crunch + Mustard tiger dirty burger with booberry tots.
8.) Fish sandwich with tangy baja blast slaw and spicy pineapple jalapeno salsa + Cheesy big mac gordita crunch.
9.) Carolina reaper glizzy gordita crunch + DC half-smokes.
10.) De2roit Detroit-style coney and Detroit-style pizza + Michicken™️ sandwich.
11.) Creamy peanut miso ramen + Borscht.
12.) Pierogi with braised cabbage + Super Bowl Philly roast pork tots vs. KC burnt end tots.
13.) Black bean soup + Italian sausage soup with focaccia.
14.) Filet with cheesy cauliflower and sauteed green beans + sisig.
15.) Bibimbap bowl + Detroit-style coneys.
16.) Mexican poutine + Bún thịt nướng chay.
17.) Mediterranean skewers + Corn chowder with chorizo.
18.) Green Bay bacon and brat tots with smoked cheese sauce vs. Detroit garlicky shawarma tots + Oktoberfest-inspired loaded penne and beer cheese.
19.) Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy + Buffalo chicken mac and cheese with collards.
20.) Peanut chicken with chili pepper quickles + Thanksgiving dinner.
jesusfz93
Oh boy does this post make the name of sub proud
Double_Grapefruit916
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Adorable-Tree2277
Wow!
CreepySmiley42
Those look really great! Except the spaghetti burger… that’s davelish.
mysterious_sweetie
Every single thing looks so freakin good. If I could eat one, it’d be incredibly hard to choose.
Do you have a lot of time for cooking? Are most of your meals like this? I only ask because they all look like they take a lot of effort and I feel like you post a lot. Seeing your food always makes me feel like I need to cook more and use my cookbooks more so that I can eat more exciting food at home. I guess with celiac you don’t have much choice to make the best of your at home meals.
Edit: I missed that it is everyday! Seriously impressive. I wish I could be your neighbor and pay you for an extra plate sometimes haha
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First off I’ll apologize to those who’ve already seen, or will see, this C/P’d from another sub. My girlfriend and I are generally not proud of much, but we really impressed ourselves this year and had fun with experimenting, so I wanted to share and hopefully inspire. Of the posts I made in 2025, 100% of them were vegan, 98.6% were homemade, and 97.2% were gluten free (I used some pre-diagnosis pictures).
I started doing a /365 daily post in r/food at the beginning of the year to show that preferring to eat plants doesn’t have to be an impossibility with celiac. Of the aforementioned 355 gluten free meals, these were my 20 favorite handhelds and 20 favorite nothelds from the past year. As usual, and I expect claims of it is despite this disclaimer, we use no AI for anything ever: just a Pixel 6 in portrait mode. It takes better pictures than a newer iPhone by a longshot regardless of lighting, and it makes zero sense to either of us.
Also, for the many of you who’ve asked when/if a site will be up… I redundantly say, soon™️ . Like… really soon though. We have a name made up and a logo just about done. Like lots of people, we’ve got crap going on in general, on top of the ever-popular existential dread, of course, hence the delay. But, at the very least, we’re sitting on a good number of recipes, so there will be content raring to go whenever it goes up. Honestly we’re leaning toward a weekly recipe drop on a Substack or Patreon subscription model sort of thing more than a website, but are open to other suggestions.
And finally, thank you to everyone for the kind comments all year long! This post-a-day thing was a solid distraction for me from what was overall a very assy year. Cheers.
Here is what’s in each slide:
1.) Grilled chipotle chili cheese crunch birthday burritos + Birriato with smoked habanero cilantro crema.
2.) Taco Bell-inspired circa 2002 spicy chicken burrito + fried fish tacos with pico and baja sauce.
3.) Orange chicken and fried rice burrito with sesame ginger slaw + Wendy’s-inspired jalapeno fresco chicken sandwich.
4.) Breakfast gravy cheesy gordita crunch + Spaghetti and meatball smashburgers on garlic bread buns.
5.) Crispy spicy sweet sesame BBQ sandwich + Summer rolls with peanut sauce.
6.) Smoked pistachio and raspberry gastrique chicken sandwich + Wisconsin butter bratburger with bacon, applewood smoked beer cheese, and pickles with a side of fried cheese curds.
7.) Flamin’ hot volcano cheesy gordita crunch + Mustard tiger dirty burger with booberry tots.
8.) Fish sandwich with tangy baja blast slaw and spicy pineapple jalapeno salsa + Cheesy big mac gordita crunch.
9.) Carolina reaper glizzy gordita crunch + DC half-smokes.
10.) De2roit Detroit-style coney and Detroit-style pizza + Michicken™️ sandwich.
11.) Creamy peanut miso ramen + Borscht.
12.) Pierogi with braised cabbage + Super Bowl Philly roast pork tots vs. KC burnt end tots.
13.) Black bean soup + Italian sausage soup with focaccia.
14.) Filet with cheesy cauliflower and sauteed green beans + sisig.
15.) Bibimbap bowl + Detroit-style coneys.
16.) Mexican poutine + Bún thịt nướng chay.
17.) Mediterranean skewers + Corn chowder with chorizo.
18.) Green Bay bacon and brat tots with smoked cheese sauce vs. Detroit garlicky shawarma tots + Oktoberfest-inspired loaded penne and beer cheese.
19.) Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy + Buffalo chicken mac and cheese with collards.
20.) Peanut chicken with chili pepper quickles + Thanksgiving dinner.
Oh boy does this post make the name of sub proud
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Wow!
Those look really great! Except the spaghetti burger… that’s davelish.
Every single thing looks so freakin good. If I could eat one, it’d be incredibly hard to choose.
Do you have a lot of time for cooking? Are most of your meals like this? I only ask because they all look like they take a lot of effort and I feel like you post a lot. Seeing your food always makes me feel like I need to cook more and use my cookbooks more so that I can eat more exciting food at home. I guess with celiac you don’t have much choice to make the best of your at home meals.
Edit: I missed that it is everyday! Seriously impressive. I wish I could be your neighbor and pay you for an extra plate sometimes haha