Gluten-Free Bridal Shower - Ancestral Nutrition

Last month was my bridal shower. Since a few of my friends were coming in from out of town, we had it the Saturday before the wedding and went from bridal shower to bachelorette party. My friends know I don’t eat gluten and am more or less obsessed with food, so I’m pretty sure they expected it to be gluten-free. I actually got rave reviews on the food. I made almost all of the food myself. Here’s the menu:

caprese salad
Greek pasta salad
chips and salsa
chocolate cupcakes
vanilla cupcakes
potato chips
antipasto platter from Whole Foods (SO good – prosciutto, salami, cheese, marinated mushrooms and tomatoes, etc.)
spicy smoked mozzarella pasta salad (this is the pasta salad I always get compliments on)
homemade chicken salad

This was enough to feed about 20 women.

The bread you see is Against All Grain’s loaf, which is one of my favorites. Whole Foods actually gave it to me for free with the platter, you just gotta ask!

Top left is caprese, top right is the smoked mozzarella, and bottom right is the Greek pasta salad. Here’s what I use for the spicy smoked mozzarella salad that everyone loves:

1 box of gluten-free penne (I ONLY use this brand for penne, it’s the best)
1/2 lb smoked mozzarella
3 cups raw spinach or arugula
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved and baked in the oven on 375 for 20 minutes
1 cup homemade mayo
cayenne pepper

Just cook the penne and toss all the ingredients together. If you make this a day ahead, it tastes a lot better because the flavors blend together.

Kombucha margaritas! Courtesy of my bff Kait who’s a bartender and also a health enthusiast.

Trader Joe flowers in mason jars. Cupcakes in the back. I use THIS mix for the chocolate cupcakes and THIS mix for the vanilla cupcakes. The chocolate cupcakes were actually really, really good. And I’m not even a chocolate person.