The Crumb List is the RecipesBend newsletter. I send it on Sunday morning. It is one email with the recipe I cooked and re-cooked that week until it worked without gluten, plus the part of the process I got wrong the first time so you do not have to. I cook gluten-free because I have to, not because it is a trend, and the newsletter is written from that side of the table.
What lands in your inbox
- One tested gluten-free recipe for the week. Full ingredient list, the flour blend by weight, and the step where it usually goes wrong with a fix.
- A short note on the texture problem I was chasing. Gluten-free baking lives or dies on crumb and bind, so I tell you what I changed between the version that flopped and the one I shipped.
- One reader question from the inbox, answered properly. Usually a substitution or a “why did mine turn out gummy” question, because those are the ones I get most.
It takes about four minutes to read. If a week’s testing produced nothing worth your oven, I say so and skip rather than pad it.
What you will not get
- Daily email. One issue a week is the whole deal.
- Recipes I have not made myself. If I have not eaten it, it does not go out.
- Sponsored posts dressed up as a recipe. If a partnership ever runs, the subject line says so and the rules on the affiliate disclosure page apply.
- Your email handed to anyone outside the vendors named in the privacy policy.
After you sign up
You will get a confirmation email within a few minutes, sent through Mailchimp. Click the link inside and you are on the list. The next Sunday issue arrives in the morning, US Eastern time. If the confirmation never shows up, check spam first, then write to me through the contact page and I will add you by hand.
Your email, and what happens to it
- The only thing I ask for is your email address. A first name is optional and only used to say hello.
- Every issue has a one-click unsubscribe in the footer. It works immediately. I keep a record of the address only so the system never re-adds you by mistake.
- The newsletter is intended for readers in the United States. If you subscribe from the EU, UK, or EEA, the transfer of your email relies on standard contractual clauses, and you keep every right described in the privacy policy.
Trouble, or you want back in
If the unsubscribe link misbehaves, you want to change the address on file, or you left and want to come back, send a message through the contact page. I sort these out within a couple of weekdays.
Last updated: 18 May 2026