When Victoria and Rich met in 2013, and as they began to get to know each other, they discovered their shared love for cooking. Rich had no food restrictions and Victoria had been gluten and dairy-free for six years. Rich was intrigued and curious about eating with food restrictions and was eager to adapt his favorite recipes so that Victoria could enjoy them as well.

The one thing Rich could not wrap his head around was the lack of gluten-free pizza options that had the taste and texture of the pizza he loved. Victoria was equally frustrated with her pizza choices. One day, Rich said, “Hey, let’s just make our own pizza crust!” And Victoria’s response was, “no, way! I have made it six years without exploring the tons of flours needed and, I am not a baker.”

After a little persuading, Victoria agreed and set out to create a pizza crust that reminded her of the pizza she used to love, and was delicious enough for Rich to enjoy gluten-free pizza as much as he enjoyed conventional pizza.

After a year of experimenting, they were sure they had “something.” They invited their friends over for pizza night to see what they thought of their creation. None of their friends were gluten-free so they knew if they wowed them, they had viable pizza crust.

Every one of their friends was amazed and urged us to “do something” with our creation. We felt if our pizza crust was that good, we had a duty to share it with the world. At the end of 2014, a business was born.

For five years, Victoria and Rich grew The Gluten Free Explorer/Victoria’s Gluten Free Kitchen. They won awards and garnered rave reviews and loyal customers. But, unfortunately, after failing to secure enough investment money to continue, the business closed in early 2020. Victoria and Rich were devastated. At the time of the closing, their products were served in over 200 restaurants in Colorado, sold in over 100 stores in four states, had just landed a huge Colorado pizza chain account, and was scheduled to begin selling in King Soopers.

After a few months,  as the sting of losing the business began to seem just a little less painful, Victoria and Rich knew they could not keep their ability to create unique and delicious gluten-free baked goods to themselves. The same duty they felt when originally starting the business was calling them again. But what they had created for restaurants and retail would not work for home cooks. They had to reformulate.

For the rest of 2020 and into 2021, Victoria and Rich reworked all their recipes, by improving and adapting for the process of home cooking. And, they created new recipes such as cookies, calzones, cinnamon rolls, and more. They felt the best way to share their creations with the gluten-free community was by sharing the recipes and creating detailed how-to video tutorials.

Now you can make an even better version of the “World’s Best Gluten-Free Pizza” (International Pizza Challenge Winner 2016) at home along with French baguettes, sandwich bread, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, and more.

On May 1, 2022, Victoria and Rich will leave Denver in Howie (house on wheels fifth wheel) and Stella (the big-ass truck to pull it) as they embark on the adventure of full-time RV living. They will be cooking and sharing their adventures via the YouTube channel and this website.