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Almond-Meal as a Breading

liv — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:09:01 +0000

{picture borrowed from comfytummy.com}

It’s….AWESOME! Just coat your chicken with some olive oil, then a bunch of this and bake! Low fat, gluten free, yummy chicken

Spaghetti Squash with Tomato-Garlic-Herb Topping

liv — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:58:46 +0000

In my quest to try different Squashes, this time was Spaghetti squash. I didn’t realize that all squashes are NOT created equally…texture-wise. Spaghetti squash it turns out, has an actual noodle consistency. Hence “Spaghetti” squash. Nevertheless, I googled some version and then just eyeballed the amount of everything myself.

Ingredients:

1 Spaghetti Squash

1-2 cans of diced tomatos, drained (Double check if it’s gluten free for you GF folks)

Garlic, minced

Olive oil

Italian Seasoning

Dry Basil herbs

Directions:

1-Cut the squash in half horizontally (Shortways) and scoop out the seeds.

2-You could steam it a number of ways, but we put it in a large tupperware with some water in it. Wrap the tops with clear wrap and microwaved it for about 7-10 minutes.

3-While it’s microwaving, you can dice up some garlic (or if already diced), fry the garlic in olive oil for a little while to let the flavor come out. Dump in the diced tomatos and then sprinkle some of the herbs into it. (Just enough for your personal taste level). Let simmer for a while.

4-After the squashes are steamed, scoop out the meat (Seems easier to do with a fork since they are a noodle-y texture). Scoop your desired amount onto a plate. Top it off with some of your diced tomato mix. Enjoy!

Here is how it looked as a side dish to our chicken:

Top, Left Corner - Spaghetti Squash with Dice Tomato Topping

Maple Acorn Squash

liv — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:45:24 +0000

I got this recipe off a recipe listed via the Relish Relish service.

Ingredients:

1 Acorn Squash

1/2 a green apple, cored and cut in chunks

1 Tbsp Maple Syrup

1 and 1/2 Tbsp Butter, melted

Directions:

1-Cut the Acorn squash in half and scoop out the seeds

2-Microwave both halves in the microwave for 5 minutes

3-Mix butter, syrup, and apples together, and place in the halves of the squash

4-Microwave the squash for another 5 minutes

(Combined with my gluten free breaded chicken and mashed potatoes, I give you dinner!)

Baked breaded chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Maple Acorn Squash

Carl’s Jr. and Bubba Gump Gets Gluten Free!

liv — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:48:12 +0000

I seldom pop into a Carl’s Jr. but today called for it and Shawn and I found out that in addition to the “low-carb” (aka “protein style”) options that are offered there, they also offer a gluten free option too! Check it out!

I also heard a while ago that Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants also offer gluten free dishes. I can’t seem to find a specific menu on their site, but I know you can google it and review sites will tell you about it.

Just FYI Does anyone else know other restaurants that are gluten free?

You Won’t Believe It’s Gluten-Free! cookbook

liv — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:08:16 +0000

For Christmas, my friend Jessie got me a cookbook called “You Won’t Believe it’s Gluten-Free!” It has 500 recipes that utilize all the different flours and gives you multiple ways to cook various dishes from baked goods to breakfasts to dinners, etc. We haven’t used it yet, but I think we’ll have our hands full with enough recipes to last for years!

Thanks Jessie!

Gluten Free Chicken Fingers

liv — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:01:53 +0000

I picked up this bread crumbs mix at Whole Foods and thought “eh, why not?” and so I made Shawn chicken fingers. Ding! Post!

Ingredients:

1-Chicken Breasts…boneless, skinless, and sliced into strips

2-Egg whites

3-Bread Crumbs

Directions:

1-The Breading Assembly line please…Place egg whites in a bowl, then pour the breading onto another bowl (or plate), and then place a cookie sheet next to you (yes, a cookie sheet, you’ll be baking).

2-Preheat the oven for 350 degrees.

3-Begin coating your chicken with the egg whites, then the breading, and place them onto the cookie sheet.

4-When they’re all ready, place in the oven for about 16 minutes.

NOTE: Shawn suggests if you want the breading to be darker, you can probably set it to a slightly higher temperature…but this works fine if you don’t want to take chances.

5-Take out and enjoy!

We used Ranch dressing as dipping sauce and I’m actually not sure if that is gluten free, but you can probably use any dipping sauce that floats your boat and you’ll be fine. Lucky for us, Shawn has “levels” of tolerance.

Gluten Free Fried Chicken

liv — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:50:55 +0000

So Shawn and I figured that we could probably use ANY flour to make a fried chicken that he could eat. Here is what we came up with:

Flour Breading:

1-Sweet Rice Flour

2-Garlic Powder

3-Ground Pepper

4-Sea Salt

Mix all that in a bowl (Mostly flour for the breading, a little bit of the rest for taste).

You also need:

1-Chicken (legs, breast, thighs, whatever you feel like breading and frying)

2-Egg whites

3-Oil

Directions:

1-After you’ve mixed all the Mix ingredients into a bowl and put the egg whites in another bowl, set the aside and prepare your (what I’ll call) the fried chicken prepping assembly line (as in chicken, egg whites, flour mix, pan with lots of oil in it).

2-While you’re heating the oil to just under medium, start coating your chicken in the egg whites, then the flour mix and set it aside (or in the pan if it’s already heated correctly).

NOTE: if you are cooking breasts or thighs, Shawn suggests putting the top-side (not bone-side) in first.

3-Cook till chicken is cooked and breading looks crispy. The breading will be a lighter color than if you used wheat flour.

4-Take out and enjoy!

(I’ll post a picture next time we do this, we’ve made it a few times)

Arlene’s Pumpkin Dessert

liv — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:49:48 +0000

Got this in my email the other morning. Been meaning to post it. Thanks Arlene!

Ingredients:

1 large can pumpkin

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

1 can evaporated milk

4 eggs (beaten)

1 yellow cake mix

1 stick butter

1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Mix pumpkin, sugar, milk, and spices. Add eggs and blend.

Pour into a 9 x 11 baking pan (spray with Pam)

Sprinkle cake mix on top and using a knife, swirl through the mixture once.

Cut butter into small pieces and sprinkle on top, followed by pecans.

Bake @ 350 degrees for 1 hr and 10 minutes

Note: It can also be gluten free using a GF cake mix. Betty Crocker now makes that.

Lettuce Wrap Tacos

liv — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:35:02 +0000

In an attempt to be “healthy,” we bought some ground turkey and tried to figure out something cool to do with it…but then we got lazy and just made tacos with it. Normally I am a ground beef kinda girl when it comes to making Tacos, but eh, you gotta be different sometimes…and also with Shawn’s gluten allergy, we tried to be very gluten-free about this as we could and experimented with lettuce instead of tortilla shells. (“Protein style”).

Ingredients:

Ground turkey

Onion

Shredded Cheese

Tomatoes

Head of iceburg lettuce

(Taco Sauce even though we didn’t have any when we did it)

Optional: Spanish rice (I don’t know if the one we used was actually GF but if you find one that is, great!), guacamole, sour cream

Directions:

Cut up tomatoes, set them aside.

Wash and peel parts of lettuce, set them aside.

Put cheese in a bowl.

Chop up the onion and mix with the ground turkey and cook as directed with the taco seasoning.

Cook up spanish rice, set aside.

Once everything is neatly separated into their own plate/bowl, then grab a piece of lettuce and start throwing whatever you like in your lettuce shell and enjoy!

Babycakes Cookbook and Other Gluten Free Bakeries

liv — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:57:20 +0000

A few months back, I was at Costco and I found the Babycakes cookbook. I’ve never been there, but it is apparently a pretty famous NYC bakery that bakes treats for vegans, and other people with food allergies. There are a lot of gluten-free recipes in there. I can’t wait to start trying to make some! Hopefully I’ll post the successful ones here too.

On a side note, I’ve also gotten Shawn some GF treats from the following 2 bakeries and he loved them:

1-Flying Apron Bakery in Seattle, WA – Fremont area

2-Mariposa in Oakland, CA – I ordered stuff online, and I think some of this stuff is at Whole Foods