Macaroni and Cheese

For quick meals I always make the Annie's Gluten Free Mac and Cheese for Ben...sometimes I add tuna, sometimes I add chicken but it's always the same.  Then I came across this recipe and I feel like there will be less and less of the boxed mac and cheese in my house.

Gluten Free Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

OMG this looks delicious!  I just made it with a couple changes.  I didn't have any Gruyere cheese so I used more cheddar and some mozzarella and I kept out the chives.  My kids are not fans of green things in their food.  LOL.

I can't wait to try it...It smells heavenly!

Hungry Girl and gluten Free

I was on weight watchers a while ago...loved getting my hungry girl updates in my email. There were so many great ideas in them and things I discovered that I still eat today just because those emails.  So when I went gluten free about a month ago I didn't think that weight watchers would be so hard.  Yes, it's just counting points I can hear you all saying but when you can't eat certain foods it can definitely get a little tricky.  So my friend Kate forwarded me one of the hungry girl emails about 2 weeks ago that had information in it about gluten free snacks.  I thought I would re-post it here because you might be trying to do weight watchers or you might just be interested in the snacks. 

From August 16,2010

Gluten-Free-Goodie Alert!

Lately, lots of manufacturers are boasting that their products are gluten-free. Um... it's not impressive when said food is almost always free of gluten. (Gluten-free bagged lettuce! Apple slices with no gluten!) Wheat avoiders: Here are some awesome snack foods we've sniffed out to satisfy your starchy cravings...

Snyder's of Hanover Gluten-Free Pretzel Sticks - No disappointment here! We LOVE this salty, crunchy snack -- partly because we can eat about 20 sticks for 120 cals (POINTS® value 2*)!

PopCorners - This crispy cracker-like snack has crunched its way into our hearts. In flavors like White Cheddar and Sea Salt, the yummy corn-based treats ROCK. Each single-serving bag has 140 calories (POINTS® value 3*).

New York Style Risotto Chips - We've yet to try these rice-y crisps, but the saucy flavors make us think of pasta... especially the Spicy Marinara! A 9-chip serving has 140 calories (POINTS® value 3*).

Cereals and Cake Mixes - Did you know that Chex has five gluten-free cereals, including Honey Nut, Chocolate, and Cinnamon flavors? And although wheat generally prevails in baking mixes, Betty Crocker has gluten-free mixes for cakes, brownies, and cookies. Woohoo!


My house has atleast 3-4 boxes of Chex cereal laying around.  My kids love it for breakfast or for a snack or the occasional "breakfast for dinner" night. lol.  We are huge fans of Chex in my house! 

Enjoy!  If you have a favorite gluten free snack, please share!

Gluten Free Chicken Marsala

One of my favorite dishes is Chicken Marsala.  Of course it's coated in bread crumbs and it's so good!  Well, I only have to really change the breading mixture and we were good to go.  I must say this was even better than the real thing.  I'm not sure what it was but it was DELICIOUS!!!!


Ingredients:

2-3 chicken breasts
Gluten Free bread crumbs
1 tablespoon olive oil
2-3 Tablespoons butter
Container of sliced mushrooms
one small onion
1/2 cup marsala wine
3/4 cup gluten free chicken broth
black pepper to taste

So...

I used two large chicken breast, sliced very thin into about 6 thin breasts.  After pounding the breasts down, I decided to try the Schar bread crumbs that my mom bought me.  This was the first time I used them and they were very good. 

I heated a little bit of canola oil in a large pan and coated the chicken with the breading.  I just threw the breading in a ziploc bag and tossed the chicken in.  Once the oil was hot, I browned the chicken on both sides and transferred them to a plate to use later. 

After that I cleaned out the pan since I didn't want all the residue and oil from the fried chicken.  I added a teaspoon of olive oil and 2-3 tablespoons of butter and heated until the butter was melted.  Now I never said this was a low fat recipe...lol...just gluten free. Add the mushrooms and cook for a couple mins until soft. Chop up the onion and add to the pan.

Cook the onion until soft.  Add the marsala wine and cook for a couple of mins. 

                                                                                                                                                               Add the chicken broth.  Stir everythingtogether and then add the chicken breasts again.  Simmer for a couple mins until the chicken is hot and the inside is cooked. 

I served over Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes and yum!  a great gluten free meal!  ENJOY!!!

Gluten Free Valentine's cookies

These are the Bob's Redmill Cookies I made for Valentine's Day last week.  I iced them with

cookie icing to make them cuter and a little more appealing.  They were gone within  a day so I guess

they were good!  LOL

I'm back...

a new blog makeover thanks to Sahlin Studio and Jenn Barrette's Digital Scrapbooking Kit Kitschy Kitchen.  I adapted the background and make the topper using this kit.  If you want to buy it, it can be found at The Lily Pad. 

So Valentine's Day is tomorrow and Ben informed me today that I have to make a cake for his class tomorrow.  I'm confused though because i'm not sure if it's just for him or for the whole class so I am making a whole cake just in case. I'm sure it's just for him since usually the teachers inform me they are having a party and I just bring in some cupcakes for him to enjoy.  We also have some friends coming over this evening and I wanted to make cookies.  I've never tried the Cherrybrook Kitchen Sugar Cookie Mix so I decided this was the way to go.  I am going to make some pink icing for the kids to decorate the cookies later with so they have something to do.  4 boys...you have to keep them busy!  I will post the cookies later so you can all see.  It's nice to have some cookie/cake mix options because sometimes I just don't have the will or the time to cook from scratch.

until later...

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

I have been a horrible blogger!  I am going to give my blog a facelift and then I will be back!!!

Gluten Free Bread Recipe

For Christmas last year, I asked my mom for a bread maker.  It seemed to be the best and easiest way to make bread.  I really had no clue that gluten free bread can taste so different and just the slightest change in flour, can really make or break the bread.  So after many many trials I have come up with a recipe ( a variation of so many different ones) that my son really likes and will eat with no problem. 

Dry Ingredients

1/2 cup  Sorghum flour

1/2 cup Garbanzo bean flour

3/4 cup brown rice four

3/4 cup white rice flour

1 tablespoon xanthum gum

1 tablespoon yeast

1/3 cup tapioca starch

 

Wet Ingredients

1 1/2 cups milk or buttermilk

1/4 cup honey + a little for the top

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

3 eggs

 

Add the wet ingredients to the bread maker first. Add the dry ingredients.  save the yeast for last.  Make a hole in the dry ingredients and add the yeast.  Start the bread maker on the Sweet dough cycle and let it back.  About half way through (around the start of the third rise) drizzle the extra honey on top of the bread.

 

 

Enjoy!