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Cheesy Chicken Pasta Primavera (Gluten Free)
2008-03-26 13:25:00
I came up with this easy chicken primavera several weeks ago. I love the concept of this simple meal made with fresh or leftover chicken (I usually make it with leftovers). It is very easy to prepare on my stovetop in my large, enameled, cast iron dutch oven. (A recent birthday present from my sweetie!) I've made this easy, yummy dish several times since, and I'm looking forward to it again this week!One of the best things about being gluten free is that I learned how to make a roux. Basically, a roux can be the base of a creamy sauce, soup, gravy, etc... A roux is so easy and so helpful in cooking. I like knowing that I no longer have to depend on a can of Campbell's soup to make a meal. I am able make that "can of cream soup" all by myself, and it's so much better than the "can" ever was!For a great picture tutorial on how to properly make a gluten free roux (for a mushroom cream soup), see Mary Frances' lesson.If you haven't yet made a roux, you need to! It is a great cooki...
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This Week's Menu
2008-03-24 13:17:00
Welcome to the Gluten Free Menu Swap for the week of March 24th!!If you would like to be a future host of the swap,please visit Natalie's Menu Swap Headquarters for more information! The ingredient of the week is almonds! I chose almonds because I always think of almonds at Easter! As a child I often received Jordan Almonds in my Easter basket! Chocolate covered almonds are a favorite as well!In my kitchen I like adding raw sliced almonds to vegetables like green beans when cooking! The almonds give the vegetables a very unique flavor and a wonderful crunch! I'll be making green beans with almonds this week! I'm also looking forward to trying Natalie's Almond Honey Yeast Bread!Almonds and most nuts are easy to store and have a long shelf life. I love having almonds, pecans, and walnuts in my freezer to use any time I need them when cooking!Your Gluten Free Menus this week:* Kara, at Gluten Free in the Greens has a delicious menu planned for this week! She will be serving Turkey...

Rich Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies (Gluten Free)
2008-03-20 20:43:00
I know you love brownies. Everybody loves brownies.Okay, maybe not everybody. Not my weird sister, who does NOT like chocolate, and therefore does not like brownies. I still don't know where she came from. I really think she was an alien baby. Don't tell her though... it might hurt her feelings... of course, she's also the skinniest person in my family... maybe that weird "no chocolate" thing has something to do with it! Oh well... I still love you Lee.Here's my wierd "no-chocolate" sis when she was about 5 I think...Is she cute or what?On to the more important subject of brownies (sorry sis!)...These brownies will knock your socks off! They'll knock the hubbie's socks off too! They are easy, simple, super "chocolate-y", and utterly delicious. If you haven't used that wonderful wonderful gluten free master baking mix I posted a couple of months ago, you really need too. That mix is seriously a lifesaver.Yes, it saved my life.I was dying for a brownie last night. Because there...
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Artisan Maple Oat Bread (Gluten Free)
2008-03-18 15:16:00
This may be my favorite gluten free bread recipe yet! It is simple and easy to mix (with your stand mixer) and creates a beautiful, evenly risen loaf. The presentation is lovely and the bread is moist, soft, tender, and sweet. Michael said this was as good as the sweet King's Hawaiian bread we used to eat on occasion before I went gluten free.Maple syrup is one of my favorite sweeteners. It is expensive so I don't use it often for baking. The best type of maple syrup to buy is grade "B" because it is less processed than grade "A." It is also thicker with a more rich, decadent flavor.I've been working on this loaf for several weeks and I am very proud of the final product. I will be making this loaf often. It's actually a very quick yeast bread to make. It bakes in about 40 minutes and only takes about an hour of rise time in a closed, slightly warmed oven.The next time my mom-in-law comes over for dinner, I will have this loaf baking in the oven! The wonderful aroma this bread ...
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Tuscan Potato, Kale, and Sausage Soup
2008-03-12 15:00:00
One of my favorite restaurants used to be Olive Garden. The main reason I loved the restaurant was for those big squooshy, salty, garlicky breadsticks they had......oh and yeah, the pasta was pretty good too! But I loved those breadsticks! (And actually just between you and me, I think I've come up with an incredible gluten free breadstick recipe that is very similar, but that's another post for another day!)Another thing I loved about Olive Garden was their soup. Occasionally several co-workers and I would go for the breadsticks, soup, and salad lunch at the restaurant. My favorite soup served was "Zuppa Toscana." I loved the zesty creamy soup with the big chunks of Italian sausage, potatoes, fresh kale, and spices. It was such a robust soup with amazing flavor and color!Several years ago I tried my hand at making it at home. It took a few tries, but I think I came up with a good imitation! Now, I make this soup using gluten free chicken broth and gluten free sausage but the fla...
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No Menu Monday, A Birthday, and a Cookbook of the Week
2008-03-10 03:26:00
Our red plum trees are in full bloom this week!It's nearly here. The big one. It's a milestone birthday for yours truly! Yes. I will be the dreaded 3-0.The funny thing is I'm actually not dreading it at all. I'm 30 years old and I've earned every gray that is quietly sneaking into my auburn-brown hair (okay...maybe I didn't "earn" all of them!), I have a solid faith and I know who I really am, I am married to the most wonderful man on this earth, we have a home of our own, 4 cats who love us, an incredible family, devoted and loving friends, we are happy and blessed and I am glad to be here! I think "30" is not an end, but a new beginning!That being said, this week will not have a standard menu. We'll be off work near the end of the week to celebrate my birthday and to have some rare time together at home. We'll probably have sandwiches, a breakfast night, spaghetti, and I have given Michael specific instructions to make me a gluten free chocolate cake (and since the poor gu...
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Gluten Free Vanilla Sandies -- A Delicious Mistake!
2008-03-07 20:31:00
If you are looking for a healthy gluten free cookie, please avert your eyes! These wonderful cookies do not have one healthy redeeming factor about them... but they are simply delicious! I am a sucker for sweet, soft, "melt in your mouth" baked goods.I came about these cookies quite by accident. They were supposed to be "big, fat, soft, white, sugar cookies." The only reason I do not think they fit into that category is because they are not "cakey" cookies, as I recall those big soft sugar cookies to be. To get that affect you would probably need to add another egg. Instead, what did result was a soft, yet "sandy" textured cookie that simply melts in your mouth. They are deceptively sweet and delicious! Perfect with a bowl of homemade ice-cream!Max likes to help me in the kitchen. These cookies met his stamp of approval!You could easily fancy these babies up by you giving them a good dollop of buttercream icing, or a quick glaze, by adding chopped pecans or almonds to the dough, by...
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Mrs. G.F. -- Recipes for a Gluten Free Life (Adopt a Gluten Free Blogger)
2008-03-04 14:21:00
When I first read Mrs. G.F.'s "Recipes for a Gluten Free Life " blog, I felt like I knew her. I felt like I could walk down my close-knit street of neighbors and find her swaying graciously on a front porch swing. A glass of lemonade would be in her hand, and a tray full of amaretti cookies would be on the table beside her.Mrs. G.F.'s recipes are simply classic. Most are relatively easy to prepare, have a short list of ingredients, and are full of fresh taste and flavor. I have made MANY of Mrs. GF's recipes. Some of my absolute favorites are: Roast Beef with Mustard Paste and Onions (this is excellent for company and a great comfort meal! The aroma is simply heavenly when roasting!)Sesame Crusted Pork Tenderloin (OH yum!)Greek Village Salad (simple, delicious, and healthy!)Coconut Chicken Tenders withSpicy Marmalade Dipping SauceMini Cheese Cakes (oh baby!)Simple White Sauce with Shrimp, Scallops, and Broccoli (this goes great with our homemade Caesar Salad!)Apple Quinoa Muffins ...
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This Week's Menu (March 3rd - March 7th)
2008-03-03 14:27:00
Mondays are so sneaky. They always creep up on me before I'm ready! I don't know how they do that.This week I'm starting a new feature on Ginger Lemon Girl!Most Monday's along with my menu I'm going to highlight a cookbook that is on my bookshelf. I'll share why I enjoy the cookbook, give a brief description, and share a recipe within the book. I'll also be using one or more recipes from the cookbook in my menu plan for the week. I will occasionally repeat a cookbook that I am particularly fond of!This week's cookbook is the "More-with-Less" cookbook compiled by Doris Janzen Longacre.I love this cookbook! It is unique in that it was commissioned by the Mennonite Central Committee in Akron, PA. The Church wanted to compile a cookbook which focused on using less of the world's limited food resources.The book contains countless suggestions on how we can better use the resources we currently have, along with hints on what foods we should buy and how we can buy them economical...
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Gluten Free Oatmeal Apple Snack Cookies
2008-02-29 02:57:00
I am very blessed to live in a "real" neighborhood where I actually know and interact with my neighbors. We email and call each other often. We also hang out together on occasion! One such occasion happened last week when we had a rare occurrence of a moon eclipse.James, Donna, and their son came to hang out with us in our back yard to watch this spectacular event. While it was rather cloudy for most of the show, we did get a few amazing glimpses of the extraordinary celestial experience!Afterwards we went to the kitchen for some warm oatmeal snack cookies and homemade hot chocolate (my favorite frugal recipe!). Michael asked why I didn't make his favorite chocolate chip cookies, he seems to think those are the only permissible cookies in our house. But these cookies are "grown-up" cookies. They are warm, nutty, sweet, fruity, and (shhh... don't tell anybody) good for you! Packed with fiber, fruit, healthy fats, and lower in sugar, they are truly a very healthy (and delicious!) co...
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An Unconventional Cacciatore
2008-02-27 02:32:00
This post is dedicated to my friend Jodi. You remember Jodi's sweet husband Eric don't you? He prepared that marvelous Lemon Butter Chicken (which I keep meaning to make again!)Jodi recently sent me on a mission. She wanted an old recipe that she had once tried for chicken cacciatore which included carrots and broccoli. I know... I know... most cacciatore recipes don't call for these ingredients. But she had made it once before and she really wanted to make it again. So I went though several popular recipe sites and found around 6 variations of the recipe that looked promising.I read reader comments on how their grandmothers made it (better than anyone else of course!), whether or not you should coat the chicken with flour before sauteeing it, whether the sauce should be thick or thin, whether you should use white wine or red, whether or not you should include mushrooms, whether or not it should be served over pasta, rice or nothing at all, whether potatoes should go in it... y...

This Week's Menu (Feb 25th - Feb 29th)
2008-02-25 14:13:00
Spring is here. Not officially on the calendar. But the daffodils are blooming in eastern NC, which means... it is spring.We planted white daylilly bulbs and transplanted daffodils into our yard this weekend. The air was crisp and reminiscent of fall, but the bright pastel colors of the new lime green grass and the butter yellow daffodil blooms told a different story. Michael is the green thumb in our family. He told our pastor this weekend that I was an excellent cook and could make anything I put my mind too, but give me a plant and it would be dead in a week. I'll forgive him since he complimented my cooking!Michael wants our yard full of blossoms this spring. This is the first yard that has ever been "his" and he is really enjoying learning how to landscape. He was outside all day on Saturday and most of Sunday. Thankfully I was just responsible for cooking and cleaning the bathrooms. I can handle that.In an effort to be more "budget conscious" I'll be trying to make meals fr...
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Gluten Free Cheddar Garlic Biscuits (A GF Master Mix Recipe)
2008-02-21 15:32:00
Red Lobster used to be one of my all time favorite restaurants. When I was growing up, occasionally during summer break, my parents would take my sister and I to lunch at Red Lobster... I LIVED for those cheddary garlic biscuits that they served. I think could still eat a whole basket if it were placed in front of me. Just the aroma of that buttery, salty, cheesy, garlicky goodness makes my mouth water!We don't visit Red Lobster much anymore, in fact, I can't remember the last time I went... but I still remember those little cheesy biscuits.This recipe is so super easy I'm a little embarrassed to share it! You will LOVE these biscuits. There are infinite varieties on how you could make and serve them. I've served these biscuits with soup, I've made them without garlic to go with breakfast, I've left out the cheese and garlic entirely and added cinnamon and raisins instead... the list is endless!If you miss a good biscuit and are short on time... try this recipe. These drop bi...
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Grillin' it up with Karen, of Gluten Free Sox
2008-02-19 16:00:00
Welcome To February?s Hot Smokin? Edition of: Our Grill victim this month is Karen of Gluten Free Sox! We've caught Karen, just in time as she has switched her blog over to her new home at Wordpress. Her new address is at: http://www.glutenfreesoxfan.wordpress.com ! Don't forget to update your favorites and readers! February 2008 Karen, of Gluten Free SoxGinger Lemon Girl: How long have you been gluten free Karen? Karen: I have been continuously gluten free since approximately May 20, 2007. Before that, I have been gluten free for a couple of months but then had to go back to eating it for testing. (Stupid thing to do, as the tests were still negative, but I?m sick when I eat it, healthy when I don?t. How long have you been a Red Sox fan? Since birth! LOL! That really isn?t a lie - when I was younger, I had a huge crush on Jim Rice, the left-fielder for the Sox from 1974-1989. In recent years (last 10 years, maybe) I?ve started following them more closely.Do you hav...

This Week's Menu (Feb 18th - 22nd)
2008-02-18 14:44:00
We had a wonderful Valentine's Day last week and we actually celebrated all weekend long!! Michael took me out to dinner on Friday night. He took me to Carrabba's. He did his homework and called the restaurant beforehand. He made sure the staff knew that I was gluten free and he wanted them to be prepared when we came in.I cannot tell you how wonderful the staff at Carrabba's was. The waiter was knowledgeable about every gluten free menu item and he took the time to prepare most of my meal himself to reassure that it was indeed gluten free. The waiter even took the time toast up my gluten free bread (that I had brought in), so I could dip it in the oil and seasonings! The grilled salmon that I ordered was the best that I have EVER had. I have never been treated so well in a restaurant before, and we'll definitely be patronizing Carrabba's more often!Michael, concentrating hard on transforming my cousin Hunter's Transformer.I can't believe that February is passing by so quickl...
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Michael's Best Rustic Chicken Pot Pie (Gluten Free)
2008-02-13 17:24:00
It is a special man who will make a gluten free dinner for his wife, who isn't feeling good, even though he doesn't like to cook.Michael sweetly offered to make dinner one night last week when I had a migraine. I helped him to make the roux for the gluten free cream soup, but for the rest of the recipe, I cannot take any credit. He made everything. He even made that awesome crescent roll recipe for the top and bottom crust of this wonderfully delicious chicken pot pie!This is a great recipe to make when you know you will have leftover chicken in the week. We roasted a chicken earlier in the week, and then used the rest of the chicken meat for this excellent pie.This is ultimate comfort food and gluten free goodness at it's best! It is an easy dish to prepare, and elegant enough for company (especially with that awesome gluten free crescent roll crust!) I think I will make this the next time my mom-in-law and pop-in-law stop by for a visit! I hope you will try this wonderful dish ...
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The Gluten Free Menu Swap (Feb 11th - 17th)
2008-02-11 04:33:00
Welcome to the 2008 Valentine's edition of theGluten Free Menu Swap !If you want to know more about the weekly gluten free menu swap blogging event, or would like to volunteer to host one week, please visit Natalie, the Gluten Free Mommy's Headquarters!Volunteers are ALWAYS welcome!The special ingredient this week is chocolate! This was actually Natalie's pick for the week, and I can't agree more. I am a chocolate addict. When I was a little girl, I believed Hershey's milk chocolate was the bomb... now I really like fancy dark 70% cocoa Belgium chocolates... don't ask me what happened. My wonderful Valentine Michael is still a "milk-chocolate-Hershey's" kinda guy. And I like that about him. He likes anything with chocolate, and if I ask him what he wants for dessert, I can almost guarantee that "chocolate" will be in the title. He especially loves my chocolate chip cookies!Cocoa seeds were discovered over 2000 years ago. The first people known to make chocolate were from the a...

A Successful Gluten Free Master Baking Mix -and- Mini Donut Hole Muffins
2008-02-09 17:00:00
Last month, I received an email from a wonderful reader named Peggy. She had tried my "all-purpose" baking mix I first posted last month and said that it tasted bitter to her. She had tried it in several recipes and while they were good, they had an aftertaste that she and her family didn't like.Thankfully Peggy was kind enough to email me and let me know about what happened when she made the mixture. I am always appreciative of readers who let me know how my recipes turn out. I have no way of knowing if it actually works for others unless I receive feedback!Peggy was also patient enough to try the recipe again after we adjusted certain ingredients. So after several emails with Peggy discussing what could be wrong, we lowered the amounts of baking soda and baking powder (realizing we didn't need nearly as much as I originally called for in the mix) and Peggy added additional white rice flour to her mix and it worked perfectly! She emailed me again when it came out right, and I wa...
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Gluten Free Red Velvet Valentine Hearts
2008-02-07 02:40:00
I'm back with some cutie patootie Valentine 's Day Red Velvet mini cupcakes.These little babies are actually smaller than your average mini-cupcake, so you can eat 2 or 3 without feeling an ounce of guilt!! These gluten free cupcake bites are also quite low in sugar and are very tasty! And they are just so darn cute to boot!I didn't eat red velvet cake growing up. We just didn't have it. I don't know why because it is so tasty and delicious. My only exposure to this delicacy was watching "Steel Magnolias" and seeing the groom's Red Velvet cake (one of those fun southern traditions), which was shaped like an armadillo.I wanted to make little cupcakes shaped like hearts for Valentine's Day with a cake that wasn't your average Joe -- which would be plain old chocolate at our house! So I decided to revamp a red velvet cake recipe. This cake is lower in saturated fats than most cakes and I also lowered the amount of sugar originally called for. There is a substantial amount of re...
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This Week's Menu (February 4th - 8th) and I've been tagged
2008-02-04 14:34:00
Mollie who is the queen bee around here, sticks her tongue out at us frequently. I can't decide if she's making fun of us or not!My ode to chicken...Dear chicken,I have missed you. I missed you the whole entire month of January. I am so glad we can eat you again. I don't think I could ever give you up for good. As much as my mind would like to become a vegetarian, and as much as I do enjoy tofu now that I've learned how to cook it... I still love you chicken.I missed you more than sugar. I missed you more than milk. I missed you more than red meats (which I think I can truly live without), I missed you more than pizza... yes, I did. Thank you for being healthy, super easy to fix, low in calories, and high in protein. I just wish you were cheaper and that the Piggly Wiggly stocked organic, free-range, and vegetarian-fed versions of you. Oh well. I still love you chicken.Sincerely from your biggest fan,Ginger Lemon GirlThis Week's Menu :Monday:Leftover Superbowl Appetizers and Sn...
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Gluten Free Superbowl Snacks: A fun roundup!
2008-02-01 13:51:00
Want some ideas for some yummy, easy gluten-free Superbowl snacks?Here is a little round up of some great snack recipes I've run across that are completely gluten-free!Try them out and tell me what you think!Elise's Hot Crab DipElise's 7 Layer Bean DipElise's Perfect GuacamoleGinger Lemon Girl's Crispy Cheddar CrackersElise Paige's Artichoke Heart DipKarina's Crispy Potato Sticks with Roasted Tomato SalsaDairy-Free Spinach DipAlmost Instant Hummus GhanoushSusan's Gluten Free Chickpea CrackersRachel's Gluten Free and Dairy Free Buffalo WingsRee's Pico de GalloRee's Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno ThingiesRee's Amped Up QuesoMary Frances' Curried Sweet Potato FriesMary Frances' Garlic and Cheese BiscuitsCassandra's Fried OnionsCassandra's Baked Mozzarella SticksGluten Free Mommy's Refried BeansGluten Free Mommy's Cilantro Pesto Grilled Cheese SandwichesHeidi's Toasted Pumpkin SeedsHeidi's Baked Polenta FriesKarina's Garlic Shrimp PizzaKarina's Jalapeno Lime HummusKate's ...
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Elizabeth Barbone's Easy Gluten Free Sandwich Bread Recipe
2008-01-31 21:32:00
Make sure to check out Elizabeth Barbone's excellent blog today! She recently shared her original recipe for Easy Gluten Free Sandwich Bread .I can guarantee that this bread is delicious, easy, and excellent for sandwiches, toasting ect! I've made this bread 4 times (that I can count) and every time it has been a success!Recently, I shared my favorite flours (a combination of brown rice, millet, and sorghum) with Elizabeth and told her how much I enjoyed her wonderfully easy recipe using these flours! Elizabeth asked to post my revised recipe and I happily agreed!Unfortunately, several days after Elizabeth posted the recipe, a reader tried it and realized that we must have had a typo in the flour ingredients because the recipe wasn't working out for her... and there was indeed a big mistake in the amounts of the flours used!Elizabeth has posted the newly revised recipe and you can click here for more pictures of the bread making process!Elizabeth's excellent and simple baking dir...
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You tell me...
2008-01-30 14:43:00
Vegetarian Shepard's PieQuinoa Stuffed PeppersHow would you change these recipes? I need your help!This week has been full of interesting experiments in vegetarian cooking! I can feel my southern roots going bananas as I've been trying to use tofu, soy cheese, and using full grains other than white rice, white potatoes, pastas, etc... The additional challenge of this week is to eat foods that are: dairy free, meat free, gluten free (of course), and use whole grains only.I should have been smart and just headed over to Sea's or Mary Frances' websites to find tried and true vegetarian recipes for this week... but being a little too independant, I wanted to do it all myself... and we've ended up with so-so results.Here are two of the recipes we've made this week! They are not bad recipes, but they DO need your help!The first recipe is for Quinoa Stuffed Peppers. We really liked how these peppers turned out. The texture of the quinoa with the crumbled sauteed tofu really had a "...

Daring Baker's Challenge #1 - Lemon Meringue Pie
2008-01-28 16:00:00
I would definitely call this Daring Baker's Challenge a challenge in the gluten-free and sugar-free baking world!I joined Daring Baker's in December, but the month was so crazy, I didn't get a chance to Daringly Bake until now!So the challenge this month was to make a Lemon Meringue Pie. To be honest, as much as I love lemons... I'm not a big fan of lemon meringue pies! They are too tart for my taste and they always seem to get soggy! I don't like soggy pies!The biggest challenge for me was that I was trying to make this pie sugar free! Gluten free was no problem! I converted the pastry recipe and it turned out an amazing crust! I'll actually share that recipe with you today... BUT the lemon filling just threw up once cut!I thoughtfully pondered over what sweetener to use for the lemon filling. I did not want to use Splenda, as I don't like the after-taste, and I really think it is a migraine inducer. I also didn't want to use any other artificial sweeteners for the same rea...

This Week's Menu (Jan 28th - Feb 1st)
2008-01-28 15:50:00
*Yawn*Is it really Monday already? Yes. It is.It has definitely been a Monday. Over the weekend I tried my hand at around 4 recipes that I had intended to blog about this week. Guess what... they were all flops! Every. Single. One. Then this morning, it took me over an hour to find my list of recipes for our meals this upcoming week. Hello Monday!So, while it was just not happening in the Ginger Lemon Girl kitchen this weekend, for new recipes... I did have my friend Amy and her family over on Saturday and made Mary Frances' Black Bean Enchiladas, which were fabulous! And I have to admit, we completely forgot about the "no sugar" thing and went whole hog since we had company. I made Melanie's Gooey Bars, and they were awesome. If you have a serious sweet craving, give those gooey bars a go! They were a hit!This week we are back on schedule with our completely vegetarian, dairy free, meat free, sugar free week. And next week we can eat whatever we want, thank heavens! Poor Michae...
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How to make my Dad's Caesar Salad
2008-01-24 14:31:00
My Dad is a "meat and potatoes" kinda guy. I think a perfect meal in his eyes would be a grilled rare steak with a baked potato and LOTS of garlicky homemade caesar salad.It was a tradition in our house that at least every other week Dad grilled steaks for dinner, mom baked the potatoes, and usually Dad made the caesar salad. It was my job to either rub toast with garlic for croutons or tear up the romaine lettuce into bite size peices.Our family caesar salad has a unique history. My grandfather went on business trips when my dad was growing up. He would visit really exotic places like... Chicago! While my grandfather was visiting Chicago during one trip he went to a big fancy restaurant which served caesar salad! My grandfather was so impressed with the salad that he asked the chef to come out and tell him how to make the salad, since it wasn't likely they would be serving this stuff in rural western North Carolina any time soon! The chef obliged and gave my grandfather the reci...
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This Week's Menu (Jan 21 - Jan 25)
2008-01-20 14:00:00
Welcome to the Gluten Free Menu Swap, this wonderful week of January 21, 2008 - January 26th, 2008!Rosemary is an aromatic herb that has an evergreen like appearance and fragrance.It can be used fresh from the plant for using in cooking, decorating, and for fragrance.Rosemary can be dried or frozen for later use.Dried rosemary actually contains more nutrients and vitamins than fresh rosemary. Some of the nutrients are: iron, calcium, and Vitamin B6.Rosemary is an ancient plant and often used in Mediterranean cooking.Your Gluten-Free Menu's this week:Wow! What a great week of menus we have so far! Thank you for your participation! If you have menu you would like included, please email me at: gingerlemon_girl(at)yahoo(dot)com.Monique , at Gluten Free Pregnancy, has a great week of foods ahead of her including wild salmon with quinoa, herb-crusted tritip with rosemary, and a black bean chili! I'm also hoping she will share her recipe for whole grain pumpkin cornbread mini-muffins!Sal...

They are NOT kidding... Gluten Free Crescent Rolls!
2008-01-19 13:30:00
These puppies are good! I know I'm probably the 546th gluten free blogger who has now made them (and of course tweaked them slightly to my liking) but they are STILL worth blogging about!You've probably seen:Kate's version, so elegantly crispy and buttery both as crescents and croissants...Cassandra's version, some truly beautiful rolls using montina flour and creating some awesome looking cinnamon buns...Steve's version using blackberry jam and cream cheese rolled up inside (oh I've GOT to try that Steve!), and of course...The listing with the celiac delphi forums. Have I missed anyone else??These gluten free crescent rolls are soft and chewy. Buttery and yummy! Not exactly food for a fat-free diet, but awesome for a special occasion!! This is the only time this month that I broke the "sugar-free" rules. The recipe calls for 1 TBSP. sugar, but I just used 1 tsp. and it they still tasted wonderful!I used my now favorite gluten-free flour blend! I've been focusing on whole g...
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Aunt Linda's Amazing Broccoli Puff
2008-01-18 14:13:00
First, I need to shout out an apology to my subscribers! I'm aware that you are getting multiple copies of some posts! I'm trying to figure out why this is happening and I apologize for bombarding your readers and your email! I'm hoping to get this problem resolved ASAP! Thank you so much for your support and readership!! On to today's post...My Aunt Linda is one amazing lady. She's a caring nurse. She's an incredible mom to three wonderful (now grown) kids. She's a talented decorator. And to top it all off, she's a great cook! I always get excited when we are planning to visit my Aunt Linda and Uncle Mike because I know I'm going to learn something special in her kitchen.On our last visit, Linda shared with me her new love for smoked paprika. After opening her container and getting a whiff, I could see why she was so amazed! The aroma of this sweet but smoky pepper was incredible! I can't wait to try some! If you don't have smoked paprika in your pantry... you should!Lin...
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A Simple Sugar-Free Cake
2008-01-16 23:38:00
I love cake.Being sugar-free this month has been quite a limitation for me. Yet, I'm glad Michael and I choose do this. It's a vivid reminder of how often, especially in the American culture, we satisfy ourselves with sugary foods. I think it's an undiagnosed disease in this country. We medicate ourselves with sugar. I know I do. If I've had a bad day... If I don't feel good... Even if I'm just tired... or if I'm vegging out in front of the tv... I often crave something sweet.I've tried to wean myself off sugar this month by drinking fruit juice diluted with water or using a little honey on toasted gluten-free bread. And even occasionally indulging in a "sugar free" treat like some ice-creams, even though I really don't promote using artificial sweeteners. But it's hard for me.On Monday, I finally caved in.No. I didn't eat a candy bar, or a box of ice-cream... I caved in by making a "sugar-free" cake. You see, I feel like when we use artificial sweeteners, it only prolon...
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