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The kids are either back to school or getting ready to do so, and it’s back to a busy schedule for some. Whether you have children or just a busy schedule, this pork loin and potatoes recipe with a sweet and savory glaze may help you deal with this busy time, as this is one of my easy, 30 minute gluten free dinner recipes. It’s so tender! Continue reading “Gluten Free Pork Loin and Potatoes with Balsamic and Honey Sauce”
This rosemary chicken is another healthy, gluten free recipe contributed by Joy Bauer from her celiac disease recipe collection. Whether you grill it outdoors or use a grilling pan, this chicken recipe is almost like having breaded chicken. It has a wonderful crunch to it. Yet there are no bread or bread crumbs involved, making it low in carbs. And because you don’t use much oil, it’s low in calories, as well. It’s so simple to make and flavorful, I’ll be making this more often on weeknights, and lazy weekends. Check out my photo below. And my hats off to Joy for this wonderful recipe. Thank you, Joy! Continue reading “Gluten Free Rosemary Chicken”
All blueberry sauce recipes may not be gluten free, but most are, provided you use a gluten free starch. Most blueberry sauce recipes call for starch, whether cornstarch, or possibly tapioca or potato starch in a gluten free blueberry sauce recipe. When using the recipe below, no starch is needed, as it is already included in the confectioner’s sugar (powdered sugar). Most powdered sugar you find in the supermarkets contain cornstarch. If you’re corn intolerant, or like to avoid GMO (genetically modified engineered) products, and you’re fortunate enough to live near a Trader Joe’s store, check out their Organic Powdered Sugar. It is made with tapioca starch, and a less refined sugar, evaporated cane juice. Continue reading “Blueberry Sauce Using Powdered Sugar For Gluten Free Desserts”
I’ve been asked how to prevent gluten free macaroni salad from hardening so much in the refrigerator. I find it best to make the salad right before you’re going to serve it. And if your dressing is well chilled, it should make the salad cold enough. Though, serving it room temperature is fine. I made this salad a little sweet by using stevia, but you can add sugar instead, if desired. It was just perfect! I had never made a gluten free version, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope you do, too. Continue reading “Gluten Free Macaroni Salad Italian Style”
I’ve had several requests for gluten free, Jello instant pudding recipes as well as sugar-free ones. I do not advocate the use of sugar-free jello instant pudding, as it contains aspartame, which is a known cancer causing sweetener. To make this parfait with Chocolate Sugar-Free Fat-Free Jello Instant Pudding it will contain 8 grams of carbs per 1/2 cup. My suggestion is to make my No-Cook Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Sugar-Free Chocolate Mousse, which is pudding-like, and it uses avocado, a healthy fat, and is sweetened with dates. It also does not contain any chemicals or artificial dyes like the package pudding. Nor does it taste bitter. If you’d like to make the no-cook pudding with lower glycemic levels try substituting the dates with a little agave nectar/syrup. Either way, the natural way may be more work, but it’s delicious and a healthier choice. Enjoy! Continue reading “Sugar-Free Gluten Free Chocolate Parfait”
For Father’s Day I made my husband one of his favorite desserts, chocolate mousse. This gluten free chocolate mousse recipe is no different than a regular version accept for the use of gluten free chocolate. There are several ways you can make chocolate mousse: with heavy whipping cream, with egg yolks, and with egg yolks and butter, but I decided to go with egg yolks and separated egg whites. I allowed it to chill for about 6 hours and it wasn’t light enough for our taste buds, but 2 days later it was wonderful. And I’m sure it would have been lighter on the third day. Chilling for days is one of the keys to making this version lighter, and the use of egg whites is the other. I used semi-sweet chocolate morsels for the one in the photo, but natural dark chocolate is my favorite. And the photo represents only one day chilled. Enjoy. Continue reading “Gluten Free Chocolate Mousse without Cream”
You may have already tried my father’s neighbor’s Gluten Free Gnocchi Recipe, but this was tastes so much lighter, and less starchy. It’s made with gluten-free flour and riced potatoes. Oh my, my husband and I were in heaven! I laid it on a stripe of store-bought cream basil sauce and topped it off with a bacon and basil ragu. I would have thought were in a 5-star restaurant if I don’t say so myself. And the nice thing about the ragu is that you can use your favorite gluten free cold cut, pastrami, salami, etc. You don’t have to use bacon. Continue reading “Gluten Free Potato Gnocchi with a Bacon and Basil Ragu”
What makes this recipe different than my regular pulled pork recipe is that this one calls for Mexican spices such as cumin and chili powder. You can make this recipe with chili verde sauce or regular enchilada sauce. My husband and I use our favorites, separately. Use it to fill tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, crepes, sandwiches, and appetizers. I recently used this to make enchiladas. (Sorry, no photo of enchiladas, but they were so delicious that I forgot to take a picture.) I have even served left-overs over rice topped with shredded cheese. You’ll see the photo of one of the tacos I made below. However, neither the green or red chile sauce is mixed in because we used them for tacos.
Shredded pork doesn’t taste much different than shredded beef when you remove the additional fat from the pork, but it does have a little more flavor. Therefore, you can make this with shredded beef stew meat, or chicken, if you desire. Either way, it’s delicious. My next plan is to make mini taco cups. Stay tuned in!
A delicious gluten free, Mexican pulled pork for use in tacos, enchiladas, tostadas, crepes, sandwiches and appetizers.
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*Las Palmas Red Enchilada Sauce is free of gluten ingredients, but labeled as such. Their Green Chile Sauce is not gluten free. La Victoria Red and Green Enchilada Sauces are gluten-free, and states so on their website.
Homemade Gluten Free Green Chile Sauce - Chile Verde Sauce
Because most canned green enchilada sauces contain corn, soy, and artificial coloring the healthiest choice is make your own by combining a can of green chiles, 1 teaspoon cooking oil, a splash of white vinegar, garlic powder or 1 clove fresh garlic, onion powder or fresh onion, and a pinch of starch (corn, potato or tapioca) mixed with a little water, a pinch of sugar or your favorite sweetener, and salt; simmer on the stove and then puree in a food processor or blender. If adding to a recipe that will need to cook, you may skip the simmering step.
I saw some regular cannoli in a bakery decorated so elegantly that my first thought was that I just had to make a gluten free version! They were filled with mascarpone cheese, which is a sweetened Italian cream cheese. The one thing I will never order in a bakery is pre-filled cannoli, as sitting there just makes the cannoli shell soft. Ordering ahead of time is the only way to go, but making them from scratch is even better. If you’re considering skipping the chocolate dipping step, consider that when dipped in chocolate cannoli stand up properly, instead of rolling over when served or displayed. Enjoy these luscious gluten free cannoli! Continue reading “Mascarpone Filled Gluten Free Cannoli Dipped in Dark Chocolate”
You may have already seen or made my Gluten Free Oat or Sorghum Bread with Flaxseed recipe or video. In some of the heavier breads such as oat, teff, etc., I have been adding a bit of baking powder to not only soften the bread, but provide more rise. I really enjoy the entire experimental process. The video below shows the difference in texture, along with a slight less amount of shrinkage. The newer texture was very pleasing to my palate. I hope you find this video helpful. Find the written recipe at Dairy-Free Gluten Free Sandwich Bread Recipe: Oat Bread (or Sorghum). Or find an even better gluten free bread recipe, though not dairy-free at Gluten Free Oat Bread (or Sorghum)
Continue reading “Video (HD): Soft Gluten Free Oat Bread”