tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29124538350937402222024-03-05T10:52:13.770-08:00The Northwest GirlAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-81007114367354237412015-02-23T12:26:00.000-08:002015-02-23T12:26:01.461-08:00Sunday's All Day Ragu Sauciness Sundays have become one of my favorite days of the week. I use it to relax and create yummy foods for the night and also for the week. Baking bread and simmering something all day in a large pot has become a Sunday ritual for us. My husband looks forward to it as well, since he tells me he's a very good taste tester.<br />
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I do have to say that I cook a lot and I don't use a lot of recipes to build soups, stews & sauces. It's usually by instinct and a lot of tasting. I did however put together an easy to follow recipe for this sauce. I used the last of my frozen stewed tomatoes from our garden last year. Although I've built sauces from good canned tomatoes as well and that's what this will be about. It's important to taste as you go and for me whats better for tasting than fresh bread!<br />
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Look at that stretch! Gluten free bread doesn't have to be hard or taste strange. This is the <a href="http://thenwgirlknits.blogspot.com/2014/03/gluten-free-french-bread.html" target="_blank">GF French bread recipe</a>. Check it out and enjoy some warm yumminess. <br />
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As you can see below this bread makes for the perfect tasting spoon. I think I was guilty of tasting this sauce a lot! <br />
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The great thing about this sauce is...you can mix it up and use different meats like pork, panchetta, beef roast, etc. I just keep it at 2 lbs and mix it up! Also can play with herbs, broths and so forth. It's just plan fun to try it one way then give it a go and play. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">Sunday Ragu Sauce</span></b></div>
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<li>1 tbsp olive oil</li>
<li>1 large onion (chopped)</li>
<li>2-4 garlic cloves</li>
<li>2 tbsp fresh rosemary (chopped)</li>
<li>2 lb ground beef chuck roast (I always get fresh ground chuck...it's the bomb diggity)</li>
<li>1 tsp kosher salt</li>
<li>1 tsp black pepper</li>
<li>1 cup beef broth (or bone broth if you make it, would be amazing)</li>
<li>1 cup red wine</li>
<li>1 can (6 oz) tomato paste</li>
<li>1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes or stewed tomatoes</li>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Directions: </b></span><br />
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<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-0" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Heat
olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium high heat. Add
garlic and saute until the edges are golden, about 2-3 minutes. Add
onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5
minutes. Season with salt, to taste. Add beef and cook until browned,
about 5-8 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; season
with salt, to taste. </li>
<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-1" itemprop="recipeInstructions"> Stir
in diced/stewed tomatoes (if stewed break them up in the pot), tomato paste, red wine and herbs. Reduce
heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, with lid slightly ajar,
until sauce has thickened, about 90-120 minutes. </li>
<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-1" itemprop="recipeInstructions">It's important to taste about halfway through to make adjustments. </li>
<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-1" itemprop="recipeInstructions">Serve with your favorite pasta or polenta! </li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-13110329893191702062015-01-18T15:46:00.001-08:002015-01-18T15:46:43.654-08:00Valentines Creative Weekend OneSundays are so much fun for me...whether it's cooking/baking for the week or taking on new designing projects. I was thinking that I haven't done holiday hats or anything like that for my store yet. So I'm getting ahead of the game (for myself) and worked on a couple of fun hats today. The one I finished before writing this blog is the Skully Love Cap. Isn't it cute?! <br />
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The second one is almost finished and it's called Tiny Hearts. I can just picture all the color combos for this hat. The spots could be dots or hearts really, it's all up to you. Now I'm thinking one more hat and I'm good for the day and the designs. </div>
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These are just a few of the new designs I will be working on for the store. I've been wanting to take the skills to the next level with fair isle knitting, the color combos and designs are so much fun to play with. With the new name and direction of the store comes new labeling possibilities. I'm working on some vegan leather tags and unbleached stamped tags for the hats. Can't wait to play some more! Hope everyone had an amazing weekend and enjoys their evening. xo<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-33284396811665646552015-01-17T15:34:00.000-08:002015-01-18T15:36:14.998-08:00Double Pointed Needle StorageA little confession I have to make... I'm a person that needs to be organized. In fact I often have to stop in a middle of a project to fix, straighten or declutter things around me. It helps me think straight and well allow the creativity to flow I guess. I grew up that way, around a Mother that was rather OCD about all things in the house. Back to the post at hand (speaking of organizing!). As a knitter you start to collect a lot of different sizes of needles, especially double pointed needles needed for various projects. The problem with the needles is the fact they come with 5 needles in each set. I had this cute pouch that I kept all of them in and played the game of fishing each time I needed 4 or 5 of one size. Can I say frustrating!! Anyways I could sew up an organizer and do plan on doing this in the future as a project for my fellow knitters around me, they make killer gifts for knitters!<br />
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So with this project in mind I looked online to see what I could find for a basic pattern if anyone has ever knitted one. There were lots of OK ones out there but none I liked. I really wanted one like the sewn up jelly roll types with pockets. I finally found one similar to what I liked and took that pattern to a larger scale, so it can hold all the needles sizes I need. I found the pattern on <a href="http://brineydeepdesigns.blogspot.com/2007/12/free-pattern-case-in-point.html" target="_blank">Briney Deep Designs blog</a>. So you can use her great pattern or go a bit bigger like I did. Either way it was a fun project and now I have a pretty and functional way to hold my needles!<br />
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This is her pattern with my changes to make it larger...<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles:</span> US #5, straights and double points<br />
<b>Yarn</b>: I used Bamboo Pop (1 full ball and a quarter of the second was used. I figure under 350 yards) The original pattern didn't have yardage, so I'm going by what I used. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">ABBREVIATIONS</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">LK2tog:</span> Lift corresponding stitch from “case body”, place on left needle. Knit together with 1 “pocket” stitch.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">LEK2tog:</span>
Lift stitch from “case body” inner panel edge (next to seed stitch
border), place on left needle. Knit together with 1 “pocket” stitch.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">knit 5 rows of
seed stitch</span><span style="color: black;"> (continue doing
seed stitch in pattern for the first 4 and last 4 stitches of every
row)</span>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 1: P1, K1,
P1, K1, K across to last 4 stitches, K1, P1, K1, P1</span><span style="color: #b80047;"><br /></span><span style="color: black;">Row
2 and all even rows: P1, K1, P1, K1, P across to last 4 stitches, P1,
K1, P1, K1</span><span style="color: #b80047;"><br /></span><span style="color: black;">Row
3: P1, K1, P1, K1, K1, [K3, P1] to last 7 stitches, K3, P1, K1, P1,
K1</span><span style="color: #b80047;"><br /></span><span style="color: black;">Row
4: K1, P1, K1, P1, purl to last 4 stitches, K1, P1, K1, P1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 5: P1, K1,
P1, K1, K across to last 4 stitches, K1, P1, K1, P1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 6: K1, P1,
K1, P1, purl to last 4 stitches, K1, P1, K1, P1</span><span style="color: #b80047;"><br /></span><span style="color: black;">Row
7: P1, K1, P1, K1, K2, [P1, K3] to last 5 stiches, K1, P1, K3, P1, K1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 8: Row 4: K1,
P1, K1, P1, purl to last 4 stitches, K1, P1, K1, P1</span><span style="color: #b80047;"><br /></span><span style="color: black;">Work
these 8 rows for a total of 8 repeats of the overall pattern.<br />Work
5 rows in seed stitch</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The flap...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 1: P2tog,
K2tog, P1, K1, K across to last 6 stitches, P1, K1, P2tog, K2tog</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 2: K1, P1,
K1, P1, P across to the last 4 stitches, K1, P1, K1, P1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 3: P1, K1,
P1, K1, K1, [K3, P1] to last 7 stitches, P1, K1, P1, K1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 4: K2tog,
P2tog, K1, P1, P across to the last 6 stitches, K2tog, P2tog, K1, P1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 5: P1, K1,
P1, K1, K across to the last 4 stitches, P1, K1, P1, K1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 6: K1, P1,
K1, P1, purl to last 4 stitches, K1, P1, K1, P1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 7: P1, K1,
P1, K1, K2 [P1, K3], to last 5 stitches, P1, K1, P1, K1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 8: K1, P1,
K1, P1, Purl to last 4 stitches, K1, P1, K1, P1</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Work 5 rows of seed stitch and then bind off.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Pick up 109 st on the wrong side at the bottom edge of case body, just above seed stitch
border and between side seed stitch borders. Each pocket stitch will
correspond to one case body stitch (excluding seed stitch border).</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Row 1: LEK2tog, K4, LK2tog, K4, LK2tog, K4, LK2tog, K4, LK2tog, K5, LK2tog, K5, LK2tog, K6, LK2tog, K7, LK2tog, K8, LK2tog, K9, LK2tog, K10, LK2tog, K11, LK2tog, K12, LEK2tog</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Repeat these 2 rows 21 times. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Then continue the same count for the last 5 rows but in seed stitch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> Bind off</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">For the closure you can do an i-cord (she has on her page), a button closure or ties. I found a button that I plan on sewing on with an i-cord to wrap around. </span></div>
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I'm very new to putting up patterns and I'm so glad I found an amazing pattern to play with. Thank you to Briney Deep Designs for a great idea! <br />
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Nothing like a hot beverage in your favorite mug on a chilly day, snowy day or really anytime you need a little bit extra coziness. I love tea most anytime of day, while reserving my mornings for a cup of coffee and every once in awhile needing something decadent like hot cocoa. Since I've been gluten free for 2 years now, I've played with a lot of recipes to make at home and have the convenience of the "instant" loving world. So I have a couple of recipes I'm sharing with you...one with dairy and the other without. I prefer the one with dairy most of the time but do love heating up coconut milk for the other. So this is a preference for any of you wanting to try it out.<br />
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2 cups powdered sugar
<br />1 cup cocoa (Dutch-process preferred)
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<strong></strong><br />3 1/2 cups of sugar<br />2 1/4 cups of cocoa (Dutch-process preferred)<br />1 Tablespoon of salt</div>
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Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk to incorporate evenly. Seal mixture in an airtight container, keeps indefinitely in the pantry. To make, I used 1/4 cup cocoa mix to about 3/4 cup hot water or hot milk of choice. Stir to blend, add some marshmallows or you favorite topping and enjoy</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-25268761028584894122014-12-01T12:35:00.000-08:002015-01-07T12:36:33.382-08:00Hat and ArrowsThis is a new adventure in knitting for me, which is super exciting to learn more. This technique is kind of hard with tension and changing between holding each color strand of the yarn. For the knitters out there, it's all about the tension and making sure the yarn isn't pulling while picking up the new color to knit for pattern. I kind of lost my cool the first time I've tried doing something like this. Which of course the best thing to do is just put it down and walk away. Come back to it when you are ready and refreshed...which is what I did. This hat was the first of the projects that I felt like I knew what I was doing. The picture below shows how it's look after finishing the first set of arrows. I don't know about you, but I get really excited when I start seeing a pattern or that point when things are really coming together for a project. Plus that yarn combo!! <br />
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I don't normally do this, but I decided to put it on and model it so you can see the slouch and how wide the band came out. I fell in love right away and I hardly ever keep one of my projects, but this baby is staying with me. Also it will be added to my store soon with color choices...gotta have the color choices!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-31872073487010840732014-11-03T12:24:00.000-08:002015-01-07T12:25:20.996-08:00To Our Bella MiaIt was three years ago that this sweet little girl came into our lives. Not a human baby, but a sweet furbaby in need of being adopted and loved. Her previous owners were cruel to her and I thought we were going to be on a rocky road at first with her. That wasn't the case at all! She took to both my husband and I right away...seriously it was like she was part of the family right away. My husband has had pets growing up but and in his adult years living in Oregon, he thought of the wildlife as his pets to a degree. Our home is surrounded by woods and lots of wild life. So I know what he meant right away with his logic of them being his pets too. Every year we have the new and last generation of deer, turkeys, etc coming around our property.<br />
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Our little one has proven to Ed what it feels like to have dog truly
become part of the family. I remember him saying a few months after
adopting her..."I can see why people live longer from having pets". The
love, playfulness, loyalty and the gift to make you smile at almost
anytime is a gift we cherish. Bella is our daughter more than a dog in
our life. She goes with us almost everywhere (within reason of course)
and loves to travel. I love making stuff for her and she actually likes it too. This picture below was taken seconds after I put her newly knitted sweater on. That tale was going crazy with happiness! <br />
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I was tempted to add a picture of my husband playing with Bella, but he frowns on that since he was wearing his Valentine's pj bottoms. That always makes me giggle! I wanted to share this because she is precious and she filled a hole in my heart where I wanted a baby so bad at many points in my adult life. She is perfect in every way and I wouldn't change a thing. Happiness, content, furbaby, love is what I feel everyday spent with her and the moments my husband Ed is goofy and loving to her is the best ever. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-13592713816436534912014-04-11T20:01:00.000-07:002015-02-23T12:27:02.814-08:00Balsamic Beef Roast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love cooking roasts for dinner...whether it's a beef chuck, pork tenderloin or even a whole chicken. For the two of us it can make 2-3 dinners, but for a family it's great to have an easy no fuss dinner. My favorite beef roast is the flat chuck roast, it really ends up falling apart and has always turned out so juicy. With this recipe you can do so many things with it...I've made pulled beef sandwiches (or French dip), tacos or shredded on top of nachos. This has become my go to recipe and sometimes I change it up by adding organic cola to the mix instead of the broth, or adding herbs like thyme and basil. Once you try it you will be inspired to do the same and it's a no fail recipe with so much flavor!<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">1 3-4 pound beef roast (I prefer chuck but you can use round)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce (gluten free)</span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-90590924858965220952014-04-07T19:42:00.002-07:002015-02-23T12:26:46.841-08:00Gluten Free Pizza Crust<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking for a great pizza crust? Well I love the French bread recipe so much, that I decided to try it out for a pizza crust. Love it!! You can either make two medium sized pizzas with this recipe or you can make one medium pizza and one loaf of French bread (like I did). I will admit I'm not a chef by any means so I do make mistakes and learn as I go along sometimes. The pizza crust turned out pretty awesome, it was chewy and even had a great crunch to it. I did leave the pizza in a little bit too long towards the end, but my husband loves crunchiness so it was a win win! </div>
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<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 Tablespoon sugar</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 teaspoon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013JJZWG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0013JJZWG&linkCode=as2&tag=theglutfreeho-20" target="_blank" title="affiliate link">xanthan gum</a></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 teaspoon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HF068O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005HF068O&linkCode=as2&tag=theglutfreeho-20" target="_blank" title="affiliate link">guar gum</a> (or xanthan)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1½ Tablespoons <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=instant%20yeast&sprefix=insta%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ainstant%20yeast&tag=theglutfreeho-20" target="_blank" title="affiliate link">instant or bread machine yeast</a></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 Tablespoon olive oil</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">3 large egg whites</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 teaspoon cider vinegar</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup warm water (105 – 115 degrees)</span></li>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Directions: </b></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">In the bowl of your mixer, combine the dry ingredients (flour through yeast)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Add olive oil and egg whites, and mix to incorporate</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Add the vinegar and most of the water. Beat for 2 minutes, adding the remaining water if needed to make a soft dough.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Spoon the dough onto the pan and
carefully shape with a spatula. Because the dough is soft, it will go
through the small holes in the pan. Don't press hard when shaping.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">Split the dough in half and either use both for two medium pizzas or you can use half the dough for medium pizza & the other half for the french bread loaf. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">For pizza, line baking sheet or pizza pan with parchment paper. Spread out thin with a rubber spatula, dipping the spatula in water to help keep the dough from sticking. Making it thin but make sure there are no holes in the dough. If you are making half the dough into French bread...add half the batter into one side of the French bread pan and with a wet spatula form the dough to be a long skinny log. </span><span style="color: #444444;">Use a sharp knife to cut several slits in the top of each loaf. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><b><u>For French bread place the pan in a cold oven on the middle rack</u></b> and the pizza dough can go on the bottom or near bottom rack. Or if you are doing just the pizza, bake on the middle rack as well. Turn the oven on to 425 degrees and begin timing for 15 minutes for pizza, until it is firm but not golden brown. For the bread you leave on the middle rack to finish baking for 30 - 35 minutes. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">Take the bread out (if baking bread) and allow to cool on a rack. Put the pizza on the middle rack and bake until the crust is golden brown, for about 10-15 minutes. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">Remove from oven and allow to set for about 5 minutes before cutting. Serve right away and enjoy! </span><span style="color: #444444;"></span></li>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-15299014309234192402014-04-06T15:40:00.001-07:002014-04-06T18:05:43.243-07:00Gluten Free Peanut Butter Granola<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another yummy granola recipe! Sundays have become a ritual of baking breads and snacks for the week. Granola can be so fun to make and this is a great base recipe, with lots of possibilities! You can change it up by adding some seeds, nuts or skip the peanut butter and go with all honey. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Peanut Butter Granola</span> </span></b></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 cups old fashion oats, gluten free (not quick oats)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 cup uncooked quinoa</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 cup creamy peanut butter, or another type of nut butter</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 cup honey</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 teaspoon cinnamon</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract</span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">In a large bowl, combine peanut butter and honey, pop in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds, until they have melted. Stir together and add the cinnamon and vanilla extract.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Add in the oats and stir until all the oats have been coated with the mixture. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Spread mixture in an even layer on the
lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. It may take more or less time for yours to turn golden brown. Ovens vary. It will look soft when you take it out, as it cools the granola will harden up. </span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-88465477630688941692014-04-05T17:42:00.000-07:002014-04-06T17:42:59.647-07:00Gluten Free Alcohol Safe List & Info<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the things about going gluten free or dealing with Celiacs, is what you can have. It can get so confusing with so much information online, although there are conflicting information. I created this blog as my personal reference and to share with others what I find. Kind of pulling it all together. When it comes to alcohol...you do have to be careful as well. I've done some research and found an updated list of spirits to put up. Keep in mind it's always in your best interest to be careful, if you don't feel good when drinking or eating anything...then stay away. </div>
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The European Food Safety Authority considers alcohol "unlikely to cause a severe reaction" in those with grain allergies and the Canadian Celiac Association allows distilled alcoholic beverages for celiacs even if they're made with wheat, rye or barley...since "the distillation process should remove the reaction-causing proteins". However, the Celiac Sprue Foundation recommends no hard liquor from grains containing gluten during the early phases of a gluten free diet. </div>
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Liquors distilled from Gluten-containing grains include: some Vodkas, Whiskey & Bourbon.</div>
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Here's the list, with a few notes:</div>
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<li>Absinthe</li>
<li>Armagnac</li>
<li>Beer - GLUTEN FREE only, check <a href="http://www.gfreefoodie.com/g-free-foodies-gluten-free-beer-list/" target="_blank">Gluten Free Beer list</a></li>
<li>Bourbon</li>
<li>Brandy</li>
<li>Calvados</li>
<li>Champagne</li>
<li>Cognac</li>
<li>Frangelico</li>
<li>Fruit Brady - that's fruit brandy, NOT flavored brandy</li>
<li>Gin</li>
<li>Grand Marnier</li>
<li>Grappa</li>
<li>Jagermeister</li>
<li>Kahlua</li>
<li>Kirschwasser</li>
<li>Mead - honey wine</li>
<li>Ouzo</li>
<li>Pisco</li>
<li>Port Wine</li>
<li>Rum</li>
<li>Sherry</li>
<li>Southern Comfort</li>
<li>Tequila</li>
<li>Triple Sec</li>
<li>Vermouth</li>
<li>Vodka (I stick to potato vodkas personally like Belvedere)</li>
<li>Whiskey</li>
<li>Wine - not wine coolers or wine drinks. </li>
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One thing to keep in mind when if you are dealing with Celiacs...your liver & kidney could be weak. So it's best to be cautious when drinking alcohol. If it doesn't feel right or makes you feel bad, then it's always best to not have it. Also I've been told at the beginning of a strict gluten free diet, you might want to be careful with drinking as well. Let you body start it's healing process before you start adding things that make your organs work harder. When in doubt I call the company or go on their website to find out more information. Sure it takes a bit of time, but when it comes to your health and a happy body it's worth it! <br />
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So Sunday's are my baking days and I wanted to try something new for bread. I'm so excited about this recipe, it turned out so amazing! This didn't have an off taste or reminded you of eating gluten free. The other great thing about this recipe is, it only takes an hour to make. Yes you heard me right...it's easy, yummy and ready in an hour!! One thing that happened to me the first time I made this recipe, my yeast wasn't as powerful as I thought. So the loaves turned out on the smaller side. It also helps to putting it in a cold oven, while it heats up for the rising of the dough. I do recommend forming the dough into long skinny logs. The second time I baked this recipe... I had new yeast and oh boy did it rise! But I didn't make the longer skinny logs of dough, so it puffed up kind of crazy. I will be adding new pictures soon, to show the follow through process. Still getting used to getting my camera out for my baking and cooking.<br />
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I did have to buy a special pan to bake this recipe, but for was worth the small amount I paid for it. You can buy the pan here at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&ref_=nb_ss_gw_0_12&field-keywords=french%20bread%20pan&url=search-alias%3Daps&sprefix=french%20bread" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Hope you enjoy this amazing bread as much as I did! I would love to hear from any of you trying this out or post some pics in the comments. It's exciting to have such wonderful bread in our gluten free world.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">Gluten Free French Bread</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup sorghum flour (you could substitute for gf oat flour or millet flour)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 1/2 cups potato starch</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup tapioca starch/flour</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 1/2 teaspoons salt</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 tablespoon sugar (I use coconut sugar)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 teaspoons xanthan gum</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 1/2 tablespoons instant or bread machine yeast</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 tablespoon olive oil</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">3 large egg whites</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 teaspoon cider vinegar</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup warm water (105 - 115 degrees) </span></li>
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<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013JQON4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0013JQON4&linkCode=as2&tag=theglutfreeho-20" target="_blank" title="affiliate link">sorghum flour</a></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1½ cup <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VLVCGU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004VLVCGU&linkCode=as2&tag=theglutfreeho-20" target="_blank" title="affiliate link">potato starch</a></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">½ cup <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VLSVL4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004VLSVL4&linkCode=as2&tag=theglutfreeho-20" target="_blank" title="affiliate link">tapioca starch or flour</a></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1½ teaspoon salt</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 Tablespoon sugar</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 teaspoon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013JJZWG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0013JJZWG&linkCode=as2&tag=theglutfreeho-20" target="_blank" title="affiliate link">xanthan gum</a></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 teaspoon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HF068O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005HF068O&linkCode=as2&tag=theglutfreeho-20" target="_blank" title="affiliate link">guar gum</a> (or xanthan)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1½ Tablespoons <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=instant%20yeast&sprefix=insta%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ainstant%20yeast&tag=theglutfreeho-20" target="_blank" title="affiliate link">instant or bread machine yeast</a></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 Tablespoon olive oil</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">3 large egg whites</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 teaspoon cider vinegar</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients"><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup warm water (105 – 115 degrees)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">In the bowl of your mixer, combine the dry ingredients (flour through yeast)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Add olive oil and egg whites, and mix to incorporate</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Add the vinegar and most of the water. Beat for 2 minutes, adding the remaining water if needed to make a soft dough.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Spoon the dough onto the pan and carefully shape with a spatula. Because the dough is soft, it will go through the small holes in the pan. Don't press hard when shaping.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">If you like, you can brush the top with beaten egg white. Or you can wait till the end of baking and brush on melted butter.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Use a sharp knife to cut several slits in the top of each loaf. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;"><b><u>Place the pan in a cold oven on the middle rack</u></b>. Turn the oven on to 425 degrees and begin timing for 30 - 35 minutes.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Cool the loaves on a wire wrack before slicing. </span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-23546064743940948452014-03-27T17:30:00.001-07:002014-04-06T11:23:52.720-07:00Quinoa Stuffed Peppers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stuffed peppers are one of my favorite meals to make. I change it up all the time with quinoa or rice and also many different ingredients. Sometimes an Italian one with sausage, marinara mushrooms, rice & Parmesan cheese. It's a great meal in one or serve it as your side and veggie, next too a grilled steak or chicken. The list can go on for these babies! Enjoy and as I make other recipes with stuffed peppers, I promise to be good about measuring my ingredients and taking a photo to share. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup quinoa, cooked according to directions (I usually use a stock or bone broth in mine)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 onion, diced</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 garlic cloves, chopped (More if you are crazy for garlic.)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Olive oil</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 Roma tomatoes, diced</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup celery, diced</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup sliced mushrooms</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">6 bell peppers (red, green, or yellow) tops removed, cored and seeded</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">salt & pepper to taste</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 tablespoons basil </span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Directions: </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Add about a tablespoon of olive oil to a pan, saute diced onions and chopped</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">When onions become translucent, add diced celery and mushrooms</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Stir in cooked quinoa, diced tomatoes and spices</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Divide mixture into bell peppers</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Place in greased 9x14 inch baking pan and cover with foil.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Bake until is hot throughout and peppers are softened, about 1 hour. </span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-51317857944900756442014-03-26T18:11:00.001-07:002014-04-06T10:59:46.010-07:00Eggplant Parmesan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let me start by saying...I never ever thought I would like this weird looking fruit. I thought it was a vegetable, but after doing the smart thing and looking it up first before posting...it is in fact a fruit. My brother in-law made eggplant parm for an event and I fell completely in love with it! Since then I've made it a few times as a lasagna style meal or as beautiful rounds of layered cheesy yumminess. </div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Eggplant Parmesan</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 eggplants, peeled and sliced into 1/4" thick rounds (I don't always peel them)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 bottles of your favorite sauce, or fresh sauce</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 large eggs</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 tablespoons water </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">3 - 4 cups mozzarella (or more, because you can never have too much mozzy!) You can also blend some cheeses.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Oil for frying (Olive oil, coconut oil or your favorite vegetable oil)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup gluten free bread crumbs</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup gluten free all purpose flour</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup Parmesan cheese + 2-3 tablespoons for topping</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">basil</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">oregano</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">thyme</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Olive oil for frying</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Salt and Pepper </span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Directions: </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">When you are prepping the eggplant rounds, run some water over them, and salt both sides, then leave for 15 minutes in a colander. Rinse thoroughly after this. It's a bit of a pain but it leeches out the bitterness from the eggplants and will make the end result taste better. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Add enough oil to a frying pan that comes up the sides slightly, heat up for frying.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Whisk together eggs and water set aside.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">In another bowl, combine breadcrumbs, flour and 1 cup Parmesan and 1 tablespoon of your dried spices of choice. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Dip eggplant rounds in egg mixture, letting excess drip off, then dredge in breadcrumb/flour mixture, coating well. Add to hot oil in frying pan, being careful not to splash yourself (good reminder to myself as well, I'm a kitchen klutz at times). Keep an eye on them, it only takes a couple of minutes for each side. Turn as they turn golden brown. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Grab some paper towels to place fried rounds on. Let the cooked eggplant rest on paper towels to soak up extra oil. Keep this production going until all pieces are cooked. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="plaincharacterwrap break">Now grab a large casserole dish...add a thin layer of sauce, layer eggplant, cheese, veggies if wanting to add (sometimes I roast veggies to add). Keep the laying going with sauce, eggplant, cheese, veggies or meat optional, then repeat until done with eggplant. Top with remaining cheese and Parmesan cheese. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="plaincharacterwrap break">Bake uncovered for 15 - 20 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting & serving. </span></span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-62605702304847577712014-03-23T17:17:00.000-07:002018-01-16T15:36:37.405-08:00Coconut Vanilla Granola w/Dried Cranberries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All I can say is I'm hooked on this granola, literally can't stop snacking on it!! Super yummy, crunchy and just enough sweet. This can be made gluten-free (like I did) or you can buy regular oats and ingredients. Granola is something I really love to make since it's my go-to snack and you can add so many nutritional ingredients.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Coconut Vanilla Granola w/Dried Cranberries</span> </span></b></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 cups old fashion oats, gluten-free if needed (not quick oats)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">3/4 cup walnuts, chopped</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">3/4 shredded sweetened coconut</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup dried cranberries</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/3 sliced almonds</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 tablespoons dark brown sugar</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 teaspoon cinnamon</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 teaspoon salt or sea salt</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 cup coconut oil, melted</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup pure maple syrup</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract</span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Directions: </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">In a large bowl, toss together oats, walnuts, coconut, almonds, dried cranberries, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">In a medium bowl, whisk together coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Pour the liquid mixture over the oat mixture and stir until all the dry ingredients are well coated.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Spread mixture in an even layer on the lined baking sheet and bake for 30-45 minutes, or until mixture turns a light golden brown. You'll want to check on it every 10 minutes and stir around to make sure it doesn't burn. </span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-90331770011655451022014-03-11T19:16:00.000-07:002014-04-06T11:21:35.918-07:00Gluten Free Dutch Babies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is happiness on a plate! It's my first time making Dutch babies and it was a great experience for gluten free. I found the recipe over at <a href="http://www.simply-gourmet.com/2011/08/51-dutch-babies-puffy-pancake.html" target="_blank">Simply Gourmet </a>and it was wonderful. There is a regular version she lists first, with a gluten free recipe towards the bottom. I did one in a cast iron pan and one in a pie pan (pictured above), with both turning out lovely. This batter makes 2 - 3 good size ones.<br />
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It's just the two of us, so it left an extra one for me to play with. As it was getting closer to dinner time, I started thinking it reminded me of a quiche almost...but pizza like. So I added some cooked gf sausage, sliced tomatoes, olives, orange bell peppers sliced and some cheese. Baked it in the oven at 350 degrees and turned it into a quiche pizza, which I served with a salad. It was a great dinner or would be a wonderful brunch! <br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">Gluten Free Dutch Baby</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">5 eggs, at room temperature. It's REALLY important that you do this!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup milk</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 cup tapioca flour</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup white rice flour</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 cup brown rice flour</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/4 almond meal</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">4 tablespoons butter (2 for the skillet and 2 for mixture)</span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;">Directions: </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Place a 10 inch cast iron skillet (or glass pie plate) inside the oven and preheat oven to 425 degrees.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">In your blender add eggs, milk, flour and 2 tablespoons of butter. Blend on high until light and fluffy. You will want the air in the mixture to make it light. You can use a mixer too, blender just makes it easier to pour the batter into the pans.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">Remove skillet from oven. Melt 2 tablespoons in hot skillet so that inside of the skillet is completely coated with butter. Pour the batter equally between your pans (either 2 or 3 pie plates or cast iron skillets). It's okay if the butter browns a little bit.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;">Bake until puffed and lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Remove promptly to serve. Some like to sprinkle with powder sugar and serve with lemon. Or you can treat it like a pancake and drizzle maple syrup on them. </span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-26403271671451533602014-03-05T17:27:00.000-08:002014-04-06T11:22:39.875-07:00Gluten Free Raviolis!! <br />
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I was super excited about this recipe...it turned out wonderful! I love pasta a lot...however it's been a bit of a change getting used to gluten free pastas. I've found some dried pastas I like, but miss the nice chewiness of fresh pasta. I haven't played more with it in awhile, I would love to make pasta and maybe try to dry it for later use or freeze it. </div>
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This is a recipe for the dough only and walking through how to make raviolis, not the filling or sauces. Above I did a sausage and cheese filling with a brown butter sauce, tossed with fresh herbs I had on hand. It's a little time consuming, but so worth it! I've made meat fillings, cheese fillings and a cheese butternut filling. Same with the sauces...it varies from brown butter & sage, marinara or cream sauces. Anyways...here we go!</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Gluten Free Ravioli Dough</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Yield: <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>50 - 60 Raviolis</i></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 1/2 cups tapioca flour/starch</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup corn starch (Bob's Red Mill has a GMO free one) </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 cup white rice flour</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup potato starch</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 1/2 teaspoons of gluten free baking powder</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 teaspoons xanthan gum</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">pinch of salt</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">3/4 cup + 1 teaspoon water</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2 large eggs, beaten</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)</span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Directions: </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">Whisk all dry dough ingredients thoroughly. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="plaincharacterwrap break">If the dough is too dry you can always add a little water; or if it's too wet you can add a little corn starch or tapioca flour/starch.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="plaincharacterwrap break">Refrigerate each batch of raviolis as you make them, covered with plastic wrap until you have all 4 pieces of dough done.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="plaincharacterwrap break">Layer unused portions between sheets of parchment paper. Either refrigerate for 1-2 days or freeze. </span></span></li>
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I loved this purse so much when I saw the pattern! It turned into one of those challenges to learn a new stitch each week. Love the style and size of this bag...and it's a great pattern to learn out to knit a great bag. The pattern can be found here at The Bees Knees blog... <span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://andresueknits.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/the-bees-knees-pocketed-purse-pattern/">Purse Pattern</a></span>.</div>
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I actually hand stitched the lining in the bag, it was a bit of a challenge, but worked good for me. She has details on how she put her lining together. I added lace trim to add a cute little detail in the purse...plus I have an embarrassing stock pile of new and vintage laces. Figured it's time to start using them! </div>
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This pattern I think is advanced beginner and is very rewarding. I did use a bulky weight yarn called LOVE from Red Heart. It's soft, bulky and a great buy for this type of project. Hope you enjoy it! </div>
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I knit and crochet a lot for my little business...whether it's making up something new, stocking up local retail or orders. The one thing I'm really bad at is making stuff for myself in this process! So this year I started to keep a list of things I've been dying to make. One is this super cute Springtime sweater! Here's the link to this really fun sweater <a href="http://blog.plymouthyarn.com/?s=Springfield+"><span style="color: #e06666;">Springfield Sweater</span>. </a></div>
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These are the pictures of the what my sweater will look like...<br />
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The yarn I've chosen for this project is... Bamboo Pop, it's 50% cotton and 50% bamboo. By far my favorite yarn to use for clothing, great weight and a dream to knit (or crochet). I can get some locally at a yarn shop, but when they are out of colors I do a search online... fantastic buy for the yardage too! The color I used is called rose and it's the perfect rich looking coral color. </div>
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So far this is what I have done, still have to do the bottom cabled band and the arms. So excited to have it done! It's taken me on and off about a 1 1/2 weeks...although it would be much less if I worked on it solid. It's a great project and not too difficult. I would say an Advanced Beginner could do this without a problem. I will post an update of what it looks like when it's all done!! </div>
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One of the hardest things for most people going gluten free can be giving up bread. When you go to the store and touch the package of most gluten free bread...feels like they can make a good weapon rather than for eating. Most of them are hard as a rock with cardboard taste. I love baking bread, but very new to gluten free world of baking. So I've tried a couple of recipes...which didn't turn out as well as I hoped. While baking this bread I chose to use coconut sugar in substitute of regular sugar. It adds a deepness, almost molasses type taste. Plus diabetes runs in my family, so I'm careful of sugars at times when I can.<br />
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If you are new to gluten free baking, you will find this a new experience in baking bread. I love kneading dough for breads a lot, but with most of the recipes I've found with gf you don't. It's almost like baking a cake with sticky dough...kind of fun. Let's get down to business!<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Prep time: <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>20 minutes</i></span> Cook time: <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>25 minutes</i></span> Ready in: <i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1 hour 50 minutes</span></span></i></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">2/3 cup sorghum flour</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/2 cup potato starch</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil</span></li>
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medium speed until incorporated, about 2 minutes. Spoon dough into the
prepared loaf pan. Smooth the top of dough with the back of a wet spoon.</span></span></span></li>
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This is the bread sliced...ready for lunch time! I have to add, my husband had the hardest time with gluten free bread. He said it brought out a gag reflex in him...lovely I know!! But this apparently can be common to most people. So I wanted to mention this...because he actually really likes the bread too! I hope you enjoy this bread and I promise as I try out more recipes I will share them with you. So far happy with this one and it's not complicated with ingredients. These ingredients I keep on hand at all times, since they are used in a lot of gluten free baking. Hope you enjoy this bread! </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796469932272020153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912453835093740222.post-79143544500714509742014-02-25T16:20:00.001-08:002014-03-01T10:49:12.317-08:00Body telling me things need to change...It's taken me a long time to figure out if I was going to write a blog. A few months back I finally found out what was going on with my health. It's been years that I've been having off and on health issues, there were times I almost thought maybe the dreaded "c" word. Thankfully it wasn't cancer...although I avoided doctors like the plague. My whole family is that way, if our arm was falling off we may consider going to the hospital. My body had a complete breakdown with my first ever full on anxiety attack. It was rather confusing since my heart was beating out of my chest, body started to go completely numb & the list went on. Honestly I thought that was it! Not to sound dramatic...but strokes & heart attacks run in my family. So I thought that was what I was having. While I was in the ER, the doctor started to tell me about food allergies and my body could be reacting to a break down & full resistance of something I eat or drank. I've never had allergies or anxiety before...so this was all new to me. So I started reading up on gluten and after reading all the symptoms I was amazed that it's what I've been having. I kept getting links to Celiacs disease every time I was searching gluten free diets & issues. After reading those symptoms and looking at the mystery rash on my legs...it blew me away! All of it seemed to close to what I've been dealing with, including serious headaches, sinus issues & loosing my concentration so easily (brain fog). I finally went in and was tested, with the first test coming back negative. I soon found out it was a false negative. So I ate some gluten (suffered for it) and trudged back in for testing, which came back positive. So begins my extreme lifestyle change.<br />
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I know gluten free is such a fad, just like coconut oil (which I use a lot of and LOVE). No not everyone has a need to go gluten free, although I suspect GMO's have caused a lot of the issues with our wheat & crops. All that altering can't be good for anyone & we could finally be getting the effects by it. More and more people are dealing with gluten sensitivities as well as finding out they have Celiacs. I'm not going to get on the GMO rant, it's not about that. To me it's trusting your food & hoping you are nourishing yourself, rather than slowly killing yourself. I will tell you that for me taking away gluten has had some amazing positive impacts. I'm not waking up with headache/migraines, loosing weight finally, a little bit more energy every day, some more clarity in the brain & well everything is looking up. Although I still get contaminated from things I eat...although I try hard to read everything carefully and make good decisions. My husband has really helped me so much, he went gluten free with me. Hasn't cheated on the gluten free once! So proud of him & he's noticed a difference as well.<br />
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This long story is the beginning of my new journey. My mood has leveled while feeling better & my new journey of life, cooking & baking. I've been baking my own bread each week & have played with so many recipes I've found online. So this is just my take on things, recipes I love & want to share as well as things I make on the side for my little business.<br />
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Feel free to email me with questions or some suggestions as well!<br />
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xoxo<br />
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