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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Chicken with Orange Sauce – 30 minutes or less and naturally gluten free
This meal is on the table in under thirty minutes, but it sure doesn’t look that way! And all that’s required are some chicken breasts, an orange, a few odds ‘n ends, and some spices. The recipe is versatile too – feel like an Asian influence – add more gf soy sauce, ginger, and peppers. Looking for something fresh and fruity, cut back on the spices and let the orange shine through. Truly easy peasy! (Scroll down for the recipe.)
Looking for other quick meal ideas? You might like these other recipes from gfandme.com:
Cheesy Egg Noodle Casserole – favorite comfort food
Salsa Chicken – low calorie too!FIVE of gfandme.com’s BEST Super Bowl recipes – sssshhhhh they’re gluten free
I should probably admit that I am not a huge fan of football. I never really learned the rules of the game so by the middle of the Super Bowl’s first down, I’m usually staring blankly at the television screen wondering why my lawn never looks that good – or my butt for that matter!
What I am a huge fan of, however, is football parties and especially the party food! Chips and dip… pulled pork … bowls of chili with cheese and sour cream and little shavings of green onions sprinkled on top. You name it, I probably love it. (Explains the butt thing, doesn’t it…)
If you’re hosting a football party (or just want something to nibble on while you watch the game), here’s a round-up of Geoff and my favorite gluten free Super Bowl recipes. These are sure to please gluten eaters and non-gluten eaters alike.
Not finding what you want? Try our alphabetic index for over 100 gf recipes!
gluten free slow cooker bread
As we’ve said before, come January we start pulling out the slow cooker for some mid-winter comfort foods. But slow cookers can be used for more than roasting and stewing, as this gluten free slow cooker bread demonstrates! This bread is heavy and sweet like a rye bread but I think my favorite thing about it is that it actually GETS BETTER WITH AGE! It’s good on the day you bake it, better the next day, and at its best the day after that. I think it’s the almond flour that keeps it moist and gets better as it slowly absorbs all the flavours. Whatever the reason, it’s not until day four that this bread finally starts to dry out and lose flavour. (I only know this because Geoff and I showed severe restraint while watching a wonderful golden loaf age away on our counter top. Four days was as much as we could take!) If you don’t like having a freezer full of half eaten loaves of gf bread, and you do like a heavy artisan-style loaf that has just a hint of Danish rye flavour, this is the recipe for you!
Scroll down or hit “continue reading” for the recipe.
Looking for gluten free breads? You might like these other recipes from gfandme.com:
gluten free dinner rolls (our lightest and fluffiest rolls)
gluten free crusty bread (our most popular post by far!)
gluten free sponge cake: ready in 90 seconds
Made in the microwave, this gluten free (and dairy free) sponge cake is airy and not too sweet. And with a double hit of almond, it tastes like angel food cake – which is a bit of an addiction of mine. This cake is perfect for those times when you just want a quick treat (read: don’t want to make an entire cake because you know you’ll end up eating the whole thing after everyone else goes to bed!) The problem is that it’s waayyy too easy to make another one, and … well … maybe just one more ….
Looking for gluten free cakes? You might also like:
lemon upside down cake (Not our recipe, but FANTASTIC!)
Our favorite chocolate cake – moist and chocolaty
no-bake apple cake
Based on my great-grandmother’s recipe for Danish Apple Cake, this gluten free no-bake cake tastes like apple pie but won’t overheat your kitchen. It’s also super-easy to throw together and can be made the day before making it the perfect dessert for a busy summer BBQ. Give it a try. You won’t regret it!
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Like this? You might also like these other gluten free recipes from gfandme.com:
spiced carrot cake (if it’s the spice you’re after)
gluten free pastry (if it’s pie you really want)
apple crumble muffins (in case it’s the crispy, crumbly, crumbs you like!)
salmon cakes: simple & savory
If you’re like us, right now you want something as far away from ham or turkey as absolutely possible. And if you were the one cooking all those hams and turkeys, right about now you are likely looking for something simple, something you can throw together in under half an hour. Enter: salmon cakes. They taste fantastic, are easy to make, and use ingredients that are easily at hand. If you like salmon, you’ll love these! (Scroll down or click on ‘continue reading’ for the recipe)
Looking for simple and quick gluten free meals? You might like these other gluten free recipes from gfandme:
bbq cedar plank salmon (stir, rub, throw on the bbq and then just walk away)
gluten free pizza panini (kids LOVE these)
egg tarts or mini quiche (great for dinner too!)
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breakfast tart: makes its own gluten free crust
For some reason, gluten free breakfasts seem to be hard to come by. Until Geoff was diagnosed with celiac disease, I had no idea how many breakfast foods contain gluten! His go-to breakfast is a home blend of different gf cereals but even this got a little boring after a while. In an attempt to mix things up a bit, we came came up with this recipe for gluten free breakfast tarts. Kind of like a gf mini-quiche, they use gluten free pancake mix to help them puff up nice and fluffy and to create their own light, cake-like pastry crust. Good hot or cold, they are a bit of a lifesaver on busy mornings – just make extra the first day and pull them out of the fridge as needed! They are also incredibly versatile. By adding different fillings, you can continually create new savoury flavours!
Scroll down for the recipe.
Looking for gluten free breakfast recipes? These are some of our favorites:
Cloud 9 gluten free pancakes (Our third most popular post of all time!)
Almond flour raspberry muffins (Not our recipe, but one of our fav’s!)
gluten free waffles (These are awesome!)gfandme.com has a new background!
Our followers will know that we periodically switch out the backgrounds on our blog gfandme.com to suit the season or our culinary moods. Our latest background by Florida artist Jeanette Chupack with its winter windowscape and inviting table laden with simple fare happens to suit both! Entitled Winter Still Life, we particularly like the way it brings together and contrasts the two modes of painting, still life and landscape.
On her website, Jeanette writes that her ‘signature’ paintings typically emphasize “gardens and views from windows, usually with a related still life in the foreground” allowing her to “express the contrasts of a cultivated world of gardens, interiors and architecture with the natural landscape.” While they are all beautiful, Winter Still Life, commissioned by the original owners of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, is one of our favorites.
Thank you to Jeanette for graciously allowing us to post her work on our site.
To see more of the artist’s work, visit her website at http://jchupackart.us/works
vegetable beef soup – a gluten free bowl of homemade comfort
Well, the holidays are over and if you’re like me, you’re now thinking of ways to shed those extra holiday pounds! Salads are a great way to do just that, but when you live as far north as we do, it’s very likely -20 degrees Celsius and snowing outside, and a cold salad is just not all that appealing. In January, when I’m staring down three or four more months of winter, I want something comforting – something that will warm me up from the inside – and something that will help me recover from my holiday food hangover! This vegetable soup certainly fits the bill. Great with or without beef, it’s hearty, delicious, low calorie, and comforting.
This soup freezes well so make extra and store it for quick lunches or dinners on those busy winter days. If you are like Geoff and prefer something more substantial, this recipe can easily be converted into a quick vegetable or hamburger stew that can be served on a bed of rice. Scroll down or click on “continue reading” for both soup and stew recipes. 
This soup pairs well with our
gluten free dinner rolls
mashed potato biscuits
Looking for gluten free soup recipes? You might like these other gfandme.com recipes:
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Cheesy Cauliflower Soup