Recipes

Easy Sesame Chicken (Gluten Free)

Mar 182013

My friend Heather told me about this recipe that she found on Pinterest for Sweet & Sour Chicken and raved about it. Being that I am an avid stalker of her Pinterest page AND that occasionally when she makes her marinated cheese she saves some for me, I trust her when it comes to food. One of the things I miss most about being gluten free is being able to order Chinese take-out. Did you know soy sauce has gluten in it?? WTH?? Why? At any rate, I was skeptical about this recipe because if I am making an Asian dish [Read more...]

Dot’s Vegetable Soup

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Mar 042013

Acouple of weeks ago I wrote about going through my recipes and reminiscing about the last fifteen years of marriage to my Boo. I mentioned my grandmother’s vegetable soup recipe and I’ve got a few e-mails requesting the recipe. I want to give the people what they want, so I’m going to post it– BUT, if you are one of those people who needs exact measurements, you are gonna be pissed at me. And my dead grandmother– cuz we that ain’t how we roll. You need: 48 ounces of beef broth 3 large carrots, peeled and diced 1 medium onion, [Read more...]

Why I’m Gluten Free

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Oct 292012

About two years ago I was having a lot of health issues, I was exhausted to the point that I was peeing on sticks to see if I was pregnant and generally felt like crap. I went to see a nurse practitioner who specializes in food allergies and takes a naturopathic approach to medicine. She ran some blood tests and within a few days told me that I had serious vitamin deficiencies. (Ding, ding, ding– red flag.) She gave me supplements, did some additional testing and told me I should feel better in a few weeks. I was extremely skeptical but [Read more...]

Crawfish Etouffee

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Oct 062012

1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup flour (I used a gluten free mix) 1/2 stick butter 1/2 red bell pepper 1 small onion, diced 3 TBS chopped green onions 2 cloves of garlic, chopped 2 cans of diced tomatoes UNDRAINED 2 TBS diced celery 1 TBS dried parsley 1/2 TBS basil 2 bay leaves 2 cups chicken stock 2 pkgs of frozen crawfish tails, thawed and drained (Or you can boil crawfish and peel ‘em and all that mess but I am not that dedicated to anything) Couple of dashes of hot sauce, Crystal or Tabasco 1 package smoked [Read more...]

Gluten Free Turkey Pesto Sandwich

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Sep 102012

All you need to make this recipe gluten-free is good gluten-free bread and Udi’s is my absolute favorite. Udi’s had a booth set up at BlogHer12 in NYC and I was so glad they were there. I took the opportunity to tell Udi’s PR folks that I live in 1937 and that whenever I gas up the old Delorian and head to civilization, I take a cooler so I can stock up on all my favorite gluten-free products. And people of the internet– I don’t promote anything on my blog that I am not completely in love with (they are [Read more...]

Easiest Fried Okra Ever

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Jul 052012

It’s been awhile since I posted a recipe. This is so easy it’s going to blow. Your. Mind. Brace yourselves. You need: 1 bag of frozen diced okra, straight from the freezer canola oil salt That’s it. In a large skillet, pour about 2 cups of canola oil and turn on medium high heat. When the oil is hot, GENTLY pour half the bag of okra into the pan. Let it cook stirring it every few minutes. You know that nasty slimy stuff that is in okra and sometimes makes you feel a little gaggy when you are eating [Read more...]

Turnip Green Soup and Mexican Cornbread

Recipes

Dec 262011

I had a soup similar to this at TurnRow a few weeks ago. It was so delicious that I literally have thought about it every single day since then. It’s pouring rain today and I really wanted to put off undecorating so I got in the kitchen and whipped this up. It’s so good I can hardly stop eating long enough to type this. Turnip Green Soup with Ham and White Beans She may not be purdy, but she’s got a great personality. You need: 2 boxes chicken broth 2 cups of cooked greens (I’m using mustard greens because I [Read more...]