Life, Gluten Free

Pizza with Sauteed Onions in Balsamic Vinegar

This pizza was so good. I am looking forward to making another soon.

My husband made the sauteed onions, which were fantastic. He was going to make his pizza sauce - where he takes the sauteed onions with balsamic vinegar - and blends it to a sauce consistency. But, we were so hungry, that I said let's just pile the onions on the pizza. It was great.

Pizza crust:

A mix by Chebe
Add wet ingredients (as detailed on back of pizza crust bag)

This crust is dairy free.

Sauteed onions:

1 yellow onion and 1 red onion
Sprinkle of salt
about 4 tablespoons of Balsamic Vinegar
Olive oil to sautee in

-heather

Banana Tempura with Coconut Lime Sauce

My husband made this for me this morning. I expressed that I wanted to make some more fried bananas because we got a large bag of organic bananas for a good price (they needed to be used). But I didn't get to make it, so he did! I love mesquite flour. It adds such a rich elegance to dishes.

Tempura Batter:

1/2 cup Mesquite Flour
1/2 cup All-purpose GF Flour (we used Blue Ribbon GF All-purpose flour)
7 tablespoons of Rice Milk
1 tablespoon of organic extra-virgin olive oil
2 eggs
Sprinkle of salt

Use fork to mix until smooth. May need to add more rice milk to make sure batter is thick enough to stick to the bananas.

Cut bananas in 3/4 inch slices. Use some whole bananas for a twist!

Pour approximately 1/4-inch of grapeseed oil into a wok. Let the wok heat up (approximately medium heat). Cook bananas on both sides.

Coconut Lime Sauce:

1/2 can of Coconut Milk
Squeeze half of a lime
Piece of sliced lime
Mixture of raw honey and agave to taste
2 tablespoons of Rice Milk
Few sprigs of mint (optional)

Heat on stove until warm. Let simmer for a while if you want sauce to thicken more.

We didn't eat fried bananas two mornings in a row either, I posted the "Fried bananas with Coconut Cream Drizzle" several days after I made it. But, this was so good, that I think I could have eaten it two days in a row. Let me know if you try this.

-heather

Fried Bananas with Coconut Cream Drizzle

This is a twist on a dish my dad used to make. He used to fry plantains, drizzle with yogurt and grate jaggery on top.

Casein-free
Fried Banana Recipe:

Slice 5-7 ripe bananas (depending on how many people you are serving)
Fry in pan with ghee or oil of choice

Coconut Cream Drizzle Recipe:

1 can of Coconut Milk
2-3 tablespoons of Raw Honey
1/2 teaspoon of Gluten-free Vanilla Extract
2 slices of orange peel (optional)
Dash of cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom

Heat in sauce pan until it begins to bubble
Drizzle over fried bananas. Top with organic coconut sugar (optional).

I had some organic red bananas to use. I also used some organic yellow bananas and noticed that the red ones worked a lot better during the frying stage. I'm pretty sure that you can't commonly find red bananas though, so you can definitely just use yellow bananas. This dish was a big hit and is definitely going to be made again in this house.

-heather

Chives and Basil Rice

Some of my favorite things: onions, fresh basil, and chives. This sauce is simple to make but very piquant.

All you need:

1 or 2 cups of rice

Yellow onion

Chives (fresh preferably)

Basil (fresh preferably)

Chop, dice or otherwise slice:

1 Large Onion

7 or so stems of Chives

7 leaves of Basil (fresh from outside your door, if you can!)

Add a generous serving of organic extra-virgin olive oil to a sauce pan.

Add the onions, chives and basil

Sprinkle some himalayan salt (or other)

Saute until onions are translucent but not brown. Serve over organic white or brown rice.

To expand the recipe you can add vegetables of your choice, if you wish. I enjoyed this, however, because I got to relish the taste of basil and onions. Mmmm.

-heather

Ruby Range GF Mixes

I have an array of recipes and photos to add to my blog. I have been unable to do so, however, for I cannot find my sd card reader [to clarify, I can't get my pictures on my computer without this device]. I hope to finish unpacking soon.

My husband said "well, you can still post something!"

So here it is.

We recently tried a pancake mix by the Ruby Range. It has mesquite flour and teff flour. The directions on the back call for dairy ingredients. Since we are casein free, we substituted for non-dairy ingredients with fantastic results.

Mesquite flour:

• Has sustained desert dwellers for centuries
• Has a low glycemic index
• Is a source of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, and zinc
• Adds vegetable protein including lysine to the diet
• Supports sustainable agriculture world wide
• Can be used as a tasty condiment or in baking

Teff flour:

• Is a source of calcium, iron, phosphorous, copper and thiamin
• It is high in amino acids and contains higher levels of lysine than wheat or barley
• Is used throughout Ethiopia and is thought to have originated there

Sourced information:
Mesquite Flour
Teff Flour

These pancakes are so wonderful. They have a nutty and almost chocolatey burst of flavor. They have a smooth, melt in your mouth texture. Enjoy them drizzled with maple syrup or agave. 

-heather

A new winner for the gluten free products prize

Unfortunately, the original winner - Pauline - never responded to my email. The rules were the winner had 4 days to respond.

The new random winner is Tamara from GFCF Frog Blog

Congratulations!!!

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