Wednesday, July 28, 2010

day 35..... The Most AMAZING Gluten Free Ice Cream Cones

We have searched for years for some of these. We could find the waffle cones, but they crumbled before you got them home. But these... these were ordered on Amazon.com and shipped here, and they were packed wonderfully. Haven't found a broken one yet. Delicious!!! The kids are VERY happy people right now. They taste as good or better than their "normal" lookalikes. This is my culinary sensation of the summer. Maybe even the entire year.

Monday, July 26, 2010

day 33..... Garden Fresh Salad

As it was hotter than sin today, a salad for lunch was just what was needed. We layered lettuce fresh from the garden, diced ham, hard boiled eggs, grape tomatoes, peas, shredded basil flavored mozzarella cheese, and cracked pepper. Topped with our choice of dressings, Ranch of course for me, it was the perfect hot summer day lunch.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

day 31..... Gluten Free's Best Friend

This may look like an ordinary bag of corn tortillas to you, but on a gluten free diet, these can be your very best friend. We use them for everything. From quesadillas to Huevos Rancheros. From PB&J roll-ups to and wonderful ham and cheese wraps with fresh lettuce from the garden. These things are invaluable. Anything you put on a sandwich can be put in one of these. My favorite way to prepare them for use is to lightly spray my electric griddle with non-stick cooking spray and then heat 6 at a time on high heat. And let me tell you, when you prepare around 24 of them for a meal, 6 at a time is a blessing. Heat for about 1-2 minutes, until it starts to puff up little bubbles, then flip and heat for another 30-60 seconds. Then stack them, wrap them, slice them, dice them... whatever you need them for. We have a recipe for some wonderful taco soup that has them cut up and used like a noodle in it. A few very simple ingredients.... endless menu possibilities.