Cornbread and Chili

So I did make something new on Sunday night, but let's just say it wasn't photo worthy. Not like the pretty one on the website :( It tasted good! If you're interested in trying it for yourself. Lasagna rolls, I made with GF lasagna noodles and dairy free cheese.

Chili and cornbread. Classic. So classic. And yummy! I haven't made chili in a while so I decided to make it again. My boyfriend didn't like it because it had "too much stuff" in it. It's chili, what do you want it to have in it?! Whatever. I thought it was good. And now that he's not eating it I can put beans in it too! This recipe was for a Crock Pot but I don't have one so I just let it sit on the stove for 30 minutes. I'm sure it would have been better (cooked down, more soup like) if it would have simmered for a while longer. So I would recommend that. One more kitchen accessory to get.... Add that to my list! (Kitchen Aid Mixer, wine chiller, dehydrator, George Foreman Grill) Anyways, the corn bread was super good too. It was VERY moist and didn't crumble like cornbread I've made in the past. Let's see how it holds up for leftovers. Overall, the meal was good for me!

Here's the recipes:
Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Cornbread Mix with:
2 eggs
1/3 c oil
1 1/2 c milk (I used almond)

No Beans Chili
(serves 4-5)
1 pound lean ground beef
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 small onion, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley (Little much, I put in a few leaves)
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 garlic clove, minced
1-1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Brown the meat.
3. Cut the veggies, put in pot.
4. Put canned ingredients in pot. Add cooked meat. Add spices.
5. Bring to a boil then put on simmer. Simmer for as long as you can. 30 minutes-4 hours!
6. Make cornbread. Mix all ingredients together with electric mixer.
7. Pour into greased 9x9 pan. Bake for 25 minutes.

Enjoy!

Blueberry Pancakes

Big blog day. I'm behind and have been making lots of new things so I need to catch up. I'm making something new tonight too but I'll write about it tomorrow. So I've made this pancakes a bunch of times. Mostly during the summer. I haven't had them for awhile and I got kind of sick of eggs for breakfast on the weekend. So I made these this morning. And I showed my boyfriend how to make them so he can now! Since breakfast is his thing. But these are pretty good for being gluten free. Kind of dense but in a puffy way. I would recommend. I almost freaked out when I couldn't find a new bag at Whole Foods today, but it was hiding luckily :) Also, this is a good mix because it is dairy free. Many GF pancake mixes have dairy already in them. This one you add your own milk.

Gluten Free Pancakes
(makes 4 pancakes- 3 inches across)

1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pancake Mix (directions on the bag and I'll write them here) Available at Whole Foods, Vitamin Cottage and the like.
1 Egg
3/4 cup milk (any kind is fine. I use almond.)
1 TBS. vegetable oil (don't use olive oil, it gives it a nasty, non-breakfast taste)
Fruit to put in (blueberries, strawberries, bananas, apples, dried fruit)
Butter
Syrup

1. Whisk all the pancake ingredients together.
2. Warm up a small fry pan (non stick) on the stove. Medium setting.
3. Pour a tiny tiny bit of oil on the pan.
4. Pour batter into the pan. Spread out to edges of the pan.
5. Place fruit in baking batter.
6. Keep checking pancake, flip after about 5 minutes.
7. Finish making all the the pancakes.
8. Serve with butter, syrup or make own fruit syrup by boiling sugar and fruit in a pan on the stove. (That's what I did with the blueberries)

Teriyaki Stri Fry

mmmm Woodchuck Cider too!

This is a very quick and simple recipe with all the food groups! Easy to make after work and fills you up. I make this about every 2 weeks as one of my staple meals. Great as leftovers too. Not much else to explain. You either like teriyaki or you don't.

Gluten Free Chicken Teriyaki Stir Fry
(2.5 servings)
1 cup brown rice (make as directed on package)
1 cup frozen stir fry veggies
1/2 cup cut up pineapple
1/2 cup gluten free teriyaki sauce (see the bottle in the picture)
2 chicken breasts

1. Get the rice cooking as directed on the package.
2. Cut up chicken into bite sized pieces.
3. Place chicken in gallon ziplock bag or glass dish.
4. Pour about 1/4 cup on the chicken and let sit for 30 minutes to marinate.
5. Take out frozen veggies to defrost.
6. Once the chicken is marinated, fry in pan on stove with teriyaki sauce.
7. When chicken is cooked, add pineapple and frozen veggies.
8. Cook for a few more minutes until veggies are warmed up.
9. Serve with brown rice.

Gluten Free Bagels!

Look Look! I ate a bagel! When was the last time I did that?! A long time ago! My GF friend and I decided to finally try them! We walked into Einstein Bros Bagels in Denver, CO (Colorado and Yale) on a buzzing Saturday Morning. Wow I have never seen a place that busy. Guess I don't eat out that much and I'm in the big city now. My friend and I were excitedly looking all around for our prized of a bagel. They weren't on the menu but we finally found a pack of them in the refrigerator case. And then saw a mini poster about them. I was so excited to eat a bagel I didn't even think what I was going to order on it! I just got veggies (lettuce, tomato, hummus, cucumber and sprouts). We sat down with our coffee and ate bagels with the rest of the restaurant! How often does that happen! The bagels were pretty good. They are made by Udi's Gluten Free in Denver. I eat their bread (mentioned in earlier posts) so it kind of just tasted like that. Not the real glutenous taste of legit bagels. But that's ok the experience was fun. And it's good to know I can go eat their with my gluten eating friends!

***** If you go: I'm pretty sure only 3 stores in the Denver Area are carrying the bagels right now. And some Whole Foods Stores. I would call Udi's for which ones they are. But the Colorado and Yale (by the University of Denver) store is one of the three.

Fruit Chicken

Trying to be better about posting so here I am. I have had my camera card and a note on my desk all week reminding myself to blog about this chicken I made. I don't really like chicken. I don't know why. Some how it just grosses me out. I like beef and would choose that 1000 times over chicken. Costco had organic chicken at a pretty good price so I decided maybe I would like that better. Eh, not really. But my boyfriend appreciates me cooking meat so here it is. I made this fruit chicken when I was in Seattle this summer for my family that was really good. I couldn't find the same recipe so I found this one. It's very simple and pretty cheap. It was good the night I made it but for leftovers it was too sweet.

Pineapple Cranberry Chicken
4 chicken breasts (about 2 lbs)
1 8oz can of crushed pineapple
8oz whole cranberry sauce (1/2 of normal can) (Ug it had high fructose corn syrup in it)
Sprinkle of cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Place chicken in foil lined baking dish.
3. Layer cranberries and pineapple on top of chicken.
4. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
5. Cover dish and bake for 25 minutes.
6. Removed cover and bake for another 15-20 minutes.
7. Serve with veggies of some sort and a starch (bread or potatoes).
Enjoy!

(From AllRecipes.Com)

Weekend Breakfast

mmmmm I love having the time on the weekend to make a yummy breakfast. I usually make the same thing, eggs, toast and fruit. Sometimes I make pancakes but that's more time intensive. Listen to NPR and drink some tea or coffee, a great way to start the day. Lately it's been warm enough to take walks to the park too. So that's an great healthy way to start the day too. But not today because it's snowing. Here's my breakfast:

2 Free Range Eggs
2 pieces of Udi's GF Bread (with Earth Balance Vegan Butter and Jelly)
Fruit (berries, grapefruit, pineapple, and/or melon)
Egg Condiments (avocado, hummus, pepper, salsa, green chiles, sauteed onions)
Coffee or Tea