Category: Special Occassions
I’m Six with Dad’s Fingers!!!
Darling Hubby and Father!
Part Two of Four – “I’m Six” Recipe
Dad’s Chicken Fingers
1 1/2 tbls garlic powder
Preheat deep fryer on high or 350 F.
Whip together eggs and milk in a medium or large bowl, set aside. Crush rice crispies till powdery (not necessarily fine powder, chunk and bits are ok) place in a large bowl, mix in the rest of the dry ingredients with the rice crispies and blend well.
Dip chicken pieces into milk/egg mixture and roll into flour mixture. Drop immediately into deep fryer and cook for 4 to 6 mins. Remove, place on paper towel and pat dryer for excess oil, serve hot.
p.s.: as an alternative to “hot wings”, toss cooked chicken in hot sauce or buffalo sauce before serving. Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing, and celery sticks for garnish.
I hope you can recreate this wonderful dish, everyone seems to like it….
signed,
Darling Hubby
“I’m Six” – Laying it Out!
for a noteworthy crowd to feed! This Gluten Free meal was all about the kids and the fun of food. No Forks here! Dip it, swirl it, and then SPOON it up for dessert! more
Turning Six? SWEETLY!
Gluten Free and Birthday Parties are one of the big challenges due to the BIRTHDAY CAKE! So how do you keep a little guy’s birthday party ‘ normal’ and safe?
NOT a problem!
Chicken fingers and Whip Cream covered Desserts! The birthday boy and guests devoured and laughed through the entire evening! ” Oh mom.. It was so awesome!” was all I needed to hear to know it was a success.
So watch this week for the four part postings on the menu and recipes from the “I’m Six!” party.
Adult birthday celebrations? Also watch for the “From the Sea” dinner party menu to be posted soon! Three kinds of Salmon, shrimp, crabs legs, and all the side dishes to make for a very happy guest of honor!
Sweet Harvest Treat for Kids!
PopCorn on the Cob
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup margarine
2 teaspoons cold water
2 5/8 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 cup marshmallows
5 quarts plain popped popcorn
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the corn syrup, margarine, cold water, confectioners’ sugar and marshmallows. Heat and stir until the mixture comes to a boil. Carefully combine the hot mixture with the popcorn, coating each kernel.
2. Grease hands with vegetable shortening ( I recommend heavy duty dish gloves to protect your hands- especially for kids!) and quickly shape the coated popcorn into long shapes that look like corn cobs before it cools. Wrap with cellophane or plastic wrap and store at room temperature.
It’s My Birf-day!
What day can possible go wrong when it starts with coffee, fresh cut flowers, and gifties!!!! *squirms* I love birthdays. Not just mine but any! It's all about the celebration of STUFF. Each one an excuse for making great food, getting together with friends, and generally laughing and having a great time.
So what is on the menu for tonight? Darling Hubby is making me Gluten Free Chicken Cordon Blue. * squirms!* I can't wait. I am officially banned from the kitchen area and just get to eavesdrop on the sounds of him toiling away. Last night he was working on my cake. He has never baked a cake before…. I have faith. *GRINS*
Sooooo It's my birthday. SQUEAL! Birthdays rock!!!
Pancake Breakfast a Bust – at the seams that is!
I am sitting here in the cool afternoon breeze with the smell of bacon, beans and maple syrup still lingering in the corners of the Cabana. The 4th Annual Pancake Breakfast was, if based on the mounded second helpings, a huge success.
- Waffles
- Pancakes
- Marc Angelo Mild Italian Sausages
- Bacon ( pounds!)
- Baked Beans
- Syrups! Cherry & Blue Berry Topping
- Icing sugar ( in a confusing-to-some sifter!)
- Coffee, Juices,
- HUGE fruit tray ( Thanks to Chris & Tina!)
The kids ran freely amuck! Water guns, wading pool, coloring station and lots of friends! They were all content to sit quiet with a Gator-Pop freezie and some Cabana Cartoons by the end of the day!
I over heard two conversations in two seperate corners explaining that there was no wheat in anything. “You mean in these?” with looks of confusion. When people can’t tell that the amazing food they are eating is gluten Free it make me very proud.
To those I offered leftovers to? With mixed feelings I regret to inform you… There are none!
Chillin’ ~Adult style
It is finally summer!!! I have been bemoaning the chilly +15′C that was our summer up until a week ago. With the Calgary Stampede in town its time for the temperature to soar.
So on those hot summer afternoons when the world is perfect and we are lounging on our decks in the sun what would top it all off better than some cool refreshments made just for the adults – and all gluten free.
Cucumber cooler
In a highball glass mash together:
1 oz Sake (rice wine)
1oz Vodka (this can be grain, but if you buy the good russian kind it is almost always potato alcohol)
1/4 chopped cucumber (weird, I know, but it is really good!)
3 lime wedges
3 lemon wedges
2 tbsp sugar.
Add crushed ice and top with club soda. This drink is fantastically good with spicy Chinese or Thai dishes.
One of my favorites is the classic Bellini. I’m talking about the classic drink here, and not the boozy Slurpee (mostly because I don’t have a Slurpee machine at home ~boy if I did though!….) This drink originated in Italy around the 1930′s and although the purists will call for only white flesh peaches, any ripe type of peach will do.
Puree the flesh of 1 white peach, add to the bottom of a fluted glass, pour over with Prosecco or any other sparkling white wine.
Ta dah! Seriously, that is all there is to it.
For those who like to have everything on hand for when the mood strikes I recommend buying a load of peaches when they come into season (like right now) and spend a little time right now pureeing them and freezing the mash in an ice cube tray. When its frozen seal the cubes in a zip-lock freezer bag. Now you are ready to enjoy this fantastic drink all year long. Just pop a peach cube in a flute and pour over with some bubbly. As an added bonus the cube cools your drink too. Win win!
Birthday cake drama
Ok so the most important thing for a 4 year old is that Mom’s birthday MUST HAVE A CAKE AND PRESENTS! Bringing Mom a bottle of wine for example is not a GIFT as far as a 4 year old is concerned!!! Where were the balloons? Where were the presents with pretty wrap and bows?
Well the gifts we bombed at, but the cake – oh the cakes! Yes 2 of them. With 5 of the 12 members of the family wheat intolerant, 2 cakes were required!
The wheat free cake was wheat and dairy free. A white cake with a nutriwhip frosting (lactose free and casein free ) and lemon filling. It looked like a perfect cloud! The flowers on the top were amazing for an April splash of color. Unfortunately, the white cake was not the very best we can do. For some reason this time it was almost powdery tasting. The texture was almost sponge cake style. The flavour was awesome!
So for the 4 year old, Mom got 2 cakes with candles and a Happy Birthday song. But, failures we are – no gifts. LOL
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