Monthly Archives: September 2010
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!
How about I help pay for your groceries?
Daren ( the manager of our local Safeway ) wants to help spread the awareness of Gluten Free eating. To do so he has given me a $25 gift card to give away to one of my readers. aka one of YOU! So here goes.
List for me three everyday packaged/prepared foods available at Safeway that are Gluten Free and you will be entered to win the $25 card!
Yes, packaged or prepared foods! We already know that produce and unprepared meats are naturally WheatFree. “Duh. It’s a tomato.” Says hubby, lol. So read some labels and share with us the product, the brand name, and your star rating ( 5=awesome - 1=wouldn’t feed it to my dog!!!) of three products.
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.
Timmies!
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Flour Girl eager to try being Flour-less!
I love finding new individuals excited about being Gluten Free Exploratives! Even more I love to encourage and share.
Just call me Flour-less Girl. (Wheat flour, that is.)
I made my first-ever trip to the National Restaurant Association Show today at McCormick Place where I experienced another first:
I tried gluten-free foods. Lots of them. This is the first year the mammoth NRA show has been home to a gluten-free pavilion, packed with 33 purveyors of gluten-free breads, crackers, baked goods, pastas and even beer (made from sorghum — and it’s surprisingly tasty.)
I loved reading the commentaries and descriptives of the new products she tried. I look forward to following along as she explores her bakings!
Tuesday’s Lunch
What’s for lunch?
Spring Pea Soup with Real Cream from Knorr (Located at the $Store up on the hill.)
Toast! EnerG Brown Rice Bread (Safeway) Not as good as the Soft White Rice Loaf but good toasted and dipped!
Oh, and of course the evil Diet Coke. JUST 1!
Chocolate & Marshmallow – Best of Both Worlds!
Crispy S’more Square
S’moreable Graham Wafers
2 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 package (12 oz., 2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup light corn syrup
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
3 cups Crispy Rice
1. Coat 13 x 9 x 2-inch microwave-safe dish with cooking spray. Arrange S’moreable Graham Wafers crackers in single layer in dish, breaking crackers as needed to fit. Sprinkle marshmallows evenly over crackers.
2. Bake at 375°F (approx 200°C) about 7 minutes or until marshmallows are puffy. Cool completely.
3.In medium saucepan combine chocolate morsels, corn syrup and butter. Cook stirring constantly, over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter. Add crispy rice cereal, mixing until combined.
4. Spread evenly over marshmallows. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm. Cut and store in airtight container in refrigerator.
MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS:
Follow step 1 above using 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute or until marshmallows are puffy. Remove from microwave. Cool completely. In 2-quart microwave-safe mixing bowl combine chocolate, corn syrup and butter. Microwave on HIGH about 1 1/2 minutes or until chocolate is melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in peanut butter. Mix in Crispy Rice cereal. Complete as in step 4 above.
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