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Out of my Gourd!
So when I mentioned to my sister in Calgary that I was working on Thanksgiving recipes she quickly offered up her Skinny on Pumpkin Pie. For anyone following Weight Watchers, this bad boy is only 1 point for 1/8th of the pie! heck… that is equal to an apple! GO PIE! more
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Arrived in the mail this morning! Going to go this afternoon to check it out!
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K.I.S.S. Seven!
K.I.S.S. sounds like a great motto for this 7 year old’s party! Who knows. I might just be able to just SIT enjoy the festivities myself. *GASP! I know! Scary isn’t it. more
Finally!… Strangely…
Is Strangely even a word? My instinct is to type it Strangle-y but that might be just because it’s summer and the kids are out!
CHEX! Yes. I have been hearing on the chatter that CHEX is and has been Gluten free for years and, like Duncan Hines, ONLY available in the states. You can IMAGINE my inner ( maybe outter) SQUEE when I walked into a store and, there it was! Gleaming like a Golden Saint from a Catholic Dias. I swear I heard the Heavenly Host!
I GRABBED up two boxes of each before I even looked at the prices… before I even thought to pull out my camera and slam it up on facebook! I did correct that though, on the fly!
What makes this a strange find? The Location! It wasn’t a health food store, a Safeway or Grocery ( by their true definition) . No, it was ( don’t think less of me) Walmart! in WILLIAM’S LAKE?!
Regardless, I bought it. Paid the approx $5 a piece for 4 boxes and brought home my stash of golden sugary GLUTEN FREE carb cubes. My children love me and I am suddenly eager for good old fashioned Nuts and Bolts. Ahhhhhh…. sodium licks!
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He got Learnded
That is our new term. It’s like Edjamacated but it’s Learnded.
Dman seems to struggle with the whole pancake recipe following thing.
Yes, he is 14. Yes he is literate. Still, there is something about the measurements that turn invisible behind the numbers. Primarily with baking powder and baking soda.
We have all made, at least once in our life, THOSE cookies. The ones that even the dog won’t eat where, instead of 2 tsps, we add in 2 cups of baking soda. When you do that with a pancake mix, though, it converts it from a nummy breakfast covered in syrup and butter into a volcano science experiment. The first time this occurred for Dman was out camping. The zip lock pouch of premixed recipe turned into three foaming pot fulls of billowing batter. Today he learned and trusted his instincts. The liquids never hit the volatile bowl of over stacked baking soda batter.
Breakfast eventually got served with sprinkles of chocolate chips melting under golden syrup and pads of real butter but the true success was the laughter that emerged from my teenager. It is so easy to slam ourselves at the first sign of failure but the goal is to turn it around into a learning experience and fodder for success.
Cooking is an Art.
That means sometimes things turn into something we didn’t envision but it’s all an art. Gluten Free “Art” is even more challenging as we blend flours and learn new techniques but the successes are all the more sweeter!
The big breakfast is coming soon and I am training up the next spatula manager! Passing on the Flipper! Have faith though, practice will make perfect! The rewards? Goldenly Delicious!
5th Annual WF Pancake Breakfast
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5!
This is our 5th Year hosting our Wheat Free Pancake breakfast but Pancakes aren’t all you will find. Rain or shine we will be having some activities for the kids and more food than you can loosen your belt for.
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Saturday, July 23 · 10:30am – 1:30pm
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So RSVP and come have a meal that reminds you that
Gluten Free isn’t GLUTTEN free! WOOT!
Contact Dianne @ 250 316 6561 or check out the event on Facebook and hopefully see you there!
Kohlrabi and Turnips!? Seriously!
Each Wednesday we set the weathered wooden box out on the door step and eagerly wait. I seem to miss the event each time but MAGICALLY the crate becomes filled with lush seasonal vegetables. Murray of Dragon Mountain Farms organizes and delivers to us these wonderful delights! ( Yes, my boys call him the Fruit Fairy… but I don’t think Murray was fond of the title. *evil grin. Have faith! It was a compliment.) It is a perfect mid week inspiration!
The beautiful reliables pour out of the box. Lanky green onions, buxom heads of leaf lettuce and ruby red beats get washed up and smiled apon. The greatest magic of the little crate, though, is the exploration of foods we have never even KNOWN about let alone TRIED!
In Strides the dread-locked Kohlrabi and the oh-so-subtle Summer Turnips. I had to refer to his weekly newsletter to figure out what they were… then I had to figure out what to do with them. SUCCESS!
Scalloped Summer Turnips with Quinoa
Ingredients
- 3 cups Thinly sliced peeled turnips
- 1.5 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons butter (Ghee)
- 3/4 teaspoons salt, optional
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan Cheese
- Salt and Pepper, Chopped fresh parsley, optional
Directions
Layer sliced summer turnips into a casserole dish and cover with milk. Add butter, salt and pepper and bake covered till tender in a 350′ oven. ( here is where I was in a rush… Microwave for ten minutes, covered. Check every couple of minutes and give a stir.)
In a separate bowl, mix together cooked Quinoa and Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Layer this blend on top of the baked summer turnips and return to OVEN ( no microwave this time!) and bake UNcovered for an additional 20 – 25 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
My Boys LOVED this and hubby faught for the leftovers for his lunch! 4/5 stars in my world! ( next time, some fresh green onions with the turnips and more herbs in the quinoa!)
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Kohlrabi Fries !
Ingredients
- 3 cups vegetable oil, approx ( can blend 2 c vegetable and 1 c olive oil for a lighter taste)
- 3 med kohlrabi, peeled and sliced to fry sized strips
- 1 cup rice flour
- 2 tablespoons salt,
- 2 tablespoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- Salt and Pepper
Directions
Thanks again to Murray and his team at Dragon Mountain Farm! You make our week… weekly!
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