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Recipe: Gluten Free Red Bean Dip
Gluten free red bean dip is spicy and filling. Packed with protein and flavour it’s sure to please. Kidney beans sometimes get a bad rep (I’m not too sure why), yet in this recipe they certainly shine. Make this for an after work dinner party or for game night. It’s good, trust me. Ingredients 15 oz can of kidney beans a small white onion 1 1/2 tablespoons of chopped garlic 2 tomatoes 1 red chile 1/2 a cup of red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons of…
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Recipe: Pickled Beets and Carrots
Pickled beets and carrots – a bit of spice for your tastebuds. A co-worker gave me some fresh garden beets and carrots and I thought I’d try my hand at pickling them. The Spice Merchant has some very fragrant pickling spices so I thought, let’s do this! Okay, here we go. Ingredients 2 cups of white vinegar 1 tablespoon of pickling spice 3 cups of fresh carrots 3 cups of fresh beets First up, gather all of your ingredients and wash two mason jars. Let’s…
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Recipe: Gluten Free Wendy’s Spicy Chicken
Gluten free Wendy’s spicy chicken is here. Finally. I love, or loved rather, Wendy’s spicy chicken. It was my go-to on car trips or on long study nights when I was in university. This culinary classic is a beauty. Not for a Celiac, however. This twist on the spicy chicken will make your heart sing – just be sure you add mayo. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 2 large chicken breasts 1/4 of a cup of gluten free flour 1 egg 1/2 of a cup…
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Recipe: Warm Roasted Beet and Carrot Salad
Warm roasted beet and carrot salad is not only full of fall flavours, but a perfect side dish to turkey. Garden fresh vegetables are the best. My co-worker (who is awesome) shared his harvest with me. Whoo hoo! Let’s start on these wonderful ingredients. Ingredients 5 garden carrots 6 garden beets 1 cup of got feta cheese 4 tablespoons of olive oil 2 tablespoons of thyme First, gather all of your ingredients and set the oven to 400 on roast. Wash and cut the carrots…
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Recipe: Gluten Free Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake
Gluten free spiced pumpkin cheesecake is here just in time for Thanksgiving. Pumpkin spiced is all around, thus I’m in the fall spirit. We love cheesecake here in my house and this one is no exception. It’s so good and as a result, it doesn’t last long. This time I made it into bars, so the recipe is just halved; if you want to make a full cheesecake, then simply double the recipe and use a small springform pan. Let’s get baking! Ingredients 1 pack…
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Recipe: Beat the Monday Blues
Beat the Monday blues. Mondays are hard sometimes and we need to power through them. I work shift-work so it’s not every often that a traditional Monday is my Monday, in fact, today it’s my Friday. Things should be wonderful then, right? Well, I work within a traditional Monday-Friday organization and today feels like a real Monday. Meaning, a lot of work ahead (yet it’s a 3 day week for me). Time to get organized, ensure I have good food in my fridge and I’m…
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Recipe: Gluten Free Pecan Cookies
Gluten free pecan cookies on this fine Thursday afternoon. Who’s excited for Project Runway tonight? Me! Ian had to go in episode one – simply not adjusting his style or vision to the challenge was clearly a mistake. Last week, though, I was sad to see Linda go. I really liked her. Okay, enough about that – time for gluten free cookies. Let’s get baking. Ingredients 3/4 cup of melted butter 3 oz of cream cheese 1/2 cup of sugar 1 cup of packed medium…
