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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015</id><updated>2024-03-12T23:07:54.093-04:00</updated><category term="gluten-free"/><category term="recipes"/><category term="reviews"/><category term="workouts"/><category term="us"/><category term="out and about"/><category term="beef"/><category term="breakfast"/><category term="sides"/><category term="desserts"/><category term="beauty"/><category term="kitchen tips"/><category term="shopping"/><category term="appetizers"/><category term="decluttering"/><category term="life"/><category term="poultry"/><category term="restaurants"/><category term="vegetarian"/><category term="ecofriendly"/><category term="grilling"/><category term="casseroles"/><category term="giveaway"/><category term="groceries"/><category term="money saving tips"/><category term="turkey"/><category term="books"/><category term="ladies night"/><category term="pork"/><category term="reusing leftovers"/><category term="sauces and dressing"/><category term="seafood"/><category term="wine"/><category term="beverage"/><category term="diy"/><category term="holidays"/><category term="house love"/><category term="links"/><category term="pizza"/><title type='text'>That&#39;s What We Did</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/-/gluten-free'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/search/label/gluten-free'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/-/gluten-free/-/gluten-free?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>45</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-2772128800268240076</id><published>2012-06-13T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-06-13T07:30:02.199-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="breakfast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipes"/><title type='text'>Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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  8. I&#39;m definitely not vegan, but when I had 4 VERY brown bananas hanging out in the fridge that needed used and no eggs, I figured a vegan recipe was my best option! I googled around until I found &lt;a href=&quot;http://whippedbaking.com/2012/03/12/vegan-gf-chocolate-chip-banana-bread/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this recipe from Whipped&lt;/a&gt;, which I used as a base and made the changes that I needed.&amp;nbsp; When I subbed evaporated cane juice for agave nectar and I needed to add additional liquid, but I ended up pouring in too much.&amp;nbsp; The flavor is excellent, but the texture was a bit moist, or undone, so I corrected the amounts in the recipe below.&amp;nbsp; The extra liquid is also why they sunk in the middle.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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  10. &lt;b&gt;Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  11. &lt;ul&gt;
  12. &lt;li&gt;2 cups Jules all purpose gluten free all purpose flour (already contains xantham gum, but if your favorite flour does not, add 1 teaspoon xantham gum to the flour)&lt;/li&gt;
  13. &lt;li&gt;2 teaspoons baking powder&lt;/li&gt;
  14. &lt;li&gt;2 teaspoons baking soda&lt;/li&gt;
  15. &lt;li&gt;1 teaspoon salt&lt;/li&gt;
  16. &lt;li&gt;1 teaspoon ground cinnamon&lt;/li&gt;
  17. &lt;li&gt;1/2 cup canola oil&lt;/li&gt;
  18. &lt;li&gt;3/4 cup evaporated cane juice or sugar (evap cane juice is actually granulated like sugar - not a liquid)&lt;/li&gt;
  19. &lt;li&gt;1 cup coconut milk, not canned (or your preferred type)&lt;/li&gt;
  20. &lt;li&gt;1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract&lt;/li&gt;
  21. &lt;li&gt;1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 3)&lt;/li&gt;
  22. &lt;li&gt;1 cup chocolate chips&lt;/li&gt;
  23. &lt;/ul&gt;
  24. Preparation:&lt;br /&gt;
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  27. &lt;ul&gt;
  28. &lt;li&gt;Preheat oven to 325 degrees and lightly grease a 12 cup muffin pan and some other sort of pan for the extra batter (I used a pie plate).&lt;/li&gt;
  29. &lt;li&gt;Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and
  30. cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add 1/2 cup oil and sugar, milk,
  31. and vanilla to dry ingredients and stir until smooth.&lt;/li&gt;
  32. &lt;li&gt;Using a spatula fold in bananas.&amp;nbsp; Stir in chocolate chips or sprinkle on top - I only put 3-4 chips on top so they&#39;d be a bit healthier.&lt;/li&gt;
  33. &lt;li&gt;Fill prepared pan halfway with batter.&lt;/li&gt;
  34. &lt;li&gt;Bake on the center rack for 35 minutes, rotating pan after
  35. 20 minutes. Cook until when you press on the loaf is bounces back
  36. slightly and a toothpick comes out clean.&amp;nbsp; The pan may be done before the muffins if it&#39;s much thinner (mine was)&lt;/li&gt;
  37. &lt;li&gt;Let muffins sit for 20 minutes before removing from pan.&amp;nbsp; I like to turn them upside down so the bottom dries up a bit, especially since mine were so moist.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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  47. I could&amp;nbsp; have just cooked mine longer, but I needed to leave for yoga.&amp;nbsp; I kept these in the fridge, especially since they were so moist, because I was worried they&#39;d get moldy easily.&amp;nbsp; I threw a couple in the freezer that we weren&#39;t going to eat before the weekend.&amp;nbsp; The next time I make this, I&#39;ll sub yogurt or applesauce for part of the oil to make them even healthier.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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  59. participate in the &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/BKSite&quot;&gt;Burger King&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; New Menu Spark.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bit.ly/BKSite&quot;&gt;Burger King&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; has recently added several new
  60. menu items including &lt;span class=&quot;largetxt&quot;&gt;made-to-order Garden Fresh Salads,
  61. Snack Wraps, Real Fruit Smoothies, Frappés and Crispy Chicken Strips,&lt;/span&gt;
  62. and MyBlogSpark sent me a &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;$20 BK&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;®&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;
  63. Crown Card&lt;/b&gt; to try out the new items.&amp;nbsp;
  64. Plus they want to reward one of my readers with a &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;$20 BK&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;®&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; Crown Card&lt;/b&gt; too!&lt;br /&gt;
  65. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  66. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  67. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  68. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  69. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6KHtJ0Q2j0c/T8kaz8YW16I/AAAAAAAAKX8/Mfr7sV_G7Vg/s1600/DSC02866.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6KHtJ0Q2j0c/T8kaz8YW16I/AAAAAAAAKX8/Mfr7sV_G7Vg/s320/DSC02866.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  70. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Chicken, Apple and
  71. Cranberry Garden Fresh Salad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  72. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  73. I don’t generally eat a ton of fast food.&amp;nbsp; It’s especially hard to find something that I
  74. want/can eat on the menus now that I know I’m gluten-free.&amp;nbsp; This definitely put a limit on what I was
  75. able to try from the new menu, but I was excited about trying the &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Chicken, Apple and
  76. Cranberry Garden Fresh Salad&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;and the &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Mocha Frappé&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Salads are usually a fairly safe option at
  77. fast food places since croutons usually come in separate bags, but I do have to
  78. watch out for the dressings.&amp;nbsp; Burger King
  79. has a pretty decent allergy/nutrition chart, so I knew my choices would be
  80. safe.&amp;nbsp; The other reason I hesitate on
  81. ordering salads at fast food places is that the lettuce is often iceberg, which
  82. is pretty worthless taste-wise and nutritionally, or it just doesn’t seem very
  83. fresh.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
  84. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  85. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  86. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  87. We went to Burger King for dinner the week after we closed
  88. on our house and were very busy getting everything ready to move in the
  89. following weekend, so we go it to go and took it to the apartment to eat.&amp;nbsp; Lo ordered the &lt;b&gt;Crispy&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Chicken
  90. Strips&lt;/b&gt; with honey mustard and sweet and sour sauce, and I got the &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Apple and Cranberry Garden Fresh Salad &lt;/b&gt;and
  91. the &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Mocha
  92. Frappé&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;. &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  93. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
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  96. I sipped on the mocha on the way home.&amp;nbsp; It was pretty good, though VERY sweet.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; And while I love whipped cream, I hate how
  97. it comes standard on mochas and milkshakes everywhere these days – it’s good,
  98. but fairly unnecessary and unhealthy…but I still ate it.&amp;nbsp; It had a good mocha flavor – I’m just used to
  99. drinking black coffee, so the sweetness was a bit much for me.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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  105. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;Chicken, Apple and
  106. Cranberry Garden Fresh Salad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  107. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  108. I ate the salad when we got home and it was delicious.&amp;nbsp; And huge!&amp;nbsp;
  109. There were two TENDERGRILL&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;®&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;
  110. chicken pieces sliced on top (TENDERCRISP&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;®&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;is an option too).&amp;nbsp; It was SO filling.&amp;nbsp; I actually couldn’t eat all of it – which is
  111. shocking because I can finish almost any salad except one from Chipotle.&amp;nbsp; I was very impressed with the lettuce – it
  112. was very green and crisp.&amp;nbsp; The tartness
  113. of the apples and cranberries paired perfectly with the saltiness of the bleu
  114. cheese.&amp;nbsp; Instead of the Apple Cider Vinaigrette,
  115. I chose the Ken&#39;s® Lite Honey Balsamic for the dressing because I wanted a
  116. lighter option.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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  119. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  120. Lo enjoyed his &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Crispy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Chicken
  121. Strips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, though it’s not something he’d normally order.&amp;nbsp; He said that it was the perfect portion of
  122. breading to chicken and the chicken was moist, but the breading wasn’t soggy, which
  123. is surprising considering he didn’t eat them until we got home.&amp;nbsp; I thought they have a pretty impressive
  124. selection of sauces for the strips and made fun of him for initially choosing
  125. honey mustard, which is one of the more boring/standard sauces.&amp;nbsp; I thought the Kung Pau and BBQ Roasted Jalepeno
  126. Dipping sauces sounded better. I meant to take a picture of his, but I forgot!&lt;/div&gt;
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  129. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  130. I probably hadn’t eaten at Burger King for well over a
  131. year.&amp;nbsp; I used to love the breakfast, but
  132. now that I’m gluten-free, everything is pretty much off limits for
  133. breakfast.&amp;nbsp; I still love their iced tea
  134. the best (I think it tastes like roses, which doesn’t make sense OR sound good,
  135. but I love it), and I’m happy to know that they have great salads now.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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  137. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  138. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  139. MyBlogSpark is offering one of my readers a $20 gift card
  140. pack to try out the new Burger King Menu.&lt;/div&gt;
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  144. &lt;b&gt;To enter:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  145. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  146. Leave a comment telling me what you’d order from the menu,
  147. or what you’ve already tried.&lt;/div&gt;
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  149. &lt;br /&gt;
  150. Additional optional entries: you MUST leave me a comment for EACH extra entry that you
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  173. and I’m happy to have a new option when we are eating on the go.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/3699631002845986622/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/06/burger-king-new-menu-review-and-bk.html#comment-form' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/3699631002845986622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/3699631002845986622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/06/burger-king-new-menu-review-and-bk.html' title='Burger King New Menu Review and BK® Crown Card Giveaway'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6KHtJ0Q2j0c/T8kaz8YW16I/AAAAAAAAKX8/Mfr7sV_G7Vg/s72-c/DSC02866.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-7216582602816385541</id><published>2012-06-05T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-06-07T12:44:26.531-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reviews"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sides"/><title type='text'>Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Recipe and Berio® Extra Virgin Olive Oil Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_qy8d25szc/T8wif4L4rRI/AAAAAAAAKZs/VTl_qwJXOJQ/s1600/IMG_4009.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_qy8d25szc/T8wif4L4rRI/AAAAAAAAKZs/VTl_qwJXOJQ/s320/IMG_4009.JPG&quot; width=&quot;239&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;As a BzzAgent, I was given the chance to try out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.filippoberio.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Filippo Berio&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; Extra Virgin Olive Oil&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m a big olive oil fan for the nutritional benefits and versatility.&lt;br /&gt;
  174. &lt;br /&gt;
  175. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.filippoberio.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil&lt;/a&gt; is a great product because in addition to being a 100% natural product with a neutral taste that can be used in most recipes, it also touts these benefits:&lt;br /&gt;
  176. &lt;ul class=&quot;bullet&quot;&gt;
  177. &lt;li&gt;Is high in monounsaturated fats (also known as &quot;good fat&quot;)&lt;/li&gt;
  178. &lt;li&gt;Contains no trans fat or cholesterol&lt;/li&gt;
  179. &lt;li&gt;Contains no sugar, salt, or gluten&lt;/li&gt;
  180. &lt;li&gt;Can help reduce the risk of heart disease, as well as help control blood pressure and blood sugar levels&lt;/li&gt;
  181. &lt;/ul&gt;
  182. I use olive oil in most recipes that aren&#39;t cooked at high heat.&amp;nbsp; While I haven&#39;t used olive oil in baking very often, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.filippoberio.com/yourhealth/substitution#tabs&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this conversion chart on Filippo&#39;s site&lt;/a&gt; will make it easier in the future.&lt;br /&gt;
  183. &lt;br /&gt;
  184. The first recipe in which I used the Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil was &lt;b&gt;Mediterranean Chickpea Salad&lt;/b&gt; that I made for a co-worker&#39;s Mediterranean-themed wedding potluck.&amp;nbsp; I loved it so much that I made it again a week later for a Memorial Weekend picnic!&amp;nbsp; The recipe came from a combination of chickpea salad recipes that I found online. This recipes serves 10-12, depending on serving size.&amp;nbsp; Leftovers are good and it can be eaten cold, room temperature, or warm.&lt;br /&gt;
  185. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  186. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rac-FAbxkns/T81yDaA28rI/AAAAAAAAKaA/NKAt8dOrZqw/s1600/IMG_4142.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rac-FAbxkns/T81yDaA28rI/AAAAAAAAKaA/NKAt8dOrZqw/s320/IMG_4142.JPG&quot; width=&quot;239&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  187. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;h1 class=&quot;fn&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;
  188. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;Mediterranean Chickpea Salad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
  189. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  191. &lt;h1 class=&quot;fn&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;
  192. Mediterranean Chickpea Salad&lt;/h1&gt;
  193. &lt;ul&gt;
  194. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;3 cans &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
  195. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;fraction&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;numerator&quot;&gt;1 pouch sundried tomatoes, julienned or chopped&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  196. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 cup &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;feta cheese, crumbled&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  197. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/2 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;red onion&lt;/span&gt;, chopped (more if you love red onion)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  198. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;2 cloves &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;minced garlic&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  199. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;3 tbsp &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;fresh cilantro&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;(chopped), I used 6-7 frozen cilantro cubes from Trader Joes &lt;/li&gt;
  200. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;2 tbsps &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;extra virgin olive oil&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  201. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;3 tbsps &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;lemon juice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  202. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;pinch of thyme &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  203. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;salt and pepper, to taste&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  204. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  206. &lt;/div&gt;
  207. &lt;div class=&quot;yRecipeIngredientLine&quot;&gt;
  208. In a bowl, mix the garbanzo beans, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese, onion, garlic, and cilantro. In a separate bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, and salt, pour over the salad, and stir. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving for flavors to blend.&lt;br /&gt;
  209. &lt;br /&gt;
  210. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;This recipe is pretty adjustable - whip up more dressing if you&#39;d like it more moist or squeeze some fresh lemon over it for extra zest. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  211. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  212. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;This was a big hit at work and the party - Lo even liked it and it isn&#39;t usually a fan of &quot;salad&quot;-type things like this.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  213. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredients&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;195&quot; src=&quot;http://img.bzzagent.com/image/filippo.jpg?Type=activity&amp;amp;Activity=3436254449&amp;amp;Campaign=6806067198&amp;amp;Uid=348326&amp;amp;token=fbdc05d4a07a29fea4d8f2712ca67ebb&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/7216582602816385541/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/06/mediterranean-chickpea-salad-recipe-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/7216582602816385541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/7216582602816385541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/06/mediterranean-chickpea-salad-recipe-and.html' title='Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Recipe and Berio® Extra Virgin Olive Oil Review'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_qy8d25szc/T8wif4L4rRI/AAAAAAAAKZs/VTl_qwJXOJQ/s72-c/IMG_4009.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-6008530657593254389</id><published>2012-05-31T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-05-31T07:30:02.489-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="desserts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="house love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="us"/><title type='text'>Time for things to break</title><content type='html'>Memorial Day Weekend is always a majorly busy weekend for us, and this year wasn&#39;t any different.&amp;nbsp; But to start off the fun, our air conditioning went out sometime last week.&amp;nbsp; It had been cool enough since we moved that we had only turned the air on once (2 Sundays ago).&amp;nbsp; The cross-breeze was usually enough.&amp;nbsp; Last Wednesday the temp started rising in preparation for the super-hot temperature predicted for the weekend (high 90&#39;s).&amp;nbsp; Lo turned the air on and it wasn&#39;t helping...because it wasn&#39;t blowing cold air...just air.&amp;nbsp; On Thursday he looked up things that may fix it, in case it was just a setting on the thermostat or unit or something.&amp;nbsp; The unit is about 5 years old, so we didn&#39;t expect anything major and put in a service call.&amp;nbsp; Unfortunately because we were so busy, we weren&#39;t going to be home any of the times they were available until Tuesday.&amp;nbsp; Fortunately, we were going to be busy enough that we didn&#39;t have to sit around at home and sweat all weekend -we knew we&#39;d be here very little.&amp;nbsp; Back to the unfortunates, I had to make pulled pork for an event on Friday and I forgot to put it in the crockpot before I left for work.&amp;nbsp; So when I got home at 12:30, I had to cook it in the oven for a few hours to ensure it would be done on time.&amp;nbsp; Nothing like heating up an already hot house.&amp;nbsp; Since I already had it on, I went ahead and made some &lt;a href=&quot;http://pinterest.com/pin/118008452705504102/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://pinterest.com/pin/118008452705749980/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kentucky Bourbon Bacon Chex Mix&lt;/a&gt; that I was taking to other parties over the weekend. &lt;br /&gt;
  214. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/images/2054_peanut_butter_cookies.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;126&quot; src=&quot;http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/images/2054_peanut_butter_cookies.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/118008452705749980_fLmVYrNN_c.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Pinned Image&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;149&quot; id=&quot;pinCloseupImage&quot; src=&quot;http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/118008452705749980_fLmVYrNN_c.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  223. We managed to sleep at home on Friday night, but by the time I returned from my SIL&#39;s baby shower on Saturday, it was balls hot in the house.&amp;nbsp; No, I don&#39;t really know what &quot;balls hot&quot; means, I just tend to throw the word &quot;balls&quot; in front of the word hot (and old sometimes) - kind of in the place of &quot;super&quot;.&amp;nbsp; I was staying at my friends&#39; house anyway, since Lo was going to the Indy 500 and we have no idea whether I can manage to stay at home alone in a new house without freaking out.&amp;nbsp; Those who know me are aware of my &quot;nighttime problems&quot;.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m not afraid of the dark, but I have crazy dreams and wake up with irrational fears.&amp;nbsp; They are often so irrational that I won&#39;t try to explain them out loud.&amp;nbsp; We had lots of security devices on the doors in the apartment just so I&#39;d be able to reason with myself that whatever I think happened, wasn&#39;t possible.&amp;nbsp; Now that we have 1st floor windows and multiple doors, we didn&#39;t know how I&#39;d be at night.&amp;nbsp; So far, so good - but no sense risking it while he was gone and the house was balls hot anyway.&lt;br /&gt;
  224. &lt;br /&gt;
  225. We were able to stay at our friends&#39; house on Sunday too - they had a big party and were having brunch the next day, plus we have our own room there anyway.&amp;nbsp; Now that we live 10 minutes from them, versus 30, we didn&#39;t expect to be staying there much anymore, but thankfully they are always welcoming!&lt;br /&gt;
  226. &lt;br /&gt;
  227. Monday night we finally left their house, which I often refer to our vacation home because it feels like we&#39;re on vacation when we are there.&amp;nbsp; It was still pretty hot at home, but was getting cooler at night so we thought it may be ok.&amp;nbsp; It wasn&#39;t.&amp;nbsp; Instead of heading back to their place, we decided to pack our stuff for work and sleep in the apartment for one last night.&amp;nbsp; We&#39;d left air mattresses and sleeping bags there just in case, plus it gave us a chance to do a little more cleaning before we had to turn in the keys this week.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  228. &lt;br /&gt;
  229. The air conditioning company came on Tuesday after work and fixed us right up.&amp;nbsp; The coolant was completely empty, but he didn&#39;t think there were any leaks, so we should be good now!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  230. &lt;br /&gt;
  231. Surprise repair #1 wasn&#39;t so bad - I think the total bill was $230 or something, which included a service plan in case it turns out that something else is wrong and they need to come back out.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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  233. And now the air is cool....&lt;br /&gt;
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  236. &lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QqKDOuqwodI/T6Hvp-Cf5qI/AAAAAAAAKPw/fWpkOewpyM8/s1600/DSC02798.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QqKDOuqwodI/T6Hvp-Cf5qI/AAAAAAAAKPw/fWpkOewpyM8/s320/DSC02798.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;When I made &lt;a href=&quot;http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/05/buffalo-turkey-lettuce-wraps.html&quot;&gt;Buffalo Turkey Wraps&lt;/a&gt;, I only used half of the package of ground turkey since I mixed lentils into the meat.&amp;nbsp; Since we also had lettuce leaves, which are great to use as a gluten-free substitute for buns or wraps, we decided to make &lt;b&gt;Spicy Bombay Sliders &lt;/b&gt;with the leftover turkey.&amp;nbsp; We picked up pound of ground chicken to round out the recipe - I don&#39;t love the taste of turkey burgers, so adding a different meat usually milds the taste for me.&amp;nbsp; Lo made Spicy Bombay Burgers for a friendly cooking &quot;competition&quot; with our friends, so we knew how good they were going to be.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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  238. &lt;b&gt;Spicy Bombay Sliders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  240. recipe from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefreshmarket.com/recipes/recipes_details_review.aspx?RecipeID=1364&quot;&gt;The Fresh Market&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  247. &lt;li&gt;1/2 cup mayonnaise&lt;/li&gt;
  248. &lt;li&gt;1/2 cup Greek yogurt&lt;/li&gt;
  249. &lt;li&gt;1 T. garlic chili sauce&lt;/li&gt;
  250. &lt;li&gt;2-3 T. hot curry paste (found in the asian section)&lt;/li&gt;
  251. &lt;li&gt;1 T. sugar&lt;/li&gt;
  252. &lt;/ul&gt;
  253. Sliders:&lt;br /&gt;
  254. &lt;ul&gt;
  255. &lt;li&gt;3/4 - 1 lb. ground turkey&lt;/li&gt;
  256. &lt;li&gt;1 lb. ground chicken&lt;/li&gt;
  257. &lt;li&gt;1 1/2 T. fresh ginger, minced (see tip below)&lt;/li&gt;
  258. &lt;li&gt;1 t. cumin&lt;/li&gt;
  259. &lt;li&gt;1 t. curry powder&lt;/li&gt;
  260. &lt;li&gt;1 garlic clove, minced&lt;/li&gt;
  261. &lt;li&gt;salt and pepper &lt;/li&gt;
  262. &lt;/ul&gt;
  263. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, yogurt, chili sauce,
  264. curry paste and sugar. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  265. &lt;br /&gt;
  266. Preheat grill to medium heat. In a large mixing bowl, fold
  267. together turkey, chicken, ginger, cumin, curry powder and garlic until
  268. well combined; form 1/3 cup of mixture at a time into patties. Season
  269. patties to taste with salt and pepper; grill 4 to 5 minutes per side
  270. until done. Serve sliders with spicy sauce.&amp;nbsp; I wrapped mine in lettuce leaves, while Lo ate his on a bun.
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  275. Ginger tip: I keep a knob of fresh ginger (found in the produce section near the garlic usually) in the freezer.&amp;nbsp; When I need of piece of it, I just grab it from the freezer and cut off a hunk with a sharp knife.&amp;nbsp; Using a veggie peeler or the knife, carefully peel the skin off the ginger.&amp;nbsp; Mince or prepare according to recipe instructions.&amp;nbsp; If I don&#39;t need much ginger, I&#39;ll often just peel part of the hunk with a peeler and continue to &quot;shave&quot; the ginger with the peeler.&amp;nbsp; Just chop the shavings to the size you need.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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  286. &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHw8159aUdM/T6Cfu1xLNcI/AAAAAAAAKPA/ftlSLslCNZw/s1600/IMG_3989.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHw8159aUdM/T6Cfu1xLNcI/AAAAAAAAKPA/ftlSLslCNZw/s400/IMG_3989.JPG&quot; width=&quot;337&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  288. &lt;br /&gt;
  289. My friend was having a birthday and I wanted to make her a cake, gluten-free, of course!&amp;nbsp; I didn&#39;t want to make a super rich flour-less cake or try to mess with a bunch of types of gf flour, so I decided to make a Crispy Cakes!&amp;nbsp; I used Fruity Pebbles for one, and Cocoa Pebbles for another.&amp;nbsp; You can use Rice Krispies or any gluten-free crispy cereal.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  290. &lt;br /&gt;
  291. There are so many options for decorating these &quot;cakes&quot; and even people who aren&#39;t gluten-free will enjoy them.&amp;nbsp; Who doesn&#39;t like Crispy treats??&lt;br /&gt;
  292. &lt;br /&gt;
  293. I can&#39;t say that I had a favorite between the two cakes...they were so different.&amp;nbsp; Normally I would always choose chocolate, but Fruity Pebbles are SO good!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  294. &lt;br /&gt;
  295. Basic Recipe for Crispy Treats &lt;br /&gt;
  296. &lt;ul&gt;
  297. &lt;li&gt;
  298.                        
  299.                           &lt;span itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/recipeingredient&quot;&gt;
  300.                                 &lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;3 tablespoons&lt;/span&gt;
  301.                                
  302.                                 &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;butter&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
  303.                                
  304.                           &lt;/span&gt;
  305.                          
  306.                &lt;/li&gt;
  307. &lt;li&gt;
  308.                        
  309.                           &lt;span&gt;
  310.                                 &lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 package (10 oz., about 40)&lt;/span&gt;
  311.                                
  312.                                 &lt;span&gt;regular marshmallows or 4 cups&lt;/span&gt;
  313.                                
  314.                                 &lt;span&gt;miniature marshmallows&lt;/span&gt;
  315.                                
  316.                           &lt;/span&gt;
  317.                          
  318.                &lt;/li&gt;
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  320.                        
  321.                           &lt;span itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/recipeingredient&quot;&gt;
  322.                                 &lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;6 cups&lt;/span&gt; crispy cereal&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  323. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/recipeingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;1/2 t. vanilla&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
  324.                                
  325.                           &lt;/span&gt;
  326.                          
  327.                &lt;/li&gt;
  328. &lt;/ul&gt;
  329. 1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.&lt;br /&gt;
  330. &lt;br /&gt;2. Add cereal. Stir until well coated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.
  331. Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press mixture into pan(s)* coated with cooking spray.&lt;br /&gt;
  332. &lt;br /&gt;
  333. *To make the layers, pour the mixture into different sized bowls and press down gently to level.&amp;nbsp; Don&#39;t press down too hard (like i did) because it will compact and crush the cereal, making the bars harder than they should be.&lt;br /&gt;
  334. &lt;br /&gt;
  335. My pans/bowls were a little too big, which made the layers thin, so I ended up making another third of a batch (1 tablespoon butter, 1 1/3 cups mini marshmallows, and 2 cups cereal).&amp;nbsp; Just multiply the recipe for how many you want to serve.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  336. &lt;br /&gt;
  337. I piped canned vanilla frosting onto the Fruity Pebbles cake and used skittles and swedish fish to decorate.&amp;nbsp; I didn&#39;t have any frosting bags handy, so I just scooped the frosting into a ziploc bag and snipped off a corner.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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  343. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Chocolate-drizzled potato chips - YUM!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  347. For the Cocoa Pebbles cake, I added some peanut butter into the marshmallow-butter mixture before stirring in the cereal, and used peanut butter frosting that I had saved and froze from &lt;a href=&quot;http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/04/gluten-free-easter-treats.html&quot;&gt;this recipe&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; I decorated with M&amp;amp;M&#39;s and then drizzled dipping chocolate (Merkins) over the cake by pouring the melted chocolate into a ziploc bag and snipping off a tiny corner.&amp;nbsp; There was leftover chocolate in the bag - I can&#39;t throw that away - so we drizzled the chocolate over some potato chips.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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  351. These were so good and are going to be my &quot;go-to&quot; cake - especially in the summer when I don&#39;t want to turn on the oven! &lt;br /&gt;
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  381. &lt;br /&gt;
  382. I love these and the recipe is completely customizable.&amp;nbsp; I mixed cooked lentils with the meat to stretch the amount of meat and make it a little healthier.&amp;nbsp; The lentils can be left out, or you can used cooked rice or quinoa in place of the lentils.&amp;nbsp; You won&#39;t notice the taste or texture for the lentils though, so I recommend them. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  383. &lt;br /&gt;
  384. &lt;b&gt;Buffalo Turkey Lentil Lettuce Wraps&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  385. &lt;br /&gt;
  386. 3/4 - 1 pound lean ground turkey (or chicken or beef)&lt;br /&gt;
  387. 1/2 onion, diced &lt;br /&gt;
  388. 1/2 cup dry lentils (brown or green...orange gets mushy)&lt;br /&gt;
  389. 3 carrots, shredded using a veggie peeler&lt;br /&gt;
  390. Leaves of lettuce, washed (we used butter lettuce, but it doesn&#39;t matter which type) &lt;br /&gt;
  391. Shredded cheese or blue cheese sprinkles&lt;br /&gt;
  392. Buffalo Wing sauce, about 1 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  393. Blue cheese dressing, if desired (I didn&#39;t have it and didn&#39;t need it)&lt;br /&gt;
  394. Chopped celery, if you have it (I didn&#39;t)&lt;br /&gt;
  395. &lt;br /&gt;
  396. Don&#39;t have buffalo wing sauce?&amp;nbsp; Mix some up.&lt;br /&gt;
  397. &lt;br /&gt;
  398. &lt;b&gt;Buffalo Wing Sauce:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  399. 1/3 cup melted butter&lt;br /&gt;
  400. 1/2 cup Frank&#39;s Red Hot (or favorite hot sauce)&lt;br /&gt;
  401. 1/2 T. white vinegar (more to taste)&lt;br /&gt;
  402. sprinkle of garlic powder, to taste &lt;br /&gt;
  403. 1-2 t. sugar, to taste&lt;br /&gt;
  404. pepper, to taste&lt;br /&gt;
  405. &lt;br /&gt;
  406. Stir together the ingredients, tasting as you go.&amp;nbsp; Add more vinegar if you want it to be more tangy; add more sugar if it&#39;s too tangy.&amp;nbsp; If it&#39;s still too spicy or too tangy, stir in a couple of tablespoons or more of BBQ sauce to mild it out.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  407. &lt;br /&gt;
  408. For the wraps:&lt;br /&gt;
  409. Sort lentils, discarding any weird looking ones.&amp;nbsp; Place in pan with 2 cups water and simmer with lid tilted until to desired tenderness, stirring occasionally, about 20-25 minutes. Drain water from lentils and set aside.&lt;br /&gt;
  410. &lt;br /&gt;
  411. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook onions for 3 minutes until tender.&amp;nbsp; Add ground meat and cook until browned.&amp;nbsp; Drain if needed.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  412. &lt;br /&gt;
  413. Add lentils to cooked meat.&amp;nbsp; Stir in buffalo sauce.&amp;nbsp; If the sauce it too runny (once mixed with the juices from the meat), you can turn the heat back on and cook for a couple of minutes. &lt;br /&gt;
  414. &lt;br /&gt;
  415. To assemble, scoop meat/lentils down the middle of the lettuce, top with carrots and desired cheese and celery, if using.&amp;nbsp; Fold it up like a taco and enjoy!&amp;nbsp; I find it easiest to eat the stem end last, since it&#39;s a little more sturdy. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  416. &lt;br /&gt;
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  418. &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t7YbMUWr5Y8/T59JLGO0t8I/AAAAAAAAKLc/uxiFLEcimt8/s1600/DSC02794.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t7YbMUWr5Y8/T59JLGO0t8I/AAAAAAAAKLc/uxiFLEcimt8/s400/DSC02794.JPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  419. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/3650910267968826326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/05/buffalo-turkey-lettuce-wraps.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/3650910267968826326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/3650910267968826326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/05/buffalo-turkey-lettuce-wraps.html' title='Buffalo Turkey Lettuce Wraps'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mx0FJDMlpiU/T59JCYlDxqI/AAAAAAAAKLU/xFoQ1RdNO9I/s72-c/DSC02793.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-6587114621524907383</id><published>2012-04-20T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-04-20T07:30:01.869-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grilling"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sauces and dressing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seafood"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sides"/><title type='text'>Salmon with Cilantro Pesto and Lentil Salad</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  420. &lt;/div&gt;
  421. &lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s1t2vhiIYS8/T4uEdr1--kI/AAAAAAAAKD4/5we_KubAXjo/s1600/DSC02650.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s1t2vhiIYS8/T4uEdr1--kI/AAAAAAAAKD4/5we_KubAXjo/s320/DSC02650.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;We picked up some nice salmon filets when they were on sale at Giant Eagle last week and decided to make them the next day.&amp;nbsp; I didn&#39;t really have a plan for them and forgot to have Lo soak cedar planks to grill them on.&amp;nbsp; He didn&#39;t want to grill the salmon without the planks because fish is so much more delicate to work with on the grill.&amp;nbsp; We had some asparagus for him to grill, plus some thawed chicken breasts for a future meal, so we decided to cook the salmon in a cast iron pan and the rest on the grill.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;d been craving lentils and decided I wanted to make a quick lentil salad to go along with the rest of the meal.&amp;nbsp; I remembered that I had some cilantro pesto in the freezer from a few months ago and decided that it would be the perfect topping for the salmon, so I pulled it out and defrosted it in the microwave - good choice!&amp;nbsp; It sounds like a lot going on, but it came together so quickly - especially with him on the grill and me in the kitchen.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  422. &lt;br /&gt;
  423. &lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l0GxDtHAimo/T4uDw-Pt8kI/AAAAAAAAKDQ/_WBqccQV74I/s1600/DSC02643.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l0GxDtHAimo/T4uDw-Pt8kI/AAAAAAAAKDQ/_WBqccQV74I/s320/DSC02643.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The salmon was just cooked very simply in the cast iron pan.&amp;nbsp; I seasoned the salmon with salt and pepper and heated coconut oil in the pan until it was hot.&amp;nbsp; I placed the salmon in the skillet skin side up and cooked for 5-7 minutes until it was done almost halfway through and released easily from the pan.&amp;nbsp; If you try to flip fish and it is sticking to the skillet, it probably isn&#39;t ready to be flipped.&amp;nbsp; Once flipped I kept cooking until it was just barely still pink in the middle and removed it from the pan.&amp;nbsp; I topped it with the cilantro pesto right before serving.&amp;nbsp; As far as the asparagus goes, just spray it with some oil and cook it on the grill - salt and pepper is all you need!&lt;br /&gt;
  424. &lt;br /&gt;
  425. I looked around for a cilantro pesto a few months ago when I had a bunch of cilantro from a produce delivery that I didn&#39;t want to go to waste.&amp;nbsp; I didn&#39;t find a perfect recipe, so I just combined several.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  426. &lt;br /&gt;
  427. &lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xEHznzTpcuk/T4uD6ACD1yI/AAAAAAAAKDY/ldcwrVk6Dw4/s1600/DSC02644.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xEHznzTpcuk/T4uD6ACD1yI/AAAAAAAAKDY/ldcwrVk6Dw4/s320/DSC02644.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cilantro Pesto&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  428. &lt;br /&gt;
  429. 2 cups cilantro leaves, long stems removed&lt;br /&gt;
  430. 1 large clove of garlic (2 if you hate vampires)&lt;br /&gt;
  431. 1/4 cup chopped red onion (or less)&lt;br /&gt;
  432. 1/3 cup pine nuts (can use other nuts instead; almonds, walnuts, pecans)&lt;br /&gt;
  433. 1/4 cup olive oil&lt;br /&gt;
  434. salt and pepper&lt;br /&gt;
  435. 1/4 cup fresh parmesean blend or other hard cheese&lt;br /&gt;
  436. favorite seasoning (I likely used some crushed red pepper, but don&#39;t remember exactly)&lt;br /&gt;
  437. &lt;br /&gt;
  438. Chop nuts in food processor.&amp;nbsp; Add cilantro, garlic, and onion and continue to process.&amp;nbsp; Slowly add oil until you get your preferred texture.&amp;nbsp; Add seasoning and cheese and process lightly or stir to combine.&amp;nbsp; Freeze leftover pesto so you can use it last minute for a future meal like I did!&lt;br /&gt;
  439. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  440. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hcXyWaN6694/T4uELtUrY3I/AAAAAAAAKDo/3RwQTEd3giU/s1600/DSC02648.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hcXyWaN6694/T4uELtUrY3I/AAAAAAAAKDo/3RwQTEd3giU/s320/DSC02648.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  441. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Salmon with Cilantro Pesto&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  442. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  443. &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  444. &lt;b&gt;Lentil Salad&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  445. &lt;br /&gt;
  446. 1 cup dried lentils&lt;br /&gt;
  447. chopped or sliced onions&lt;br /&gt;
  448. shredded carrots&lt;br /&gt;
  449. balsamic vinegar&lt;br /&gt;
  450. gorgonzola or other tasty cheese&lt;br /&gt;
  451. favorite seasonings&lt;br /&gt;
  452. balsamic dressing, if desired&lt;br /&gt;
  453. &lt;br /&gt;
  454. Add lentils to saucepan and cover with 2-3 inches of water.&amp;nbsp; Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 15-20 minutes until cooked, but not mushy.&amp;nbsp; If there is extra water in the pan once the lentils are done, strain it out and put lentils back in pan or in a serving dish.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  455. &lt;br /&gt;
  456. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  457. &lt;/div&gt;
  458. Meanwhile, spray skillet with nonstick spray or oil and add onions when the pan is hot.&amp;nbsp; Cook onions until they are caramelized, about 10-15 minutes, adding a little water here and there when the skillet starts to get dry.&amp;nbsp; You can also add a pinch of sugar if you prefer your onions slightly sweet.&amp;nbsp; Once onions are almost done, pour a healthy glug of balsamic vinegar in the pan so the onions can soak it up.&amp;nbsp; I added the shredded carrots at this time so they would be slightly cooked, but still have a nice crunch for contrast.&amp;nbsp; Once the onions and carrots are cooked to your preference, add them to the cooked lentils.&amp;nbsp; Add another splash of balsamic vinegar - or add some balsamic dressing if you prefer - and sprinkle with cheese.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  459. &lt;br /&gt;
  460. These lentils are good whether they are hot, cold, or room temperature.&amp;nbsp; You can customize these so much and add whatever spices or veggies that you have - I was just trying to keep it quick and simple.&amp;nbsp; Double it if you want lots of leftovers!&lt;br /&gt;
  461. &lt;br /&gt;
  462. This was a really simple meal that could mostly be made ahead of time - or pulled together in about 25 minutes.&amp;nbsp;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/6587114621524907383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/04/salmon-with-cilantro-pesto-and-lentil.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/6587114621524907383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/6587114621524907383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/04/salmon-with-cilantro-pesto-and-lentil.html' title='Salmon with Cilantro Pesto and Lentil Salad'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s1t2vhiIYS8/T4uEdr1--kI/AAAAAAAAKD4/5we_KubAXjo/s72-c/DSC02650.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-5113950191503339013</id><published>2012-04-17T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-04-17T07:30:02.225-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="desserts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="holidays"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipes"/><title type='text'>Gluten-Free Easter Treats</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  463. &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e2z07DK_HJw/T4tpqvnNuqI/AAAAAAAAKAQ/spvy1LPs6KM/s1600/DSC02601.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e2z07DK_HJw/T4tpqvnNuqI/AAAAAAAAKAQ/spvy1LPs6KM/s320/DSC02601.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  464. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;I was planning to make &lt;a href=&quot;http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/banana-cupcakes-with-peanut-butter.html&quot;&gt;Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting&lt;/a&gt; for Easter again this year, and when I saw &lt;a href=&quot;http://kitchensimplicity.com/three-no-bake-easter-treats/&quot;&gt;these no-bake Easter treats&lt;/a&gt;, I wanted to make these too. &amp;nbsp; I was converting the Cupcake Recipe to gluten-free this year, so I was nervous about the results.&amp;nbsp; They actually turned out pretty well - though they were a little flat and dense.&amp;nbsp; My favorite out of all of the treats were the Crisped Rice Treats - the side dipped in chocolate was amazing.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  465. &lt;br /&gt;
  466. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;I totally forgot to buy cupcake wrappers and didn&#39;t have any, so they looked a little naked.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  467. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  468. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  469. Adapted from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Banana-Cupcakes-with-Peanut-Butter-Frosting-358240#ixzz1JVpVMuQZ&quot;&gt;Bon Appetit recipe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  470. Make approx. 16&lt;br /&gt;
  471. &lt;br /&gt;
  472. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  473. &lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o42FnaG96Fc/T4tpzLiYRAI/AAAAAAAAKAY/Hh_dBbysXOI/s1600/DSC02602.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o42FnaG96Fc/T4tpzLiYRAI/AAAAAAAAKAY/Hh_dBbysXOI/s320/DSC02602.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Cupcakes: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  474. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  475. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 1/4 cups gluten-free flour (I used Jules All-Purpose with xanthum gum added)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  476. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  477. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 1/2 teaspoons baking
  478. powder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  479. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  480. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RNAklypUEnY/T16klY3YRPI/AAAAAAAAJow/sdzkmsUIPgI/s1600/IMG_1229.JPG&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;1/2 teaspoon baking soda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  481. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  482. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/4 teaspoon salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  483. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  484. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;2 very ripe large bananas,
  485. peeled&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  486. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  487. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;3/4 cup sour cream or greek yogurt (lite
  488. works fine)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  489. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  490. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  491. extract&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  492. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  493. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;3/4 cup sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  494. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  495. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/4 cup (1/2 stick)
  496. unsalted butter, room temperature &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  497. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  498. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 large egg, plus 1 egg yolk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  499. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  500. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  501. Frosting: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  502. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  503. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (more or less to preferred consistency)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  504. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  505. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;4 oz cream
  506. cheese, room temperature (I used neufchatel)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  507. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  508. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/4 cup
  509. unsalted butter, room temperature&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  510. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  511. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/4 cup smooth peanut
  512. butter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  513. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  514. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  515. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  516. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;mini candy coated chocolate eggs, like Cadbury or Hershey &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  517. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  518. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  519. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  520. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;For cupcakes: &lt;br /&gt;
  521. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking
  522. soda, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Mash bananas with fork in another
  523. medium bowl until smooth. Mix sour cream and vanilla into bananas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  524. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  525. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Using electric mixer,
  526. beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  527. Add egg and egg yolk and beat until well blended. Add flour mixture in 3
  528. additions alternately with banana-sour cream mixture in 2 additions, beginning
  529. and ending with flour mixture and beating just until blended after each
  530. addition. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups (generous 1/4 cup for each).
  531. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  532. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  533. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Bake cupcakes until
  534. tester inserted into center of each comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer
  535. cupcakes to rack and let cool completely. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  536. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  537. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;For frosting: &lt;br /&gt;
  538. Sift powdered sugar into large bowl. Add cream cheese, butter, and peanut
  539. butter. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until smooth. If
  540.  
  541. it&#39;s too thin, you can stir in more sifted powdered sugar until you get
  542. the right consistency.&amp;nbsp; If you use 1/3 less fat cream cheese, you may
  543. need extra powdered sugar.&amp;nbsp; You&#39;ll want it to be able to hold a little
  544. shape if you intend to make it look like a nest with the eggs.&amp;nbsp; Spread frosting over
  545. top of cupcakes, dividing equally.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  546. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  547. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  548. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  549. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;I
  550. tried to make mine look like nests by spreading the icing on with a
  551. knife and randomly pulling the knife up off of the frosting (does that
  552. even make sense?) to create peaks.&amp;nbsp; If you want to make the frosting look even more like a nest, stir in some coconut so it looks like straw.&amp;nbsp; Place
  553. the mini candy eggs in the &quot;nest&quot; of frosting before serving.&amp;nbsp; If you
  554. are going to store these for more than a couple of hours, add the eggs at the last minute because the shell get a little soggy and weird.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  556. &lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  557.  
  558. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Chocolate Dipped Crispy Rice Eggs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  559. &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rc-FUJR4vxE/T4triNNDmLI/AAAAAAAAKCA/BV5zLvRTTKI/s1600/DSC02624.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rc-FUJR4vxE/T4triNNDmLI/AAAAAAAAKCA/BV5zLvRTTKI/s320/DSC02624.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  560. 1/4 cup butter&lt;br /&gt;
  561. 40 large marshmallows (5 cups mini or 250g)&lt;br /&gt;
  562. 1/2 tsp. vanilla&lt;br /&gt;
  563. 6 cups crispy rice cereal (I used &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturespath.com/products/cereal?tid=5&amp;amp;brand=All&amp;amp;nutri=All&quot;&gt;GF Koala Crisp&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;
  564. Chocolate for dipping &lt;br /&gt;
  565. sprinkles or crushed m&amp;amp;m&#39;s &lt;br /&gt;
  566. &lt;br /&gt;
  567. Melt butter and marshmallows over low heat. Stir in vanilla. Remove
  568. from heat and add cereal. Stir until equally incorporated.&lt;br /&gt;
  569. Using a greased 1/4 cup measuring cup, scoop out some of the mixture
  570. and form into an egg. Set aside and repeat until all of the mixture has
  571. been used up.&amp;nbsp; Dampen hands occasionally to keep from sticking.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  572. Melt chocolate.&lt;br /&gt;
  573. Dip the tops into chocolate, then into sprinkles or crushed candy.&amp;nbsp; Store covered at room temperature for up to two days. Freeze for longer storage.&lt;br /&gt;
  574. &lt;br /&gt;
  575. &lt;br /&gt;
  576. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Peanut Butter No-Bake Nests&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  577. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;(I halved this recipe and it made around 24) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  578. &lt;br /&gt;
  579. &lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2bsrH5cJAJQ/T4tsDFRxAlI/AAAAAAAAKCg/MDF8dMqb7Ag/s1600/DSC02630.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2bsrH5cJAJQ/T4tsDFRxAlI/AAAAAAAAKCg/MDF8dMqb7Ag/s320/DSC02630.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;2 &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;type&quot;&gt;cups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  
  580.       &lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;
  581.        
  582.      
  583.      
  584.      
  585.       sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;1/4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;type&quot;&gt;cup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  
  586.       &lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;
  587.        
  588.      
  589.      
  590.      
  591.       margarine
  592.      
  593.      
  594.      
  595.       &lt;/span&gt;
  596.      
  597.       &lt;/span&gt;
  598.       &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;
  599.       &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;1/2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;type&quot;&gt;cup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  
  600.       &lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;
  601.        
  602.      
  603.      
  604.      
  605.       milk
  606.      
  607.      
  608.      
  609.       &lt;/span&gt;
  610.      
  611.       &lt;/span&gt;
  612.       &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;
  613.       &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;type&quot;&gt;cup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  
  614.       &lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;
  615.        
  616.      
  617.      
  618.      
  619.       peanut butter
  620.      
  621.      
  622.      
  623.       &lt;/span&gt;
  624.      
  625.       &lt;/span&gt;
  626.       &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;
  627.       &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;type&quot;&gt;teaspoon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  
  628.       &lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;
  629.        
  630.      
  631.      
  632.      
  633.       vanilla
  634.      
  635.      
  636.      
  637.       &lt;/span&gt;
  638.      
  639.       &lt;/span&gt;
  640.       &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;
  641.       &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;type&quot;&gt;cups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;gluten free rolled oats
  642.      
  643.      
  644.        (old fashioned) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  645. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;coconut, if desired&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  646. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;name&quot;&gt;m&amp;amp;m&#39;s for &quot;eggs&quot; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  647. &lt;br /&gt;
  648. &lt;div class=&quot;txt&quot;&gt;
  649. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Lightly grease a mini muffin tin.&amp;nbsp; In
  650. lg saucepan, mix sugar, margarine, and milk; bring to a full, rolling
  651. boil over med heat.  (full, rolling boil = large bubbles rising to
  652. surface that can&#39;t be stirred down).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  653. &lt;div class=&quot;txt&quot;&gt;
  654. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Boil for one minute, stirring constantly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  655. &lt;div class=&quot;txt&quot;&gt;
  656. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla, stirring until peanut butter is melted; stir in oats.&amp;nbsp; Scoop spoonfuls of the mixture into mini muffin tins.&amp;nbsp; Use a spoon to create a divot for the nest - you can also use your thumb if it&#39;s cool enough.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  658. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Stick in the freezer for 20 minutes or so.&amp;nbsp; In order to get these out of the muffin tin, I had to slide a toothpick down the side of the each tin to pop out the nests.&amp;nbsp; I used a dab of leftover peanut butter frosting to &quot;hold&quot; the coconut and m&amp;amp;m&#39;s in the nest so they wouldn&#39;t spill during transport, but it probably isn&#39;t necessary.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  659. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  695. While it sounds like a song by the Hanson Brothers, it&#39;s actually a crazy delicious Korean dish that I had while visiting friends in Atlanta. Since it&#39;s something that I&#39;ve only had once, I can&#39;t tell how spot on this recipe is, but we loved it.  I pieced this together from several different bibimbap recipes, but it&#39;s most strongly influenced by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/03/dinner-tonight-korean-bibimbap-recipe.html&quot;&gt;this one&lt;/a&gt;.  This nice thing about this recipe is that you can use whatever vegetables or meat that you have on hand. Our egg didn&#39;t turn out yolky, but that&#39;s because I gave poor instructions to Lo while he was cooking it.&amp;nbsp; Update: we made it again a few weeks later because I couldn&#39;t stop craving it.&amp;nbsp; This time the yolk turned out (on mine...his still broke, sadly), so I took a new picture because it&#39;s so pretty!&lt;br /&gt;
  696. &lt;br /&gt;
  697. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;Bibimbap&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  698. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;4 servings &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  699. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  700. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IQxqmarJ8RY/T6Hw1a64rbI/AAAAAAAAKQI/AmJaz89kR2k/s1600/DSC02801.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IQxqmarJ8RY/T6Hw1a64rbI/AAAAAAAAKQI/AmJaz89kR2k/s320/DSC02801.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  701. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  702. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  703. &lt;br /&gt;
  704. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;4 tablespoons soy sauce (gluten-free)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  705. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;3 tablespoons sesame oil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  706. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;3 teaspoons sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  707. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;2 clove garlic, minced&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  708. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 teaspoon ginger, grated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  709. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 pound thinly sliced chicken or beef&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  710. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;2 cup cooked rice (I used brown)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  711. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;2-4 eggs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  712. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  713. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1-2 cups baby bella or crimini mushrooms, halved&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  714. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1/2 - 1 cup carrots, matchstick&lt;/span&gt; or shredded (I buy shredded from Trader Joes)&lt;br /&gt;
  715. handful of pepper slices (I used frozen) or other preferred veggies&lt;br /&gt;
  716. Gochujang sauce (purchased or see below for &quot;recipe&quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  717. &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
  718. Combine the soy sauce, 1.5 tablespoon of the sesame oil, sugar, garlic, and ginger in a large bowl.  Add the meat and stir until coated.  Set aside for 30 minutes - 2 hours.   Cook rice according to package.&lt;br /&gt;
  719. &lt;br /&gt;
  720. Heat 1/2 tablespoon of the sesame oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook until they are tender.  Set aside. Add another 1/2 tablespoon of the sesame oil to the skillet and add the sliced zucchini (and/or other vegetables).  Cook until tender, about 5 minutes or so.&lt;br /&gt;
  721. &lt;br /&gt;
  722. Set a large skillet over high heat (can remove vegetables and use same skillet).  When very hot add the beef.  Cook, stirring often until browned on all sides.&lt;br /&gt;
  723. &lt;br /&gt;
  724. Pour the rest of the sesame oil into a non-stick skillet over medium heat.  Crack the two eggs in and cook until the whites have set, but the yolk is still runny.&lt;br /&gt;
  725. &lt;br /&gt;
  726. To assemble add rice to the bottom of the bowl, add the meat on top and place vegetables around the edge.  Carefully place the egg on top.  Serve with Gochujang sauce.&amp;nbsp; To eat, break the egg yolk and dig in.  &lt;br /&gt;
  727. &lt;br /&gt;
  728. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cIPxLWErJiQ/T3upZUT9XyI/AAAAAAAAJ5U/kOp1b1SZdV4/s640/blogger-image--797555271.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cIPxLWErJiQ/T3upZUT9XyI/AAAAAAAAJ5U/kOp1b1SZdV4/s640/blogger-image--797555271.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fake Gochujang Recipe&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  729. I call this fake because all gochujang recipes call for red pepper paste, which I didn&#39;t have, so I completely made it up.   &lt;br /&gt;
  730. &lt;br /&gt;
  731. Spoon and a half of garlic chili sauce &lt;br /&gt;
  732. squirt of sriracha sauce&lt;br /&gt;
  733. 1/4 cup rice vinegar &lt;br /&gt;
  734. 1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;
  735. 1 tbsp (or less) sesame oil&lt;br /&gt;
  736. 1.5 tbsp brown sugar&lt;br /&gt;
  737. &lt;h2&gt;
  738.  
  739.  
  740. &lt;/h2&gt;
  741. Mix together all of the ingredients and reduce in a small saucepan until slightly thickened.  Drizzle your preferred amount on top of the bibimbap.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/7354000917381245667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/04/bibimbap-recipe.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/7354000917381245667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/7354000917381245667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/04/bibimbap-recipe.html' title='Bibimbap Recipe'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IQxqmarJ8RY/T6Hw1a64rbI/AAAAAAAAKQI/AmJaz89kR2k/s72-c/DSC02801.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-4412512844958949874</id><published>2012-04-05T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-04-05T07:30:04.344-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beef"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grilling"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sides"/><title type='text'>Easter 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;
  742. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  743. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-20KB-ZWLONs/T3pdXTJx4CI/AAAAAAAAJ5M/2-m4lfubO7M/s640/blogger-image--1120015603.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-20KB-ZWLONs/T3pdXTJx4CI/AAAAAAAAJ5M/2-m4lfubO7M/s200/blogger-image--1120015603.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  744. &lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ed5Kc-ekw0/T16pDqe03JI/AAAAAAAAJpo/GZSyrX4iGMQ/s1600/IMG_1285.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ed5Kc-ekw0/T16pDqe03JI/AAAAAAAAJpo/GZSyrX4iGMQ/s320/IMG_1285.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;For the last few years, we&#39;ve stayed home on Easter.  Traffic on Sunday night is so terrible (especially coming from my parent&#39;s in NE Ohio). The first year we did this, we went to Betty&#39;s for Easter lunch/dinner because they had adorable peep martinis.&lt;br /&gt;
  745. &lt;br /&gt;
  746. Last year we went to Dirty Franks Hot Dog Palace for brunch because we&#39;d been dying to try it (it was delicious!).&amp;nbsp; We made an awesome dinner later that night that wasn&#39;t exactly &quot;Easter&quot; standard - except for the carrots!&lt;br /&gt;
  747. &lt;br /&gt;
  748. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hawaiian Teriyaki Burgers &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  749. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  750. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Makes 4 burgers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  752. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  755. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 pound ground sirloin  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  757. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/2 cup red onions, finely chopped  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  759. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 egg, slightly beaten  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  761. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/3 cup Bread Crumbs or Crushed Tortilla Chips (use chips for gluten-free)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  763. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 teaspoon garlic, minced  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  764. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  765. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  766. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  767. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;3/4 teaspoon chipotle spice rub (use your favorite)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  769. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 1/2 Tablespoons spicy brown mustard  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  771. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;3 tablespoons Spicy Hawaiian Marinade (from World Market) or Hawaiian Teriyaki Sauce (or choice of sauce) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  772. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  773. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;vegetable oil, for brushing the grill rack  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  774. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  775. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;4 hamburger buns or sandwich thins (or nothing if gluten-free)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  777. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;6 fresh pineapple rings, thinly sliced  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  778. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  779. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt; 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  781. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  784. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Preheat a gas grill to medium-high.  Combine the sirloin,  onion, egg, bread crumbs, garlic, pepper, spice rub, mustard, and sauce in a large bowl. Mix until combined. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions and form patties, slightly larger than bun size.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  786. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  787. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  788. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  789. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;When grill is ready, brush grill rack with oil. Place patties on rack, cover, and cook, turning once, until done (165‘F), about 7 minutes on each side. Grill pineapple rings after turning burgers, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. During the last few minutes of cooking, place buns, cut side down, on outer edges of rack to toast lightly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  790. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  791. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  792. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  793. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  794. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;To assemble burgers, on each roll bottom, place a burger and a grilled pineapple ring. Brush bun tops with sauce, sprinkle with ½ tbsp of cilantro and serve.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  796. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  797. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  798. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  799. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  800. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  801. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fingerling Potatoes Braised with Pepper and Paprika&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  802. Adapted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2008/09/fingerling-potatoes-braised-with-smoked.html&quot;&gt;Fat Free Vegan Kitchen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  803. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  804. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  805. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  806. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  807. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  808. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  809. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  811. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;olive oil spray&lt;br /&gt;
  812. ½ cup minced red onion&lt;br /&gt;
  813. 3 cloves garlic, minced&lt;br /&gt;
  814. 1 tablespoon tomato paste &lt;br /&gt;
  815. 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  816. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  817. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  818. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  819. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 teaspoon pepper&lt;br /&gt;
  820. ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper&lt;br /&gt;
  821. 1 1/2 pounds fingerling potatoes or small red potatoes&lt;br /&gt;
  822. 2 ½ cups vegetable broth &lt;br /&gt;
  823. 1/2 teaspoon salt &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  824. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  825. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  826. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  827. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;2 teaspoons corn starch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  828. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  829. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  831. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;½ cup cold water&lt;br /&gt;
  832. 1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves (optional)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  833. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  834. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  835. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  836. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  837. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  838. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  839. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  840. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  841. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Wash the potatoes and cut potatoes in half, except smaller or thin potatoes, which can be left whole.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  842. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  843. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  844. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  845. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Spray a pan lightly with olive oil. Over medium-high heat, sauté the red onion for about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add the tomato paste, spices, and potatoes and toss to coat. Stir in the vegetable broth, add salt to taste, and cover. Cook on low for about 25 – 30 minutes, until potatoes are tender.  Remove the cover and increase the heat. Cook, stirring regularly, until the broth has cooked down to about half. Remove the potatoes to a serving bowl with a slotted spoon.  Stir corn starch into the cold water until smooth and add to the sauce.  Stir and continue cooking until thickened to desired level.   Add the oregano and pour over the potatoes to coat with sauce.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  846. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  847. &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zoxePtSjivU/T16o3musHJI/AAAAAAAAJpY/o4rE1jAOU80/s1600/IMG_1283.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zoxePtSjivU/T16o3musHJI/AAAAAAAAJpY/o4rE1jAOU80/s320/IMG_1283.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  848. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  849. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  850. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  851. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  852. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Grilled Carrots with Carrot Greens Pesto&lt;/b&gt;(makes 4 servings)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  853. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  854. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  855. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  856. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  857. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  858. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  859. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  861. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 bunch carrots with greens attached&lt;br /&gt;
  862. 1 large clove garlic&lt;br /&gt;
  863. about 1/2 cup and 1-2 tablespoons good extra-virgin olive oil&lt;br /&gt;
  864. salt and pepper to taste&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  865. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  866. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  867. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  868. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/2 cup pine nuts (optional)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  869. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  870. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  871. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  872. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/4 cup parmesean cheese or parm-romano blend&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  873. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  874. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  875. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  876. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Favorite spices – I used a chipotle blend, to taste&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  877. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  878. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  879. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  880. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  882. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  883. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  885. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Snip the carrots from the greens leaving about 1/2-1 inch of the stem on the root. Set carrots aside. Remove any long stems and wilted leaves from the leafy greens. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and boil the greens for about 1 minute. Drain for 5 minutes. Coarsely chop the garlic clove and the greens, and transfer to a food processor as well as salt, pepper, the 1/2 cup of olive oil and pine nuts and cheese. Pulse for a few seconds, stopping to scrape down mixture with a spatula as needed, until well blended. Taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper and other spices, as desired.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  889. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Cut carrots lengthwise so that they’re about equal in size and thickness.  Drizzle with olive oil just to coat and season with salt and pepper.  Grill carrots on a grill heated to medium-high (or cook on cast-ron pan on stovetop).  Let cook for 1-2 minutes, or until charred marks form on the underside, and flip. Cook another 2-3 minutes, turning occasionally, until each side is slightly charred and remove from heat. Serve with the pesto.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  890. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
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  894. And of course, we had &lt;a href=&quot;http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/banana-cupcakes-with-peanut-butter.html&quot;&gt;Easter Banana Peanut Butter Cupcakes&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/div&gt;
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  897. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hbQVPhtVK9I/T3pdXOGStVI/AAAAAAAAJ5E/Pg6xnm6G22k/s640/blogger-image--574888664.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hbQVPhtVK9I/T3pdXOGStVI/AAAAAAAAJ5E/Pg6xnm6G22k/s640/blogger-image--574888664.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/4412512844958949874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/04/easter-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/4412512844958949874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/4412512844958949874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/04/easter-2011.html' title='Easter 2011'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-20KB-ZWLONs/T3pdXTJx4CI/AAAAAAAAJ5M/2-m4lfubO7M/s72-c/blogger-image--1120015603.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-8650026889907777888</id><published>2012-03-30T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-03-30T07:30:01.048-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beverage"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reviews"/><title type='text'>New Planet Off Grid Pale Ale</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  898. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0IW0ByIcAuA/T3UW5er0hTI/AAAAAAAAJ3s/DBf5QfziZt8/s640/blogger-image--1416748709.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0IW0ByIcAuA/T3UW5er0hTI/AAAAAAAAJ3s/DBf5QfziZt8/s640/blogger-image--1416748709.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I was a major beer lover before I found out that I couldn&#39;t have gluten.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;ve been able to find substitutions for almost everything with gluten - except beer (and Combos).&amp;nbsp; I&#39;ve tried about 8-10 gluten free beers and so far Daura is my favorite.&amp;nbsp; I don&#39;t like Redbridge very much, but it will do in a pinch on a hot summer day - and it gets credit for being the first easy to find gluten free beer.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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  902. New Planet has three gluten free beers: Off Grid Pale Ale, Tread Lightly Ale, and 3R Raspberry Ale.&amp;nbsp; My friend said that the 3R Raspberry Ale is gross, so I&#39;m not going to bother with that one.&amp;nbsp; I had an Off Grid Pale Ale tonight and I&#39;d rank it in the middle - about a 5 or 6.&amp;nbsp; It taste more like an Amber beer to me (if I remember what regular beer tastes like), but it has a bitter aftertaste like a pale ale.&amp;nbsp; It&#39;s made from sorghum and brown rice extract, and I can definitely taste the sorghum.&amp;nbsp; Gluten free beer is not &quot;light&quot; and this follows suit at 170 calories for a 12 oz. bottle - which is the same amount as a PINT of Guinness.&amp;nbsp; I miss Guinness so much...&lt;/div&gt;
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  905. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;I was &lt;strike&gt;busy&lt;/strike&gt; lazy before St. Patrick&#39;s Day weekend, so didn&#39;t get the corned beef made until the next week.&amp;nbsp; I didn&#39;t know that I liked corned beef until we went to &lt;a href=&quot;http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/skillet-rusticurbanfood.html&quot;&gt;Skillet&lt;/a&gt; and I had corned beef hash.&amp;nbsp; I didn&#39;t even know what it was, but it sounded pretty gross.&amp;nbsp; What is &quot;corned&quot; anyway?&amp;nbsp; So once I knew I liked it, I decided to buy it when it was on sale for $3.99/lb. before St. Patty&#39;s.&amp;nbsp; I also bought a bunch of cabbage for a couple of different recipes and used the last half a head in this coleslaw recipe.&amp;nbsp; We don&#39;t generally love coleslaw, but this recipe looked good and I thought it would go well with the beef.&amp;nbsp; The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tasty-trials.com/2012/03/corned-beef-tacos-for-st-pattys-day.html&quot;&gt;original recipe&lt;/a&gt; also had a Guinness dipping sauce that sounded AMAZING, but I can&#39;t have beer because of gluten.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  907. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Corned Beef and Coleslaw&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  908. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-adClVzQsKLI/T2vSSm1ibYI/AAAAAAAAJvM/_aodPnHeT_o/s640/blogger-image--1641352622.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-adClVzQsKLI/T2vSSm1ibYI/AAAAAAAAJvM/_aodPnHeT_o/s640/blogger-image--1641352622.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tasty-trials.com/2012/03/corned-beef-tacos-for-st-pattys-day.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;inspired by this recipe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  909. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;2-2 1/2 pound corned beef brisket&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  911. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;corn tortillas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  913. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  916. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coleslaw:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  918. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;3 cups thinly sliced green and/or purple cabbage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  920. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  922. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;1 tablespoon finely chopped chipotle pepper (in adobo sauce)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  924. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;1/4 cup mayonnaise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  926. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  928. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;1 1/2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  930. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  932. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;salt and pepper, to taste&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  934. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  937. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;For corned beef:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  939. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Place corned beef, fatty side up, in a slow cooker and sprinkle seasoning packet on top. Add 1/2 cup of water to the crockpot.&amp;nbsp; Set on low and cook for 10 hours.&amp;nbsp; Remove
  940. corned beef from water and let sit at about 10 minutes, until cool
  941. enough to handle. Scrape off the gross fat layer and discard. Shred remaining meat.&amp;nbsp; If you have a husband, make him do this part.&amp;nbsp; It&#39;s gross.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  944. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;For coleslaw:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  946. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FLU60Eh2jfY/T2vSThssjWI/AAAAAAAAJvY/SwYyg5W8v7w/s640/blogger-image--219662525.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FLU60Eh2jfY/T2vSThssjWI/AAAAAAAAJvY/SwYyg5W8v7w/s640/blogger-image--219662525.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Mix together cabbage, red onion and jalapeno in a large bowl.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  948. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;In another bowl, combine mayonnaise, yogurt, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper.&amp;nbsp; Pour over cabbage mixture and toss until combined.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  950. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;I didn&#39;t have any good pics, but I one during lunch the next day and dinner the next night, which is why they aren&#39;t in a tortilla.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  955. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/8311079689732548369/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/corned-beef-and-coleslaw.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8311079689732548369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8311079689732548369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/corned-beef-and-coleslaw.html' title='Corned Beef and Coleslaw'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-adClVzQsKLI/T2vSSm1ibYI/AAAAAAAAJvM/_aodPnHeT_o/s72-c/blogger-image--1641352622.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-8172572923398513703</id><published>2012-03-23T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-03-23T07:30:03.081-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="desserts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reviews"/><title type='text'>GF Snack Attack! T.J.&#39;s Crispy Crunchy C.C. Cookies</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  956. &lt;/div&gt;
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  958. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Qq0_b28QMkQ/T2vSDJBgSDI/AAAAAAAAJu8/ibEoRAdSMqE/s640/blogger-image-1283162069.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Qq0_b28QMkQ/T2vSDJBgSDI/AAAAAAAAJu8/ibEoRAdSMqE/s640/blogger-image-1283162069.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;These cookies from Trader Joe&#39;s are GOOD!  My friend Kelley recommended these and she was so right!  I don&#39;t love crispy chocolate cookies usually, but these were melt-in-your-mouth good.  The bag contains 2 separately wrapped packs of 7 cookies for $3.99 - so while they aren&#39;t cheap, they aren&#39;t terribly priced compared to a lot of gluten-free goodies. &lt;/div&gt;
  959. &lt;br /&gt;
  960. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WUUH28C9nLg/T2vgyrEiadI/AAAAAAAAJ3M/SlcpNAORCpk/s640/blogger-image--1348620771.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WUUH28C9nLg/T2vgyrEiadI/AAAAAAAAJ3M/SlcpNAORCpk/s1600/blogger-image--1348620771.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The most shocking thing to me is that if you look at the ingredients, they are all things that I have in my kitchen (i.e. real food!).&amp;nbsp; Compare that to a label of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nabiscoworld.com/Brands/ProductInformation.aspx?BrandKey=ritzbits&amp;amp;Site=1&amp;amp;Product=4400000550&quot;&gt;Chips Ahoy&lt;/a&gt; - (&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/strong&gt; ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN,
  961. REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN
  962. B2], FOLIC ACID), SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, DEXTROSE,
  963. COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN - AN EMULSIFIER, SUGAR, PARTIALLY
  964. HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING
  965. SODA, AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, WHEY (FROM MILK), NATURAL AND
  966. ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR)&lt;br /&gt;
  967. &lt;br /&gt;
  968. I would say that these are a BIG winner.&amp;nbsp; While I usually like to make homemade baked goods, I will definitely be buying these in the future. &lt;br /&gt;
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  973. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O4OTaKO7IIM/T2vg0fiX-CI/AAAAAAAAJ3c/HpUYLSbh5Eo/s640/blogger-image-1955758926.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O4OTaKO7IIM/T2vg0fiX-CI/AAAAAAAAJ3c/HpUYLSbh5Eo/s640/blogger-image-1955758926.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/8172572923398513703/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/gf-snack-attack-tjs-crispy-crunchy-cc.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8172572923398513703'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8172572923398513703'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/gf-snack-attack-tjs-crispy-crunchy-cc.html' title='GF Snack Attack! T.J.&#39;s Crispy Crunchy C.C. Cookies'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Qq0_b28QMkQ/T2vSDJBgSDI/AAAAAAAAJu8/ibEoRAdSMqE/s72-c/blogger-image-1283162069.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-6476035382837511678</id><published>2012-03-19T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-03-19T07:30:02.720-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="breakfast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipes"/><title type='text'>Proscuitto and Egg Cups</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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  975. If you need to make a simple breakfast to impress, this is your dish.&amp;nbsp; It&#39;s beautiful and tasty - and super-easy.&amp;nbsp; You may be able to substitute thinly sliced bacon for the prosciutto, but it&#39;s worth buying the prosciutto for.&amp;nbsp; Serve with some toast and cantaloupe.&lt;br /&gt;
  976. &lt;br /&gt;
  977. &lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t-WZfQBzz5w/T16rI-kX6dI/AAAAAAAAJqg/pqCPT4F_oCU/s1600/IMG_2365.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t-WZfQBzz5w/T16rI-kX6dI/AAAAAAAAJqg/pqCPT4F_oCU/s320/IMG_2365.JPG&quot; width=&quot;239&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;Proscuitto and Egg Cups&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  978. serves 6&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  979. &lt;br /&gt;
  980. cooking spray&lt;br /&gt;
  981. 12 thin slices prosciutto&lt;br /&gt;
  982. 4 oz. parmesean blend&lt;br /&gt;
  983. 6-8 leaves fresh basil, torn&lt;br /&gt;
  984. 12 eggs&lt;br /&gt;
  985. fresh pepper&lt;br /&gt;
  986. &lt;br /&gt;
  987. Coat muffin tin with cooking spray.&amp;nbsp; Place a prosciutto slice into each tin.&amp;nbsp; Divide half of the cheese and basil among the cups.&amp;nbsp; Crack an egg into each and add remaining cheese and basil to the eggs.&amp;nbsp; Bake at 375 degrees until set, about 15 minutes.&amp;nbsp; Egg should be be set, but not overcooked.&amp;nbsp; Season with pepper.&amp;nbsp; Loosen around edges with knife to unmold.&lt;br /&gt;
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  993. &lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FZ1QltAxoyQ/T16rTeukRMI/AAAAAAAAJqw/i4LDshGpC8k/s1600/IMG_2367.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FZ1QltAxoyQ/T16rTeukRMI/AAAAAAAAJqw/i4LDshGpC8k/s320/IMG_2367.JPG&quot; width=&quot;239&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  997. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/6476035382837511678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/proscuitto-and-egg-cups.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/6476035382837511678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/6476035382837511678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/proscuitto-and-egg-cups.html' title='Proscuitto and Egg Cups'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t-WZfQBzz5w/T16rI-kX6dI/AAAAAAAAJqg/pqCPT4F_oCU/s72-c/IMG_2365.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-383636420980196301</id><published>2012-03-14T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-03-14T07:30:01.269-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="desserts"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipes"/><title type='text'>Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;
  998. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  999. &lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oYQpfOShhtA/T16k6_kb63I/AAAAAAAAJpQ/6i9l4CMlW08/s1600/IMG_1234.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oYQpfOShhtA/T16k6_kb63I/AAAAAAAAJpQ/6i9l4CMlW08/s320/IMG_1234.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1005. I made these cupcakes to take into work near Easter last year, and not only were they adorable, they were SO good!&amp;nbsp; I had been craving peanut butter and banana (like Elvis), so I went on a recipe search.&amp;nbsp; The cake was nice and fluffy, but tasted like banana bread, which is what I was hoping for.&amp;nbsp; I just couldn&#39;t get over how cute they were with the mini eggs on top.&amp;nbsp; I did NOT make these gluten-free last year, because it was before I found out about my intolerance, but I intend to make these again and will just sub gluten-free all purpose flour for the regular flour.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;ll let you know how they turn out this year!&lt;br /&gt;
  1006. &lt;br /&gt;
  1007. &lt;b&gt;Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1008. Adapted from this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Banana-Cupcakes-with-Peanut-Butter-Frosting-358240#ixzz1JVpVMuQZ&quot;&gt;Bon Appetit recipe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1009.  
  1010. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1011. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Cupcakes: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1012. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1013. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1 1/4 cups all purpose
  1014. flour (or sub gluten-free flour, preferable with xanthum gum added)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1015. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1016. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1 1/2 teaspoons baking
  1017. powder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1018. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1019. &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RNAklypUEnY/T16klY3YRPI/AAAAAAAAJow/sdzkmsUIPgI/s1600/IMG_1229.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RNAklypUEnY/T16klY3YRPI/AAAAAAAAJow/sdzkmsUIPgI/s320/IMG_1229.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1/2 teaspoon baking soda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1020. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1021. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1/4 teaspoon salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1022. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1023. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;2 very ripe large bananas,
  1024. peeled&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1025. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1026. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;3/4 cup sour cream (lite
  1027. works fine)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1028. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1029. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  1030. extract&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1031. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1032. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;3/4 cup sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1033. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1034. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1/4 cup (1/2 stick)
  1035. unsalted butter, room temperature &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1036. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1037. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1 large egg, plus 1 egg yolk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1038. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1039. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1040. Frosting: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1041. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1042. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1 1/2 cups powdered sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1043. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1044. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1 8-ounce package cream
  1045. cheese, room temperature&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1046. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1047. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1/2 cup (1 stick)
  1048. unsalted butter, room temperature&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1049. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1050. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;1/2 cup smooth peanut
  1051. butter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1052. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1053. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1054. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1055. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;mini candy coated chocolate eggs, like Cadbury or Hershey &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1056. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1057. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1058. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1059. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;For cupcakes: &lt;br /&gt;
  1060. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Line 12 standard
  1061. (1/3-cup) muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking
  1062. soda, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Mash bananas with fork in another
  1063. medium bowl until smooth. Mix sour cream and vanilla into bananas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1064. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1065. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Using electric mixer,
  1066. beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  1067. Add egg and egg yolk and beat until well blended. Add flour mixture in 3
  1068. additions alternately with banana-sour cream mixture in 2 additions, beginning
  1069. and ending with flour mixture and beating just until blended after each
  1070. addition. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups (generous 1/4 cup for each).
  1071. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1072. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1073. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Bake cupcakes until
  1074. tester inserted into center of each comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer
  1075. cupcakes to rack and let cool completely. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1076. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1077. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;For frosting: &lt;br /&gt;
  1078. Sift powdered sugar into large bowl. Add cream cheese, butter, and peanut
  1079. butter. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until smooth. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;If
  1080. it&#39;s too thin, you can stir in more sifted powdered sugar until you get
  1081. the right consistency.&amp;nbsp; If you use 1/3 less fat cream cheese, you may
  1082. need extra powdered sugar.&amp;nbsp; You&#39;ll want it to be able to hold a little shape if you intend to make it look like a nest with the eggs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Spread frosting over
  1083. top of cupcakes, dividing equally.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1084. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1085. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1086. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1087. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;I tried to make mine look like nests by spreading the icing on with a knife and randomly pulling the knife up off of the frosting (does that even make sense?) to create peaks.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;If you want to make the frosting look even more like a nest, stir in some coconut so it looks like straw.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Place the mini candy eggs in the &quot;nest&quot; of frosting before serving.&amp;nbsp; If you are going to store these for more than a couple of hours, you may want to wait to add the eggs to the top, as the candy may start melting.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1088. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1089. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1090. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1091. &lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nv85_n5C848/T16kwNwylYI/AAAAAAAAJpA/Fi0Dq6L6u5U/s1600/IMG_1232.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nv85_n5C848/T16kwNwylYI/AAAAAAAAJpA/Fi0Dq6L6u5U/s320/IMG_1232.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;By the way, I think I frosted these and them put them back in the cupcake pan so I could take them somewhere.&amp;nbsp; Otherwise, I don&#39;t know why they would still be in the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;pan since I would have removed them to allow them to cool and then to frost. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1092. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
  1093. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1094. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Banana-Cupcakes-with-Peanut-Butter-Frosting-358240#ixzz1JVpVMuQZ&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/383636420980196301/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/banana-cupcakes-with-peanut-butter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/383636420980196301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/383636420980196301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/banana-cupcakes-with-peanut-butter.html' title='Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oYQpfOShhtA/T16k6_kb63I/AAAAAAAAJpQ/6i9l4CMlW08/s72-c/IMG_1234.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-8585771782189433071</id><published>2012-03-12T07:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-03-12T07:30:04.425-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reviews"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shopping"/><title type='text'>Michael Season&#39;s Baked Hot Chili Pepper Cheese Curls</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1095. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QnDHBeuNsRI/T1geK-GQiPI/AAAAAAAAJog/3hrl1860Ul4/s640/blogger-image-138995434.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QnDHBeuNsRI/T1geK-GQiPI/AAAAAAAAJog/3hrl1860Ul4/s1600/blogger-image-138995434.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;We got these cheese curls at Whole Foods in January and LOVED them!&amp;nbsp; When I said I wanted to buy them, Lo said he wasn&#39;t a big fan of cheese curls (WHAT??!&amp;nbsp; I know - who doesn&#39;t love fake cheese!).&amp;nbsp; But he actually really liked them and I loved them.&amp;nbsp; They had just the right amount of cheese (though there can never be too much) and spice.&amp;nbsp; There are several other flavors, and though I haven&#39;t tried those, I&#39;m sure I&#39;ll stick to the Hot Chili Pepper.&amp;nbsp; Unless they come out with a Chipotle Cheddar flavor - chipotle beats everything.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just googled these and found the ingredients on Amazon - not only are they gluten free, they are also natural and partially organic:&lt;/div&gt;
  1096. &lt;h1 class=&quot;parseasinTitle &quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
  1097. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VK339O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=cbuscheap-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=390957&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000VK339O&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;btAsinTitle&quot;&gt;Michael Season&#39;s Baked Hot Chili Pepper Cheese Curls&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Ingredients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Org cornmeal, cornmeal, corn/sunflower oil,
  1098. Whey, Reduced Lactose Whey Buttermilk, cheddar blue cheese, salt, lactic
  1099. acid, citric acid, chile peppers contains milk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
  1100. &lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1101. I can&#39;t remember how much I paid for these at Whole Foods, but the price on Amazon is pretty good.&amp;nbsp; You can get a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VK339O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=cbuscheap-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=390957&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000VK339O&quot;&gt;case of 12 (5.5 oz) bags for $25.43&lt;/a&gt; (when you sign up for subscribe and save, which can be cancelled right after you order).&amp;nbsp; It sounds like a lot, but it&#39;s only about $2.12/bag, which is very likely less than at Whole Foods.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
  1102. &lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1103. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1104. &lt;div class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1105. Do you have any favorite snacks?&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/8585771782189433071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/michael-seasons-baked-hot-chili-pepper.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8585771782189433071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8585771782189433071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/michael-seasons-baked-hot-chili-pepper.html' title='Michael Season&#39;s Baked Hot Chili Pepper Cheese Curls'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QnDHBeuNsRI/T1geK-GQiPI/AAAAAAAAJog/3hrl1860Ul4/s72-c/blogger-image-138995434.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-8762267217063629897</id><published>2012-03-08T07:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-03-08T07:30:01.882-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beef"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipes"/><title type='text'>Reduced-Fat Sloppy Joes</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;
  1106. &lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1107. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Reduced-Fat Sloppy Joes&quot; class=&quot;detail&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://sfs.cookscountry.com/images/document/SFS_SloppyJoes-2_276616.jpg?maxwidth=268&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1108. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cookscountry.com/recipes/Reduced-Fat-Sloppy-Joes/20652/?extcode=L2AN2AA00&quot;&gt;Photo credit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1109. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1110. &lt;br /&gt;
  1111. We loved these sloppy joes - the sauce was really good and they were much healthier since mushrooms were added, thus decreasing the beef in each serving.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m being completely honest when I say that you have no idea there are mushrooms in this recipe.&amp;nbsp; As a matter of fact, I just asked Lo if he knew there were mushrooms in it and he had no idea.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  1112. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reduced-Fat Sloppy Joes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;inspired by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cookscountry.com/recipes/Reduced-Fat-Sloppy-Joes/20652/?extcode=L2AN2AA00&quot;&gt;Cook&#39;s Country Recipe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1113.                      &lt;br /&gt;
  1114. &lt;div class=&quot;whyItWorks WTRWhasPhoto&quot; itemprop=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;
  1115. &lt;/div&gt;
  1116. &lt;ul class=&quot;procedures&quot;&gt;
  1117. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;teaspoons&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;vegetable oil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1118. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;ounces&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;white mushrooms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;specialInstructions&quot;&gt;, sliced thin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1119. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;teaspoon&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;brown sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1120. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;tablespoon&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;Worcestershire sauce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1121. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;small onion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;specialInstructions&quot;&gt;, minced&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1122. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;(8-ounce) can tomato sauce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1123. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;cup&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;ketchup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1124. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 1/4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;teaspoons&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;chili powder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1125. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;1 teaspoon red pepper flakes or some sriracha sauce to taste &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1126. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;teaspoon&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;cider vinegar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1127. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;cup&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;water&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1128. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 lb.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;93 percent lean ground beef&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1129. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;Salt and pepper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1130. &lt;li class=&quot;procedure&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot; itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;4&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;span class=&quot;item&quot; itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt;hamburger buns&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1131. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1132. &lt;b&gt;1. Process Mushrooms&lt;/b&gt; Heat 1
  1133. teaspoon oil over medium-high heat in large nonstick skillet. Add mushrooms and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
  1134. Transfer to food processor and pulse until mushrooms are finely ground.
  1135. &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1136. &lt;br /&gt;
  1137. &lt;b&gt;2. Make Sauce&lt;/b&gt; Heat
  1138. remaining oil in empty skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Cook
  1139. onion and processed mushrooms, covered, stirring occasionally, until
  1140. tender, 8 to 12 minutes. Stir in chili powder and cook until fragrant,
  1141. about 30 seconds. Add tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, red pepper flakes or sriracha, sugar,
  1142. vinegar, and water. Simmer over medium-low heat until vegetables are tender and sauce is slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
  1143. &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1144. &lt;br /&gt;
  1145. &lt;b&gt;3. Simmer Beef&lt;/b&gt; Add beef
  1146. and simmer, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until no longer pink,
  1147. about 5 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.&lt;br /&gt;
  1148. &lt;ul class=&quot;procedures&quot;&gt;
  1149. &lt;/ul&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/8762267217063629897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/reduced-fat-sloppy-joes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8762267217063629897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8762267217063629897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/reduced-fat-sloppy-joes.html' title='Reduced-Fat Sloppy Joes'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-6909800011002952584</id><published>2012-03-06T07:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-03-06T07:30:04.036-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poultry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipes"/><title type='text'>Bourbon Chicken</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1150. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8UqNRZIEaQY/T1WFEHsKrpI/AAAAAAAAJoA/lA24hZTBXy0/s640/blogger-image--81988565.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MJEZdtDrPAk/T1WFEe0hKFI/AAAAAAAAJoI/y1dOLq-raU8/s640/blogger-image--1641153594.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MJEZdtDrPAk/T1WFEe0hKFI/AAAAAAAAJoI/y1dOLq-raU8/s640/blogger-image--1641153594.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;I cooked a few pounds of chicken breasts in a crockpot and made several meals out of the chicken.&amp;nbsp; This bourbon chicken recipe was Lo&#39;s favorite and would freeze easily for a meal later on.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1151. &lt;br /&gt;
  1152. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Bourbon Chicken&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1153. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oneshetwoshe.com/2009/02/bourbon-chicken.html&quot;&gt;based on this recipe &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1154. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1155. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1156. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1157. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1158. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1159. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1160. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 garlic clove, minced&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1161. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1162. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/2 tsp. ginger, minced&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1163. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1164. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;3/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1165. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1166. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/4 cup apple cider (or juice)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1167. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1168. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/3 cup light brown sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1169. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1170. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;2 tablespoons ketchup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1171. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1172. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1 tablespoons cider vinegar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1173. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1174. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/2 cup water&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1175. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1176. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/3 cup soy sauce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1177. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/2 bag of frozen stirfry veggies (or fresh, sliced veggies) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1178. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1179. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1180. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1181. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1182. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned (or cook for 7-8 hours on low in small crockpot and shred). Remove chicken.&amp;nbsp; Add remaining ingredients to skillet. Heat and stir over medium heat until well mixed. Add chicken and bring to a hard boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes. Serve over hot rice, in a lettuce wrap, or on a salad.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1183. &lt;br /&gt;
  1184. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;The first night I served mine with rice in portobello mushrooms marinated in soy sauce. Pour some soy sauce into cleaned mushroom caps for 30 minutes.&amp;nbsp; Place mushrooms in skillet, add a tablespoon of water, cover and cook until mushroom starts to become tender.&amp;nbsp; If skillet gets too dry, add more water.&amp;nbsp; Fill mushrooms with desired filling, cook a few more minutes, and carefully transfer filled mushroom to plates to serve.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1185. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1186. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1187. &lt;a href=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KgkrMJy-I5E/T1WFEsKAmrI/AAAAAAAAJoQ/HtT7Iocl74Q/s640/blogger-image--466837912.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KgkrMJy-I5E/T1WFEsKAmrI/AAAAAAAAJoQ/HtT7Iocl74Q/s640/blogger-image--466837912.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8UqNRZIEaQY/T1WFEHsKrpI/AAAAAAAAJoA/lA24hZTBXy0/s1600/blogger-image--81988565.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8UqNRZIEaQY/T1WFEHsKrpI/AAAAAAAAJoA/lA24hZTBXy0/s1600/blogger-image--81988565.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/6909800011002952584/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/bourbon-chicken.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/6909800011002952584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/6909800011002952584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/03/bourbon-chicken.html' title='Bourbon Chicken'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MJEZdtDrPAk/T1WFEe0hKFI/AAAAAAAAJoI/y1dOLq-raU8/s72-c/blogger-image--1641153594.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-2728256306877454269</id><published>2012-03-01T07:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-03-01T07:30:03.016-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sides"/><title type='text'>Crispy Oven Fries</title><content type='html'>&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1188. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zYXo5Vr3mDk/T07qM4e3t7I/AAAAAAAAJn4/iQf1xNUvoW4/s1600/photo%286%29.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zYXo5Vr3mDk/T07qM4e3t7I/AAAAAAAAJn4/iQf1xNUvoW4/s320/photo%286%29.JPG&quot; width=&quot;238&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1189. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Crispy Oven Fries&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1190. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1191. &lt;br /&gt;
  1192. I prefer to make fries from potatoes rather than buy frozen french fries (though to be honest, I have those in the freezer at any given point).&amp;nbsp; The hardest thing about make oven fries is getting them crispy without burning them.&amp;nbsp; I finally figured it out!&amp;nbsp; Actually, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/oven-crispy-fries-recipe/index.html&quot;&gt;Emeril&lt;/a&gt; figured it out...&amp;nbsp; By the way - this works for sweet potatoes too!&lt;br /&gt;
  1193. &lt;br /&gt;
  1194. &lt;b&gt;Crispy Oven Fries&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1195. &lt;ul class=&quot;kv-ingred-list1&quot;&gt;
  1196. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;cooking spray or oil&lt;/li&gt;
  1197. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;2 large baking potatoes, scrubbed, about 1 1/2 pounds&lt;/li&gt;
  1198. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;1 large egg white&lt;/li&gt;
  1199. &lt;li class=&quot;ingredient&quot;&gt;preferred seasonings (I used Trader Joe&#39;s 21 Seasoning Salute, Garlic and Red Pepper seasoning, salt and pepper)&lt;/li&gt;
  1200. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1201. &lt;h2&gt;
  1202.  
  1203. &lt;/h2&gt;
  1204. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and grease or spray a large non-stick baking sheet.&amp;nbsp; Pat the potatoes dry and slice lengthwise into 1/2-inch thick slices. Turn each slice flat and slice again lengthwise into even fries, 1/2-inch thick. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the egg white until very light and foamy. Add the potatoes and your preferred seasonings to the egg whites and toss to coat evenly.&lt;br /&gt;
  1205. &lt;br /&gt;
  1206. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1207. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2bRfUskOHjA/T07nIhjadFI/AAAAAAAAJm4/-preurxf9G8/s1600/IMG_3639.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2bRfUskOHjA/T07nIhjadFI/AAAAAAAAJm4/-preurxf9G8/s200/IMG_3639.JPG&quot; width=&quot;149&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1208. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Crispy Sweet Potato Fries&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1209. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1210. Spread the coated potatoes on the prepared baking sheet, not
  1211. touching. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy; halfway
  1212. through the cooking time, with a spatula,
  1213. scrape the potatoes from the baking sheet and turn. Carefully remove
  1214. with a spatula to a large serving plate, or individual plates. Serve
  1215. immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
  1216. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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  1218. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UPzIRcOTJ-Q/T02YmZh2gxI/AAAAAAAAJmg/C6V5x_JVbeo/s1600/IMG_3636.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UPzIRcOTJ-Q/T02YmZh2gxI/AAAAAAAAJmg/C6V5x_JVbeo/s320/IMG_3636.JPG&quot; width=&quot;239&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1219. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Gluten Free Protein Pancakes&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1220. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1221. &lt;br /&gt;
  1222. I really like these pancakes because they are high in protein, gluten-free, and have no added sugar.&amp;nbsp; Since they aren&#39;t sweet, I&#39;ve used them as &quot;bread&quot; for egg and cheese sandwiches and such.&amp;nbsp; As always, if you have a gluten allergy, make sure the oatmeal and other ingredient are certified gluten-free.&amp;nbsp; Oatmeal is often contaminated - one study I read said 70% tested positive for gluten.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1223. &lt;br /&gt;
  1224. I wanted to use up a homemade pancake mix that I had mixed up a few months before I knew I needed to go gluten-free.&amp;nbsp; Since Lo could still eat them, I made up the rest of the batter for him (see second recipe) and made protein pancakes for me.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1225. &lt;br /&gt;
  1226. &lt;br /&gt;
  1227. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: left; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1228. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tqAlaEmMSo/T02Yf7u31cI/AAAAAAAAJmY/G9yXEBb1PLg/s1600/IMG_3635.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tqAlaEmMSo/T02Yf7u31cI/AAAAAAAAJmY/G9yXEBb1PLg/s320/IMG_3635.JPG&quot; width=&quot;239&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1229. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1230. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Regular Pancakes on top,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1231. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Protein Pancakes on bottom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1232. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1233. &lt;b&gt;(Gluten-Free) Protein Pancakes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1234. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;
  1235. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1236. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;
  1237. 1/2 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
  1238. (uncooked) &lt;/div&gt;
  1239. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;
  1240. 1/4 cup low-fat/FF cottage cheese
  1241. (or 1 scoop vanilla protein powder instead)&lt;/div&gt;
  1242. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;
  1243. 4-6 egg whites&lt;/div&gt;
  1244. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;
  1245. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract&lt;/div&gt;
  1246. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;
  1247. 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)&lt;/div&gt;
  1248. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;
  1249. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1250. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;
  1251. Blend together the oatmeal, cottage
  1252. cheese, egg whites, vanilla extract, and cinnamon to make a batter using a blender or processor. Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking
  1253. spray. Add the batter and cook over medium heat until both sides are lightly
  1254. browned. Use your choice of toppings.&amp;nbsp;
  1255. The flavor is more egg-y than typical pancakes.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
  1256. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;
  1257. &lt;br /&gt;
  1258. Add some honey or sugar to make it
  1259. sweeter like pancakes. If you want them thicker, add more oatmeal or a tablespoon or two of gluten-free flour.&lt;br /&gt;
  1260. &lt;br /&gt;
  1261. The pancakes in the picture were made with the protein powder option instead of cottage cheese.&amp;nbsp; The batter was thin, so I added tablespoon or two of gluten free flour.&amp;nbsp; I have made the cottage cheese version without the need to add flour, but they looked much thinner than the ones pictured - more crepe-like. &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1262. &lt;br /&gt;
  1263. If you look at the picture above, you can see the difference between the two pancakes recipes - the gluten-free plate on the bottom have more &quot;texture&quot; to them from the oats (and thus more fiber!).&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1264. &lt;br /&gt;
  1265. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1266. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1267. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KQfqbgQY6o8/T02Yrb4W6YI/AAAAAAAAJmo/pFc00SttLaA/s1600/IMG_3637.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KQfqbgQY6o8/T02Yrb4W6YI/AAAAAAAAJmo/pFc00SttLaA/s200/IMG_3637.JPG&quot; width=&quot;149&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1268. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Pancakes are ready to flip&lt;br /&gt;
  1269. when bubbles form!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1270. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1271. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;(Gluten-Full) Pancake
  1272. Mix&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1273. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1274. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1275. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1276. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;5
  1277. cups all-purpose flour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1278. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1279. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1
  1280. 1/2 cups whole wheat flour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1281. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1282. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1
  1283. cup cornmeal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1284. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1285. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;1/3
  1286. cup sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1287. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1288. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;2
  1289. tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons baking powder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1290. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1291. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;2
  1292. teaspoons salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1293. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1294. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1295. &lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1296. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Stir the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt
  1297. into a large bowl until
  1298. thoroughly mixed.&amp;nbsp; Store the mix into a 2-quart jar. To make pancakes, stir 1 1/2 cups of pancake mix, 2 eggs, and 1
  1299. 1/4 cups of milk in a mixing bowl until smooth. Spray skillet with nonstick spray (or butter or oil) and heat pan over medium heat (I prefer cast iron). Cook the pancakes for 2 to 3 minutes on
  1300. each side.&amp;nbsp; You can tell when the pancakes are ready to flip because bubbles will form on the uncooked side.&amp;nbsp; Serves 4.&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1301. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1302. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/3632596695868716060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/02/gluten-free-protein-pancakes-and-gluten.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/3632596695868716060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/3632596695868716060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/02/gluten-free-protein-pancakes-and-gluten.html' title='Gluten Free Protein Pancakes and Gluten-Full Pancake Mix'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UPzIRcOTJ-Q/T02YmZh2gxI/AAAAAAAAJmg/C6V5x_JVbeo/s72-c/IMG_3636.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-844967592644341515</id><published>2012-02-27T07:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-27T07:00:02.300-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="grilling"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poultry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reusing leftovers"/><title type='text'>Grilled Gluten Free BBQ Chicken Calzone</title><content type='html'>&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1303. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cW6YQ8_ERgc/Tzxzzf8CP2I/AAAAAAAAJkM/T2AjjYVkmRM/s1600/IMG_3523.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cW6YQ8_ERgc/Tzxzzf8CP2I/AAAAAAAAJkM/T2AjjYVkmRM/s320/IMG_3523.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1304. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;BBQ Chicken Calzone with Pineapple Salsa&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1305. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1306. A few weeks ago when we were making pizza, Lo froze half of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001D0676C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=cbuscheap-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=390957&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B001D0676C&quot;&gt;Bob&#39;s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Dough&lt;/a&gt; that he had mixed up.&amp;nbsp; He was having gluten-full pizza, so we didn&#39;t need one big enough for both of us - and we were curious if it could be frozen.&lt;br /&gt;
  1307. &lt;br /&gt;
  1308. We popped the dough in the fridge to thaw last week and I told Lo he could come up with something to make with it.&amp;nbsp; Since we&#39;ve had a lot of pizza lately, I suggested calzones or something of the sort.&amp;nbsp; And since we usually grill our pizza, I thought he should try to grill these too.&amp;nbsp; One of our favorite pizzas is BBQ Chicken and Pineapple pizza, so he decided to base it off of that. If you don&#39;t want to make these on the grill, you can probably cook them in the oven at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes - until the crust is browned.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1309. &lt;br /&gt;
  1310. This was one of the best things that he&#39;s made - and he&#39;s made some pretty delicious meals!&amp;nbsp; The calzone itself would have been pretty tasty, but the pineapple salsa that he topped it with paired so well with the filling!&lt;br /&gt;
  1311. &lt;br /&gt;
  1312. &lt;b&gt;Grilled GF BBQ Chicken Calzone with Pineapple Salsa&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1313. &lt;br /&gt;
  1314. ball of pizza dough, divided in two &lt;br /&gt;
  1315. 4 strips of bacon, cooked&lt;br /&gt;
  1316. 1 sweet onion, chopped and divided&lt;br /&gt;
  1317. 3 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded (he grilled 3 breasts and used about 1.5)&lt;br /&gt;
  1318. BBQ sauce, about 1 cup&lt;br /&gt;
  1319. cilantro, chopped, to taste&lt;br /&gt;
  1320. shredded cheese on filling&lt;br /&gt;
  1321. more shredded cheese on top of crust after grilled with a little salt and pepper&lt;br /&gt;
  1322. &lt;br /&gt;
  1323. Cook chicken with your preferred method and chop or shred.&amp;nbsp; Cook bacon in a skillet until crisp.&amp;nbsp; Remove bacon from skillet to a plate lined with a paper towel.&amp;nbsp; Cook 1/2 of the onion in the bacon grease until softened and slightly browned (reserve other half of onion for salsa).&amp;nbsp; Stir together chicken, onion,&amp;nbsp; BBQ sauce, and cilantro.&amp;nbsp; Set aside.&amp;nbsp; Prepare salsa and set aside.&amp;nbsp; Oil grill grates and preheat (or preheat oven if not grilling).&lt;br /&gt;
  1324. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1325. Using gf flour or corn meal on a pizza peel or baking sheet, press dough with your hands as thin as you can without it tearing, to form 2 circles (or as close as you can to circles).&amp;nbsp; Some dough instructions suggest that you wet your hands to make it easier to handle - other dough may require a little extra flour or corn meal.&amp;nbsp; Spoon half of the filling onto one side of each circle, leaving enough dough to fold over filling (you may not use all of the filling).&amp;nbsp; Fold other half of dough over the filling and pinch the edges of the dough together to prevent the filling from leaking out.&amp;nbsp; Carefully transfer calzones to the grill (Lo used a big spatula).&amp;nbsp; Grill for approximately 5-8 minutes, until the bottom is browned.&amp;nbsp; Carefully flip the calzone to grill the other side.&amp;nbsp; Grill for 4-5 minutes until both sides are grilled.&amp;nbsp; Immediately sprinkle extra shredded cheese, salt and pepper on top of the crust of the calzones.&amp;nbsp; Allow to cool for a few minutes, top with pineapple salsa, and serve.&amp;nbsp; Serves 2-4, depending on amount of dough and appetite.&amp;nbsp; We got 4 servings using 1/2 of the dough from a package of Bob&#39;s Red Mill GF Pizza Crust.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1326. &lt;br /&gt;
  1327. Pineapple Salsa&lt;br /&gt;
  1328. 1/2 onion, chopped (from above)&lt;br /&gt;
  1329. pineapple tidbits&lt;br /&gt;
  1330. cilantro&lt;br /&gt;
  1331. lime juice&lt;br /&gt;
  1332. chipotle pepper flakes&lt;br /&gt;
  1333. &lt;br /&gt;
  1334. Mix ingredients together, until salsa is of your preferred consistency by adding more or less lime juice.&lt;br /&gt;
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  1340. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Grilled GF BBQ Chicken Calzone with Pineapple Salsa&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1343. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ohvLhMvNraw/Tzxz4cLFmoI/AAAAAAAAJkU/oygJb0aubW0/s1600/IMG_3524.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ohvLhMvNraw/Tzxz4cLFmoI/AAAAAAAAJkU/oygJb0aubW0/s320/IMG_3524.JPG&quot; width=&quot;238&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1344. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;uncooked calzones&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  1349. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/844967592644341515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/02/grilled-gluten-free-bbq-chicken-calzone.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/844967592644341515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/844967592644341515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/02/grilled-gluten-free-bbq-chicken-calzone.html' title='Grilled Gluten Free BBQ Chicken Calzone'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cW6YQ8_ERgc/Tzxzzf8CP2I/AAAAAAAAJkM/T2AjjYVkmRM/s72-c/IMG_3523.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-7028890662115196494</id><published>2012-02-24T07:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-24T07:30:02.824-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="groceries"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reviews"/><title type='text'>Jules Gluten-Free Trial Pack #1</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1350. &lt;a href=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QqMuGeO3gew/TzSXQYI-QuI/AAAAAAAAJhs/0UOIHwSOQlM/s1600/IMG_3472.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QqMuGeO3gew/TzSXQYI-QuI/AAAAAAAAJhs/0UOIHwSOQlM/s320/IMG_3472.JPG&quot; width=&quot;238&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1351. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.julesglutenfree.com/Default.asp&quot;&gt;Jules Gluten Free&lt;/a&gt; makes some of the better gluten-free flour and baking products that I&#39;ve had.&amp;nbsp; My friend gave me bags of the GF cookie mix, all-purpose flour mix, and oatmeal, and while I haven&#39;t used the cookie mix yet, the flour is great for any baked goods I&#39;ve made.&amp;nbsp; The flour has xanthan gum mixed into it so you can substitute it cup for cup to convert regular recipes to gluten free recipes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  1352. &lt;br /&gt;
  1353. The products are kind of expensive, but you can order special trial packs and bundles, which make the overall cost of the products more reasonable.&amp;nbsp; I ordered the Trial Pack #1 for $55, with free shipping and was really happy with the package.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  1354. &lt;br /&gt;
  1355. The package included:&lt;br /&gt;
  1356. &lt;ul style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1357. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;JGF 5lb All Purpose Flour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1358. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;JGF Cookie Mix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1359. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;JGF Oats&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1360. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;JGF Bread Mix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1361. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;JGF Grahams/Ginger Snaps Mix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1362. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Nearly Normal Cooking e-Book&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1363. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;JGF Cookie Mix e-Book&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1364. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Dinner-A-Day e-Book&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1365. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1366. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;
  1367. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Included in the box will be these items from Jules’
  1368. Product Partners:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1369. &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;
  1370. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;
  1371. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1372. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1373. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1375. &lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QpuyMTJP-DE/TzSXYWbcpII/AAAAAAAAJh0/PysZb6PQkSw/s1600/IMG_3473.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QpuyMTJP-DE/TzSXYWbcpII/AAAAAAAAJh0/PysZb6PQkSw/s320/IMG_3473.JPG&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1376. &lt;ul style=&quot;font-family: inherit;&quot;&gt;
  1377. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;TH Foods -
  1378.  Crunchmaster multi-grain cracker samples, a coupon and an informational
  1379.  flyer&lt;/span&gt;
  1380.  &lt;/li&gt;
  1381. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Erewhon -
  1382.  Brown Rice Cereal 10 oz. box (full size) and an informational
  1383.  flyer&lt;/span&gt;
  1384.  &lt;/li&gt;
  1385. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Savory
  1386.  Choice&amp;nbsp; - box of vegetarian broth packets and an informational
  1387.  flyer&lt;/span&gt;
  1388.  &lt;/li&gt;
  1389. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Go Picnic-
  1390.  full sized sample of Turkey Stick and Crunch and coupon&lt;/span&gt;
  1391.  &lt;/li&gt;
  1392. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Earth
  1393.  Balance - Coupons for discounted products, Cooking with Coconut Brochure which
  1394.  includes 12 recipes, and a bamboo spreader&lt;/span&gt;
  1395.  &lt;/li&gt;
  1396. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Kettle
  1397.  Cuisine - Coupon for FREE product and an informational flyer&lt;/span&gt;
  1398.  &lt;/li&gt;
  1399. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Living
  1400.  Without - magazine&lt;/span&gt;
  1401.  &lt;/li&gt;
  1402. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Vance&#39;s
  1403.  DariFree - 2 sample packets and an informational flyer&lt;/span&gt;
  1404.  &lt;/li&gt;
  1405. &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Enjoy Life -
  1406.  full sized bag of mini chips, a Survival Guide and a coupon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1407. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1408. The site claims the value of the box is $115, but the Jules products are only worth $60, so you are essentially paying for the products from the &quot;partners&quot;.&amp;nbsp; I also don&#39;t really think that ebooks are worth $10 each either.&amp;nbsp; But I still found it to be a good deal because the shipping was included and I will actually use most of the partner products that were included, especially the Go Picnic (love those for meals on the go or traveling), the chocolate chips, broth packets, and cereal.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1409. &lt;br /&gt;
  1410. I highly recommend the Jules&#39; baking products and am excited to try the mixes that I haven&#39;t used yet.&amp;nbsp; The trial pack is only available while supplies last, but I would expect another one would be offered.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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  1424. &lt;br /&gt;
  1425. &lt;b&gt;Spicy Bean Enchilada Casserole&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1426. &lt;a href=&quot;http://onceamonthmom.com/bean-enchilada-casserole-kroger-conagra-giveaway-2/&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;adapted from Once a Month Mom&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1427. &lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1428. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YCPi6yHEfQg/T0HQ2dZ8z6I/AAAAAAAAJls/V5RnvH7eSpE/s1600/photo%284%29.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YCPi6yHEfQg/T0HQ2dZ8z6I/AAAAAAAAJls/V5RnvH7eSpE/s320/photo%284%29.JPG&quot; width=&quot;239&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1429. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Casseroles never look pretty...&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1430. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1431. &lt;ul&gt;
  1432. &lt;li&gt;1 can of red enchilada sauce (or see homemade recipe below)&lt;/li&gt;
  1433. &lt;li&gt;12 ounces frozen whole kernel corn, thawed or microwaved until just cooked&lt;/li&gt;
  1434. &lt;li&gt;16 ounces refried beans&lt;/li&gt;
  1435. &lt;li&gt;12 soft corn tortillas (6 inch)&lt;/li&gt;
  1436. &lt;li&gt;15 ounces black beans, drained, rinsed (I used pintos)&lt;/li&gt;
  1437. &lt;li&gt;14.5 ounces petite diced tomatoes, undrained&lt;/li&gt;
  1438. &lt;li&gt;2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese&lt;/li&gt;
  1439. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1440. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 13×9-inch baking dish (or 2 8×8-inch)
  1441. with cooking spray. Spread half of enchilada sauce in bottom of dish. Spread about half of refried beans on 6 tortillas. Place
  1442. tortillas, bean-side up, over sauce in dish, overlapping to fit. Stir
  1443. together remaining enchilada sauce, corn, black beans and undrained
  1444. tomatoes in large bowl. Spread half of corn mixture over tortillas in
  1445. dish. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese. Repeat layering with remaining refried
  1446. beans and tortillas, corn mixture and remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake 35
  1447. minutes or until hot in center and bubbly around edges. Let stand 5
  1448. minutes before cutting and serving.&lt;br /&gt;
  1449. &lt;h3&gt;
  1450.  
  1451. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Freezing Directions: Prepare according to directions above except do not preheat oven and
  1452. do not bake. Instead, once assembled, cover with foil and freeze. To
  1453. serve: Thaw. Bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees or until hot in center and
  1454. bubbly around edges. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into 8 pieces.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1455. &lt;h3&gt;
  1456. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;On to the sauce: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1457. &lt;h3&gt;
  1458. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;The enchilada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt; sauce recipe makes 5 cups, I froze the remaining that Lo didn&#39;t use in the Enchilada Meatball recipe (which were also frozen).&amp;nbsp; This is a pretty spicy sauce, but we really liked it.&amp;nbsp; If you have a tender tongue, don&#39;t add any extra cayenne.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1459. &lt;b&gt;Enchilada Sauce&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1460. &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tammysrecipes.com/homemade_enchilada_sauce&quot;&gt;Tammy&#39;s Recipes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1461. &lt;br /&gt;
  1462. &lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-ingredients&quot;&gt;
  1463. &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
  1464. &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
  1465. 3 cups chicken broth, vegetable broth, or water*&lt;br /&gt;
  1466. 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes&lt;br /&gt;
  1467. 2 tablespoons olive oil&lt;br /&gt;
  1468. 1 large clove garlic, minced&lt;br /&gt;
  1469. 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano&lt;br /&gt;
  1470. 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin&lt;br /&gt;
  1471. 1/3 cup chili powder&lt;br /&gt;
  1472. 1 teaspoon salt&lt;br /&gt;
  1473. 1/2 cup gluten free flour - I used Bob&#39;s Red Mill GF All Purpose Flour&lt;br /&gt;
  1474. Optional: Cayenne pepper added (to taste) at the end, if you like hot enchilada sauce&lt;/div&gt;
  1475. &lt;/div&gt;
  1476. &lt;/div&gt;
  1477. &lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-instructions&quot;&gt;
  1478. &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;
  1479. &amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
  1480. &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
  1481. &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
  1482. 1. Place all ingredients into blender and blend on high until smooth. Pour into a 3- or 4-quart sauce pan. Or, place ingredients into a 4-quart sauce pan (no heat) and blend with an immersion stick blender until smooth.&lt;br /&gt;
  1483. 2. Heat mixture in sauce pan over medium heat, whisking frequently, until mixture thickens and boils. Let boil for 30 seconds, then remove from heat. Cool. Taste, and whisk in some cayenne pepper if you want a hotter sauce. &lt;br /&gt;
  1484. &lt;br /&gt;
  1485. *I had to add a little extra chicken broth, as it thickened a little too much.&amp;nbsp; Add extra to your preference. &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
  1486. &lt;/div&gt;
  1487. &lt;/div&gt;
  1488. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/8616809746886771963/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/02/spicy-bean-enchilada-casserole-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8616809746886771963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/8616809746886771963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/02/spicy-bean-enchilada-casserole-and.html' title='Spicy Bean Enchilada Casserole and Homemade Enchilada Sauce'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YCPi6yHEfQg/T0HQ2dZ8z6I/AAAAAAAAJls/V5RnvH7eSpE/s72-c/photo%284%29.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635746319228982015.post-1168086820207898247</id><published>2012-02-22T07:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-22T07:00:02.828-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life"/><title type='text'>What is Gluten Intolerance?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1489. I&#39;ve been gluten-free since August 2011.&amp;nbsp; When someone finds out that I don&#39;t eat gluten, they either ask me why, or if I have celiac disease.&amp;nbsp; I usually respond that I have a gluten intolerance and I get sick when I eat gluten, which is completely accurate.&amp;nbsp; Some people accept that, while others are still suspicious that I&#39;m doing it for some other reason.&amp;nbsp; It really sucks when I get the feeling that people don&#39;t believe me.&amp;nbsp; I think some suspect that I&#39;m just doing it because one of my closest friends found out she has celiac disease about 2 years ago.&amp;nbsp; While I did come to a partial realization that I may have an issue with it because I never got sick when I was hanging out with Kelley (and eating the same things she was), I certainly wouldn&#39;t give up beer just to be like her (no offense, Kelley).&amp;nbsp; Beer was one of my greatest delights.&amp;nbsp; The darker or the hoppier that is was, the more I liked it.&amp;nbsp; I tend to not be someone who does something because everyone else is doing it - especially if it means I&#39;m giving up something I love (hello, Combos!).&lt;/div&gt;
  1490. &lt;br /&gt;
  1491. I tested negative with the celiac blood test, but the test isn&#39;t always accurate, and I hadn&#39;t been eating much gluten in the weeks prior to the test (which is very important).&amp;nbsp; I was supposed to have an endoscopy to see if there was intestinal damage, but I cancelled the appointment.&amp;nbsp; You have to eat plenty of gluten before the endoscopy so that you body shows a reaction, if there is a reaction.&amp;nbsp; I was sick enough the first week every time that I tried to eat gluten, that I didn&#39;t want to tolerate 2 more weeks of nausea, dry-heaving, and major &quot;digestive unrest&quot; (use your imagination for that term).&amp;nbsp; I don&#39;t need a diagnosis - its very clear to me that I can&#39;t tolerate it.&amp;nbsp; As Lo will say, he&#39;s never known me to not have a stomachache, until I stopped eating gluten.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;ve pretty much always had stomach issues of some sort, and it&#39;s amazing to not have those anymore.&amp;nbsp; When I also consider the fact that my cousin has celiac disease, my mom has a definite wheat allergy and probably celiac (and other autoimmune disease), and that this is something that can be inherited, I don&#39;t need to push my luck considering that it also makes me feel so bad.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
  1492. &lt;br /&gt;
  1493. Anyway, the point of this story is because I read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2012/02/gluten-questions-answered/&quot;&gt;an article&lt;/a&gt; today really made a lot of sense to me and that I think others could benefit from reading, especially if they suspect gluten intolerance or if they have other autoimmune disease.&amp;nbsp; I think this is the best explanation of gluten intolerance and the ramifications of continuing to eat gluten.&amp;nbsp; Here&#39;s the link: http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2012/02/gluten-questions-answered/&lt;br /&gt;
  1494. &lt;br /&gt;
  1495. &lt;br /&gt;
  1496. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/feeds/1168086820207898247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-is-gluten-intolerance.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/1168086820207898247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6635746319228982015/posts/default/1168086820207898247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thatswhatwedid.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-is-gluten-intolerance.html' title='What is Gluten Intolerance?'/><author><name>Val</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14568957817173760364</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>

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