Rice Pilaf

We had this with our potato chip chicken and it was so good! For Sam I would omit the chicken bouillon and Mrs. Dash.

Olive oil
1.5 cups uncooked rice
1/2 onion, chopped
Mrs. Dash
3 cups water
Knorr chicken bouillon

Sauté the onion in olive oil, then add the rice and some liberal dashes of Mrs. Dash and sauté it for a bit, then add the water and a couple of spoonfuls of chicken bouillon. Bring just to a boil, then turn the heat down to low, put the lid on, and steam for 15-20 minutes. This would be great with almonds or pine nuts toasted in the olive oil. You could also sauté bits of chicken to make a one dish meal. For Mexican rice, add some chopped tomato.

Note: The strictest gluten free eaters need to make sure their bouillon is gluten-free. I don't know about Knorr.

Potato Chip Chicken for my Gluten-Free Girls

In case my naturopath is reading this :) Sam doesn't eat potato chips. But the rest of us do.  Boneless chicken Trader Joe's or Kettle, etc. black pepper or jalapeno potato chips Buttermilk, milk, sour cream, or non-dairy milk Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pound the chicken sort of flat. Smash the potato chips. Dip chicken in white substance of choice, then in potato chip crumbs, then bake on greased baking sheet for 25-35 minutes.

Gluten-Free Banana Muffins

These gluten-free banana muffins were awesome! My daughter, who says she doesn't usually like banana baked goods, loved these! I used Pamela's flour mix instead of wheat flour, coconut oil instead of butter, and chocolate chips in some of them instead of nuts. I also reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup organic sugar. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_nut_muffins/

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins

These were really, really good. They are the best thing I have been able to make gluten-free and gave me the confidence that this diet really is possible. My GF daughters were so pleased! I did not use ginger or nuts, used oil instead of butter, and substituted Pamela's Gluten Free flour mix for the wheat flour, 1:1. I put chocolate chips in some of them at the request of one of my daughters. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pumpkin_ginger_nut_muffins/

Gluten-Free Anadama Bread

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Gluten-Free-Anadama-Bread This was my first successful loaf of gluten free yeast bread!! It was WAY better than the bread from the GF bakery. I followed the directions exactly, using Pamela's as my GF flour blend.  As it was baking it rose really high, beautifully, but it collapsed by the time it was done. I think the cooling time in the oven was supposed to keep this from happening but something went wrong. I also scored the top to make it look pretty so that might have been a factor. I will probably make this again but use more molasses and salt next time. I also won't dust the pan with flour--it doesn't look or taste good to have flour along the crust. Note that the recipe requires a loaf pan that is 8"x4", which is not a mini loaf but smaller than what I consider to be a regular loaf pan.

Vegan Pan de Yuca

http://veganandawesome.tumblr.com/ I used this recipe and rolled the balls out thin for small single-serving pizzas. Spray or brush with olive oil, bake on parchment paper at 500 for 6 minutes, then turn over and bake for 3-4 minutes, put toppings on and bake just long enough to melt the cheese. 2 1/2 cups of tapioca flour 2 cups of potatoes or yucca (your choice), cooked, and mashed Salt, to taste (1 tsp) 1/2 cup of water 1/3 cup of vegetable oil 1 tablespoon of baking powder My pizza-loving GF daughter loved this. I just microwaved chunks of potato in some water in a Pyrex container, mashed them into the water, stirred in the other ingredients with a little more water. I didn't measure the water precisely.