Showing posts with label Gluten Free. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gluten Free. Show all posts
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Quinoa 101.
From the Whole Foods Pamphlet :)
Why should I?
Quinoa is a completer protein containing all eight essential amino acids. It's light and fluffy in texture but has that whole grain ability to fill people up - and if you've got company coming, this recipe easily doubles to serve eight people.
What do I need?
1 Cup Quinoa
2 Cups Water
1/2 tsp of salt
Okay, Let's do this thing
Rinse quinoa in a fine sieve until water runs clear, drain and transfer to a medium pot. Add water and salt and ring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium low and simmer until water is absorbed. 15-20 minutes. Set aside off the heat for 5 minutes; uncover and fluff with fork.
Tips and Tricks
***low fat - sugar conscious - gluten free - dairy free - vegan - vegetarian
Why should I?
Quinoa is a completer protein containing all eight essential amino acids. It's light and fluffy in texture but has that whole grain ability to fill people up - and if you've got company coming, this recipe easily doubles to serve eight people.
What do I need?
1 Cup Quinoa
2 Cups Water
1/2 tsp of salt
Okay, Let's do this thing
Rinse quinoa in a fine sieve until water runs clear, drain and transfer to a medium pot. Add water and salt and ring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium low and simmer until water is absorbed. 15-20 minutes. Set aside off the heat for 5 minutes; uncover and fluff with fork.
Tips and Tricks
- For extra flavor, use vegetable, chicken or beef broth instead of water when cooking quinoa.
- Toast Quinoa (after rinsing) in a large skillet for 3-4 minutes before cooking to add more depth to its flavor.
- Pour soymilk over hot cooked quinoa and top with nuts and dried fruit for a satisfying breakfast cereal.
- For a healthier twist on pasta or potato salad, toss cooked quinoa with chopped vegetables, fresh herbs, vinegar and olive oil.
- Add cooked quinoa to soups, stews and casseroles.
- Store cooked and cooled quinoa in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
***low fat - sugar conscious - gluten free - dairy free - vegan - vegetarian
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Gluten Free Products
Food Items I have purchased and liked:
- Jules Flour and her graham cracker mix
- Cherrybrook Cake mix and frosting mix
- Tinkyada pasta - still not quite like semolina pasta but the closest I found
- Chex GF cereals - Rachel is completely stuck on Honey Nut Chex and eats it almost every day.
- Nature's Path - cereal and frozen waffles
- Envirokidz cereals - I love the Koala Crisp (chocolate of course) The Mesa Sunrise is also good
- Bragg Liquid Aminos - to replace soy sauce
- Organicville has some GF salad dressings and a Tangy BBQ sauce (love this)
- Alexia frozen potato products (they don't coat their fries with flour like OreIda)
- Bobs Red Mill pizza crust mix (like many GF things not the same, but if doctored with seasonings this makes good foccacia and pizza crust
- Cornflake crumbs to replace bread crumbs, i.e. oven fried chicken
Gluten Free Sites
Websites:
I love the flour that this lady makes. (Jules) I have found it really is good for just about anything. The only thing I haven’t had too much luck with is making regular bread. A friend of mine went with me to Whole Foods close to DC when she was here doing a demonstration of her flour. I know there are some stores around here (mostly whole foods) where I can buy her flour but she also ships it and runs specials. She also has cookie mixes too.
Other sites I have found useful:
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