Mango Snack

Here's another simple snack idea for you kids. Cut mango slices and dip them into hot sauce. Trust me, it's good. I learned about this snack from my Spanish roommate while living in NYC. Just give it try!

Gluten-free Eggplant Parm

I love eggplant parm. I do. I'm guilty. I can still eat it, thank god, with the help of substitute flour. The eggplant I made was so good that I ate the whole dish I made. It was kind of gross of me, but I couldn't resist the overflowing cheese and eggplant deliciousness.
To make eggplant parm, it's the same process only you swap regular flour for all purpose gluten-free flour. Once you coat the eggplant in egg and roll in flour, you fry the eggplant, then layer with tomato sauce and cheese. Lastly, throw the eggplant into the oven at 350 for 30 minutes.
Enjoy!

Winter Treat

The past week the Pocono's got 6 inches of snow. Yikes!! I took the opportunity of a cold winter's day to make yummy tomato soup. Canned tomato soup usually contains wheat flour, so here's a simple gluten-free recipe for a cold day. :)

-1 6 ounce can of tomato paste
-24 ounces of skim milk
-salt and pepper to taste
-bring ingredients to a boil and serve

Serve with some hot sea and enjoy!

Tasty Drink

I came across this tasty lil' drink the other day by Stealz. It was my first time trying sparkling green tea and I approve. The best part about this drink is that it's certified organic and fair trade. See, everyone wins. P.s I added some sparkling green tea to cranberry juice and vodka and it tasted quite good. Give it a go!

Simple Potatoes

I love potatoes. I'd eat them right now if you gave them to me. Do it. Moving on, here's a real simple potato dish. You can eat them for breakfast with eggs or for dinner with your baked tofu (if you get down with tofu.)

-Cut potatoes into thin triangles
-Salt and pepper the little triangles
-Add any fresh herbs you have in the fridge
-Add canola oil to your pan
-Throw in potatoes and cook on each side for 10 minutes
-Cover the pan and cook for another 10 minutes
-Add a dollop of sour cream and serve. Enjoy!

Polenta and Rice Crusted Salmon

Don't be fooled by the "salmon polenta hot dog" looking picture. I'll be the first to admit that I'm no photographer. Whateverrr. Anyway, the polenta I made was surprising delicious. I'm only surprised because I made it. The polenta isn't its characteristically yellow color that it usually is and that's because I used white cornmeal (hence the weird picture.) I crusted the salmon with the coating Dunc made me, which is really simple to make. You just put brown rice in your food processor and process until you get a salt like texture.

Polenta:

1 cup cornmeal or medium grain polenta
4 tablespoons of butter
1 cup sour cream or cream cheese
4 cups of water

Heat water lightly seasoned with salt to a boil over high heat, about 5 minutes. Quickly whisk in the polenta until fully incorporated. Lower the heat to a low simmer, add the butter and allow the polenta to cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.Finish by stirring in the cheese and salt to taste.

Salmon:

Coat each side with the brown rice coating. Heat salmon in a pan with olive oil on each side for 1 and half on each side. Salt to taste. Serve with polenta.

Easy Pizza Dough

My biggest problem with cooking is that I never have all the ingredients. When this would happen to me I'd scrap the recipe. I get over recipes real quick. Duncan, my partner in crime, has much more cooking determination and integrity than I. Here's Dunc's "If you don't have all the important the pizza dough ingredients for pizza" recipe. P.S Try to get the dough real thin because this recipe can be really dry.

Pizza Dough:

1 cup all purpose gluten-free flour
½ cup cornstarch (we used cornmeal because we never have anything!)
2/3 cup milk or milk substitution
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoons Italian spices

Dash of garlic powder or salt

Mix gently, do not over-beat. Pour batter into greased pizza pan. Bake at 425F for 20 minutes.