So you made it through the day. Dinner, that meal when perhaps you sit at the table and share stories about your day with laughter and smiles (see Norman Rockwell paintings or any television commercial). Or it is that meal that you want to have some magic genie prepare so that as you all drag in to the house you can load your plates and head toward your private television to 'zone'. We live in the real world so you can guess which may describe our abode.
In either case, peeps want good food that will fulfill their appetite. Depending on how much time you want to take and how fancy, the options are unlimited. I am a fan of Julia Child's cooking. Her recipes generally are not for those in a hurry nor faint of heart. I have found that some are down right intimidating, a challenge if you will. Good times. The good news is that all of her recipes are gluten free adaptable so for tonight, as an example, we had Poulet au Porto.....chicken, mushrooms and cream sauce. I even got to flambe:-) Served it with cauliflower and broccoli. Yum! No substitutions were necessary for this. When we need to, we use an enriched gluten free flour blend when needed to replace regular flour in recipes. As you experiment with flour blends, you will find one that tastes right to you. That is the one you will store in your kitchen.
For faster meals, we often create dishes such as spaghetti. Your favorite jar of sauce (we love Classico Spinach Florentine, and almost all of their sauces are Gluten Free labeled), mild Italian sausage (ground or cut up links) and pasta (Ancient Harvest or Pasta Joy). This meal takes about 20 minutes, one pan and easy clean up.
1. Pizza. Kinnikinick Pizza crust, the Classico
sauce of your choice, pizza cheese, meats and veggies. 20 minutes.
2. Chicken Alfredo using chicken breast or fillets in the skillet, add
Classico Alfredo or Four Cheese sauce and broccoli. Easy Peasy!
3. Hamburgers or Hot dogs wrapping in our Udi's gluten free buns.
4. Steak, mashed potatoes and gluten free gravy. And we always add vegetables. Not only a great filler, but healthy too:-)
There are so many other options that the menu has no limit. Once you
know what your favorite substitutes are you will store them in the
cupboard and be able to create anything from Swedish meatballs to
Coq Au Van. Make it fun.
Dessert is just as wonderful to make or enjoy. Some light yet tasty treats you can create include:
Parfait! Favorite yogurt and sugar free Jello cup, mixed up and
served in fun glasses.
Cookies! Pre-made Glutino or Pamela's or Schars. OR bake up some
Betty Crocker cookies. Yum!
Sugar Free Popsicles. I love the Tropical Flavors from Popsicle Brand.
Very good......
No end to this list, can you tell? Well off to a late night treat.......
