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Blueberry Lemon Breakfast Quinoa
By sandycon
Rinse quinoa in a fine strainer with cold water to remove bitterness until water runs clear and is no longer frothy
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups nonfat milk
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 lemon, zested
- 1 cup blueberries
- 2 teaspoons flax seed
Holiday Biscotti with Cranberries and Pistachios
By sandycon
The pleasingly chewy biscotti are coated on one end with white chocolate
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon whole aniseed
- 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries
- 3/4 cup shelled natural unsalted pistachios
- 6 ounces imported white chocolate, chopped
No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake
By sandycon
This particular icebox cake is just as simple as it gets, inspired by the buckets of strawberries at the markets he...
- 2 pounds fresh strawberries, washed
- 3 1/4 cups whipping cream, divided
- 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon rosewater (optional)
- 4 sleeves (about 19 ounces, or 24 to 28 whole crackers) graham crackers
- 2 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped
Classic Hummus with Toasted Pine Nuts
By sandycon
Instructions Place all ingredients in a food processor and puree until smooth
- 15 oz can chick peas – drained and rinsed
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 c tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 tbs water
- 1/4 c parsley – finely minced (garnish)
- 1/4 c pine nuts – toasted (garnish)
Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples
By sandycon
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch dice
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apples
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, picked and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Gluten Free Bread Recipe: Chocolate Pull-Apart Bread
By sandycon
In the bowl of your stand mixer, place the flour, cream of tartar, instant yeast and sugar, and use a handheld whis...
- FOR THE BREAD
- 3 3 3 cups (420 g) Gluten Free Bread Flour*, plus more for sprinkling
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 2 2 teaspoons (6 g) instant yeast
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon (3 g) kosher salt
- 2/3 2/3 1/3 95°F) (5 1/3 fluid ounces) warm milk (about 95°F)
- 2 2 2 eggs (120 g, out of shell) at room temperature, beaten
- 4 4 4 tablespoons (56 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- FOR THE FILLING
- 3 3 3 tablespoons (42 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 2 2 ounces finely-grated bittersweet chocolate
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar, whisked with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- BREAD FLOUR NOTES
- For a calculator that helps you build the flour without math, please see my Gluten Free Flour page.
- to 3 would like to use Ultratex 3 in place of Expandex, please see #6 on my Resources page for instructions.
- Dire
Pina Colada Smoothie
By sandycon
Combine all of the ingredients (except the pineapple wedge garnish) in your blender
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 cup light coconut milk
- 1 frozen, sliced banana (I like to slice my bananas then pop them in the freezer so they're ready to use in smoothies)
- 1/4 cup ice cubes
- 2 teaspoons honey
- pineapple wedges, for garnish
Overnight Oatmeal with Apricots and Buttermilk
By sandycon
Overnight Oatmeal with Apricots and Buttermilk 1 cup steel cut oats 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 c...
- Overnight Oatmeal with Apricots and Buttermilk
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dried apricots, snipped into small pieces
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup buttermilk, milk, or cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons wheat bran (optional)
Crockpot Balsamic Chicken
By sandycon
Pour oil into bottom of crockpot
- 3 pounds of boneless chicken thighs
- 1 small red onion diced
- 2 large cloves of garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon of basil or 1 small bunch of fresh basil chopped
- 1 small bunch of parsley reserved
- 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
- 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar
- 1/8 cup of extra virgin olive oil
Copycat Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Larabars
By sandycon
Instructions Pour the cashews, dates, and salt in the bowl of a food processor
- 1-1/2 cup Cashews (I used roasted/salted)
- 18 Medjool Dates, pitted
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (we use the Enjoy Life brand)