Month: January 2017

Mmmmmmmm… it tastes so good!

Sooooooo… you may know I bought myself a post Christmas present….. a Philips smart pasta maker… and I LOVE IT ?

For you celiacs out there, you know… ravioli is a thing of the past… or so you thought!!!! Check out this deliciousness!!!

Step 1

add flour to equal 2 “cups”. I use Pamela’s artisanal

Add 1 1/2 tsp guar gum

Step 2

Wait for it! The machine tells me to add 190ml… I ignore it and add 250…

2 eggs beaten plus water to equal 250ml

Pour it in, pour it in…

Step 3.

The machine shoots out the pasta and I cut it into squares and then fold each in half into rectangles.

Step 4

Make filling

Steam lightly and drain well 2 cups chopped spinach

1/2 cup ricotta

1 egg and 1 egg yolk (save white, you’ll need it later)

1/2 cup mozzarella

1 t nutmeg

1/2 t red pepper flakes

Pepper to taste

Mix well

Step 5

Brush rectangles with egg white

Place filling in middle

Crimp edges with fork

Step 6

Boil in salted water 7 mins

Step 7

Make the sauce

1/4 cup butter, melt over med heat

Add 1 T dried sage

Whisk in 2 T cream

1 clove chopped garlic

1/4 cup Parmesan

Step 8

SERVE AND EAT!!!

8 steps is a lot for me for a meal… but in this case, it’s worth it.

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Gluten Free Pasta! Homemade on my Sweet New Toy

By GlutenFreeHolly

On January 26, 2017

In Uncategorized

Philips smart pasta maker! New toy!

I’ve been dying to make homemade gluten free pasta. I haven’t had fettuccini since being diagnosed with Celiac 6 years ago. I’ve been reading online for the last few months about how to make gluten free pasta… people are rolling, slicing and slaving to make a batch of gluten free pasta. Uff… that is not going to work with my dinner making schedule, and 6 people to feed. I came across several people making lovely, delicious gluten free pasta with no mess using the Philips smart pasta maker, so when it came on sale, AND I found a coupon… it was in my cart!!

Tonight was the night! My 11 year old and I got out the instructions and decided to give it a go!

Gluten Free Fettucini Alfredo

Alfredo sauce for family of 6 (after swim practice.. half it if you are normal people)

1/2 cup butter, melted over med heat

1T gluten free flour, whisk in once melted

16 oz cream, whisk in and stir until thickened

Add 1 t chopped/crushed garlic

1 T parsley

1 cup Parmesan cheese, stir until smooth

Keep warm until ready to serve

Pasta!!!!! Yeah!!!! Change to fettucini shape.

Place 2 cups of gluten free flour (I used Pamelas Artisan Blend All Purpose Flour)

2 t xanthum gum

Turn on machine!!! Egg pasta setting

It tells me to add 190 ml

I mix: 2 med eggs, water to equal 230 ml

Begin kneading, slowly add fluid

Wait for it… wait for it..

Yes yes yes!!!! Cut the pasta to your preferred length.

I repeated above for 2 batches and had enough for school lunches!

Place in boiling salted water for 6 mins

Serve and toss with Alfredo sauce and top with Parmesan!

As good as I remembered! Happy!

That is it! That’s all! It was so easy! So delicious!!

Thanks Philips!!! Love my toy!!

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“One Bowl” Gluten Free Brownies

By GlutenFreeHolly

On January 20, 2017

In Gluten free, Gluten Free Dining

Rich, chocolately brownies, served piping hot with vanilla ice cream. One of my very favorite things. Baker’s, the brand that makes chocolate squares for baking, has always had a “one bowl brownie”recipe inside the package and I’ve made that same recipe since around 1980! The only difference is now I make it gluten free.

This is as easy as it gets, and as delicious as it gets too! My kids cannot believe this is gluten free. The taste and texture are the same! Oh and yes… you can make it in one bowl with just a whisk and 9×11 baking pan.

Ready? This is 5 mins of prep time….

Preheat oven to 350

In microwave melt

4oz bakers unsweetened chocolate and

3/4 cup butter

To do this, put in large glass bowl and heat on high one min. Whisk like crazy. Heat another 30 sec, whisk some more.. finito!!

Add

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 t vanilla

1 c nuts- I use walnuts

1 cup gluten free flour mix ( I use Pamela’s)

1 cup chocolate chips (optional, too much chocolate for me.. I don’t include, but for you chocoholics, go for it!)

Whisk!

Your almost there!

Pour into greased glass pan and cook for 35-40 mins until knife comes out clean.

Don’t overcook!

Serve up hot with ice cream or cold for breakfast!! Delish!

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Dinner in a flash! Spinach quiche! Gluten Free!

By GlutenFreeHolly

On January 17, 2017

In Uncategorized

You want easy, nutritious and fast? Well, here you go! This was crazy delicious and I served it with some fresh tomato sauce! Yum.

I decided to swim today and got home late… I had made pizza dough for the kids dinner before heading tot the pool.. but that has gluten, so I still needed something for me! NOT in the mood for salad and I have been craving a spinach Soufflé, so I decided to throw together a quiche- really this was 5 mins to in the oven.

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