Archive for the ‘Main Dishes’ Category

Eggplant Lasagne

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Being gluten free does not mean a life of suffering for your children, it means a life of eating yummy dishes like this one.   I think this is the perfect dish to take to a pot luck.  Attending potlucks can bring tears to the eyes of children who can't eat ...

Roast Chicken 101

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

I thought I knew how to roast chicken, then I tried Julia Child's roast chicken; suddenly a plain meal became spectacular, and all it cost me was a few more table spoons of butter.  Here are the basics from Mastering the French Art of Cooking. 1. start with a good quality ...

Curried Red Lentil Coconut Stew

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

This makes a satisfying tummy warming supper.  If you are insulin dependent and counting carbs, I am not sure what to tell you about the carb count.  I have looked up red lentils in several reputable sources and they all disagree by a wide margin. For my daughter, we assume ...

Satay Chicken Wings

Monday, January 7th, 2008

I don't really like boneless skinless chicken breast, and I don't enjoy putting meat on sticks, and then keeping the sticks from catching on fire, and then picking splinters out of my meat. I do like chicken wings, oh! do like them. So, why not make satay chicken wings, ...

No Soy Peanut Sauce

Monday, January 7th, 2008

I just whipped this up to go with home made Satay Wings and must admit to being pretty smug about it. In fact, I sampled it enough that now I look like a cat with peanut butter in her whiskers; I just keep on lickin' my lips and finding ...

Meatza

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

You can throw this together really quickly. Total cooking time is about 30 minutes. Mix up the "crust", and while it is baking make any side you want to have with it. Ingredients: 1 batch of meat ball mix Pizza sauce Cheese and toppings of your choice. I love Trader Joe's ...

Homemade Chili

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

I make great chili, if I must say so myself. You can adjust the strength of the seasoning to your own taste. Personally, I use a whole batch of my chili powder recipe(categorized under sauces, dressings, etc.) to make one big batch of chili. Ingredients: 4 lbs ground ...

Spiced Creamy Cauliflower Soup

Monday, December 24th, 2007

The combination of cumin and fennel in this soup create a mild flavor that leaves you wondering just what that flavor is, in a good way. The soup makes a good first course but can stand on it's own just fine for lunch. Ingredients: 4 T butter 3 cups ...

Coconut Soup

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

We ate a lot of this over the week when everyone had the flu.  Now that you have stock piling up in the freezer, you need lots of recipes to get yourself into the habit of consuming  home-made soups. Ingredients: 2-3 cups home-made chicken stock, strained 1 can coconut milk 3T coconut oil 3 T ...

Pan Fried Chicken with Variations

Friday, December 14th, 2007

This is very basic.  The use of lots of oil makes the chicken taste much better than chicken breast normally does.  We like this at lunch time, and it fills the kids for the afternoon. Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast milk for dipping a flour mixture of 1/2 coconut flour and half ...

Fried Chicken Cutlets with Mustard

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Here is just one way to make fried chicken without flour.  When done, this  recipe looks like breaded chicken. If you don't like mustard, try the pan fried chicken instead. Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast 1/2 cup dijon mustard 1/4 cup olive oil 2 T honey 2 cloves garlic 1 cup coconut flour 1 cup almond ...

Meatballs in Marinara

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Why would we need a gluten free meatball recipe?  Have you ever tried meatballs without some sort of bread or flour added?  They're hard and unappetizing.   I use coconut flour in meatballs and the result is great; tender, juicy and delicious.  You don't taste coconut at all, just meatball.  You ...

Dahl

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Red lentils are tolerated well by many people.  They have had their husks removed, and once they have been soaked, don't cause any problems, even for my most sensitive stomachs. Ingredients: 3-4 T oil, preferably coconut oil or ghee 2 tsp black mustard seeds 1 1/2 cups red lentils, soaked over night 2 T minced ...

Stuffed Peppers

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Use a super huge crock pot for this.  I think mine holds 7 quarts.  The cute little ones are just toys by comparison. Ingredients: 6 large green peppers with flat bottoms 2 lbs ground pork 2 lbs ground beef 2 cups minced onions 3 cloves crushed garlic 4 eggs 1/4 cup coconut flour 1 quart tomato juice 1 quart sauerkraut Directions:  Cut ...

Taco Salad

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

This is one way to use up leftover chicken or pork, if you have it.  Or, start with fresh ground beef.  I like to plan this as a sister menu when we have pork roast for dinner one night.  The only difference, is that when cooking the pork, add some ...

Grain Free Pizza

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

It's been a few years since we have had wheat pizza in the house, so what would we know? But, the family likes this. Sometimes with wheat "alternatives", the healthy approach mentally is to not think of them as substitutes, but as whole new foods all unto themselves. ...

Jamaican Pork Ribs

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Ok, I love pork! These ribs are sweet and spicy. I recommend buying pork spare ribs; hands down, they are much more satisfying than babybacks, and less than half the price. Spare ribs are also much meatier. For 10 bucks I can by enough spare ...

Roast Pork

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

This is the yummiest Pork recipe and the easiest. You can't go wrong! Do enjoy the pleasures of eating luscious pork cuts like shoulder and Boston butt, they are so much tastier than leaner cuts. A tied roast looks prettier than an untied one, but they both taste ...