Friday, March 26, 2010

Gluten-free Fish Sticks

Easy!
  1. Heat olive, canola, vegetable, or peanut oil in large skillet
  2. Season rice flour in a shallow bowl for dredging - using Goya Adobo, of course
  3. Dredge cod, swai, basa or any white fish cut into strips or chunks into flour
  4. Once oil is nearly smoking, add fish sticks
  5. Turn and cook each side for about 2 minutes - for a total of 8 minutes max
  6. Remove from oil and place on paper towel to cool
Serve with green veggies and french fries - Costco has great gluten-free frozen waffle fries right now.

Garlic Chicken and Fingerling Potatoes

This one's just like making fried potatoes, but with chicken.
  • 1 whole chicken, cut up leaving skin on
  • 2 medium onions - you can't have too much, really
  • 2 bulbs of garlic, cloves separated but leaving shell on each clove
  • 1 or more pounds of fingerling potatoes (small red potatoes or even idaho potatoes are fine, just cut larger ones into 1 1/2 inch pieces)
  • Olive, vegetable, or canola oil - 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 Tbsp depending on how large your pan is
  1. Heat large skillet on high (make sure it's one you have a lid for)
  2. Season chicken pieces with Goya Adobo
  3. When oil is starting to smoke, add chicken skin/meatiest side down
  4. Season the side facing up, if you haven't already
  5. Keep heat near highest setting throughout this recipe
  6. Slice onion into thick slices
  7. Once chicken is browned on one side, add onion, garlic cloves, and potatoes
  8. Then turn chicken over and let some of the onion and garlic fall to the bottom of the pan
  9. Add pepper, if you like
  10. Cover and cook on high for about 10-15 minutes, turning chicken and vegetables two or three times to ensure even browning
  11. Once onions are caramelized and potatoes are cooked through, your chicken should be at 180 degrees internal temp and your dinner is done
Serve on a large platter with any vegetable.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Play Dough: Allergy Free

This gluten free play dough will last at least a month just by storing in ziplock bags and storing in a cool place like your refrigerator.

For real fun, make it with your toddler, especially the part where they add the food coloring and gradually see the color get more and more brilliant!

Simple: water, corn starch, and salt
Recipe at GoDairyFree.org

Alternative: water, corn starch, rice flour, salt, cream of tarter
* FYI, cream of tarter at Target is very cheap (www.Target.com)
Recipe at Parents.com