March 2009

Sweet Potato Chips

March 13, 2009

Eating gluten free presents its challenges when it comes to snacks, especially in the “chips” department.  Potato chips can be OK, but any seasonings typically have modified food starch or something else gluten free kids would react to.  Also, many chips are deep fried, and potatoes alone can be kinda starchy.  Also, some manufacturers reuse [...]

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Prosciutto and Stuffed Olive Salad

March 12, 2009

I know I haven’t featured many salads on this blog yet, but they will come, don’t worry!  This will be especially so once spring comes more and more fresh ingredients become available.  This salad consists of stuffed olives, cubed prosciutto, baby greens, sliced tomato, asiago cheese, crushed walnuts, and hot balsamic reduction dressing leftoverfrom my [...]

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My version of Chicken Tikka Masala

March 10, 2009

Disclaimer – I make no attempt to claim that this is an authentic Indian dish, really it’s more my interpretation of one, I really am not an expert in Indian food in any way! So anyways, last week while hosting a prospective student for our lab, my boss threw this great dinner with an Indian [...]

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Mashed Sweet Potatoes

March 9, 2009

Sweet potatoes are cheap, readily available, good for you, and can be oh so yummy!  Traditionally thought of as a fall veggie, but throughout the winter they are still extremely plentiful, and I don’t think I could ever eat too many sweet potatoes! Most people, when they think of sweet potatoes, think of smothering them [...]

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Sauteed Brussels Sprouts

March 8, 2009

Brussels sprouts are one of those foods that most people wrinkle their nose at, as some terrible food their parents tried to make them eat when they were young.  It gets a bad rap, just like spinach and all of those other crazy *healthy* vegetables, but I would argue that they are unfairly discriminated against. [...]

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Bolognese Sauce

March 7, 2009

Bolognese is SO easy to make, very budget friendly, and yet so satisfying.  Sorry for a lack of recipe here, measuring really isn’t required for something like this – it can be changed to suit your personal preferences.  For my bolognese, I use a pound of ground turkey, and cook it in EVOO with onions [...]

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