Gluten Free Green Girl

Summer Ham Dip with Cream Cheese

2011-06-09T11:03:00.000-07:00

I can even begin to remember how long ago, my mother started making this dip and it's soooo EASY!!! I forgot and told a friend who is boating I would post it for her...so here goes!

You will need:
8oz Cream cheese
1 cup Diced or 2 cans ham
1/2 cup Shredded Cheese of your choice (we use sharp cheddar)

Soften cream cheese, mix all ingredients together and your DONE!!! Use any kind of chips, crackers, pita bread, Mr. B even likes this in wraps!

Additional ingredients to consider:
1/2 cup Onion
1/2 Cup Chives
1/2 Cup Green Onion

Depending on what you like, we keep it simple in our house! Let me know what you think :)

Slowcooker Enchilada Goodness

2011-06-07T09:45:00.000-07:00

I found This Receipe on a friend that I love and love her cooking's blog recently and tried it. It was such a hit for us and some friends. Super easy for those days you just need to toss it in and have it ready when you get home, for Mr B and I it's usually after 9pm some nights with school and work, so it works out perfect! And good news is it's easy to make gluten free! Just make sure you get gluten free enchilada mix or you can make your own homemade. To be posted later. Corn Tortillas, which I baked in the oven to make a little crispy and stacked and you got an amazing meal in a matter of moments when you come home late!

Homemade Taco Night

2011-06-03T15:15:00.000-07:00

So I have to share I love love love the Pioneer woman and her receipes but some of them are hard to translate into gluten free and watching her bread post make me want to eat my arm off some days knowing I can never have bread like that without suffering. But This Taco Receipe makes me continue to follow her. There is nothing I would add except make sure you are super hungry, and use corn tortillas instead of flour and you are all set on the gluten free methods. Mr B and I loved the flavor that came out of these! We hope you enjoy!

Chicken Fry Rice

2011-05-20T09:57:00.000-07:00

A definite favorite in the Mr and Mrs B Household. To the point it's almost a once a weeker! It took sometime to find the right consistency of the rice to cook, not over or under, and also to fried everything in the proper amount of butter and order....so feel free to change it as you like, but this pretty much works like the Japanese grills!

Serves 6 people: Or 2 with one hungry man and enough for leftover lunches!
You'll need:
3 Cups white or jasmine rice
6 Cups Water
2 Tablespoon Butter

2 Chicken Breast
2 Teaspoons Olive oil
1 Cup Chopped Yellow Onion
2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce (Gluten free if you please)

2 cups mixed veggies (we prefer the huge bags from Costco that are 5.00 that include green beans, corn, shelled edemame, peas, carrots, It's their organic blend)
2 Eggs
1 Tablespoons Butter2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce

Start boiling 6 cups of water and 1/2 tablespoon butter, bring to full boil and add rice. I let it continue to boil for 1 minute then turn to low heat and cover with lid for additional 14 minutes. After 14 minutes is up turn off heat and let simmer for 5 additional minutes. DO NOT TAKE OFF THE LID. After 5 minutes take off lid and let sit for additional 5 minutes.

During the rice process, fry up chicken and onion in butter until desired crispiness is achieved. Set aside in bowl. Fry up egg in pan with oil or butter after fried, add veggie mix with additional butter for approximately 3 minutes (frozen veggies), after rice process is complete add chicken into the veggie mix then cut in rice with additional butter. I usually cut in 1 tablespoon at a time give the rice time to mix. You must add in 1 cup of rice at a time letting it completely coat. Be careful because too much liquid at one time makes the rice soggy. It might take a time or two to get this process down. I use one cup of rice to 1/2 tablespoon butter then shake 3 shakes of soy sauce, mix well then add the next cup with 1/2 tablespoon and 3 shakes. I let Mr B. add additional soy sauce as he likes it instead of completely coating the rice in the pan. Add 1 tablespoon Garlic if desired before serving.

A few twist to consider. Shrimp instead of chicken. Just make sure you soak the shrimp in lemon juice with garlic powder before hand.

One can use flavored olive oils as substitute for frying up veggies and chicken along with adding a touch of ginger and garlic if desired. Then fry up the rice and mixtures with butter to add flavor.

Ok Ok procrastination has to stop!

2011-05-18T09:09:00.000-07:00

I set up this blog, intending to post things like crafts, patio gardening journals and tips (hopefully good tips) and also Receipes for Gluten Free, and healthy living.

So here's a little about me so you understand that cooking isn't easy and healthy cooking is even harder, but it's possible if you can just "FIND YOUR GROOVE"
I'm a middle twenties Master's student, who travels about 3 hours a day back and forth from school, I also work part time at least 20-30 hours a week. So if YOU don't think it's possible to cook healthy just know when you "Find Your Groove and learn to maybe even do things in bulk, with one day of prep or so a week, YOU CAN DO IT!!! You'll find I staple other peoples receipes to my blog giving them full credit along with altering receipes or ideas. But I also being from the south, have a few tricks up my own sleeves. So that all being said, here goes nothing let's see how this works out!

PS Gluten free takes on a whole different southern cooking meaning!