Olive Oil Bread

Having an allergy to soybean oil has made me to learn how to make my own bread. Most loafs you find in the grocery store has soybean oil in it. I thought that I would see if I could find a recipe with olive oil instead, and I did find one. This olive oil bread is easy to make and is very good. Thanks to allrecipes.com I found this one and I would like to share it with you.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

1. In a large bowl mix together the warm water (110 degrees), yeast, sugar, salt, and olive oil. Stir in 2 cups of the flour in order to make a soft ball. Knead in additional flour so that dough is soft and not sticky. Place kneaded dough in a medium size greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled in size.
2. Punch down dough, and form into ball or loaf shape. Place onto a greased cookie sheet. Cover and let rise for 15 to 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.

Happy Cooking!!

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Creamed Spinach and Fish Chowder Feingold Recipe

Two perfect recipes for the winter. Just the right thing to warm you up. These are reprinted from the Pure Facts newsletter from the Feingold Association of the United States (FAUS) .

Creamed Spinach
3-4 servings

1 10 oz frozen chopped spinach
2 Tablespoons butter (may use CF)
2 Tablespoons flour (may use GF)
1 cup milk (substitute)
salt and pepper to taste
2-3 sliced cooked bacon, crumbled

Boil the spinach until thawed; drain. Rinse the saucepan and add the butter. When it has melted, stir in flour till it is blended with butter. Slowly whisk in milk, stirring while the white sauce simmers. Season. Add drained spinach to sauce. Top with bacon bits.

Fish Chowder
3-4 servings

1-2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 onion, peeled and diced
2 Tablespoons butter (CF)
1/4 cup flour (GF)
2 cups milk (subsitute)
1/2 pound fish fillets, cut in cubes
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash pepper
1 Tablespoon soy sauce (GFCF)
1/2 cup frozen corn

Cook the potatoes in the water until tender; drain. In a large pot, lightly saute the onions in butter. Add flour, stirring with a whisk, until combined. Allow it to cook for a minute. Add the milk slowly, stirring constantly till smooth. Add th fish, salt, pepper, soy sauce, and frozen corn. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the potatoes. Heat through. You can also add a handful of frozen peas for some more veggies.




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Cindy's Rice Pilaf Mix (Feingold Diet)

Sometimes, the Pure Facts Magazine/newsletter from the Feingold Association of the United States (FAUS) has recipes in it. So I would like to share one with you.

Cindy's Rice Pilaf Mix (Feingold Diet)
2 cups uncooked white rice (not instant)
1 cup orzo (pasta) vermicelli, broken into 1 inch pieces
1/4 cup dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix all of the ingredients and store in an air-tight container. To make 4 to 6 servings: Shake or stir the mixture well. Place 1 cup mix and 2 Tablespoons butter in a heavy saucepan and brown the rice and noodles. Add 2 1/4 cups chicken broth and bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat. Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.

Reprinted from Pure Facts, the newsletter of the Feingold Association of the United States, www.feingold.org.





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Breakfast Time for ADHD

Rice Flour Muffins
1 cup rice flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup apple juice (no preservatives)
Combine dry ingredients and cut in fat. Add juice to dry ingredients and fold together for about 2 minutes. Form into small patties, and place in greased muffin pan. Set aside for 10 minutes to rise. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

Homemade Syrup
Heat one cup water to boiling point, lower heat and add 2 cups brown sugar. Stir until completely dissolved. If you have pure maple syrup available, you can add a little for extra flavor, but it is not necessary. Pour into storage jar to keep in the fridge. Makes one pint.

Potato Pancakes
4 large potatoes, grated coarsely
2 eggs
1/2 onion, finely grated
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
Add eggs to grated potatoes, and onions and stir until blended. Add flour and salt. Use large tablespoon to measure pancake and fry in skillet with and desired cooking fat.

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GFCF Spaghetti & Meatballs

Having spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, then try this recipe....

Use rice noodles for spaghetti.

Meatballs
1 small yellow onion
1 slice gluten-free rice bread
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon oregano (read expiration date on bottle) only good for a year
2 jars GFCF pasta sauce 26 oz. each
1 lbs GF spaghetti
ground beef

Put onion in a food processor an mince. Add bread, water, salt, and oregano and mix again. Pour mixture into mixing bowl. Knead by hand together with ground beef until thoroughly mixed. Shape into desired meatball size. Put meatballs into a slow cooker, and add spaghetti sauce. Cook for 4 hours. Sprinkle pasta with extra virgin olive oil.

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GFCF Chicken Recipes (nuggets and roasted)

I thought that I would share two wonderful recipes made with chicken. Hope that you enjoy them as much as I do...

Chicken Nuggets
1 1/2 cups GFCF Rice Cereal (no BHT please)
4 tablespoons tapioca flour
1 cup potato flour
1/2 cup shredded coconut
2 tablespoons sea salt
2 organic chicken breasts (deboned)
2 eggs or egg replacer
1 1/2 cups oil or more (sunflower, safflower, soy, almond, avocado, or peanut) watch for allergies

Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl, cut up chicken into nugget sized pieces and then dip into the egg. Place dry ingredients in zip lock bag, and then place egg coated chicken into the bag to toss; covering the chicken with batter. Fry until golden brown. Makes about 16 nuggets

Roasted Apple Chicken
1 roasting chicken with skin ( buy organic if you can)
1/2 lemon
salt and pepper to taste
1 small onion, quartered
1 apple peeled and quartered
1/4 teaspoon dry rosemary
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
2 springs fresh parsley
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup apple juice (pure no additives)
1/4 cup melted ghee or other GFCF butter

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Rub inside of chicken with lemon half, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the onion quarters, apple quarters, dried herbs, and parsley to chicken cavity. Pour chicken broth and apple juice in bottom of the pan. Roast at 350 degrees for 20 minutes per pound. Baste with melted butter and juices from the pan several times. Season with salt and pepper.

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Cinnamon Pancakes GFCF and Feingold Sytle

Thought that I would share a recipe with you this morning. Makes me hungry and hope it will make you hungry as well. 

Cinnamon Pancakes

The Kid Friendly ADHD&Autism Cookbook

2006

2 cups sorghum or rice flour

2/3 cup potato starch

1/3 cup tapioca flour

3 tablespoons sugar (no substituted sugar allowed)

2 teaspoons xanthan gum

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 cups water

1 cup milk ( rice, almond, or coconut

3 egg replacers

3 tablespoons oil (olive oil watch out for preservatives in other oils)

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Mix wet to dry ingredients then mix and cook.

Remember allergies and chemicals in all your foods that you cook.

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GFCF Play Dough

From time to time, I will be posting recipe's here that are GFCF. Here is one that I picked up for play dough. Using regular play dough is harmful on a GFCF diet as well as a Feingold diet. The wheat, and dyes from food colorings can be absorbed through the skin causing a reaction. You and your children will have fun making this together and know that it is safe to use in play and a wonderful stress reliever. Happy mixing, playing and relaxing!

Play Dough
2 cups white rice flour
4 teaspoons GFCF cream of tartar
1/4 cup salt
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
1/4 cup oil (use non-hydrogenated oil to be sure)
Natural organic food coloring (Feingold diet)

Place all ingredients into a food processor except the food coloring. Slowly add 1.2 cup boiling water and stir until mixture forms a ball. If the dough is too dry add 1 tablespoon water at a time. Let cool and then kneed for 10 minutes. Separate into four balls and add 8 drops of food coloring to each. Store in sealed containers.

Note: food colorings and the wheat in play dough can be absorbed into the skin so use this recipe instead of buying play dough at the store. I use play dough for the kids when they are highly stressed and agitated. Playing with the dough released anxiety issues as well. Happy mixing, playing, and relaxing with play dough.

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Rice Milk...Made Easy

Currently I am reading two books from the library. In one book called, "The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook. By Pamela J Compart, M.D., and Dana Laake R.D.H., M.S.,LDN. There is a recipe for rice milk. I enjoyed it after I made some for Dev. Milk makes his stomach hurt, so I thought that I would try this to see if he could tolerate it. He drinks it, but not like he would regular milk. It is different for us, but maybe he will eat it with cereal. I thought that I would share this recipe with you.

Rice Milk
4 cups hot/warm water
1 cup cooked rice (white or brown)
1 teaspoon vanilla. (Use pure vanilla extract and not imitation vanilla for the Feingold diet)

Place all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Let the milk set for about 30 minutes. Pour the milk steadily into another container, leaving most of the sediment in the first container. Store in fridge for up to 5 days.

Hope you will enjoy this recipe.

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