I am super disappointed in myself! I haven't posted in two months. I have been so busy with school! I am working hard to make time to post on J-guide.
I have had some awesome adventures since the last time I posted. I went to Chicago, ate some amazing food! And made some new friends. So.. I am going to try my best to have several posts up this week.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Nıbble Notê
Saturday is going to be a huge baking day for me. I am baking two different kinds of cookies. One of which is my newest recipe. My dear friend Mrs. Michelle LOVES this recipe! It has been affectionately named The "Michelle" Cookie, in honor of her.
I will have the recipe posted Saturday evening. Until then.. Happy Eating!
I will have the recipe posted Saturday evening. Until then.. Happy Eating!
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| The "Michelle" cookie. It's a taste sensation! |
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Ķathy's Ŧhanksgiving Dinńer
Can I start this post with an apology? Okay, good.
I am so sorry for not posting in twenty days. So sorry. I have been so busy with my classes. But today is the day for the Kathy's Thanksgiving Dinner recipe.
I am going to get straight to it. I am adding links to the best organic and/or gluten free options for each ingredient. If you do not have a Whole Foods near you where you can get the best organic/gluten free options, you can order any of the linked options directly from the shopOrganic or Gluten Free Palace websites.
The ingredients you will need..
• One large rotisserie hen or a pre-cooked turkey breast. (This is a short cut. You know how I love my time saving short cuts.) You can also cook the chicken breast yourself. If you choose to do so you will need four chicken breast.
• 1 can of Cream of Celery soup (pacific-foods-organic-cream-of-celery)
• 1 can of Cream of Chicken soup (pacific-foods-organic-cream-of-chicken)
• 1 8oz. or 10oz. bag of stuffing mix. (arrowhead-mills-organic-savory-herb-stuffing) (Gluten-Free-Savory-Stuffing-Mix)
• 1 stick of butter or 1/2 c. of margarine. ( I like to use Organic Valley butter. You can usually find this at any grocery store)
• 2 c. Chicken broth (pacific-foods-organic-free-range-chicken-broth You can find this broth at Publix as well as whole foods)
The construction of this dish is very easy.
Three things to start
- Mix together the Cream of Celery and Cream of Chicken soups, and Chicken broth.
- Melt the butter and mix into the stuffing.
- Pull the meat off of the rotisserie hen/ or pull the turkey breast.
Now you're ready to start layering. In a 13x9 baking dish (greased with a little olive oil) layer half of the stuffing, half of the chicken, and half of the soup/broth mixture. Then repeat. It's that simple.
Sprinkle a little extra stuffing on top for crunch if desired.
• Bake on 350º for 45 minutes. Serve and Enjoy!
This is one of my favorite dishes! I hope y'all enjoy it as much as our family does.
⎨Happy Eating!⎬
I am so sorry for not posting in twenty days. So sorry. I have been so busy with my classes. But today is the day for the Kathy's Thanksgiving Dinner recipe.
I am going to get straight to it. I am adding links to the best organic and/or gluten free options for each ingredient. If you do not have a Whole Foods near you where you can get the best organic/gluten free options, you can order any of the linked options directly from the shopOrganic or Gluten Free Palace websites.
The ingredients you will need..
• One large rotisserie hen or a pre-cooked turkey breast. (This is a short cut. You know how I love my time saving short cuts.) You can also cook the chicken breast yourself. If you choose to do so you will need four chicken breast.
• 1 can of Cream of Celery soup (pacific-foods-organic-cream-of-celery)
• 1 can of Cream of Chicken soup (pacific-foods-organic-cream-of-chicken)
• 1 8oz. or 10oz. bag of stuffing mix. (arrowhead-mills-organic-savory-herb-stuffing) (Gluten-Free-Savory-Stuffing-Mix)
• 1 stick of butter or 1/2 c. of margarine. ( I like to use Organic Valley butter. You can usually find this at any grocery store)
• 2 c. Chicken broth (pacific-foods-organic-free-range-chicken-broth You can find this broth at Publix as well as whole foods)
The construction of this dish is very easy.
Three things to start
- Mix together the Cream of Celery and Cream of Chicken soups, and Chicken broth.
- Melt the butter and mix into the stuffing.
- Pull the meat off of the rotisserie hen/ or pull the turkey breast.
Now you're ready to start layering. In a 13x9 baking dish (greased with a little olive oil) layer half of the stuffing, half of the chicken, and half of the soup/broth mixture. Then repeat. It's that simple.
Sprinkle a little extra stuffing on top for crunch if desired.
• Bake on 350º for 45 minutes. Serve and Enjoy!
This is one of my favorite dishes! I hope y'all enjoy it as much as our family does.
⎨Happy Eating!⎬
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Nıbblę Ŋote
Unfortunately I have been down with the flu. Hence the lack of a Kathy's Thanksgiving Dinner recipe post.
I am sorry for the lack of a recipe post. I was so so sick. I am feeling much better now and I am working on the post! It should be up very soon. I hope everyone had a very Happy New! I hope to share many healthy, gluten free recipes with y'all this year!
I am sorry for the lack of a recipe post. I was so so sick. I am feeling much better now and I am working on the post! It should be up very soon. I hope everyone had a very Happy New! I hope to share many healthy, gluten free recipes with y'all this year!
⎨Happy 2012!⎬
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Belaŧed Ċhristmąs
Merry belated Christmas! We had the most delicious Christmas dinner. And there was lots of it! Not to mention the endless platters of cookies. I baked. Grandma baked. My friends baked. Afternoon walks became a must! I gained at least three pounds at dinner. .
As I said in a previous post, I will be posting another savory recipe. Kathy's Thanksgiving Dinner. The dish has nothing to do with Thanksgiving and it's not Mrs. Kathy's recipe. But that is what we call it. And it is so so good. It's packed with awesome flavor. Unfortunately, the original recipe isn't gluten-free friendly. But I will make the necessary adjustments to the recipe.
As I said in a previous post, I will be posting another savory recipe. Kathy's Thanksgiving Dinner. The dish has nothing to do with Thanksgiving and it's not Mrs. Kathy's recipe. But that is what we call it. And it is so so good. It's packed with awesome flavor. Unfortunately, the original recipe isn't gluten-free friendly. But I will make the necessary adjustments to the recipe.
It's so crunchy and buttery on top. One of my favorites!
I am really excited to share the recipe with y'all. I have grown up enjoying Kathy's Thanksgiving Dinner and I hope y'all enjoy it too!
Christmas was pretty fantastic. We got to spend it with my sister and her little girls. It was a lot of fun. My grandmother, Mimi, came over for dinner and dessert. . we feasted pretty heavily.
We made great memories that I won't soon forget!
⎨Happy Belated Christmas, friends⎬
Monday, December 19, 2011
Corn and Black Bean Stoup
Stoup is one of my favorite dinner dishes. You can have so many delicious things going on at once! In this particular stoup you have - corn, sweet potato, black beans, chicken, green, yellow, and orange peppers, green chillies, and tomatoes. It's a burst of savory goodness.
By way of clarification. . . stoup is a cross between stew and soup. It's the best!
The recipe is pretty simple, especially since I took a short cut.
I used a pre cooked hen from the deli at my grocery store. It was Mojo flavor. So Good. It paired really well with the other flavors in the stoup.
To start -
Heat about a tablespoon of olive oil and in a large pot. Add paprika and cumin to the oil to infuse the flavor. You can also add some chili powder. I don't measure out the spices. Remember, I'm "a dash of this and a dash of that" kind if girl. I eyeball it.
Next, add your corn, sweet potato, peppers, and green chillies. I did not use three whole peppers. I used about a third of each pepper. Add in your black beans and chicken pieces. Ideally I would use all fresh ingredients. This time around I used canned corn and black beans. Now, add chicken stock. I used about 3/4 of a quart.
Season away! I put a ton of "dashes" of chili powder, paprika, and cumin. As well as black pepper, and a little salt. If it starts to get too spicy ( I taste along the way) add a little agave nectar. Now add a splash of milk and around a teaspoon of guar gum and you're set!
The only thing left to do is let it simmer and simmer and simmer some more. The longer it simmers the better it gets.
By way of clarification. . . stoup is a cross between stew and soup. It's the best!
The recipe is pretty simple, especially since I took a short cut.
I used a pre cooked hen from the deli at my grocery store. It was Mojo flavor. So Good. It paired really well with the other flavors in the stoup.
To start -
Heat about a tablespoon of olive oil and in a large pot. Add paprika and cumin to the oil to infuse the flavor. You can also add some chili powder. I don't measure out the spices. Remember, I'm "a dash of this and a dash of that" kind if girl. I eyeball it.
Next, add your corn, sweet potato, peppers, and green chillies. I did not use three whole peppers. I used about a third of each pepper. Add in your black beans and chicken pieces. Ideally I would use all fresh ingredients. This time around I used canned corn and black beans. Now, add chicken stock. I used about 3/4 of a quart.
Season away! I put a ton of "dashes" of chili powder, paprika, and cumin. As well as black pepper, and a little salt. If it starts to get too spicy ( I taste along the way) add a little agave nectar. Now add a splash of milk and around a teaspoon of guar gum and you're set!
The only thing left to do is let it simmer and simmer and simmer some more. The longer it simmers the better it gets.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Ţookìes
So, I just had to bake chocolate peppermint cookies. Peppermint screams Christmas to me. But this time around I had a little helper in the kitchen. My Boo. My niece, Hannah, joined me in baking these Christmas inspired cookies. Or as she calls them "tookies"
This was Hannah's first scratch baking experience. It was so special to share that with her. We had so much fun! I measured; she poured and mixed. She was über excited!
As I mentioned above, we made Chocolate Peppermint Cookies. I was in Whole Foods the other day and found organic 70% dark chocolate with peppermint pieces. I was instantly inspired to bake cookies!
This was some of the best chocolate I have ever had. I had a quick taste before we melted it down to bake with. It has a great depth of flavor. It was an extra special chocolate for an extra special baking experience.
My little love bug was so proud of our yummy creation.
I will post the recipe for these cookies at a later date. I also have the most amazing stoup 〔stew/soup〕 recipe for y'all. It is so so good. Perfect for chilly weather.
I'll try to have it posted on Monday.
⎨Much love, J⎬
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