Orange and white chili!

My mom is the queen of chili! Everyone that tries her signature chili falls in love with it! So when football season came around she decided that she wanted to make a orange and white chili in honor of the Tennessee Volunteers!

Here's what you need:

2lbs ground chicken
2 48oz jars of Randall's white beans
1/2 white onion, thinly sliced
1 orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 can of mild Rotel
1 packet of Texas style taco sauce
1 tsp cumin
1.2 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic
salt and pepper to taste  

Optional toppings:
Cheese
Corn chips
Green onion
Jalapenos
Sour cream
 
First brown your chicken in a large stock pot. Now add your bell pepper and onion. Once your veggies are soft add your white beans with all the juice, Rotel, and taco sauce. Now add your cumin, paprika, garlic, and salt and pepper. Let simmer for 1-3 hours. Serve hot and with your choice of toppings! Enjoy!

Homemade Crepes

Breakfast food is probably my favorite! Now with this super easy, gluten free, crepe recipe we can all enjoy this awesome breakfast food!

Batter:
3/4 cup GF all purpose flour
3/4 cup GF baking mix
2 eggs
1/4 cup vanilla yogurt
2 tbsp oil
1 cup milk

 Filling:
3/4 of a package of cream cheese at room temperature
3/4 cup vanilla yogurt
Fruit or berries of your choice, fresh or frozen
 
Preheat a medium sized nonstick skillet on low to medium heat. Do not spray your pan with nonstick spray! In a medium size bowl mix both flours, eggs, vanilla yogurt, oil, and milk until smooth. Once the pan is hot, pour a 1/3 of a cup of batter into the pan and spread till batter is thin and completely covering the bottom of the pan. Carefully flip your crepe once its slightly golden brown and repeat on the other side. When your crepes are done cooking mix the cream cheese and the remaining vanilla yogurt until smooth and creamy. Once your crepes are done cooling, spread your cream on the inside of your crepes and fill with berries or fruit. Now roll your crepe and get creative with the decorations! I hope you and your family enjoy this awesome recipe!


Here's some fun ideas to fill your crepes with: Chocolate and bananas, Salmon and cream cheese (for those who prefer savory foods) strawberry and banana, black cherries and blueberries, I could go on and on!

Sugar free honey ice cream!!

I love ice cream! And i really hope that you and your family love my sugar free honey ice cream!!

Here's what you need:
                                                                         
2 cups heavy cream                                        
1 cup milk                                              
1/2 cup agave nectar
1/2 + 1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Helpful hint: when using honey, spray you measuring cup with cooking spray and it will come right out!

Combine heavy cream, milk, agave, honey and vanilla in a medium sized bowl. When the honey and agave is completely dissolved, cover with plastic wrap and let your mixture chill in the fridge for an hour. Once your mixture is chilled, pull out your ice cream maker and churn as your instruction book recommends. It will be soft serve when it is finished churning, but for a thicker ice cream let it freeze until it reaches the desired consistency.

Momma's easy sushi recipe!

My family absolutely loves sushi. But with Celiac, you have to be super careful about which ones you eat. So to satisfy my family's craving, my mom made this easy sushi recipe for under $20!

Here's what you need:

1 bag roasted seaweed snacks
4oz smoked salmon
1 package of cream cheese
3 cups of sushi rice
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar

Optional toppings:
 Thinly sliced bell pepers
 Sliced avocado
 Soy sauce
 Homemade shrimp sauce

Homemade shrimp sauce:
3/4 cup mayonnaise
4 tablespoons of ketchup
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic
1/8 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon vinegar
 
Cook your rice according to you rice cooker. Pour your vinegar in a sauce pan with your sugar and let simmer for about 10 minutes. Now add your rice vinegar to your cooked rice. Crush the seaweed snacks and stir them into the rice. Form your rice into small balls. Now for the fun part, you and your family can top your sushi balls with whatever you wish!

Beautiful Blueberry Pancakes!

Pancakes are a classic breakfast food! Unless you have Celiac! So my mom came up with this amazing gluten free blueberry pancake recipe!

Here's what you need:

Dry ingredients
1 cup oat flour
1 cup all purpose gluten free flour ( we used Aldi's )
1 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp flax seed meal

Wet ingredients
2 cups milk
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup frozen blueberry's
1 tsp cornstarch

Whisk your dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Add all wet ingredients ( except blueberry's and cornstarch )  into the dry mixture. Stir with a whisk until smooth. Now in a small bowl toss your blueberry's in the cornstarch just enough to coat them and pour them into the mixture. Stir gently.  Heat a medium pan to about 5 or a large griddle to 375 degrees. Once its hot pour about 1/3 cup of batter on the pan and wait until the top of the pancake is bubbling and the bottom is golden brown and flip with a spatula. Let the pancake cook on the other side until golden brown as well. Serve with your favorite pancake toppings! Enjoy!

Coconut mounds!

Happy Mothers Day!! I made these for my mom and great-grandmother as a special Mothers Day dessert!! I hope you and your family enjoy my recipe!

Here's what you need:
2 tbs Coconut oil
1 1/3 cup Shredded coconut
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Melt your chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave until chocolate is smooth. [about a minute and a half.] Once chocolate and oil has melted add your coconut. Now place some parchment paper on a 13x9 cookie sheet. Scoop the mixture using a tablespoon or melon baller onto the prepared sheet. Freeze for about 10 minutes and then refrigerate until your mounds have hardened. Enjoy!!

One pan wonder!

This is my Great great grandmother's cobbler recipe that she's been making for years! And yes, when I said "One pan wonder'' I meant one pan wonder!

Here's what you need:

1 stick of butter
1 cup GF flour [ I used oat flour. ]
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 egg [ The egg is optional. It simply gives it a more cake like flavor. ]
1 can of your favorite fruit [ you can use an equal amount of fresh fruit if you'd like. If you use fresh add sugar to taste. If using canned drain some of the juices.]

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Melt your butter in a 13x9 pan. Mix your sugar, milk, and flour in your pan. Now add your fruit mainly down the middle of the pan. Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!!