Canadian Jerk Chicken

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup of chopped green onion
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp gluten free soy sauce
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tablespoon of grated ginger root
• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 2 tsp allspice
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 12 boneless skinless chicken drumstick

Directions

1. Whisk together all marinade ingredients in a medium bowl.
2. Place chicken thighs in a large, heavy-duty, resealable plastic bag.
3. Add marinade and seal bag.
4. Turn bag several times to coat chicken.
5. Marinade overnight.
6. Preheat grill to medium.
7. Grill for about 15 min turning occasionally.

Basic Pancake Recipe

2 eggs
2 cups milk (rice, almond, soy or dairy)
1 cups Flour .. I use Bob's RedMills Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 cup Oat, Quinoa Flakes, Flax Seeds, Grounded Nuts or Seeds or a combination
1/3 cup Canola Oil
2tsp baking powder

1 fruit (ie. apple, pear, plum) or 1 cup berries
1tsp of cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice,

Heat up frying pan
Mix all ingredients together

Add some olive oil
Add 1/4 cup of the batter
Cook until bubbles rises in pancake then flip.
Cook until Golden brown.

Sneaky Shepherd Pie

This meal has been inspired by Missy Lapine cookbooks.. Sneaky Chef.

This shepherd pie did not last more than 2 days in our house and no one commented on the taste.

Sneaky Shepherd Pie.

Topping.

5-6 potatoes
1 head of cauliflower.
1 cup of reserved water
2TBSP of oil (my favourite is PC's Omega Oil)

Cover vegetable with water. Bring to a boil. Once cook, keep one cup of liquid, drain and mash together with oil and water.

Middle

1 bag of frozen corn

Bottom

2lbs of ground meat
2 small portabello mushrooms.
1 cup of cooked quinoa

Cook meat until no longer pink. Add mushroom. Cook until soft.. blend in Quinoa.

Cooking instructions:

Preheat oven at 350

In a 13x9 pan
Layer meat mixture at the bottom
Cover with Corn.
Cover with mashed potato mixture.
Cover pan and cook for 35 min.

Gluten Free Dairy Free Cupcakes

Surprise! Surprise! These cupcakes are moist and keep you coming back for more.


Gluten Free Dairy Free Cupcake

2 cups of Bob's Red Mills All Purpose flour
4 eggs
1 tsp of xanthan Gum
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup of canola oil
1 3/4 cup of sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/3 cup Ryza's Original Rice Milk

Preheat oven at 350C
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and xanthan gum set aside.
In a large bowl, cream oil and sugar until light and fluffy
Add vanilla and eggs one at a time
Add flour and milk until smooth.
Bake for 25min

I have now tried this as a cake.. you need to add another 20 minutes of baking.. It has a banana bread texture but very tasty..

Honey Chicken with Potatoes

This one wasn't a hit with the kids.. but I like it and even ate the leftovers cold the next day in a salad!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds baby potatoes
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup chicken stock or water

Preparation

In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides.

Scatter the potatoes, onion and garlic in the bowl of a crock pot. Season with salt and pepper. Lay the browned chicken over the veggies and drizzle with honey. Add stock, cover and cook, undisturbed, for 4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.

Served with steamed vegetable.

Serves 4

Dairy Free Ice Cream Popsicle

A picture would not do justice to these fabulous treat. Both my kids are dairy intolerance..I'm talking major cramping, fussiness and loose bowels.. So I had to come up with a treat that the whole family could enjoy.. Here's one that I found was a great hit..

Tropical Coconut Bliss

1 can of organic unsweetened coconut milk
2 ripe bananas
1 cup of frozen mango

Toss in the blender.
Pour into your Popsicle mold and Voila! you've got dairy free (high in iron) ice cream bars!

Both kids devour there within 15 minutes which is a record in my house!

Enjoy

MammaBear