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.

Strawberry Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

These muffins smell and taste like summer.

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (I use Bob's RedMill Gluten Free All Purpose Flour)
  
• 1 cup rolled oats ( I use CreamHill Estate Oats)
  
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1/4 cup light canola oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
  
• 2 cups chopped fresh strawberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups.
2. In a large bowl, mix flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg, milk, canola oil and sugar. Mix in strawberries. Stir strawberry mixture into oat mixture just until evenly moist. Spoon into prepared muffin cups.
3. Bake 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Makes 12 small muffins.

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.

Crockpot Chicken Potato Soup

As most parents, I'm always at the search for an easy quick meal to satisfy even the empties stomach.

Crockpot Chicken Potato Soup

1 carton of Imagine Chicken Broth
1 zucchini, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 bag of small potato, quartered
4 cooked chicken breast
2 tbsp of fresh thyme.

Put everything into the crock pot.. Cook at lowest setting for at least 4 hours.

When ready to serve

add 1 tsp of dried oregano and on tbsp of chopped garlic.

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..