Asian Stir Fry Noodles with Jalapenos and Peanuts

Level of Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 4

I originally saw a similar recipe years ago made with Soba Noodles. I have adapted the recipe to be gluten free using rice noodles and adjusting the ingredients to my tastes.

Asian Stir Fry Noodles with Jalapenos and Peanuts

This is also a good recipe to switch the protein options. You can use shrimp, tofu, etc instead of the chicken.

Makes ~4 servings where each one has approximately:

444 Calories, 57 g Carbs, 6 g Fat, 34 g Protein

Ribs with Homemade BBQ Sauce

Level of Difficulty: Medium
Serves: 6

Ribs and BBQ sauce are a great comfort food for a cold day. Turing on the oven warms the house and they fill the house with a great smell. Beware of wearing a white shirt while eating these ribs. The sauce may have a magnetic attraction to the shirt! Many of mine have fallen victim.

BBQ Ribs

BBQ Sauce can often have hidden sources of Gluten. This is a recipe for a sauce made from scratch.

Makes approximately 6 servings where each one has approximately:

530 Calories, 25g Carbs, 79g Fat, 31g Protein

Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Pepitas

Level of Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 4

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American Readers!!  The following recipe is for Chicken Salad, but it is also a great recipe for your Thanksgiving Turkey leftovers. If you are looking for Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas checkout my recipes for Pumpkin Custard with Maple Whipped Cream and Nanaimo Bars

Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Pepitas

Makes ~4 servings where each serving has approximately:

141 Calories, 7g Carbs, 4g Fat, 17g Protein

Orange Spice Pancakes

Level of Difficulty: Medium
Serves: 6

This is a great recipe for a lazy Saturday morning. This recipe for Orange spice pancakes is yummy and in addition to being Gluten Free, it is also Dairy Free.

Orange Spice Pancakes

Makes ~12 pancakes where each one has approximately:

138 Calories, 26g Carbs, 3g Fat, 3g Protein

Cheddar and Jalapeno Burgers

Level of Difficulty: Medium
Serves: 6

Summer grilling season is here!! This week is a recipe for a Cheddar and Jalapeno stuffed burger. Cooking the Cheddar and Jalapeno inside the Burger infuses the flavor into the meat and creates a juicy, tender burger.

Cheddar and Jalapeno Stuffed Burgers

Makes ~6 Burgers where each one has approximately:

121 Calories, 0g Carbs, 5g Fat, 18g Protein

Red Thai Coconut Curry

Level of Difficulty: Medium
Serves: 6

I discovered this recipe when I was invited over to a friends place for dinner and I fell in love with it. It is spicy and full of flavor. I have since made the recipe my own, some of the ingredients in the original are hard to find. It is the perfect recipe for entertaining, because you can do all of the prep work and stick it in the oven till you are ready to serve. 

This is also a great meal to reheat for lunch or dinner. It is just as good as the original meal, if not better!!!  The flavor seems to blend and improve as it sits. 

Red Thai Coconut Curry with Jasmine Rice

It is important to use Fresh Ground Pepper in this recipe. Preground may contain gluten and it does not have the flavor profile. It is also important to check the ingredients of the Coconut Milk. It should be 100% Coconut Milk. If it has added sugar the curry will burn to the bottom of the pot!! I did this once, it was a disaster.  I also found Gluten hidden in the ingredients of one brand.

Makes ~6 scrumptious servings where each one (including rice) has approximately:

579 Calories, 75g Carbs, 19g Fat, 26g Protein

Sweet Potato Fries

Level of Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 6

I attended a potluck many years ago, where a friend of mine prepared these amazing Sweet Potato Fries.  These Sweet Potato Fries are highly addictive and naturally gluten free. They have an excellent combination of Sweet and Savory. I enjoy spicy food, but the level of spice may be controlled by adjusting amount of cumin used in the recipe. They are also great with mayonnaise based dipping sauce. 

Sweet Potato Fries - Ready to go in the oven.

Makes ~6 servings where each one has approximately:

 157 Calories,  32 g Carbs,  3g Fat,  3g Protein

Creamy Beef Stew

Level of Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 6

We have had several storms in the area, and this is a meal that warms you inside and out. It can be served over pasta or potatoes or on it's own. 

Creamy Beef Stew over Mashed Potatoes

Makes 6 servings where each one has approximately:

359 Calories, 11g Carbs, 21g Fat,  25g Protein

The mashed potatoes adds approximately 90 calories a serving and most Gluten Free pasta adds approximately 200 calories a serving .  

Fall Mac and Cheese

Level of Difficulty: Medium
Serves: 6

I recently took some time off from my day job and I had the opportunity to discovered day time television. I fell in love with ABC's The Chew. I have adapted several of the recipes from the show to be Gluten Free.  This recipe was inspired by Micheal Symon's Halloween Mac and Cheese. I have adapted the recipe to be Gluten free and included my own instructions.  I found theirs very hard to follow if you do not watch the show.

Fall Mac and Cheese (without optional topping)

This is a great recipe in the fall when you can get fresh squash. It is also highly addictive, it is hard to resist eating the entire pan.

Makes ~6 servings where each one (excluding topping) has approximately:

396 Calories, 41g Carbs, 19g Fat, 14g Protein

Thai Chicken with Cashews

Level of Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 4

This is an easy quick recipe for a healthy meal when you don't feel like cooking. It is also a good fool proof date night meal. It takes me less than 20 minutes to prepare and you can share the chopping with your date.

Thai Chicken with Cashews

It can be served over rice or noodles. I used Broken Jasmine Rice in the picture above. The broken Jasmine Rice has a consistency closer to sticky rice than regular Jasmine Rice. Jasmine rice enhances the flavor profile of this dish. 

When serving over rice noodles, I add the noodles to the pan to soak-up all the flavor from the pan.

Makes ~4 servings where each one has approximately:

205 Calories, 9g Carbs, 5g Fat, 28g Protein

Crepes

Level of Difficulty: Hard (Easy if you have a good flipping technique)
Servings: 30

My favorite Frenchman decided we should try to make Gluten Free Crepes. I did not think it was possible, but with the help of C4C Gluten Free flour we did it!!

My friends Damien and Conrad, preparing to flip the Crepe

They were scrumptious!!! Crepes can be filled with a savory filling for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, like ham, cheese, eggs, or anything you can imagine. They can also be filled with sweet items as a desert.  We filled ours with the chocolatey, hazel-nutty goodness of Nutella.

Yummy Nutella

Makes ~30 where each crepe (does not include filling) has approximately:

55 Calories, 8g Carbs, 1g Fat, 2g Protein

Italian Wedding Soup

Level of Difficulty: Medium

Serves: 6

This is a great appetizer or entree.  I think this is a great meal after a workout. It is light meal that hydrates and satisfies my hunger without undoing the effects of the workout. 

I am also a fan of spicy food, so I make with spicy sausage and the full amount of red pepper flakes. If spicy, is not your fancy, you can use sweet sausage and reduce the amount of red pepper flakes.

Italian Wedding Soup

Makes 6 servings where each one has approximately:

166 Calories, 8g Carbs, 8g Fat, 16g Protein