Monday, April 23, 2012

Stuffed Cabbage

A sure way to stay healthy while eating g free is to experiment with new recipes using vegetables. Pick ones you rarely eat or have never heard of and google a recipe that sounds good and try it out! Cabbage is a good one to experiment with it. We have all had cole slaw but try my easy stuffed cabbage recipe. Enjoy!


Stuffed Cabbage

Ingredients
1 lb of ground meat ( turkey, chicken, beef)
1 egg
1 head of green cabbage
2 cups (or one jar) of your favorite tomato sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp Italian seasoning
¼ tsp of salt
Pinch of black pepper
Directions
Ø   Preheat oven to 375 degrees .
Ø  Peel off the 1st layer of leaves off the head of cabbage and discard. Pull off about 14 leaves of the cabbage ( try not to tear them).
Ø  Submerge the cabbage leaves in boiling water for a few minutes until they are pliable. Remove and set aside to cool.
Ø  Mix together the ground meat, egg and all the seasonings.
Ø  Form meat mixture into meatball size portions ( a little bigger than a golf ball).
Ø  Wrap each meatball in 1 – 2 cabbage leaves.
Ø  Spread about half the sauce in a thin layer on a baking tray. Arrange the cabbage leaves in the baking tray and cover with remaining sauce.
Ø  Bake at 375 for about 30 – 35 mins.


Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Mediterranean Chicken

Studies say the diet of Mediterraneans is quite possibly the healthest on earth. As anyone with Celiac knows, it can be tough to eat a truly healthy or balanced diet due to our restrictions. My Mediterranean Chicken recipe offers the benefits of tomatoes, and olives and is just plain yummy!
Mediterranean Chicken


Ingredients
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts pounded thin
Salt
Pepper
Cornstarch
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 can (15oz) of diced tomatoes
¼ cup of olives of your choice (I like kalmata or green, if you love olives use more! )

Directions

1.        Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Place cornstarch in a bowl and press each cutlet into the cornstarch on both sides. Shake off the excess.
2.      Heat the oil in a pan and cook chicken until each side is golden (about 6 – 7 mins on each side). Remove from pan.
3.      Add garlic, tomatoes and olives to the pan. Saute for about 4 – 5 mins.
4.     Spoon tomato and olive mixture over the chicken and serve.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Introducing.. G Free J Consulting. Made possible by YOU!

I would like to thank everyone who has followed or liked the blog and the facebook page. It is because of your support I was able to start G Free J Consulting. I will be able to work with restaurants and other eating establishments to help create their gluten free menus, and educate their staff. Celiacs know how difficult it is to find a restaurant that truly offers gluten free options and will often not eat in a restaurant rather then risk becoming sick. Through educating staff and constructing genuine, safe, gluten free options Celiacs can once again dine out with confidence!