Thursday, April 25, 2013

Recipe of the week:       Delicious and Easy 
         Home- Made French Fries!




Ingredients 
Bag of Russet Potatoes
Olive Oil
Sea Salt
Pepper 

Directions
Fill a large mixing bowl with cool water.
Slice potatoes to the fry size you prefer (the thinner the            crunchier/ thicker the softer).
Place potatoes in mixing bowl and let them soak for 30 minutes.
Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.
Dry off the potatoes, empty and dry the mixing bowl.
Place dry potatoes in dry mixing bowl.
Coat them in olive oil by tossing them and pouring as much as         needed.
Sprinkle sea salt and pepper over them.
Bake in the oven on a cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes on each side     (depending on "chrispiness" preference).
Enjoy!

**Borrowed from Pinterest-- I tried them and they're great!**

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Recipe of the week: 
  Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets!

Ingredients:
1 lb Chicken Breast (strips or whole breasts are fine)
1 cup Corn Starch
1/2 cup Gluten Free Rice Crispy Cereal
Vegetable Oil (for frying)
Salt and pepper
1 egg (lightly beaten)

Large frying pan (12 inch diameter)
Small bowl (for egg)
Large (gallon size) Plastic bag
Plate with a paper towel on it (to absorb excess oil from nuggets)

Directions:
  • Fill frying pan with vegetable oil until it is about 1/2-3/4 inch full.
  • Put rice crispys into the plastic bag and crush them until they are the same size as bread crumbs.
  • Put corn starch into the plastic bag, close, and shake to mix evenly with cereal.
  • Turn heat on to med/ high (depending on the stove- mine is very old!).
  • While oil heats chop chicken breast into 2 inch by 2 inch cubes.
  • Sprinkle cubed chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.
  • Place chicken in bowel filled with egg.
  • Place chicken in bag with corn starch and cereal, close bag, shake until evenly covered.
  • Submerge the chicken nuggets into the oil. 
  • Heat for 4 minutes (should be light golden brown).
  • Flip chicken, heat for 4 minutes.
  • Flip chicken, heat for 2 additional minutes.  
  • Place chicken nuggets on the plate with paper towel on it to absorb excess oil.

You can safely enjoy this meal with the following GF additions:
 
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Stubb's Barbeque Sauce
French's Honey Mustartd
Michelob Ultra Light Cider
Cape Cod Chips

ENJOY!