Sunday, July 14, 2013

Recipe of the Week:
The Best Ham-Onion-Tomato 
Grilled Cheese Ever



 Ingredients

1 slices gluten free bread (I used Udi's).
2 slices of gluten free ham (Applegate is delicious).
1 slice of a white onion.
1-2 slices of a tomato.
2 slices of American (or whatever your preference) cheese.
1-2 tablespoons of butter.


Directions

1. Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.
2. Place bread butter-side down on a frying pan.
3. Place one slice of cheese on top of each slice of bread.
4. Place the ham on the pan.
5. Place the onion on the pan.
6. Turn the heat to medium and heat all ingredients watching them continuously. 
7. Once browned on the bottom, flip ham and remove from pan when it is lightly browned on both sides (or your preference).
8. Once browned on the bottom, flip onion and remove from pan when it is lightly browned on both sides (of your preference).
9. Once the butter side of the bread is brown and crispy and the cheese is melted, place the onion on one side, the tomato on the other and the ham in the middle. 
10 Enjoy!
 Here's what it will look like while you're cooking...


Recipe of the Week:
The Best Guacamole Ever!
Ingredients

4 Avocados
3 cloves of garlic
1/4 of a white onion
1/2 a lemon
1/2 a lime
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
3/4 of a tomato


Directions

1. Cut avocados in half, remove the pit and squeeze them into a bowl.
2. Mince garlic and put it in the bowl with the avocados.
3. Finely chop the onion and put in the bowl with the avocado.
4. Squeeze lemon and lime juice into the bowl with avocado, onion and garlic.
5. Use a potato masher to mix ingredients together.  Stop mashing when consistency is mostly mixed with some small pieces of avocado mixed in.
6. Finely chop cilantro and mix in.
7. Dice tomato and add in last.  
8. Mix thoroughly and enjoy!
9. To preserve the guacamole, use thin slices of lemon and lay them on top of guacamole. Refrigerate guacamole.

This can be safely enjoyed with Frito's and Tostito's Scoops.

Recipe of the week:
The Most Delicious 
Garlicy Lemony Shrimp Pasta Ever

Ingredients

4 cloves of garlic
5 tablespoons of olive oil
1 lemon
1/2 a tomato
3/4 lb. raw shrimp
1/2 a bag of gluten free pasta (I prefer Bionaturae Spaghetti)



Directions

1. Make pasta as you cook the shrimp and sauce.
2. Mince garlic and set aside.
3. Cut tomato into cubes and set aside.
4. Cut lemon into 4-6 slices and squeeze juice into a separate bowl.  Remove seeds and set aside.
5.In a sauce pan saute garlic in olive oil on medium heat until caramel brown.
6. Once garlic is brown, add lemon sauce and mix well. Let it heat for 1 minute. (Keep heat on medium)
7. Add shrimp to the sauce.  Heat on medium low for 15-20 minutes until fully cooked.
8. Once the shrimp is fully cooked, turn off heat.
9. Add tomatoes to the shrimp and sauce and stir.
10. Immediately pour the sauce and shrimp over the pasta and mix in thoroughly. 
11. Enjoy!