Friday, June 24, 2011

Gluten Free Pao de Quejo ~ Cheese Bread





Gluten Free Pao de Quejo ~ Cheese Bread
Makes 12 – 1 1/2 inch wide biscuits/rolls
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups tapioca flour (same thing as tapioca starch)
2 cups shredded cheese (we used an Italian blend)
...1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1/4 cup melted butter
2 teaspoons dill
2 teaspoons dried chives

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 450F.
2. Mix together all ingredients in your mixer well.
3. Form in to balls (about 1 1/2 inches or 2 inches) and slightly flatten. (Almost make them in to small disks, if you want them to look like what is in the picture… or leave them as puffed balls! You decide!)
4. Place on parchment paper on a baking sheet.
5. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Serve warm with sandwich fixings or your favorite soup.

Enjoy!
~Kat GF:Pao de quejo, originally uploaded by Kate Chan.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

gluten free meatloaf

 


Ingredients
2 lbs ground meat
1 packet onion soup mix--make sure it's gluten-free
2 eggs
1 1/2cup cooked  rice
1 cup chopped cabbages
3/4 cup ketchup

Mix all the ingredients together
put into loaf pans
bake at 350 for 1 hour
enjoy
kwei-mei

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Gluten Free Sloppy Joe

Sloppy Joe from
Susan Russo's new book, The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches


Last night I made Gluten Free Sloppy Joe for my family and it was a hit!!
Got home around 4 pm after gone for 10 days and needed to make something fast and yummy that are gluten free. I was able to shop for the ingredients, made the Sloppy Joe, cold slaw AND give my Bulldog( Lulu) a much needed bath.. all done by 7pm!!!

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper
  • 3/4 lb. ground beef
  • 3/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 Tbsp. light brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp. red wine vinegar

Preparation:

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions, celery and bell pepper and saute for 2 - 3 minutes.
2. Increase heat to high, add ground beef (breaking it up with a spatula) and brown, stirring occasionally - about 10 minutes. Pour off excess fat.
3. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 - 20 minutes.
4. Spoon onto hamburger buns or kaiser rolls.