Citrus Smoothie
difficulty: 2/5
tasty-factor: 3/5
12 oz orange juice (we used "Citrus C" Odwalla) 1 ea lemon (segmented) 1 ea orange (segmented) 1 ea grapefruit (segmented) 1 ea banana 4 T psyllium husks (ground) | Blend all ingredients in blender until combined. notes: I'm not a big fan of banana, so I would have liked to find a way to make it a bit more citrus-y. |
Rice flour "pizza"
difficulty: 3/5
tasty-factor: 3/5
notes: Took a little to get used to. With nothing to yeast or baking powder it does not resemble a traditional pizza crust. Overall, it tasted good I think.
"Dolmade" soup
difficulty: 3.5/5
tasty-factor: 4/5
difficulty: 3/5
tasty-factor: 3/5
1/2 c. rice flour 1/4 c. water 1 T vegetable oil pinch salt & sugar 1 ea onion (sliced and sauteed) 1 link spinach & feta chicken sausage (cooked & sliced) 1 # fresh mozzarella (sliced) 1/2 c. tomato sauce | Preheat oven to 425*F. Combine first four ingredients in a bowl and mix with your hands until fully combined, and roll into a ball (if you want mini pizzas, roll into four smaller balls). Grease a pizza pan. Flatten each ball until it is about the size and appearance of a tortilla. Spread tomato sauce over the dough and arrange slices of cheese and sausage on top. Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Cut & serve :) |
notes: Took a little to get used to. With nothing to yeast or baking powder it does not resemble a traditional pizza crust. Overall, it tasted good I think.
"Dolmade" soup
difficulty: 3.5/5
tasty-factor: 4/5
1/2 c. onion (diced) 1ea garlic clove (minced) 2ea fresh mint leaves (chiffonade) 2ea sun dried tomato & basil chicken sausage links (sliced) 1ea 14.5 oz can chicken stock 1/2 c. brown rice 1 bunch fresh spinach salt & pepper to taste | Sweat onions until transparent, then add garlic, mint, and sausage. Add chicken stock and rice and simmer. Cook until rice is fully cooked, then add spinach. Continue to cook until spinach is wilted. Season to taste, and serve. notes: This was originally our attempt to make actual dolmades, but we somehow managed to mess up horribly. It ended up being more of a soup, but MAN OH MAN was it delicious! |
These all look good. I will try them.
ReplyDeleteexcellent. Shall add them to my To Try recipe folder :)
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