Here’s an idea my Mom told me about. I knew my granddaughter would love it, and also my husband, who’s a big kid! So I made it gluten-free. All you have to do is string hotdog pieces on gluten-free spaghetti sticks. (I used Jerusalem artichoke flour spaghetti.) Then you just cook the spaghetti normally. My granddaughter thought this was a very fun meal and wanted to eat hers plain. The rest of us ate ours with the spaghetti sauce on top. This is a very fun, easy, and creative way to serve your family a staple like spaghetti.
This is how they looked before cooking.
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Summer Picnic Potato Salad
5 lb potatoes
salt as needed
1 dozen eggs
4 green onion
3 cups Kraft mayonnaise
1 Tbsp mustard
1/2 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp dill weed
Using a vegetable rack in a large pan for boiling, wash and cut potatoes into quarters or six pieces, depending on size, leaving skins on. Turn burner on high until lid rattles, then leave on medium heat until potatoes are tender. Carefully drain water and place potatoes on baking sheet to cool. After cool, peel skins with a paring knife and slice potatoes into bite-size pieces. Place pieces into a large mixing bowl. After potatoes are prepared, salt well – I count to about 60 shakes (this will depend on your own salt shaker), and stir potatoes.
In another pan boil 12 eggs. When boiled, run under cold water. Peel eggs. In mixing bowl, shred eggs with a cheese grater. Finely chop green onions. Add mayonnaise, mustard, celery salt and dill weed. Stir well and add to big mixing bowl of potatoes; stir in well.
In an appropriately sized serving bowl, add the finished potato salad. Sprinkle top with parsley flakes and paprika for color. Keep in fridge until serving.
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My daughter made tuna melts for her family. She made me these wonderful tuna melts, in a separate pan, on corn tortillas.
These tuna melt wraps are so easy to make. Just heat a frying pan on medium heat. Butter the outside of a corn tortilla. In the frying pan, sprinkle the tortilla with grated cheddar cheese and let it melt a bit. Spread tuna mix (made with Kraft mayonnaise) onto the tortilla and let the cheese melt fully. Fold tortilla in half.
These are DELICIOUS!!!
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Need a quick and easy snack or dessert? Or a fun and tasty project for your little helper? Here’s a fun idea that’s also easy on the budget!
At the grocery store, collect one each of 3 oz lemon, lime and orange Jell-O. Pick your favorite 6 oz citrus yogurt - orange, lemon or lime (I bought Key Lime Pie) and buy two. In the paper and plastic section, find some 9 oz clear cups, then get a lemon and lime from the produce section. Now you’re set!
This is FUN for little helpers who love to STIR! Just be careful when pouring the boiling water, or carrying it to the freezer. They will LOVE watching as the pretty colors add up! And WHO doesn’t LOVE Jell-O?
Find this recipe “Citrus Jell-O Surprise” under Gluten-Free Recipes – Desserts.
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ZAC is the first web browser developed specifically for children with autism, and autism spectrum disorders such as Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and PDD-NOS. We have made this browser for the children - for their enjoyment, enrichment, and freedom. Children touch it, use it, play it, interact with it, and experience independence through ZAC.
ZAC is the zone that will permit your child to interact directly with games (a LOT of games) and activities (focused on MANY interests) that cater specifically to kids who display the characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, like impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, restricted interests and repetitive behavior. ZAC has been an effective tool for kids with low, medium and high functioning autism.
ZAC focuses on the children and their interaction - But we also provide an excellent forum for parents, caretakers, teachers, and others to share their experiences, tools and resources and to unite as a caring, compassionate, and extremely knowledgeable community. It is said that "it takes a village to raise a child", and that is exponentially true for raising a child with autistic spectrum disorders. The power of your experience yesterday is going to be instrumental in helping someone successfully tackle the circumstances of today.
zacbrowser.com is where you'll find the free download, and your child's own desktop icon, easy to find and use.
This is also a very wonderful place for any child. My 5-year-old granddaughter LOVES Zac Browser!
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If you haven't discovered them yet, there's a new alternative to snack chips that are tasty and satisfying for all ages! Rice Works are made from whole grain brown rice and have no preservatives, artificial colors, wheat or glutens. They come in SWEET CHILI, SEA SALT, SALSA MEXICAN and SESAME JOY.
Rice Works can be found at Costco, Walmart, Kroger, Ralphs, Food 4 Less, Smiths and Jamba Juice, depending on what part of the country you live in.
My favorite are the SWEET CHILI, but they're all delicious!
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Are you looking for gluten-free/casein-free recipes? Recipes that kids will like as much as adults? I have just completed a book of recipes with kids in mind. In fact, here are the names of some of the recipes:
• Enchanted Fruit Juice Bread
• Purple Boo-Berry Muffins
• Tummy Yummy Pancakes
• Super Hero's Breakfast Drink
• Miss AppleBerry's Cinnamon Scoopers
• Clucky Chicken Barbeque Salad
• Prince's Pizza Pie
• Silly Sally's Stroganoff
• Rainbow Fruit Jelly
• Fairy Dust Sugar Cookies
…plus many more! I decided to put together a collection of the recipes that I developed to feed my granddaughter with celiac disease, as well as my niece's children with autism. It's interesting that, not only do the kids love these recipes, everyone in the family does, too!
My new recipe book is available in Larraine's GF Store in downloadable PDF format. You can have the recipes immediately - just in time for dinner tonight!
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This June two companies are expanding their food lines to include some gluten-free foods!
Chex will have some gluten-free cereals including corn, honey-nut, chocolate, strawberry and cinnamon chex.
Betty Crocker will have mixes including cookies, cakes and brownies.
I'm SO EXCITED to try them all!!!
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I just got a brand new crock pot, after living for five years without one, since my old one gave up. I immediately put it to use!
There are so many ways of combining things of which you probably have on hand, to make a wonderful hearty vegetable soup.
Today I used 2 cups of pinto beans that I had soaked overnight, fried one pound of ground beef, peeled and shredded potatoes (3 cups), carrots (2 cups), chopped one small onion and added canned peas. I poured one tall can tomato juice (V8 is great too) into my crock pot and then added the other ingredients. I then seasoned the soup with salt, pepper, one teaspoon celery salt, and added one cup water, then cooked it on low for 8 hours. It was thick and delicious!
It’s fun to be creative, and try different things, like using chicken or beef broth instead of tomato, using Knorr’s Caldo de Pollo or Res, and adding whatever vegetables, beans or gluten-free pastas you’d like.
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Being a fan of breaded or Shake-n-Bake Chicken can be difficult if you have to eat gluten-free! I have come up with a quick and simple recipe for “Shake-Bake Chicken” found in my Gluten-Free Recipes under Poultry. I have also included a recipe for a potato side dish called “Easy Cheesy Potatoes,” in my recipes under Potatoes.
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