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. Here is a side dish that goes well with it: Easy Cheesy Potatoes.
I am constantly checking out new gluten-free pastas. On my last trip I found this Living Bean brand lasagna noodles, made from milled bean and corn. What I really like about it is it doesn’t have to be boiled first, which means no crumbly pasta!
For my lasagna I used things I had on hand including hamburger, regular sausage and onion, both spaghetti and tomato sauce, and cottage & cheddar cheese. I put the dry pasta in-between the layers. The result was just delicious!
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I often get asked how I come up with gluten-free dinners. For me, dinners are an easy thing, since most of them consist of rice or potatoes, meat and vegetables. My Sunday dinner was one of those easy dinners, so I thought I’d share it in a post.
My husband grilled a whole cut-up chicken, using my Tangy Orange Marinade for Grilled Chicken. I cooked some zucchini and yellow squash in butter on medium until done, along with some whole mushrooms, which I sautéed in butter. In the oven I baked thin sliced potatoes in a pan lined with butter, then sprinkled with seasoning salt, and baked at 400 degrees until golden brown.
Since I had some fresh apples, I decided to make some Fresh Apple Crisp. This was my one dish made with a gluten-free ingredient, and I knew it was a big success when my husband who is the only non-celiac in our house said to me, “This is the best apple crisp I have ever had!”
Having celiac disease can affect the lives of both grown-ups and kids. In my house I’m not the only one who has celiac. My daughter Kayli has it. Her daughter Joscelyn has it too.
This year Joscelyn has been to several birthday parties, which she has loved, and yet she feels left out when it’s time for birthday cake.
For Joscelyn’s birthday party she chose to have cupcakes made from her favorite banana oatmeal muffins. See The Best Banana Oatmeal Muffins under Breakfast in my Gluten-Free Recipes, with frosting on top. When time came to serve the cupcakes we lit five candles, sang “Happy Birthday,” then blew out the candles.
Joscelyn helped me plan her Enchanted Birthday Party. Since I was keeping in mind our economic crisis and need to be thrifty, we made our own invitations, games and CDs of songs perfect for the party.
We invited princes, warriors and princesses to the party. Joscelyn begged me to dress up too, so I got out my ball gown to play the queen.
Joscelyn chose the games, which included “Hot Slipper,” played like “Hot Potato,” “Pin the Fire on the Dragon,” which I drew and she colored, and “The Queen Says,” like “Simon Says.” We also played “Freeze to the Music,” which was enjoyed by all the royal kids.
Joscelyn’s birthday party turned out so well! It was very satisfying seeing the dressed up kids having so much fun, and not knowing there was anything different from any other party. The gluten-free cupcakes were gone quickly and Joscelyn enjoyed feeling just like any other kid!
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My grand daughter Joscelyn has been to several birthday parties this year. She’s very used to telling the hostess that she can’t have the birthday cake because it has gluten. For her birthday I have looked forward to making birthday cake the she CAN eat! She didn’t want chocolate, and so we made a yellow cake.
Joscelyn helped me make the cake last night. She was excited, since three of us, including her mommy Kayli eat gluten-free, and she knew we would be putting the recipe on this website today, to help others like us. Kayli did the princess cake decorating today.
For Joscelyn’s birthday lunch we enjoyed spaghetti made with our favorite pasta – De Boles brand, made with Jerusalem Artichoke Flour. When time for cake, we were happy to find the cake met our expectations – it tasted great! Grandpa, or as Joscelyn calls him, “Crappa” even asked for seconds!
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Our Christmas Eve dinner has been a tradition since our family started many years ago. It is my children’s favorite meal of the year! Along with our Christmas Potatoes, ham and Christmas Jell-o, we have a tradition of each taking turns giving a toast as we take sips of sparkling grape juice.
See all my Christmas recipes here: Holiday. I wish you the warmest wishes for the holidays!!!
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