DELIVERING DELECTABLE DISHES DAY & NIGHT!

My immediate family has dealt with lactose intolerance, IBS, auto immune disorders and fatal cancer. From Fall '09-Summer 2010 I went from running 1/2 marathons to not being able to get out of bed, plagued with intense headaches, exhaustion and more. With my family history and my own immune system comprimised I was motivated to take a bit of a journey to better health. Slowly I've made considerable changes, (I'm not always 100% vigilant), but I know these changes have helped me return to better health...FOOD CHANGES: I cut out gluten, cut out most dairy, cut down on the "white stuff"-sugar, white rice & flour, decreased the amount of processed foods consumed, drink green smoothies regularly, eliminated red meat and eat more vegetarian and vegan dishes...just to name a few!

I use gluten free (GF) pasta and either a whole grain blend by Nalani Brown or a mix from Kathy Taylor for most bread, cake and cookie recipes-they are awesome! (If you like Kathy's mix, email me to order her cookbook at ishagirlclub@gmail.com.)

GF mix can be substituted straight across for regular flour if you aren't cooking gluten free!

Hope you enjoy!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

SAVORY & SWEET CREPES

*Skillet at medium high temp.

SAVORY
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup non dairy milk (I like almond milk-may need extra to thin out)
1/4 - 1/2 tsp salt (rice flour/gluten free mix needs a little more salt than regular flour)
1 T cooking oil
1 cup gluten free flour mix/rice flour/regular flour


SWEET
drop salt down to a pinch or two
use coconut oil, melted
add 1 tsp vanilla
add 2 T sugar or agave nectar, honey etc

1. Blend all the above ingredients in order listed. **I learned the hard way that if you have a strong blender like a Vita-mix...do not put speed above a 3-it makes the batter super thick!

2. Use a pan that is NON stick. Spray with PAM the first time and it should be fine the rest.

3. Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter and pour onto pan moving pan around in circular motion simultaneously till coating entire pan. Watch till begins to brown and flip over.

4. Separate all crepes with a square of parchement paper.

Quick Fills...

SAVORY: sandwich turkey meat & cheese, broccoli and shredded chicken with cheese or gravy, steamed veggies (such as asparagus, zucchini, summer squash, carrots etc) in cashew gravy (see recipe on blog). Fill crepes and then bake for 20 min at 350 degrees.

SWEET: nutella, fruit, yogurt or any kind, jam, chocolate chips (melted)

SIMPLE GRAVY:
3 T non dairy butter
3 T flour
1/2 scant tsp salt
2 cups chicken or veggie broth

1. heat butter over low and melt.

2. add salt then flour stirring constantly till smooth and bubbly.

3. slowly add broth and bring to a boil, stirring constantly for about 1 min-it should thicken up and remove from heat.



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