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, September 13, 2011

Curry Chicken Salad (GF)

Got this off of Allrecipes and made a few alternations. SUPER GOOD!

6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled (or approx 1/2 c precrumbled bacon)
3 cups diced (small) cooked chicken breast meat or slow cook 2-3 breasts and shred it
1/2 cup finely chopped celery (optional)
1 cup raisins or golden raisins
1 cup mayonnaise **I substituted 1/2 c with plain greek yogurt & will try total substitution next time-yum!
2 tablespoons red onion, minced

Dressing:
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon curry powder (generous)
salt and pepper to taste

Directions
1. Cook and crumble bacon.
2.In a large bowl, combine bacon, chicken, celery, onions and raisins.
3.Prepare the dressing in a small bowl by whisking together the mayo (or greek yogurt), onion, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, curry and salt and pepper. Pour over salad and toss well.

Can put into a pita (GF), serve on toasted bread (GF), a top fresh spinach or romaine with some diced tomatoes etc

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