Good Morning Mom! GF Breakfast & Brunch Ideas for Mom's Special Day

Mother's Day is Sunday of course, and here are a few breakfast ideas from GFSG and around the web for Mom's special day....gluten free, of course!  Here's a picture of me and my sweet kiddos last Summer...This was about 3 months before my Celiac Diagnosis.

Gluten Free Pancakes http://www.lifetimemoms.com/food-family-recipes/mothers-day-pancakes-gluten-free-recipe?cmpid=CNP_LTMAffil_LindaEtherton

Coconut Caramel Sauce http://glutenfreefix.com/coconut-caramel-sauce/2329/

Banana Pancakes http://glutenfreefix.com/3-ingredient-banana-pancakes/2403/

Gluten Free Pumpkin Waffles http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2008/10/pumpkin-waffles.html

Banana Cinnamon Waffles http://www.tessadomesticdiva.com/2012/04/banana-cinnamon-waffles-gluten-free-vegan.html

Blueberry Muffins http://www.elanaspantry.com/blueberry-muffins/

Coffee Cake Muffins http://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/coffee-cake-muffins/

Strawberry Vanilla Muffins http://glutenfreesimplygood.blogspot.com/2012/04/gluten-free-strawberry-vanilla-muffins.html

Sausage Spinach Quiche http://glutenfreesimplygood.blogspot.com/2012/04/sausage-spinach-cheddar-quiche.html

Breakfast Casserole http://glutenfreesimplygood.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-favoritesbreakfast-casserole.html

Cinnamon Sauteed Bananas http://glutenfreesimplygood.blogspot.com/2012/01/cinnamon-sauteed-bananas-oh-thank-you.html

Enjoy!...& Happy Mother's Day!

Linked to Allergy Friendly Lunchbox Love http://allergyfreecookery.blogspot.com/2012/05/allergy-friendly-lunchbox-love-51112.html

Tips on GF Shopping and more from the Ingles Dietician...

I thought this was a great article from inspiredrd.com featuring a Q&A with Leah McGrath, the Ingles Markets Dietician.  Thought I'd post a link to it here...great information!

http://inspiredrd.com/2012/05/gluten-free-grocery-shopping.html

Carrot Egg Scramble

I love scrambled eggs and when I found this recipe for carrot egg scramble at Raia's Recipes, I thought it was a nice twist on a classic dish.  It turned out soooo yummy! 

3-4 organic baby cut carrots grated or very thinly diced
3 tsp. milk (or a little more~about 1 tsp of milk per egg) I just estimate :)
3 eggs
1/2 tbsp dried parsley
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 - 1 c. shredded or thinly diced cheddar cheese
dash of pepper

Combine all ingredients in large bowl with wire whisk.  Melt 1 tbsp GF butter in skillet over medium heat. Pour mixture into skillet. Cook eggs till done, stirring/flipping till cooked.

Here, I actually split the original recipe in half to make a single serving.  I made just a few other changes to the original recipe from Raia's Recipes.  Here's a link to it...

http://raiasrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/07/carrot-egg-scramble.html

Jalapeno Cheddar Grilled Cheese....my new favorite GF sandwich!

A while back I ran across this recipe for a Jalapeno Cheddar Grilled Cheese Sandwich at As Good As Gluten, and since then it's become my favorite GF sandwich!  WOW is it yummy!  Here's the oh so delicious link to this fabulous sandwich...

http://asgoodasgluten.blogspot.com/2012/04/jalapeno-cheddar-grilled-cheese.html

Here's what I use...
2 slices of Udi's gluten free sandwich bread 
·2 tsp butter
·3-4 slices of cheddar cheese cut from block
·as much Philadelphia Neufchatel cream cheese as you like :)
·6-10 slices of pickled jalapenos (I use Mt Olive Brand)

I will say that trying to cook the sandwich in a skillet can get a bit messy, with the flipping and all, and I've found that the cheese doesn't quite melt all the way....so I cheat a little.  I melt some butter in the pan and brown just the two slices of bread on one side.  Then I move the bread to a plate, add the ingredients (as much of each as you like) and assemble...

Spread an even layer of cream cheese on one piece of bread.  top with jalapenos, then cheese slices.  Top with other piece of bread. Then stick that baby in the microwave for about a minute ....the result....ooey, gooey cheesy goodness.  I love to dip my sandwich in a little GF Ranch dressing  sometimes too! Enjoy!


Linked to... 
Gluten Free Fridays at http://vegetarianmamma.com/
Gluten Free Wednesdays http://glutenfreehomemaker.com/

Gluten Free Strawberry Vanilla Muffins

I found a cranberry vanilla muffin recipe a while back that I've been wanting to try.  But since I'm not wild about cranberries, I though I'd use strawberries instead....and since I had some wonderful strawberries from the local farm here, I thought I'd make them this morning!  They turned out soooo yummy!

I did make a few changes to the original recipe. Here's a link to the original recipe from Once a Month Mom.

http://onceamonthmom.com/gluten-free-recipe-makeover-cranberry-vanilla-muffins/

Here's what I did...

Ingredients....

• 1 cup sorghum flour
• 1 cup tapioca flour
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
• 1 teaspoon gf baking soda
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 large egg 
• 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoon gluten free vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease muffin tins w/ GF butter or use paper liners  Set pan aside.

In a mixing bowl whisk the dry ingredients together well.  Mix in the wet ingredients, except strawberries until batter is smooth using a mixer.  Do not over beat.  Fold in fruit.  Fill muffin tins 3/4 full with batter.

Bake for 20 – 25 minutes at 350 until muffins are done, using a toothpick or thin sharp knife to see if batter is baked through.

Linked to...
Gluten Free Wednesdays
Allergy Free Wednesdays
It's a Keeper Thursdays

GF Cookies that are just, well...awesome!

The other day I was headed out for the day and since I knew I'd be gone for a while, I stopped by the store to grab a few GF snacks to have on hand. I noticed that Enjoy Life had a variety of snacks that I had not seen before, so I grabbed a box of their Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies. These are by far the BEST GF packaged cookies I have tried so far. They are just delicious! My kids, who aren't gluten free, LOVE them too :) I was so pleased to see they are nut free as well, so my kids can enjoy them. Here's a link to the Enjoy Life website.

http://www.enjoylifefoods.com/soft-baked-cookies/

GF Strawberry Cobbler.....yum!

Every year around here, folks wait with great anticipation for strawberry season....that's because we have a local farm here that has, by far, the BEST strawberries ever! They are just unbelievably wonderful! Well, my Dad stopped by yesterday with a fresh basket of them. I had been wanting to try a gluten free version of my go to cobbler recipe with these strawberries, so that's what I did!

What is my go to cobbler recipe, you ask? Well I'll tell you.... :) Paula Deen's awesome recipe for Peach Cobbler is one I made a lot before going GF. It's kind of your basic cobbler recipe with a few extra steps that make it extra good!! Here's the original recipe

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/peach-cobbler-recipe/index.html

Here's what I did to make a GF version :) ....

Ingredients

• 4 cups capped and sliced strawberries
• 2 cups sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup water
• 8 tablespoons GF butter (a GF butter stick works best)
• 1 1/2 cups GF flour mixture (See note)

The original recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour. Since I don't have self rising GF flour, this is what I did...I combined 1 1/2 cups Betty Crocker All Purpose GF  Rice Flour, 2 tsp Clabber Girl GF Baking Powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Put these three ingredients together in a bowl, stir well and use as you would self-rising flour. ~ Found this helpful tip online here http://www.food.com/recipe/homemade-self-rising-flour-substitute-29318

• 1 1/2 cups milk
• Ground cinnamon, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the strawberries, 1 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Put the butter in a baking dish and place in oven to melt.

In a separate bowl mix remaining 1 cup sugar and flour (measure 1 1/2 cups from the flour mixture you made earlier ~ don't just throw in all the flour, as the mixture turns out being more than the recipe calls for) and then add milk slowly to prevent clumping.

Pour mixture over melted butter. Do not stir.

Spoon fruit on top, then gently pour in syrup. Sprinkle top with ground cinnamon, if using.

Batter will rise to top during baking. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until done.

I used an 8x8 baking dish, and the cobbler began pouring out over the sides and making a mess, so use a larger deeper dish if possible :) Also I baked mine for about 35 minutes and it turned out great!

To serve, scoop onto a plate and serve with GF ice cream or non-dairy frozen dessert :)

Linked to...

Allergy Free Wednesdays http://glutenfreepantry.blogspot.com/2012/04/allergy-free-wednesdays-blog-hop-week.html

Allergy Friendly Lunchbox Love http://allergyfreecookery.blogspot.com/2012/04/allergy-friendly-lunchbox-love-4612.html

Gluten Free Wednesdays