Gluten Free – Page 58

Haricot Vert Salad. {green bean salad}

July 7, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Brunch, Gluten Free, Party Foods, Salads, Vegetarian, Vinaigrette, Wheat Free 6 Comments

Haricot verts are a thinner green bean to the domestic green bean. I found these beauties at our farmer’s market and I thought they would make the perfect salad (dinner for me) side dish for my family. Easy to make. I used my roasted red pepper balsamic vinaigrette dressing to dress it. It a great dish for these hot days of summer when you don’t want to eat anything super heavy. Can also be prepped ahead of time and leftovers taste better the next day after absorbing lots of the flavors. Again, I encourage you to use what extras you have on hand to add to your salad to make it your own.

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Roasted red pepper balsamic vinaigrette.

July 7, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Condiments, Gluten Free, Italian-inspired, No bake/cooking required!, Salads, Vegetarian, Vinaigrette, Vitamix, Wheat Free 13 Comments

I have always loved making my own vinaigrettes. I use them for topping salads, veggies, meats – whatever! This one is a favorite as my family really loves the flavor of smoked paprika. This dressing has a dark, earthy flavor – which pairs up beautifully with greens or mixed vegetables. I prepared a mixed green bean salad and topped it with this dressing last night for dinner. It was so good. In fact… everyone kept dipping veggies into the dressing despite my efforts to photograph it for this post.

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Overnight Peanut Butter and Banana Oats. {no cooking or baking.}

July 6, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Fruit, Gluten Free, No bake/cooking required!, Nuts, Vegetarian 11 Comments

I need to add more oats to my diet. I am a total creature of habit. I pretty much have the same breakfast and lunch every day. I needed to mix it up – variety is the spice of life, right? I kept seeing overnight oats everywhere I looked – like a subliminal message, I thought I would make a batch last night (after three days away in three states for a short holiday) and see how it tasted. Well as you may or many not know, I’ve been clean eating for about 8-9 months. Avoiding pretty much anything processed, loaded with preservatives, meat and striving to be as clean as possible. Okay enough about that! So I wanted to add only clean ingredients to my overnight refrigerated oatmeal. It took me about 2 minutes to assemble and have in the fridge. I anxiously awaited the morning and the taste test… to be continued.

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Clean Cherry and Walnut Granola Bars.

July 2, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Brunch, Cookies, Desserts, Gluten Free, Holiday, Nuts, Snacks, Vegetarian 5 Comments

My friends over at Oh Nuts! sent me a care package of some of their products. I’ve been a long-standing customer, I love their nuts/dried fruits, and was thrilled to start making some favorite recipes with their goodies. I’ve been meaning to whip up some granola bars that are very clean and wanted something that would have a good consistency and not be overly sweet. I’ve been eating clean, no refined sugars amongst other things for eight months now with huge changes to my body and the way I feel. PLUS, I prefer my family eat non-processed foods/snacks and they love granola so it was a must. These make a great road-trip snack idea too! We are headed out for two trips this week and I will have these on hand for the beach! [Read more…]

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Mango Raspberry Zoku Popsicles.

July 2, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Desserts, Frozen Pops, Fruit, Gluten Free, No bake/cooking required!, Party Foods, Vegetarian, Zoku Popsicles Leave a Comment

Clean eating and knowing what you are giving your children and family to eat is so important. Most of the frozen treats in the grocery stores are filled with preservatives and funky ingredients that I prefer not to serve my family. Last week I finally bought a Zoku popsicle maker. An investment but you can certainly use regular popsicle molds if you have those on hand (they just require freezing time). Plus, kids of all ages love making their own versions of their treats. This is my daughter’s 3rd or 4th popsicle that she’s made.

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Peanut Butter Oat Walnut Chocolate Bars. {clean snacking}

July 2, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Gluten Free, Holiday Baking Ideas, No bake/cooking required!, Party Foods, Product Review., Snacks, Vegetarian 3 Comments

These little bars are NOT a big mistake… well maybe they are if you DON’T eat them! They are clean! Hard to believe by the way they taste. NO added refined sugars, corn syrups or anything junky. Now they do have chocolate in them (and dark chocolate is good for you) and I used a fair trade dark chocolate but you can use what you have (either a dark bar chopped up or chips). Heart healthy! My friends at Oh Nuts! sent me a bag of some huge, gorgeous, fresh walnuts and I thought of this recipe instantly! Their nuts and dried fruits are to die for! You can sub out your favorite nut or whatever you have on hand. Be prepared… your family will descend quickly on these sweet bars. Love that you can make these ahead of time too… perfect for parties, or just to prepare to have for better snacking options for your family v. store-bought, overly processed treats.

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Corn, Quinoa, Cilantro and Avocado Salad.

July 1, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Cheese, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Gluten Free, Party Foods, Salads, Side dish, Vegetarian 8 Comments

Happy Meatless Monday!

I’ve been sharing my healthy journey with everyone for quite some time. I’ve been focusing on eating more and more vegetarian dishes because I just haven’t had a taste for meat. This salad is one of the reasons why… all fresh ingredients, I just don’t miss the meat. This salad encapsulates summer with all of the freshness without any heavy ingredients to weigh you down. Perfect to make ahead for a party too! You can make this vegan by omitting the cheese if you wish as well. I wanted to try out some new Cabot lactose free cheddar and decided to use it in this salad – it was so good. You can also sub out fresh mozzarella if you wish. And if you are a staunch carnivore… this is the perfect side dish to pair up alongside fish, pork, chicken or beef.
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Banana Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cupcakes. {dairy free}

June 18, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Brunch, Desserts, Frozen Pops, Fruit, Gluten Free, Ice cream, Vegetarian, Vitamix, Wheat Free Leave a Comment

These are the easiest and one of the healthiest ways of enjoying one of summer’s most treasured treats… ice cream! BUT, these are healthier, dairy-free, and packed with so much protein! Three ingredients. Takes only about 2 minutes to make – the worst part is waiting for them to freeze!

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Homemade roasted tomato garlic pizza sauce.

June 17, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Gluten Free, Italian-inspired, Sauces, Vegetarian, Vitamix, Wheat Free 5 Comments

It’s our little family tradition. Friday nights are normally laid back, time to regroup and have pizza together, watch a movie and spend some time letting the craziness of the week go. Decompression is good! Now that summer is here, we’ve moved our pizza-making outdoor to the grill. I really despise canned tomatoes, there are some brands I will use if I must, but prefer to use fresh tomatoes. I love roasting them for hours low and slow to bring out the flavor but sometimes you don’t have hours. With that in mind, here is my quick roasted tomato pizza sauce recipe. Adjust the seasonings, garlic etc. to your taste – we, in our house, love garlic and aren’t afraid so I load it up!

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Strawberry Peanut Butter Popsicles.

June 5, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: 4th of July/Patriotic, Desserts, Frozen Pops, Gluten Free, Ice cream, Smoothies, Vitamix, Wheat Free 2 Comments

Okay, I had to do it. I took the leftover smoothies I had from yesterday and froze them with tons of fresh strawberry slices inside for the extra bonus. The kids are gobbling them up and they are packed with vitamins and protein! Love that! These are super easy to do and you can find pop molds just about anywhere really inexpensively! Great for parties too! Last day of school and I really think I would be happy eating watermelon for dinner all summer long. But I guess I better head off and figure that out because my family wouldn’t share my watermelon dinner passion. The weather is lovely -so grilling it is!

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