Gluten Free Healthy Food

Gluten-free Flax seed, Beet puree, and Agave sweetened brownies, from left to right.

This 4th of July I had one goal. I hadn’t had a good brownie since I went dairy, soy and egg-free after Baby Yum was born, and I was determined to make a vegan brownie that would pass a glutenoid taste test and satisfy pesky chocolate cravings. It is easy enough to make a good brownie with butter and eggs and lots of melty, milky chocolate, but how about without those things? How could you compensate for their absence? As I researched, I found that the real sticking point was the absence of egg. Luckily, vegan bakers are extraordinarily creative, and have come up with all kinds of substitutes, including flax seed, applesauce, and even beet puree. Another sticking point was the chocolate of course. I wanted these brownies to be safe for me and my highly soy-sensitive friend (who avoids even soy lecithin), so I had to find safe chocolate for us. I found baking chocolate (melt in the microwave and add agave or other sweetener to taste), Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips, and cocoa powder (Penzey’s) to be my salvation. I knew a vegan brownie that would pass the glutenoid taste test would be a challenge. And when it comes to that, I’m not a huge brownie girl, either, so it would be tough to find one I liked myself. I like fudgey brownies, not cake-like or bread-like brownies. To find the perfect recipe, I decided to make three recipes, adapted from those above. I called the first recipe “F” for flax seed, the second “B” for beet puree, and the third “A” for agave. Note that except for the applesauce recipe, the recipes linked above are not gluten-free, but of course my versions were. Anyway. Then I lined up my testers. You all (may) know my friend JM, who has inspired many allergen-sensitive recipes here on the Book of Yum. She is free of gluten, potato, soy, avocado, and dairy. Her partner in crime, M, is an adventurous glutenoid who has patiently tried many gluten-free experiments over the years at gluten-free potlucks and the like. Then there was me, gluten, soy, corn, potato, etc. free. And finally, there was my glutenoid DH who loves chocolate and has also been the guinea pig for many recipe experiments over the years.

First: the flax seed recipe. I am a recent convert to this egg substitute, so I had high hopes for this recipe. However, I’m afraid I was disappointed. It had a heavy, vegan brownie feel and the DH condemned it as “Tasting gluten-free.” Darn it. Unexpectedly, our tester M chose it as his favorite, perhaps because he likes that type of texture in his brownie and felt it was closer to a traditional brownie. JM and I gave it a resolute thumbs down.

Second: the beet puree recipe. I had a sneaking fondness for this recipe because I liked the novel idea of adding beets to chocolate, AND it had coffee, which just makes me happy. JM said it had an “earthy” aftertaste and M said it was his least favorite. The DH shrugged and said “well, it’s chocolate” and ate it. I might make this recipe again, actually, perhaps with some modifications. The lack of sweet chips (its chocolate was provided by agave sweetened baker’s chocolate and cocoa powder) may have made this less popular than it would have been otherwise. -I liked its deep dark chocolate flavor and earthiness, personally, but it isn’t for milk-chocolate lovers.

Third: the agave sweetened brownie recipe. This was the only recipe that started out gluten-free, but I had to radically change the flours to accommodate our various intolerances. JM, I and the DH all chose this recipe as our favorite, making it a clear winner. It was the only recipe that wasn’t lowfat as it actually contained oil, which might have helped its cause. The texture was also nice, having an appealing fluffy lightness not often found in gluten-free, vegan recipes. It might not have screamed brownie, but that made me like it a little more, and it was sweet (without being too sweet) and nice and chocolate-rich thanks to the generous amount of chocolate chips it called for.

And so, our gluten-free vegan brownie taste off ended with success and an empty box of brownies. Even the brownies that we supposedly didn’t like vanished from our picnic basket. After all, they were all chocolate, and were all pretty tasty, judging aside. Here’s our favorite recipe to share with you, and a few more gluten-free recipes I found online that I would love to try when my diet includes things like nuts and eggs again. Have any favorite gluten-free brownie recipes? Share the link in the comments and I’ll add them to my list!

If you can have nuts and eggs, try Elana’s Almond Butter Brownies
No eggs, and prefer the raw foods approach? Try Elana’s Chocolate Espresso Power Bar Recipe
Eggs are Ok and you want dairy-free dark chocolate? Karina’s Rich Dark Chocolate Brownie Recipe may be the ticket!

Just for fun, here is a pictures of Baby Yum taken on her first 4th of July. We had a lovely family picnic with friends and were all set for her to see the fireworks- but literally minutes before the show began she decided to nurse and didn’t so much as peek at the show as she fell fast asleep mid-snack. Better luck next year. I can’t believe my baby is almost one!

Gluten Free Sorghum Vegan Brownie Recipes Dessert  Alternative Grains  American

Ingredients Spectrum Palm Oil Shortening or mini cupcake liners 1/2 cup your favorite oil (I bet coconut oil would be really yummy, but I used canola) 3/4 cup plus 4 tablespoons sorghum flour 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Penzeys Dutch) 10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons agave nectar 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 tablespoons vanilla 1/2 cup brewed coffee or espresso (I use decaf) 2 cups dairy-free and soy-free chocolate chips (Enjoy Life) Directions Special equipment: 2 Mini muffin tins or mini donut molds, although they are a bit delicate for the latter. Preheat oven to 325. Either line mini muffin tins with mini cupcake liners or baste with shortening. Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl, mix, and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients. Gently fold in dry ingredients. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill each mini muffin cup (or mini donut mold etc) with 1 tbsp. batter. Put in oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Place muffin tin on a cooling rack and let cool. Don’t put warm muffins on a plate or moisture may make the bottom soggy. Gently remove mini muffins or mini donuts (the latter is more challenging) and serve. Yummy! Notes A light and delicate chocolate feast, winner of our vegan brownie taste-off!

Rating:  8 Original Source:  Inspired by Babycakes Brownies but with entirely different flour combination. Please do not replicate without my permission. Recipe ID:  1505 Added:  July 5, 2010 Last Modified:  July 5, 2010

Rolls, even gluten-free rolls, can be delightfully easy if you have one simple tool. A muffin tin. This humble tin, when paired with your favorite yeast dough instead of a quick rising batter, will yield gorgeous rolls with gorgeous crusts if you overlook its muffin-y appearance. I had eaten one too many jowar roti, or sorghum tortillas, when I decided to experiment more with flax seed as an egg substitute and make myself some tasty yeast onion rolls. I was initially not impressed with flax gel in early experiments, but my recent love affair with Isa Moskowitz’s recipe for vegan and gluten-free buckwheat pancakes convinced me that I needed to give flax seed a second chance. After all, Ener-g Egg Replacer works reasonably well in many recipes, but it can produce gummy products if you’re not careful. I was disappointed with using flax seeds as an egg substitute in Chebe tapioca bread mix, but I think that is because the low-protein tapioca starch requires a high protein ingredient to work as a bread. Flax seed is interesting, healthy stuff, rich in omega-3 fatty acids and high in fiber. Those of you on a gluten-free diet who don’t eat oatmeal will be happy to know that two tablespoons of flax seed meal contains four grams of fiber. This is the same amount of fiber as 1 and 1/2 cups of cooked oatmeal, and similarly to oatmeal, it is reported to help decrease harmful LDL cholesterol drop without lowering good HDL cholesterol. Why haven’t I been eating more of this stuff already? Maybe because until this recipe, I hadn’t found a good way to use it!

These rolls rose beautifully and became quite gorgeous when they baked. You can eat them fresh out of the oven, tearing them open with a fork tin and slathering them with (non-dairy, soy-free) margarine or drizzling them with high quality olive oil, but their texture is best after they cool. They are also wonderful the next day after a quick stint in the microwave. My DH who mourns the current absence of rice in our diet (and my old white rice flour-tapioca starch french bread) gobbled these rolls up and looked for more. I didn’t tell him how healthy these whole grain, high fiber rolls were! I made my version with arrowroot starch, but you could easily make them with tapioca starch and they would undoubtedly be great. The flax seed gel really enhanced the texture of these rolls and made them very strong but with a soft, rippable center. I don’t think I would use flax seed in a delicate or sweet flavored recipe (unless it was nutty or well-spiced), but in this savory onion bread, it worked perfectly. I can’t wait to make this recipe again!

Gluten Free Vegan Sorghum Onion Rolls Bread  Alternative Grains  American

Ingredients 2 cup sorghum flour 1 cup tapioca flour (or, for a more delicate bread, arrowroot starch) 1 tbsp. xanthan gum 1 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. egg replacer (optional) 2 tbsp. sugar 1 1/2 cup lukewarm water 2 tbsp. yeast 2 tbsp. olive oil 3 tbsp ground flax seed + 3/4 cup water 1 tsp. vinegar (i use cider) 1 or 2 tbsp. melted Soy-free dairy-free earth balance margarine minced dried onion kosher salt Directions Grease muffin tin with your favorite shortening. I use spectrum naturals palm oil shortening. Or, if making free-form rolls, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 375F. Combine flours, xanthan gum, salt and egg replacer (if using) in the bowl of a standing mixer. Place sugar in a small bowl and add your lukewarm water, whisking to combine. Add your yeast and stir in gently. Let sit for a few minutes while yeast activates and forms brownish clumps. Combine flax seed and water in a food processor or blender and blend until you have a thick and creamy consistency. Add your oil and vinegar to the proofed yeast water and add to the flours, along with the flax liquid. Beat using the paddle for 3 minutes. Meanwhile, melt margarine in microwave or on stovetop and add a generous amount of minced dried onion to the melted margarine. (1/2 tsp or so). Let it sit. For muffins, fill half-full with batter. For free-form rolls, take a large spoonful of dough and shape it into a soft round with WET hands. Run your hands under the water in-between rolls as needed. Place on the parchment paper, leaving plenty of room between them. To season, baste the top of the rolls with onion margarine, making sure you get actual bits of onion on the roll, and sprinkle with kosher salt. Let rise for 50 minutes or until doubled in size. Bake for 30 minutes or until rolls are browned and sound hollow when you tap them. Notes Texture is best after they cool. The next day, a brief reheating in the microwave oven makes for a perfect, fresh tasting and hot roll!

Rating:  9 Original Source:  Adaption of my vegan french bread recipe, with seasoning, preparation, and flax seed modifications. Recipe ID:  1504 Added:  June 30, 2010 Last Modified:  July 1, 2010

It is ironic that although amaranth is my least favorite of the gluten-free grains or pseudo-grains that I’m eating, I’ve managed to come up with a fair number of recipes using the flour that I actually like. Maybe it is all part of that necessity being the mother of invention thing… however that saying goes. This particular recipe for an allergen-free soda bread is based on one I found floating around the internet without a clear author, but which I’ve modified to suit my tastes. It is crunchy and has a earthy flavor that I find pairs beautifully with a hearty, vegan soup or a creamy, dairy-free dip like my latest riff on baba ghanoush. Unlike most dips, this dip is bean-free, dairy-free, soy-free and even sesame or tahini-free. The fresh cilantro gives it a light, herb note while roasted eggplant gives it body and soul… and homemade sunflower butter stands in for sesame paste. I enjoyed this bread and dip with some luscious kalamata olives and considered myself a pretty lucky gluten-free, allergen-free breastfeeding mama.

Gluten-free Allergen-free Amaranth Soda Bread Recipe Bread  Alternative Grains  American

Ingredients 2 tablespoons boiling water 3/4 teaspoon unbuffered vitamin C crystals 4 tablespoons coconut oil or other oil 3/4 cup warm hemp milk (or other dairy-free milk) 2 1/4 cup cups amaranth flour 1/4 cup additional amaranth flour 3/4 cup arrowroot starch 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon caraway seed 2 teaspoons baking soda kosher salt flakes herbal blend like Penzey’s Provencal herb mix Directions Preheat oven to 400F. Cut a circle of parchment paper to cover the bottom of a round cake tin. Put your vitamin c in the boiling water. If it doesn’t dissolve, whisk it in. Combine 2 1/4 cup amaranth flour, arrowroot starch, salt, baking soda and caraway seed in a large bowl. Add your water with vitamin C, hemp or other dairy-free milk and oil, and stir with a big wooden spoon. Sprinkle with the additional 1/4 cup of additional amaranth flour and fold it all together. You can mistreat this dough a bit. Beat it up, fold it up until it seems thoroughly mixed and your arm feels tired. Plop the dough onto your cake pan and shape it into a circle about 1 inch high. You can dampen your hands to shape it or use a cake frosting knife to smooth out the edges. Sprinkle with kosher salt and a nice herbal blend and cut an X in the top, just because it is fun and makes it seem more authentic. Pop in the oven. Lower oven temperature to 325 and bake for 55 minutes or until the center is done to your taste. (I like it pretty done and not doughy in the middle so I put it back in sometimes.) Cut into triangles and enjoy with some soy free margarine, super yummy lemon olive oil, or baba ganoush. Notes Surprisingly addictive.

Rating:  9 Original Source:  Adapted from online sources, original source unknown. Please do not replicate without my permission. THanks! Recipe ID:  1499 Added:  April 13, 2010 Last Modified:  April 22, 2010

Garlic-free Vegan Baba Ghanoush Recipe Sauces & Condiments  Vegetables  Middle Eastern

Ingredients 1 American style eggplant drizzle olive oil 2 scallion bulbs 2 tbsp sunbutter (I ground roasted unsalted sunflower seeds with a drizzle of lemon olive oil) 1/4 tsp of salt (or more to taste, especially if using homemade unsalted sunbutter) handful of fresh cilantro 1 fresh lime 1 tsp agave nectar (optional) fresh ground black pepper Directions Cut eggplant in half horizontally and place in baking dish with freshly cut side up. Roast on 425 for 20-30 minutes or until flesh is golden brown. Turn over and bake ten more minutes. Then remove from oven and cool. If making your own sunbutter, grind your seeds and olive oil first in a small food processor or blender. (I have a small powerful food processor that I love for this.) Then scoop out the flesh of your roasted eggplant and add it to the food processor. Add the green onion bulbs to the processor with only a little of the green top if desired. Blend until you have a creamy sauce. Then add salt, cilantro, lime, agave and pepper and blend, blend, blend. Notes Sunflower seed is no tahini, but did you know sesame is a rising allergen, especially in countries where it is part of the national cuisine? This is also garlic-free.

Rating:  8 Original Source:  The contents of my brain, please do not replicate without my permission. Recipe ID:  1500 Added:  April 22, 2010 Last Modified:  April 22, 2010

Being gluten, dairy, nut, and soy free makes coming up with a good cheese substitute difficult. When I was simply dairy free, nut or soy recipes allowed me to enjoy “cheesy” dishes like lasagna or pizza. Once I had to cut out nuts and soy, I was a bit stumped. I still had great pizza- olives were tasty and generally safe, and sunflower seed pesto was my friend. But the cheesy element was just not quite there. Luckily I can still have nutritional yeast, and recently I was inspiredby several recipes online to come up with this everything free, yet still tasty smoky cheesy sauce. Since the only non-dairy milks i can have right now are hemp and coconut and hemp milk makes a weirdly rubbery-tasting sauce, this recipe is alternative milk free, with a base in nutritional yeast and quinoa flour. It’s half gravy-inspired, half uncheese-recipe-inspired… and is so good that I couldn’t stop myself from dipping into it all by itself. It really sings as a “cheesy” topping for veggies. And just last night I used it to make something I hadn’t had in a very, very long time- a luscious and super addicting spinach pie, perfect for a green Saint Patty’s day. This recipe is best suited to a vegan palate- or at least, someone willing to accept a less than traditional “cheese.” DH and my dairy-free mother both enjoyed it, and DH commented that in pie, the cheese smelled like nachos. Mmmm, nachos. Let’s see, if i deep fry some homemade millet or sorghum tortillas in chips… top with sunflower seed refried ‘beans’… add some Smoky un-cheddar… we just might have another use for this recipe! Got any more ideas? Share in the comments!

Gluten-free dairy-free soy-free Smoked un-cheddar sauce Sauces & Condiments  Alternative Grains  American

Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 of a large onion, minced 3/4 cup nutritional yeast 1/4 cup quinoa flour 1 1/2 cup water 2 tbsp Earth Balance soy-free margarine 3 tbsp. tomato paste 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp smoked paprika Directions Heat olive oil on medium in nonstick pan and saute your onion until it turns translucent. Then add your nutritional yeast and quinoa flour, toasting lightly. Lower the heat to medium-low, and whisk in one cup of water that you slowly add to the pan. When you have a nice smooth sauce, add your soy free margarine and tomato paste, mixing thoroughly. Season with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Let sauce thicken until it gets to your preferred “cheesy sauce” texture. Add water as needed if the sauce gets too thick. Take off burner and enjoy!

Rating:  9 Original Source:  Inspired by various recipes online but my original creation. Please do not replicate without my written permission. Recipe ID:  1494 Added:  March 13, 2010 Last Modified:  March 14, 2010

Gluten-free Vegan Smoky Uncheesy Spinach Pie Recipe Main Course  Alternative Grains  American

Ingredients Dough: 3/4 cup quinoa flour 1/4 cup arrowroot starch or tapioca starch 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup Organic Palm Oil shortening such as spectrum 2 tbsp dairy free milk of choice (plain hemp, rice, or almond) Filling: 2 or 3 bunches spinach (3 bunches for just spinach, 2 bunches if you add 1 bunch of beet greens), blanched, drained and diced 3/4 recipe of my smoked un-cheddar sauce Directions Combine flours, salt, and shortening in a food processor fitted with the S-blade. Process until all ingredients are combined and it starts looking mealy. Add your dairy-free milk and process again. It should start to form a ball. Using a spatula, scoop out your dough ball and shape into a nice ball in your hands. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour. (You can rush this step but dough will be more persnickety.) Meanwhile, prepare your spinach and make the smoked un-cheddar sauce. Mix the two together in a bowl and reserve. Preheat oven to 375. Place your chilled ball of dough in a gallon sized, freezer-safe ziploc bag. Roll thinly to cover the whole interior of the bag. Cut out the sides of the bag and peel back the top. Place with remaining bag side DOWN over an inverted pie pan (a). Place another inverted pie pan (b) on top of the naked dough and flip your tins so that they are right side up. Remove pie pan (a). Carefully peel back the remaining ziploc bag sheet to reveal a pretty pie crust. Pre-bake pie crust for 5-10 minutes. Don’t worry if it cracks on the bottom- it will taste just as good as a gorgeous, uncracked crust and no one sees anything but the top part of the crust. Fill with your blanched and drained spinach in your smoky un-cheddar sauce. Bake for 20 minutes or until top looks set and lightly browned. Serve and enjoy! Tastes great cold the next day!

Rating:  9 Original Source:  The contents of my brain, please do not replicate anywhere without my permission. thanks! Recipe ID:  1495 Added:  March 13, 2010 Last Modified:  March 14, 2010

The first time I heard of Jowar Roti was when I was on a trip to India and staying in Bangalore. I read in a blog that the “Jolad rotti oota” in Kamat Minerva (at Minerva circle) in Bagalore was absolutely amazing. The Jowar Roti there might even be gluten-free- but I didn’t have time to go and investigate. Once I returned to the States i didn’t think much about it, but I’d filed away the thought of single flour, gluten-free roti. Once I had to go on a rotation diet for baby Yum, I remembered those breads and set to work perfecting them at home. First, I came up with a yummy millet flatbread recipe. The sorghum one was considerably harder. When it has worked, the results have been spectacular, but it has been hit or miss, with quite a few impromptu “pizzas” made with the failed dough. However, recently I finally stumbled upon a winning technique that seems to work every time. It requires a roux whisk- but you should have one of those anyway! It is by far my favorite whisk, perfect for making gluten-free vegan gravy. If you don’t have one, I have a backup technique, but it doesn’t work half as well and you may end up eating pizza. Surprise.

While I love the mild flavor of the millet roti, the sorghum roti is amazingly flexible and can be easily wrapped around fillings without cracking. They taste the best hot off the griddle. For a dry, crackly bread, just leave them on the griddle until dark spots appear. For a soft, pliable tortilla, make them a little thicker and/or only keep them on the griddle until a few light brown spots appear. I love this roti with vegetable fajita filling or an Indian curry. It has more whole grain personality than millet, which I personally like, and is definitely more versatile. Best of all, it naturally does not need eggs, dairy, baking powder, xanthan gum or any other ingredient that may be problematic for the gluten-free, allergic baker. Let’s hear it for naturally simple gluten-free baked products! Let me know what you think when you try it. It has become a favorite menu staple at our house. *Also, if you have any great gluten-free vegetarian curry recipes that would go well with this roti, share in the comments and I’ll add links to the post!

Jowar Roti Sorghum Flatbread Tortilla Recipe Bread  Alternative Grains  Indian

Ingredients 2 cups sorghum flour (for pretty, cream colored roti use Authentic Foods Sorghum flour, for a more rustic greyish roti use Bob’s Red Mill) 2 cups water salt to taste Directions Put your flour container near the stove and measure out one cup of sorghum flour to have ready next to the burner. You will either need a heavy roux whisk OR a food processor and lots of patience. You will also need a sturdy wooden spoon and strong arm muscles for this recipe (or the ability to fake it, like me). Bring your water barely to a boil in a saucepan. Add your 1 cup of flour gradually but steadily, whisking the stream of flour into the water with the roux whisk continuously. Reduce heat to low. Moving quickly, measure out the second cup of flour and grab your wooden spoon. Stir in your second cup of flour into the dough in the pan. This is the part that requires arm muscles. Ouch. Let’s just say this was a workout for me. A skin of dough should have formed on the bottom of the pan, leaving you with a ball of dough that becomes increasingly rubbery the longer you have it on the stove. I keep it on the stove, mixing and moving the ball of dough around, for around two minutes, or until the dough attains a really nice rubbery texture. (Trust me, it is a good thing.) Remove dough to a heat resistant bowl and leave for five-ten minutes or until cool enough to handle. Form into small balls and place in a bowl. Take a quart size freezer safe ziploc bag and cut out the sides. For wimpy, no rolling method, put the bag into a tortilla press. Place a ball of dough in the press between layers of plastic. Press. For rolling method, simply roll out dough inside your ziploc bag, with rolling pin on the top outside of the bag. Either way, peel your tortilla from plastic and place on a plate. These tortillas handle well, so no worries. Heat cast iron skillet to medium and toast your flatbread until its texture changes, and if you like, until it gets light brown spots. Turn it and toast the other side. Sometimes they will puff up with internal air pockets, which I think signifies a lovely, tasty flatbread. Sprinkle with salt and serve. Try to refrain from immediately slathering your flatbread with soy-free, dairy-free margarine immediately off the skillet. Or not. It Posted In: Baked Goods, Breastfeeding for Allergic Baby Recipe, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Indian Flatbread, JM friendly, Karina Friendly, Nut Free, Rice Free, Sorghum, Soy Free, TED Elimination Diet, indian, tapioca starch free, vegan Gluten-free Progressive OSCAR Dinner Party: Avatar inspired Millet Eggplant Croquettes and Chips 0 Posted on: 23-02-2010 | By: Gluten Free Foods When Diane of the Whole Gang suggested that this month we have an Oscar theme for our Gluten-free Progressive Dinner, I was both excited and perplexed. I’ve never held an Oscar themed dinner party. What could I make? Searching online, it seems that people hosting Oscar parties usually either go for a movie-theme (10 varieties of popcorn, anyone?) or prepare food inspired by one or more movies up for nomination. Popcorn didn’t inspire me, but I thought it might be fun to prepare a menu inspired by one of the nominated movies. Julie & Juliamight be the most obvious choice, and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Hello, a movie about a food blogger and a woman who learned to cook in Paris- what could be better? I couldn’t remember much inspiring vegetarian fare, though, and the whole thing seemed a little too obvious. I briefly considered The Blind Side as I love making gluten-free Southern-inspired vegetarian fare. But, of this year’s nominees, Avatarwas the one that really stood out to me. I loved its imaginative depiction of an alien society, its beautiful visuals, its interesting commentary on the exploitation of native peoples, and illustration of the anthropologist’s problem of “going native.” What could be more fun than creating a menu of other-worldly food? This vegetarian Avatar-inspired meal begins with an appetizer of spicy and lovely lotus root chips. If you prefer, you can try my healthierbaked lotus root chip recipe. It continues with a hearty and peppery dish inspired by bruschetta but gone alien with a bird-seed millet grit base (appropriate for a people that fly on winged bird-dragons) topped with honey or agave sweetened caramelized balsamic eggplant and fresh arugula greens in a vinaigrette. The meal ends on a naturally sweet note with fried smashed plantain chips lightly spiced with exotic cinnamon and sugar. We enjoyed our meal thoroughly, and it would be perfect for an Avatar inspired Oscar Viewing party (or an Avatar viewing party). This post is an entry in the Gluten-free Progressive Dinner Event Series. Join us the week of February 22-26th for Award Winning Food for you to make for your Oscar Watching Party or anytime you want rave reviews. Monday February 22- Shirley from gluten free easily sharing Veronica’s Pumpkin Soup Tuesday February 23- SEA from Book of Yum with appetizers inspired from the movie Avatar Wednesday February 24- Karen from Cook4Seasons and Diane from The WH.O.L.E. Gang using inspiration from Julie and Julia Thursday February 25- Alison from Sure Foods Living Friday February 26- Ellen from I Am Gluten Free Looking for more Oscar Viewing Menus? Epicurious Oscar Viewing Party Menu ‘09 Yahoo Oscar Menu Ideas ‘10 (love the “blue” theme for the Avatar menu!) Fried Lotus Root Chip Recipe Snacks  Vegetables  Asian   Ingredients 1 lotus root bulb (renkon in Japanese) canola or other oil for frying salt smoked paprika if you want it spicy Directions Peel your lotus root and slice as thinly as you can manage. A mandolin works very well for this. If it will be a while before you fry, you can put the slices in water with a little vinegar added. Before frying, drain and dry the slices thoroughly. A salad spinner works well. Be careful of any splattering while frying. Prepare a wire rack with a pan underneath for excess oil to drip off while the chips cool. When ready to fry, put at least one inch of canola oil in a deep, tall pan. I often use a soup pan. Heat the oil to 365F and carefully drop in a few dry lotus root chips. Use a metal strainer with a long handle or chopsticks to turn them. When they are golden brown, remove them to the wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with salt and smoked paprika if you like. Continue frying in small batches. Serve and enjoy! *If the lotus chips are not done enough in the center you can fry them twice- first to a light golden brown, then let cool slightly, and then fry once more to a full golden brown. Season after the last frying. Notes You can buy lotus root at Asian Markets, especially Japanese or Korean markets. Check your lotus root carefully. It should not have any mold. Try to avoid any dark spots. The ideal lotus root will have crisp flesh, smooth, unblemished skin, and will still have its “knot” that attaches to another bulb. The knot should not have any mold, and ideally will look clean and fresh. Rating:  8 Original Source:  The contents of my brain. Do not replicate without my permission. Thanks! Recipe ID:  1489 Added:  February 23, 2010 Last Modified:  February 23, 2010 Millet Polenta Croquettes with Honey Balsamic Eggplant topping recipe Main Course   Ingredients 1/2 cup Millet Grits (Bob’s Red Mill) 1 1/2 cup water 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tbsp. olive oil Your favorite herbal blend (I like the Provencal blends by Penzeys) 1 large Eggplant Marinade: 2 tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. balsamic vinegar or more to taste 1/2 tsp honey or agave your favorite herbal seasoning blend Handful of arugula or other favorite sturdy salad green or herb such as basil Your favorite balsamic vinaigrette or homemade: 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 1 tsp. honey or agave salt pepper (adjust proportions to suit your palate) Directions Bring water and salt to a boil and add your grits, lowering heat and covering. Let cook on low for 10-15 minutes. Take off heat, cool for 15 minutes, and then remove to a small square shaped container like tupperware. cool in the refrigerator. Preheat oven to 375F. Meanwhile, prepare your eggplant. Slice or cut into 1/2 inch thick cubes, depending on your preference. Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey and seasoning blend in a small bowl. Whisk ingredients together. You can either baste your eggplant cubes with your marinade or dip your slices in the marinade. If you run out of marinade (depending on the size of your eggplant) just make more! Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and place your eggplant slices or cubes in a single layer on the sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until eggplant has gotten soft and slightly caramelized. If you are making slices, turn over and bake another 10 minutes. The cubes may not need to be turned and baked more. While eggplant is baking, remove your firm, cooled millet grits from the container. They should keep their shape. Carefully slice into rectangles about the size you would expect from bruschetta. Sprinkle with your seasoning herb and a touch of salt, if not included in the blend. Heat olive oil in a nonstick pan on medium. Place your millet “polenta” rectangles in the oil and fry until golden brown. Turn over and brown the other side. Remove to a serving plate. If you like, you can caramelize some onions to top the dish with. Slice an onion and sautee in a little olive oil on low-med heat until it gets golden brown. Whisk together vinaigrette ingredients. Now, assemble the dish. Top the millet croquettes with arugula and caramelized onions (optional). Drizzle a little dressing on top and add your roasted eggplant. Add some sprigs of arugula for garnish and serve. Enjoy! *For a variation, you can add a little pasta sauce to the top of the eggplant while it is in its final roasting phase. Notes You can also layer the dish Croquettes, eggplant, arugula, but I decided I liked it better as written here. It’s up to you. :) Rating:  8 Original Source:  The contents of my brain. Do not replicate without my permission. Thanks! Recipe ID:  1488 Added:  February 22, 2010 Last Modified:  February 23, 2010 Fried Plantain Chip Recipe Dessert  Snacks  Vegetables  Mexican   Ingredients 1 slightly green plantain canola oil salt sugar cinnamon Equipment *Tortilla press 1 quart sized freezer bag Directions Prepare your tortilla press by lining it with a freezer bag with the sides cut out. Slice plantain at an angle to get a long, oval slice. If the plantain is too green to easily remove the skin, carefully cut the skin off of each slice. Prepare a wire rack above a wide, long pan for draining. Preheat your canola oil (or other oil with a high smoke point) in a narrow, deep pan like a soup pan. Heat to 365F and you are ready to fry! Place in the freezer bag lining your tortilla press and press down on the handle to create a large, flat “chip”. Gently peel off your “chip” and carefully drop in the oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Remove chip from oil with a wire strainer and place on wire rack to cool. Season with a tiny smidgen of salt, and generous sprinkles of sugar and cinnamon. Continue frying until all chips are done. You can place the rack (if oven safe) in an oven on 200F to keep warm if desired. Serve and enjoy! Rating:  8 Original Source:  The contents of my brain. Do not replicate without my permission. Thanks! Recipe ID:  1490 Added:  February 23, 2010 Last Modified:  February 23, 2010 Posted In: Blog Event, Dairy Free, Dinner Party, Egg Free, Gluten Free Progressive Dinner, JM friendly, Nut Free, Party Food, Party Menu, Soy Free, eggplant, menu, potato allergy, vegan, vegetarian Soy-free and Rice-Free Challenge: Gluten-free Quinoa Vegetarian Sushi Recipe with no-soy sauce 0 Posted on: 06-02-2010 | By: Gluten Free Foods I can’t lie to you. Dealing with a gluten-free and top 8 allergen free diet plus some can be really tough. Gluten-free doesn’t even make me blink, but you start talking soy-free, egg-free, and even rice-free (my latest effort for Baby Yum), and some key dishes start getting to be a real challenge. Take sushi. There is nothing I love more than an avocado sushi roll, dipped in gluten-free soy sauce. But now both the sushi rice and the soy sauce are (temporarily) off the menu, what is a Japanese-food-loving girl to do? Get serious about thinking outside the box! I’ve been playing with the idea of a quinoa based sushi “rice” for a while now, but the soy sauce had me stumped. Usually I would sprinkle the sushi with sesame seeds and salt for a good soy sauce substitute for my soy-free friends… but right now I’m avoiding sesame seeds! Luckily I was in my local Cupertino Whole Foods the other day and found a miracle staring me right in the face- a bottle of gluten-free and soy-free soy sauce! This miracle potion is called Coconut Secret Raw Amino Acids and is compatible with a gluten-free as well as a raw foods diet. The price tag, unfortunately, is steep. In fact, I think I bought it in a delirious haze of joy and didn’t notice the price until later, at which point I gulped and felt (some) buyers remorse. But this stuff is so awesome and works perfectly in Japanese and Chinese recipes as a straight substitute for soy sauce that I didn’t feel bad for long. And it was the perfect partner to my quinoa sushi rolls! The week I made this, my father was visiting, and it passed the glutenoid test with flying colors. It’s not quite vegetarian sushi without rice, but this quinoa sushi satisfied my sushi craving nicely, and is a fun and new way to use a very healthful “grain.” I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! *If you don’t have nori you can make a chirashi “zushi” by sprinkling the filling over a nice bowl of the seasoned quinoa. Quick and easy, especially for leftover quinoa! Gluten free Rice Free Quinoa Vegetarian Sushi Recipe Main Course  Alternative Grains  Japanese   Ingredients 2 cups quinoa 4 cups water sushi vinegar: 1/4 cup of neutral vinegar (i used a filtered apple vinegar) 1 tablespoon of sugar 1 teaspoon of sea salt 2 green onions, quartered horizontally 2 carrots, peeled,sliced into long pieces and blanched 1/2 avocado, sliced Unseasoned nori sheets *A large recipe- you will have enough leftover quinoa for several servings of quinoa “chirashi” with vegetables sprinkled on top, unless you are cooking for a large group very hungry for “sushi” rolls. Directions Toast quinoa in a skillet on medium low, stirring to prevent burning. When quinoa is nicely toasted, move to a fine wire strainer and rinse. Pour into pan with water and bring to boil. Cover and lower heat and leave for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat vinegar, sugar and salt in a small pan on low and let the sugar and salt dissolve into the liquid. Put your quinoa in a large, glass bowl and drizzle your sushi vinegar mixture over the quinoa. Fold it in for even distribution. Once quinoa has cooled, you can begin to make your sushi. To prepare your sushi, get your nori sheet and place on a bamboo rolling mat. Cover the entire sheet with quinoa “sushi-rice” except for a horizontal strip at the bottom. Choose a line about 1 or two inches above the bare strip of nori and create a strip on top of the quinoa of filling ingredients. Make sure a small strip or two of green onions,blanched, thin carrot and a slice of avocado will be in every bite. Gently roll your nori together to form a cylinder and moisten the bare nori strip with water. Seal together and let rest while you make your desired number of sushi rolls. When ready to serve, gently slice cylinders into bite size rolls. You may want to cut a wider roll at the ends where the quinoa mixture is the loosest. Serve on a plate. If allergies don’t prohibit it, you can sprinkle the rolls with sesame seeds, but it is not necessary. Enjoy with your favorite wheat-free soy sauce or one of the new soy-free sauces on the market like Coconut Secret’s Raw Coconut Aminos. (Yummy!) Rating:  8 Original Source:  The contents of my brain. Do not replicate without my permission. Thanks! Recipe ID:  1480 Added:  January 15, 2010 Last Modified:  February 6, 2010 Posted In: Breastfeeding for Allergic Baby Recipe, Dairy Free, Egg Free, JM friendly, Japanese, Karina Friendly, Rice Free, Soy Free, soy-free challenges, vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free Vegan Un-cheese Dill Spread with Salad Recipe 0 Posted on: 28-01-2010 | By: Gluten Free Foods You may know that I have a crush on raw foods. After all, barring a few instances of nama shoyu (fresh wheat soy sauce) raw foods are mostly gluten free and almost always vegetarian (depending on who you ask). That’s why avoiding nuts for Baby Yum may be one of the more difficult restrictions, because some of my favorite raw food dishes at restaurants or at home require them. I was at the library the other day and I saw a book by Ani Phyo on the shelves. I couldn’t resist bringing it home, even though I was pretty sure most of the recipes were currently off limits. I enjoyed browsing the tasty recipes, but I was most struck by one dill-sunflower seed spread that could be adapted to fit my current diet. Ani took this nut sauce and mixed it up with grated carrot and nori (i think) and dehydrated it to make un-fish salmon cakes. It sounded yummy! Someday I might go and make that recipe with all the ingredients (for all three parts including an un-hollandaise sauce) . However, this time I was happy to take the idea of using sunflower seeds and dill together in a “nutty” un-cheese sauce and run with it in my own direction. I ended up making a salty, onion dill sauce which i then used on everything I could think of.. including this light and lovely salad. I highly recommend the addition of avocado slices- the creaminess is such a nice contrast to the spread! And on amaranth crepes- it really was divine, even if it abandoned any hope of being a real raw foods recipe. (Yeah yeah, I know, the roasted sunflower seeds already sabotaged the mission- but they taste so good!) Anyway, hope you enjoy this tasty recipe that takes a salad to a whole new level of yumminess… And to think, I once thought I didn’t like salads! Almost Raw Dill un-cheese Havarti Spread and salad Recipe Sauces & Condiments  Vegetables  American   Ingredients Un-havarti: 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds 1/2 cup roasted, unsalted sunflower seeds 2 green onions, chopped 1 bunch of small dill, or to taste (reserve 1 tsp or more for dressing) 1/4 to 1/2 cup water salt to taste Salad: your favorite salad greens (I like arugula mixed into a more mild green romaine) 1 carrot (or more, depending on desired serving) peeled and shredded small lemon wedge (optional) Avocado slices, optional (but very nice) Dressing: 1 tbsp. cider vinegar 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp. olive oil agave nectar to desired sweetness your favorite salt 1 tsp. minced fresh dill Directions Grind sauce ingredients in small food processor or blender, adding water slowly to get the desired consistency. Salt to taste. Assemble salad ingredients. Whisk together dressing ingredients and drizzle on salad. Top with a big dollop of un-havarti sauce and garnish with a lemon wedge. If you want to be really fancy with it, and aren’t wanting an entirely raw foods meal, serve on amaranth flatbread. Heavenly! Rating:  9 Original Source:  Un-havarti inspired by Ani Phyo’s Sunny Dill Cheese. Ultimately my original creation. Please do not replicate without my permission. Thanks! Recipe ID:  1481 Added:  January 16, 2010 Last Modified:  January 27, 2010 Posted In: Breastfeeding for Allergic Baby Recipe, Dairy Free, Egg Free, JM friendly, Nut Free, Salad Dressing, Soy Free, TED Elimination Diet, salad, vegan Gluten Free Progressive Dinner: Vegan Un-Chicken Roasted Vegetable Soup Recipe 0 Posted on: 20-01-2010 | By: Gluten Free Foods For some time now, I’ve had a recipe idea rolling around in my head. I have been longing for some of my tasty Southern Fried Tofu Recipe but since I’m avoiding soy for Baby Yum, it is off the menu. So I thought, what if I could take the flavor elements of that yummy nutritional yeast, herb coating and somehow feature them in an entirely different but equally homey and comforting dish? As winter has darkened even sunny California with grey and rainy skies, soup started seeming more and more appealing. I decided to take those Southern Fried tofu flavors and infuse them into a warm, soothing un-chicken soup with nary a soybean to be seen. I loved the idea of a recipe where herbs could really sing in concert with roasted, fresh veggies and wanted a way to use some delightful baby zuchinni and baby pattypan squash that I’d found at the wonderful Milk Pail Market. This soup was just as savory and delicious as I had imagined, and was luckily done just in time for me to participate in Diane’s Gluten Free Progressive Dinner. But a secret? This is one recipe I think I’ll be playing with for quite some time to get just right. After all, now that I’m a Mommy, I have to come up with a perfect un-chicken soup for all the colds, flus and chilly days ahead. Try this recipe, and enjoy- but don’t be afraid to tweak it for your taste buds. Just promise to tell me about your experiments- and whatever you do, don’t leave out the nutritional yeast, as it gives this recipe some serious vegan soul. I took this soup base And these delightful veggies To make one yummy soup! What’s your favorite gluten-free vegan soup recipe? Share the URL in the comments and I’ll add the link to this post! A Gluten-free Progressive Dinner Entry. Visit the other entrees for January’s Light Winter Warmers: Monday January 18th Karen from Cook4Seasons made Creamy Potato Leek Soup and Roasted Cauliflower Soup With Gluten Free Croutons by Alison from Sure Foods Living. Tuesday January 19th - Diane from The W.H.O.L.E. Gang made Winter Fire Roasted Tomato Soup w/ Prosciutto topping. Wednesday January 20th Diane from The W.H.O.L.E. Gang made a Mexican Seafood Soup and I made this Book of Yum Un-Chicken Vegan Savory Soup. Thursday January 21st – Amy from Simply Sugar and Gluten Free and Shirley from gluten free easily. Friday January 22nd -Ali from The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen. Gluten free Vegan Un-chicken soup Soup  Vegetables  American   Ingredients 2-3 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, diced 3 carrots,peeled and diced 1/2 large fennel bulb, diced 2 celery stalks, diced scant bunch of fresh parsley, chopped 1/2 bunch fresh dill, minced 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, minced 1 tsp basil 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp tarragon 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp salt 1 bay leaf pepper to taste 1/4 tsp ground thyme 1/4 tsp ground sage 1/4 cup nutritional yeast (I like Kal’s) 4 cups water 4 cups veg stock 1/2 bunch of kale, de-veined and julienned (optional) 1/2 lb special veggies for roasting (i used baby zucchini and baby pattypan squash), cut into interesting shape,drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with your favorite italian seasoning. Freshly ground black pepper Optional: 1/3 cup millet grits 6 tbsp hot water 1 tsp olive oil Directions Heat oven to 450F. Heat olive oil in large dutch oven or similar pan on medium and add your died onion. Saute for a few minutes and add your carrot, fennel, and celery. Saute until the onions are translucent and vegetables begin to caramelize. Add fresh herbs and dried herbs and saute for another minute or two. Add your nutritional yeast. Warm throughout and then add your water and vegetable stock. Add kale (optional) to pan and let soup simmer. While soup simmers, prepare your roasting vegetables and place on medium to large baking sheet. Put in oven and roast until vegetables are golden brown on one side. Roast for at least 15 minutes- timing will depend on the type of veggie you use, your preference for doneness, and the cut of the veggie. My veggies took at least 20 minutes, but i wasn’t watching them closely. If you want a thicker soup with some substance, you can take millet grits and combine them in a small bowl with hot water, olive oil, and any seasonings you like. I microwaved them for a minute, but this probably isn’t necessary. Stir into your soup. I think next time I might leave this out. Simmer soup until it has reduced to a strength of flavor that you like. For me, the soup was tasting very yummy by the time the vegetables were done roasting (about twenty minutes). Taste and adjust seasonings as needed, and add pepper. Add your roasted vegetables to the dish and let flavors marry for a few minutes. Serve and enjoy! Notes Wonderful for a cold, drizzly day or if you have a cold, just like a traditional chicken soup. Rating:  7 Original Source:  Contents of my brain. Please do not replicate without my permission. Recipe ID:  1482 Added:  January 18, 2010 Last Modified:  January 19, 2010 Posted In: Blog Event, Breastfeeding for Allergic Baby Recipe, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Fellow Food Bloggers, Gluten Free Blogs, Gluten Free Progressive Dinner, JM friendly, Karina Friendly, Nut Free, Nutritional Yeast, Rice Free, Soy Free, TED Elimination Diet, vegan Gluten-free Millet flour Recipes: Bajra Roti or Millet flatbread Tortilla 0 Posted on: 11-01-2010 | By: Gluten Free Foods In my current gluten-free rotation diet for Baby Yum, I’m rotating millet, quinoa, and amaranth. I came up with one tasty way to enjoy millet that uses millet grits like corn grits in polenta, and I’ll be sharing the recipe with you soon. However, I can’t say I enjoy whole millet seeds very much, and I didn’t have much use for the flour either until I recently had a very interesting idea. I thought that if millet grits could be used like corn grits, perhaps millet flour could be used like corn flour in tortillas or flatbread. So I went searching online to see what others had done with millet flour. Imagine my delight when I found that in India millet flour is used in delicious, smoky Bajra Roti flatbread. Of course those who must follow a gluten-free diet should be VERY careful with freshly made stuff as recipes often incorporate gluten to make it easier to handle. However, I was inspired by one intrepid Bangalorean runner, Balu’s recipe for Bajra Roti, to think that you didn’t need any other flour to make Millet flatbread, but that the method was the important thing. His chef came up with a clever way of heating the dough to make it pliable, and to my delight it really worked to create a malleable tortilla that was easier to handle than even its corn counterpart. You can also freeze uncooked flatbread by layering it with wax paper and storing in a quart ziploc freezer bag. So delightfully easy! The beauty of the recipe is that it can be made plain and substituted for corn tortillas- perfect for corn intolerant, gluten intolerant mexican food aficionados, or it can be jazzed up and given an Indian twist with spices and herbs. You can also baste the flatbread with oil for a rich, savory treat. Buttered with Earth Balance Soy-free margarine and a generous sprinkling of salt, it is simply divine. For a real treat, you could whip up a batch of Cilantro Chutney, although traditionally bajra roti is paired with a robust Garlic Chutney, Lahsun Ki Chutney. Chutney aside, this simple and satisfying bread is a recipe I would make even if I wasn’t on an elimination diet… and that’s really saying something. How to make Gluten-free Bajra Roti, in pictures: Can’t get enough Millet? Try Culinary Goddess Karina’s Gluten-free Millet Buckwheat Wraps (I intend to!) Or make Millet the star of your meal with Mark Bittman’s Millet Pumpkin Bake Recipe Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I have a hot bajra roti on the skillet calling my name… Don’t you wish you had one too? Bajra Roti Millet Flatbread Recipe Bread  Alternative Grains  Indian   Ingredients 2 cups millet flour 2 cups water salt to taste For seasoned roti: 1 shallot- minced 1 to 1/4 green chili- minced (amount depends on spiciness of chili and your preference) 3 tbsp. cilantro, diced Directions Bring your water to boil in a saucepan and add your flour, butdo not mix it into the water. Lower heat to low and let simmer for two minutes. Then turn off heat and mix flour into hot water evenly. Remove dough to a heat resistant bowl and leave for ten minutes or until cool enough to handle. For seasoned roti you can sprinkle dough with shallot, chili, and cilantro. Form into small balls and place in a bowl. Cover Take a quart size freezer safe ziploc bag and cut out the sides. For wimpy, no rolling method, put the bag into a tortilla press. Place a ball of dough in the press between layers of plastic. Press. For rolling method, simply roll out dough inside your ziploc bag, with rolling pin on the top outside of the bag. Either way, peel your tortilla from plastic and place on a plate. These tortillas handle well, so no worries. Heat cast iron skillet to medium and toast your flatbread until its texture changes, and if you like, until it gets light brown spots. Turn it and toast the other side. Sometimes they will puff up with internal air pockets, which I think signifies a lovely, tasty flatbread. Sprinkle with salt and serve. Try to refrain from immediately slathering your flatbread with soy-free, dairy-free margarine immediately off the skillet. Or not. It’s up to you. :) I usually gobble a few before dinner gets anywhere near the table. Rating:  9 Original Source:  inspired by various recipes online but my own creation. 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