Sunday, April 26, 2009

culinary trials and tribulations

Yeah, that popover recipe. Small problem. The GF bread and flour mix is nowhere to be found in the stores 'round here. Irritating. I tried just the GF bread mix, and while the popovers do rise more than they do with the baking and pancake mix (are you all keeping these straight?), they're still not right. I'm not driving all over creation just for bread and flour mix, so will have to wait until the local stores start stocking it.

The newly minted Mrs. Martin (aka gwenniepenny) directed me to a blog called A Year of Crockpotting. I really like this blog for several reasons: the recipes are gluten-free, the author is honest about recipes that work and ones that don't (so you know which to avoid making or how to adjust them so they'll work - ie, learn from her mistakes), and there are funny bits sprinkled throughout. I made the fried rice earlier today, and it was super yummy. My only adjustments to the recipe would be halve the black pepper, add a dash more soy sauce and worcestershire sauce, cook the egg separately and add it in, and double the rice and veggies if you're making it for a family meal as the original amounts are only enough for one or as a side dish. Otherwise, this recipe will now be in regular rotation in my crockpot.

I've been making chicken and vegetables in the crockpot for my weekday meals, so I think I will try either the rotisserie-style chicken or the maple dijon chicken or the brown sugar chicken for this week.

I may also get crazy and try the granola recipe. And Mrs. Martin, there's a yogurt recipe too!

1 comment:

Wandering Appalachian said...

I made the yogurt last night, and it's chilling in my fridge now! I'll probably strain it through a coffee filter to make the thicker Greek style that I adore. I'm making the Orange tofu from that site later this week! I'm glad that you like the site!!! :)