International night and day

We decided we would make the first of the tortillas this afternoon . It was easy  to make the dough and put it in the fridge for a rest , thankfully Hubbie is very interested in this cause and came and helped me out. He pressed the tortillas and we had fun  trying to work out just how big the golf balls were in Mexico . Once we worked this out we have the tortillas we are drying out to make corn chips tomorrow . 

Then after finding sushi rice in the pantry that was next on the list . 

Pancakes

This year I was given a shake and mix gluten free pancake mix . I make Alison Holst's oaty pancakes for the rest of the family, dairy free though . 

It was really lovely and so easy it  felt like I was cheating . Pour in water and shake then cook . 

I have other recipes but its good to know it works and tasted nice .

Tortilla press

Just wait ... Who gets two kilos of Massa flour for  Christmas ? Then in the next present a tortilla press . That is going to be my challenge for the new year 

Secret Santa

A package arrived from Secret

 Santa. It was big and addressd to me. I enjoyed opening it today it was a lovely basket of gluten free goodies.Hand picked by Santa.

Individual Christmas puddings

Just made the individual Christmas fruit puddings GF ,DF,NF.

I don't use mixed fruit I look for individual  

Dried fruit not 

 contaminated with nuts . 

Makes a lovely pudding . 

The best bread

Turkish bread

I recently attended a make up workshop . It was quite funny to think that out of the seven of us on the course three were gluten free . Not only did we share our make up experience but we also shared a little on GF food . My friend mentioned Turkish Bread - I went out the next weekend and found the bake works brand  ...Turkish pide 

It is gluten, dairy, egg free as well but the flavour is out if this world . 

Cost is 6.79 with two buns in each pack . My dear hubbie just tried it and said it was the best and he can eat gluten . 

I purchased from New World St Martins or Fresh Choice Barrington .

Beautiful 

Mango chicken

 I made this. It will be a favourite I used light coconut cream and tinned mangoes.

INGREDIENTS

·                                 2 Tbsp vegetable oil

·                                 1 large onion, chopped (1 1/2 to 2 cups)

·                                 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped

·                                 2 garlic cloves, minced

·                                 2 Tbsp fresh minced ginger

·                                 2 Tbsp yellow curry powder

·                                 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

·                                 2 mangos, peeled and diced

·                                 2 Tbsp cider vinegar or white vinegar

·                                 1 13.5 ounce can coconut milk (If using lowfat coconut milk, add 2 Tbsp heavy cream)

·                                 1 1/4 pound skinless boneless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces

·                                 1/3 cup golden raisins (optional)

·                                 Salt and pepper

·                                 Cilantro for garnish

METHOD

1 Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add onions and bell pepper cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for another minute. Add the curry powder and cumin, cook for a few more minutes. The spices will absorb some of the oil, so if anything begins to stick too much to the bottom of the pan, add a little more oil to the pan.

2 Add the vinegar, coconut milk, and one of the two chopped mangoes to the pan. Increase the heat and bring to a boil, then lower the heat to maintain a low simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove pan from heat. Scoop the sauce into a blender. Purée the sauce, pulsing until smooth. Return the sauce to the pan.

3 Add chicken pieces and raisins to the pan. Return to a low simmer. Cover the pan and let cook for 8-10 minutes. Chicken should be just cooked through. Use a knife to cut open the largest piece to check.

4 Add remaining chopped mango to the pan. Stir in the cream, if using. Let cook at a very low temperature for another minute or two, uncovered. Do not let boil! Or the cream may curdle. Adjust seasonings. If a little too sweet, add a little more vinegar. If not sweet enough, you can add a dash of sugar. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve over rice. Garnish with cilantro.

Fruit Shortbread

G.      Good Old Mr Google brought up a shortbread recipe that had fruit in it . I thought I would give it a go . It was an interesting technique . Excellent results tho.  

Ingredients

125 g butter or alternative I used non dairy product

1/4 cup cornflour

1/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup rice flour

1/2 cup dried fruit I used cranberry and apricots 

In large bowl, stir together butter, cornflour and sugar . Add rice flour and fruit and combine well.

Form dough into log . Roll tightly in plastic wrap, freeze for 45minutes.

Pre heat oven to 160 C. Line a cookie tray with baking paper.

Take dough out of freezer  and unwrap plastic. Slice log into 6mm rounds. Place rounds onto cookie tray and bake 12 - 15 minutes . Remove from oven, cool and serve. Stores for a  week in an airtight container. 

The best BBQ rub

1/3 C salt

1/3 C paprika

1/4 C onion flakes

 1 tspn garlic powder

1 tspn ground pepper

1 Tbspn Ground cumin

2 Tbspn chilli powder

Mix together store in air tight container.

Sunday and sweetcorn fritters

There is nothing nicer than GF DF NF sweetcorn fritters for tea on a Sunday night .