pizza

i've been reading a lot of food blogs recently.  more specifically, i've been reading a lot of gluten-free blogs. across the board, one thing people miss the most when cutting gluten from their diet is bread. that's not much of a surprise though, really. who doesn't love bread? what did surprise me was how many people miss pizza.

epicurious (a great site, if you've never checked it out) had a reasonable looking gluten-free pizza crust recipe that i tried out last night. granted, i had to change some things up since i didn't have chickpea flour or sorghum flour - i substituted with some more rice and tapioca flours - but the end result was...yummy!

we topped the pizza with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, caramelized onions, pepperoni and fresh basil. i tried making the pizza sauce from the recipe but ended up throwing it out. it was just way too salty. luckily i had some store-bought stuff on hand.

lime kabobs with a little heat

for an easy dinner, we grilled on saturday night. i put together some kabobs with chicken, onions, zucchini, and red and yellow peppers and marinated everything for a couple of hours. this marinade has a great lime flavor but with enough chili and cayenne spice to give it a little heat.

curry chicken salad

when we have visitors i often make up some food just to keep in the fridge in case someone gets hungry. this time, i made up some curry chicken salad which always reminds me of my mom's recipe (though i think my version has more fruit in it!).

minestrone soup

i got a great recipe for minestrone soup from a gluten-free blog called the gluten-free girl. (recipe here.) the result was very very tasty, healthy, and of course gluten-free (though dave enjoyed some sliced french bread with his). the recipe was really easy, too, so i'll definitely be making it often!

pot roast and mashed potatoes

it feels like fall around here (though someone in dublin told me i needed to call it "autumn" - always), so i made a meal that works in cold weather - a pot roast. i haven't made one of these in a long time since it takes all day, but a little bit of comfort food was great on a chilly evening. (and i used tapioca flour in place of the wheat flour i would normally use to thicken things up.)

tomatoes and salmon over rice

i first made this dish a few years ago when we were in hawaii and it's been part of a regular rotation ever since. the salmon has dill, paprika, salt and pepper on it, and the whole pan gets a sprinkling of tabasco before it's sprinkled with parmesan. the flavors sound a bit quirky, but it's always tasty over rice!

baked ziti

it's hard to go wrong with baked ziti. unless you're not eating gluten, that is. i went on a limb today and made the traditional bake with rice pasta. dave says he wouldn't have known the difference if i hadn't told him. i only wish i could say the same for the bread i made this afternoon with a combination of rice and almond flours. i won't say that it was bad...it's just that i can't say it was good....in fact, it tasted pretty much as good as it looked.