WE ARE NOW RAISING OUR OWN CATFISH

We decided to raise our own catfish this way we know exactly what they eat and they do very well up here in an elevation of 4000 ft

FINALLY i'M POSTING AGAIN

I am so sorry I have not been posting for awhile, life has gotten away from me with all the crazy day to day things, hubby retired in July and its been non stop since then, then I got pneumonia not once but twice and was hospitalized...I am hoping that I am back on track and back to cooking gluten free..we are now very much involved in prepping and I have a page on facebook about dehydrating to prep..so when I now make something gluten free and we have left overs I now dehydrate it..

instant oatmeal :
(I use the quick cooking oats)
2 cups quick cooking oats
1 c brown sugar(optional)
1/2 cup dry nonfat milk
dehydrated strawberries blue berries, or what ever fruit you choose(optional)
I mix all together, and then I take 2/3 cup of the oatmeal mixture and put into seal a meal bags (this will make 1 serving), to rehydrate this to eat put the 2/3 cup packet into 1 cup boiling water and let set till thick about 5 minutes. We make many packets all with different dehydrated fruit we even add dehydrated marshmallows

 

Because we feel now that is something happens there wont be that much gluten free to choose from..so I make and save our own

GLUTEN FREE CRANBERRY-ORANGE SCONES

What else do you have on a cold windy day?? hot tea and scones...these are so easy...and they are grand kid endorsed too!!

Gluten free cranberry and orange scones:

2 1/3 c gluten free baking mix ( I used Bob's red mill)
1/4 c sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 c soft butter or margarine
1 egg
2/3 c milk
2 tbsp water
1 c cranberries
orange zest ( I used orange extract)

I mixed everything together in my kitchen aid mixer and added the cranberries last..turn oven on @350, grease the cookie sheet, and drop by large spoon set them close together, the dough will spread..bake till light brown about 10-15 minutes..I love mine with butter, cream cheese or whatever you like

I WON !!

Very cool..my blog won a very cool item..a gluten free baking guide and cookbook..many thanks to TRIUMPH DINING!! I really try to make any recipe gluten with as little as possible trouble and not using too many different ingredients..gluten free recipes can be a bit overwhelming

GLUTEN FREE HAM HOCK AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Today is windy, cold and more snow on the way what to make on a stay inside kinda day?? Ham hocks and beans..mmm..mmm..mmm. this recipe is super easy and you will just love it..I promise..the following recipe I doubled because we have 9 people in the house..The recipe I am showing you is for a smaller crowd:

1 pound white beans(rinsed)
2 qt water( you will need to add more as the beans cook)
2-3 pounds of ham hocks or shanks
3 tsp Italian seasoning
1 c diced onions
1 c chopped celery ( I did not use it)
1 c chopped carrots ( peeled and cleaned)
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
hot sauce if needed

Fill a large pot with water and as it starts to boil add the dry beans and onion, cook on med low till beans are soft about 2 hours, keep adding water to cover beans. In another pan fill with water and add the ham and seasoning cook till meat falls off the bone, when the beans are soft remove the bones from the ham pot, add the ham pot, including the water and seasoning that was in the pan,add the carrots and celery..cook on low till carrots are tender...season with salt and pepper to taste add hot sauce if needed..enjoy

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES-GLUTEN FREE

Made steve some sweets today, he wanted cookies so I made betty crocker gluten free chocolate chip cookie mix..all their mixes that are gluten free are very good and totally easy to make, I used to make them by scratch, with 2-3 different kinds of flour etc, but these mixes make it so easy and less time consuming check them out you would NEVER know they are gluten free...

PAMELA'S GLUTEN FREE BREAD AND ROLLS

Steve has been frustrated lately on his food choices, so I made him some bread by Pamela's and 2 batches of rolls..they were very easy to make, I use the bread mix and use my kitchen aid mixer to mix them up, I spray the muffin tin with Pam and drop the dough by spoonful into the muffin tin's, let the bread and rolls sit for 1 hour then bake for 35 minutes @350.

bread rolls

crispy on the outside soft and perfect on the inside..I ate one...lol

1 perfect loaf gluten free bread, this slices perfect every time