Comments on: Gluten Free Menu Swap – January 21st http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/ Lessons and Recipes for the Gluten Free Cook Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mary Frances http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1771 Mary Frances Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:08:40 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1771 Thanks for all the suggestions and encouragement! You guys are awesome. When I got home from work tonight I decided to make the baba ghanoush. We'll be having that with some fresh pita bread (if this baking experiment is semi-successful) and the potato soup that I had planned to make on Monday....maybe some TLTs. Thanks for all the suggestions and encouragement! You guys are awesome.

When I got home from work tonight I decided to make the baba ghanoush. We’ll be having that with some fresh pita bread (if this baking experiment is semi-successful) and the potato soup that I had planned to make on Monday….maybe some TLTs.

]]> By: Slacker Mom (aka Mrs. G.F.) http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 Slacker Mom (aka Mrs. G.F.) Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:36:44 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1768 Good luck with the new job!! My favorite eggplant...grilled (even inside) with garlic olive oil, and served over salad with goat cheese and balsamic dressing. Yum! ;) Hope you are having a good day today!! Good luck with the new job!!

My favorite eggplant…grilled (even inside) with garlic olive oil, and served over salad with goat cheese and balsamic dressing.

Yum! ;)

Hope you are having a good day today!!

]]> By: Thomas http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 Thomas Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:33:49 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1763 My wife loves eggplant, so I have been experimenting a little. I have found that we like to grill our eggplant (I grill all year round). Brush with some olive oil, and grill away. I make a red pepper and pine nut relish to top it. Broil a whole red bell pepper turning frequently - the idea is to char the skin. Remove the bell pepper and place in a bowl and cover for 5 minutes. Peel the skin away, cut the bell pepper in half and remove the seeds and core. Dice the bell pepper into small pieces. Add about 1/2 tbs of red wine vinegar and basalmic vinegar to a bowl. Add a little Kosher salt, about 2 tbs pine nuts (roasted and cut into small pieces), and a tbs of olive oil. Add the red bell pepper (save any juices that you get while it is sitting in the bowl and when it has been cut up). Finally, add a little (tsp or 2) minced fresh marjoram (or dried if it's all you have). This makes a good side dish and isn't really enough to eat alone. My wife loves eggplant, so I have been experimenting a little. I have found that we like to grill our eggplant (I grill all year round). Brush with some olive oil, and grill away. I make a red pepper and pine nut relish to top it. Broil a whole red bell pepper turning frequently – the idea is to char the skin. Remove the bell pepper and place in a bowl and cover for 5 minutes. Peel the skin away, cut the bell pepper in half and remove the seeds and core. Dice the bell pepper into small pieces. Add about 1/2 tbs of red wine vinegar and basalmic vinegar to a bowl. Add a little Kosher salt, about 2 tbs pine nuts (roasted and cut into small pieces), and a tbs of olive oil. Add the red bell pepper (save any juices that you get while it is sitting in the bowl and when it has been cut up). Finally, add a little (tsp or 2) minced fresh marjoram (or dried if it’s all you have). This makes a good side dish and isn’t really enough to eat alone.

]]> By: Sally Parrott Ashbrook http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 Sally Parrott Ashbrook Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:50:07 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1744 Even under absolutely the best circumstances, starting a new job is very stressful and tiring. You're picking up all sorts of knowledge about your new workplace--both in terms of actual work and in terms of office politics, personalities, etc.--and it's just exhausting. Make sure you go easy on your at-home expectations of yourself as you adjust! And congrats on the new job, too! :) Even under absolutely the best circumstances, starting a new job is very stressful and tiring. You’re picking up all sorts of knowledge about your new workplace–both in terms of actual work and in terms of office politics, personalities, etc.–and it’s just exhausting. Make sure you go easy on your at-home expectations of yourself as you adjust! And congrats on the new job, too! :)

]]> By: Janelle http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Janelle Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:40:38 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1742 I love to bake the eggplant for about an hour, scoop it out warm, add garlic, lemon juice, tahini, olive oil, salt and pepper. Whir it in the food processor very briefly. Serve it with slices of tomato, cucumber, avocado etc. on thinly sliced and toasted gf baguette. Yum! My whole family loves babaganoush. I love to bake the eggplant for about an hour, scoop it out warm, add garlic, lemon juice, tahini, olive oil, salt and pepper. Whir it in the food processor very briefly. Serve it with slices of tomato, cucumber, avocado etc. on thinly sliced and toasted gf baguette. Yum! My whole family loves babaganoush.

]]> By: Jenna http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 Jenna Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:23:32 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1739 My favorite way to prepare eggplant is in eggplant lasagna. I simply slice my eggplant and/or zucchini, brush both sides with olive oil and lemon juice, and then broil until the edges just start getting dark. I don't bother with the salting that is called for in most recipes. I use the eggplant in place of noodles in traditional lasagna, or not-so-traditional. My favorite is eggplant layered with homemade marinara sauce and a filling of sautéed onions, garlic, grated carrot, and mushrooms, topped off with a bit of cheese. A second suggestion is to cut the eggplant into a large dice along with an assortment of root vegetables (sweet potato, onion, carrot, turnip, etc.) and squash, lightly coat everything with olive oil and your favorite herbs and spice, and then roast at 375-400 until tender and the edges are browned and caramelized. My favorite way to prepare eggplant is in eggplant lasagna. I simply slice my eggplant and/or zucchini, brush both sides with olive oil and lemon juice, and then broil until the edges just start getting dark. I don’t bother with the salting that is called for in most recipes. I use the eggplant in place of noodles in traditional lasagna, or not-so-traditional. My favorite is eggplant layered with homemade marinara sauce and a filling of sautéed onions, garlic, grated carrot, and mushrooms, topped off with a bit of cheese. A second suggestion is to cut the eggplant into a large dice along with an assortment of root vegetables (sweet potato, onion, carrot, turnip, etc.) and squash, lightly coat everything with olive oil and your favorite herbs and spice, and then roast at 375-400 until tender and the edges are browned and caramelized.

]]> By: Kate http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1737 Kate Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:53:55 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1737 Congratulations on the new job, Mary Frances! And that David is GORGEOUS! Send him on over - I just made some garlic hummus! I think I have a little of the non-spicy stuff leftover. Man, I wish my love and I were organized enough to have a menu plan. Really. I get jealous when I see all of your good ideas laid out. LOL! :) Congratulations on the new job, Mary Frances!

And that David is GORGEOUS! Send him on over – I just made some garlic hummus! I think I have a little of the non-spicy stuff leftover.

Man, I wish my love and I were organized enough to have a menu plan. Really. I get jealous when I see all of your good ideas laid out. LOL! :)

]]> By: Jackie http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 Jackie Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:35:27 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1734 Hi there! I'm new to this newletter/website but I thought I would through in an eggplant suggestion. How about moussaka? Nice to meet everyone! Jackie Hi there! I’m new to this newletter/website but I thought I would through in an eggplant suggestion. How about moussaka?
Nice to meet everyone!
Jackie

]]> By: Stephanie Schlosser http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1733 Stephanie Schlosser Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:34:02 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1733 Congrats on making a big new change, career jumps can be stressful, I love a cup of fennel tea when I get worn out. Its terffic getting your newsletter! My little guy is four now and gluten-free too and doing awesome. You can find us on facebook if you want to see a pic. Congrats on making a big new change, career jumps can be stressful, I love a cup of fennel tea when I get worn out. Its terffic getting your newsletter! My little guy is four now and gluten-free too and doing awesome. You can find us on facebook if you want to see a pic.

]]> By: Natalie http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 Natalie Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:33:27 +0000 http://www.glutenfreecookingschool.com/archives/gluten-free-menu-swap-january-21st/#comment-1730 Oh, and congrats on the new job!!! :) Oh, and congrats on the new job!!! :)

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