Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Gluten-free/Dairy Free Banana Pancakes


Gluten-Free/Dairy Free Banana Pancakes

1 c whole organic oats (make sure it is a gluten-free source)
1/2 c rice, buckwheat, quinoa or other GF flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1 frozen or very ripe banana
1-2 cups of soya milk ( I used organic SoNice vanilla)
2 tbsp olive oil
Olive oil (to brush on the pan)

In a food processor, first process the oats so that they become a coarse oat flour. It takes about 2- 3 minutes. Add all other dry ingredients. Mix. With the food processor running, add the egg, oil, and banana then slowly add in the milk until the mixture reaches the consistency of pancake batter. Thicker batter will make thicker pancakes; thinner batter, thinner pancakes. Heat a cast-iron or non-stick frying pan to medium. Brush the pan with olive oil (or other cooking oil) and drop pancakes onto the heated pan. When the pancakes a really bubbling, flip them and cook on the other side. Remove from pan. Serve with sliced banana, lemon, butter and maple or other syrup.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Fresh Tomato and Basil Pasta

Fresh Tomato and Basil Pasta

Ingredients

Olive Oil
1 large ripe red, pink or yellow tomato, chopped
1/4 c of fresh basil, chopped
4-6 leaves of fresh oregano, chopped
1 clove of fresh garlic, finely grated
2 tbsp of parmano, romano or parmasan cheese.
1/4 c feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 c mozerella, finely grated
1 handful of spinach, torn up
2 tbsp butter (optional)
2 servings of dry pasta (rice, wheat, or whole wheat)

Instructions

Drizzle olive oil all over the pasta bowl coating it well. Add all the ingredients except the pasta. Toss together coating all the ingredients with oil. Cook the pasta to your liking and add the hot pasta to the pasta bowl with the other ingredients. Toss and serve immediately. Add a blop of butter to the hot dish.