Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Veggie GF Pizza (& Pizza Crust)

What you need for the crust:
1 Cup GF Flour
3/4 Cup Almond Milk (warmed up)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp oil
1/2 Tbsp butter/margarine
2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp honey (only use for a sweeter crust)

What to do: 
First, preheat the oven to 375 while you do the rest.
Heat the the almond milk for 1 minute. Then add butter/margarine, baking soda, and sugar and mix well.
In a separate bowl mix 3/4 cup of flour, and save 1/4 for the dusting, with the garlic powder. After letting the milk mixture sit for a few minutes, add to dry blend, and add oil. Mix ingredients until well blended and add honey. Mix in.
Grease pizza pan and sprinkle with some of the remaining flour. Use the rest of the flour to manage the dough and spread it out onto the pan, thicker on the edges and thin in the middle.

What you need for the toppings:
3 small sweet peppers - Diced
2 Tbsp chopped onion
1 clove of garlic - Minced
1 1/2 cup of cheese (of your choice)
3/4 cup of pizza sauce (I used spicy zucchini sauce from the local Asian market, which rocked)

What to do:
The obvious part - put everything on the pizza and cook it for 20 minutes. Make sure that the center is cooked thoroughly and it's perfect!



Monday, January 27, 2014

Vegan & GF Chili


What you need:
1 3/4 Cups of Vegetable broth
1 Tbsp Margarine
1/2 Cup of Water
1/3 Cup Almond Milk
2 Tbsp Gluten free flour
1 Cup (8 oz) Brown Basmati Rice 
1 Avocado
2 Cups (16 oz) Black Beans
1/2 Cup diced tomatoes 
1/4 Cup chopped onion
2 Garlic cloves (diced)
1/4 Cup Pine nuts
1 Cup chopped bell pepper
2 Cups thinly chopped potatoes 
1 tsp Crushed red pepper
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 tsp GF chili powder
2 Tbsp oil
& a pinch of salt

What to do: 
First, take a large pan, fill it with water, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the potatoes and boil for 20 minutes (minimum). 
Take a medium sized skillet and sautee the onions, garlic, and bell pepper in the oil for 10 minutes. 
While the potatoes are soaking, cook the rice (either stove top or microwave - 15 minutes minimum)
Once potatoes are soft, drain the pot and add the onions, garlic, and bell pepper.
Add vegetable broth, beans, tomatoes, rice, pine nuts, and all of the spices. After simmering for 15 minutes, add the GF flour, almond milk, and margarine, stir until completely dissolved, and let simmer for another 5-10 minutes. 
Lastly, add the sliced avocado to the top of each individual bowl.