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March 4, 2013

Romanesco – The Alien Vegetable

Our organic Bountiful Baskets order for 3/2/13 was filled with all kinds of goodies this week including Romanesco, Leaf Lettuce, Baby Broccoli, Cilantro, Celery, Red Potatoes, Red Swiss Chard, Bananas, Apples, Mangoes, Grapefruit, and Blueberries. Now, I’ve never cooked Romanesco, but I read that is was kind of like cauliflower, so I started throwing together a variety of items from the basket this week as well as a few leftovers from last week. I used the red potatoes, brussels sprouts, garlic, Romanesco to create a very healthy dish. The creation looked quite green, but it tasted delicious. Romanesco is rich…

Sauteed Brussels Sprouts

March 1, 2013

Heather L

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Sauteed Brussels Sprouts

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We received a bunch of fresh, organic Brussels Sprouts in our Bountiful Baskets order on Saturday, so I needed to come up with a tasty way to use them. Me? I love Brussels Sprouts. Munchkin doesn’t like them at all. D pretty much only likes them when they are roasted, but he’s still not a huge fan. I decided to do something a little different with them rather than halving them and roasting them. I started out by cutting the base off the sprouts and then removing the outer leaves. After they were washed, I sliced them instead of cutting…

Roasted Fennel

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In this week’s organic Bountiful Baskets order, we received fennel. I’ve never actually cooked fennel, so I decided to go with a simple roasting preparation. Munchkin wasn’t overly fond of the texture, but she liked the flavor. For her, I would probably slice the fennel a little thinner which would help with the texture aspect that she didn’t enjoy. I served the fennel with a chicken breast seasoned with salt & pepper and then sauteed in a vidalia onion sauce. Roasted Fennel Recipe Ingredients: Fennel bulb sliced into at least 8 wedges salt pepper olive oil Parmesan cheese (grated or…

Gluten Free Fried Chicken

February 19, 2013

Heather L

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Gluten Free Fried Chicken

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Munchkin has really been wanting me to make some fried chicken, so last night I cooked up some fried chicken tenders. Munchkin and D declared that it was the best fried chicken yet which meant that we went through a lot of chicken last night. lol! Gluten Free Fried Chicken Recipe Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins 1 cup tapioca flour 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. basil salt pepper 2 eggs Directions: In a medium bowl, combine tapioca flour, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. In a…

Gluten Free Parmesan Chicken Recipe

February 5, 2013

Heather L

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Gluten Free Parmesan Chicken Recipe

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I recently saw a recipe for Parmesan Chicken using Hellman’s mayonnaise that reminded me of something that my mom made for me as a child. It used simple ingredients, but I needed to change it up slightly to make it gluten free. While the original recipe featured mayonnaise, my mom often used sour cream as we had it on hand. To make my gluten free version, I swapped out the bread crumbs with grated Parmesan cheese with herbs. I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out, but the empty plates and empty pan spoke for themselves. It was…