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Thanksgiving leftovers don’t have to be boring. These individual gluten free turkey pot pies feature a flaky crust, delicious veggies, and tasty leftover turkey. It’s not your typical thanksgiving leftover meal.
Posted in Gluten Free, Homemaking, and Photography
Finally, a yummy, flaky gluten free pie crust. Ingredients: 3/4 C Brown Rice Flour 1 1/2 C Sweet Rice Flour 1/4 C Potato Starch (not flour) 1 tsp. salt 3/4 C + 2 Tbsp Butter (allow to sit on counter for a few minutes to soften) 2 eggs 1/4 C cold water Directions: 1. Combine all dry ingredients in mixing bowl. 2. Add butter and mix (I use my Kitchenaid stand mixer) until you have a crumbly mixture. 3. Add in the eggs and mix until combined with the dry ingredients. 4. Slowly add in the water until the dough…
Posted in Family, Holidays, Military Life, and Photography
Today was D’s first day back to work after his surgery. Thanks to a long Thanksgiving weekend, it was only a half day of work. He was pretty wiped and hurting by the time he came home, but overall things went pretty well. We keep thinking back to the previous back surgery and find ourselves so grateful that it all went better this time around. Last time he went back to work, I was receiving text messages from a concerned Marine saying that he really needed to go back to the doctor prior to coming back to work. This time,…
Posted in Gluten Free, Holidays, Homemaking, and Photography
The complete menu for our gluten free Thanksgiving: Roasted Turkey (herb brine over night with herb butter rub and onions & herbs in the cavity for a moist, flavorful turkey) Gluten Free Skillet Stuffing Fresh Green Beans drizzled with olive oil and tossed with garlic & sea salt Cranberry Jelly Mashed Potatoes (Creamy garlic and sour cream potatoes) Gluten Free Gravy Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie (finally achieved a wonderful, light, flaky gluten free pie crust!!!!)
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As we were preparing our Thanksgiving menu, I thought I would try out a new sauce for the turkey rather than just having the traditional gravy. Yes, I still made regular gravy because the crew would have had a fit if there was no gravy for the mashed potatoes. Since we had some mini turkey sausages, I thought it would be fun to use the cranberry sauce as a dip. The spicy cranberry cider dipping sauce is simple, but delicious. Ingredients: 1 C whole cranberry sauce (homemade or can) 1/2 C apple cider (divided into 1/4 C portions) 1 -2…
