Gluten-free Recipes | Broiled Garlicky Cheesy Polenta

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Rachel Sebell Graveline

Cheesy Polenta

Last night, we had a little dinner party that called for a fun grain, so I whipped up a batch of cheesy polenta, threw it under the broiler and vuala, a delicious side dish. My experience with polenta has been mixed. The first few times I had it, I thought it was the least inspiring grain that I had ever tasted. Polenta needs assistance and thus, I bring you cheesy polenta flavored with garlic and thrown under the broiler. The garlic butter flavor brings this grain to life and the broiler crisps the outside transforming the traditional slippery polenta consistency. Cheesy polenta requires little prep work and can be made 24 hours ahead of time.

Cheesy Polenta Recipe (serves eight)

  • 7 cups of water
  • 2 cups of course ground cornmeal
  • 2 tbl butter plus additional butter for the pan
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese plus more to garnish
  • ground pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp gluten-free garlic powder

Butter a ceramic casserole dish or Pyrex bowl. In a large pot, bring the water and salt to a boil. Add the cornmeal and whisk continuously over low heat until thick. Once thick, but still mixable, add the butter, pepper and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder . Continue stirring. Once the water is completely absorbed, add the cheese and stir to mix. Pour the cheesy polenta in the buttered dish and allow it to cool on the counter. If eating immediately, flip the cheesy polenta onto a dish or cutting board and slice into wedges. Place the slices on a buttered jelly role pan and sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese. Place under the broiler keeping careful watch until the cheesy polenta is lightly browned (about 8 minutes). Serve with steak, a saucy chicken or salsa and enjoy.

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Gluten-free Recipe | Easy Gluten-free Chicken Parmesan

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Rachel Sebell Graveline

Easy Gluten-free Chicken ParmesanLiving gluten-free and too busy to cook? I’m there with you. This easy, gluten-free chicken parmesan recipe can be made in 3o minutes after work. It taste’s delicious and the clean up is minimal. Throw in some steamed broccoli or veggies into the sauce and you have a balanced dinner that feels like a nice home cooked meal.

I recently came into a few packages of Bell&Evans Gluten-Free Breaded Chicken Breast Tenders. While they are tasty on their own, it occurred to me that they could be used to make an easy gluten-free chicken parmesan dinner. I arrived home at 7 pm and dinner was ready by 7:45pm. Easy, delicious and we had leftovers for a second night. The chicken is wonderful. It cooks easily in the oven and doesn’t dry out. Also, all Bell & Evans chickens are raised without antibiotics throughout their life. They receive no antibiotics and no growth hormones so you are eating quality chicken, when you buy these gluten-free chicken tenders.

Easy Gluten-free Chicken Parmesan

Prepare the gluten-free chicken tenders according to the package. When the tenders are golden brown, cover with sauce and top with the mozzarella cheese. Bake until the cheese is bubbling. While the chicken cooks, prepare the pasta and pasta sauce. When the sauce is hot, add the mushrooms if desired. Serve the gluten-free chicken parmesan and enjoy. Do you have easy gluten-free meals like this that you love? Please share in the comments below.

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Gluten Free Recipe – Peach Chutney that Brightens Your Table

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Rachel Sebell Graveline

Gluten-free Recipe Peach ChutneyWhat do you after you go peach picking and have pounds of fresh peaches? After you get sick of eating the fresh peaches, it is time to get inventive, so I decided to try my hand at a new gluten free recipe for homemade peach chutney. The results were a delicious and beautiful gluten free recipe of peach chutney . Serve the peach chutney over rice with grilled fish, chicken or chickpeas.

Gluten Free Recipe Ingredients for Peach Chutney

  • 1 cup minced red onion
  • ½ jalapeno – seeded and diced
  • 3 lbs fresh peaches – blanched, pealed, pitted and diced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • ¼ cup of sugar
  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tbl turbinado sugar
  • 2 tbl brandy
  • 2 tbl cider vinegar

Melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions and cook and jalapeno and cook for 2 min. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the peaces and raisins and cook for 5 minutes stirring often until soft about 5 min. Sprinkle with sugar and stir for 1 minute. Add the brandy and vinegar and deglaze until thick and syrupy. This gluten free recipe is easy to prepare and freezes easily if you make a large batch.

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Six Reasons to Shop Gluten-free at Peapod.com

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Rachel Sebell Graveline

peapod.comGluten-free readers, you must check out peapod.com. I decided to try Peapod.com after reading an article by Chris Brogan on ways to save time. Being in graduate school, working full time and commuting about 3 hours a day, peapod.com offers a compelling value proposition – groceries, ordered online and delivered to my house. I had never explored this option as I always assumed that peapod.com was inaccessible to me. I live in suburbia so I assumed if they delivered, it would be very expensive. Also being gluten-free, I figured they must not have much to offer me.  How wrong was I. Gluten-free readers, it is time to check out the many gluten-free options at peapod.com.

  1. Easy to set up an account
  2. Order groceries anywhere – On a train, from work, or in your bunny slippers
  3. Gluten-free check box – Under account preferences, you can let peapod.com know that you are gluten-free (and other allergies too) and they will sort each category for you by gluten-free and non-gluten-free.
  4. Easy access to nutrition labels – Have a question about a particular product? Click the nutrition label to see all the ingredients and nutrition profile for any product. You will be amazed at the gluten free products they have to offer. I even found new products that I didn’t know existed!
  5. Affordability – When you shop gluten-free at peapod.com there are many opportunities to save. First, you can browse the great savings in every section that you enter. Second, you can still use your coupons, enter them when you check out and then present them to your delivery person. Third, In my opinion the delivery cost is reasonable at ~$6 for $100 of groceries (~$9 if you spend $60 or greater). Additionally, if you do direct checking, they give you a dollar off on the delivery fee.
  6. Flexible delivery - You can select a 4 hour window for your delivery. For me this is great because I can do homework while I wait for the delivery. They will even send you an email to let you know the two hour window if you request it. When the food arrived, the delivery person was polite, helpful and the frozen foods were still frozen! (Winning!)

So check out what it is like to shop gluten-free at peapod.com. There is no obligation to commit so if you don’t love it, you don’t have to continue. Interested in getting started now then visit peapod.com now.

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Grilled Bananas Foster Recipe a Tasty Twist on a Classic

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Rachel Sebell Graveline

Grilled Bananas Foster RecipeI am not usually a fruit in dessert person, but grilled Bananas foster is a must try gluten-free dessert. Delicious, easy, warm and sweet. Cover with a scoop of ice cream and you will be in heaven. While grilled bananas foster is easy to make, your guests will be in awe. This is a dessert to be made when you are ready to eat it, so don’t make them ahead of time. You can prepare the syrup ahead of time so that your guests don’t have to wait too long for their treat.

Ingredients for Grilled Bananas Foster Recipe

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 4 tbl butter
  • 1/3 cup of Gosling’s Dark Rum (gluten-free)
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 4 large firm rip bananas
  • vanilla ice cream

In a saucier or small sauce pan, melt the sugar, butter, rum and spices. Bring to a simmer over low heat stirring frequently to prevent burning until thickened. Set aside.

Cut a slit in each banana along the inner arch of the banana from top to bottom. Be careful not to pierce the fruit. Carefully separate the banana skin from the fruit without tearing the skin.

Light the grill (I use a gas grill) on medium heat. Using a turkey baster, fill each banana with one tablespoon of  sauce. Place the bananas on the grill, cover and grill. refill the bananas every 4 minutes with the remaining sauce. The grilled bananas foster will be finished when the sauce is bubbling and the bananas are soft. Carefully remove the bananas with from the grill. This grilled bananas foster recipe is complete when served with a scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream and the sauce drizzled on top.

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