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sunday gravy!!

4/7/2019

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Before I met my husband, my idea of a good Italian dinner was spaghetti and meatballs with Ragu or Prego spaghetti sauce from the jar.  My husband's father was Italian and his mother taught my mother-in-law how to make the best Sunday gravy.  For those who do not know what this is - it is a ton of meats(meatballs. sausage, neckbones, and maybe some brasciole) simmering for hours in a homemade sauce served over rigatoni with Ricotta Cheese and maybe some parmesan (and sometimes a salad or side of broccoli with garlic and oil), and, of course, some nice Italian bread.  On holidays, we would add an antipasto as an appetizer.

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Of course, that's a lot of gluten - between the pasta and the breadcrumbs in the meatballs and brasciole. So after a lot of trials and errors, I finally came up with a pretty-close-to-the-family-recipe version.  Brasciole recipe is from Giada DeLaurentis.  I just use Aleia's GF Fuggedaboutit! Italian Bread Crumbs (the best I have found!) and omit the sauce since I make my own version.  The meatballs are a combination of Organic Ground Beef and Pork (1 pound each) combined with 1/2 cup of the same GF  bread crumbs, and 1 egg(combined with 1/3 cup milk).  Roll into balls and bake for 25 minutes on a Silicone lined baking sheet.

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Before browning the brasciole, I brown the Italian Sausage (I prefer sweet) in my 3 quart Le Cruset pot, and place them in  a slowcooker with the meatballs.  I brown the brasciole in the same pot, place it on top of the meat in the slowcooker and then do the deglazing with the wine (I used red instead of white).  I then add 2-3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped, 2 teaspoons of oregano and a tablespoon of basil.  After cooking for about a minute, I add 3 cans of crushed tomatoes (I prefer Muir's with basil).  Let this simmer for 5 minutes and then pour over the meat.  Cook on low in the slowcooker for 7-8 hours.  Serve over GF pasta (still working on the best pasta for this, but I have used the gluten free penne from Barilla, Ronzoni and this hard to find pasta from Italy (La Fabbrica Della pasta Senza Glutine).  The last one is expensive, but is the closest to regular pasta.  Place a dollop of ricotta cheese on top and some freshly grated parmesan before serving.  I serve this often times with a Caprese salad - Fresh mozzarella and tomato slices alternated with some balsamic glaze, pesto and basil drizzled on top.  My family doesn't really notice a difference and  I don't even miss the bread!!

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Mickey Mouse Waffles @ Home

4/7/2019

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So I am kind of a Mickey Mouse (all things Disney) fan.  Every morning in Disneyworld I would look forward to these mini Mickey Mouse waffles.  When I learned I could not longer have wheat, I was devastated.  But then  learned that Disneyworld  makes a GF version of these tasty breakfast treats so I can continue to enjoy them when I visit..

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For the 90th Anniversary, Disney is now selling the waffle maker and I can enjoy my Favorite morning breakfast whenever I want, using the recipes that come with the waffle iron.  It makes 6 waffles at  time and is so much faster than my traditional waffle maker, plus they are little Mickey Mouses!

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​​I just had to make a couple of changes to make them GF - change out flour with Pamela's pancake mix and add about a 1/4 tsp of baking powder instead of the baking soda and baking powder in the recipe (since the baking mix already has baking powder in it).  I made the strawberry yogurt waffles, but instead of putting the strawberries inside, I just cut up and served on top.

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    I love to cook and bake, but back in 2016, I was diagnosed with a wheat intolerance which triggered severe pancreatitis.  After learning about the science of GF cooking, I am now able to create almost anything again!  Here is the result of that knowledge.

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