recipes gluten and sugar free - any suggestions?

[Margo]

hi there,
would any body like to share some recipes that are gluten & sugar free (please)
back story is on thread Friendship Triangle Exchange/RECIPES from the TQS FORUM
8 july 2012.
THANKS

[Margo]

Ok - here goes my first suggestion

Oopsie Rolls

3 large eggs
3 oz cream cheese
1/4 tsp of cream of tartar

method
heat oven to 150 C
Separate yolks and whites.
Whisk the whites, add the cream of tartar, then continue whisking until you can hold the bowl over your head and nothing comes out.
Add the cream cheese to the yolks and blend until nearly smooth.
Add about 1/3 of the yolk mix to the whites and gently fold in with a metal spoon. Continue to add the rest of the yolk mixture into the whites, folding gently (I do it in 3-4 sections in total)
Place the mixture in 6 heaps on teflon baking sheet (borrowed back from the sewing room :wink: ) or baking parchment.
Bake for 30 minutes.

Personal experience shows -
a. that they stick to greased baking tins
b. they are very keen to go flat as pancakes, especially on first attempt!
c. they seem to work better if they are cooked in either metal rings or muffin tins (about 4"/10cm) diameter.

They are a good substitute for bread rolls, slice open and filled with burgers, bacon, ham etc... I've read that they also freeze, but ours have never got as far as the freezer :wink:

[Margo]

lovely thanks!!!!!!!!!!!! i am going to make it this evening

[Margo]

This page will take you to some good looking recipes http://home.theharcombedietclub.com/...-diet-recipes/ The meatza in particular looks good and I plan on making some in the near future. I came across a variation that I tried last week using cooked chicken and mozzeralla cheese to make the 'pizza' base and it was very good (except for slightly over-cooking it - ok I burned it big time :roll: )

Do keep us updated on how things are going. I started at 11 stone 7lbs at the beginning of June, lost a couple of pounds in the first 5 days, stayed there for a couple of weeks dropped another couple of pounds, then managed to put them back on again last week. However I have been feeling better in myself (except when trying to think of what to eat that doesn't combine carbs & fats :roll: ) What would make good sense would be to actually sit down and work out some daily menus to follow, but I haven't got around to doing that yet. :wink:

[Margo]

thanks dear!

[SueinNH]

Here's more gluten free recipes then you will know what to do with !

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/Writermom77/

Happy trying !

Sue

[SueinNH]

I do not have any gluten-free recipes, but I do use Agave Nectar as a sugar substitute in many of my recipes. I especially love it in my iced tea. Also, below is one of my favorite original recipes that uses Agave Nectar which you could easily substitute gluten-free pasta for the regular pasta. It's great when company is coming, or to take to a pot-luck lunch/dinner, and can be easily doubled for a large crowd.

Beautiful Three Bean Pasta Salad
From the Kitchen of Nancy Hamilton
Salad Ingredients
1 cup piccolini pasta (mini bowties)
1 cup rainbow rotini pasta (corkscrews)
1 lb “fresh” whole green beans
1 lb canned yellow wax beans, drained
1 lb canned red kidney beans, rinsed & drained
1 medium green bell pepper chopped
1 medium red bell pepper sliced thinly
1 medium sweet onion minced

Dressing Ingredients
1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup salad oil
¾ cup Agave nectar
1 tsp Beau Monde
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp black pepper

Directions
1. Boil pastas per package directions until just “al dente”. Do not overcook. Drain, rinse in cool water, and
drain again. A variety of pasta shapes and colors help make this salad look beautiful.
2. Prepare and steam fresh whole green beans until just tender and bright green. Do not overcook. Drain,
rinse in cool water, and drain again. These green beans are the key to this salad’s beauty.
3. In a very large bowl, gently combine all salad ingredients.
4. Blend together all dressing ingredients in a separate bowl, then pour over the salad and gently fold into salad
until fully coated.
5. Cover and chill for a few hours, or overnight.

Copyright 2008 Nancy Hamilton

Let me know if you try it and enjoy!

[SueinNH]

Just FYI - Beans do not contain gluten, however some brands of canned beans may have gluten added, so be sure to check the labels.

[Reetzbobeetz]

I have a friend who is celiac and I have made a version of Irish soda bread for him using the gluten free flour, bicarbonate of soda and buttermilk. You can add a handful of raisins for a bit of sweetness too. I don't have the recipe with me but will check in my cookery book when I get back home tomorrow.

You could also make buttermilk pancakes this way too - add blueberries, strawberries or other berries while is season. Maple syrup is a natural sugar is that allowed? And there is Agave syrup too. As well as Xylitol.

Most breakfast cereals have sugar in them so you would be better to have organic oatmeal which I think is okay even if you are celiac.

[Reetzbobeetz]

thank you guys!!!
more more!

[Reetzbobeetz]

Hi Becky,

how are you doing? getting the hang of you new way of eating yet?
I've managed to lose a total of 6lbs by separating carbs from fats and just plain avoiding sugar - until Saturday, when we went to a bbq social and I was violently assaulted by a cheescake...twice! :lol: I have no idea what the flavour was, but it was gooood! at which point I managed to put 1lb back on :evil: Oh well, back on the wagon Sunday and see how things go.

[Reetzbobeetz]

hi there,
i have huge problem with my Thyroid - it doesnt function what so ever, pills doesnt help at all.
so if some body loose some weight i take much longer to achieve the same thing. :evil: :evil:
till now i lost nothing!!! so frustrating! but i decided that i will keep this diet for 6 months, so i know
that i did every thing that i can - and what will happen is ok.

any way, i do write every thing that i eat, and i got use to it very quickly, it is indeed much easier to
follow at home and not if you are going out, or visiting some one. as i said i do keep it!!! in any cost.
so i am very good girl, i hope that i will loose some weight after all this effort!!!

thanks for asking dear, appreciate it!!!

[Reetzbobeetz]

A day early this week, but just a check in as to how you are doing. Failing that done any interesting sewing?

for myself, the cheese cake did much worse damage than I thought (up to 11 st 4 lb ops: ) and meant that it took until the end of the week to get back to where I started from. Bodies are funny things when you start trying to change them around. Hope to be a bit more succcesful this week and break the 11 stone barrier (going downwards)

[Reetzbobeetz]

hi rosmary, i was disable from the TQS for few days, that is why i am answer with a delay.

with me as i said, try the most of the diet, following religiously to the letter, until now not even one gram left me for good.. :cry:

i cant say that i dont get more weight, because i keep fluid (i dont know the term) in my body, so some times i get scared to see
that i gained 5 kg in 12 hours, but lucky me it gets off after few days and i am back to my 'traditional' weight .

i think after all it is an easy diet to follow! but not when you are out side of home, that is a continue struggle, but as i said i am the best student ever, and stand against all the temptations.

i hope you will get soon to the wished weight!! (as i wish for my self)

have a great summer (?)

cheers
becky

[Reetzbobeetz]

hey guys,
good news!!!! after 6 weeks i lost one kilo!!! i am so happy that i lost some, if i lose about 7 kg a year it will be great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for the support, an good luck every body.
now i have the 'salad period' -
ijsberg salad
cut in slices (all the salad head) big chunks,
add little salt, and eat while see tv! some fresh cumcumbers as well, some times i add pickled lemons on it - devine!!!
have a good one, cheers