Health-a-licious

Scientists are learning there is correlation between thyroid issues, gluten sensitvities, food sensitivities and headaches. I talk to several people each week that share with me either they have thyroid issues, headaches issues or a relative that has these health concerns. We seem to still be far from an answer for all the issues for all people because we are all so different. I am happy to be on this journey with them and you and always welcome new feedback an ideas. I am always a little sceptical when someone tells me..."Oh...do I have a gluten free bread recipe for you. It is awesome." And we try it...and it is not so awesome. I am always willing to try. We had a few recipe suggestions this week and they are on our list to try in the future. This week we stayed with our tried and true products. Glutino Preztels, potatoes and wild rice. We made a new Chicken Chili recipe. This Chicken Chili is simple and amazing because you can make it to taste in 15 minutes. Chi

After 8 months of gluten free eating my husband is on board to cook gluten free meals for me. He is an amazing cook. He is creative, follows the recipe and adds his own flair to make the recipe all his own. He even came in 2nd at a huge chili cook off at our church. He has created two new home recipes for me. Both are make ahead recipes. Both are freezable. In our household we like to cook twice a week. Enough to be evening staple meals for two or three days. With only two of us it makes it easier than most families of 4 or more. With these new freezable recipes we have been trying, we can cook on Sunday and have meals for a month if we choose. These recipes can stay in the freezer for up to 3 months. Pizza Tot Casserole 1 1/2lbs ground beef                                                1. Cook ground beef until no longer pink. Drain. 1 green pepper, chopped (optional)                         2. Caramelize green pepper, onion, mushrooms, 1 onion, chopped                     

Over the last 8 months, I had come to realize that casseroles were off limits for we gluten-free eaters. Most casseroles contain some type of crackers, bread crumbs or soup that contains gluten as a base to keep the casserole consistency and coherence adding tasty flavor in the process. My husband, in a constant search of foods that I will like or eat, came across a recipe book called, of all things, Casseroles. Many of the recipes in the book call for gluten ingredients, tortillas, corn bread mix, cream of chicken soup, etc. Combing through the book he found a few casserole recipes that ask for Tator Tots. Clearly not a sophisticated ingredient, but a tasty one non-the-less. We tried this recipe last night. It is definitely a naughty dish because it is delicious. We decided to use an already made chili, but our next attempt at the recipe will be with homemade chili. Chili Tots 1lb ground beef             1. Cook ground beef until no longer pink. Drain. 30 oz of chili