Bye-bye Mayo!

I picked up a copy of Ana Patuleia Ortins' latest cookbook Authentic Portuguese Cooking the other day and there are so many recipes in this book that I want to try. This evening for dinner I made Salada de Atum à Moda da Graciosa (Tuna Salad Graciosa Style). If you have the cookbook, the recipe is found on page 204.  

Oh my goodness, it is delicious! I'm never mixing mayo with tuna again.  

Happy Eats!  

Light Lunch

Salad Niciose is a favourite light meal around here and it is gluten free.

Boiled eggs

Cherry tomatoes

Boiled potatoes

Green beans

Canned tuna

Sun dried olives

Dressing

Garlic

Shallots

Lemon juice

Olive oil

Oregano

Dijon mustard

Sea Salt

Freshly cracked black pepper

Happy Eating!  

Summer Fresh Pasta

Gluten-free pasta

1/2 cup sundried olives, pitted

1 1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes

1/2 cup feta cheese

1/4 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon

2 tablespoons of freshly chopped orange mint

Sea salt

Freshly cracked black pepper

While cooking pasta mix the remaining ingredients. Toss with cooked pasta. Serve hot or at room temperature. Enjoy!   

Happy Mother's Day!

Mama R's favourite salad is Salad Nicoise making this an easy decision for Mother's Day eats. And there is Crab Quiche in the oven too.  

Happy Mother's  Day to all!  

    

Boiled diced potatoes

Steamed green beans

Hard boiled eggs

Sliced cherry tomatoes

Canned Tuna

Sundried black olives

Bed of romaine lettuce

1/4 cup diced shallots

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 tbsp freshly chopped basil

2 tsp freshly chopped oregano

1 tsp freshly chopped thyme

1 tsp dijon mustard

Simply Delicious Spinach Salad

Baby Spinach

Sun-dried Olives

Cherry Tomatoes

Serve with a simple Balsamic Vinaigrette

Yellow-eyed beans

There were no black-eyed peas to be found in the stores so I went for the next best thing this New Year's Day--Yellow-eyed beans.

I soaked them overnight and then brought them to a boil in a pot of salted water. When they reach the boiling point reduce heat to medium and cook for about an hour or until done.

Now what to do with them, curry? Soup? Baked beans?

I'm sure these beans would work in any of those ideas but I thought to add them to a tray of nachos.

Happy New Year's Day!

The end of the line...

I made another Salad Niciose today and sad that the green beans are coming to the end of the season.

There is no better taste than fresh from the garden produce. Not even the stuff you can get at the grocery store.

Even though the green beans from my family's garden will soon end, the tomatoes are on their way. Hopefully. If they ever ripen.

Mmmm, fresh from the garden tomatoes. I can't wait.

Roast Chicken Gluten Free Pizza

Gluten-free pizza crust topped with pesto, sliced tomatoes, sliced onions, roast chicken, yellow peppers, sun-dried olives and goat cheese.

Nicoise Salad

Tomatoes, leftover roasted potato, hard boiled eggs, sun-dried black olives, fresh-from-the-garden string beans, fresh-from-the-garden lettuce and tuna.

Arrange on plate.  Drizzle with dressing.

Dressing:

1/2 cup of lemon juice
3/4 cup of olive oil
fresh thyme
fresh basil
freshly cracked black pepper
1 tsp. gluten free dijon mustard

Share and enjoy the conversation and company.

Greek Frittata

Black Olives,

Sundried Tomatoes, 

Marinated Artichoke Hearts, 

Fresh Basil,

Onions, 

Goat Cheese

Recipe from Wheat Belly Cookbook by Willliam Davis, MD

The perfect day...

I love cooking and that is what I've been busy doing today. This is how my perfect day unfolded.

Breakfast: Poppyseed Buns from Lorenzo's Bakery, Coffee, and CBC on the radio

After breakfast it is time to start chopping vegetables for chicken soup.  

And vegetables for the pizza.  

Aww, little baby pepper inside the big pepper!  

When the soup starts to boil, reduce to a simmer and add the Rosemary and Garlic Dumplings.
Simmer for 20 minutes.
I found the recipe for the Rosemary and Garlic Dumplings over at The Spunky Coconut.  

Now to focus on the gluten-free pizza.
 I have to say that I highly recommend this pizza mix.  

Top with pizza sauce, pepperoni, red onions, green peppers, cheese.
And then pop into a 400 degree F oven.  

While the pizza bakes, enjoy a bowl of soup!