Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Moon Rabbit foods. Gluten free baking mix

So, there is this meat market just over the county line from Seattle. It's know for it's excellent cuts of meat, and variety of sauces and marinades. "over 2000 hot sauces, 800 BBQ sauces, 400 marinades and steak sauce."(doubleddmeats.com)
So I was picking up some ribs for a BBQ, when I noticed the moon rabbit foods logo on a bottom shelf.
I had just seen their add in my GF magazine, so I stopped to take a look.

They were clearance, so I got all 5 mixes for about $20. good deal.
It's a little too hot out to be baking right now, but I look forwards to telling you how each of the mixes go.
Only drawback is that if one of these is the BUST EVER, it will be hard to get more...

Friday, August 16, 2013

Bananna cupcakes

Banana Cupcakes,
From my new cookbook.
Michael McCamley's Gluten free Baking.
 
 
They were not that flavorful. Super moist, dense, and dark. Not like the photo.
The recipe called for food grade glycerin. The internet said I could use corn syrup, because I did not want to go get glycerin for this one occasion. It did keep them moist, until the went moldy.
Overall, I was not too impressed, and the recipe was more work then a GF cake mix, and not any better.
I think this is strike two, McCamley. One more before this book gets put in a box.
 


Friday, August 9, 2013

To Soup or not to Soup

I'm not a fan of soup.
I prefer to eat my food and drink my beverage.
I don't really like stew either.
I have managed, over the years, to find a place for tomato soup and seafood bisque, but your basic water based soup is not part of my repetware.
All the same, it does come up.
And I was given a Gallon bag of Chicken soup, my a friend, with the instructions to heat in the crockpot, and add noodles.
Well, I put the WHOLE bag Gluten free Penne noodles in.
They absorbed 90% of the liquid, and I had a decent casserole.
I will have to remember that.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Gluten free Chocolate and walnut Bananna Bread

I got a new cookbook.
Michael McCamley's Gluten free Baking.
It's a gift from my sister.
Beautiful photographs. I think that's why my sister got it for me.
SO My first recipe to try was the Chocolate and Walnut banana bread
 
 
My results were not s lovely as the picture in the book. Tasted good, but very sticky. It did not slice well, crumbled a lot and left residue on fingertips and plates. Despite the fact that it cooked for almost twice as long as the recipe called for.
AND, as you can see from the presents of my adhesive note, I plan on making more changes should I use the recipe again.
 

 
Not overly impressed with the first recipe, but will give the book a few tries before I decide.