Taste Testers: Poulet de Provence with creamy sauce

Another quick Taste Tester post from my friend Connie. She tried out my recipe for Poulet de Provence, complete with its own creamy DF, GF sauce. In fact, the sauce is so good, it sort of steals the show. Secret ingredient? Cauliflower :)


"Last night I prepared the Poulet de Provence. It was absolutely delicious. Ted and I both loved it...I can't get enough of the cauliflower sauce! The directions were easy to follow, and the cooking times were right on.  I had to let mine sit about 20 minutes while waiting for Ted to get home, and the chicken was still lovely, moist and delicious.
Ted thoroughly enjoyed it. This is a wonderful recipe and I will definitely use it often!"


Thanks you both for all your help!


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Fun, Healthy Kid's Snack

Eating healthy and eliminating foods that cause problems is tricky enough for those of us who are dedicated to doing it. We understand our goal: to stop the negative responses our bodies have to certain foods, improve our health and even bring about our immediate comfort and well being....but convincing our kids to do so can be difficult. And that's why I would like to introduce some creative snack and meal ideas designed to appeal to the kiddles :)

Let's face it, we have a lot of competition from the "food" industry {if that's what you call food} for their attention and appetite. It's a challenge for us to win our kids over to eating well and eating right for their particular needs. So let's make it fun! Let's make it cute! And all the while, let's make it taste great while using ingredients that are nutritious, GF, DF and low on the glycemic index. Here is a snack that uses the staples you probably already have in your kitchen. Next time you hear "I'm hungry" {when it isn't meal time}, pull out the almond butter and the carrots for a snack with a fun twist...

Carrot Stick Funny Face
1/3 cup almond or sunflower seed butter
2 tablespoons almond meal
1 1/2 teaspoons agave nectar
1/8 teaspoons cinnamon
10-14 carrot sticks
2 black olives
a curved cut out strip of red bell pepper (for the shape of a smile)  

Mix the first 4 ingredients and form a mound on a plate or in a shallow bowl.

Poke the carrot sticks into the almond butter mound in a porcupine-like arrangement.

Stick the 2 olives onto the ends of 2 carrots to form eyes and lay the red bell pepper smile on top of the carrot stick ends in a way that looks happy! 

Now see who can eat the most carrots  :)

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~Tracy

About Delightfully Free: Delightfully Free is a gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free cookbook of 141 recipes. It includes delicious resources for autism, Celiac disease, diabetes, lactose intolerance, obesity and just plain healthy living. It contains 114 color photographs, 114 vegetarian or vegetarian compatible recipes, and 103 vegan or vegan compatible recipes.

Melt In Your Mouth, Made By You, Tutorial Tuesday, Metamorphosis Monday,
Fat Tuesday, Real Food Wednesday, Simple Lives, Transformation Thursday, Homemakers Challenge, Your Green Resource, Inspiration Friday, Freaky Friday, Fresh Bites, Little House, Frugal Friday, Simple Things

Creativity With Salads

Making salads creative and fun is easier than you might think. All you need to do is have a delicious blend of greens, herbs and raw veggies all ready to go in a bag in order to expedite the time spent repeatedly making salads.

So what goes on the salad that starts with a big bag of greens? Just about anything that you have in your fridge. So it changes all the time!  If you had grilled veggies last night for dinner, they're wonderful the next day on a leafy salad with my Balsamic Vinaigrette...If you BBQ'ed chicken, then some chicken, avocado, roasted corn, cherry tomatoes and jicama with my DF BBQ Ranch is a great choice.  If you're feeling Mediterranean, throw on some hummus, kalamata olives, roasted chicken, red onion, chick peas, olive oil and balsamic vinegar with some basil and oregano.

I have gone so far as to top my salad off with the left over enchilada casserole and finish it with a dollop of salsa and the left over enchilada sauce! :) My turkey meatloaf is yummy over salad with tomatoes and some of my Creamy Mustard dressing! The ideas are endless.

Whenever I have made one of my quinoa salads, like Quinoa With pistachios and dried cherries, or Quinoa tabbouleh, that becomes my favorite salad topper of the day. It's a great way to get a big helping of raw, crunchy greens and veggies with a different twist every day!


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~Tracy

About Delightfully Free: Delightfully Free is a gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free cookbook of 141 recipes. It includes delicious resources for autism, Celiac disease, diabetes, lactose intolerance, obesity and just plain healthy living. It contains 114 color photographs, 114 vegetarian or vegetarian compatible recipes, and 103 vegan or vegan compatible recipes.

Melt In Your Mouth, Heirloom Recipe Party, Homestead Barn Hop, Monday Mania
Gluten Free, Fat Tuesday, Slightly Indulgent, Tutorial Tuesday, Traditional Tuesday,
Show Me What Ya Got, Deep Roots At Home, Frugal Days, Whole Foods Wednesday
Home And Garden Thursday, Your Green Resource, Natural Living, Homemaker's Challenge, Inspiration Friday, Freaky Friday, Fresh Bites