Tuesday Snapshot

post from Simple Kitchen Seasons on 29 January 2013 11:58:00 PM. © Simple Kitchen Seasons

Filed under: cooking, food, food photography, Gluten-Free, vegetarian, winter Tagged: food photography, gluten-free, olives, salad, shallots, tangerines, vegetarian, winter

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Game Day Snack: Cheez-it Bayou Blitz Mix &
Giveaway

post from famfriendsfood on 29 January 2013 10:21:53 PM. © famfriendsfood

The big game is on Sunday... even though I'm not excited about the teams that made it this year, I'm all for using it as an excuse to nibble on some great munchies and watch funny commercials (hopefully!).

I love a mix of snacks when it comes to game day munchies... hot and cold appetizers to grab and nibble as the game plays on and hanging with friends is a great time to bring out something new to try.

Kellogg's has teamed up with former NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson and his wife Torsha to come up with some new game day snacks which they share on the Snackpicks website. A great mix of savory to sweet to add to your spread on Sunday.

Cheez-It Bayou Blitz Mix

Gridiron Party Pizzas

Roasted Red Pepper Dip

Rice Krispies Treats Footballs

Fudge Shoppe Fudge Stripes Layered Bars

I made the Cheez-It Bayou Blitz Mix but made a few modifications - that's what I love about snack mixes like this, they work well with different add-ins based on what you and your family prefer.

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Electric Sliders

post from {le} Internet Cooking Princess on 29 January 2013 06:21:56 PM. © {le} Internet Cooking Princess

{via farm girl gourmet}{via healthy. delicious.}{via lauren's latest}{via eat at home cooks}{via cooking with mel}Sliders on Super Bowl Sunday - one more reason to 'Merica! Here are my top five draft picks. {Heh. "Draft picks." I'm so totally footballish right now.}

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The Duos Ethnic Exploration: Peru

post from The Duo Dishes on 29 January 2013 03:34:25 PM. © The Duo Dishes

Although it is nearly impossible to run out of places to explore when it comes to this monthly feature, that does not mean we have never found ourselves truly digging around for a place that strikes our fancy. You have to truly be interested in it to[...]

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Year of the Snake: Lucky Dumpling Party Tips

post from Viet World Kitchen on 29 January 2013 03:25:36 PM. © Viet World Kitchen

When it comes to Chinese astrological signs, I suck. While I know my own ? I straddle the curious monkey and preening rooster who cooks well, I don?t take it all that seriously. Some people are dialing it in for the upcoming Year of the Black (or Water) Snake, which starts on February 10. By some accounts, it will be one of instability and extremities but will generate overall peace and prosperity. I feel like that is my life in the main. Through web searches, I found out that snakes are sexy, lucky, and wise, albeit inclined to a certain measure of laziness. Famous snakes include Pablo Picasso, Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Onassi, and Brooke Shields. Snakes gets along well with roosters, oxes, horses, sheep, and...

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Chewy Orange flavored Almond cashew cookies and a
quick DIY cake stand :)

post from Veg Inspirations on 29 January 2013 03:22:59 PM. © Veg Inspirations

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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Cup
Cookies

post from What Smells So Good? on 29 January 2013 09:21:07 AM. © What Smells So Good?

I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a soft spot for peanut butter. I don't think there's another spread I like more - growing up I'd regularly take a soup spoon to the jar of Skippy and (if no one was watching) swipe two huge scoops. No bread required! The slightly sweet, salty and creamy notes always melded better in my mouth than over-sweet Nutella. That said, when I discovered the beauty of chocolate and peanut butter (namely Nutella and peanut butter!), I was sold on the combination. Reese's became my new food fetish, brownies got plain old PB smeared on them in lieu of frosting, and I wasn't above making PB/Nutella sandwiches for breakfast.

We weren't allowed to bring peanut products to school growing up, but that didn't stop Mom and Grandma getting in the kitchen with me and making the infamous 3-ingredient (although always with brown sugar) and classic Chipits cookies for after school snacks. When I went to university, I sympathized with some of my classmates who never had the pleasure of eating a standard chocolate chip or peanut butter cookie from the cafeteria, since those things (along with 7/8ths of the menu) contained wheat or gluten.

I didn't have the knowledge, time or equipment to make them their own treats, but now as a bona fide foodie with a passion for baking and allergy needs I'm always on the lookout for an amazing recipe that doesn't feel like anything is missing. While leafing through Artisanal Gluten Free Cooking, though, I came across the Bronski's recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies. Since it used their Artisanal Gluten Free Flour Blend, which I had fantastic success with before, I knew I'd have to give these a whirl. But (like everything I do), I had to make it my own. I halved the recipe (since we didn't need a full batch of these babies kicking around), swapped some organic shortening for half the butter, cut the sugar a bit and used guar gum in place of the xanthan (which I don't have).

The biggest (and best, IMHO) change I made was to amp up the amount of "goodies", using some mini chocolate chips as well as the treat of my youth - the Reese's Cup. I was initially nervous about using the candy, as I wasn't sure about it's GF status, but after emailing Hershey's and perusing their Special Nutrition page, I found out they were in fact gluten free! I tell you, I have never been happier, since some of the cookies were destined for the gluten free chocolate-peanut butter fans at my hair salon! Hopefully those following Gluten Free Fridays will love them as much as they did!

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Makes 28
¼ cup butter, softened
¼ cup non-hydrogenated shortening
1/3 cup raw sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 packet vanilla flavoured stevia (optional, I used NOW)
1 egg
1 1/3 cups Artisanal Gluten Free Flour Blend
1 tbsp tapioca starch
1 ½ tsp guar gum
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp sea salt
2 oz semisweet chocolate chips
3 oz chopped peanut butter cups

In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, sugars, stevia and egg until fluffy.
Beat in the flour, tapioca starch, guar gum, baking soda and salt.
Fold in the chocolate chips and peanut butter cups.
Wrap dough and refrigerate 1 hour (alternately, portion onto waxed paper, flattening slightly, and freeze).
Preheat the oven to 375F. Portion dough onto parchment paper, flattening slightly.
Bake cookies 9 minutes (from refrigerated) or 13 minutes (from frozen).
Cool on the sheets.

Amount Per Serving
Calories: 103.1
Total Fat: 5.5 g
Cholesterol: 11.0 mg
Sodium: 27.0 mg
Total Carbs: 13.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 1.2 g

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Tuesdays Cupful: Mixing Up These Brownies

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How To Pack Chicken Nuggets For School Lunch

Most kids love chicken nuggets, so if you want your kids to eat their school lunches, packing chicken nuggets for school lunch will definitely help! However, if you pack the chicken nuggets in a lunch box the wrong way, they will be cold and soggy by lunchtime – and that’s not a very appealing meal even to those who love chicken nuggets. While packing chicken nuggets for school lunch, we need to address to things: how to keep chicken nuggets warm and how to keep them from getting soggy. The first thing we need to do is to prepare chicken nuggets in a way that they stay dry. It’s very easy – just put them on a paper towel before you microwave them. The paper towel will absorb all excess moisture, so it will keep chicken nuggets from getting soggy. The second thing is that we want chicken nuggets to stay warm. To accomplish this, we need a thermos. On the picture above is a kid thermos that’s supposed to keep hot foods hot. The foods don’t stay piping hot even in this thermos, but they will stay warm. Warm chicken nuggets are much better than cold ones, so use [...]

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Brooklyn Fish Camp

In December, my teammates and I went to Brooklyn for an offsite and to celebrate the intern’s last week with us in New York. I’m not the biggest fan of Brooklyn because something bad always happens to me when I’m there (not Brooklyn’s fault at all, it just so happens that bad things happen to [...]

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