CJW
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I am working on a g-free noodle recipe. I will post it when I get it perfected. I have an electric pasta maker, so I am not sure how it will transfer to a manual pasta maker.
I hate buying noodles! They are about 3.50 for a package-which lasts 1.5 meals for our family of 4. But, I buy it, since pasta is a nice change from potatoes and rice! I am not brave enough to try spaghetti squash yet since my husband really, really, really doesn't like squash. I do plan on trying it some time this winter so I can decide if I want to use it as my "Squash" in my three sisters garden area come spring.
I also have the Nourishing Traditions Cookbook-VERY informative front section, and on every recipe page there is a column devoted to the dish/ingredient/etc. that is being used-so much info. Amazing. I haven't used many of the recipes yet, since I just got it right before Thanksgiving, and have been super busy, but I made the chicken stock, and it is really good.
Here are a couple of the g-free sites I go to to get inspiration:
http://www.elanaspantry.com/
http://www.glutenfreeoats.com/recipes.aspx
http://byebyegluten.blogspot.com/
This one has many g-free recipes, but not all of them are:
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/
If enough people put pressure on their schools to make their menus gluten free, I think it would be awesome. They eliminated peanuts, right? Now, that isn't saying that other kids shouldn't be able to have their own bread, but the menus that they are serving should! I home school my kids, so they get 3 squares and snacks and our budget is high for a family of four, but it is worth it.
For me, I be as frugal as I can with our budget, but I won't compromise on quality. We choose organic, local, etc., as often as possible, and yes, it costs more, but there is more nutrition in the food, so, in reality, I buy less. Does that make sense? They would need to eat more to get the same amount of nutrients if we ate conventional foods. The kids are also dairy free, so I buy almond milk and goat cheese, since I have yet to find a local goat cheese source.
That is why I am working on a noodle recipe. After that, I am going to try to perfect a fluffy bread recipe...but I have never made bread before...bleh. I don't want to tackle that one!
I hate buying noodles! They are about 3.50 for a package-which lasts 1.5 meals for our family of 4. But, I buy it, since pasta is a nice change from potatoes and rice! I am not brave enough to try spaghetti squash yet since my husband really, really, really doesn't like squash. I do plan on trying it some time this winter so I can decide if I want to use it as my "Squash" in my three sisters garden area come spring.
I also have the Nourishing Traditions Cookbook-VERY informative front section, and on every recipe page there is a column devoted to the dish/ingredient/etc. that is being used-so much info. Amazing. I haven't used many of the recipes yet, since I just got it right before Thanksgiving, and have been super busy, but I made the chicken stock, and it is really good.
Here are a couple of the g-free sites I go to to get inspiration:
http://www.elanaspantry.com/
http://www.glutenfreeoats.com/recipes.aspx
http://byebyegluten.blogspot.com/
This one has many g-free recipes, but not all of them are:
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/
If enough people put pressure on their schools to make their menus gluten free, I think it would be awesome. They eliminated peanuts, right? Now, that isn't saying that other kids shouldn't be able to have their own bread, but the menus that they are serving should! I home school my kids, so they get 3 squares and snacks and our budget is high for a family of four, but it is worth it.
For me, I be as frugal as I can with our budget, but I won't compromise on quality. We choose organic, local, etc., as often as possible, and yes, it costs more, but there is more nutrition in the food, so, in reality, I buy less. Does that make sense? They would need to eat more to get the same amount of nutrients if we ate conventional foods. The kids are also dairy free, so I buy almond milk and goat cheese, since I have yet to find a local goat cheese source.
That is why I am working on a noodle recipe. After that, I am going to try to perfect a fluffy bread recipe...but I have never made bread before...bleh. I don't want to tackle that one!
