If you're new to gluten-free cooking, you may feel a bit intimidated by the idea of cooking entire gluten-free meals for every day of the week. Rest assured that you are not alone. There is a growing demand for gluten-free cookbooks and gluten-free menus.
To save yourself a lot of money buying expensive gluten-free bread at whole foods grocery stores, you should prioritize buying a bread maker and mastering a gluten-free homemade bread mix anchored by a combination of gluten-free flours such as brown rice flour, arrowroot flour and tapioca flour. Once you figure out which bread recipe you like most, plan on making a loaf of bread every few days and using this as a staple in your meal plans. You'll also want to invest in a gluten-free cookbook and begin experimenting with various recipes. Here's a sample gluten-free menu for you to try out.
Breakfast
Veggie omelet topped with cheese of your choice (make sure it is gluten-free cheese)
Slice of gluten-free bread (toasted) with butter
Mid-Morning Snack
String cheese (mozzarella cheese)
Lunch
Salad topped with grilled chicken (bought from the butcher, certified gluten-free, without packaged seasonings or spices), dressed with homemade oil and distilled vinegar salad dressing
Mid-Afternoon Snack
Gluten-free granola bar
Dinner
Salmon poached in white wine, seasoned with salt and black pepper
Steamed spinach topped with butter
Jasmine rice cooked in coconut milk, seasoned with lime juice, grated fresh ginger and a squeeze of lime juice
Dessert
Flourless chocolate cake
Recipe for Gluten-free Granola Bars
Ingredients You Will Need:
1 cup oats (Make sure they are certified gluten-free)
½ cup hazelnuts
½ cup agave nectar syrup
½ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
½ teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
½ cup brown rice cereal
1 cup mixed dried fruit
Toast oats and hazelnuts for ten minutes. Combine nectar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt in a saucepan and bring to a low boil. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir until all ingredients are coated with syrup. Press into a greased baking pan and bake at 325 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes. Enjoy!
Recipe for Gluten-free Flourless Chocolate Cake
Ingredients You Will Need:
½ cup water
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup white sugar
18 squares bittersweet baking chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter
6 eggs
Heat oven to 300 degrees. Grease a 10-inch baking pan with butter. Combine water, salt and sugar in a saucepan and heat until sugar is dissolved. Melt baking chocolate in a double boiler. Add butter and use mixer to beat butter, then eggs, into melted chocolate. Add hot sugar syrup and beat on medium until well incorporated.
Pour into baking pan and bake in a bain-marie (inside another baking dish, filled with one inch of water) for 45 minutes. Center will still look slightly wet. Chill in baking pan overnight in refrigerator. Serve cold.
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