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Mushrooms Stuffing Ideas

stuffed mushroomsStuffed mushrooms are delicious. I know they are a bit painful to wash, but once you’ve managed to do that, the rest is poetry. The secret here is not to store them for too long in the fridge. Although they resist up to one week, cleaning is much easier in the first 1-2 days. If you are the kind of person who likes to have a pantry full of supplies, then you’d better freeze them. Mushrooms are suitable for freezing. Please don’t ask me how to do it, because I prefer to cook them fresh.

Preparing the filling is easy. For example, you can stuff the mushrooms with themselves. I mean, are you going to discard the stems or what? Stems are good. If you want, you can use them into  some other meal or you can chop them, mix them with a little bit of egg, cheese, onions and garlic, and you’ve got a lot of healthy stuffed mushrooms recipes to try. If health is not your main concern, minced meat is another delicious option. You can use either pork, beef, turkey or chicken, or a mix of minced meat and bacon pieces. How often do you cook pulled pork recipes, have a great barbecue party, then try to do something with the leftovers for the following week? Stuffed mushrooms can help you clean up your fridge, because they make good friends with all other veggies. I admit I haven’t tried them with eggplants, but who knows, I might discover a new recipe to share with you one of these days.

What other mushroom stuffing secrets do you know? Would you care sharing them with us?

Two Easy Gluten Free Recipe Ideas

Having a gluten free nutrition is very important when you suffer from coeliac disease. Eating out can be tricky, because you can never be sure of the ingredients in restaurant meals. This is why learning how to cook and preparing your own meals is a good idea, if you want to stay symptoms-free.

Here are two recipes which are delicious and gluten-free. One is for a main dish and the other is for some gluten free cookies which I’ve tasted at one of my friends and I can assure you they are great.

Southwestern Chicken Gluten Free Lasagna

Ingredients:

  • 8-10 uncooked Rice Lasagna
  • 1 pound chicken breats, coarsely ground
  • 1 egg (egg substitute is also fine)
  • 2 cups low fat ricotta (which can be replaces with  cottage cheese)
  • 1 cup reduced fat cheddar (if not available, try Monterey Jack cheese instead)
  • 2 cups cooked beans (kidney or pinto), mashed
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (or 1 garlic clove, minced)
  • 1 cup prepared picante sauce, divided in half
  • 1 cup chopped green chili peppers
  • 2 cups diced tomatoes in tomato sauce (canned or homemade)

Cooking:

Mix the egg with the cheese in a bowl. Saute chicken in a frying pan until fully cooked. Add the beans, about 1/2 cup of water, cumin, garlic powder, 1/2 cup picante sauce and the chili peppers. In a separate bowl, mix tomatoes and remaining 1/2 cup picante sauce. In a 9×13 inch baking dish, put the following ingredients in layers: tomato sauce, lasagna noodles, chicken/bean mixture, cheese mixture. Repeat until you finish the mixtures. Cover the dish and bake at 350 F for 1 hour or until done.

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies


This is a quick video showing you how to make delicious gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. The film is made by a newbie in the gluten-free world, but it’s really great.