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Monday, November 28, 2011

My go-to WHITE SAUCE recipe

This is my go-to recipe for a 'cream soup' base---I use it in things like pasta and cream sauce or even pot pie.

WHITE SAUCE:
1 cup rice milk
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons dairy free margarine
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Take your COLD rice milk in a small pan (on the stove of course) and whisk in the cornstarch. Add the margarine and other ingredients. Let get warm and then whisk until it gets thicker.

You can even chop up mushrooms and add in for extra flavor. Sometimes I add in a little more bouillon or salt for flavor. A great base for so much!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Tacos....and more!

What kid doesn't love to build their own taco?

I had never used a slow cooker to make tacos before but tried it one day and WOW!

THE HOW TO:

Take about 4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (raw/thawed)
1 jar of salsa of your choice (they have several different gluten free varieties out there if needed)

Put both in a slowcooker on LOW for 8 hrs. Around 7.5 hours I shredded the chicken and placed it back in with the liquid. The two will mesh for 30 minutes and create the best tacos ever!

WAIT....THERE'S MORE!

What we did was the first night had chicken tacos, second night had a chicken taco salad (fried and baked taco shells) and then the third night you can make chicken enchiladas. Or if you are 'chickened out' you can always make an item and freeze for later....much much later.