Spaghetti with Garlic Oil

This is another recipe I got from an Allergy Free cookbook.  I thought it looked good, and it tasted pretty good, and smelled divine.  However, pairing it with a wheat free pasta, it made the pasta stick to my teeth, not so good.

Spaghetti with Garlic Oil

1/4 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves - minced
dash salt & pepper
16 oz spaghetti noodles (ronzoni - wheat free)

In a large pan of salted boiling water, cook the spaghetti according to package directions.  Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine olive oil and garlic, and season with salt and pepper.  Simmer over low heat, careful not to burn the garlic.  Pour garlic oil over drained pasta, serve.

Granola "Bars" - allergy free

This is a recipe I got from an allergy free cookbook for granola bars.  They are not bars, they do not hold together at all.  It is really just granola, but with chocolate chips and sugar.  :)  It still tastes ok, but if I make it again trying for bars, I will probably add some wowbutter or something to help hold it together.

Granola "Bars"

1/2 cup shortening
2 T honey
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups oatmeal
1 cup rice crispies
1 cup mini chocolate chips (enjoy life - milk free)

In a large bowl, melt together shortening and honey.  Stir in sugars.  Stir in oatmeal, rice crispies, and chocolate chips.  Spoon into a 9x13" baking dish and bake at 325° for 30 minutes.  Cool and cut into bars.

Fakeroos

These are an allergy-free take on Scotcheroos.  I haven't gone to a health food store to find milk free butterscotch chips yet, but I wanted to make an allergy free version of them, so I improvised.  And the result may be better than the original.  I put the chocolate chips into the mix without realizing that they would melt, but they did, and what a happy accident!

Fakeroos

1 cup sugar
1 cup karo syrup

1 cup peanut butter (wowbutter - peanut free)

6 cups rice crispies
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (enjoy life - milk free)

In a large bowl, stir together sugar, karo syrup, and wowbutter.  Microwave for 1.5 minutes, stir well, then add rice crispies and chocolate chips.  Stir together and spoon into a 9x13" baking dish.

Dirty Rice

This is sort of cheating - I am just using a box mix, but it is a good quick and easy allergy free dinner option.  I like to add corn to it also to make it more healthy.  I just add the corn after it is done cooking.

Dirty Rice

1 box Zatarain's dirty rice mix
1 LB hamburger

Brown hamburger, drain.  Follow box instructions (add water and vegetable oil, bring to a boil, then simmer 25 minutes). 

Apple Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal

This seems like a weird recipe to post, but since I eat it almost every day, I thought it was worth it.  If it is good enough to eat almost every day for a month, it is good enough to put on the blog.

Apple Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal

1/2 cup quick cooking oats
dash salt
3/4 cup water
dash cinnamon
1 T brown sugar
1/3 cup raisins
1-2 T apple cider

Mix oats and salt with your fingers so you don't get any salty patches.  Add water and microwave for 1 minute.  Stir in cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins, and apple cider. 

Roasted Cauliflower

I found this recipe in one of the many allergy-friendly cookbooks I have been checking out of the library.  It looked great and tasted better!

Roasted Cauliflower

1 head cauliflower - cut into florets
2 T olive oil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cloves garlic - minced
1/4 tsp thyme

In a small prep bowl, mix olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme.  Place cauliflower on a large baking sheet with edges.  Drizzle with oil mixture.  Use clean hands to mix until well coated.  Bake at 450° for 20 minutes, turning cauliflower halfway through.

Doubled Recipe

2 head cauliflower - cut into florets
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4 cloves garlic - minced
1/2 tsp thyme

Puppy Chow

I have always loved puppy chow, and if you use Soy peanut butter alternative, it is allergen free!

Puppy Chow

9 cups rice chex
1 cup chocolate chips (enjoy life - milk free)
1/2 cup peanut butter (wowbutter - peanut free)

1/2 stick butter (earth balance buttery stick - milk free)

1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

In a large bowl melt butter, peanut butter, and chocolate chips.  Stir in vanilla, then chex cereal.  Pour powdered sugar into a clean grocery bag, add cereal.  Mix until well coated.  Place in air tight container.