Breakfast Bars

I subscribe to Living Without and try many of their recipes. I love this magazine!

 Last night I attempted to make "Budget Breakfast Bars". It says "Quick, easy and affordable".
Does anyone have a tip on how to make them firm?

This is the second time I have attempted to make B'fast bars and you have to eat them with a spoon!
These had a good flavor, so I am happy to share.

3 Cups gluten-free quick cooking oats
1 Cup unsweetened coconut
2 Cups raisins or cranberries or combination
pinch of salt
3/4 Cup honey
1/4 Cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup vanilla soy milk

1. Preheat oven to 350. Generously grease a 9x13 inch pan.
2. Mix dry ingredients together. Toss with honey and vegetable oil to coat.  Add milk and blend well. Press mixture into prepared pan.
3.Place in preheated oven and bake 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool slightly and cut into squares. Return pan to oven for 10 minutes or until top is golden brown.

If anyone tries this and finds their bars actually were "bars", let me know what you did please.

Calypso Cafe

Calypso Cafe in Nashville will work with you on your choices of g-free meal. The chicken is NOT g-free according to the manager of the Nashville location. Their bean or rice nacho salad is g-free. It is so good.

Bonefish Grill

Did you know Bonefish Grill has a Gluten Free menu?  I was visiting friends in Chattanooga and they picked Bonefish Grill for dinner and I was blown away when the hostess said they had a gluten free menu.

The waitress was very knowledge and willing to make sure my entire meal was g-free.

4th of July in Boston eating gluten free

Just had a good meal at Tia's in Boston. The waiter walked me through what I could and could not eat. I ended up with a burger and potato salad.  The french fries were fried in the same oil as other fried food, so I stayed away from them. It was delicious.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie gluten free

In the most current Living Without Magazine, there is a wonderful pie that I made today that I had to share with you.
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
1 1/2 C Sugar
1/4 C gluten-free flour blend of choice
1 t cinnamon
6 C chopped fresh rhubarb
1 pound fresh strawberries
1 t lemon juice
2 T unsalted butter
2 pie crusts, one partially baked
1)Preheat oven to 325
2)Combine sugar, flour blend and cinnamon
3)Place prepared fruit in bowl. Sprinkle lemon juice over fruit. Then gently toss fruit with sugar mixture to evenly coat
4)Mound fruit into partially baked bottom crust. Drizzle butter over fruit
5)Top filling with pie crust and crimp edges to seal
6)Brush top with egg wash.
7)Bake pie in preheated oven for one hour
Each slice contains 467 calories, so slice thin!

Gluten Free

Ok, so this isn't really blog worthy news, but last night I was channel surfing (ok, no I wasn't, I was actually watching Mike & Molly TV show) and the scene was in a pastry shop. You could see in the back ground a sign up on the wall "Gluten -free Bread Now Available!" How cool is that!

McCabe Pub, Nashville

Since 1982, this restaurant off Murphy Rd, has been a favorite. Last night we sat outside eating their wonderful food.  The restaurant served me Gluten -Free grilled chicken, baked potatoes and grilled veggies.  I was impressed that she didn't serve the plate with bread.