At least twice a month (including today) I lose this recipe and freak out. To the internet it finally goes, where nothing ever really disappears. Right?
CALLUM'S CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN FAJITA MARINADE
3/4 cup olive oil
1 cup fresh lime juice (8-12 limes)
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, minced
9 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (May contain gluten and/or anchovies. Gluten-free and vegan versions are available.)
1.5 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons salt
2.5 teaspoons pepper
In a bowl whisk lime juice, cilantro, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, one tablespoon salt, and pepper. Whisking constantly, drizzle in olive oil. Measure out and reserve 3/4 cup marinade for serving. Whisk one more tablespoon salt into remaining marinade and add chicken; cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Remove and grill.
Notes and tweakings:
I use low sodium Worcestshire sauce and still omit the second helping of salt. The original recipe called for vegetable oil instead of olive oil, and 3 jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and minced. The marinade is enough to make a giant batch Sunday with leftovers for Monday. Don't forget to drizzle the remaining marinade in your fajita, because it's the best part.
Bon appétit!
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Cooking for Callum: Grilled Pineapple Pork Chops (Gluten, Dairy & Egg Free Dinner)
One of Callum's earliest favorites, it's both sweet and safe for little ones under a year as it does not contain honey. Three out of three kids in our family gobble it up, even when grumpy. And it's fast! Less than 5 minutes prep the night before, and then a quick trip to the grill.
CALLUM'S GRILLED PINEAPPLE PORK CHOPS
1 (8oz) can pineapple rings, juice drained and reserved
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup (gluten-free) soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
pork chops (we do 2+ lbs, any cut other than super thick)
black pepper, when I remember
Dump pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a large plastic zip-lock bag. Get your squish on until sugar dissolves in marinade. Add pork, squeeze out any air, and refrigerate overnight, the longer the better. Done! (Making it same day, no matter how early, is not long enough.)
Next day remove from marinade and grill until browned and meat shows good grill marks. Brush with marinade as it cooks, discard excess. Grill pineapple.
Once again, we serve with my bff Trader Joe's 3 minute microwave brown rice (gluten-free) or Rice Medley (contains barley) + veggie and a salad.
Bon appétit!
CALLUM'S GRILLED PINEAPPLE PORK CHOPS
1 (8oz) can pineapple rings, juice drained and reserved
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup (gluten-free) soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
pork chops (we do 2+ lbs, any cut other than super thick)
black pepper, when I remember
Dump pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a large plastic zip-lock bag. Get your squish on until sugar dissolves in marinade. Add pork, squeeze out any air, and refrigerate overnight, the longer the better. Done! (Making it same day, no matter how early, is not long enough.)
Next day remove from marinade and grill until browned and meat shows good grill marks. Brush with marinade as it cooks, discard excess. Grill pineapple.
Once again, we serve with my bff Trader Joe's 3 minute microwave brown rice (gluten-free) or Rice Medley (contains barley) + veggie and a salad.
Bon appétit!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Cooking for Callum: Crock Pot Honey Sesame Chicken (Gluten, Dairy & Egg Free Dinner)
Pinterest crashed on me yesterday, right as I was getting ready to make one of our everyone-eats-it favorites. It was more of a bummer than panic, as I am quite adept at throwing my hands up in the air and declaring, "Chipolte!" (Callum goes bonkers for their guac -- it was one of his first eat out baby foods as we tried to figure out this allergy stuff.) Still, would have been sad, as what's better than coming home after dark from winter swimming lessons to a house that smells good from the garage?
Which is why I'm here now. Save a tree and jamming more things into a recipe box that doesn't close, or just blog the darn thing as I'd always intended...
The first time I'd only glanced at the ingredients to make sure I had everything on hand, not the actual measurements, so when I went to make it I sorta freaked. That is a lot of honey, a lot of ketchup, and a lot of low sodium (gluten-free) soy sauce! Not being much of a crock potter I didn't realize until later it was just for marinating purposes. Even when the kids get a hold of the ladle and drown their plates we throw more than 1/2 of it out for about twice the chicken. It's tablespoon(s) you'll ingest, not fractions of cups, but you probably already knew that.
What's in it?
Chicken, salt and pepper, onion, garlic, honey, ketchup, (gluten-free) low sodium soy sauce, olive oil, and red pepper flakes.
Optional: Cornstarch, sesame seeds, and scallions.
Our notes, tweakings, and sides:
We, and by that I mean me, (the rest have learned to adapt), are crazy onion and garlic people, so I double both. I love Sprouts Orange Blossom Honey. I use 3.5-4lbs of chicken and I skip thickening it all up at the end with cornstarch because, whatever, I say it's done already. I omit the salt, as I don't think it's needed. The sesame seeds are easily left off for allergy sensitive folks, like our guy Callum. Sometimes I forget the scallions. Don't do that! Scallions are onions, too! Nom nom.
To keep it quick we add my bff Trader Joe's 3 minute microwave brown rice (gluten-free) or even better Rice Medley (contains barley) and broccoli steamed à la microwave. DONE.
Three out of our three children get excited when this is what's for dinner, and it's brought us back out of a sick of chicken slump. Bam!
Full recipe at The Comfort of Cooking. Contains honey = not for children under one year of age.
What else am I loving on Pinterest these days? Grilled Artichoke Pesto Zucchini Bites, which I hope to try tomorrow night. Our newest favorite, bloggy review forthcoming, Zucchini Spaghetti, has received our highest ranking of (4 years old and suspicious of all green food + hates pizza* + many things pasta) Olive not only ate it but has declared she loves it AND asked for more despite being chock full of highly visible green stuff. Whisper with me now, "Great white buffalo."
(*Contains no pizza.)
Which is why I'm here now. Save a tree and jamming more things into a recipe box that doesn't close, or just blog the darn thing as I'd always intended...
The first time I'd only glanced at the ingredients to make sure I had everything on hand, not the actual measurements, so when I went to make it I sorta freaked. That is a lot of honey, a lot of ketchup, and a lot of low sodium (gluten-free) soy sauce! Not being much of a crock potter I didn't realize until later it was just for marinating purposes. Even when the kids get a hold of the ladle and drown their plates we throw more than 1/2 of it out for about twice the chicken. It's tablespoon(s) you'll ingest, not fractions of cups, but you probably already knew that.
What's in it?
Chicken, salt and pepper, onion, garlic, honey, ketchup, (gluten-free) low sodium soy sauce, olive oil, and red pepper flakes.
Optional: Cornstarch, sesame seeds, and scallions.
Our notes, tweakings, and sides:
We, and by that I mean me, (the rest have learned to adapt), are crazy onion and garlic people, so I double both. I love Sprouts Orange Blossom Honey. I use 3.5-4lbs of chicken and I skip thickening it all up at the end with cornstarch because, whatever, I say it's done already. I omit the salt, as I don't think it's needed. The sesame seeds are easily left off for allergy sensitive folks, like our guy Callum. Sometimes I forget the scallions. Don't do that! Scallions are onions, too! Nom nom.
To keep it quick we add my bff Trader Joe's 3 minute microwave brown rice (gluten-free) or even better Rice Medley (contains barley) and broccoli steamed à la microwave. DONE.
Three out of our three children get excited when this is what's for dinner, and it's brought us back out of a sick of chicken slump. Bam!
Full recipe at The Comfort of Cooking. Contains honey = not for children under one year of age.
What else am I loving on Pinterest these days? Grilled Artichoke Pesto Zucchini Bites, which I hope to try tomorrow night. Our newest favorite, bloggy review forthcoming, Zucchini Spaghetti, has received our highest ranking of (4 years old and suspicious of all green food + hates pizza* + many things pasta) Olive not only ate it but has declared she loves it AND asked for more despite being chock full of highly visible green stuff. Whisper with me now, "Great white buffalo."
(*Contains no pizza.)
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Baking for Callum Review: Gluten Free Rice Krispie Treats (Dairy Free)
My husband had refused to accept baked goods made from rice into his heart. (And couscous. He is really bothered by cous cous.)
That was until I made Kellogg's Gluten Free Rice Krispie Treats.
"They taste the same!" my husband exclaimed with little boy delight. Uh, yeah. The nice people at Kellogg's tweaked and tweaked until the ingredients were simply three: brown rice, sugar, and salt!
The funny thing is I had never made Rice Krispie treats for my own family and probably never would have if it weren't for my search to find an easy little something sweet for Callum.
The recipe is on the box. Note: the box is yellow instead of blue. It took me like 3 stores to figure that one out in my sleep-deprived state, so you're welcome. I sub Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks for the fat. The best part is that all the ingredients needed (cereal, butter substitute, marshmallows*) have enough of a shelf life that they can be kept on hand for unplanned celebrations so our little guy is never left out. Of course they can be frozen for up to 6 weeks, too, if you don't eat them all. Ha, as if!
*Some marshmallow brands do contain gluten.
That was until I made Kellogg's Gluten Free Rice Krispie Treats.
"They taste the same!" my husband exclaimed with little boy delight. Uh, yeah. The nice people at Kellogg's tweaked and tweaked until the ingredients were simply three: brown rice, sugar, and salt!
The funny thing is I had never made Rice Krispie treats for my own family and probably never would have if it weren't for my search to find an easy little something sweet for Callum.
The recipe is on the box. Note: the box is yellow instead of blue. It took me like 3 stores to figure that one out in my sleep-deprived state, so you're welcome. I sub Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks for the fat. The best part is that all the ingredients needed (cereal, butter substitute, marshmallows*) have enough of a shelf life that they can be kept on hand for unplanned celebrations so our little guy is never left out. Of course they can be frozen for up to 6 weeks, too, if you don't eat them all. Ha, as if!
*Some marshmallow brands do contain gluten.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Cooking for Callum: Roast Chicken with Balsamic Bell Peppers (Free of the Top 8 Food Allergens)
A mother can only cook two dinners a night for just so long! Our youngest, Callum, has multiple food allergies and a severe gluten intolerance. At 16 months, he'll still eat just about anything we put in front of him, as long as it doesn't try to kill him, and he hasn't seen it yet that week. (Callum's Cardinal Rule: No leftovers!) The other challenge in finding Callum-friendly fare is that it must pass the test of four other family members, including our very picky Olive, and have ingredients I can pronounce. My goal: omit basic allergenic foods without whack-a-doodle alternatives.
This recipe, my friends, passes all our tests!
Cooking Light's Roast Chicken with Balsamic Bell Peppers
(Don't forget the gluten free chicken broth and soy free alternative to cooking spray.)
We pair it with Trader Joe's Frozen Brown Rice (3 minute microwave pouch is my bff) and French Green Beans. Maybe there's wine for mom, too.
While this recipe predates our little guy, it still has his name all over it. One night back in September of 2010 I made this, one of my absolute favorite quick and easy meals, and found it so repulsive that I dumped my share onto my husband's plate and proceeded to have ice cream for dinner. It was my husband's "What's up with you?" and the kids "No fair!" that prompted me to test for pregnancy the next morning. Hello, Callum!
Bon appétit!
This recipe, my friends, passes all our tests!
Cooking Light's Roast Chicken with Balsamic Bell Peppers
(Don't forget the gluten free chicken broth and soy free alternative to cooking spray.)
We pair it with Trader Joe's Frozen Brown Rice (3 minute microwave pouch is my bff) and French Green Beans. Maybe there's wine for mom, too.
While this recipe predates our little guy, it still has his name all over it. One night back in September of 2010 I made this, one of my absolute favorite quick and easy meals, and found it so repulsive that I dumped my share onto my husband's plate and proceeded to have ice cream for dinner. It was my husband's "What's up with you?" and the kids "No fair!" that prompted me to test for pregnancy the next morning. Hello, Callum!
Bon appétit!
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