Superfood Gluten Free Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl

Nov 25, 2016

Superfood Gluten Free Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl – Candy Coated Cuinista

Do you wake up some mornings in a huge rush and know you want something healthy that “sticks to your bones” but going to the coffee shop is something you loathe like me? Well for me I always make some type of breakfast at home because I like to eat healthy. I wake up at five in the morning and need something that’s fast and this superfood gluten free oatmeal bowl is perfect for me. With five superfoods in this breakfast bowl (chia, oatmeal, ginger, pumpkin seeds and cranberries) it’s packed with all the good things I need to start my long day off right and it takes only 5 minutes to make. It really can’t get much easier than that.

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Yield/Serving: 1
Prep Time: 1 min.
Cook Time: 5 min.
Difficulty level is: Easy

Ingredients
• 1 cup coconut milk, boiling
• ½ cup gluten free oats
• 1 tbsp golden brown sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• Pinch of kosher salt
• Pure maple syrup, drizzled
• dried apricots
• chia seeds
• Dried cranberries
• Pumpkin seeds, hulled
• Dried coconut slices

Assembly
1. In a small saucepan boil coconut milk.
2. In your breakfast bowl combine oats, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt with a spoon.
3. Combine boiling milk with oats; stir and then let sit for 5 minutes.
4. Drizzle maple syrup on top and add dried apricots, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and dried coconut slices and serve.

Tips
• Substitute coconut milk for milk, water or any other milk alternative.

Please Enjoy

My thoughts
In the morning I’m all about a no fuss recipe and this is hearty and super healthy. It has crunch from the seeds and a slight tart from the dried fruits and sweet from the drizzled maple syrup. It’s a great combination for breakfast.

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Crustless Blueberry Pie

Nov 16, 2016

Crustless Blueberry Pie – Candy Coated Culinista

Still being the fraidy cat that I am of a proper pie crust I have exclusively stayed away from it for a couple years now. A doughy crust does not please me in any way and those recipes I have tried have never made it out the door for public consumption; friends and family are all good but to those just outside those parameters – no way. Thanksgiving dinner was upon me and I planned to make two recipes. Pie is a Thanksgiving classic; but what is the Candy Coated Culinista to do when she is still so frightened of the pie pastry dough… I’m making a crustless pie. Perfecto.

Yield/Serving: 12
Prep Time: 20 min.
Cook Time: 55 min.
Difficulty level is: Easy
Ingredients
• ½ cup butter, at room temperature
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 541 ml blueberry pie filling

Assembly
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Spray an 8” x 8” pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
3. Using your stand mixer on low speed, cream butter and sugar together for about 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Add eggs, salt and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
5. Add the flour and baking powder and mix until just combined.
6. Press half of the dough into the bottom of the pan and reserve half the dough for the topping.
7. Pour pie filling over the dough base.
8. Drop small pieces of the reserved dough over top of the blueberry filling.
9. Bake for 55 minutes or until golden brown.
10. Let cool.

Please Enjoy

My thoughts
A lovely recipe that wasn’t too sweet from my dessert lovers. I’m starting to perfect the correct amount of sugar even though I have sugar in my diet normally. I will however enjoy it in my baked goods when I must and this wasn’t overly sweet in any way. Score.

Lemony Kale

Nov 9, 2016

Lemony Kale – Candy Coated Culinista

So good it doesn’t even need to be a side. This dish stands alone.

Yield/Serving: 2
Prep Time: 5 min.
Cook Time: 5 min.
Difficulty level is: Easy

From Canadian Living

Ingredients
• 1 ½ tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 ½ garlic cloves, sliced
• 3 cups torn and stemmed kale
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• ½ pinch of kosher salt
• ½ pinch of ground black pepper

Assembly
1. Over medium-high heat using a cast iron skillet cook garlic for about one minute.
2. Add in the kale and cook until wilted and dark green, for about 5 minutes.
3. Add in the lemon juice, salt & pepper and serve.

Tips
•

Please Enjoy

My thoughts
I have made this recipe twice already and even had the intention of sharing this; but I just couldn’t bring myself to save any. The citrusy-garlicky dressing was a beautiful accompaniment to the kale. I ate it just by itself and loved every bite.

Gluten-free Minestrone

Nov 2, 2016

Gluten-free Minestrone – Candy Coated Culinista

A cold weekend is ahead and I have been craving soup in a bad way.

Yield/Serving: 8 to 10 servings
Prep Time: 30 min.
Cook Time: (beginning to end) 1 ½ hour
Difficulty level is: Medium

Ingredients
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Red onion, half diced
• 3 carrots, peeled & chopped
• 2 zucchini, cut into half circles
• 1 pound button mushrooms, quartered
• 5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, diced
• 1 small green bell pepper, diced
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 litres vegetable stock, reduced sodium
• 1 can red kidney beans
• 2 tomatoes, cut into pieces
• 2 cups gluten-free farfalle pasta
• ½ cup parmesan cheese
• 2 handfuls of parsley, chopped

Assembly
1. In a large heavy bottomed pot over medium-high heat, pour extra virgin olive oil and brown onions, carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, garlic, red pepper and green pepper and let brown slightly, 5 minutes.
2. Stir in tomato paste, oregano, vegetable stock, kidney beans and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
3. Add in the gluten-free pasta and let simmer until pasta is aldente.
4. Continue to let simmer and add in parmesan cheese and parsley.

Please Enjoy

My thoughts
Such a great fall soup. Zucchini is a summer vegetable but in Ontario it can be readily found up until October and I fully took advantage of that. I have always wanted to make a minestone and this was so delicious I didn’t even miss the protein. The carrots and zucchini were still crunchy and this recipe is perfect for freezing.