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Pork Tenderloin With Ginger Cherry Sauce

The outside temperature in Georgia today was only a high of 84. Since there was a break in the heat, I decided to cook out on the grill today. I had a pork tenderloin in the fridge, and some cherries. I decided to make a cherry sauce for the pork.

Ginger Cherry Sauce

2 cups dark red cherries

2 green onions

2-4 cloves garlic

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup water

2 Tbls Spenda

1 tsp ground Ginger

1/2 tsp Chinese Five Spice powder

Pit the cherries, and cut them into two or three pieces. Chop the onions and garlic. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Stir well to combine, and cook on medium heat until the liquid is reduced by half. Stir often to prevent burning.

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Ginger Cherry Sauce

To cook my pork tenderloin, I rinsed and dried it, then sprinkled generously with meat tenderizer and black pepper. Cut in half, and put in a disposable 8″X8″ aluminum pan. Pour all Ginger Cherry Sauce over the pork, reserving about 1/3 cup.

Place the pan uncovered on a charcoal grill with hot coals. Close the cover of the grill, and let the pork cook for 25 minutes. Turn the meat over, baste with sauce from the pan, close the grill, and cook another 10 minutes. Serve with reserved sauce.

Pork tenderloin with Ginger Cherry Sauce and grilled vegetables.

This turned out so good! Tender, moist, and very tasty.

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Traveling Gluten Free With Glutino

Karen · 13 Comments

This post is brought to you by Glutino Gluten Free

Now that summer is here, we are all ready to hit the road. Whether it is to the beach, to the mountains, or to Grandma’s house, getting there is so much better when you know you are going to have some gluten free snacks on hand for when the hunger pangs start.

Visiting Great Smokey Mountains National Park

It doesn’t matter if you are a toddler, a teen, a Mom on the go, or a Fabgrandma like me, if you get hungry you want something to eat RIGHT NOW. In the beginning, when I first started eating a gluten free diet, it was hard to walk into a convenience store looking for a snack or into a restaurant looking for a meal. Well, it still is, but now I have some ammunition in my arsenal to help fight back hunger, gluten freely.

A salad is a good choice when nothing else is on the menu gluten free.

There are more and more restaurants that offer a modified gluten free menu. While the choices are not that great, they are still options. Two of my all time favorite restaurants offer almost everything on the menu in a gluten free version. Those are Pizazzo’s Italian Kitchen in several cities in Arizona (OH! How I wish they would come to Atlanta!) and Mellow Mushroom, with several locations around Atlanta.

Grilled Ka-bobs with chicken, bell pepper, onions, and tomatoes. A gluten friendly meal on a stick.

And if you go into a restaurant and there is no gluten free menu, there are still some choices in most places. For instance, if there is nothing else on the menu, I can get a Chef Salad, hold the croutons and cheese. Boiled eggs and grits makes a filling meal until you can get where you’re going. I have also been known to order “a la carte” tomato slices, bacon, and a fruit cup. Sometimes getting creative with what is already on the menu is your weapon against hunger. I often order a hamburger with no bun, or a hamburger steak with a side of sliced tomatoes or vegetable of the day. Use your creativity and think outside the menu. I have found that most places will cook something I request, even if it is not specifically on the menu, but from looking at the menu I can see that all the parts are there.

Glutino Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix--Bake some up to take on your next road trip! — Glutino Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix–Bake some up to take on your next road trip!

Finally, while traveling, stock your car with lots of snacks that are totally gluten free. Apples, bananas, and grapes are good choices. So are any of the products from Glutino. Muffins made from the Gluten Free Muffin Mix travel well, and are so easy to make. Put together some peanut butter and banana sandwiches on Glutino Gluten Free Cinnamon Raison Bread or egg salad sandwiches on Glutino Gluten Free White Bread before you leave home. There are also Gluten Free Pretzel Sticks, Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, Animal Graham Crackers, Vanilla Creme Cookies, and more! Take a look at all the Glutino Gluten Free goodness at their website!

What is your “go to” gluten free snack for taking on the road?

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Mediterra Nutrition Bars Are The First To Create Savory Flavors

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I received product from Mediterra

I am asked to review snack bars frequently. While all of the ones I review are gluten free, these new bars from Mediterra Nutrition have something none of the others have: Vegetables and savory flavors inside.

Two new savory flavors add to the choices for Mediterra

Sundried Tomato & Basil and Black Olives & Walnuts join four sweet favors to give you more choices at snack time.

Inspired by the Mediterranean Diet, the Black Olive & Walnuts bar includes olives and walnuts, which contain vitamins, antioxidants and minerals essential for building and sustaining strength. They also contain a dash of green pepper, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, protein-rich pea crisps, and chives. With just 170 calories, 17 g of carbohydrate, and 6 g protein, these bars are as good for you as they taste.

My favorite is the Sun Dried Tomato & Basil Savory bar. Ingredients include aromatic basil, piquant capers, protein-rich pea crisps, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, and a dusting of crushed cashews. Packed with flavor, it has only 160 calories, 18 g of carbohydrate, and 6 g of protein.

Other flavors include Sesame Energy Bar with Orange & Honey; Sesame Energy Bar with Pistachio & Honey; Yogurt & Oat Bar with Cherry & Pistachio; and Yogurt & Oat Bar with Apricot & Pistachio.

You can find these delicious bars at Central Market; Earth Fresh; Fresh & Co; Fresh Thyme; Sprouts; Target; Whole Foods, and other stores. Check here to find a store near you. Or, shop online here.

Which one would be your favorite flavor?

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Bleu Cheese and Crab Stuffed Mushrooms with Glutino Bread Crumbs

Karen · 31 Comments

These stuffed mushrooms can be the star of your next party. Made using Glutino Gluten Free Bread Crumbs. — These stuffed mushrooms can be the star of your next party. Made using Glutino Gluten Free Bread Crumbs, and Fromager d’Affinois Bleu Cheese.

I have been wanting to make some stuffed mushrooms for quite some time, but have never had all the ingredients in the kitchen at the same time. Then one day, UPS delivered a box of goodies from Glutino, and there was a package of Glutino Gluten Free Bread Crumbs in there. I got to work on this recipe the next day.

Here is my recipe. It makes six large stuffed mushrooms or 8 medium ones. Scroll all the way down for a giveaway for Glutino!

Crab and Bleu Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

6 large mushrooms or 8 medium mushrooms

2 Tablespoons melted butter

6 slices bacon

1 (4 oz) can crab meat, drained

1/3 cup Fromager d’Affinois Bleu Cheese

1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1/3 cup Glutino Gluten Free Bread Crumbs

1 teaspoon Old Bay Seafood Seasoning

Cut the stems out of the mushroom caps. Melt the butter, and use a basting brush to brush butter on the inside and outside of the mushrooms. Place them cut side down on a cookie sheet, and bake in a preheated 400° oven for 10 minutes. While mushrooms are baking, cook the bacon in a skillet until crisp and browned. Set aside.

Mix together the crab meat, bread crumbs, Old Bay seasoning, and mozzarella cheese. Dice the bleu cheese into tiny pieces, and stir into the crab meat mixture. Crumble the bacon, and stir into the crabmeat-cheese mixture.

Generously fill each mushroom with the crabmeat-cheese mixture, and place on cookie sheet. Bake in 400° oven for ten minutes. Let cool for a few minutes and serve warm.

I served mine with rib eye steak and a salad. What will you serve your’s with? Oh, and they are just as delicious all by themselves, for a cocktail party or just as an appetizer.

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Cheesey Raspberry Gluten Free Muffin Recipe with Fromager d’Affinois Saint Angel Cheese

Karen · 19 Comments

I received samples of cheeses from Fromager d’Affinois

Fromagerie Guilloteau , one of France’s finest specialty cheese producers, announced in January that it recently re-designed and introduced a new label for its top-selling cheese line – Fromager d’Affinois – to the consumer market. The company, renowned for having pioneered the use of ultrafiltration in cheesemaking, an ingenious process which retains a higher concentration of nutrients and ensures creamier and richer cheeses, has made Fromagerie Guilloteau one of the most-desired cheese brands in Europe, America, and beyond.

blahblah — delicious cheeses from Fromager d’Affinois

I had never tried any of the cheeses from the Fromager d’Affinois line and was interested to find out how they tasted different from the American made cheeses I am accustomed to. Lucky me, they sent me some of their cheeses to try.

The first French cheese that I tried was the Saint Angel. This cheese is soft and mild, and has a sweet creamy flavor. I left it on the counter for about a half hour, and when I opened the package it was very soft and spreadable. The color is more of a light yellow than the cream cheese we know in the United States, but it has a similar, but sweeter and milder, taste.

Now, if I was going to be serving the muffins I made for a dessert or with coffee I would have served the cheese on the side to spread a little luscious flavor on them. However, I was getting ready for a weekend trip, and trying to make up some gluten free snacks to take along on the road. I decided to incorporate the cheese into the muffin batter, and the outcome was delicious.

Cheesey Raspberry Gluten Free Muffins Recipe — Cheesey Raspberry Gluten Free Muffins

Cheesey Raspberry Gluten Free Muffin Recipe

1 & 1/4 cup of your favorite gluten free baking mix

1/3 cup Fromager d’Affinois Saint Angel Triple Cream Cheese at room temp

1 egg

1/4 cup light brown sugar or 1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup milk or water

1/2 cup fresh raspberries

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp lemon extract

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp lemon zest

Put the baking mix and the cheese in a medium mixing bowl. Work the cheese into the mix with a fork. Add all the other ingredients, and stir together. Line a six cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Spoon the batter into the cups. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 19-21 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool.

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Cedar Lane Natural Foods Review

Karen · 4 Comments

I received coupons to try Cedar Lane products.

Cedar Lane Natural Foods has been in business for more than 30 years. They have created a wide variety of delicious foods using only the best ingredients.

I had been asked to review the breakfast products in their line, but I was not able to find them in any of the grocery stores in my area. The breakfast selections include Green Chile, Cheese & Ranchero Sauce Egg White Omelette; Garden Vegetable & Mozzarella Egg White Omelette; Uncured Turkey Bacon Egg White Omelette; Spinache and Mushroom Egg White Omelette; Spinache and Roasted Tomato Egg White Frittata; and Roasted Chile and Cheese Egg White Frittata. All of the breakfast products look like they would be very tasty.

fffff — Spinach and Roasted Tomato Egg White Omelette

While I was disappointed that we were not able to try the egg white products, we did find a few of the dinner meals. We tried the Eggplant Parmesan, the Baked Stacked Eggplant, and the Roasted Chile Relleno.

Eggplant Parmesan is one of my favorite meals. I have made it many times at home, and have ordered it at restaurants. This frozen vegetarian version of Eggplant Parmesan is very, very good. Fabgrandpa, who is not a gluten free guy, and who is kind of picky about frozen meals, loved this. We have purchased it several times already since we used the coupons we were given to try Cedar Lane’s products. It is easy to prepare, just six minutes in the microwave and it’s ready. You can serve it right in the paper bowl it comes it, so clean up is a breeze, too. The only thing about the product that would be a drawback to someone is that once it is cooked, it doesn’t look much like the picture on the box, but most frozen meals don’t:

The Chile Relleno was delicious. I loved it, and I usually don’t eat it even when we go out to a Mexican restaurant. There are several more varieties that we want to try. I am looking forward to trying some of the four varieties of Tamales; the Enchiladas, and the Lasagna. I keep looking for more of the varieties in the stores near me, but I live out in a very rural area where there is just not much variety available to purchase.

You can learn more about Cedar Lane Natural Foods on their website. Follow on Facebook and Twitter, too.

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Easy Asparagus and Zuchinni Bake Gluten Free Recipe

Karen · 10 Comments

I love spring time. Spring brings us fresh asparagus, one of my favorite vegetables. I love it any way it is cooked. This time I added some garlic and zuchinni, and feasted on a meal most delicious.

This dish is so easy to make. Just wash and trim the asparagus, slice the zuchinni, peel and chop some garlic, and you are almost there.

Here is the so simple recipe:

Asparagus & Zuchinni Bake

1 bunch of fresh asparagus

2 medium zuchinni

1/2 to 1 whole head of garlic, depending on how much garlic you like.

sea salt

black pepper

olive oil spray

Wash and trim the asparagus and place in one end of a 13″ X 9″ casserole dish. Slice the zuchinni and place in the other end of the casserole dish. Peel and chop the garlic. Sprinkle over the asparagus and zuchinni. Spray the vegetables lightly with olive oil. Sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper. Bake in preheated 400° oven uncovered for 20 minutes.

I served this up with some gluten free macaroni and cheese, and rib eye steak.

Asparagus & Zuchinni Bake served up with macaroni and cheese, and rib eye steak.

What is your favorite way to serve asparagus?

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Schar Gluten Free Pizza Crusts

Karen · 15 Comments

I received product from Schar

I haven’t tried many products from Schär, but the ones I have tried tasted really good. When they asked me to try some of their Gluten Free Pizza Crusts, I said ok.

The Schär Pizza Crusts come packaged in vacuumed packed plastic, with two in a box. They are big enough for two people to eat for lunch. They are ready to add toppings and pop into the oven when you take them out of the package.

shar gluten free pizza crust — Schar Pizza Crust before baking.

Both Fabgrandpa and I enjoyed these pizza crusts. He is not easy to please with gluten free foods, since he is not a gluten free person. However, when he does like something he lets me know. These crusts had a yeasty, real pizza crust taste. They were soft before cooking, and still a soft and chewy after. They didn’t get too hard to eat, which can happen with other gluten free pizza crusts. They also help up to the toppings I used, which made me very happy.

shar gluten free pizza crusts — My Schar Pizza “Supreme”

A lot of the time when I make a pizza at home, I stop off at my local grocery store, and go to the Olive Bar they have near the deli. I get a 8 oz cup of a mixture of selections off that bar. I usually get two or three different kinds of olives, some marinated cherry tomatoes and mozzarella balls, some roasted garlic, and whatever else looks good to me that day. That is what I did for making this pizza.

Because this pizza uses some ready to use ingredients from the grocery store, it is a snap to prepare, and tastes really good. You can change it up every time you make it, just by varying the items you get from the Olive Bar.

Karen’s Home Made Gluten Free Pizza Supreme

1 package Schär Gluten Free Pizza Crusts

1/3 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce or marinara sauce

1 (8 oz) container of assorted items from Olive Bar from your deli

2 sweet Italian sausage links

1/2 red bell pepper

1 small onion

1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Take the pizza crusts out of the package, and place on a aluminum foil lined baking sheet or pizza pan. Spread half of the spaghetti sauce over each crust. Cut up the olives, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella balls and spread half on each crust.

Remove the skins from the Italian sausages, dice them up, and cook in a skillet until browned. Drain grease, and spread half of cooked sausage over each crust. Julienne slice the red bell pepper and onion. Place half on each crust. Sprinkle 1/4 cup grated mozzarella on each pizza. Bake in a pre-heated 400° oven for 12-15 minutes.

schar gluten free pizza crusts — Home made pizza supreme

Shar Gluten Free Pizza Crust Ingredients:

Water, corn starch, rice flour, potato starch, corn syrup, yeast, guar gum, mono- and diglycerides, cream of tartar, baking soda, glucose, milk protein, salt, tartaric acid, citric acid, natural flavor
Serving Size: 1/3 crust (50 g)
Servings per container: 5 servings
Calories: 130
Calories from fat: 0
Protein: 2 g
Total carbs: 29 g (10% DV)
Dietary fiber: 2 g (8% DV)
Sugars: <1g
Total fat: 0.5 g (1% DV)
Saturated fat: 0 g
Trans fat: 0
Sodium: 250 mg (10% DV)

Visit the Shar website for more information, and to join the Schar Club where you’ll have access to giveaways, coupons, recipes, expert advice, member chat, and access to trusted gluten-free info.

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