The link did work, thank you!
I am not sure it will do the same as gluten will? I even went to the health food store, but didn't buy it because of the prices. Pretty much since childhood I have hated white gravy, preferring au jus or gravy thickened with corn starch. I never put white (flour) gravy on anything except dusting meat to brown, which may be a reason why I hate turkey. Turkey was dry and nasty and required gravy, which I wouldn't eat. I have learned to brine turkey so it can be eaten without smothering in what I think is nasty gravy but still never associate turkey with anything positive. Kind of like Den not liking chicken
When my sister married Paul I was about 8, he came to the family with his gravy and it was the first time I ever knew au jus existed. It was great with beef and is how I always do my gravy. I think I am conditioned that certain things, like the dusting of the meat with flour for stew, is just de rigueur and classics are classics for a reason right? It would be FANTASTIC if the non white flour worked, I could try biscuits and gravy which to me is pretty disgusting even thinking about (probably ate it when I was a kid and got sick so never again!) I have tried the GF pasta and was pleasantly surprised but turned off by the extraordinary price (like 4x the normal cost) so only bought one little box to add to the chicken soup I made for DH since he was sick, and he couldn't tell the difference
And in other breaking news, I just bought my first can of Spam yesterday. I bought the "lite" version. I've never had Spam before but it was only $2 a can so thought I would try it. People rave about it, or hate it. I think I am supposed to pan fry it right?
It's way past my bedtime and I think I am a bit punchy without sleep.
Have a great day everyone!
Spam: I learned to cook w/spam when living in the Out islands of the Bahamas 28 years ago. They don;'t have cows there so, fish and spam. The ladies there taught me wonderful recipe. You sautee celery, onion, garlic, then mix in some tomato paste and make a nice little sauce, then slice the spam and fry it up in that. Very good with rice, fish, etc.
Gluten Free: I am gluten free and have not missed regular flour much. There are tons of baking mixes that are gluten free (bobs red mill for instance) and they even have the cornbread. For muffins, I am wedded to Namaste Muffin Mix. It's so good. I cut up apples with mine, put in batter, then sprinkle cinnamon and a little raw brownish sugar on top before baking. That's breakfast most days.
Or bobs red mill gluten free steel cut oatmeal. With fresh blueberries. It says to add an egg and some oil. I use light olive oil or coconut oil. I also don't even put in the egg, and it turns out fine. I don't like real "cakey" stuff anyway.
Now when I go down the bread aisle in the grocery store I have to hold my nose......It smells. All the preservatives n' stuff, I think it's similar to when you start vaping how bad cigarettes smell? Homemade stuff is just cleaner, no doubt.
GL! PM me if you want product suggestions. I am not gluten intolerant, per se, and do NOT have celiacs disease (had a biopsy recently for all that). But I find that as soon as I start back on it my joints hurt more, esp. my knees and back, so I just stay off it.
I can also make a really nice pie crust out of cooked rice! It's delicious. For quiche, too.
Gluten free pasta is not to my liking, so I use rice noodles. GF pasta is sort of......rubbery to me.
Yeah, eating healthy costs more. There is NOTHING more important than what you put in your boddy, I mean, why not cut corners elsewhere?
JMHO. I do not skimp on my food. I just don't buy other stuff, and I am careful with gasoline and trips in truck, and with my lights and heat, etc. But I buy the very best food there is.
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