Lenten update ~ I have had the best day in the kitchen today, having had the day off work and it was bucketing down rain. The dancing daughter’s dance teacher contacted me this week to give her some food ideas to get back on the healthy track and eliminate recurring sinus infections. So today I have spent the day cooking for her and tomorrow will get to deliver 3 meals, 1 snack, 1 treat, and 1 breakfast along with the recipe cards. I feel like a Foodie Godmother ♥
Somewhere between 11:59 and midnight last night, my husband turned 12 & ¼. No, I am not a cradle snatcher but Roy is a Leap Year Baby 
Every four years we get to have an extravaganza for one day for his Birthday. The other three years seem to have the Birthday stretching over a week hahaha. We had a great family breakfast this morning at Open Dorz and pizza has been requested for dinner. We are headed out tomorrow night for dinner with some friends which will be great. Sunday is the family dinner with steak, cheese cauliflower and an ice cream cake the requests. The ice cream cake must be homemade, though, as the store bought won’t do for some reason this year.
So I was looking for a quick and easy Faux Foodie item for you today and thought about a gluten free re-make of an item that is called for in hundreds of recipes or can be it’s own meal.
Cream of Mushroom Soup was a staple of sickness and health at our house. You know, this variety that you pour out, mix with milk and voila, Mom serves it with crackers when you feel unwell. It also served as the basis for endless recipes including the six foot teenager’s favourite, Chicken Ritz. But, it is off limits for those avoiding gluten and sadly, although there is a gluten free variety available in the US, there is nothing that I have found that is equivalent in Oz. My sweetie pie sister sent me some from home but it is loaded with garlic and will do in a pinch if I’m really desperate…….and I was getting desperate until Pinch of Yum came to the rescue with an incredibly easy, cost effective and gluten free adaptable solution to make my very own!!
This is a great way to use up almost out of date milk and can be stored in the fridge for up to a week in my experience as I’ve made this several times. Here’s a tip: make this as you’ll need it for Slow Cooker Sunday next week
Enjoy your weekend as I’m off now to make an ice cream cake for the Birthday Boy!
Gluten Free Cream of Chicken Soup ~ (yields equivalent to 2 cans)
Recipe from Pinch of Yum
2 & ½ cups chicken broth
1 & ½ ½ cups low fat milk
¾ cup gluten free all purpose flour
1 tablespoon seasoning mix (or on your own, ½ tsp. onion powder, ½ tsp. garlic powder, ½ tsp. black pepper, 1 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. parsley, etc)
Combine the chicken broth and ½ cup of the milk in a large saucepan. Bring to a low boil.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the flour and seasonings into the remaining 1 cup milk until a smooth, thick mixture forms.
Pour the flour and milk mixture into the saucepan with the broth mixture over low heat and stir continuously, whisking as the mixture simmers.
Continue to simmer and stir/whisk until the mixture is smooth and thick, 5-10 minutes. Keep the heat low to avoid clumping. The mixture will thicken as it cools.
Use immediately or store for your next recipe!
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- 2 & ½ cups chicken broth
- 1 & ½ ½ cups low fat milk
- ¾ cup gluten free all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon seasoning mix (or on your own, ½ tsp. onion powder, ½ tsp. garlic powder, ½ tsp. black pepper, 1 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. parsley, etc)
- Combine the chicken broth and ½ cup of the milk in a large saucepan. Bring to a low boil.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the flour and seasonings into the remaining 1 cup milk until a smooth, thick mixture forms.
- Pour the flour and milk mixture into the saucepan with the broth mixture over low heat and stir continuously, whisking as the mixture simmers.Continue to simmer and stir/whisk until the mixture is smooth and thick, 5-10 minutes.
- Keep the heat low to avoid clumping. The mixture will thicken as it cools.
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