Easy Recipe

I was sitting here thinking of things I could make for supper and I thought of this recipe and though I should share it.  It's a Hamburger Helper-style recipe that uses gluten free noodles.  It would also be good with regular noodles but those of us that occasionally rely on the simpleness of Hamburger Helper and have had to quit, it's a good substitute.  I got it from a recipe book called "Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Cookbook for Kids and Busy Adults".

Skillet Supper
1 lb. ground beef
2 cups water
1 15 ounce jar spaghetti sauce
1 tsp. oregano
2 cups gluten free elbow macaroni
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
3/4 cup grated Parmesan

1.  Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat.  When meat is browned, stir in the water, spaghetti sauce, and oregano.  Bring to a simmer over medium heat.

2.  Stir in macaroni.  Cover the pan and simmer for 6 minutes until macaroni is just cooked, stirring frequently.  Stir in cheeses.  Cover pan and let stand for 1 minute or until cheese is melted.

In my first experience with this recipe we discovered that the noodles really need more than 6-7 minutes to become tender.  Great for leftovers!

Birthday Treats!

My birthday was last week and it's tradition for me to take treats to work.  Normally it's funfetti cupcakes with rainbow chip frosting.  Obviously I can't have that anymore.  So as mentioned before, my husband made me confetti cupcakes with rainbow chip frosting from Anne Byrn's The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten Free and they were awesome!  You couldn't even tell they were gluten free.  If I remember correctly he just added some sour cream, orange juice, and pudding.  The confetti is decorator sprinkles that melt when you bake them.  And you might notice they were in princess cupcake wrappers.  A not so subtle insult from Kent.

Along with the cupcakes, I tried making gluten free bread this week.  Actually Kent baked it.  It's so good.  It took longer to rise than the recipe said it would but it came out in the end.  It's white bread.  We've toasted it to eat with soup since saltines are out.  We also made garlic bread out of it and Kent used it for a grilled cheese.  I highly recommend this particular brand.  As you will notice it's over halfway gone.  I got it at Green Acres in Wichita but I'm sure it's available elsewhere.