Wheat-Free, Dairy-Free Enchiladas

Make this tasty wheat-free, dairy-free dish on Monday and eat all week long. Or prepare it when you have guests over for dinner. Either way, you can't go wrong with this delish enchilada recipe. Top with salsa.

1-pkg. organic corn tortillas
1 lb. lean ground turkey
1 can mild enchilada sauce
1 can hot enchilada sauce
2 c grated soy cheese
1 c refried beans
3 T green chilies
1 bunch green onions, set aside a handful
13x9 baking dish

Preheat oven 350 degrees. In skillet, cook ground turkey until brown. Drain and set aside. Heat refried beans on stovetop. Heat enchilada sauce on stovetop. Spoon enchilada sauce on corn tortilla. Add a spoonful of ground turkey, refried beans, handful of cheese, green onions, and green chilies. Roll up and place in baking dish. Repeat until baking dish is full. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over top of the tortillas. Sprinkle remaining soy cheese over tortillas. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil, add set aside green onions and bake 5 more minutes.

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Nutty Crunch Bar

Coffee shops are the worst! Biscotti, scones and pastries, but rarely gluten-free treats. Today, while having tea at Vivace Cafe in NW Portland, I made a new discovery--Angeline's Nutty Crunch Bars. Gluten-free, organic and dairy-free--it's a perfect compliment to an iced peppermint tea (just tell the barista to brew a cup of peppermint tea and then pour over ice-yum!).

Have you tried these bars? Have another favorite cafe treat? Leave your tips here!
-Heather :)

Wheat-Free, Dairy-Free Veggie Quiche

Inspiration comes in a variety of forms. So imagine my surprise when, while watching the Waitress (for a class on Domestic Violence), I became inspired to make a quiche. I heart quiche, but typically it's loaded with dairy and made on a thick Bisquick kind of crust. Well, not this one. It's delicious! Even my super picky (and processed food lovin' sister) loved it!

1 Wholly Wholesome spelt 9" pie crust
4 cage-free eggs
1 c soy cheese (or Lisanatti almond pepperjack)
1 c unsweetened soy milk
1/2 package of frozen spinach
1.5 c chopped asparagus spears
1 small onion
1 T garlic salt
1 T olive oil

Preheat oven to 350. Mix eggs, cheese and soy milk in medium-size bowl. Set aside. Saute spinach, asparagus, onion, garlic salt and olive oil until cooked through. (Roughly 5 minutes.) Pour veggies into egg mixture and stir well. Pour combined mixture into pie crust. Bake for 55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center of quiche. Season to taste. Enjoy!

P.S. You can eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Pair with a green salad or soup for lunch/dinner.

Wheat-Free, Dairy-Free, Low Sugar Cupcakes

For my recent 30th birthday bash, everyone ate cake.

Cupcakes that is.
They were moist, rich and decadent. To top it off, they were wheat-free, dairy-free and low sugar. It doesn't get any better than that!

Use the Cherrybrook Kitchen chocolate cake recipe to make yummy cupcakes. Maximize the recipe (and consume less calories) by making them in mini-muffin tins. OR make gi-normous cupcakes (like the one on top in the picture) for a big special occasion indulgence.

If you're okay with indulging in some sugar - for special occasions only! - try out the Cherrybrook frosting. I can't say it's good for you, but for a once-a-year treat, it's not bad.

I loved these cupcakes - and so did everyone else, even those who don't eat wheat-free, dairy-free and low sugar.

Do you have a good wheat-free, dairy-free, low sugar cupcake recipe? Tried other Cherrybrook products? Leave a comment here.

Happy Eating!
Heather :)

Wheat-Free, Dairy-Free Low-Sugar Breakfast Cereal

Breakfast is one of those meals that I have to change up routinely. I get burnt out on the same granola or eggs and toast meals. But, one breakfast I never burn out on is Barbara's Bakery Wheat-Free Peanut Butter Puffins. Puffins rock!

Slice an organic banana and pour vanilla (unsweetened Blue Diamond) almond milk over top. Enjoy!

What's your favorite wheat-free cereal?
Leave a comment here.

Happy Eating!
Heather

Wheat-Free Zing Bars

As most of you know, I love bars. In fact, I like to think of myself as a bar connoisseur.

Recently, I stumbled upon Zing Bars. Yum-a-saurus! Not surprisingly, these tasty treats were created by genius nutritionists from the Pacific Northwest.

The all-natural bars come in three flavors - Blueberry Almond (gluten-free), Oatmeal Chocolate Chip (wheat-free) and Chocolate Peanut Butter (gluten-free). While I'm not a huge fruit bar fan (it usually doesn't taste much like fruit!), the Blueberry Almond is one of my favorites and perfect for a late morning snack.

None of the bars affected my sensitive tummy, despite containing some whey protein. If you have a very strong allergy to dairy and react to most dairy items (I can handle yogurt and some cheeses), I would proceed with caution. If you don't have a dairy allergy and are looking for an organic, wheat-free and all-natural bar - then Zing Bars are for you.

I'm so pleased to have discovered a tasty addition to my bar collection. Yay!
Unfortunately, Zing Bars are only available in one Portland store, but I hope that will change soon...

Have you tried Zing Bars? What did you think? Have a yummy bar recommendation? Post it here.

Happy Eating!
Heather

Wheat-Free, Dairy-Free Tuna Casserole

I LOVE the crock pot - it's the best way to "cook," so I was thrilled to create this wheat-free, dairy-free dish. Feel free to experiment with seasoning on this one (not my specialty).

10 oz. brown rice pasta, boiled for 8 min. (so not fully cooked) and drained. (Try Trader Joe's.)
1 T olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 celery stalks, chopped
2 T garlic salt
3 T Tofutti cream cheese
8 oz. rice milk
2 cans Albacore tuna

Boil rice pasta for 8 minutes, drain and place in bottom of crock pot. Saute onion, celery stalk and olive oil. Add 1 T garlic salt. Once golden grown, add rice milk and Toffuti. Stir until Tofutti is mixed in. Add tuna. Mix well. Pour mixture on top of pasta in crock pot. Add 1 T garlic. Heat on low for 3.5 hours. Season as necessary.

Happy Eating!
Heather :)