Cauliflower-Roasted Red Pepper Hummus with Roasted Cauliflower
We've made it through our first week having dinner together. So, what do you think? Really. I want to know. Was it love, hate, indifference? Did I make you hungry or inspire you at all? Maybe I made you realize what a great cook you are! I'd really appreciate a comment with your thoughts about the week.
I'm going to stop telling you "tonight we're going to have a simple meal". We always have a simple meal, don't we?
This one is no different. I know you're busy just like me, so maybe you appreciate how low-key I keep it around the kitchen. Today I've been caught up in preparing for a local event that I'll be attending tomorrow - this is my first "event" appearance, so wish me well.
I'll be at a local food festival to talk about the gluten-free allergy-aware lifestyle and share some treats with folks. At dinner on Monday, I'll share some pics with you and let you know how it went.
Some of the info I'll be highlighting at the event:
~ the gluten-free lifestyle, of course
~ the prevalence of food allergies (especially in children) with focus on dairy-nut-soy-wheat
~ the Iron Deficiency Anemia-CD connection
~ the Autism-GFCF diet connection
Speaking of highlighting important issues...I need to mention the effort going on in regard to the importance of gluten-free food labeling - have you checked out 1 in 133? If not, after dinner, please do. Food labeling for safety really is a BIG deal! See the fancy little 1 in 133 badge over on the right? If you have a blog, go grab yourself one and show it off on your site. If you aren't gluten-free, I bet you know at least 1 person who is...don't you want to help keep them safe?
Now, about that dinner...
Don't forget to visit my Contributors page to see where I get all my great ingredients! My favorite market, Whole Foods~Harry's Alpharetta provided the ingredients for tonight's meal, with the exception of the chia which came from Life Max and the gluten-free multipurpose flour for the naan bread, which was supplied by King Arthur Flour. And today, our first peek at some recently introduced Enjoy Life Foods Crunchy Cookies (thank you for dessert, ELF)!
Friday's Menu
Hummus - 2 ways ~cauliflower-roasted red pepper hummus & ~traditional hummus with cilantro & (you guessed it) more roasted red pepper
The "fixins" - grape tomatoes, carrot shreds, olives, peppers, haricots verts, roasted garlic, & tiny bison meatballs (yes, lamb would be better, but I had bison, so bison it is!)
Naan Bread - I used the recipe from Fire and Salt - if you haven't seen this blog, you should check it out! (I added Mila chia seeds to my bread in place of the egg, courtesy of my friends over at Life Max.)
Cookies! - from my friends at Enjoy Life Foods!
I'm going to stop telling you "tonight we're going to have a simple meal". We always have a simple meal, don't we?
This one is no different. I know you're busy just like me, so maybe you appreciate how low-key I keep it around the kitchen. Today I've been caught up in preparing for a local event that I'll be attending tomorrow - this is my first "event" appearance, so wish me well.
I'll be at a local food festival to talk about the gluten-free allergy-aware lifestyle and share some treats with folks. At dinner on Monday, I'll share some pics with you and let you know how it went.
Some of the info I'll be highlighting at the event:
~ the gluten-free lifestyle, of course
~ the prevalence of food allergies (especially in children) with focus on dairy-nut-soy-wheat
~ the Iron Deficiency Anemia-CD connection
~ the Autism-GFCF diet connection
Speaking of highlighting important issues...I need to mention the effort going on in regard to the importance of gluten-free food labeling - have you checked out 1 in 133? If not, after dinner, please do. Food labeling for safety really is a BIG deal! See the fancy little 1 in 133 badge over on the right? If you have a blog, go grab yourself one and show it off on your site. If you aren't gluten-free, I bet you know at least 1 person who is...don't you want to help keep them safe?
Now, about that dinner...
Don't forget to visit my Contributors page to see where I get all my great ingredients! My favorite market, Whole Foods~Harry's Alpharetta provided the ingredients for tonight's meal, with the exception of the chia which came from Life Max and the gluten-free multipurpose flour for the naan bread, which was supplied by King Arthur Flour. And today, our first peek at some recently introduced Enjoy Life Foods Crunchy Cookies (thank you for dessert, ELF)!
Friday's Menu
Hummus - 2 ways ~cauliflower-roasted red pepper hummus & ~traditional hummus with cilantro & (you guessed it) more roasted red pepper
The "fixins" - grape tomatoes, carrot shreds, olives, peppers, haricots verts, roasted garlic, & tiny bison meatballs (yes, lamb would be better, but I had bison, so bison it is!)
Naan Bread - I used the recipe from Fire and Salt - if you haven't seen this blog, you should check it out! (I added Mila chia seeds to my bread in place of the egg, courtesy of my friends over at Life Max.)
Cookies! - from my friends at Enjoy Life Foods!
Naan Bread, Bison Meatballs, Hummus Platter ~ Dig in!
I cooked extra chickpeas on Monday when we had the wraps, so the leftovers turned into tonight's hummus (you know, cook once, eat twice - I'm a believer!).
This is such a great meal for a busy day - you know how simple it is to whip up a couple batches of hummus, toss on some veggies, and add some animal protein (or not), and there you go. With a dinner so easy to put together, you can make a batch of naan bread. Here's mine...
This is such a great meal for a busy day - you know how simple it is to whip up a couple batches of hummus, toss on some veggies, and add some animal protein (or not), and there you go. With a dinner so easy to put together, you can make a batch of naan bread. Here's mine...
I replaced the egg in the Naan with a 'chia egg' - 1 T. Mila chia + 3 T. warm water = 1 egg. How easy is that for packing in some nutrition?!
I used King Arthur GF Multi-Purpose Flour for the naan. Did you know their GF flours are processed in a facility certified to be free of the top 8 allergens?
The naan dough ball. This dough was very easy to work with!
I know you've seen it already, but it's so gorgeous, let's have some more!
And dessert...well, you know I love Enjoy Life Foods, but these new cookies...you...must...try. I expected hard cookies. With "crunchy" in the name, I expected something that required dunking. Not so with these cookies. They aren't hard at all. They have a nice little snap to them, but are still chewy in the center.
We were pretty excited about receiving them, and today Little Chef said, "they're here, they're here! The Enjoy Life are here!". The Fed Ex guy knows that when we get packages, they usually contain food or food-related goods, so he totally understands why Little Chef is at the door with her Christmas morning face on.
We were pretty excited about receiving them, and today Little Chef said, "they're here, they're here! The Enjoy Life are here!". The Fed Ex guy knows that when we get packages, they usually contain food or food-related goods, so he totally understands why Little Chef is at the door with her Christmas morning face on.
The Enjoy Life arrived! Need I say more?
A favorite you ask? The Double Chocolate, of course. But honestly, all 3 were so good, we had trouble deciding!
Go ahead...you know you want to!
I hope you enjoyed this meal! Thanks so much for having dinner with my family this week. I hope to see you back here on Monday for week two of Now Gigi Serves Dinner! Oh...and that's when I'll be announing a GIVEAWAY! Enjoy your weekend!
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