Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Tender, delicious gluten-free soda bread.

As with anything in life, you get a little, you lose a little.

I just wish Mother Nature would reverse the getting and losing when it comes to life post-menopause, Darling. I'm losing on top where I've never been particularly gifted, if you know what I mean. I buy bras in the teen section because the only adult bras that fit me are those pull-over-your-head uniboob running bras and Ladies, come on. These tight little torturers (once you squeeze into them, which could take a good seven minutes; I timed it once) are, shall we say, less than inspiring. If you're over a certain age and so is your husband, you know what I'm talking about.

So I'm losing oomph there and I'm gaining in the new mid-section of me I like to call Doris because it somehow seems appropriate. These love handles deserve a name, after all. A retro name like Kitty or Patty or Madge. Because they're evidently not intent upon leaving. They insist they're here to stay.

So since Doris won't go away, I try to coax her to skedaddle by eating lots of lettuce. And a rice cake or two. I tell myself, Bunny food rocks! But I lose even more of my boobs when I eat this way.

And Doris still sticks around.

Which brings me to bread. (What midriff conversation doesn't?) In this case, Irish soda bread. Yep. The classic, yeast-free quick bread. I'm not gonna give up a bread this delicious. Even for Doris. I'll just have to run up and down the block. A lot. In between taking iPhotos with my iPhone. That's my plan anyway.

That should work, right?

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mix chikki with award

WOW........my GOD...............surprise for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Mriganayani for passing these all award to me I don’t know I deserve it or not but I always try my best but I think I never get enough time for blog friends.........but all blog friends give me nice inspiration with their comment and awards.....thank you once again dear Mriganayani. I read your blog and I got so many different ideas from your recipes and will try some of them also.
Here are the seven things which you like to know about me....
1. I always believe in GOD.
2. If someone asks me the question for any matter then I always tell the truth of the matter. Never think what is effect of that because I know only truth is always win forever.
3. I always thanks to my younger sister because she help me when I really need the help in my life.
4. I always cook my heart.
5. I am very hard working.
6. I nerve like to hurt someone.
7. When I am right and some one blame on me at that time I can’t control myself but know a days I try to control that.

I would like to pass these awards to all these lovely friends of my food bloggers…………
Turpti
Cynthia
Nupur
Laavanya
Jyothi
Latha
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Mix chikki with delicious taste of coconut

Ingredients:

½ cup sesame seeds
½ cup roasted skinless peanuts
¼ cup fresh grated dry coconut
1 cup shred jaggery
2 spoons water

Method:
Step 1: This is roasted red skinless peanuts coz I remove the red skins and break each peanut in to parts so it is easy to spread in chikki.Step 2: Take a mixer bowl and half crush these peanuts in mixer not make like powder.

Step 3: Heat two spoons of water in a kadai or thick pan and add the jaggary in it.

Step 4: Mix the water and jaggery in medium flame and stirring continuously.
Step 5: Melt nicely and when its color is slightly change turn the flame law and then stirring on law flame for few seconds.

Step 6: When its color is slightly change in dark side then add crush peanuts in it.

Step 7: In low flame instantly add sesame seeds in it.

Step 8: Last add the dry grated coconut in it.

Step 9: Mix all these in law flame very quickly and turn off the flame.
Step 10: Grase a tray or any clean surface and roller of roti with oil before start to make chikki.

Step 11: When you turn off the flame spread the material of chikki over the grease surface.

Step 12: Quickly roll the material with roti roller so it becomes thin.

Step 13: Slightly draw horizontal and vertical lines befor it cool.
Step 14: When its cool cut into square pieces.

Step 15: You can also made small ladoo shape if you like.

Step 16: Store in container in cool place.

Note: If you make ladoo shape then it is require that your teeth is healthy to eat chikki......ha ha ha!!!

Gluten-Free Multi-Grain Crackers

Company worthy gluten-free olive oil multi-grain crackers.

This is a light, pleasantly crisp cracker that is flaky and tender- and you won't believe it's gluten-free and vegan. The texture is so elegant. Yet. The flavor retains an earthy touch of rustic, with a hint of... Dude. Cue soft focus. Suddenly I feel as if I'm in a varietal wine commercial, tossing my hair back (if I had tossable tresses, that is and not a sensible cheek length bob that refuses to toss) and laughing just so- with a tableaux of my closest, dearest multicultural friends, of course- revealing a gleaming set of perfectly capped teeth as I raise a globe of pinot noir into the rosy glow of a Napa Valley sunset to convey The Good Life.

The life without chin hairs and medical bills and neighbors who don't recycle.

All kidding aside (I don't sport a tableaux of polo shirt wearing best friends and I've never been to Napa Valley or for that matter, capped my teeth or Botoxed my frown lines leaving the perfect hint of crow's feet to crinkle when I smile so that you don't notice my eyebrows are frozen back to 1985) I  just might bake up a batch of these tasty crackers for Oscar night, whip up some Roasted Eggplant Tapenade and pop open a bottle of lovely Veuve Clicquot Brut.

Uh oh.

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Pizza / Deshi Veg Pizza /Pizza without oven

Deshi Veg Pizza/Pizza without oven

Friends FRIDAY dinner is always good because it is staring of weekend so enjoy to start weekend with pizza.............this is friday chef dish..............................Make pizzas of your choice with these tasty toppings.

Ingredients
6 ready-made pizza bases
4-5 tbsp butter
250 gm tomato puree
3 onion, chopped
3 green chillies
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp sugar
2 pinches oregano
1 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
For the topping
2 capsicums finely chopped
1 onion finely chopped
100 gm finely chopped cabbage
½ tbsp cumin seeds (optional)
1 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
3 small cube cheese

Method:
Step 1: Remove the skin of garlic and cut the green chillies and place with onion inti mixer bowl.

Step 2: Make a paste with help of mixer.

Step 3: Heat the oil in kadhai in law flame.
Step 4: Add garlic onion and green chillies paste in it.

Step 5: Stirring for two minutes.

Step 6: Add the tomatoes puree and mix well.

Step 7: Add the sugar, oregano and salt and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Method for making topping:
Step 1: Take little oil in another pan.
Step 2: Add cumin seeds and fry for few seconds.

Step 3: Add the finely chopped capsicum and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 4: Then add finely chopped onion and cook for while.

Step 5: When onion becomes soft then add chopped cabbage in it.

Step 6: Add salt to taste and cook in medium flame until they become soft.

Step 7: Turn off the flame and take it side.
Method for making pizza with oven:
Step 1: Take a thick pan or doss maker and grace with little butter.
Step 2: Take ready made pizza base and place over the law flame of pan.

Step 3: Cook for a minute and turn into another side and spread the ready tomato onion material over it.Step 4: Topping with cabbage capsicum and onion material. Add butte in sides of pizza if needed.

Step 5: Place the pizza into another plate and cut into pieces.
Step 6: Sprinkle the grated cheese over ready pizza.

Step 7: Serve hot with pizza sauce.

You can also add most common toppings are boiled corn, panner, and mushroom as par our taste. Also add more garlic and remove onion whatever our choice of taste.

You Can't change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight...Happy Weekend to all my FRIENDS!!!