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20 min. Yeast-Free, Gluten-Free Italian Bread & Easy Mezzetta Olive Tapenade

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My favorite holiday memories are of having lots of family and friends over for big meals. I love doing the cooking, preparing holiday recipes, the noise and laughter in the house, and of course, eating the food. I've happily adapted most of my old recipes to gluten-free but I had one more challenge. I was missing crusty chewy   Italian bread that I could make into Crostini! I've always loved warm toasted chewy bites of Italian bread at holiday parties. Topped with Tapenade or made into Bruschetta, they are my favorite appetizers, but I hadn't quite found the right gluten-free flour blend to achieve that wonderful chewiness, until now! I'm so excited to share my NEW 20-minute Gluten-free, Yeast-free, Egg-Free, and Xanthan Gum-Free Italian Bread Rolls with you and did I say, they only take 20 minutes? No yeast, no rising and so easy to make. This amazing dough is also perfect patted out thin for flatbread or pizza crust. Scroll down to see my new Pizza crust u
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Ginger Honey Kale Salad with pears, cranberries & walnuts, gluten free

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Making dinner for the Children's Home and I wanted a salad to go with the organic soup I was making, but all I had was a big head of organic kale from Space Girl Organics.
I'm a firm believer in feeding your kids greens early on, and I love kale, but I worried that it would be too tough or bitter for the little kids.

So, I softened it with rubbing and made a honey lemon dressing to make it more kid friendly. I love the softer texture and the honey, lemon and ginger remove any bitterness.  I think it's the perfect salad and will be making it again for the holidays!   Happy Thanksgiving everyone.


Ingredients:
  • One large head of organic kale, chopped, ribs removed
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, for rubbing the kale
  • 3 organic pears, diced
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped or roasted sunflower seeds would be good too
Dressing:
  • One whole organic lemon, juiced
  • 3 tablespoons local honey
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely grated

Instructions:
  1. Wash kale, pat dry, tear out and discard the tough middle ribs.  Chop the kale, add to a large bowl and sprinkle with salt.
  2. Rub the salt into the kale with your hands until softened and slightly wilted.
  3. Add fruit and nuts and toss with dressing.

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