Slightly Indulgent Tuesday – 2/9/10

Posted on February 8, 2010

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It’s Slightly Indulgent Tuesday – last week we had a record high of 25 fabulous dishes made healthier.  Thank you for participating!

Culinary School Update

I find myself wishing that you were all closer so I could stop by for dinner – culinary school has kept me on my toes and out of my own kitchen.  Midterms are this week.  I’ve been studying foodborne illnesses, nutrition, and databases.  Not much cooking yet.  That will come soon enough.

I did finally get to don my new knife set last week.  Chef Michael instructed us to get out our tools, including a carrot peeler.  As I opened my knife case and carefully removed my brand new Wustof chef’s knife, excitement welled up inside me.  I held back tears of joy. I’d been waiting 14 years for this moment and wanted it to be memorable.

Chef proceeded to hold up a carrot and said, “I’m going to teach you how to peel a carrot.”

Yep. I got my memorable moment.  And a good laugh. The basics are always a good place to start.

Last Week

Enough about my culinary adventures…or misadventures.  I have a few things on my ‘to make’ list for when I get a moment or two.

Peanut butter cups from Avivah at Too Good to Be Healthy made my mouth water.  I haven’t had a peanut butter cup for years.  Alea from Premeditated Leftovers shared her Easy Applesauce Cake, which looks like a perfect dessert for guests.

My Submission & A Give-Away

I made dairy free, sugar free chocolate coconut pudding from I Love Dessert by my friend and food allergy expert, Nicolette Dumke.  She’s giving a copy of this fabulous must-have book to one of my readers so make sure to stop by and leave a comment.

Linking Up Guidelines!!

  • When you link, please tell us who you are and what you’re cooking . For example, I would enter:
    Amy @ Simply Sugar & Gluten Free – (Dairy Free Chocolate Coconut Pudding)
  • Please link to your individual post, not your homepage and link back to this post so that your readers can find the recipes here.

I hate deleting links…If you find that your link has been deleted it’s because it doesn’t link to your post or you haven’t linked back here.  E-mail me with questions or if you need help.

1. goodLife {eats} Quinoa Taco Salad
2. Alea @ Premeditated Leftovers (Tomato Soup Cake)
3. Shirley @ gfe (Surprise Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream)
4. Comfy Cook – My Personal Comfort Food
5. Chaya – Hungarian Cabbage and GF Noodles
6. Yadi@glutenfreediaries(whole grain buttermilk biscuits)
7. live once juicy (gf griilled cheese and a giveaway)
8. live once juicy (carrot marmalade and a giveaway)
9. Chelsey @ The Crazy Kitchen – How to Make your Own High Quality Almond Flour
10. Finding Joy in My Kitchen (Crockpot Hot Fudge Cake)
11. Amanda @ Coping with Frugality (Traditional Chili)
12. Avivah @ Oceans of Joy (GF nut flour pizza crust)
13. Ari@Food Intolerences Cook-Soft, Chewy Choc. Chip Cookies w/o refined/cane sugar		 14. Aubree Cherie @ LivingFree (Amaranth Breakfast Cereal)
15. Kristen (homemade graham crackers)
16. Hallie @ Daily Bites (Caramelized Red Onion and Chickpea Dip)
17. Southern Domestic Goddess (Cheesy Italian Eggplant)
18. Ashlie@delshadduo(Senate Inspired Navy Bean Soup)
19. Cook 4 Seasons – Lemony Broccoli Soup
20. HoosierHomemade{Homemade Tortilla Chips}
21. Linda @ Gluten-Free Homemaker (quinoa & millet pilaf)
22. Amber: Potato Broccoli Soup
23. Maggie @ She Let Them Eat Cake (GF & Vegan Buckwheat Carrot Muffins)
24. Healthy Green Kitchen (Chicken Soup with Collards and Coconut Milk)
25. Iris at The Daily Dietribe: Simply Savory Collard Wraps
26. Ellen at I Am Gluten Free blog’s Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes with

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  • gfe--gluten free easily

    posted on February 8, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    I just love hearing about your days at culinary school. I hope they are all wonderful, even if they end up being mundane. I’ve always enjoyed mundane stuff (like peeling carrots!) in the kitchen. ;-)

    I’ve linked my new creation. :-)

    Shirley

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  • Chaya

    posted on February 8, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    I am excited for you, Amy even if you can only peel carrots. (smiling)

    What an experience. Enjoy every moment and please, if you can, find time to share.

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  • Avivah @ Oceans of Joy

    posted on February 8, 2010 at 11:12 pm

    Thanks for the link for my peanut butter cups – I hope you enjoy them. It’s fun to make things that are so delicious and still good for you, isn’t it!

    So what is the chef’s way to peel a carrot? Inquiring minds want to know! :)

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  • Ari- Food Intolerances Cook

    posted on February 9, 2010 at 2:45 am

    I’ve been wanting to make chocolate chip cookies without sugar for a long, long time but without cane sugar- they just never seemed to come out right! These did though! :)

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    Ari- Food Intolerances Cook Reply:
    February 9th, 2010 at 2:46 am

    @Ari- Food Intolerances Cook, ps. Thanks for keeping us updated about school. It is fun to at least live vicariously through you. Someday I would love to take some cooking classes like that. How do you peel a carrot (according to the chef? :) )

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  • Alta (Tasty Eats At Home)

    posted on February 9, 2010 at 8:04 am

    Still jealous about your culinary school endeavors! LOL Well I’m actually so happy for you. A new set of Wusthof knives – how awesome! My parents bought me a wonderful set of Mundials back in 2007 – I cannot imagine a greater gift. Lucky you – I hope you continue to make wonderful memories and learn so much at school!

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  • Liz@HoosierHomemade

    posted on February 9, 2010 at 11:30 am

    Really? Peeling a carrot? Oh my, well I guess maybe someone doesn’t know how to do that.
    How fun though! Thanks for hosting!
    ~Liz

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  • Maggie Savage

    posted on February 9, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    I made it in just in time! Thanks Amy.

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  • Winnie

    posted on February 9, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    Sounds like everything is going well Amy! Your pudding looks great and I’ve linked to my chicken soup recipe, which also includes coconut milk.

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  • gfe--gluten free easily

    posted on February 10, 2010 at 6:50 am

    What a great, diverse turnout! :-) I added the giveaway info to my latest post.

    Shirley

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  • gfe--gluten free easily

    posted on February 10, 2010 at 7:05 am

    I tweeted (a few times LOL) for you. ;-)

    Shirley

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  • Ellen Allard

    posted on February 13, 2010 at 10:37 pm

    Thanks for giving us this opportunity to share our recipes!

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