Gluten Free Family Trade

Today, my family got together, and my brother had the idea that everyone bring a gluten free dish, that way the meal was gluten free and everyone could try gluten free dishes.

We all gathered at my parents house; they made chicken saltimboca, and rather than using all purpose flour, using gluten free flour. My parents got King Arthur Gluten Free Flour which worked very well. It worked to thicken the drippings and make a sauce.

"It's not the best sauce I've made, but it was tasty. It doesn't get as smooth as I would like."

She also made breaded eggplant. Instead of breadcrumbs, she put gluten free Rice Chex and some parmesan cheese into the food processor and used that to bread the sliced eggplant. This was better than "real" breadcrumbs in my opinion. They got very crunchy. My mom commented that if you thought about it, you could taste the Rice Chex, but that didn't bother me, it was kind of a fun thing.

My brother made smashed potatoes with chives. They were very good and a good way to eat gluten free cheaply.. The fresh chives might be expensive if you don't have them, but dried might work. It's at least worth a try. It didn't feel like we were lacking for anything by not being able to eat gluten by eating these. They were in no way a sacrifice.

I made a summery trifle, Betty Crocker's Gluten Free Yellow Cake mix, layered with strawberries and raspberries and a custard/whipped cream mixture. Recipes will follow.