Hello Dear Reader,
Almost a week into the gluten free! No complaints so far. My ankles and joints are less puffy and the bathroom issues have not been present this week.................I may be onto a winner.
Here's how to cook this.
1 heaped tablespoon butter 10p -
30g of gluten free plain flour - 4p - Asda
500ml of skimmed milk 25p
2 leeks chopped - 35p
Handful of chopped ham. - 87p - I used chunky smoked ham off cuts.
Boil some water
Add 100g gluten free spaghetti and cook as directed. - 27p - Asda
£1.88 - 94p each - of course, if you can eat gluten this will be much cheaper. But at under £1 it's still an affordable yummy supper.
Melt the butter in a pan.
Add and fry the leeks
Add the flour and stir well
Pour the milk in and stir well
Bring to the boil and reduce heat and simmer.
Add the ham stir through and simmer for a few minutes
Drain the pasta and stir the sauce through the pasta.
Sprinkle with cheese - optional
Over to you Dear Reader, share your favourite pasta sauce. I could taste the leeks in this and purposefully cooked them less and they really went well with the ham.
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxxxxxxxxxxx
I saw a post on a website today about using gram flour instead of gluten free flour. There are lots of things you can do with gram flour -Bahjis and pakoras for instance, so it wouldn't be a waste of money to give it a go.
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious. My experience with gluten free pasta is that it goes gluggy a lot quicker than regular pasta and then it truly does taste terrible! But if you stop cooking it when it is still a little firm then it is lovely.
ReplyDeletexXx Helen
I am reading with interest your items about going Gluten Free. You may find The Gluten Free Girl and The Chef a useful resource:
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Cheers
Linda
Taupo New Zealand
Looks delicious!! Our lidl has a glutenfree pasta that is made of corn and chickpea flour. I also suggest you make your own gf pasta when you have time, it doesn't take as much time/work as one might think. But you probably already know that. Good luck on your health and figuring out the best diet for you!
ReplyDeleteOn trust me I'm a doctor last night (BBC2), they were looking at all the probiotic things for sale. The specialist says they are good for anyone with IBS and a few other problems but only help whilst on them. The doctor interviewing him, then said that oats are just as good but a lot cheaper. He exchanged his bowl of cereal for one of porridge for 6 weeks. Week in, week out, his friendly bacterial increased in number. Research showed that oats are good for doing that and that this would be a lot cheaper way to aid digestion.
ReplyDeleteHi Froogs, Like you we are trying to reduce things in our diet, not specifically gluten, but generally carbs and basically replaced high carbs (pasta, rice, potato's etc) with lower ones, my favourite at the moment and comes round quite frequently in slightly different guises is chicken and mushroom sauce with vegetable. Simply cook some chicken in a very little oil (and I mean very little) along with a chopped onion and a generous tablespoon of dried tarragon, one small chicken breast will do two people, add a good quantity of mushrooms when the chicken is cooked through, the juices will be all that is necessary to cook the mushrooms, season with salt, pepper to taste. When all is cooked through and the mushrooms are tasty but still on slightly firm add a teaspoon or two of creme fraiche to make a light sauce, you only need a little but the result is quite delicious. I serve with carrots, sweetcorn and peas. Low in carbs and in your case no gluten either, but a perfectly delicious nutritious meal. Of course tarragon is the perfect partner for both chicken and mushrooms. Happy weekend. Siwzy
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ReplyDeleteI've had two bags of Tesco gluten free pasta in the cupboard for a couple of weeks now (even before you mentioned that you were trying gluten free), but have been putting off using it because I wasn't sure what it would taste like. So I'm glad you've tested it out for me and reported back. I will now try it out on the family because it's going to be a right pain if I have to start cooking meals for them and different food for me. I ate two hot cross buns yesterday (stupid I know but they were yellow sticker and I'm still clearing debt) and am feeling rotten today. Stomach and headache - not good. I will look in Lidl this weekend to see if they stock gluten free pasta (as one reader mentioned) because it might be cheaper than Tesco.
ReplyDeleteIt's all too easy when on a tight budget to fill up on the carbs as they are cheap filler compared with other healthier foods.
Our favourite pasta meal is with home-made tomato sauce, sliced sausages and parmesan on top, served with fresh vegetables.
I've been gluten-free for a year and a half now and its the best decision I've ever made concerning my health. I do miss good bread sometimes, but I agree, you can't tell the difference with the pasta at all. I can always find something in restaurants too, especially with more and more chain places offering gluten-free options :)
ReplyDeleteGF pasta has come a long way since I first started cooking with it in 1986, we're currently using up Heinz penne bought when my daughter visited in the summer.
ReplyDeletePlease continue to post recipes, they always look very appetising and I'm sure new cooks (and old ones like me) really appreciate your easy to understand instructions. Thanks!
Marks and Sparks ordinary sausages are usually gluten free - they use pea starch rather than rusk to bind them. You can often get them on offer and that makes them quite good value.
ReplyDeleteWhen I popped to the shops yesterday leeks, ham and mature cheddar were all on offer. It seem rude not to make this - absolutely delicious and perfect for the autumn weather. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhen I popped to the shops yesterday leeks, ham and mature cheddar were all on offer. It seem rude not to make this - absolutely delicious and perfect for the autumn weather. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter has to. Follow this sort of diet. Dinners are fine but lunches where we might have a sandwich are tricker - the bread we have tried is horrid.
ReplyDeleteI have a question and excuse my ignorance - what is the cut of meat you cook that gives you ham . Is it gammon, bacon joint etc.I am fed up with the plastic stuff. And did you find out what happened to Silver Sewer ?