Gluten Free Venison Meatballs

Ingredients

3 lbs. Ground Venison

2-3 Handfuls of Millet Flour (or White Rice Flour)

2 Eggs

2 Garlic Cloves, Minced

4 Tablespoons Chopped Fresh Parsley

2 Teaspoon Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Pepper

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and dust the meat mixture with the 2-3 handfuls of Millet Flour.  Mix everything together until it is well blended.  Shape the meat mixture into meatballs, about the size of a ping pong ball.  Brown the meatballs in a skillet with extra virgin olive oil on medium heat.  Cook until brown and crispy.  Remove meatballs from the skillet and set aside to use in a tomato sauce or cover and refrigerate or freeze until they are ready to be used.

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Gluten Free Sandwich Bread

Even though I have a Gluten Free White Bread recipe, I never really thought it was that great, especially for sandwiches.  It's really good for Gluten Free French Toast, but I still wanted to find something that might work a little better.  Well, I finally found it and modified it to fit my health needs.  It is so good, I used it to have a Gluten Free Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich!  It has been SO LONG since I was able to eat a sandwich like that. 

The good thing about this recipe is that I substituted Garbanzo Bean Flour with Millet Flour.  Millet has so many nutritional properties in it.  One of the benefits is that it helps heal the lining of the digestive tract.  Millet Flour is hard to find, though.  You can buy it in bulk at Bread Becker's in Woodstock, Georgia and grind it yourself with a grain mill or go to the World Farmer's Market in Dekalb where you can get it already ground up for you.  If you are in desperate need of some, let me know and I can sell you some of what I have since I keep a large supply in stock at all times.  If you tend to have digestive issues, you will probably love this recipe!

If you can't do milk, you might be able to do goat's milk.  That is why I use Powdered Goat's Milk by Meyenburg from Vitamin Shoppe in Buford. If you can do milk, substitute Dry Milk for the Powdered Goat's Milk or stick with the Powdered Goat's Milk for all the nutritional properties that are in it.

Ingredients
Liquid Ingredients
3 Eggs, Slightly Beaten
1 Tsp. Cider Vinegar
3 Tbs. Olive Oil
1 1/3 Cups Water
1/4 Tsp. Maple Syrup

Dry Ingredients
1 Cup Millet Flour
1 Cup White Rice Flour
1/2 Cup Tapioca Flour
1/2 Potato Starch
4 Tsp. Xanthan Gum
3 Tbs. Sucanant (Brown Sugar Substitute)
1 1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup Powdered Goats Milk
2 1/4 Tsp. Active Dry Yeast

Directions
1.  Combine liquid ingredients; Pour carefully into Bread Maker's Baking Pan.

2.  Measure dry ingredients; Mix well to blend.  Add to baking pan.  

3.  Carefully seat pan in breadmaker.  Select Normal/White cycle; Start machine. After mixing action begins, help any unmixed ingredients into the dough with a rubber spatula, keeping to edges and top of batter to prevent interference with the paddle.  

4.  Remove pan from the machine when back cycle is complete.  Invert pan and shake gently to remove bread.  Cool upright on a rack before slicing.  To keep it fresh, once the bread has cooled, wrap it in saran wrap and then in aluminum foil.  Enjoy!

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Gluten Free Ginger Honey Chex Mix

Here is a great recipe I found and slightly modified with natural and gluten free ingredients. What's great about it are some of the ingredients; Cranberries help the female reproductive system along with kidney and urinary tract infections, Ginger is a digestive aid and helps if you tend to get an upset stomach easily. Ginger helps with other things too, but being able to digest your food is always a plus. If you don't have Sucanant or know what it is, you can use Brown Sugar to substitute.  But if you ever get the chance, try some Sucanant and you'll be amazed at the flavor. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does.  According to my family, I never make enough. :0)

Ingredients
6 Cups Gluten Free Rice Chex Cereal
1 Cup Dried Banana Chips
1 Cup Whole Almonds
1/4 Cup Butter
1/4 Cup Sucanant
1/4 Cup Honey
1 1/2 Tsp. Ground Ginger
1 Cup Flaked or Shredded Coconut

Directions
1. In a large mixing bowl, mix cereal, banana chips, and almonds.

2. In a microwaveable bowl, microwave butter, sucanant, honey, and ginger on high for 2 minutes. Stir after 1 minute until boiling. Pour over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave for 4 minutes, stirring and scraping the bowl every minute. Stir in coconut and cranberries; microwave on high for 3 minutes or until cereal begins to brown.

3. Spread on wax paper or foil to cool. Store in airtight container.

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Benefits of Sweet Potatoes

Believe it or not, various foods have various benefits for the body. Food really has power. Upon making my Sweet Potato Spice drink, I wanted to look up all the different ingredients to see how they help aid the body to function the way God intended. Here are some of the things I found.

• They are great for the immune system. They have vitamin c, beta carotene, iron, and phosphorous.
• They are an anti-inflammatory internally and externally. Not only do they have vitamin c and beta carotene, but they have magnesium which is vital for the body.
• It helps with congestion and apparently helps with asthma.
• They help with arthritis. Along with the beta-carotene and magnesium, vitamin-B complex and zinc are found in this magnificent vegetable. Apparently, the water that is used to boil sweet potatoes in can be applied externally to help with arthritis.
• They are easily digestible and gentle on the digestive system, also having lots of fiber.
• They help with many types of cancer.
• They help balance water in the body.
• They help regulate blood sugar levels.
• They help with quitting of various addictions and good for the health of arteries and veins.

It's amazing to me that even though I eat a lot of sweet potatoes, my body is in high need of fiber, magnesium, zinc, and iron. This might be why I crave them. My body is needing the nutrients they posses in high need. If you want to learn more about sweet potatoes, check out Organic Facts.net. They provide tons of information so you are better educated about the food you eat.

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Sweet Potato Spice

I got this idea when my husband and I went to Juices Wild to get some fresh juice. We've been juicing for one week and we needed something a little different without sabotaging what we were doing. The first juice we had was a chocolate cherry cashew butter smoothie. That one was really good, but it didn't have the vegetables we needed. So, we went back again and got something a little better. I tried the sweet potato spice smoothie. Dan, the owner, put some other things in it like hemp protein. So, I thought I would try to recreate it home. This combination turned out really good.

Ingredients
1 Sweet Potato
2 Carrots
2 Green Apples
Dash of Cinnamon
Dash of Nutmeg

Put the fruit and vegetables in the juicer one at a time. Pour in a glass and add the cinnamon and nutmeg. It was so good, my 5 year old son thought it looked like orange juice and wanted to try some. He liked it so much, he wanted me to make him some. It's a great way to get your veggies in.

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