I haven't tried making these yet but the pie crusts and donuts are delicious from GF Heaven. If you try these, please let me know how they turn out. :)

These soft gluten-free dinner rolls are so simple, and absolutely delicious. Every time I make them I have to stash a few or I won't get any, and I am the only one that has to eat gluten-free!  Gluten-Free Dinner Rolls 1 pkg. Gluten-Free Heaven Bread Mix (white or whole-grain) 2 Tbsp sugar 2 eggs (or egg replacer) 1 tsp vinegar 1 1/2 c. cold milk (or dairy-free) 1/3 c. melted butter (or dairy-free) Preheat oven to its lowest setting (typically around 170F). Combine all wet ingredients in a mixing bowl. Dissolve yeast in wet ingredients and stir briefly. Add bread mix. Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth and thickened, approximately 5 minutes.Grease a 9x13 pan. Using a large ice cream/cookie scoop or two spoons, scoop dough into pan in 15 equal balls. Turn off oven. Place dough in oven to rise until almost double in size, about 20-30 minutes. Remove dough from oven  and preheat to 350F. When oven is heated, place rolls in the oven and bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Enjoy! Tips and Tricks * cold milk makes the rolls rise more slowly, but it helps significantly with keeping the nice round shape when scooped into the pan. *The dough may be made up to 3 weeks in advance and frozen. To do this, mix the dough, scoop the balls onto a greased cookie (leaving some space between each roll), then freeze. When the dough balls are frozen, place them in a freezer zipper bag, seal, and freeze. When you are ready to bake them, place the dough balls on the greased 9x13 pan, let thaw and rise, and bake as directed above.

Scoop dough onto greased 9x13 pan in 15 equal balls. Let dough rise until almost double in size. Bake until golden brown, then enjoy your perfect dinner rolls.

Perfect Pie Crust  I often get asked how I get my pie crust so perfect. Well... I cheat! I have this pie crust maker that is so quick and easy, you will want to make pies for everyone that crosses your path. I get asked about it so often that I ordered extra this year to make it available to our wonderful customers and help make your Holidays a little easier. Simply prepare your pie dough, throw a little flour in the bag, place the prepared pie dough in the bag, zip it up, then roll it out! No scraggly edges, no guessing on the size, no re-rolling 10 times to try to get it right, and no mess. Just perfectly flaky pie crust that will impress everyone you serve it to. Click on the hyperlinks to order.

So, last night I was scavenging my home for dinner fixins. Money is tight right now so I needed to see what I had on hand. I knew I had the Zatarain’s Yellow Rice but I was happy to find a box of Pacific Organic Cream of Mushroom condensed soup. I thought I would make a meal with these two ingredients. I decided to see if there was any chance there was some chicken in the freezer and was thrilled to find Sabatino’s Roasted Garlic and Basil Chicken Meatballs with Mozzarella Cheese.

With these three pre-made items I constructed a delicious dinner.

All I did was cook the rice and the meatballs per the package directions. I heated the mushroom soup over low heat (do not add any milk or water). When all the items were was finished cooking/heating up, I drizzled the soup over the meatballs and the rice. It was delicious. It would be a great meal to keep the ingredients on hand for those days when you can’t think of anything or just when you want to have stuff for a later time. Or in my case, when money is tight, the items are already there.

Happy cooking!

Where did I find these items?

Item	Where I found it
Zatarain’s Yellow Rice	Smith’s and WinCo
Pacific Organic Cream of Mushroom condensed soup	Smith’s and Lee’s
Sabatino’s Roasted Garlic and Basil Chicken Meatballs with Mozzarella Cheese	Costco

GF make-up and hair products

I was reminded recently that I should be using GF makeup. Earlier this year I switched over to the Sexy Hair products. They are gluten and sulfite free. Here is a link to some info on makeup. Use it in good health. :)

 http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/GlutenFreePersonalCareProducts/fl/Gluten-Free-Makeup-Brands.htm

Last night I decided to adjust a recipe my mom used to make when I was younger. It was delicious and easy. So, I’m sharing with you as well.

Chinese Hamburger Casserole

1 lb. ground hamburger
2 cups Basmati rice
1 box of Imagine Cream of Mushroom Soup (GF)
Cream of Chicken Soup *** recipe below

3 stalks of celery chopped (boiled until softened)
1 teaspoon GF soy sauce (I use La Choy)

Make cream of chicken soup and prepare Basmati rice per the package. You can probably use a different kind of rice, that is just my personal favorite as it holds up well to baking later. Cook hamburger, drain, and rinse. Mix all ingredients together. Salt to taste. I used both sea salt and garlic salt. Put mixed ingredients in a 9X9 baking dish and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Cream of Chicken Soup (altered from previous recipes I’ve shared)

½ stick of butter

10clovesof garlic

½ cup GF Bob’s Red Mill flour

2 cups hot chicken broth/stock

1/3 cup almond milk

Melt the butter in a pot on your stove. Stir in the flour and cook for approximately 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Meanwhile, warm your chicken broth/stock. It should be really hot, but doesn’t need to be boiling.

After cooking your butter/flour mixture for 2 minutes, add in the hot broth/stock and whisk to make sure it is all combined. Do this quickly to get rid of any lumps. Now, let it simmer for about 2-3 minutes to thicken. Stir in the almond milk. Add salt and pepper to your personal preference. I used about a teaspoon of salt and 1-2 teaspoons of garlic salt. Season to your taste.  

~Rhiannon Michelle Stephens 11/10/2014