Coconut Milk Ranch Dressing

ingredients

1 can full fat coconut milk (or coconut cream, refrigerated overnight, do not use light coconut milk)

2 tablespoons shallots (minced)

1 garlic cloves (minced)

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil (chopped)

1 tablespoon fresh dill (chopped)

1 teaspoon sea salt

black pepper (to taste)

Fall Comfort Food

So, I've been away for a bit, got in a little car accident, but everyone is ok.  So I though a little comfort food is in order.  Rich, creamy, tomato..ee Tomato Bisque Soup is my choice.  Simple yet elegant and I buy a good sourdough from the local bakery for the grilled cheese sandwiches.  The good bread crisps up so crunchy and buttery to contrast the smoothness of the soup.  My mouth is watering!! ha  lol  Tonight can't get here soon enough!!

This is a really cool recipe and the video shows a lot of techniques... I like the way he thickens with white rice and using the San Marzano Tomatoes is more consistent than using fresh tomatoes.  I use the below immersion blender, my second one as I wore the first one out!!  There are tons of them on Amazon to choose from, but I like the price point and simplicity of this one.

**DAIRY FREE folks, I am dairy free, so I will be using soy milk or coconut milk to thicken, the taste change is minimal as the tomato flavor is so prominent is this soup.  Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Dairy Free and God Help Me!!

Since finding out I have new food allergies and that the food allergies I thought I had before, I don't have via doing a "food panel" blood test!  I have been in search of new foods.  Some of which fall in the vegan category because I'm allergic to Casein, the protein found in milk, that pervades all foods like the silent fog creeping in on a horror movie!!  Seriously, this stuff is everywhere as sodium caseinate.  If you look for "dairy free" like creamer.  Ahh I can't even say it without hurting, but I've got to give up my 1/2 and 1/2.  My daily coffee, which I said I would NEVER give up EVER no matter if I was dying from it.  The "dairy free" creamer is simply lactose free, it still contains casein... yep.  So, I'm stuck in the coconut and almond milk brand of creamers which really and truly do not stack up against plain ole half and half or even non-dairy creamer. 

Well kay sera sera, such is life and in this case, I must roll with it.  Anyway, the link below is to a new website where I found a yeast free bread, not necessarily a nan, but it is easy and can suffice for no dairy or yeast and it is EASY!! 



So here it is.  Keepin It Kind website

Great website with some creative recipes I think you'll enjoy.  Looks like I'm havin' a flatbread sammich with steak, goat cheese (cause I can't eat regular cheese for the casein), and grilled red pepper.