Never Living Without

Archive for December, 2009

Thank you for returning to Never Living Without. I hope my information has given you some inspiration to go out and try some new Gluten Free cooking experiments. That is how some of my best recipes were developed!

These bars are so simple. They take about 10 minutes to whip up. They taste like a homemade Reeses!

Peanut Butter Layer Bars

Peanut Butter Layer:

• 2 cups cookies crumbs  finely ground (I use GF gingersnaps or arrowroot cookies)
• 2 sticks of butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter (or any nut butter)

Chocolate layer:

• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 tbl peanut butter

1. Mix together butter, crumbs, sugar, and peanut butter until blended. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9×13 pan.
2. Pour chips into microwave safe bowl and add the peanut butter. Microwave for 1 minute and stir. Spread over 1st layer and chill for at least 1 hour.

Warning: You will be lucky if these bars last more than a day. They are very addictive!

I love Thai and Chinese food but I will only order steamed chicken and vegetables when I eat at our local restaurants. I did have one restaurant prepare an order of Drunken Noodles and I fell in love with the flavor. Unfortunately, that restaurant is two hours away from where I live and I don’t get a chance to go there that often. I developed this recipe that is very close. My daughters actually request this. They love the spice!

Drunken Noodles

• 1/2- 16 oz box of Notta Pasta Wide Rice Noodles
• 1 lb of either venison, beef, buffalo, chicken or pork
• 1/8 cup Garlic Chili Pepper Sauce
• 1/3 cup GF soy sauce or Tamari
• 4 tbl minced garlic
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 can diced tomatoes with chilies
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 2 cups frozen green beans, thawed
• 2 tbl lemon juice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

1. Marinate meat in garlic pepper sauce and soy sauce for at least 2 hours.
2. Saute meat with the marinate. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until slightly brown. Add garlic, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, and carrots. Cook for 2 minutes on medium high heat.
3. Add drained noodles, beans and brown sugar. Cook until noodles are tender. Do not over cook. Serve immediately.
4. If noodles don’t have enough spice feel free to add more garlic chili pepper sauce. Just be careful because a little goes a long way.

Cook’s note: Noodles are great reheated the next day if you have any left.

photo credit: love?janine