A Healthier Breakfast Burrito

When you think of breakfast burritos, do you immediately feel your arteries clog up? This is not that kind of burrito, but it is really good. I would have eaten two (hey, corn tortillas are small), but Carter got up from his nap in time to eat quite a bit of mine.
I often have leftovers of ground beef in the fridge. Usually when I cook ground beef, I do enough for some leftovers (we love our nachos!). I also usually cook it with dried minced onion added to the beef.

Spinach Breakfast Burrito

Some cooked ground beef
Dried minced onions (could be cooked in the beef, or added later)
Some fresh spinach, cut up in small strips
2 eggs (for one person, or two with small appetites)
A little cheese (or a lot) - I used mozzarella
2 corn tortillas

In a skillet on medium heat, warm the ground beef, onions, and spinach, until the beef is warm and the spinach is starting to cook. Add the eggs, scramble them and stir until cooked through. Turn off the burner and add the cheese (to melt), and place the tortillas in the microwave for about 20 seconds, or until hot. Scoop some of the egg mixture into the tortilla, roll, and enjoy. For an extra kick (and extra veggies), add some salsa to your burrito.

Chunky Applesauce

To accompany our lunch today, we decided to have some apples. I used the peeler/slicer and got a little creative (just a little).
Chunky Applesauce - Quick and Easy

Peel and slice an apple or two (or more!) and place in a microwaveable bowl
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on the apples, to your heart's content
Microwave on high for 2 or 3 minutes (or more if there are a lot of apples)
Stir the apples, crushing them as much as you want.


We used some granny smith apples, and not too much cinnamon sugar today, so the sauce was a bit tart (so good). After we ate a little, we thought we might turn it into a dessert. Out comes the whipped cream. This will satisfy a pretty good hankerin' for pie, I think. Some vanilla ice cream would be really good on this hot applesauce, too.

Crescent Rolls! / Cinnamon Rolls!

Recently, a crescent roll recipe was posted on the Delphi Celiac group, coming originally from the Better Batter Flour website. It has been such a hit, that I just knew I must try it. Many people on the forum have been tweaking it, and I'm using their good ideas. So, thanks, guys.

Crescent Rolls

1/2 stick butter (note - that is 1/4 cup), room temperature
3/4 cup small curd cottage cheese

1 cup gf flour mix (I used the rice/potato starch/ tapioca blend)
1 tsp xanthan gum
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 TBS sugar

In the bowl of your mixer, combine the butter and cottage cheese. Add dry ingredients. Mix until a ball of dough forms.

Wrap in plastic wrap and chill 2 hours (I left mine overnight, as I wanted it ready in the morning).

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On lightly floured piece of parchment paper, roll the dough into a 14 inch circle. Cut into 8 triangles (really easy with a pizza cutter).

Roll each triangle from wide end to tip, turning ends to form a crescent shape. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake 20 to 30 minutes.

Fiber Variation: Use 3/4 cup gf flour mix and 1/4 cup Montina (In this picture of the Montina rolls, I accidentally used a whole stick of butter - oops. They didn't rise like the others, lol.)
This is a very versatile recipe. I have used it for pigs in a blanket (with little smokies), a snuggly dog (lol, using a hot dog), and cinnamon rolls (I like both the regular version and the Montina as cinnamon rolls.). For cinnamon rolls, roll the dough into a rectangle. Mix 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, and raisins (1/4 to 1/2 cup), and sprinkle onto dough. Roll the dough into a log, cut 2- to 3-inch pieces, and place them in a pan (with parchment on the bottom). Bake for 20 to 30 minutes. Glaze, if desired, with a mixture of 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 TBS milk, and a few drops of vanilla. (These cinnamon rolls are not huge and fluffy, but they are really good, and easy to make.)This recipe is also being used as pot pie crust by some members of the forum.
Find a new way to use it, or just make some great rolls. Enjoy!

Quick and Easy Hot Rice Cereal

Carter's not feeling too well this morning, so I wanted to make him something yummy and fairly easy on his tummy.
I took some leftover brown rice, poured in a little milk, added a splash of vanilla and a clump of dark brown sugar, then microwaved it for a minute. Because he was in no mood to wait for the rice to soften, I put in some baby rice cereal to thicken it up (think rice pudding), and a little cold milk (to cool it back down for him). It was really good.
Carter didn't want to try it, but once I got some on his lips, he started eating it with gusto.

Green Chili Bake

Mom pulled this recipe out of some magazine once, and I have absolutely no idea what, when, or where, lol.
This is a great dish to make for a breakfast or brunch. Warning - it is not low-cal, but it is really good.

Green Chili Bake

10 eggs
4 cups shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
2 cups cottage cheese
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup gf flour mix
1/8 tsp xanthan gum
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 4-ounce cans chopped green chilies, drained

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a 9 x 13 pan. Bake for 35 minutes. Serves 8 to 10 for brunch, or 12 to 16 as an appetizer.