Thursday, October 4, 2012

Sugar and Spice, some COOKIES would be NICE!!


After scouring in internet looking for Cookie Recipes I finally found one that was delicious from the The Food Network. It's a pretty easy cookie base.  If need be you can probably add things like peanut butter and such, and get the same results.  Enjoy and I hope you having a amawazing Memorial Day Weekend!!

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-B
 SIDENOTE: Thanks The Food Network!!

      

                          

                    The Chewy Gluten Free Cookie Recipe






Ingredients

  • 8 ounces unsalted butter
  • 11 ounces brown rice flour, approximately 2 cups
  • 1 1/4 ounces cornstarch, approximately 1/4 cup
  • 1/2-ounce tapioca flour, approximately 2 tablespoons
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 ounces sugar, approximately 1/4 cup
  • 10 ounces light brown sugar, approximately 1 1/4 cups
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract - make sure its GF (kirkland brand from costco is)
  • 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips - make sure they are GF (try Trader Joes Brand they are GF)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Once melted, pour into the bowl of a stand mixer.
In a medium bowl, sift together the rice flour, cornstarch, tapioca flour, xantham gum, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
Add both of the sugars to the bowl with the butter and using the paddle attachment, cream together on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the whole egg, egg yolk, milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
Chill the dough in the refrigerator until firm, approximately 1 hour. Shape the dough into 2-ounce balls and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake for 14 minutes, rotating the pans after 7 minutes for even baking. Remove from the oven and cool the cookies on the pans for 2 minutes. Move the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely. Store cooked cookies in an airtight container.

Pasta, Pasta…




So for my first Blog Post on The Beautyus EATS, I feel like I should start with one of the hardest hits for me when I went GF(Gluten Free).  I am  big on Pasta, fresh bread, cookies, cake,... the list goes on.  So when I started this journey one of the first things I started looking for was pasta.  I think I may have tried every one out there with no luck.  Until one day my friend went shopping at Trader Joes and picked me up some of their Corn Pasta.  AMAWAZZZZZING!  I swear it is the closest thing to the real stuff!!  I gave it to my husband and he couldn't even tell the difference.  He also said he liked it better because he didn't have that heavy stomach feeling after, like with regular pasta.  I feel the same way!  Now every time I go to Trader Joes this is my main stock up item.  I hope it helps! ENJOY!

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-B

Here we go……………








So a few months ago, I heard this jazzy lil tune by The Griswolds called Mississippi! Since then it has been in permanent rotation on my playlist during my workouts every morning. Its super fun and has this way of putting you in a great mood! It is always stuck in my head all day(in a good way) and I love it.  A couple of weeks ago I found another song by them, Heart of a Lion. I thought it couldn't get any better then Mississippi but they blew me outta the water with this one! It makes u want to get up and dance with its beachy sound and crazy great hook!! For sure this will be my favorite song of the summer! Hopefully they will play NYC soon. I would live to see them live!
Check 'em out HERE!!

S T /\ Y  G O L D E N
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-B

SIDENOTE: Grab these tunes up at iTunes (99 cents each and worth every pennie!!!!)
Also these images came from bandcamp.com/thegriswolds

Shakin' it

                                                        


I heard about Alabama Shakes about this time last year, and have been dying ever since to see them play.  It seems like every time they come to town I'm on vacation. Their debut album came out in early april (a must listen).  Between that and the songs I got my hands on a while back, which have been on permanent repeat in my house,  they have got me jonesin' to see them even more!  They are absolutely AMAZING and I'm sure they are even better live!  Good news people... They are playing The Summer Stage in The Park next month.  June 24th @ 3p-7p in Central Park and now for the best part........IT'S FREEEEEEEE!! WOOT WOOT! See Ya There!

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-B

SIDENOTE: Photo is from The Shakes website