my week in review

I got sick! stuck with a bad throat and a stuffy nose. Fightin off the last of it now.

the remedy? Sopa de lima! (made with lemons)

onion

celery

carrots

ginger

oil

salt and pepper

paprika

lemon or lime juice until you just taste it

cilantro

saute these until the onions are translucent and it smells good

add: 1 can diced unsalted tomatoes

chicken (I used drumsticks)

water to cover (plus some)

boil for hours, until the chicken is stringy and soft. top with fresh

cilantro. good with tortilla chips. (i subbed a mediocre loaf of gluten

free bread. still working on the recipe)

Then Christmas came along, so I made this cyclist for Jesse:

obligatory action pose:

And finally, we brought sugar cookies down to Millbrae last night.

Neon food dye is awesome.

Gluten Free Sugar Cookies: (recipe by Jesse in collabo w/ GF Girl and the Chef)

under 1 c brown rice and sweet rice flour, combined

under 1 c tapioca starch

under 1 c corn starch

(mix should be 2 1/2 cups)

1 t baking powder

2 1/2 t xanthan gum

pinch of salt

nutmeg and cinnamon

in a separate bowl/stand mixer/food processor

1 c brown sugar

1/2 c (2 sticks) butter

1 egg

1 T vanilla

lemon juice (1 lemon)

process until fluffy

mix with flours, mix in some food colorings and refrigerate immediately.

when the dough has hardened, it's ready to be rolled out. refrigerate

ready-to-bake cookies before baking.

bake at 350 for 9 minutes.