What We Eat: A Whole, Natural Foods, Clean-Eating Weekly Meal Plan on a Budget

In my last post, Courtney asked about our weekly meal plan and what we eat on a weekly basis.

Well, I aim to please....so I thought I'd do a post about what we eat on a regular basis. 

1. How We Eat

We try to eat a whole, natural, unprocessed foods diet...on a (tight) budget.

I eat gluten-free, but the rest of the family does not.  Which means, I only make gluten-free baked goods and cook with gluten-free pasta, but everyone else does eat whole-wheat bread. 

While, I'm a fan of organics...about the only organic foods we eat are the ones we grow ourselves (or my parents grow and give us....which means mostly yellow squash or zucchini right now).  I only very rarely buy organic because we simply can't afford it.  I wish we could, but I figure it's better to at least eat unprocessed, whole, natural foods....even if they aren't organic.

2. What I Buy

I do buy a few "ready-made foods" (bread, ice cream, peanut butter, chocolate chips, jelly, corn tortillas, tomato sauce and corn chips). Most of what I buy is relatively unprocessed however. 

So, this is what you'll find in my weekly shopping cart (or trip to the farmer's market or Amazon shopping cart).

-whole milk

-assorted vegetables (broccoli, beans, kale, lettuce, spinach, onions, garlic, tomatoes, carrots, asparagus, spinach)...generally whatever is on sale.

-assorted fruits (again...whatever is on sale) but I ALWAYS buy bananas.  Always.  I never go to the store without buying bananas.

-potatoes (red or white)

-rice (I like jasmine rice)

-meat (usually chicken or beef or turkey...whatever is on sale).  Occasionally all-natural sausage (the kind without BHT, or MSG),  Rarely, I do buy pork, but it's not something we often eat. 

-gluten-free pasta (I prefer rice pasta because I try to limit corn)

-oatmeal (old-fashioned oats)

-chocolate chips (gotta have some treat..right!)

-nuts and seeds (walnuts, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds)

-peanut butter

-jelly (I do try to buy only the all-natural kind without high-fructose corn syrup)

-cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, Swiss, provolone, Parmesan)

-beans (black beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, lentils)

-bread (the "healthiest" whole-wheat bread I can buy that isn't too expensive)

-ice cream (again..you gotta have your treats)

-corn tortillas

-eggs

-frozen vegetables (usually broccoli or beans)

-olive oil

-coconut oil

-honey

-butter

-maple syrup

-gluten-free flour blend 

-sugar

-spices

-corn chips (occasionally)

-tomato sauce (I try to buy the least processed kind without high fructose corn syrup)

-gluten free flour blend

I don't buy all these things every week..but these are pretty much the only things I ever do buy.  Occasionally I buy a treat like gluten-free cookies or potato chips...but that is usually only when we have a trip or a party or something.

So, that's what I buy....here is what we eat.   

3. Breakfast:

homemade Greek Yogurt (here is a great tutorial on making homemade Greek yogurt in your crockpot) with honey and nuts/seeds/chocolate chips (I do nuts/seeds...the kids do chocolate chips).

fruit

oatmeal

eggs

peanut butter toast or buttered toast

4. Lunch:

leftovers

peanut butter sandwich

fruit

salad

frozen veggies

grilled cheese

cheese/bean quesadillas (made with corn tortillas)

cheese/bean nachos (with corn chips...this is more a treat" lunch)

carrots

corn chips with homemade guacamole or hummus or salsa (occasionally..more of a "treat" thing)

5. Snacks:

fruit

yogurt

cheese

nuts

carrots

homemade granola bars (occasionally)

homemade muffins or cookies (occasionally)

-healthy chocolate bars (made with coconut oil, honey and cocoa)

6. Dinner:

Crock pot macaroni and cheese (made with gluten free pasta)/ vegetables

Homemade pizza (with gluten-free crust)/ vegetables

Roast chicken/baked potato/vegetable

Chicken/rice/vegetable curry/stir-fry

man-pleasing chicken/mashed potato/vegetable

baked fish/roasted potato/vegetable

curried ground beef/rice/vegetable

gluten-free pasta/meatballs/vegetable

beef/bean tacos/vegetable

curried sausage/rice/vegetable

sausage/pasta/vegetable

beans/rice/vegetables

soup (made with homemade stock)

gluten free pancakes/eggs/fruit/vegetables

hamburgers/homemade "fries"/vegetables

7. My Cooking Style

I apologize for not having more recipes.  Most of the things I make, I don't actually use a recipe.  I just throw ingredients together. For example. for a curried stir-fry I just throw in spices like curry powder, ginger along with onions, garlic and olive oil.  For tacos I don't use a seasoning mix, I just brown ground beef or turkey and then throw in some beans, onions, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. For soup, I use homemade stock and then just throw in a veggies, pasta, meat, potatoes, rice, whatever strikes my fancy. 

I put onions, garlic, salt and olive oil in just about everything (why, yes..I am Italian). Sometimes I use mustard. Usually, it tastes pretty good.

For vegetables, I usually roast whatever vegetables I have.  This works for just about everything (with the exception of spinach and lettuce)...broccoli, green beans, zucchini, kale, collards, mustard green, asparagus, Brussels sprouts. eggplant, etc.  I just toss with olive oil, salt, pepper, and whatever else I feel like and bake it in the over at 350-400 degrees (depending on how fast I want it to cook) for 10-30 minutes (greens take less time....things like broccoli, zucchini, eggplant take more like 30 minutes.)

I'm not a very precise cook so I can't be real precise in my instructions.  Sorry.

That's how we eat.  I'd love to hear about how YOU eat.  I'm always looking for new ideas.  It definitely feels like we get stuck eating the same things over and over again. 

(Since there are 7 headings and it's Friday...I'll call it 7 Quick Takes Friday and link up with Jen)

Five Easy, Peasy, Super Yummy Recipes for Summer

I've spent many a summer living without THE GREATEST INVENTION EVER (a.k.a central air conditioning).    It's horrific, I know.  But, some of those crazy people in the North still think you don't need it and we're about to move to a place that doesn't have it (gasp of horror here), so I'm sure I will be making use of these recipes quite often. 

1. 

One Ingredient Banana Ice Cream

Does your grocery story offer reduced sale bananas that are are starting to turn brown?  If so, snatch those babies up.  Snatch them ALLLLLLL up.   When you get home, peel them, cut them into pieces, stick them in freezer bags and pop them in the freezer.

Then, when you want a sweet treat, just throw some frozen banana in your food processor and blend, blend, blend until it turns into wonderful delicious, smooth and creamy ice cream.  Try it.  It really does work and you don't need ANY other ingredients.  I've always said that a banana is nature's perfect food and this just proves it.   If you wish, you can add a bit of vanilla, but it's not necessary.   if you want to experiment, you can make chocolate by adding cocoa powder, peanut butter by adding peanut butter or strawberry by adding jam.  I've even heard of people adding Nutella.  If you add cocoa powder, I would add just a tad of a sweetener (honey or sugar or maple syrup).  Either way, it's all delicious.  My favorite is to add cocoa powder, peanut butter and just a tad of honey.  A most delicious way to get your bananas in and all you need are frozen bananas and a food processor. 

2

Smoothies

Everyone already knows about smoothies, so I don't really have to give you a recipe.  You basically just throw some yogurt or milk in with some frozen fruit and whatever else you want to throw into your blender or food processor.  Peanut butter, coconut oil, flax seed, spinach, kale...the possibilities are endless.  My favorite is to throw in an entire lime (peel and all)...gives a delicious tropical taste and all that vitamin C is so good for you.   Plus, the green of the lime disguises the green of the any veggies you throw in. 

3.

Scrambled Egg Muffins. 

These are perfect when it's too hot to stand over a stove and cook eggs.  Or, if you just want something that is do-ahead, quick and easy...make a whole batch ahead of time and eat them for a quick breakfast on the go.

I love this recipe.

4.

Cold Roasted Chicken

I know what you are thinking....roast a chicken in the summer??  Hear me out.

The great thing about roasting a chicken is that you can roast it slow and low, or quick and hot. 

Just take a whole chicken, sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.  And then roast in the oven at either 300 degrees for about 4 hours or 400 degrees for about 2 hours.  Do this when you AREN'T home or will be outside (so you don't heat up the kitchen with you in it.  It will be okay...I'm always leaving the house with roasting chickens in the oven and I haven't burned anything down....yet.   However, if you do this and burn your house down, I take no legal responsibility and can not be held liable.
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When the chicken is done, pull it out, let it cool, pull all the meat off and and use that meat to make cold chicken salad, or chicken tacos or just eat it plain.

Chicken salad is my favorite.  I just throw some cut up chicken over any green salad, and in the summer we eat green salad in spades thanks to these grow boxes.

Then take the carcass and throw it in the crockpot, cover with water, add some salt and cook on low overnight.  The crockpot doesn't heat up the kitchen and you will have super healthy and nutritious bone broth in the morning to use for soups, or just to drink.

5.

Cold Pasta Salad

Another refreshingly cool, delicious meal for summer.  Cook the pasta ahead of time, drain and then run under cold water to cool off.  Toss with whatever assortment of veggies, meat and cheese you like.  I'm a huge fan of mozzarella cheese balls, cut salami, broccoli, carrots, zucchini , slivered almonds and spinach.  Toss the whole thing with some olive oil mixed with a bit of red wine vinegar, fresh basil, oregano, chopped garlic and a bit of Parmesan cheese.  The possibilities are endless...just throw whatever you want in there.  We always use gluten-free pasta because that's what we do around here, but you can do yours however you like.

I hope you enjoy these recipes...I know I do!

(Linking up for Five Favorites)

The Best Oven-Baked Fish Nuggets (Gluten Free)

We pretty much only eat fish during Lent.  Not because we eat meat every single day the rest of the year, but because there are always really good seafood sales during Lent, so that is pretty much the only time that we eat it. 

I've been wanting to come up with a really yummy, delicious, "fried-fish/fish nugget/fish stick" type recipe without actually having to fry anything.  Because I don't fry things. 

The other day, I came up with a winner of a recipe!  Soft, moist, flaky on the inside and crispy and flavorful on the outside.  Just delicious!!  And, they are gluten-free!!

The Best, Gluten-Free Oven-Baked Fish Nuggets

2 pounds swai (you could probably use another type of fish, like whitefish, tilapia, etc)

1/2 cup cornmeal

1/4 cup coconut flour

1/2 Parmesan cheese

salt to taste

paprika to taste

pepper to taste

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup milk

Combine dry ingredients for breading.

Combine milk and mayonnaise.

Cute fish into small strips or nuggets.

Dip each strip or nugget into milk mixture.

Coat with breading

Place on greased cookie sheet and spray tops of fish with olive oil.

Bake at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until fish is cooked through and topping is crispy.  Be careful that you don't overcook the fish and dry them out.  

See more Lenten meals. 

A Lonely Thanksgiving with Recipes

The title is a bit melodramatic, but we're alone this Thanksgiving.  Just us.  In years past, we've always gotten together with either family or friends....(except for that first year we were in Florida, and we went to the beach..because ya know, it was 80 degrees).   But, down here in Virginia, we're too far from family and haven't really made any good friends  (although I did invite another family over, unfortunately they can't come).  C'est la vie.   

So, it's slightly depressing being alone, but we're still going to have a Thanksgiving feast, and, at least I don't have the pressure of having to have a clean house.  Plus, we get to eat all the pie ourselves. 

This is what we're having,

1. 

Turkey

Of course.  I love snatching up turkeys super cheap when they go on sale.

This year, I'm hoping  to get the perfectly moist and juicy turkey.

To achieve this, I'm going to roast the bird in an oven bag and shove melted butter, garlic, salt and spices under the skin.  You just melt butter and mix it with some minced garlic, sea salt, and whatever other spices you like (I tend to go all Simon and Garfunkel like with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme).  Lift the skin of the turkey and shoved that yummy butter mix underneath it and then roast as you normally would.

2.

Stuffing

Since we are all gluten-free and healthy down here, I'm going to try Cam's Gluten-Free Stuffing Recipe.  With a few modifications.   Instead of ground pork, I'm using sausage and I probably won't use all those spices.  I am using mushrooms though, which means that I might be the only one eating it, but hey..more for me!

3. 

Cranberry Sauce

It's wicked easy to make your own cranberry sauce.  Just mix sugar with fresh cranberries and water.  Boil it all together and mash.  Super yummy and super easy.

4.

Sweet Potatoes

I just slice sweet potatoes, place in a backing dish and dot with ample butter.  Sprinkle with sea salt, brown sugar and cinnamon.  Bake at 400 degrees or so until the  potatoes get soft.  

Super yummy!

5. 

Mashed Potatoes

I boil several potatoes (skins and all) along with a peeled onion and a few cloves of garlic.  Once the potatoes are cooked, mash all that up with butter and some sea salt.  Mix in milk to make that creamy consistency.  These are so good!  The onions and garlic really adds a delicious flavor.

6.

Roasted Green Beans

Toss green beans with olive oil, salt, and garlic powder, Spread out on a baking dish and roast in the oven until they are well...roasted.  Soft on the inside and bit crispy on the outside.  

7.

Bread

I'm not 100% sure, I'll be making this, but I do love a good loaf of artisan bread.   So, I think I'm going to make the Gluten-Free Crusty Boule.

8. 

Crust-less Pumpkin Pie

It's super easy and super tasty.  One could maybe even make the claim that it's sorta healthy. 

9.

Swedish Apple Pie.

I saw this recipe on Colleen's blog and KNEW I had to make it. 

I'm pretty sure I can just sub in gluten-free flour and it will be fine.

10.

Chocolate Pie

Because my other desserts contain fruit or vegetables so they don't count as dessert (right?). 

I'm going to make it crustless, because with an inside like that..who needs crust?  I've never made this recipe before, but it looks easy and delicious.  And hey...it contains tofu, which makes it sorta healthy as well, right?

And, because I have to link-up, I'm linking up with Cari for T-Day recipes. 

Mystery Ingredient Monday: Mint

So, a couple bloggers I follow are doing this fun mystery ingredient Monday link-up.  This week's mystery ingredient was Mint...which is awesome because there are so many health benefits of the mint plant. 

And, since there just happens to be this growing in my back-yard right now. 

And, since I was commissioned to make a pasta salad to bring to a cook-out last night, I said to myself.  Self, what the heck...I'm going to give it a whirl.  (Yes, I really do talk to myself in my head like that...I'll be waiting for the people in the white jackets now.)

And, I came up with this recipe, that I made up all on my own.

It was surprisingly good and the mint adds a refreshingly different, but cool taste.  This is definitely a "light" pasta salad..but very tasty.

Since, I made the recipe up myself, I can call it whatever the heck I want, and I'm calling it

Amelia's Awesome Veggilicious Pasta Salad. 

1 lb. cooked pasta (I used gluten-free pasta, because that's how we roll..but you can use regular)

2 cucumbers (chopped)

2 red peppers (chopped)

1 bunch scallions (chopped)

4 tomatoes (chopped)

2 handfuls of fresh mint leaves (chopped)

Dressing:

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/2 cup olive oil 

salt (to taste)

dried basil (to taste)

dried oregano (to taste)

black pepper (to taste) 

sugar (to taste)

Combine the pasta/veggies/mint.  Mix the dressing up in separate container and pour over pasta/veggies.  Toss it all together...let sit in a fridge a few hours for the flavors to blend and prepare to wow your guests with your awesome culinary skills

I used a scissors to shred the mint and cut the scallions..it made things much easier. 

You can play with the ingredients to suit your own tastes..try adding in different vegetables, change the ingredients in the dressing...whatever. . 

And, if you want to see more minty recipes..head on over to A Clan's Tale. 

7 Quick Takes Friday

1.

Tony, tony come around

Something's lost and can't be found. 

My mom is in a documentary on St. Anthony.   You can watch it online at certain times...it premiered last night (on the Feast of St. Anthony), but is being shown a few more times for the next few days.   

It's very well done and I learned a lot from it...for example did you know that St. Anthony was made a saint less than a year after he died?  I didn't.

And the part with my mom was filmed in our own living room...which you can see pictured here.  Pretty cool...they had filmmakers filming in our house (we were in FL at the time though...so we missed the movie sets and lights and all that)!! 

2.

And, speaking of St. Anthony, since he's good at finding things I think I need to ask him to find us a job. 

3.

And, just because we're speaking of St. Anthony..if you are interested in learning more about him..you can read my mom's book. 

4.

It's been raining and cold. (like 65 degrees cold).like forever here in RI!  And, I LOVE IT!  After 3 years of perfectly sunny and perpetually hot weather in Fl.....I'm so ready for some rain and drizzle and cooler weather.

5.

And, speaking of cold weather, I had to go through our old baby clothes to come up with some warmer clothes for Elsa...since just about everything I have for her is only appropriate for temperatures above 75.   And, I came up with this adorable shirt...which was given to us 11 years ago when I had Heidi...so she is the 3rd Bentrup baby girl to wear it.  It has a matching black pants..but for some reason I can't find those.   Love those super cute  baby clothes...I don't save much when it comes to baby clothes..but this is one of my favorites. 

She keeps looking at the fur on the sleeves quizzically and picking at it.   And, I love that poodle. 

6.

Do any other bloggers get to the end of their quick takes and run out of things to say?  No? Just me...okay then.

7.

Oh, I thought of something.   I'm trying to come up with new recipes/meals that are both meatless and cheese-less (eggs are fine though).   Anyone have any good ideas?  We generally try to follow the Perfect Health Diet  (rather imperfectly I might add)..but that means we generally eat meat/fish/rice/potatoes/rice pasta/veggies for most meals.   Before we started this diet, we used to eat a lot of cheese based meals..but certain family members seems to have developed an intolerance to too much dairy.  All that meat can get expensive though....so I'm looking for more things that are meatless...but without dairy.  Legumes are not allowed on the PHD..but we don't follow it perfectly so I'm okay with them once in awhile.

And, now that I've finished my 7QTF...go see Jen for more. 

Five Favorites (the (mostly junk) foodie edition)

It's time for a few more of my five most very favorite things!!

1.

 

Sausage Pancake Casserole

I love pancakes, but I hate, hate, hate standing over a stove cooking them.  Hate it.  With our family size (and appetites) it takes A LOT of pancakes to feed us, as pancakes are the ONE food that EVERY member of the family likes.  Well, besides ice cream that is...but I can't serve ice cream for dinner all the time. 

So, this recipe is always a big, big hit.   I can easily make it gluten-free by subbing in a GF flour blend and xanthum gum and everyone still LOVES it.

2. 

And, to go with our pancakes.

Log Cabin All Natural Syrup

  

It's way, way, way cheaper than real maple syrup, but really yummy and without all sorts of nasty things like high fructose corn syrup and preservatives and who knows what else.

3.

Publix Premium It's Your Birthday Cake Ice Cream

Not healthy, not natural, loaded with all sorts of artificial colors and flavors and preservatives and corn syrup and whatnot...but oh, so, so, so, so good.  Birthday Cake ice cream is also the ONE flavor of ice cream that EVERYONE in our family LOVES.   It has it's own facebook fan page and everything.

4.

Shrimp

I didn't used to like shrimp.  In fact, I used to hate it.  But, a few months ago I had some at a restaurant and realized much to my surprise that I liked it.  In fact, I LOVED it.  

Of course, none of the kids like it, so when I make it, it's just more for me (and Ben).   I love it with pasta, or rice (but pasta is my favorite).  I toss pasta with olive oil and garlic and salt and parmesean cheese and mix with cooked shrimp.  So, so, so, so good. 

5.

Fried Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

These are incredibly bad for you.  But, so incredibly good...my number one favorite, favorite junk food.  And, I've even found a gluten-free version...which thankfully isn't sold in too many stores, but is sold at one store in RI (or at least it was last summer).

And, now that I've confessed all my junk food longings, so see Hallie and the gang for more Five Favorites.

Five Favorites

1.

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The BBC Period Drama...Call the Midwife.  I'm in the middle of watching Season 1 on Netflix, and am highly enjoying it!  It's about a young, newly qualified midwife who moves into a convent (thinking it's a hospital) in the East End of London (an impoverished area).  Highly entertaining..and lots of great birth scenes...but even better it offers some great insights into love and life..and there are some really profound moments.

2.

-Super, easy-peasy, flourless peanut butter cookies.  The recipe is a cinch..just mix 1 cup peanut butter, 1 egg and 1 cup sugar.  Form into balls, flatten with a fork at and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.  So, so, so easy and yummy and good. 

Not my cookie...I found this picture on morgue file.  My cookies don't last long enough to take a picture.

3.

Amelia's super secret, super easy, versatile, mix and match marinade/sauce.   Except it's not a secret anymore because I'm about to share it with you.  Aren't you sooooooooo excited!  I use this sauce on chicken and rice all the time and I always make it a bit differently and it always tastes delish.

The general gist is to mix 1 part acid (vinegar or lemon juice) with 1 part condiment (ketchup or mustard) and 1 part sweetener (honey or molasses).   Add in various other spices like salt, curry, pepper and you have an awesome marinade for chicken and rice.   Just pour it over your chicken while cooking and it imparts a delicious flavor and keeps the chicken really, really moist. 

4.

The cooling rain on a hot, humid, sticky day in Fl.  

I almost let out a huge Hallelujah when I walked out of Publix today and felt the drops. 

5.

Upcycling old jeans into cute, little purses.   Yes..I made this.  Aren't you proud of me?

Now, go visit Hallie at Moxie Wife, swoon over pics of her newborn and see some more favorites.

Biscuits that are really Popovers

(This photo and these popovers were made by Ann Larie Valenine...because my popovers didn't look nearly as pretty, so I just hopped on over to flickr and found a beautiful photo that was available for sharing via the creative commons license.   So, we'll just pretend that my popovers looked as pretty as Ann Larie's did...okay?)

So, for the last, oh, 5 years or so, I have been serving soup with either drop biscuits or no-knead 5 minute artisan bread, which if you haven't tried yet, you absolutely should because it is so, so, so, so easy and so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, good!  Is that enough so's for ya?   Seriously, this bread is like the one thing I miss most about being gluten-free.  Well..besides breaded/fried mozzarella cheese sticks that is-- the ONE food I totally craved in my last two pregnancies.  I can't even tell you how excited I was last summer when I discovered that a local grocery store in Rhode Island carried GLUTEN-FREE fried mozzarella sticks!   Those were no doubt responsible for at least a couple pounds of extra baby weight I am currently trying to lose.  Thankfully, I haven't found them in a store down here in Naples yet, otherwise I probably would have gained like double that weight.

Anyway, back to the popovers, so I've always served soup with either biscuits or bread, because that is what my mother did..and well you know, we do things a certain way because our mother did them.   Except my biscuits never, ever came out the way I remembered my mother making them.  Never, ever, ever, ever.

And today..I FINALLY figured out why...because my mother wasn't serving biscuits all those years...she was serving POPOVERS.   Awhile back, I noticed a recipe for gluten-free popovers on the back of a box of King Author gluten-free flour blend.  And,  I said to myself, Self, those popovers sound good, you need to try them.  So, today I did..except I had long used up that box of flour, so I hopped onto my trusty laptop and used good ole' google to find another recipe for gluten-free popovers.

So, I made them tonight for dinner, took one bite and was instantly transported back to my childhood.  I remember sitting around my kitchen table on long wooden benches and eating green onion soup (yuck....no offense mom..but I hated it) begrudgingly just so I could eat those delicious little balls of crusty goodness on the outside and delicious airiness on the inside.  I can even distinctly picture the bright yellow bread basket, covered with a towel, she used to serve them in.  And all this time, I thought they were biscuits!!  I'm so embarrassed.

Anyway, these gluten-free popovers are DELICIOUS!  Greta even said they were "super, incredibly, amazingly yummy" and for her to say that about a recipe that doesn't even contain any sugar is pretty darn amazing!

And they are SO easy!  I will never, ever,  make biscuits with soup again.. I am forever converted to a popover fan.

Anyway, dear readers...here is my wonderful recipe for gluten-free popovers that taste JUST like how I remember my mom's regular old, gluten-containing popovers tasting.

2 1/2 cups gluten-free all purpose flour blend (I really like Namaste Foods, Gluten Free Perfect Flour Blend_

1 1/2 tbsp melted butter

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp xanthum gum (omit if you are using a flour blend ..like Namaste, which already contains xanthum gum).

1 1/2 cups milk

5 eggs..slightly beaten

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk all ingredients together until smooth.  Grease 18 muffin tins and fill each tin about 1/2 way with batter.  Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.  Prick each top with a fork to let steam escape and then bake 5 minute more.  Remove from oven and ENJOY, ENJOY, ENJOY!

Blessings,

Amelia