Make Gluten Free Shamrock Cookies for St Patrick’s Day Fun! March 9, 2012

To start having St Patrick’s Day fun and still stick to a gluten-free diet first you will need a Gluten-Free Sugar cookie recipe to make Shamrock Cookies:

If you don’t have one .. here are a couple you might try:

* Betty Crocker Gluten Free Sugar Cookie Recipe
* Gluten-Free Cut-Out Sugar Cookies with Icing Recipe
* Gluten-Free Refrigerator Sugar Cookies
* Gluten free cut-out cookies
* Gluten-free shamrock sugar cookies

Next, see how to decorate them and get lots of great ideas for scrapbooking the fun at:

Digital Scrapbooks and More’s Blog and see this article: Start the Fun now! After School Snacks leading up to St Patrick’s Day!

Don’t wait to start building up the excitement! Have something special waiting for your child each day they come home from school.

Start the Fun right now!

After School have St Patrick’s Day Snacks every day in March leading up to St Patrick’s Day!  You don’t have to be Irish to celebrate!

See other great St Patrick’s Day ideas:

Article: More Digital Scrapping St Patrick’s Day using FREE PDF Stickers

Article: Start Thinking Green for St Patrick’s Day!

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Digitally scrap all of your St. Patrick’s Day traditions and the fun with the kids this year using the St. Patrick’s Day Digital Scrapbooking Kit. This Digital Scrapbooking kit is is filled with bright green papers and dipped in good-luck shamrocks! It also includes unique, golden digital coins with clever Irish sayings, and a pot filled with golden treasures; perfect for attracting any true, gold-hungry Leprechauns this holiday!

St. Patrick’s Day is now not only celebrated by just the Irish, but by anyone who wants to “think green” and find some gold for themselves! Use this fun St. Patrick’s Day Scrap Kit to digitally scrap the children in their green outfits, or perhaps making some St. Patty’s day crafts and leprechaun traps. However you use this kit to scrap, you and the kids will have a blast doing it and love looking back remembering all the fun you had on this very special day!

The St. Patrick’s Day Brush Set is a wonderful collection of Irish-inspired Custom Brushes! But St. Patrick’s Day is now not only celebrated by just the Irish, but by anyone who wants to wear green, find some gold, and spot a Leprechaun! “Think green” and add some luck to your digital scrapbooking projects using the adorable St. Patrick’s Day Brush Set!

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Make a Gluten Free Mother’s Day Tea for Mom and Scrap it too! May 6, 2011

This Mother’s Day give mom a Gluten Free Tea Party to celebrate Mother’s Day!

A tea party can be one of the most relaxing few time for a mom. I know my daughter treated me to one the other day and I have to admit that it was so fun, and I had such a delightful few hours!

Give you Mother a special time by creating a tea party for her this Mother’s Day

Here are a few articles and Resources that will give you some ideas to make your Mother’s Day Tea Party special!

Read the rest of this article at ~Make a Mother’s Day Tea Party for your Mom

Also, get ideas on food, decorations and more by reading these articles:

Article: Have a Spring Tea Party and Scrap the Event too!
Article: More Tea Party Tips!
Article: How to Make a Printable Menu in Photoshop Elements or Photoshop

Also, for lots more Mother’s Day Ideas see Digital Scrapbooks and More’s blog each day till Mother’s day for more articles and ideas at http://blog.digitalscrapbooksandmore.com/ 

Enjoy your Mother, and give her special gluten free tea party for Mother’s Day this year!

Make sure to take lots of photos and scrap it too! Here are some digital scrapbooking Supplies with a tea party theme!

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The Tea Party Quick Page Kit 3 (formatted 12×12″ paper size) 3 is a fabulous choice for scrapping tea parties, Mother’s Day lunches, baby showers, bridal showers, or other fun moments and activities quickly! Just insert your best photos of smiling faces, girly moments, brilliant tea and desserts, or special moments at a fun tea party into the pre-designed digital scrapbooking pages, and you’re basically done!The Quick Page paper size is 12×12″ perfect for traditional digital scrapbooking projects and larger scrapbooking pages! This kit comes with 4 bonus WordArt!

Get out the tea pot and start the ladies-only celebrations with the ultra-adorable Tea Party Digital Scrapbooking Kit 2 (8.5×11″ paper size)! This kit is filled with pretty pastel colored papers laced with Victorian-style flowers. This adorable digital scrapbooking kit is a perfect match for luncheons, Teas, spring projects, baby showers, Mother’s Day events, and a great way to scrap an “any-time” tea party celebration! And because this paper kit is formatted in US paper size (8.5×11″ paper size), it makes it easier to print out on home printers! Use this kit for many digital scrapbooking projects like journal scrap pages, calendars, recipe albums, photo books, and more!

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The Tea Party Quick Page Kit 1 (formatted 8.5×11″ paper size) is the fast-to-scrap kit filled with tea-inspired Quick Pages! Just insert your best photos of smiling faces, girly moments, brilliant tea and desserts, or special moments at a fun tea party into the pre-designed digital scrapbooking pages, and you’re basically done! This kit comes with 4 bonus WordArt in Tea Party themes! This fantastic Quick Page kit is also a perfect match for spring projects, bridal showers, baby showers, Mother’s Day events, and more!

The Tea Party Quick Page Kit 2 (formatted 12×12″ paper size) is a great kit for creating super-fast digital pages, projects, and albums! Scrap your special girly moments, Mother’s Day projects, tea-time memories, baby shower parties, etc! Just insert your best photos of smiling faces, girly moments, brilliant tea and desserts, or special moments at a fun tea party into the pre-designed digital scrapbooking pages, and you’re basically done!

The Quick Page paper size is 12×12″ perfect for traditional digital scrapbooking projects and larger scrapbooking pages! This kit comes with 4 bonus WordArt and 2 Bonus Tag Embellishments, all in Tea Party themes!

Have fun using the Tea Party Quick Page Kit 2 to preserve special memories of you and your favorite girls enjoying a hot glass of tea and desserts! Tea time is a great way for us ladies to talk and bond, and certainly an event that deserves to be digitally scrapped! Use this precious tea party kit to remember all your favorite girly, tea moments! Use these Quick Pages to create photo albums, journals, travel albums, recipe books, and more!

The Tea Party Scrapbooking Frame Kit 1 is filled with Victorian-style colored tea cups and tea pots sprinkled with pretty designs… that you can add photos to! Just insert your favorite photos of someone special into the “tea frames” and you have adorable embellishments that can be used on your digital scrapbooking page! This adorable digital frame kit is a perfect match for spring projects, baby showers, Mother’s Day events, show-off grandkids or grandma, and a great way to scrap an “any-time” tea party celebration!

It’s easy to use these tea frames! Just insert your photos, and you’re done!

The Tea Party Scrapbooking Embellishment Kit 1 is filled with Victorian-style colored embellishments sprinkled with pretty designs. This adorable digital embellishment kit is a perfect match for spring projects, baby showers, bridal showers, Mother’s Day events, and a great way to scrap an “any-time” tea party celebration!

Use the Tea Party Embellishment Kit 1 to preserve special memories of you and your favorite girls enjoying a hot glass of tea and desserts! Tea time is a great way for us ladies to talk and bond, and certainly an event that deserves to be digitally scrapped! Use this precious tea party kit to remember all your favorite girly, tea moments!

The Tea Party Digital Scrapbooking Kit 1 is filled with pretty pastel colored papers laced with Victorian-style flowers. This adorable digital scrapbooking kit is a perfect match for spring projects, baby showers, Mother’s Day events, and a great way to scrap an “any-time” tea party celebration!

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Have a Gluten Free Cinco De Mayo Party May 3, 2011

How are you spending your Cinco De Mayo this year? I am hosting a fiesta at my house this holiday! I’m always excited to eat Mexican food (really now, who doesn’t love Mexican food?!!), but Cinco De Mayo is the perfect excuse to chow down on tacos, burritos, fajitas, nachos… and Margaritas!

This is one holiday that is easy to make Gluten FREE. See my Complete article here – How are you spending your Cinco De Mayo this year? Try these Digital Kits to scrap your Party!

Also, here are some other resources that might be helpful:

Article 1: Cinco de mayo Resources ~ Part 1

Article 2: Cinco de mayo Resources ~ Part 2

After you have made your Gluten-Free Cinco de Mayo party – don’t forget to scrap it to save all the memories!

Below are some digital scrapbooking supplies to get you started!

Have a great Party!!!

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The Fiesta Party Scrapbooking Kit 1 is a digital scrapbooking kit full of celebrations and set for family gatherings! It’s time to party with the Fiesta Party Scrapbooking Kit! Mix and match bold colored papers with festive supplies for the perfect celebration! The digital Papers in this kit are 12×12″ size which are perfect for the large traditional scrapbooking sized pages and projects. Kit includes digital papers, Fiesta themed embellishments and WordArt! Use this kit for scrapping Cinco de Mayo celebrations or festive themed parties!

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Get Gluten Free Easter Egg Pancakes and Scrap them too April 22, 2011

Make Easter morning extra fun by cooking some Gluten Free Easter Egg Pancakes!

My mother made us always eat breakfast before we could see our Easter Baskets loaded with candy.

I think see was smart to have us eat breakfast first, then we didn’t fill up on candy and then be sick the rest of the day.

But just because we want our kids to have breakfast first doesn’t mean it can’t be fun!

How about making Gluten Free Easter Egg Pancakes for Easter breakfast?!

This makes it fun and memorable – yet it can be quick and easy too!

See the step by step directions and recipe here ~Make Gluten Free Easter Egg Pancakes! And a Digital Scrapbooking Recipe Page!

What kid wouldn’t want to start Easter morning with a fun Gluten FREE Easter Egg pancake?  Make Easter extra fun this year and when you take the time to make memories don’t forget to scrap the fun too!

After you read this article and get fun ideas on how to make Gluten Free Easter Egg Pancakes get some Digital Scrapbooking kits too and scrap the fun!

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 Digitally scrap all the fun of Easter with the Easter Egg Hunt Digital Scrapbooking Kit with 12 x 12″ Scrap Pages. The Easter Egg Hunt Scrap Kit is the perfect Kit to scrap you and the kids on this very special day. Scrap this year’s Easter traditions; whether that’s looking for Easter Eggs or enjoying yummy treats from the Easter Bunny himself!

Scrap all of your Easter traditions with the kids this year using the Easter Egg Hunt Scrap Kit. Create an entire Digital Scrapbooking Project showing-off the kids having fun as they search for those special Easter Eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny! This fun-to-scrap kit is filled with perfect pastel Digital Papers that include green grass, pretty flowers, and all sorts of exciting Easter Eggs!

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Host a Gluten-Free Tea Party this Mother’s Day May 6, 2010

There’s nothing better than a tea party. I’m obsessed with high-quality teas, and I’m always in the mood for a sweet, gluten-free treat. Hosting a tea party for that special mom is a great way to show her how much you love and care about her without breaking the bank (Mother’s Day just right around the corner!). Plan an “afternoon date” to enjoy gluten-free tea and dessert with mom and just have fun talking & being girls!

Here are some gluten-free tea-time tips for this Mother’s Day:

• Make a special Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea Invitation: Take Digital Scrapbooks and More’s “Making Cards Training” to learn how you can personalize your very own party invitation! Including photos of you & mom, special notes inside, and details on the time and place for Mother’s Day tea will make your invitation much more than a regular card, but a Mother’s Day keepsake that she’ll treasure!

 

Note: Digital Scrapbooks and More also has training that can help you make place cards (decorate a beautiful table with tea accessories and include two personalized place cards with your names on it) and design your very own gluten-free tea-time menu!

• Serve high-quality tea: If you haven’t tried Mighty Leaf tea, you have no clue how incredible tea can be! Mighty Leaf only uses the finest of herbs in biodegradable silken tea bags (that are hand-sewn closed). This is tea at it’s finest. Brew a pot of this gourmet tea and pamper a well-deserving mom. Flavors that go well for a special girls-only tea date? The oh-so delicious Vanilla Bean and Chocolate Mint Truffle. Mom will be in heaven! Digital Scrapbooks and More also mentions a special discount on Mighty Leaf tea! Read this blog for more info on saving money and giving this fabulous tea a taste!

 

• Bake a delicious gluten-free dessert: You don’t have to spend a million bucks to make mom smile. Take your time in making the little details count, and you’ll surely impress mom and make her feel loved. Bake a delicious gluten-free cake that you can splurge on over Mother’s Day tea. Try this Gluten-Free Banana Pound Cake for a tasty treat!

 

• Buy some delicious gluten-free desserts: Besides baking a dessert, you can buy some ultra-yummy pre-made desserts to give your tea treats a little variety. These are must-have tea time tries: Mariposa’s Gluten Free Brownies, Mariposa’s Gluten-Free Tea Loaves, Melange Sucre Macaron Petits. Spoil mom and serve these scrumptious GF treats during your afternoon tea party.

 

Happy Tea Time & Happy (Early) Mother’s Day!

-Glamour & Green Gluten-Free

Scrumptious Gluten-Free Banana Pound Cake April 29, 2010

I made the most fabulous gluten-free dessert yesterday… A gluten-free banana pound cake!!! It was ridiculously good and so incredibly moist my husband had a really hard time believing it was gluten-free! Truly, this is one of the best gluten-free desserts I’ve ever made.

Try this super-fabulous treat the next time your in the mood for a delicious treat. It also makes a great tea-time dessert! Invite a few friends, bust out the tea pot, and serve this yummy cake warm or cold.

Lee’s Gluten-Free Banana Pound Cake

Note: I slightly modified the recipe below. For the original recipe, click on the link above.

 

Ingredients:

3/4 cups white rice flour (120g)
1/4 cup sorghum flour (30 g)
1/4 cup potato starch (48g)
1/4 cup tapioca flour (30g)
1 (3.4 oz) box Jell-O Instant Banana Cream Pudding and Pie Filling
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 tsp xanthan gum
2/3 cups Bakers Sugar (extra fine granulated)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 medium banana (3.8 oz)
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
2 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
2 eggs
2 tsp banana extract
1/2 cup 2% milk

Frosting (optional)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbs butter , softened
1 Tbs whole milk or half and half
1 tsp banana extract

*You may even want to add chopped pecans on top! 🙂

* REMEMBER TO USE ORGANIC INGREDIENTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE FOR A TASTIER & BETTER-FOR-YOU VERSION OF THIS DESSERT

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2. Stir together all Dry Ingredients in a bag or lidded container. Shake to completely mix.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the wet ingredients(except milk)until completely blended. Gradually add Dry Ingredients, beating at low speed until well mixed (about 2 minutes). Add milk gradually to the mixing bowl, stir until mixed. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed.
4. Pour batter into greased 4-cup Bundt or 6-inch tube pan. Bake for 80 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; invert cake pan onto a plate or cake dish. Tap bottom lightly to loosen cake from pan.
5. Place all frosting ingredients in a small mixing bowl, blend with a hand mixer until smooth. Optionally drizzle with frosting. Refrigerate any leftover frosting in a covered container.

SO YUMMY!!!! 🙂

-Glamour & Green Gluten-Free

PS. More tomorrow about hosting a gluten-free tea party for Mother’s Day!

 

Have a Mexican-Inspired Fiesta: Gluten-Free Chicken Quesadillas April 13, 2010

You don’t have to wait until Cinco De Mayo to start your spring fiestas!

On a beautiful sunny day this spring, make it a Mexican-food night and indulge in this ridiculously yummy gluten-free chicken quesadilla dinner with an upgraded, shi-shi version of regular ol’ salsa and guacamole dip!

Trust me, this isn’t your average, everyday quesadilla! You’ll love this recipe! It’s great for dinners outside on the patio and impressive when serving to family and friends during little dinner get-togethers! 🙂

Chicken Quesadillas with Fruit Salsa and Avocado Cream from MyRecipes.com

 

Note: I have modified the original recipe  to a gluten-free version below for my gluten-free foodies! 🙂

Ingredients

• Gluten-free/ all-natural cooking spray or oil
• 1 1/3  cups  shredded carrot
• 1  cup  thinly sliced green onions
• 1  cup  (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers, divided
• 8-10 corn tortillas
• 2  cups  chopped ready-to-eat roasted skinned, boned chicken breasts (this recipe is great for using your left-over cooked chicken!)
• 1/2  cup  fresh cilantro leaves

Preparation

Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Add shredded carrot and onions; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons shredded cheese over each of the tortillas, and divide carrot mixture evenly over tortillas. Top each tortilla with 1/2 cup chicken, 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, and 2 tablespoons cheese, and top with a tortilla.

Place skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot. Add 1 quesadilla, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until quesadilla is browned and crispy. Repeat with the remaining quesadillas. Plate and top each quesadilla with 2/3 cup Fruit Salsa and about 3 tablespoons Avocado Cream.

Fruit Salsa

Ingredients

• 2  cups  coarsely chopped peeled ripe papaya or mango (about 1 large)
• 1 1/2  cups  coarsely chopped peeled kiwifruit (about 3 kiwifruit)
• 3/4  cup  fresh or frozen corn kernels (about 1 ear)
• 1/2  cup  chopped red onion
• 1/2  cup  minced fresh cilantro
• 3  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 1  tablespoon  minced seeded jalapeño pepper
• 1/4  teaspoon salt

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl; cover and chill.

Avocado Cream

 

Ingredients

• 1  peeled medium avocado, pitted and cut into chunks
• 1/2  cup  fat-free sour cream
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 2  tablespoons  minced fresh cilantro

Preparation

Place first 3 ingredients in a blender; process until smooth. Spoon pureed mixture into a small bowl; stir in cilantro. Cover and chill.

*AS ALWAYS, USE ORGANIC INGREDIENTS WHEN YOU CAN FOR A YUMMIER, BETTER-FOR-YOU VERSION OF THIS DISH

Happy Fiesta-ing! 🙂

-Glamour & Green Gluten-Free

Fry Up Some Gluten-Free Stir-Fry For Dinner April 6, 2010

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m pregnant with my first child (yay!!!) so I am avoiding seafood. I miss my shrimp and salmon dinners desperately, but luckily have found some awesome chicken dinner dishes that keep things interesting, flavorful, and of course, gluten-free.

Try this super-tasty Ginger Chicken & Veggie Stir-Fry recipe from Shine.com sometime this week:

Ingredients

· 1-1/4 cup sliced zucchini (1 medium)

· 1/2 cup sliced carrot (1 medium)

· 1/2 cup sliced onion (1 medium)

· 1 small red sweet pepper cut into strips (3/4 cup)

· 2-1/2 cups shredded green cabbage (about half of a small cabbage head)

· 1 tablespoon cooking oil or peanut oil

· 12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves or turkey tenderloins, cut into 1-inch pieces

· 1/2 cup stir-fry sauce (see my recipe for this below)

· 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

· 3 to 4 cups hot cooked jasmine or brown rice

· 3/4 cup chopped cocktail peanuts or cashews

*Use organic ingredients when you can to make a tastier, better-for-you version of this dish!

I forgot the carrots when I tried this recipe for myself (as you can see in the photo), but I wish I hadn’t! They’d make an excellent addition to this dish- taste-wise and visually too!

Directions

1. In a 12-inch skillet or wok cook and stir half of the zucchini, carrot, onion, pepper, and cabbage in hot oil over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove vegetables from the skillet. Repeat with remaining vegetables; remove from the skillet.

2. If necessary, add more oil to the hot skillet. Add chicken to the skillet. Cook and stir for 3 to 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Push chicken from center of the skillet. Add stir-fry sauce and ginger to center of the wok. Cook and stir until bubbly. Return the vegetables to the skillet. Cook and stir about 1 minute more or until chicken-vegetable mixture is coated and heated through. Serve over rice. Sprinkle servings with chopped peanuts. Makes 6 servings.

Gluten-Free Stir-Fry Sauce

1/4 c. brown sugar
2 lg. cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 c. gluten-free soy sauce
1/4 c. cider vinegar
2 c. gluten-free chicken or beef broth
1/2 c. water

Combine first 3 ingredients. Add soy sauce and vinegar. Shake until blended. Add broth and water. Shake. Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. May be frozen.

Ps. Buy and use chopsticks with this dish for a little extra fun! 🙂

-Glamour & Green Gluten-Free

Taylor’s Gluten-Free Italian Chicken March 27, 2010

I’m all about easy-cooking. I like things to look pretty without being difficult. Just call me a low-maintenance cooking diva. 🙂

That’s why I was excited to try Taylor’s Italian Chicken recipe from BetterRecipes.com. This Italian-inspired chicken dish is gluten-free and simply topped with fresh parsley, garlic, tomatoes, lemon juice, mozzarella cheese, and bacon. Yummy!

It’s funny how bacon can seem totally fatty and cheap, yet other dishes make bacon seem totally chic. This is a recipe where bacon seems glamorous and really makes this chicken dish taste good. With only a few ingredients, Taylor’s Italian Chicken is incredibly easy to make and looks divine on a plate.

Taylor’s Italian Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1/8 cup parsley
• 1 tomato
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 lemon
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 3 strips bacon
• Dash of salt & pepper

* As always, use organic ingredients when you can to create a better-for-you, tastier version of this dish!

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chicken breasts, skin side down, in a 9 X 11 pan. Dice tomato, chop parsley, cut bacon into 1/2 inch squares and add on top of chicken. Chop up garlic and add to top of chicken. Cut lemon in half and squeeze lemon onto chicken. Add a dash of salt and pepper. Sprinkle cheese over chicken, cover pan with foil, and bake 45 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. Uncover foil and bake another 12 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.

Plate with a fresh, veggie salad and dinner is served!

Coming up next week: Lots of fabulous reviews on exciting new gluten-free goodies and products! Also, planning a vacation or stay-cation this spring? We’ve got must-have gluten-free travel toiletries!

Stay tuned. 🙂

-Glamour & Green Gluten-Free

Gluten-Free Paprika Shrimp and Green Bean Saute March 24, 2010

 

 I tried this DELISH recipe about 7 months ago and it was awesome. Now that I’m pregnant though, I am avoiding seafood (among other pregnancy “no-no” foods) and, obviously, can’t eat shrimp.

Boy, do I miss it.

I’ve heard of pregnant women that crave bad-stuff like paint chips, cigarette butts, and dirt (thankfully, I am NOT one of them!), but I do want the totally off-limits seafood. My mouth starts to water when I think about shrimp nachos, shrimp with cocktail sauce, shrimp sautéed in garlic and butter, or shrimp sprinkled all over a gluten-free pizza.  MMmmmmm….

I’m reminded of “Bubba” from the movie Forrest Gump, and how all he ever talks about is shrimp and the different ways that you can cook it. …Well, with the way I want to eat shrimp, I could listen to Bubba talk about shrimp all day. I wouldn’t mind a bit. I’d probably join in.

So, since I can’t indulge in my shrimp-obsession for, at the very least, another three months, do me a favor and enjoy a shrimp dinner yourself. Try this gluten-free Paprika Shrimp and Green Bean Saute recipe from Eating Well. It’s easy and awesome:

Ingredients

• 4 cups green beans, trimmed (about 12 ounces)
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 pound raw shrimp, (21-25 per pound; see Note), peeled and deveined
• 2 16-ounce cans large butter beans, or cannellini beans, rinsed
• 1/4 cup sherry vinegar, or red-wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

*Use organic ingredients and spices when you can!

Preparation

1. Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Put green beans in a steamer basket, place in the pan, cover and steam until tender-crisp, 4 to 6 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and paprika and cook, stirring constantly, until just fragrant but not browned, about 20 seconds. Add shrimp and cook until pink and opaque, about 2 minutes per side. Stir in beans, vinegar and salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup parsley.
3. Divide the green beans among 6 plates. Top with the shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with pepper and the remaining 1/4 cup parsley.

Tips & Notes

• Note: Shrimp is usually sold by the number needed to make one pound. For example, “21-25 count” means there will be 21 to 25 shrimp in a pound. Size names, such as “large” or “extra large,” are not standardized. In recipes calling for a specific count, order by the count (or number) per pound to be sure you’re getting the size you want.
• To peel shrimp, grasp the legs and hold onto the tail while you twist off the shell. Save the shells to make a tasty stock: Simmer, in enough water to cover, for 10 minutes, then strain. The “vein” running along a shrimp’s back (technically the dorsal surface, opposite the legs) under a thin layer of flesh is really its digestive tract.
• To devein shrimp, use a paring knife to make a slit along the length of the shrimp. Under running water, remove the tract with the knife tip.

-Glamour & Green Gluten-Free