Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken can sometimes be hard to bake. You have to really watch it or it can get really dry, really fast. I find that if you stuff the chicken breasts with something, they tend to stay pretty moist and also cook fairly quickly. I love chicken cordon bleu but it can be loaded with fats and other nasty things. I re-vamped my old (unhealthy) recipe and was very pleased with the results!

2 large chicken breasts

2 slices of Swiss cheese (I used a dairy free alternative)
2 slices of ham, thinly sliced (like deli style)
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp red wine vinaigrette
2 tsp garlic, minced

• Cut your chicken breasts almost all the way in half, butterfly style)leaving the breast together just a little.
• Place one slice of cheese and one slice of ham in the open chicken breast.
• Pour vinaigrette over the chicken. Fold chicken back together and secure with toothpicks.
• Place chicken into a 2 quart baking dish and bake at 350°F until cooked completely through, about 35-40 minutes.

Gluten Free Coconut Orange Baked Donuts with Chocolate Glaze

I do not have a picture of these donuts. This was totally by mistake but turned out pretty good! For my son’s 5^th birthday, he requested donuts with corn on the cob for his birthday dinner. So – that’s what he got. Now the donuts we eat are never fried, always baked. These were no different, however; I had never made gluten free donuts before. I tried to convince him to have pancakes but he refused – so then it was a mission. How can I make gluten free donuts that did not taste like hockey pucks? I had convinced myself these were going to be something that everyone pretended to like but secretly threw away. However- the opposite happened. All six were gone in minutes.

1 cup gluten free pancake mix (I used Bob’s Red Mill)

¼ cup white sorghum flour
¼ cup coconut flour
2 Tbsp tapioca starch
½ tsp xanthan gum
½ tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp oil
¾ cup almond milk (or other milk of choice)
zest from one orange
¼ cup honey
½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
·         Mix together all the above ingredients and bake at 350°F for about 10 minutes or until slightly brown.

While the donuts are baking, make the glaze below:

½ cup gluten free chocolate chips (I like Enjoy Life brand)
1 Tbsp orange juice (from orange you just zested)
1 Tbsp almond milk
·         Melt chocolate chips in microwave and mix with the other ingredients.
·         Once donuts are done baking and have cooled slightly, dip top of donut in chocolate glaze.