Turkey Sausage Risotto with Yellow Squash
August 21, 2008 - Written by Diana
1lb Sweet Italian Turkey sausage (Kroger’s has Honeysuckle Farms )
2 tbs olive oil.
1 Onion diced
5-6 cups chicken broth warmed (Organic Pacific brand is gluten free)
1 yellow squash, peeled and chopped.
2 cups risotto.
chopped parsley.
Saute the onion and turkey sausage together in a medium sauce pan. Remove the cooked onion and sausage from the pan. Pour in risotto and just cover with broth. When the broth is absorbed, put in a ladle full at a time slowly letting it absorb in by the rice. When the rice is almost ready, add the squash. Pour in the last ladle, add the sausage and onion back in and finish heating through until the liquid has been absorbed by the rice.
*To make sure this is gluten free, check your sausage and broth labels.
Gluten Free Cookerati
August 20, 2008 - Written by DianaThis week at Cookerati, we’re trying to talk about Gluten Free products. We were asked to sample some gluten free products and help our readers learn about some gluten free options. Since we want to help our readers, and we’re game to try new things, learn about new options, address readers concerns, this week is Gluten Free week. We’ll try our best to get it all correct, but if we don’t, feel free to help us out.
Why Gluten Free?
Gluten Free is not a health fad. Most people don’t decide to go gluten free just to be healthier, although some do. Usually, they are diagnosed with a gluten intolerance or Celiac Disease. Celiac Disease is a serious condition, that sometimes mimics other stomach ailments and can be mild, or as major as feeling ground up glass in your stomach if you digest something with gluten in it. To be diagnosed with Celiac disease, you actually need to not be on a gluten free diet in order for the testing to be accurate. Once you are diagnosed, there isn’t a cure, but then you need to live a gluten free life forever. My mother in law hasn’t been tested or diagnosed with celiac disease, however, her doctor told her she has an intolerance to gluten and should have as gluten free a diet as she can. Others, who have been diagnosed with ADHD, Autism, and food allergies sometimes find that a gluten free diet has helped their symptoms. Still other people are going gluten free because they just feel healthier on a gluten free diet. If you choose a gluten free diet, make sure to get the B vitamins and folic acid, by taking supplements, or foods that have been enriched with them.
