Every once in a while I cook for patients undergoing thyroid treatments that require me to follow a low iodine diet. I have created a repertoire of recipes to manage diet restrictions and to make their diet weeks as pleasant as possible and to enjoy gourmet food like everyone else. Of course salt can be a significant source of iodine but most companies make an iodine free version, it’s usually a pickling or koshering salt. For Windsor salt it’s the salt in the green coloured bags. You can email your salt company and they will confirm which variety is iodine free.
Once the salt issue is taken care of it’s a matter of following your health practitioner’s recommendations. Rather than focusing on what you cannot eat, try to make a big list of what you can have and work from there.
In my last low iodine cooking day I made flour tortillas. I had never made these before and they were very easy and I would recommend trying them.
I mixed up some dough and I divided the dough into equal size balls.
I rolled out each ball on a floured cutting board. As you can see I did not achieve a nice circle and my tortilla is rather square. I fried the tortilla in a hot pan.
They turned out great and my client loved them.
Sometimes only a fabulous cupcake will do. In celebration of my husband’s and my son’s birthdays we decided to make cupcakes that Zaidy (grandpa) could enjoy as well.
Made from black beans, white kidney beans, eggs, cocoa or coconut flour they are sweetened with Stevia and Splenda. They won’t raise your blood sugar but you will love them as all of our guests did and they disappeared in no time.
Pork and Liver Terrine with Cranberries and Pistachios - Serves 16
Ingredients
500 gram Pork, Ground
200 gram Veal, Ground
150 grams Chicken liver — chopped or minced
2 cloves Garlic — minced
½ Onions — finely chopped and sauteed in butter
1 ½ tsp Salt — or to taste
1 ½ tsp Pepper — or to taste
Egg
2 tbsp Cream, Heavy, Whipping — optional if you want it dairy free, replace with water
1 tbsp Cognac
1 tsp Sage
½ tsp Nutmeg
1 Orange Peel — minced from one orange
¼ lbs Bacon — chopped
¼ cup Cranberries, Dried — ideally splenda sweetened
¼ cup Pistachio Nuts — shelled
Instructions
In a large bowl mix together all ingredients except for cranberries and pistachios.
Once ingredients are very well mixed, heat a frying pan to medium high. Take a small amount of the filling and cook a little hamburger shaped piece until well done. Taste for seasoning and adjust. When you are satisfied with the seasonings line a loaf pan with cling wrap and pack mixture in.
Heat oven to 350. Cook loaf pan in a bain marie til an interior temperature of 160F. This should take 45 minutes to an hour.
To make a bain marie place loaf pan in a large baking pan, fill with boiling water til it comes it about halfway up the sides of the baking pan.
Once cooked remove loaf pan and cool. Wrap in tin foil and place in fridge with a weight onto for 1 or 2 days.
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I was cooking for my one of my clients who’s family is expecting their first child. While I enjoy the flavours of these two vegetarian dishes it was the colours that jumped out at me today.
This Mardi Gras Red Bean stew is loaded with kidney beans and kale.
This Eggplant Parmigiana just hits the spot!
Come spend the day decorating your own gingerbread tree. We supply the baked and assembled tree, 24 gingerbread cookies, assorted candies and royal icing. Learn to pipe, colour flow and sugaring techniques.
Class is Saturday December 17, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Suitable for children 8 and over. Younger children may attend accompanied by an adult. Class is held at the Royal Canadian Curling Club, 131 Broadview Ave. Class is $35. Limited Spaces.
To register send an email to michelle@chefdemaison.ca
Can’t believe that it took me so long to make it up. With Christmas and Chanukah falling on the same week this year I thought that it was only fitting to create a decorate your own gingerbread menorah for all of those people who stare longingly at gingerbread houses.
Order this menorah fully decorated (with 8 candles waiting to be attached with royal icing) $45 or order this menorah as a kit, with all pieces, a piping bag of royal icing and then you get to go to your favourite bulk candy store and choose the candies of your dreams to decorate your menorah. $25.
Delivery not included. Order deadline is Friday November 25th.
Order yours now. Nibble on a fragrant gingerbread cookie every day from December 1st to 24th.
This tree stands over 16 inches tall.
$50. Pick up or local Toronto delivery available for a fee.
