What a Weekend! And Quail Egg Mushrooms

  

What a wonderful weekend we had!  

Friday I mixed up a couple batches of my new gluten-free sourdough English Muffins 


It does not rise like regular bread but it does get nice and fluffy




It uses muffin rings because the dough is a little thin

Ta-da!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and five batches of "regular" English Muffins.  

While I was busy in the kitchen, Cletus was busy in the garden.  We had lots of green beans and tomatoes, some cucumbers, and a variety of peppers.

He gardens, he builds ALL the quail stuff, AND he does googly-eye art with the vegetables.  What a renaissance man!

Saturday was a wonderfully busy market day.  We were outside this week, so it was pretty warm but we have learned to take our large, heavy-duty fan with us and that made all the difference.  
 
We quickly sold out of green beans, and the tomatoes were also a big hit, as were the cucumbers. 
 
What really made my day was seeing the faces of the ladies who realized I had gluten-free English Muffins and taste-tested them for me.  
 
I want to be clear that I do NOT have a gluten-free kitchen and if your problem is celiac disease or an anaphylactic-type reaction (IgE-reaction) to gluten, these muffins are NOT for you.  But if your problem is a delayed-reaction food allergy (non IgE-mediated allergic reaction, also known as a gut-reaction), these should be safe for you.  
 
We also had some folks buying eggs and whole processed quail for meat.
 
As promised, I have a new recipe for you to try this week: quail egg stuffed mushrooms.  I used plain grocery store mushrooms this week but there are other options.  This is just what I had on hand.
 
Quail Egg Mushrooms
 
6 mushrooms
6 quail eggs  (you might want the scissors for this one)
3 pieces crispy bacon or a few Tablespoons of bacon bits
parmesan
salt and pepper to taste
 
Wash mushrooms and remove stems (save them for a stir fry or just eat them) and place in lightly greased oven-safe dish.
 
 
Put one egg in each cap
 

 
Sprinkle bacon, parmesan, salt and pepper on top
 

 Bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes or until set, then turn the oven to broil and brown the tops (1-2 minutes)
 

This made a great, and filling, appetizer for the two of us!  
 
Have a wonderful week!

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