Monday, December 20, 2010

Easy Gluten Free Christmas Lunch

We had an early Christmas yesterday to give the kids a chance to open their presents and so that we don't have to carry presents on the plane next week. We had a very, very simple Christmas lunch. The main meal was a platter of salad vegies with a home made dill dip, and plates of cold ham and cold roast turkey (with cranberry sauce). There was also a cheese plate, and some freshly baked corn bread from the Rebar cookbook. Afterwards we had Eton Mess for dessert along with a fruit platter. The only baking to be done was the meringue for Eton Mess (a day before), and the corn bread, which only takes 25 minutes in the oven. I got the blender out to puree strawberries and a hand mixer for the cream, but other than that a couple of knives and chopping boards was all the kitchen equipment needed. Everything was gluten free (I substituted the wheat flour in the cornbread for gluten free), and I don't think anyone missed the wheat/rye/barley/oats.