Ohhhhh laaaaaa you crazy Food Fight Flingers!
The weeks just seem to fly by here and even though I just put out a @foodfightfriday post, apparently today calls for another one. Well alrighty then…
Dandays and I have been on straight CHILL mode this last week. Good thing too because since we’ve been here we’ve hit the pavement running. It’s nice to have a little brake action (pun and spelling intended 😉) once in awhile.
Today, I sit in our air B and B with two loads of laundry in (I always have to have clean sheets), black beans cooling (I’m making a sweet treat out of them suckers), chickpeas drying (did someone say falafel night?), and @dandays right at my side (my tarantula warrior) writing our Food Fight Friday Steemit posts. Sounds like a good life, huh?
I know I’ve been a little stingy on the recipe posts so here’s a little something something for you to smoke on… Meet my half of this triple F contender, read @dandays’ contender for the other half.
Wheat Thin Free Crackers
I know what you’re thinking “really, Puravida? Your first recipe back and you’re going to share crackers?”
Well, yeah. I’m going to share crackers, crackers that are easy, crackers that are quick, crackers that are gluten and grain free, and crackers that, if you’re on this stupid super restrictive diet like me, can be had by all.
Check it out…
Ingredients
1.75 Cup almond flour
1 egg (large egg)
1 Tsp pink Himalayan sea salt
1-3 dash black pepper
1-3 dash garlic powder
Preheat your oven to 350 F
With your start up looking like the picture above go ahead and crack that egg(s) in a bowl and add your spices.
Add your almond flour and if you don’t have enough almond flour on hand (like myself) then also add a tablespoon or two of coconut flour. Careful though, coconut flour loves to soak up any liquid so you don’t want to overdo it and ruin your dough.
Mix it all really well. Shortly after mixing I switched my tool from a whisk to a fork because all of my dough ended up entangled within my whisk. I suggest you just start out with the fork and bypass all that unnecessary hassle.
Next, I put down some plastic wrap, plopped my big ball of dough down on it, hand flatten a bit, cover with another piece of plastic wrap, and whipped out my rolling pin.
I use the term MINE loosely as we are staying at a fully furnished and kitchen equipped air B and B.
Try to roll your dough out as thin as possible. This makes for a crispier and much tastier cracker.
Using a sharp knife cut strips into your dough and then cross them to make cracker shaped rectangles.
Carefully transfer the rectangles to a greased baking sheet and shake a little extra pink salt on top.
Put them in the oven for 15-18 minutes. I like mine pretty crispy so the longest I can go without burning them is perfect for me.
Of course I made somethin somethin to go with these crackers…
… you’ll just have to read @dandays Food Fight Friday post to find out what it is…
These crackers sure did look good on our Mediterranean plate though 😉.
Thank you all for hanging out with me on another @foodfightfriday. It feels good to share a recipe with y’all again, even if our internet is so slow we have to wait a good 65 seconds for every picture to load 🤦🏼♀️.
I’ll be out scoping all of the other contenders posts (because, why not?). Catch y’all later!
Pura Vida ✌️
Puradayswhatpants does that last tag say? Great entry, chef! How cool is it that paleotwist mimicked these crackers though. That’s how dope you, your recipes, heart, Steemit activity, gps’ing skills, towncar signaling, etc. all of it... dope!
iheartu all the time @puravidaville.
Your mouth is moving so I know you’re talking ish. Town car shmown car, you didn’t want to wait for a taxi either. Who isn’t filthy rich when they are drunk? Haha. I heartu even when I don’t want to. Muah
Wheat free or almond thins? Either way, they look really tasty, @puravidaville.
Glad to hear the two of you are able to do some relaxing now after what sounded like some pretty hectic days there trying to get people to move so you could get things done. Latinoamerican culture man. Gotta love it. :)
We do love it, it’s why we moved here. Sometimes we forget that when we want to get things done though. Oh well, it’ll just take some more time to acclimate.
Sure, either name works well for me. They actually taste pretty good. Almost a little sweetness like a wheat thin, or wheat not. Haha. Thanks for stopping by @glenalbrethsen. We all miss you around the food fight ring…
I'm trying to get back in it, @puravidaville. Commenting on everyone's posts is the first step, I guess. I'm cooking tonight, and it's stuff I haven't done before, so I should have something for next Friday (if I'm not derailed).
I've tried coming up with ideas that aren't cooking related, but still in the arena of food, but haven't had much I've been interested in, so I need to do a better job of that. We'll see. :)
Whatever you decide to do will be great. I’ll keep my ete out for your triple F about last nights dinner. I know I’m not the only one in the gang that misses your contenders :). Enjoy your Sunday @glenalbrethsen!
You did those crackers like a ninja! Ive actually found almond flour to work well in many recipes, weee.
What is this a tag team? You two ganging up on the crew? Making @dandays skin them chickpeas, 😂.
Very nice, very nice.
Every Chef has a few line cooks 🤷🏼♀️ What can I say, he can peel two at a time while my small fingers can only do one. Haha.
Yeah, we’ve been a crew @weirdheadaches! Pura-days isn’t messing around. Haha. Seriously though, I love using almond flour. It makes for a more crumbly and sometimes flakey crust, cake, brownie, or whatever. Plus, it’s easy to grind up some almonds and voila, you’ve got flour :)
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You are just unbelievably creative @puravidaville 😍😍😍 i love crackers!
Aweeee… that’s such a nice thing to say. I love your comments so there. Thanks for checking in on me @cicisaja!
It’s a good flashback.
Yeah, great song 😊
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I love crackers as a perfect replacement for bread. Thanks for reminding me to make them again some day. I usually make them fully from nuts and seeds which only needs water and no egg. I'll try to share that recipe the next time I make them. Yours also look delicious !
Definitely show me next time you make them. I’d love to make some without the egg. I just made a quinoa pizza crust that turned out good. It’s amazing what a food processor will do to your recipes. I’ll keep me eye out for those crackers @byebyehamburgers.
You didn't disappoint on that teaser. Crackers just ain't crackers without hummus. ;) Hhhmm, now you got me thinking about amaranth crackers. I might just have to experiment with my new little puffed goodies to see what I can whip up. I would definitely be game for Mediterranean night! I am clearing out the fridge this evening with some arugula pesto red lentil pasta. I worked up quite the appetite after pushing my niece on her tricycle this afternoon for my second workout of the day. Have a fantastic weekend my friend! 😊
Oh yum! Pasta, lentils, pesto… it all sounds heavenly. I can’t tell you the last time ive been able to enjoy a pasta. I’ll live vicariously through you.
Yep, I bet your niece is a better gym trainer than anyone you work with. Haha… if anyone’s in need of getting in shape just watch a small person under 5 a couple days a week. They’ll be crushing their weight goals in no time.
Let me know how those amaranth crackers turn out. I’m going to be experimenting with Aquafaba next. I’ve been reading you can make meringues, and other whipped goodies with it. I’ll keep you posted. Enjoy your weekend as well @plantstoplanks 😉
I still haven't worked with aquafaba yet, but I've seen so many amazing things with it! I'll for sure keep an eye out to see what you whip up!
I know, those amazing things have inspired me to “whip” something up. Haha. Right now I have black Aquafaba from the black bean brownies I just made. So I guess my first recipe will be a chocolate one. We’ll see if it’s a fail or a success. :)
Wow, @puravidaville, I was just looking for a good cracker recipe today. Thanks a lot. I will try them tomorrow.
Oh good! Let me know how they turn out. I cooked mine until they were almost burnt to achieve that crispness. I also don’t mind a little over doness in my crackers (is overdoness a word 🤷🏼♀️). Looking forward to your results @paleotwist.
@puravidaville, I just could not wait until tomorrow to make these crackers. I was already tasting them without making them. Luckily I bought a big bag of almond flour and I was just dying to open it and try a new recipe. The crackers came out very good and crunchy. I ate all the ugly crumbs and odd shapes one before I could finish breaking them apart. Thanks for the recipe. (
Awesome!!! Anyone loves when someone makes their recipe. I’m so glad they turned out for you. Now, you just need to get on making some homemade hummus to go with them 😉. The cool thing is it looks like your go at it yielded much more than mine. Even better! They look great @paleotwist. Enjoy your weekend my friend.
Love this cracker recipe ....did you make hummus tooooooo???? These are way beter for you...forget the kind you buy at the store girlfriend! You nailed it! btw you can make amazing crackers with juice pulp too!! How was the first juice? I want to hear all about it!!!!
Oh my, the first juice was only perfect. I wasn’t sure how much spinach to put in there as I wanted to have spinach left for our pre gym smoothies but the amount I put in worked out just fine. I used spinach, celery, cucumbers, ginger, and half a lime because I didn’t have a lemon. I mixed Dandays an apple, cucumber, strawberry juice. His smelled better than mine. Haha… you’ll have to share one of your juice pulp cracker recipes with me.
I was just told that if I put my juice pulp out on the edge of the mountain we are on that the monkeys and toucans will come up and eat it. I think I’ll have to try that at least once. Haha
Now that looks easy, well you make it seem easy anyway. I might have to give those bad mamma jammas a try.
Speaking of diets....I have made a few changes myself. Mainly just quitting stopping at convenience store and buying crap food. Saving money and eating healthier also getting my sweat on in the gym. I feel a lot better just after 3 weeks.
Sounds like you to are making it happen and enjoying your adventure together.
Cheers.
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Haha…
That made me laugh. Good for you Splatts. Working out makes us feel good, which then makes us want to eat better, which makes us feel even better, and the byproduct is we look better as well as function better. You’re also setting a great example for your kids but we’ve been following you for a while now and we know that that’s a norm for you guys. Good job Dad!
Let me know how your crackers turn out. They are super easy to make 😉
I need to do a post about how much money is spent on crap food at those places. Around the Splatts house we just call it...Poop. Cookies, candy, little Debbie snacks....it’s Poop. It’s funny when we are in the store and the kids ask if they can get some...Poop. What is funnier than that is when I say, “Yes”
Mama Splatts and I hit the Gym together today. It’s so awesome, nobody in there just us 2. It’s been 3 weeks since I started, and getting up at 4:20 in the morning isn’t too bad. Plus my work bought me some Bose wireless earbuds. How cool is that??
That’s real cool. I find it easier to get up early and workout than to do your entire day and leave your workout for the evening. I hate evening workouts. It’s dope when you have the gym to yourselves too. Dandays and I have been working out a gym here and nobodies ever in there. It’s always just him and I, it’s great.
I used to be a “poop” addict! Candy, pastries, cookies, cake, whatever… you name it I had it. I lived off the stuff for the better part of my adult life, hence why my gut is so messed up right now. My punishment is not being able to eat ANYTHING sweet, not even fruit, for who knows how long. It’s a good thing that your family refers to the junk by its proper word, “poop”. Haha
My work put in this gym for the employees and their families. You would have to hit it just right to run into someone in there. It’s free and it has everything.
Quick junk food story: So when my wife and I were dating we smoked ....a lot!! All day everyday. I’m talking comatose style baked!! Why smoke one bowl when you can smoke 7 right?!?!? Lol. After getting a good chief on we went into Winco, a grocery store that has the bulk bins of ... candy...bad idea!! Filled up a bag full of all kinds of candy. We were in heaven. Super baked and a bag of all our favorite candies. Then we sat in my truck in the parking lot and got a sugar overload. I think between the weed and the sugar something happened. We both passed out in the parking lot of the grocery store for an hour or so. Woke up wondering what the heck was going on. HAHAHA. It was night time but still...who does that?......I do I guess.
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Haha… I have actually done something similar when I was a young woman. Instead of a bag of candy it was a full warm box of fresh crispy Creme donuts. My girlfriend and I killed almost the entire box and past out. Whoever doesn’t say that sugar is a drug is delusional. That ish gets me super high. It’s the worst drug I’ve ever had to quit. That’s the truth! My stoner and sugar days are since over. A little toke every once in awhile never hurt though 😳
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Have you ever used a food dehydrator? Ive seen them making chips out of cucumbers and other fruits/veggies. Some looked darn good.
No I haven’t but I could use one right about now. I’ve read you can dehydrate those same veggies by setting your oven to low and cooking them in there for several hours, like 6-8 or something. It always sounds a bit much for me to have my oven going for that long but I should try it sometime and report back.
Thanks @verifyme! I appreciate the love.