Thursday, January 5, 2012

Gluten Free Penne Pasta with Arugula and Oven Dried Tomatoes


"You can almost smell the garlic and butter"


Veda’s Nutrition, the Gluten Free Show goes on location for a Taste and Flavor Demonstration.  


David Haydon, Executive Chef and Owner of Il Davide Restaurant, in San Rafael, CA talks to us about gluten free pasta.


Our choice for delicate gluten free pasta is Rustichella d’Abruzzo.  This penne pasta is made of white rice and holds your favorite sauce nicely.    Special marinara sauce clings to the ridges on the pasta and fills the tubes Chef David's savory sauce.  You can almost smell the garlic and butter in this video. My featured demo is Penne Arugula with Oven Dried Tomatoes.  Click on the link to view this video.


Follow this link to watch the entire demonstration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch v=Sb1KG6zJeBc&context=C3c2f8b1ADOEgsToPDskKsMd7kFcMHJhcCL57G5yhA




Tomatoes to boost Anti-Oxidants The health benefits from tomatoes are overwhelming and the recipe for Penne Arugula with Oven Dried Tomatoes features tomatoes in 3 different state; tomato sauce, oven dried and wilted cherry tomatoes.  Tomatoes fortify your system and help balance blood glucose levels and gut health. Urinary tract infections show improvements for individual who boost their tomato intake. Volumes of research have been done on the anti-cancer benefits and improvements in prostate cancer.  American men who ate 4 servings of tomatoes a week had a 40% reduction in cancer cells.  Tomatoes are also an excellent source of Potasium, Folic Acid, Vitamin A, C & E. The weight loss or fat burning hormone called Leptin works more efficiently when the body consumes tomatoes. 


The anti-inflammatory ingredients in tomatoes are Carotenoids and Bioflavinoids.  Beta-Carotine the orange pigment found in carrots is a Carotenoid.  Bioflavinoids concentrated in tomato skin actually help alleviate inflammation and allergic reactions.  Cooking tomatoes breaks down tomato cell membrane making absorption of Carotenoids and Flavinoids more available 

Sauteing with olive oil greatly increases Lycopenes found in tomatoes. Lycopene are in the red pigment found in tomatoes also found to be anti-cancer fighting.  85% of dietary Lycopene can be attributed to tomato-based products. 
Oven Dried Tomatoes


Preparing Oven Dried Tomatoes is easy.  I like to dry them in my 200 degree oven on cold winter's night.  The oven heat will help keep your heating costs low while drying this wonderful treat.  To truly dry tomatoes to a leathery state let them bake in your 200 degree oven for 8 to 10 hours.  
*Slice tomatoes in 1/4” slices, 
*add a little Salt
*sprinkle with Olive Oil  
*I’m in love with pink Himalayan salt for its flavor, color and added mineral count.  
*I like to place tomatoes on a silpat sheet for easy clean-up.  


If you like a little life in your tomatoes
*try baking for 4 hours at 250 degrees.   

*remove seeds if you are prone to acid reflux




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I hope you watch both the demo video (link above) and the preview below!


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This information is provided for general educational purposes only and is not intended to constitute (i) medical advice or counseling, (ii) the practice of medicine or the provision of health care diagnosis or treatment, (iii) or the creation of a physician--patient relationship. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your doctor promptly.


Power Healing: Use the New Integrated Medicine to Cure Yourself. Leo Galland, 384 pages, Random House, (June 1, 1998)


Mediators Inflamm. 2010; 2010: 289645. Published online 2010 July 14. doi: 10.1155/2010/289645. Full Text: "Chronic Inflammation in Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome" Rosário Monteiro* and Isabel Azevedo Department of Biochemistry (U38-FCT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal


Full Text: "Diet and Inflammation" Leo Galland, MD, Nutr Clin Pract December 7, 2010 vol. 25 no. 6 634-640



Curr Med Chem. 2010;17(23):2547-63. "Tomato lycopene and inflammatory cascade: basic interactions and clinical implications." Palozza P, Parrone N, Catalano A, Simone R.Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University, School of Medicine, Lgo F. Vito, 1 00168 Rome, Italy.
Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2002 Nov;227(10):920-3. Full Text: "Overview of mechanisms of action of lycopene." Heber D, Lu QY. University of California Center for Human Nutrition, 900 Veteran Avenue, Room 1-2-213, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1742, USA.


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