Butter Chicken Sauce for Canning

Makes 8-9 cups sauce Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil4 medium onions, diced2 teaspoons salt4 teaspoons minced garlic2 teaspoons minced ginger root or ginger paste4 teaspoons turmeric4 teaspoons curry powder2 teaspoons cumin2-3 teaspoons garam masala4 teaspoons white or brown sugar3 tablespoons fish sauce1-3 tablespoons Thai red curry sauce**1 teaspoon Berbere – optional (for…

Gluten Free Pumpkin Bundt Cake

1 1/2 cups fine rice flour (I use Asian)1/2 cup tapioca flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon xanthan gum1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 teaspoon allspice 1 egg1 cup pureed pumpkin1 cup cooking oil1/2 cup milk mixed with 1 teaspoon vinegarCrumble Topping:1/2 cup rice flour1/2 cup brown sugar2 teaspoons cocoa powder1/4 cup butter or margarine1/2…

Peanut Free Indonesian Saute Sauce

3/4 cup water1 cup cashew butter2 Tablespoons brown sugar1 Tablespoon Lime or Lemon juice1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek or other hot pepper sauce1/2 teaspoon minced garlic1/4 teaspoon cumin powderPut all together and blend until smooth. I use my Vita Mix blender starting on low and then increasing in speed. Serve as a dipping…

Indonesian Pork n Peanut Sauce

Serves 4300 grams pork, cooked or raw cut in cubes1./2 tsp minced garlic1/2 tsp. cumin1/2 tsp coriander2 tsp soy sauce 1/2 cup waterSauce:1/2 cup peanut butter1 cup water1 tablespoon lemon juice1/4 teaspoon sambal oelek (hot sauce)1 tablespoon brown sugar2 tablespoons soya sauce1 tsp. minced garlicCurried Cabbage:800 grams green cabbage sliced about 1/8″ to 1/4″ thick…

Ice Tea Concentrate

Decaffeinated Ice Tea Concentrate I really love ice tea on warm days – what I don’t like is all the caffeine that comes along with it. I also like to be able to control the amount of sweetener in my iced tea. I canned homemade tea concentrate a couple years ago and found one jar…

Gluten Free Potato Buns

While visiting family in British Columbia’s lower mainland our sons, wives and children were able to to sample some potato buns at a cafĂ© in the area. They enjoyed them so much that my daughter-in-law Michelle said I should try and make something similar. This recipe makes 8- 10 good sized buns. I bake them…

New Year’s Slush

Ingredients: Blend bananas and fruit juices. Divide evenly into 2 icecream pails . Boil water and add sugar – stirring to dissolve. Divide into the two pails. Stir well. Freeze. To serve fill glass halfway with slush. Add gingerale and stir. 2 cans 295ml frozen orange juice concentrate 2 litres pineapple juice 1.5 litres (3…

Pea Soup Mix in a Jar

We enjoy having soup for lunch from September to May and having a few ready made homemade mixes makes things simpler on those busy days. I have made homemade recipe into a dried mix some years ago and have upgraded the recipe to include yellow split peas after seeing other bloggers with similar “soup in…

Sweet and Sour Spareribs

This is a nice recipe – easy to make. Makes one rack of spareribs and about 14 cups Soup! Sweet and Sour Spareribs – also recipe for one Dutch Oven of soup from water spareribs were precooked in. 1.8 kg spareribs (approx. 4lbs) Sauce: 1 1/3 cup Sweet Chili Sauce 1/2 cup sugar 4 tbsp….

Gluten Free Pie and Tart Dough Recipe

This recipe puts together a few of my recipes I’ve tested over the years plus some methods I have read about on the internet.  It ends up being a very tasty and flaky pie/tart /crust! Pie Dough Flour Mix – No substitutions 1 1/4 cup brown rice flour 1 1/4 cup fine rice flour 1…