This is Maggie’s favourite cake – she chooses it for her birthday each year. Gluten Free Pineapple Upside Down Cake3 cups rice flour1 cup sweet rice flour1/2 teaspoon salt2 cups sugar1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon cream of tartar1 cup butter (margarine or shortening) at room temperature1 cup buttermilk or sour milk ** see tips2 eggs,…

These ones are fried only part way and will be frozen.   I’ve been developing gluten free empanada doughs that will bake in the oven without splitting and that are easy to handle.  Not always so easy to do.  I made some Samosa using “Empanada Dough Recipe II Dairy Free”  and it worked quite well.  I…

I converted a long used “regular flour” recipe to gluten free last night.  The muffins looked and had texture like “regular” muffins .  Fresh – they were amazing! I kept them overnight in a plastic container and they were still great this morning.  They stay good for days and freeze well.  Can also me made…

This recipe makes about about 32 pizza crusts about 12″ round.  For a 12″ round use about 450 grams. I like freezing them in weights of 700 grams for a baking sheet pizza. this is a picture of the bottom side of the crust 4 kg rice flour (Asian, fine rice flour – not gritty)…

1 pound lean ground pork1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon sage1/4 teaspoon nutmeg1/4 teaspoon thyme1/8 teaspoon ginger1/8 teaspoon hot sauce or sambal oelekMix altogether and form into patties or cylinders. Fry in lightly oiled frying pan until done.  May be frozen and reheated.   Can also be used in recipes asking for pork sausage.

If you like the idea of one or two meatless meals a week this is a good one to try.  I tested it on 4 teens ages 15-19 and they all really liked it! 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1 medium onion, diced –  about 1 cup 1 teaspoon garlic diced ( I use the diced…

I am trying to come up with a selection of easy gluten free baking recipes that use a minimum amount of ingredients.  The nice thing with this recipe is that it does not require guar gum or xanthan gum.  The teenagers came home from school and each daughter said “wow, these are good!” can I have…

This is a quick easy to make recipe – great way to use up ham and turkey stock from Thanksgiving dinner!  Serves 6Sauce:400 grams frozen green beans3 cups turkey or chicken stock1/4 cup finely chopped onion2-3 cups ham cut into strips (400 grams)1 tablespoon oil1/4 cup flour (I use rice flour to make it gf)Rice:2 cups rice2…

400 grams diced lean boneless pork                   1 kg frozen oriental style vegetables1 19 oz. can pineapple chunks, including juice1/4 cup ketchup1/4 cup sugar1/4 cup vinegar1 tablespoon soy sauce2 tablespoons cornstarch – see notes2 teaspoons oil Method:Place raw diced pork into bottom of crock pot.  Place frozen vegetables…