Mock Pumpernickel – In the Slow Cooker~gluten free

Often I hear that Celiac’s lament that most gf breads have very little fibre.  This bread should take care of that!  This is a very dense bread that you slice into very thin slices. Tastes just like old fashioned dark rye pumpernickel!I will include changes at the end if you wish to use cooked rice…

Barb’s Green Relish

Neighbor Barb also gave me her great recipe for Green Relish.  The first time I made it I was suprised that it didn’t look like store bought relish although it tasted like it.  I had some food colour in the pantry that I had purchased for adding to the kids homemade playdoh and luckily it…

Barb’s Dill Pickles

We have lovely neighbors.  We’ve been next to each other for 33 years.  When I started gardening and grew pickling cukes- or maybe it’s when Barb gave me a bag from her garden – she also gave me her recipe.  Every so often I phone her up and ask once again “do you put these…

Overnight Rotini Casserole ~ Easty to convert to gluten free

As mentioned before, we usually have a full house on Sunday’s for lunch.  This is a great make ahead recipe! The recipe calls for Rotini pasta which is the spiral pasta.  To make the recipe gluten free susbstitute with gluten free macaroni rice noodles – it worked great and we all ate the same casserole…

What to do with a Gluten Free cake that didn’t work out.

On Thursday evening I tried to make an old family favourite spice cake into a gluten free one.  The original cake did not call for an egg but I put one in and then just substituted gf flours for the gluten free.  Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn’t.  This one was so dry the kids…

Nutella Chocolate Cookies ~ Gluten Free

This is a recipe that was inspired by the simplicity of the no flour peanut butter cookie recipe. It worked out really well. I am eating one as I type this! Ingredients: 1/2 cup chocolate spread (Like Nutella)1 small egg1/2 cup brown sugar6 tablespooons cocoa powder6 tablespoons cornstarch1/2 teaspoon baking soda. Method:  Mix chocolate spread,…

Turkey Tetrazzini ~ Easy

With school volleyball season just starting up and two kids involved on separate teams there is a lot of driving involved around the supper hour.  It’s casserole and slowcooker cooking for the next few months!  Just after lunch I threw together this casserole and made it gluten free.  (Recipe will have both instructions).  It’s a…

Mushroom Egg Foo Yung Casserole – Easy, Gluten Free

 Ingredients  (Serves 8)8 eggs beaten1 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery1 (16oz) can bean sprouts or 2 cups fresh1/2 cup dry milk powder2 tablespoons chopped parlsey (fresh or dried)1/2 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon pepperMushroom Sauce:2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch1 1/2 cups chicken broth, divided1 tablespoon soy sauce1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced2 tablespoons diced green onions Stir together all…

Sweet n’ Sour Meatballs

This is a complete meal with all the veggies and meatballs in it.  Delicious! Meatballs: 1 1/2lb ground beef 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 2 teaspoons onion powder 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 egg Method: To make meatballs put ground beef, salt, pepper, onion powder, cornstarch and egg in a mixing bowl. Mix well. Form into…

Zucchini Casserole~gluten free

zucchini casserole before baking I’ve waited 27 years to plant zucchini in our garden! I’ve always been intrigued by the plant. I think my husband was afraid of what I’d do with all the zucchini this prolific plant produces! I’m known to experiment Anyhow, this tasted good. Zucchini Casserole 5 cups zucchini, sliced 1/4 inch…