Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joe Mix
Gluten Free Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pound ground round
1 cup gluten free tomato sauce
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup gluten free catsup
1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon gluten free worcestershire sauce


Directions:
Brown hamburger, add onion, pepper and celery and cook for five to six minutes.

Add remaining ingredients.

Pizza flavored popcorn

Gluten Free Recipe

Ingredients:

12 cups freshly popped popcorn
1/4 to 1/2 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon crumbled leaf oregano
1/2 teaspoon crumbled leaf basil
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese


Directions:
Melt butter.

Stir in seasonings and heat one minute.

Put popcorn in a large bowl.

Pour butter over popcorn and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; toss to coat.

Package in a plastic bag.

Rice Krispie bars

Gluten Free Recipe

Ingredients:

5 cups gluten free rice crispy cereal
One package (10-ounces) large gluten free marshmallows or 4-cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup butter or margarine


Directions:
Place butter in 3-quart casserole dish.

Place in microwave oven and melt one minute.

Add marshmallows, cover and cook two to three minutes.

Remove from oven and stir until butter is melted and marshmallows are well blended.

Add cereal and stir until well coated. Press warm mixture evenly and firmly into a lightly buttered 8 x 12-inch pan.

Cut into squares when cool. Recipe makes 24 squares.

Variations:
Chocolate Dot: After cereal has been stirred into marshmallow mixture, quickly stir in one 6-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate pieces.

Potato Salad

Gluten Free Recipe

Ingredients:

24-ounces frozen gluten free hash browns
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Six slices cooked bacon, crumbled
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/3 cup corn oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoon minced onion


Directions:

Place hash browns in 2-quart glass casserole dish; cover and microwave 14 to 18 minutes on high power or until tender.

Stir every four minutes.

Sprinkle with bacon.

Combine remaining ingredients, except paprika, and pour over warm potatoes.

Mix and sprinkle with paprika.

Garnish with parsley sprigs. Serve hot.

Banana Bread

Gluten Free Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup brown rice flour
1 cup white rice flour
1/4 cup each potato starch flour and tapioca flour
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 tablespoon gluten free baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon *egg replacer such as Ener-G (dry ingredients mixed)
1/2 cup butter (or canola oil)
2/3 cups honey or brown sugar -or- 1/2 cup fructose cream oil and sugar
1-1/2 cups thoroughly mashed overripe bananas


Directions:
*Ener-G Egg Replacer works well in most recipes. Can be purchased at natural foods stores or via the Ener-G website.

Mix bananas with oil/sugar.

Oil one standard or two small loaf pans, (or six mini-loafs).

Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients; stir until all is moist.

Immediately put the batter in the pans and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes to an hour depending on loaf size.

Cool on rack.

Peanut Butter, Banana and Chocolate Chip Muffins

Gluten Free Recipe

Ingredients:

3 bananas
2 eggs
1/2 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 3/4 cups white rice flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup butter or shortening (melted)
1/2 cup buttermilk*
1/2 cup chocolate chips*


Directions:
* If dairy products are a problem, substitute 1/2 cup rice milk mixed with one teaspoon lemon juice for buttermilk, and use dairy-free chocolate chips.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix first four ingredients in a food processor. Blend for one minute.

Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.

When thoroughly mixed, add to food processor, along with the butter and milk. Blend well.

Add the chocolate chips, and press "pulse" once or twice.

Ladle the batter into muffin tins lined with papers, filling each paper to the top.

Bake for about 12 minutes, or until muffins are firm to the touch. Cool and serve. Top with frosting or chocolate drizzles, if desired.

Apple Crisp

Thanks to care2.com

INGREDIENTS

4 cups tart apples
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup brown rice flour
½ cup Sucanat (organic sugar)
¼ cup butter
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Peel, core and slice the apples into a bowl, and sprinkle with lemon juice. Blend the rest of the ingredients in a bowl. Spread the apples in a bake pan, and cover with the blended ingredients. Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden.

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Sheppards pie
Nachos
Omlete
Milk shake
stir fry
Pizza
Veggie soup
Chicken casserole

Check it out

Breakfast Idea!!

My favorite breakfast.. I make it on the weekend, I fry up a huge batch of hashbrowns, onions, and peppers... put them in a 9x13 pan, then I mix eggs, spinache, cheese, and some type of meat.. and poor it all over, enough of the egg stuff to cover the hasbrowns and then I bake it 350 for 30-40 min (knife inserted in the middle is clean) and then I cut it up into tupperwear and keep it in my fridge.

Mac N Cheese

Thanks to Celiac.com and melrobsings for posting this

Ingredients

1/2 pound elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon powdered mustard
3 cups milk
1/2 cup yellow onion, finely diced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 large egg
12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Fresh black pepper
Topping:
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup panko bread crumbs

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.
Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.
Remember to save leftovers for fried Macaroni and Cheese.

Fruit Salad

I ate fruit salad everyday for two weeks. I had no idea what else to eat because it was all so over whelming. I bought strawberries, bananas, cantaloupe, grapes, kiwi and raisins.

Yes, I have changed it up a bit and NO, I don't always eat the same fruit. Be a bit daring and try new things. Like Mangos. yummy. I cleaned and cut all the fruit and threw it into a tupperware bowl for easy access. One thing I know is that I am lazy. If I had to cut the fruit each time I wanted to eat it, I would never eat it.


Take oranges for instance. Too much work. I don't bother. I'm not saying you should stay away from them, I am just trying to convey how lazy can be.
Sometimes I would add some cool whip to the fruit. Also, yummy. This is a great snack. You can eat it for breakfast too.


You should buy fruit every few days to keep it fresh and try to only cut what you will eat. It's funny that I actually started to crave fruit after the first two weeks. Not like me at all.