Cranberry-Apricot Sauce

Ingredients:

12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup dried apricot halves — chopped
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup orange spreadable fruit

Instructions:

Over medium-high heat combine all ingredients; cook until cranberries have popped, 10 minutes.

Cool and serve at room temperature.

This recipe yields 10 servings; 1/4 cup servings.

Cranberry Rice

Ingredients

1C brown, wild, mixed rice
1/2 leek, white part only. Slice, then dice into quarters
8-10 white mushrooms, diced, no stems
***Variation, add small head of broccoli Florets as well
1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
1T "chicken" seasoning, or veg. boullion
1/2 cup fresh cranberries, halved
3C water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all of the above ingredients in a 2-3 qt. casserole. (I use a round 2.5qt). Cover and cook for 1-1 1/2 hrs. The timing is varied because ovens differ. Check it after about 45 minutes, stirring if desired (I usually stir) it may still seem quite liquidy...but beware. It will go from watery to done in the blink of an eye!

for the final 10 minutes, remove lid if desired.

Green Bean Casserole

Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients
6-8 slices bacon
1 c. chopped onion (med)
3 cans french style green beans, drained
2 recipe GF mushroom soup
1 c. crushed potato chips (optional)
8 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded (optional)

Directions

Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp, remove, crumble and set aside.

Drain off excess bacon drippings, leaving 1 to 2 tablespoons in the skillet. Sauté onions in bacon drippings until tender; drain. Make cream soup base according to recipe, adding chopped mushrooms. Combine onion, beans, mushroom soup, and crumbled bacon; blend well. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Spoon mixture into a 9X13 pan. bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Sprinkle potato chips and cheese on top of green bean mixture. Return to oven just until cheese is melted. (5-8 minutes)


Cream Soup Base- used above


1 c. dry milk powder
1 c. white rice flour
2 Tbs. dehydrated minced onions
½ tsp. pepper
½ tsp. salt


Mix together. Store on the counter.

To make cream soup from the base, mix together:

¼ c. base
¼ c. cold water
1 c. hot beef broth (Swanson's)
1 small can mushrooms chopped finely

Whisk together soup base and cold water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbling.