Creamy Potato Soup March 25, 2013

I wasn’t sure this recipe was going to work without dairy milk so I put off trying it for years. I’m so happy that I decided to make it last week. My husband thought it was just as good as the original – dairy/gluten filled soup!

4 slices bacon, cut up into small pieces

2-3 Tbs. minced Vidalia onion

1 celery rib, thinly sliced

3 medium red potatoes, cubed

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. sugar

1 1/2 c. chicken broth

1/3 c. gluten-free flour blend (I used Pamela’s GF bread mix)

2 1/2 c. coconut milk

1 c. frozen peas

In large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towel. Keeping the heat around medium, add onion and celery to the pot (with the leftover bacon grease) and saute until tender. Add broth, potatoes, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Combine gluten-free flour and 1/2 cup of the coconut milk, stirring until smooth; then gradually stir it into the soup. Bring to a boil, cooking and stirring for 2 minutes. Stir in peas, and remaining coconut milk, and heat all the way through.

Fish Fry Batter

I have no idea if this will work the same thing with darker buckwheat flour. I love the light buckwheat flour from Bouchard Family Farms.

1/2 c. light buckwheat flour

1/2 c. tapioca starch

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. sea salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

6 oz. seltzer

Mix all ingredients together. Let stand for 5 minutes. Mix again. Coat fish and fry. Drain on paper towels. I also use this coating for onion rings, and add a little paprika to the mix. My kids love it.

Orange Curried Chicken and Rice

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast, cut up

2 tsp. curry powder

2 Tbs. olive oil

2 Tbs. chopped Vidalia onion

2 c. chicken broth

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/2 c. orange juice

1/2 c. long grain rice

salt and pepper to taste

Saute chicken, garlic, and onion until chicken is browned and onion and garlic are soft. Add broth, orange juice, and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Add rice, turn down to low, and cover. Cook abot 25 minutes, until rice is soft and most liquid is absorbed.

Dumplings February 19, 2013

1 c. gluten-free flour blend

2 tsp. corn-free baking powder

1/2 c. unflavored rice or coconut milk

2 Tbs. canola or olive oil or palm shortening

1/4-1/2 tsp. salt

Mix all together. Drop by tablespoons onto boiling soup or stew. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

Swedish Meatballs

1 lb. ground meat (beef or pork)

2 Tbs. dried parsley

1/2 small onion, grated

1/2 c. safe bread crumbs or sorghum flour

1/2-3/4 tsp. sea salt

1/4 tsp. marjoram

2 pinches of cloves (divided)

pinch of thyme

1 egg or flax-egg or chia-egg

1 1/2 c. gravy

1 Tbs. chopped onion

1. Mix all ingredients except gravy and chopped onion and a pinch of cloves. Shape into 1″ balls.

2. Make gravy (I use GF flour blend and palm shortening, plus chicken broth). Add chopped onions and the other pinch of cloves. Bring to a low simmer.

3. Add meatballs into gravy. Cover. And simmer on low for 15 minutes (this will cook the meatballs through).

4. Serve over rice or safe noodles.

Apple Crisp October 21, 2012

My grandmother’s recipe, with a few modifications…

4 c. peeled, sliced apples

1 c. gluten-free flour blend (I use Pamela’s gluten-free baking blend, but it has corn)

3/4 c. sugar

pinch of sea salt

1 tsp. baking powder (homemade corn-free if you can’t tolerate corn)

1 flax egg, chia egg, or regular chicken egg (I’ve done it all 3 ways)

1/2 c. canola or light olive oil

cinnamon sugar

Spread sliced apples in 8×11″ pan. Mix together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Add 1 egg (or flax or chia egg). Mix thoroughly. Add oil. Mix. Spoon mixture over apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake in preheated 350F oven for 35-45 minutes.

Bernaise Sauce

1 Tbs. red wine vinegar

3 Tbs. red wine

2 Tbs. finely minced Vidalia onion

1 tsp. crushed thyme  or tarragon

1/2 tsp. sea salt

1/4 tsp. ground pepper

2 egg yolks

1 tsp. lemon juice

scant 1/4 c. original rice milk (or unsweetened coconut milk)

1/2 c. melted palm shortening (or bacon grease)

Simmer onions, herbs and spices in wine and vinegar until reduced by half. Turn down heat to low and whisk in egg yolks. Then add, alternating, rice milk and shortening until sauce is the right consistency. Serve warm over poached eggs.