Sunday, October 28, 2012

Crockpot Sloppy Joe's


Crockpot Sloppy Joe’s

Ingredients:

Step 1: Cook meat with other ingredients until meat is cooked through and no longer pink.

1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 pounds Ground Turkey or Ground Beef

Step 2: Pour meat mixture into crockpot and add the following ingredients.

2 cans Tomato sauce (8 oz)
2 cups GF barbecue Sauce
2 Tablespoons GF Worcestershire sauce
2 Teaspoons GF hot sauce

Stir into meat.  Cook in crockpot for 2 to 3 hours on low. 

Serve over a slice of Gluten Free bread or Gluten Free buns.







Crockpot tortilla soup


Crockpot Tortilla Soup
Gluten Free, Dairy Free


Step 1:In crockpot add:

1 (2 ½ to 3 lb) cooked rotisserie chicken, cut up and skin removed but in bottom of crockpot.
3 cups water

Step 2:In blender add the following and puree

1 large can (10oz) Ro-Tel tomatoes
1 medium onion
4 to 5 baby carrots
2 to 4 Tbspns minced Cilantro
1 cup spinach
1 can creamed corn

Pour pureed mixture into crockpot 

Step 3:Add the following spices and last few ingredients

2 tsp parsley
2 Tbspn soup base, chicken flavoring
1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning
1 large garlic clove
1 ½ cups unsweetened Almond Milk or Lite Half and Half 
1 can black beans 

Turn Crockpot on High and start cooking.

Step 4:Cook 2 potatoes and puree them. Then add them to crockpot.

Cook on high for 2 to 4 hours.

If the soup is to thick add a little water to thin it down to desired consistency.


Serve with:

Cheddar cheese
Monterey jack cheese
Tortillas chips
Sour cream
Lemons
Black olives
Thin tortilla salad chips
Avacado

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Double Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies


Mom and Daughter GF 
Double Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
Dairy free, gluten free


Ingredients

Dry Ingredients:
¾ cup oatmeal flour
¾ cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tsp xanthan gum 

Melted Ingredients:
½ cup  GF semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup smart balance flaxseed butter or reg butter (use 1/4 cup less oatmeal flour)

Mixer:
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Lastly:
½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips (chuncks)
½ cups miniature chocolate chips (can use reg chocolate chips, coconut, other nuts)
½ cups crushed pecans

Topping after cooking:
Large marshmallows cut in half.

Directions

1-Put the chocolate chips and butter in a pan and heat on low until melted.  Set aside and cool for 10 minutes.

2-Preheat oven to 325.

3-Meanwhile, combine your flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk until combined and set aside.

4-In an electric mixer, combine sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat until creamy.  Add chocolate mixture and beat until creamy again.  Reduce speed to low and gradually mix in the flour mixture. Beat until thoroughly mixed.

5-Add chocolate chips, miniature chocolate chips and pecans mix until all mix in.

6-Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Drop by spoonful on to lined cookie sheet.  Cook for 10 minutes.

7-Remove from oven and top each cookie with a marshmellow and return to oven for additional 2 minutes.

8-Frost with frosting recipe below.


Frosting:
2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoon Smart Balance flaxseed Butter
2/3 cup marshmellow cream 
1 tsp vanilla
¾ cup powdered sugar


Melt chocolate chips and butter on stove on low.  Pull off heat and add whipping cream, vanilla until well mixed.  Put in mixer chocolate mixture and powdered sugar and mix until creamy.



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