Corn Bread – Gluten Free

Ingredients

1 cup gluten free baking flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
2/3 cup organic cane sugar
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup milk, Note: You can use 1 cup milk substitute such as coconut milk or almond milk
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted, or butter melted

Directions

Preheat oven 400 degrees, grease a 9 x 9 x 2 inch  glass pan.
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the beaten egg, milk and oil or butter. Mix well until combined. Pour into prepared pan and bake in oven 20-25 minutes until center seems firm and edges are lightly browned.

Gingersnap Cookies – Gluten Free

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup organic cane sugar, divided
1/2 organic brown sugar or organic coconut sugar
1/3 cup molasses
2 eggs
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/4 cups gluten free baking flour

Directions

Preheat oven 350 degrees

In a large bowl, cream butter, 1/2 cup cane sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Add molasses, eggs, ginger, cinnamon, cloves,  salt and baking soda. Mix well. Add the gluten free baking flour and continue mixing. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and drop into 1/2 cup cane sugar. Coat the balls with the sugar and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Continue until dough is used. Bake in oven 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

 

Broccoli Cheddar Quinoa Bites – Gluten Free

Ingredients:

1 cup broccoli, chopped small and firmly packed
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 green onions, chopped – Can use a leek or regular onion if you desire.
2 eggs
2 cups cooked Quinoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and like a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lightly grease the paper with coconut oil.
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. When combined drop mixture using a tablespoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Makes 30-40 bites.

Salmon Cakes – Gluten Free

Ingredients:

3 cans Salmon, drained
6 eggs
3/4 cup onion, chopped
3/4 cup almond flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

In a large bowl mix salmon, eggs, onions, almond flour, salt and pepper. Once blended heat some coconut oil in an iron skillet. Drop very large spoonful of salmon mixture into heated skillet and fry until brown on first side. Flip and continue cooking until cooked through.  This will make 6-8 large salmon cakes.

Sweet Italian Sausage Meatballs – Gluten Free

Ingredients

For Sausage:

2 pounds of ground turkey
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/4 teaspoons paprika
1 1/4 teaspoons crushed red pepper
2 teaspoons  fennel seed
1/8 teaspoon brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions for Meatballs:

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and combine well. Place in the refrigerator 24 hours. This helps the flavors combine together.

Take sausage mixture and add 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon each of oregano and basil, 1/4-1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese. Mix well and shape meatballs into golf-ball-sized balls. Place on a baking sheet 1 inch apart. Bake in a 425 degree oven for 12-15 minutes until cooked through. Thermometer should read 160 degrees.

Cauliflower Crust Pizza – Gluten Free

Ingredients

1 head Cauliflower (small head)
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/4 cup  Romano Cheese
1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
1/2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
pinch of Red Pepper Flakes if desired
1 tablespoon Almond Flour
1 large whole egg

Directions

Wash and thoroughly dry a head of cauliflower. Cut off florets and place in your food processor for about 30 seconds, until you get powdery snow like cauliflower. You should end up with 2-3 cups of cauliflower. Place the cauliflower on a parchment lined cookie sheet in a thin layer. Bake it for 20 minutes in a 400 degree oven.  When you remove your cauliflower, raise the temperature of the oven to 450 degrees.

Place the cooked cauliflower onto a clean tea towel and allow to cool for a bit. Once it is cool enough to handle, wrap it up and squeeze out as much water as possible. This is to help dry the cauliflower so your crust will be chewy instead of crumbly.
Note: You can  save time and cook the cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl for 4 minutes instead of baking in an oven.
Place the squeezed cauliflower into a bowl and add Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, salt, basil, oregano, garlic powder, red pepper if desired and almond flour. Add the egg and mix. Hands work best!

Use your hands to press the dough into a crust onto your oiled parchment paper. You want to spread it out like a crust keeping it nice and tightly formed together. Don’t leave it to thick or make it to thin that it won’t hold your toppings.  Slide the parchment paper onto your cookie sheet and bake for 8-11 minutes, until it starts to turn golden brown. Remove from oven. Top your crust with your favorite pizza sauce, cheese and toppings. Bake another 7-10 minutes until the cheese is melted and slightly golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool so you don’t burn your mouth eating this delicious pizza! Enjoy!!

Pesto Chicken

Ingredients

8 chicken thighs, deboned and skinned
1 jar of pesto, or my  homemade Pesto recipe below
2 tomatoes
8 slices of Asiago cheese

Directions

Place chicken in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Spread the pesto sauce on top of each piece of chicken. Slice tomatoes and add a slice to the top of each thigh. Top each piece of chicken with the cheese. Bake in 400 degree oven for 30-35 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

Homemade Pesto

2 cups of basil leaves. ( You can use 1 cup basil and 1 cup spinach or other greens.)
3 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Roman cheese
1/2 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Place basil, other greens (if desired), garlic, cheese, and pine nuts into a food processer. Pulse until combined. Turn the machine to low and slowly add the olive oil until mixed thoroughly.

Tortillas – Gluten Free

Ingredients

1 cup blanched almond flour
1 1/2 cups tapioca flour, plus more fur dusting
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 tablespoon honey
approximately 1/2 cup hot water (enough to thicken like play dough texture)

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, add almond flour, tapioca flour, salt and xanthan gum. Whisk until free of lumps.
Slowly add hot water and honey. Mix well. It should feel like play dough and not stick to your hand. Add more tapioca flour or hot water accordingly until you get the right texture.
Dust your hands with tapioca flour and gather dough into a ball. Separate into 3 equal amounts, divide that into two more amounts. You should have 6 pieces of dough. Roll dough into 6 equal balls and store in a plastic wrap until ready to roll out.
Dust surface with tapioca flour and roll out to about 8 inches.
Heat a cast iron skillet to medium low heat.
When skillet is hot, add tortilla. Flip once bubbles have formed and fully puffed, about 45 seconds.
Heat on other side another 30-45 seconds or until brown spots have formed underneath.
Place in tortilla warmer until ready to serve and repeat steps 4-8 with remaining dough. Store tortillas in a ziplock bag in the fridge until ready to use. Warm before serving.
Makes 6 tortillas

Biscuits Supreme

Ingredients

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup butter or shortening
2/3 cup milk

Directions

Preheat oven 450 degrees
Sift dry ingredients into bowl.
Cut in the butter till like coarse crumbs.
Make a well; add milk all at once. Stir quickly with a fork just till dough follows fork around bowl.
Turn onto lightly floured surface. (Dough should be soft.)
Knead gently 10-12 strokes.
Roll or pat dough 1/2 inch thick. Dip cutter into flour; cut dough straight down – no twisting.
Bake on ungreased baking sheet in very hot oven (450 degrees) for 10-12 minutes.
Makes about 16 medium biscuits

Baking Powder Biscuits – Gluten Free

Ingredients

2 cups Gluten  Free flour blend (I use Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 tablespoons butter, cold
3/4 cup milk

Directions

Preheat oven 425 degrees
Mix in a large bowl, flour, salt, sugar,and baking powder. Make a well in the middle.
Using a cheese grater, grate the cold butter into the well. Using fingers or pastry cutter, cut the butter till coarse crumbs form.
Make another well in the center and add the milk all at once and stir quickly until dough follows the fork around.
Knead gently 10-12 strokes. Roll or pat dough 1/2 inch thick. Dip cutter in flour and cut biscuits out.
Bake on ungreased baking sheet in oven for 13-15 minutes.
Makes 14-16 biscuits depending on the size of the cutter.