Category: Recipes

Creamy Lemon Pilaf

I doubled this and brought it to a party and it was a hit. It was kept covered and warm in a 200 degree oven before it was served and it did fine.

Creamy Lemon Pilaf

2T butter

1 ½ C rice

3 C chicken broth

Salt

Lemon Cream Sauce

3 ½ T fresh chopped parsley

3T fresh grated parmesan or Romano cheese

Melt butter in pan add rice and cook one minute until rice turns opaque. Add chicken broth. Season with salt. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer covered for 20-25 minutes*. Just before serving add Lemon Cream Sauce. Fold gently and add parsley and cheese.

Lemon Cream Sauce

Mix in a blender or food processor

1T lemon Juice

2 yolks of large eggs

1 t grated lemon peel

¼ C heavy cream

*** This cooked much faster than the recipe said so keep an eye on it.

White Wine Cake

White Wine Cake

¼ cup chopped pecans
1 box yellow cake mix ( Betty Crocker Gluten Free)
3 oz. instant vanilla pudding *
¾ cup water
¾ cup oil
2 tsp cinnamon
4 eggs
¼ c brown sugar
¼ c white sugar
½ c white wine

Glaze
½ c margarine
1 c sugar
¼ c water
¼ c white wine

Grease and flour 10”bundt pan. (I used sugar instead of flour.)
Sprinkle nuts in the bottom of pan. Mix remaining cake ingredients with an electric mixer until well blended, about 3 minutes. Pour into pan and bake at 350 degrees. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes***. About 10 minutes before cake is done, begin glaze. Boil margarine, sugar, and water for 2 minutes. **** Remove from heat and then add wine. Pour half of glaze over hot cake. Let stand 10 minutes. Turn onto serving platter and pour other half of glaze over top of the cake.
Serves 10
Refrigerate it tastes better the 2nd day.
*You could use a pumpkin instant pudding in place of the vanilla and skip the cinnamon since it’s in the pudding.

B-B-Q Hamburgers

B-B-Q Hamburgers (Serves 6-8)
These hamburgers are tangy, moist and hearty. Great for a party because one hamburger per person should be enough. Also freezes well. Great for single meals too—just defrost 1 at a time. Serve over rice or with a GF bun with coleslaw or chips on the side. If you like a lot of sauce, double the sauce recipe. Enjoy!
Hamburgers:
1 ½ lb. Ground Round
1 cup dry GF Oatmeal*
1 cup canned milk evaporated
1 onion chopped
1 tsp salt
Mix together and let set for ½ hour or so. Make patties (1/2 cup of meat=1 patty). Brown on both sides.
Sauce:
1 cup Heinz ketchup or GF chili sauce
1 cup water
3 Tbsp cider vinegar
2 Tbsp Worcestershire (Lea & Perrins)
2 Tbsp sugar
Combine sauce ingredients with pan drippings-bring to a boil. Pour over browned hamburgers. Cover with foil. Bake 1-1 ½ hour 325° to 350°. *GF Oatmeal brands: Bob’s Red Mill GF Oatmeal, Cream Hill Estates.

Crab Cakes Gluten-Free

Crab Cakes Gluten-Free

Adapted from the Old Bay Seasoning Recipe

2 slices of bread or about 1/3 cup of Kinnikinnick Panko Breadcrumbs

2 T mayo or 1 T creamy horseradish and 1 T mayo

1 T Old Bay Seasoning

2 t parsley flakes or chopped fresh parsley is better

2 t prepared mustard or a wholegrain or spicy mustard

1 egg beaten

1 tiny shake of cayenne pepper

1 pound real crab meat NOT KRAB. I buy this in a can in the dairy/ cheese section of Heinen’s.  Some fish departments at other stores may also have this. Don’t buy the small cheap crab meat it’s too shredded and it’s better for dips.

 

In a bowl mix together the mayo mixture, Old Bay, parsley, mustard, and egg. Either break up bread into fine dry breadcrumbs or measure the Panko crumbs and add to the same bowl. Take a look at your crab meat and make sure there are no small pieces of shell and stir in crab meat. Make sure the mixture seems moist and will hold together. Shape into patties and pan fry in a little butter or oil or a combination of both. Let them really brown on one said before turning. I like a cast iron skillet.

Easy Holiday Gift Cookies

1-2 packages gluten-free cake mix (enough for 2 layers)

1/2 cup gluten free flour mix

1/3 cup canola oil

2-3 eggs

4 ounces applesauce

6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped pecans, or other nuts (optional)

Mix and blend well all ingredients except chocolate chips and nuts in a large bowl.

Gently stir in chips and nuts.

Place teaspoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes.

Allow to cool. Cookies will be light and cake-like. Place 10 to 12 cookies on a small decorative plate, cover with colored cellophane and tie with a bright ribbon. Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies.

Hints: If cookies appear to stick to cookie sheet a bit, spray cookie sheet with a little cooking spray.
Try different types of cake mixes and add-in ingredients, such as white chocolate chips, different kinds of nuts – or maybe cereals?, M & M’s or other candies, etc. – fun to experiment! Cookies could be frosted a bit, too, if desired.