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Gluten Free Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

Today I was really hungry for a gluten free pineapple upside down cake. I looked in the pantry and found that I had everything that I needed, so I set to work.

ingredients for my cake — Everything I need

This gluten free version of the traditional pineapple upside down cake turned out really good.Here is the recipe:

1 and 1/2 sticks butter

3 eggs

1 Betty Crocker Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon lemon extract

1 large can crushed pineapple, drained and juice saved

1/2 cup brown sugar

Enough water to make 2/3 cup liquid with the pineapple juice

Drain pinapple, and save 2/3 cup of the juice. If there is not 2/3 cup of juice, add enough water to make 2/3 cup. Set aside. Melt 1/2 stick of butter in an 8″ X 8″ baking pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the butter. Spoon the crushed pineapple over the butter/sugar in the pan. Set aside

In a mixing bowl, add the cake mix, eggs, 1 stick of butter, vanilla and lemon extracts, and the 2/3 cup of juice/water. Beat on medium speed for 4 minutes. Pour batter over the butter/brown sugar/pineapple in the baking dish. Bake at 350° until cake is browned, about 45 minutes.

(It may take a shorter time to bake at lower altitude. I am at 8500 feet so things take longer to bake.) Let cool. Serve with whipped cream.

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Home Made Gluten Free Tortillas Recipe

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I have been wanting to try making some home made gluten free tortillas for a very long time. I have tried a couple of different gluten free tortillas that I have bought at the store already made, and they both were lacking, either in flavor or texture. I found this recipe today, so I thought I’d give it a try.

tom sawyer all purpose flour gluten free — It’s messy, but oh! so good!

I used Tom Sawyer All Purpose Flour, which already has the xanthan gum in it. Using a blend makes it so much easier, because all I have to do is measure, just as if I was using wheat flour. No mixing this and that to get to a starting point for the recipe.

home made gluten free tortillas — Roll into balls, and cover with plastic wrap

I have to learn how to pat these out. I floured the counter top and the rolling pin, but they still stuck a little bit to the counter. Getting them ready didn’t take very long. Getting them to the pan to cook them up before they fell apart was a challenge, but once I got them in the pan, they cooked up nicely.

home made gluten free quesadillas — Yummy with cheese for a quesadilla!

I put some cheddar cheese in the middle, and made these tortillas into quesadillas. While I was eating my yummy snack, Fabgrandpa came in and took a bite. He was very impressed and asked me to make some for him. Now THAT is an endorsement! This recipe tastes really good, almost like regular wheat flour tortillas. Now to practice getting them rolled out thin without sticking to the work surface.

Gluten Free Flour Tortillas Recipe:

2 c. Tom Sawyer All Purpose Flour
1 tsp. Gluten-free baking powder

2 tsp. Brown sugar
1 tsp. Salt
1 c. Warm water

Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl, and mix together well. Add the water, and mix well with your hands. Separate the dough into 8 or 9 balls. Flour your hands and work surface, and roll out 1 at a time. Keep the dough balls covered with plastic wrap until used.

After the tortilla is rolled out as thin as you can get it, place it in a hot skillet with a bit of oil. I used spray olive oil. Cook on one side until the surface “bubbles”, then turn over. If you want to make a quesadilla, add cheese once it is turned. Cook on the second side for a minute, then fold in half and serve immediately. For plain tortillas, place on a plate, and cover with a clean towel until all the tortillas are cooked, then serve.

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Gluten Free Chicken Salad Recipe

Karen · 2 Comments

I have been trying to come up with quick and easy things to make for dinner, as I am still not back to my normal self, and still on pain meds. This chicken salad took less than 30 minutes to prepare using leftover roasted chicken, and it tasted really good.As always, make sure all your ingredients are labeled gluten free.

Gluten Free Chicken Salad

2 cups chopped chicken

1 cup pico de gallo

1 avocado, diced

juice of 1/2 lime

3.4 cup mayonaise

Chop the chicken finely, put into a large bowl. Cut the avocado in half, remove pit, and peel. Dice into small pieces. Squeeze the lime juice over the avocado. Add avocado, pico de gallo, and mayonaise to the chicken, stir to mix well. Refrigerate at least one hour. Serve with tostitos.

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Gluten Free Banana Split Cake Recipe

Karen · 7 Comments

First, let me make it clear that this is NOT a healthy dessert. Yes, it is gluten free. Yes, it has fruit in it. But for someone like me, who also has Type II diabetes, this is full of sugar and fat and calories. But, let’s face it. Everyone wants a really good delicious splurge now and then. I don’t eat stuff like this every day, or even every month. However, on occasion, I do want something that is sweet and gooey and not good for me. So, when my friend Alison posted her recipe for Banana Split Cake on her blog, Being Alison, it dredged up memories of the Banana Split Cake I used to make years ago. And, because I had just found Kinnikinnick Gluten Free Graham Style Crumbs, I knew I had to convert the recipe to gluten free. It wasn’t that hard to do.

For the crust:

1 1/2 cups Kinnikinnick Gluten Free Graham Style Crumbs

1/4 cup sugar

6 tablespoons melted butter

Mix all ingredients well, then press into your greased pan.

gluten free graham style crust recipe — Gluten Free Graham style crust recipe

For the filling:

2 sticks soft butter

2 eggs

1 box confectioners sugar

1 20 oz. can of pineapple tidbits, drained

3 or 4 bananas

1 small container Cool Whip

1 jar Maraschino cherries

Beat the butter until fluffy. Add the eggs and mix well. Then add the confectioners sugar, a cup at a time, and beat well after each addition. Spread on top of the crust.

Spread the pineapple tidbits on top of th butter/sugar/egg filling.

Next, layer sliced bananas on top of the pineapple.

banana split cake filling — banana layer

Spread the Cool Whip over the banana layer, then dot with cherries. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

This dessert is so easy to make, and is so delicious, you will be tempted to make it every week. But don’t. Your hips and your blood sugar will thank you.

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Road Food Recipe: Chicken Salad with Mandarin Oranges

Karen · 1 Comment

Another quick dinner on the road, this time using canned chicken.

You’ll also need some sweet pickle relish:

Some mayonaise:

A couple of boiled eggs:

And some mandarin oranges:

This chicken salad is so easy and quick to make you won’t believe it! It takes about five minutes to get dinner on the table if you have already boiled the eggs.

Chicken Salad with Mandarin Oranges

1 12 oz can white meat chicken, drained

2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish

3 tablespoons mayonaise

2 boiled eggs, chopped

1/2 of a 15 oz can of mandarin oranges, drained

Mix together chicken, relish, mayonaise and boiled eggs. Put some lettuce on two plates, then spoon chicken salad over the lettuce. Top each serving with mandarin oranges. Serve with crackers or bread sticks.

chicken salad wirh mandarin oranges — Delicious!

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Road Food Recipe: Garlic Potatoes

Karen · 5 Comments

When we went to the tiny grocery store in Shamrock, Texas today Fabgrandpa found these tiny Yukon Gold potatoes. He asked for them for dinner tonight. So…I cut them in halvsies…

Peeled and sliced up about a half a head of garlic…

Drizzled them with olive oil and sprinkled on some salt…and baked them until they were soft, about 30 minutes at 375 degrees.

They turned out really good. I served them up with some pork chops and brussells sprouts. Easy dinner for a night in camp.

garlic potatoes — Garlic potatoes and pork chops

Garlic Roasted Potatoes

about 20 tiny Yukon Gold potatoes, cut in half

6 to 8 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced

3-4 tablespoons olive oil

salt to taste

Put the potatoes and garlic in a baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil and stir to coat. Sprinkle with salt to taste. Cook in 375 degree oven, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until fork tender.

You can do this over coals in a firepit, too. Just put all the ingredients in heavy duty aluminum foil, close up tightly, and cook over coals about thirty minutes or so.

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Road Food Recipe: Beefy Rice

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If you are traveling and want to make a quick and easy meal at the end of the day, and also stay gluten free, here is a great recipe to try:

quick beefy rice recipe — Onions and Red Pepper

Cut up a red pepper and an onion, and sautee them in some olive oil until the onions are carmelized.

Add 1 can of gluten free canned roast beef with gravy.

Also add 2.5 to 3 cups of precooked rice. I really cheated and precooked Minute Rice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and cook until all the hot.

Serve up on your best paper plates:

gluten free beefy rice recipe — MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

This took about 10 minutes to cook, and was really yummy. The best part: It’s gluten free!

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Easy Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Pork Loin Roast Recipe

Karen · 3 Comments

I decided I wanted something completely different from my usual garlic pork roast, but I wanted it to be simple and easy to do. Nothing could be more simple than this! The sauce has a tangy sweet raspberry flavor with a mild kick of heat from the chipotle! Yum! Oh, and it is gluten free, too.

I bought a 2.5 pound pork loin roast, and a bottle of Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce. Rinse and dry the roast, sprinkle liberally with meat tenderizer, and not quite so liberally with seasoned salt. Place in a roasting pan, and pour half the bottle of sauce over the roast. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes per pound at 350°. About half way through the cooking time, pour about half of the sauce that is left in the bottle over the roast.When the roast is done, remove from oven and let it sit for about ten minutes before slicing. Serve with remaining sauce.

I served this roast with steamed green beans and mashed potatoes. Delicious!

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