Blueberry Pancakes - Gluten Free, Egg Free, Dairy Free Option

1/2 medium banana

1 cup gluten free flour blend 

3/4 cup milk or milk substitute

1 Tablespoon packed brown sugar

2 Tablespoons canola oil

3-1/2 teaspoons baking powder*

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup blueberries (fresh or thawed and drained if frozen)

• Mash banana in mixing bowl with fork.
• Add remaining ingredients and beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Heat pan on stove top over medium heat.
• Pour batter onto greased pan, about 1/4 cup at a time.
• Cook pancake until edges are dry. Flip and cook other side until golden brown.

*I use Hain Pure Food Featherweight Baking Powder. It's gluten free, sodium free, and corn free.

Makes: 5-6 pancakes

Green Bean & Mushroom Casserole - Gluten Free

Gluten-Free Version of Trader Joe's Holiday Green Bean & Mushroom Casserole 

1-1/2 Tablespoons butter

1-1/2 Tablespoons olive oil

8 ounces mushrooms, sliced

1/3 cup onion sliced

24 ounce fresh green beans

2 cups gluten-free cream of mushroom soup (click here for gluten-free recipe)

1-1/2 cup Swiss cheese, shredded

1-1/2 to 2 cups gluten-free fried onion pieces (click here for gluten-free recipe)

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat olive oil and butter in large skillet.
• Add mushrooms and saute until they become soft and lightly browned. 
• Add onion and continue to saute until they become soft and lightly browned.
• Add green beans and saute until heated through.
• Add soup, mix, and cook until heated through. 
• Add mixture to a medium size casserole dish.
• Top with cheese and fried onion pieces.
• Place in oven and bake until cheese melts and becomes warm and bubbly, about 15-20 minutes.

Cream of Mushroom Soup - Gluten Free

3 Tablespoons butter

8 ounces mushrooms, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 cup onion, diced

4 Tablespoons sweet white sorghum flour

1 cup gluten free chicken broth

1 cup whole milk

salt and pepper

• Heat butter in saucepan over med-hi heat.
• Add mushrooms, garlic, and onion to pan and saute for 3 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour into pan, stir, and cook an additional 2 minutes.
• Slowly stir in broth and milk and cook over med-hi heat until thickens.
• Season with salt and pepper as desired. 

Click here for Gluten-Free Green Bean Casserole Recipe.

"Fried" Onion Pieces (Baked) - Gluten Free

1 large onion, chopped

1/3 cup gluten-free sweet white sorghum flour

1/3 cup gluten-free tapioca starch

1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt

olive oil

• Preheat over to 475 degrees F. 
• Chop onion into small pieces. 
• Rinse onion with water in small colander. 
• Pour onions into mixing bowl, sprinkle sorghum flour, tapioca starch, and 1/4 t salt over onion. 
• Stir until flours evenly coat onion pieces.
• Coat cookie sheet (or shallow baking dish) with olive oil.
• Spread "breaded" onions onto dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 475 degrees F flipping onions every 5 minutes.
• Broil for an additional 2 minutes or until desired.

Click here for Gluten-Free Green Bean Casserole Recipe.

Chocolate Frosting

Yum yum yum! 

Store bought frosting often has corn syrup or soybean oil in it. Those are both ingredients we avoid at our house due to food allergies. Below is a delicious homemade chocolate frosting that is in no way low cal but it's frosting...we're not eating it because it's good for you! 

Enjoy! 

8 ozs cream cheese, room temperature (I've used the "1/3 less fat" kind and it still turn out great)

1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

3-4 cups powdered sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)

1/2 cup cocoa powder

• Beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth and creamy.

• Slowly mix in powdered sugar. Try one cup at a time.

• Add cocoa powder and mix until well combined.

Yummers.

Click here for a delicious chocolate cake recipe that's gluten free, egg free, and dairy free!