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Chicken-Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing Recipe, GF
By MaryEllen
The peanut salad dressing is the ideal companion to this Asian-inspired salad
- For the dressing:
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- Juice from 1 lime
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
- 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger,
- peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- For the salad:
- 3 cups shredded red cabbage
- 3 cups shredded green cabbage
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 red bell pepper, cored and thinly
- sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cored and
- thinly sliced
- 1 large English cucumber, halved
- lengthwise and sliced
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 3 cups roasted chicken, shredded
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro, loosely packed
- ½ cup chopped peanuts (optional)
- Lime wedges (for garnish)
Tomato Salad, Gluten Free
By MaryEllen
A heavenly combination! Seeding the tomato is an important step as it removes much of the juice which serves only t...
- 1 1 1 large seeded vine ripened tomato
- 1 1 1 tablespoon Goat Cheese with sun-dried tomatoes and basil (from Aldi)
- 2 2 2 tablespoons Chevre Ranch Dressing (from Aldi)
- to Crazy Salt. to taste
Spicy Oatmeal Cookies
By MaryEllen
Author's notes: Delicious and not too sweet
- 1 pkg Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Spice Cake Mix
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup raisins
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease cookie sheets.
Apple Enchiladas
By MaryEllen
Spoon fruit filling evenly down center of each tortilla; sprinkle evenly with cinnamon
- 1 (21-ounce) can apple fruit filling
- 6 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup water
The Easiest No Bake Cheesecake Recipe
By MaryEllen
This is the easiest no bake cheesecake recipe you’ll ever find, and it always sets up quickly
- For the crust
- 1 1/2 cups (225 g) gluten free crunchy cookie crumbs (I used my gluten free graham crackers, and crushed them in the food processor)
- 6 tablespoons (84 g) unsalted butter, melted
- For the cheesecake filling
- For the filling
- 1/4 cup (2 fluid ounces) lukewarm water
- 1 2/3 teaspoons (5 g) unflavored powdered gelatin
- 2 8-ounce packages (16 ounces total) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup (227 g) sour cream, at room temperature
- 1 cup (115 g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Seeds from one-half of a vanilla bean (optional)
Almond Flour Pancakes, GF
By MaryEllen
These fluffy, paleo-friendly pancakes are free of refined sugar and can be made without dairy
- 1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1 tablespoon tapioca starch/flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup milk of choice
Pecan Pie Bars, Southern Living
By MaryEllen
These chewy, bite-size bars require just 20 minutes of prep time
- CRUST
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup butter, cubed
- Vegetable cooking spray
- FILLING
- 3/4 cup cane syrup * 1/2 cup corn syrup+1/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups coarsely chopped toasted pecans
Cream Cheese Brownies, GF
By MaryEllen
A version of these Cream Cheese Brownies has been with me for over 30 years, along with the Espresso Bars
- Brownies:
- 4 4 4 ounces (115 g) unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/2 1/2 113 cup (1 stick; 113 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into pieces
- 2/3 2/3 1 to 1 g) gluten-free all-purpose flour, such as Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, use gluten-free if following a gluten-free diet
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 cups (248 g) sugar
- 2 2 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 2 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- Cream Cheese Swirl:
- 8 8 8 ounces (225 g) lactose-free cream cheese, such as Green Valley Organics
- 2 2 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1 1 to 1 all-purpose flour, such as Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
SOPA DE QUESO (CHEESE SOUP), GF
By MaryEllen
Nicaraguan soup. Meatless and good for Lent
- 4 cups 4 cups Water
- 1 large 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 2 green peppers, sliced
- 2 2 red tomatoes, sliced
- 3 cloves 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 bunch 1 bunch mint
- 4 c 4 c whole milk
- 2 1/2 c 2 1/2 c Maseca Corn Masa
- Pinch Pinch of salt
- 3 c 3 c queso fresco or farmer’s cheese, grated
- 1 1/2 T 1 1/2 T achiote paste
- 1 T 1 T olive oil
- 1 c 1 c vegetable oil
Strawberry Vinaigrette
By MaryEllen
Use over a combination of Butter and Red lettuces with sliced strawberries, nuts of choice and perhaps sliced or di...
- 1 cup strawberries
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt