Free gluten free Thanksgiving e- book

If anyone is interested, Jules Gluten-free is giving away her thanksgiving e-cookbook.
Go to this link:
http://www.julesglutenfree.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BOOK-TG&Click=9253

and at checkout, enter the code thanksagain to receive the cookbookfree. You do have to enter your mailing address, but you will havethe option to choose newsletters or not.Offer is good until October 12, 2009

Thanks to BL on GFCF Recipes yahoo group for the link!

Green GF Garden: Fabulous Pesto

Green GF Garden: Fabulous Pesto

This is a great pesto recipe. You can use the same recipe but substituting cilantro instead for a different flavor. You can also make a lot of this and freeze it in portions. Then you have pesto whenever you want!

And the winner is..........

BRIDGET!!!! Yea!!! Woohooo! Congratulations! Contact me with your info and I will send it to Betty Crocker and get your goodies out to you! Enjoy!

I used the random number generator (www.random.org ) to pick the winner. Thanks to everyone for participating. This week's giveaway will happen on Friday!

Betty Crocker Gluten free Giveaway!

Who wants to try out the new Betty Crocker gluten free mixes? They are made in a dedicated gluten free processing facility and are becoming readily available here in the US. In fact, I found them at my local Publix recently for a great price.

I have tried the chocolate chip cookie mix already. See my review here and here. We totally loved them! Plus, they were affordable which is something that can't always be said for gluten free foods. They were also easily made casein free even though the directions call for a stick of butter.

While I have not tried any of the other mixes, I have heard some great reviews on the Yahoo boards about them. Hmmm, maybe I should enter the contest! hahaha, just kidding!

Here's your chance to try the yellow cake mix, the chocolate chip cookie mix and the brownie mix for FREE! General Mills has generously agreed to mail them to the winner! Woohoo! Just in time to try them out and see if you like them before holiday baking! What more can you ask for?

There are three ways to enter this wonderful contest. It will stay open until next Monday, Sept. 21st and I will post the winner on Sept. 22nd.

1. Leave a comment telling me what an awesome cook I am. Seriously, click here to go to the website and tell me which gluten free recipe looks the best to you. There are some great recipes using the mixes!

2. Become a follower and leave a separate comment telling me that you joined

3. Blog about it, facebook, tweet it or anything else that you can think of. Link my post to it then leave a comment with your link. Please, if you do all 3 then leave 3 separate comments with your links. Thanks!


Good luck!

Broccoli Potato Latkes

Broccoli Latkes*
-1 pound broccoli, chopped into small pieces
- 2 pounds potatoes, scrubbed and cubed into small pieces
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- salt and pepper to taste

Cook all the ingredients (except the oil) in a large covered pot over medium heat for 20 minutes. Drain mixture.
Mash ingredients together.
Heat oil in large non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
Form 10 pancakes.Fry 8 minutes on one side.
Flip and fry for another 5 minutes on the other side.
Serve warm.

Now with the official recipe out of the way, I will tell you that Logan loves broccoli so I add a lot to these. These freeze really well.

Sweet Potato Waffles

These have to be the best waffles that I ever made. They were so delicious! Plus, they reminded me of fall which is a good thing in 500 degree Florida right now. Pumpkin could be substituted in this and with sweet potato and pumpkin season coming, I know what I will be making monster batches of and freezing. :)

Sweet Potato Waffles

1 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes ( pumpkin could be substituted here easily)

1 1/4 cup soured milk ( the recipe called for buttermilk but we are dairy free. See bottom of recipe for instructions on how to do this)

1 egg

1 tbsp. coconut oil

2 cups gluten free pancake mix (I used Bob's Red Mill)

1/4 c sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat waffle iron.
2. In medium bow, combine sweet potatoes, soured milk, egg and oil.
3. In another bowl, combine pancake mix. sugar and cinnamon.
4. Stir sweet potato mixture into dry mixture. Batter is thick!
5. Coat waffle iron with oil or nonstick cooking spray. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup batter to waffle iron and cook until crisp.
6. Num! Num!

Equivalent:

1 cup of Buttermilk

Ingredients:

2 to 3 teaspoons Lemon juice, Apple Cider Vinegar, or Cream of Tartar

Plain or Unsweetened Milk Alternative (soy, rice, oat, etc.)

Directions:

Add enough of the milk alternative to the juice, vinegar, or cream of tartar to make one cup. Let the solution stand for ten minutes before adding to your recipe.

Betty Crocker gluten free chocolate chip mix with coconut oil

I made these again a few days ago with coconut oil. I followed the directions on the box with the exception of using coconut oil in place of the butter. The mix calls for 1 stick of butter but we are casein free.

Instead, I used 1/2 cup of coconut oil. It was in liquid form as I live in Florida. This time of year, there is no keeping the coconut oil in its solid state unless it's refrigerated.

I used my hands to mix again as that is easier than using a spoon or scraper. I formed these into balls and placed on my Pampered Chef baking stone. These baked up like real cookies. Better than the last time using a butter substitute. They were chewy and did not crumble at all.

After hiding some in the fridge for a few days, I took them out, let them come to room temperature then let my gfcf son eat them. He said they were chewy like before. I noticed that they did not crumble still.

The mix is definitely a winner in my book. The price is in line with other gluten free mixes. I will make them this way in any future baking. These will come in handy for the upcoming holidays.