Mom's Famous Cream Cheese Frosting

(This is a "Mom recipe" so most ingredients aren't measures. The amounts listed below are approximations but feel free to adjust as you like.) 2 lbs powdered sugar 2/3 c. shortening 2-3 tsp. vanilla 3 shakes of salt 1 brick of cream cheese (don't use fat free) canned milk (not the whole can... add until you reach the right consistency) Mix all ingredients together, adding milk until you reach the right consistency.

Easy Gluten Free Crust

We made this as a substitute for a graham cracker crust in a chocolate cheesecake.



6 C. corn Chex
1 stick melted butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla


Crush the cereal. Melt the butter. Add in sugar and vanilla. Mix with cereal until well coated and moist. Place in greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes. Let cool completely.

*This recipe is still a work in progress. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please comment on this post. Thanks :)

Taco Soup

1 can black beans
1 can chili beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can corn, do not drain
1 lg. can stewed tomatoes, do not drain
1 can green chilies, do not drain
1 (12 oz) can tomatoa sauce
1/2 pkg. taco seasoning (make sure it's GF)
1 lb. ground beef, cook
sour cream, garnish
corn chips, garnish, cheese, garnish
guacamole, garnish

In a large pan combine all beans, tomatoes, corn, chilies, seasoning, and ground beef. Simmer until hot. Serve in large bowls and garnish with soure cream, cheese, guacamole, and corn chips.

Kenna's Soup

10 c chicken broth (make sure it's GF!)
1 jar spaghetti sauce
3 c cooked chicken (I used Costco canned chicken)
any veggies you have on hand (I used diced carrots and zucchini and a can of corn)
Mix together and let simmer for 20 minutes.
Add 4 c. cooked rice.
Simmer an additional 5 minutes.
Serve with Parmesean cheese sprinkled on top.

Pumpkin Bread

1c sugar
1/2c + 1 T canola oil
2 eggs
1c pumpkin or 1c banana
1/2 T cinnamon
1 1/4 t baking soda (if banana add a bit more of it)
3/4c + 2 T flour blend* (I used Bob's Red Mill GF Baking Flour Mix but you can also use the GF blend described below)
1/4 t salt
1c chocolate chips (optional but highly recommended)
Mix ingredients together and bake for about 45 mins at 350'F.

FLOUR BLEND
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1 3/4c white rice flour
1 1/4c tapioca flour
1 3/4c soy flour
1/2c whey powder

Chocolate Toffee Puffs

Ingredients
4 large egg whites
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa (such as Hershey's)
2 (1.4-ounce) chocolate-covered toffee bars (such as Heath), crushed
Cooking spray

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.

Beat egg whites in a large bowl with a mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.

Combine powdered sugar, cocoa, and candy bars in a small bowl, and mix well. Fold half of cocoa mixture into egg whites (egg whites will deflate quickly). Fold in remaining cocoa mixture until smooth. Drop the egg mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes (puffs will be soft in center).

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Banana Bread

3 eggs

1 3/4 cup sugar

2 cups mashed bananas (I used 6 bananas)

1 tablespoon vanilla (or as much as you want)

1/2 cup oil

Mix the wet ingredients together well. Then add the dry ingredients.

2 cups rice flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Mix everything together until blended. Pour into greased loaf pans at bake at 325 degrees until done. It took mine about 45 minutes, but will vary depending on pan size.

*I also like to put cinnamon in with the dry ingredients. It's also really good with cinnamon and sugar sprinkled on top.