Homemade Brownies (GFDF)

I've tried a couple different brownie mixes, or homemade versions with gluten and dairy free.

Recenly I've been on a kick of the Betty Crocker, all purpose gluten free flour mix.  And with this original recipe, it was a hit in the gluten and dairy free category.

Enjoy them for yourself.  I think I've eaten 1/3 of the pan so far.  Shhhhh, don't tell the kids.


1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup shortening (or other butter substitute)
4 eggs, well beaten
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup (Betty Crockers, all purpose gluten free flour mix)*
1/2 tsp xanthum gum
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Beat the cocoa and softened shortening.  Add eggs, and sugars and vanilla.  Mix well.  Blend in the flour, xanthum gum, and baking powder.  Mix well.  Pour into a 9x13 pan.  Sprinkle some chocolate chips on top, if desired.  Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Yummy!

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Mashed Potatoes (GFDF)

Mashed Potatoes

6-8 medium potatoes, peeled
1 cup original almond milk
1 Tbsp coconut oil
salt & pepper
garlic cloves

Peel and boil the potatoes with the pressed garlic cloves, until potatoes are tender, drain water.  Mash with milk and coconut oil.  Sprinkle in salt and pepper to your liking.

Enjoy!

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Randomness v47

1.  Bear (during play time)- "Then, the fortune said that the giant was a peacock"
 (not sure what they were playing, but their conversation is interesting sometimes)

2.  Bear- "I saw a piece of chicken almost as big as my face, but bigger"

3. Girl- "Grandpa told me that last night."
Daddy- "He did?  You talked to grandpa?"
Girl- "No"

4.  Me- Let's learn this little rhyme.
Secrets, Secrets are no fun
Secrets, Secrets hurt someone

Bear-  Secrets, Secrets are no fun
Secrets, Secrets hurt one son.

5. Bear- looking at the Christmas presents under the tree.... "To mom, from Stephanie, What?!?  How can that be possible?"

6. Girl- "No prob-len-tay"

7. Monkey- "If the (foster) baby wrestled a chipmunk who do you think would win?"

8. Monkey- "It's like Bear has leprosy on his fingernails because they just fall off."

9.  Bear- "They should call it eleventeen and twelveteen.  Hey, eleventeen actually sounds good!"

10.  7 yr old girl- "I remember Chick-Fil-A!  It was the best pizza I ever had."



 

Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry

I never knew how good cashews were until the other day.  I decided to make this and actually put the cashews in it.  So I was cooking the chicken and popped a cashew in my mouth.  Then I discovered that I really liked them, and almost ate too many that we couldn't use them in the recipe.  Never fear, there were plenty left, and they made it into the recipe just fine.

Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry

2 cups chicken broth
2 tbsp corn starch
3 Tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 lb chicken breasts cut into strips
1 Tbsp coconut oil
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 bag frozen broccoli
1 small bag frozen pea pods
1 1/2 cups cashews


Cook chicken in 2 Tbsp of the chicken broth.  Use the remainder of the broth and add the soy sauce, ginger and corn starch.  Set aside.  When chicken is done set aside in a bowl.  In the same skillet, drop your coconut oil, and saute the minced garlic, carrots, celery, broccoli and pea pods.  When they are tender, stir back in the chicken and add the sauce mixture.  Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the sauce thickens.  Serve over hot rice.


This recipe was found in a hometown cookbook.


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