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		<title>Gluten-free Dairy-free Sorghum Almond Pumpkin Bar Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about how much I enjoyed Elana of Elana&#8217;s Pantry&#8217;s Gluten-free Almond Flour Cookbook and her pumpkin bar recipe. I enjoyed that pumpkin bar recipe so much that I made it twice; first for a potluck, and then for myself. It was a very good pumpkin bar recipe. Writing about it reminded me [...]]]></description>
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I recently wrote about how much I enjoyed Elana of Elana&#8217;s Pantry&#8217;s <a href="http://amzn.to/gZdvNj" target="_blank">Gluten-free Almond Flour Cookbook</a> and her pumpkin bar recipe. I enjoyed that pumpkin bar recipe so much that I made it twice; first for a potluck, and then for myself. It was a very good pumpkin bar recipe. Writing about it reminded me how very much I liked that recipe. So, I decided to make it a third time. Hey, it might be dessert, but it is made from almonds and has squash (or pumpkin) in it. How guilty do I really need to feel about my addiction? I put some butternut squash puree and eggs into the food processor. Baby Yum decided this was a good time to start chewing on the sole of her shoe (by the front door). No, Baby Yum. That is not food. Remove shoe from mouth. Back to the baking. <a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/punbar3.jpg"><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/punbar3-199x300.jpg" alt="" title="punbar3" width="199" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5732" /></a>I put some grapeseed oil in the blender. Love that stuff. I&#8217;m so glad Elana has gotten me to use it, after I had two bottles at varying times go all funny-tasting due to not being used for years on end. Baby Yum is now doing a death-defying baby act on her high chair. No, Baby. We don&#8217;t play on our high chair. I check the computer monitor for recipe. Wait. I need to put agave in the food processor. Wait. Where is the oil listed in the recipe? I read it four times. There is no oil listed in the recipe at all. I&#8217;m impressed, but distressed over the wasted ingredients in the food processor. All that precious grapeseed oil, down the drain. And organic butternut squash. And then it occurs to me. Elana&#8217;s recipe may not have oil, but the standard pumpkin bar recipe has lots of it. I hadn&#8217;t put in the agave yet, which means that I could use any old sweetener I wanted. I check Better Homes and Garden cookbook. Yes! A recipe calling for 4 eggs, 1 cup of oil and a can of pumpkin. I had been doubling Elana&#8217;s recipe due to that whole being completely addicted thing. Perfect! I adapted it to be gluten free and changed the spices up and suddenly I was back in business with a gorgeous pumpkin bar recipe in the oven. (Fine, butternut squash bar- but it just doesn&#8217;t have the siame seasonal glamor as a  pumpkin bar. ) The recipe came out. My father said incredulously &#8220;Did you make it from scratch?&#8221; I guess he&#8217;s not used to baking without a box mix. He seemed really impressed by the texture and flavor, so I will take it as a compliment. My husband rushed to make a cream cheese frosting. Another compliment. Oh, and I couldn&#8217;t stop gobbling the things. Really it ended up being quite a fortunate mistake. We&#8217;re getting down to the last third of the pan. I&#8217;m wondering if I shouldn&#8217;t make more&#8230;. </p>
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<p>Submitted to <a href="http://www.glutenfreehomemaker.com/2010/12/gluten-free-wednesdays-12810.html" target="_blank">Gluten free Wednesday</a></p>
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		Gluten-free Dairy-free Pumpkin Bar Recipe
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1 cup sorghum flour<br />1/2 cup +2 tbsp. arrowroot starch<br />1/4 cup potato or corn starch<br />1/4 cup blanched almond flour<br />1 1/2 cup sugar (or palm sugar)<br />2 tsp baking soda<br />1/4 tsp salt<br />1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon<br />1/2 tsp ground clove<br />1/2 tsp ground allspice<br />1/2 tsp ground nutmeg</p>
<p>4 eggs<br />1 15 oz canned organic pumpkin or butternut <br />1 cup grapeseed oil</p>
<p>cream cheese frosting (optional) &#8211; for dairy free use earth balance margarine, tofutti better than cream cheese, and powdered sugar, mixed to taste.
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Line 15*10*1 inch pan with parchment paper and grease with organic palm shortening or your favorite dairy-free margarine. Preheat oven to 350F. </p>
<p>Combine eggs, canned pumpkin and oil in your food processor and blend until creamy. Sift together dry ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour your processed liquid ingredients into the well. Fold together until combined. Pour into greased pan.</p>
<p>Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean. Cool completely before frosting. Or, keep frosting in a small ziploc bag in the refrigerator and frost individual pieces at will.
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		<title>Gluten-free Menu Swap: Casein and Soy-Free Almond Coconut Milk Spinach Pie Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Today Sunday the 13th was Baby Yum&#8217;s 2 month birthday, so Happy Birthday to her. I can&#8217;t believe how big she has gotten. And&#8230; Here&#8217;s my menu for the week! 
Sunday: Southern
Cornbread vegetarian stuffing
pressure cooker tarragon white bean soup
slow cooked greens
Monday: Italian (vegan)
Carol Fenster pizza with heirloom tomatoes and pine nut &#8220;cheese&#8221; marguerita topping
Tuesday: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/babyyum.jpg"><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/babyyum.jpg" alt="babyyum" title="babyyum" width="300" height="400" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4109" /></a> Today Sunday the 13th was Baby Yum&#8217;s 2 month birthday, so Happy Birthday to her. I can&#8217;t believe how big she has gotten. And&#8230; Here&#8217;s my menu for the week! </p>
<p><strong>Sunday:</strong> <em>Southern</em><br />
Cornbread vegetarian stuffing<br />
pressure cooker tarragon white bean soup<br />
slow cooked greens</p>
<p><strong>Monday:</strong> <em>Italian (vegan)</em><br />
Carol Fenster pizza with heirloom tomatoes and pine nut &#8220;cheese&#8221; marguerita topping</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday:</strong> <em>Thai</em><br />
Green Vegetable Curry<br />
Jasmine Rice</p>
<p><strong>Friday:</strong> <em>Vegan</em><br />
Grilled Eggplant and Zucchini Gratin with cashew “ricotta” OR ratatouille<br />
Quinoa mint salad</p>
<p>This week the gluten-free menu swap is hosted at <a href="http://cookinguncooking-m-elle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">La Cocina de Michelle, aka Cooking and Uncooking</a> with quinoa as the theme. The menu headquarters are hosted by Cheryl at <A href="http://www.gfgoodness.com/" target="_blank">GF Goodness</a>. Don&#8217;t forget to check out more menus at <a href="http://orgjunkie.coml" target="_blank">Org Junkie</a>.</p>
<p>This week I thought I would share a truly unique recipe I came up with using So Delicious&#8217; coconut drinking milk. I have been making a cheesy spinach pie for years and wanted to see what it would be like to make a &#8220;cheesy&#8221; pie with coconut milk and almond butter as the base. No, it really isn&#8217;t cheesy, but it did oddly enough evoke the original recipe. I think it was the garlic. Anyway, this probably isn&#8217;t a recipe that will suit die hard cheese-a-holics or those used to more typical American fare, but I rather enjoyed it. I hope that other vegans or those used to creative substitutions for dairy might as well. In any case, it was a fun experiment.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time I tried making a dairy-free allergen friendly spinach pie. Check out this earlier attempt with a <a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-dairy-free-soy-free-cheezy-spinach-pie-recipe-894.html" target="_blank">southern-style roux and nutritional yeast base</a>.</p>
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		Vegan Dairy free soy-free Coconut Milk Almond Butter Spinach Pie Recipe
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1 large package fresh spinach (or 2 bunches)</p>
<p>1 tbsp. olive oil<br />1 tbsp. brown rice flour<br />garlic powder<br />toasted onion powder (optional, mine is from Penzeys)<br />1 cup or more original coconut milk (I used drinking coconut milk from So Delicious- NON VANILLA FLAVOR)<br />1/4 cup almond butter<br />salt to taste</p>
<p>1 gluten-free pie crust, baked for 10 minutes sprinkled with garlic and/or onion powder<br />(I used Bette Hagman&#8217;s vinegar pastry recipe substituting 1 cup of superfine brown rice flour for 1 cup of the featherlight mix- this pastry recipe is not vegan as written)
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Preheat oven to 375.</p>
<p>Cook spinach in large pot with small amount of water, rinse in cold water and cut into bitesized pieces. Drain and reserve.</p>
<p>Heat olive oil to medium in a nonstick fry pan. Add your brown rice flour and let it toast, combining thoroughly with the oil. Add garlic powder to taste and onion powder. Add your coconut milk slowly, whisking into the roux. When roux has dissolved into the milk, let thicken. If you think you want more liquid for your sauce, add more coconut milk slowly. When sauce has thickened satisfactorily, taste. Adjust seasoning. Then mix in your almond butter into sauce.  Add salt, taste, and adjust seasonings. Fold spinach into sauce.</p>
<p>Pour spinach and sauce into pie crust and bake for  20 minutes or until crust is done.
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Interesting. I liked it better the second day, cold, when the garlic had permeated the flavor and it actually started to taste like cheesy spinach pie.
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				<span class="yum_recipeInfo">Original Source:</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="yum_recipeInfoData">The contents of my brain, another attempt at allergen-free garlic-centric spinach pie. Please do not replicate without my permission.</span><br />
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		<title>Dairy-Free, Soy-Free and Gluten-Free: Allergen-friendly Polenta based Green-Chili Corn Quiche Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some time ago I started going to a local gluten-free support group. I went not because I necessarily thought I needed help figuring out the gluten-free diet (although I&#8217;ve learned a lot from my fellow members), but because I thought it would be fun to get together and socialize with other people that shared the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tomquiche4.jpg'><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tomquiche4.jpg" alt="" title="tomquiche4" width="451" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2722" /></a><br />
Some time ago I started going to a local gluten-free support group. I went not because I necessarily thought I needed help figuring out the gluten-free diet (although I&#8217;ve learned a lot from my fellow members), but because I thought it would be fun to get together and socialize with other people that shared the same gluten-free lifestyle. It turned out to be a great idea, and a social event that I thoroughly enjoy. <a href='http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tomquiche5.jpg'><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tomquiche5-199x300.jpg" alt="" title="tomquiche5" width="199" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2723" /></a>We generally have a big potluck at someone&#8217;s house- usually with a theme- and talk and stuff ourselves silly. This last meeting had a &#8220;luncheon&#8221; theme and I decided to make quiche. That was well and good, but a traditional quiche contains dairy and a fair number of our members have multiple intolerances including dairy. I decided to make allergen-friendly alternatives for those who could have egg, but couldn&#8217;t have dairy or soy.  (Unfortunately those who can&#8217;t have egg also can&#8217;t have soy, or I might have made a tofu-vegan quiche as well.) The pie crust I used for the <a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-menu-of-the-week-cheddar-asparagus-red-pepper-quiche-recipe-2727.html">traditional quiche recipe</a> contained dairy and potato starch (another allergen for some members), so that was out. I considered making my standard dairy-free chebe crust, but I wanted to have a base that contributed a flavor element as well as a texture. I ended up deciding to do a creative riff on my <A href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-menu-of-the-week-low-carb-mini-green-chili-quiche-muffin-recipe-2654.html">green chili crustless quiche</a>, using South American inspired flavors of chili and tomato- and thus, a corn polenta crust, almost like an open tamale, came to mind. </p>
<p><a href='http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tomquiche5.jpg'><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tomquiche5-150x150.jpg" alt="" title="tomquiche5" width="150" height="150" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2723" /></a>I made one quiche with a vegan (dairy-free) sundried tomato pesto topping inspired by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1569243581?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=boofyu-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=1569243581">Vegan with a Vengeance</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=boofyu-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1569243581" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />, and then in case the nuts in the pesto made the quiche off limits for anyone, I also topped some of my quiche with simple but beautiful slow-roasted tomatoes and/or fresh cilantro leaves. The results were lovely, tasty, and allergen-friendly, and my friends with multiple intolerances seemed to thoroughly enjoy them. Trying to cook for these friends has really taught me a lot about creative baking with limited ingredients- and I enjoy the challenge as well as the results! Enjoy! And if you haven&#8217;t looked into joining a support group in your area- I highly recommend it.</p>
<p><em>Here&#8217;s one of the nut-free quiche, topped with lovely slow-roasted grape tomatoes, corn, and garnished with oregano.</em></p>
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1 onion, diced<br />2 tsp. olive oil</p>
<p>Grits/ Polenta Base:<br />1 cup rice milk<br />1 to 2 cups water*<br />3/4 cup yellow cornmeal (I use arrowhead mills)<br />1/2 (7-ounce) can ORTEGA Diced Green Chiles<br />6 ounces sweet corn<br />2 tbsp. fresh, chopped cilantro<br />oregano, smoked paprika, epazote (optional) to taste<br />1/4 tsp salt (or less, to taste)</p>
<p>Quiche Base:<br />4 eggs<br />1/2 cup rice milk<br />10 ounces sweet corn<br />1/2 (7-ounce) can Diced Green Chiles<br />salt, to taste<br />1/4 teaspoon pepper<br />oregano and any other herbs you like</p>
<p>Toppings:<br />A) Sundried Tomato Cilantro Pesto<br />1/2 cup sundried tomatoes (either reconstituted dried or in oil, rinsed)<br />3/4 cup water<br />1/4 cup almonds<br />no oil if using tomatoes in oil, otherwise small amounts to taste<br />sprinkle of salt and pepper<br />1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro </p>
<p>B) Slow Roasted baby tomatoes<br />Large handful of small tomatoes<br />olive oil<br />2 tbsp. fresh cilantro<br />salt, pepper</p>
<p>C) Fresh Cilantro in Olive oil<br />Enough sprigs of cilantro to decorate 12 muffin size quiche<br />olive oil<br />salt, pepper
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Prepare a muffin tin with (or without) liners, greasing with spectrum shortening or your favorite dairy-free margarine if you are not using liners.</p>
<p>Sautee 1 diced onion in a nonstick pan in olive oil until translucent and remove from burner, reserving in two parts for base and quiche. </p>
<p>Polenta Base:<br />   1. Combine rice milk, water, cornmeal in a large saucepan and heat until you get a gentle boil. Lower temperature slightly if needed and keep stirring for 10 minutes or longer until you get a nice thick consistency. Add corn, half of your sauteed onions, and chilies and cook a few minutes longer. Season with herbs and seasonings and remove from burner. Fill prepared muffin tins 1/4 to 1/3 with polenta and let cool until firm.</p>
<p>Quiche:<br />Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Puree eggs, 1 cup of corn, salt and pepper in a blender. Add remaining corn, chilies and sauteed onion to puree and mix well with a spoon. Season. Pour into muffin containers on top of the polenta base. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until center is almost set. Top with options a, b, or c and bake until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.</p>
<p>Topping Directions:<br />A) Sundried Tomato Almond Pesto<br />Combine ingredients in food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Spread on top of quiche when half baked and return to oven.</p>
<p>OR<br />B) Slow Roasted grape tomatoes, halved, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with fresh cilantro and roasted for an hour or two on 325. Garnish quiche when half baked and return to oven.</p>
<p>OR<br />C) Fresh cilantro leaves, drizzled with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper and let steep until oil is infused. Garnish quiche when half baked and return to oven.</p>
<p>After done, cool COMPLETELY before removing from pan. Enjoy!
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Made to accommodate complex allergies of friends at local GF potluck. </p>
<p>*Polenta note: I used 2 cups water, but the polenta was softer than I would have liked. I would experiment and try this with 1 cup water instead and add more as needed.
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		<title>Gluten-Free Candy: Almond Praline Recipe</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the holiday gift-giving season is drawing to a close, one of the most enjoyable and personal gifts you can make for friends and family is delicious and easy-to-make homemade gluten-free candy. In candy recipes like this one, no one will ever miss the gluten because they are naturally gluten-free.  I had never really [...]]]></description>
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Although the holiday gift-giving season is drawing to a close, one of the most enjoyable and personal gifts you can make for friends and family is delicious and easy-to-make homemade gluten-free candy. In candy recipes like this one, no one will ever miss the gluten because they are naturally gluten-free.  I had never really had praline before, but when I found myself in need of some for another recipe, I scoured the web looking for a simple recipe. I considered making macadamia praline, but in the end decided to go with the Southern classic original- an almond praline. Although some caramelized sugar recipes are too sweet for me, this crunchy, sheer sugar candy with its hint of salt providing the perfect compliment appealed to me more than I would have thought possible. It would be perfect for a gift or for serving at a simple movie-watching-party at home. If you&#8217;re making it for guests, though, you probably want to double or triple the recipe- this stuff is addicting!</p>
<p>Looking for more easy recipes perfect for hostess gifts?<br />
Try <A href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/happy-valentines-day-recipe-for-homemade-gf-macademia-or-pistachio-nut-fudge-1534.html" target="_blank">My Easy Homemade Fudge Recipe</a></p>
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		Gluten Free Almond Praline Recipe
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Nonstick cooking spray<br />1/2 cup sugar<br />1/4 cup water<br />1/3 cup sliced blanched almonds<br />1/4 teaspoon salt
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Line a cookie sheet with wax paper and coat with cooking spray.</p>
<p>Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring it to a boil on medium-high heat. Shake pan to distribute sugar evenly. Let it boil at least seven minutes or until the sugar turns a light amber color. Throw in the almonds and salt and continuously mix with a wooden spoon until sugar turns dark amber. Pour carefully onto the sprayed wax paper on the cookie sheet so it forms an even layer. Let cool.</p>
<p>You can break the praline sheet into whatever size you like for snacking, or use a food processor to break up into smaller pieces for recipes.
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