Category Archives: Basics

Mild Curry powder

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ground cumin 2 tablespoons ground coriander 2 teaspoons ground turmeric 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger In a blender or food processor, combine cumin, coriander, turmeric, red pepper flakes, mustard seed, and ginger. Process to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container.

Gluten Free Flour blend

Description: There are a lot of different flour blends out there- but I never have liked the ones with bean or quinoa flour. You can’t eat the dough, it is too bitter. Baking with kids is no fun unless someone gets to lick the gooey spoon. Ingredients: 3 cups sorghum flour 1 cup tapioca flour 1/2 cup almond flour Instructions: Sorghum is the GFCF flour that I like most. It isn’t gritty like rice, it isn’t bitter like quinoa and

Flaxseed gel – egg replacer

Instead of using two eggs, I place 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal and 6 tablespoons of water in a microwaveable container for each egg replaced. Microwave for about one minute. Stir. Let it rest and gel up while you prepare the rest of the recipe. Before we went soy and corn free we also had good luck using either a heaping tablespoon of soy flour or cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp. of water for each egg. You can also use

Dairy free Gluten free White Sauce

Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons ghee (or margarine) 2 Tablespoons Tapioca flour ¼ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 cup milk substitute of your choice. I use rice milk Heat ghee in 1 ½ quart saucepan over medium heat until melted. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir one minute. Mustard sauce: Stir in ¼ teaspoon dry

Homemade Baking Powder Recipe

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons cream of tartar 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 tablespoon arrowroot or tapioca flour or cornstarch Instructions: Combine ingredients and store tightly covered. (For double-acting baking powder, use 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar for each teaspoon needed.) Notes: If you are on a rotation diet, or also avoiding corn, you could replace it with another flour like tapioca or arrowroot. We have also used rice flour. Apparently the flour is just a