Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Ingredients :

3 lbs ground beef

2 cups buckwhoat

2 eggs

½ tsp pepper

½ tsp garlic powder

5 oz. evaporated milk

1 medium onion, chopped

2 tsp salt

1 T chili powder

Mix all the above and mold into balls.

Heat some vegetable oil and fry meat bulls one and medium heat until browned.

Make sauce.

Sauce:

Ingredients:

1 to 1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, about 3 large tomatoes

2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste

black pepper, to taste

1 pound spaghetti

freshly grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Method:

If desired, peel tomatoes; remove seeds, straining juice into a bowl. Save the juice and discard seeds. In a food processor, combine garlic, tomatoes with juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, and basil. Pulse quickly to chop roughly. Pulse more for a smoother sauce, if desired. Transfer to a bowl, add salt and pepper and let stand to marinate for about 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

1 to 1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, about 3 large tomatoes

2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste

black pepper, to taste

1 pound spaghetti

freshly grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Method:

If desired, peel tomatoes; remove seeds, straining juice into a bowl. Save the juice and discard seeds. In a food processor, combine garlic, tomatoes with juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, and basil. Pulse quickly to chop roughly. Pulse more for a smoother sauce, if desired. Transfer to a bowl, add salt and pepper and let stand to marinate for about 20 minutes.

Heat sauce, poor over meat balls.

Cover pan, reduce heat and summer for 10 minutes.

Banana Muffins

Ingredients :

3/4 cup sugar

½ cup margarine

2 beaten eggs

2 ripe bananas, mashed

3 T Milk

2 cups gf flour mix*

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

½ tsp xanthan gum

½ cup walnuts

Method :

Cream sugar and margarine; add eggs, bananas, and milk. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes (until a golden brown). Cool on a cooling rack. Makes about 15 muffins.

*GF flour mix
3 cups white rice flour

3 cups brown rice flour
2 cups tapioca flour
1 cup potato starch

Crunch Cookies

Ingredients :

½ cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar

¼ cup margarine

½ tsp vanilla

1 egg

½ cup gf rice flour

½ cup gf bean flour (Orchestnut flour)

½ cup sliced almonds

½ cup coconut

½ tsp soda

¼ tsp baking powder

1 cup gf corn flakes or Gluten Free rolled Oats®

½ cup chopped pecan

Method :

Preheat oven at 350º.

Grease baking sheets. Break up sliced almonds into small pieces. In a large bowl beat sugars and margaring until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, blend well. Mix flours, soda, baking poweder, coconut and almonds. Add to sugar mixture, mix well. Stir in cereal and pecans.

Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheet and bake 8 minutes or until brown.

Makes 4-5 dozen.

Pumpkin Pie Bars

Ingredients :

1 1/3 cups gf flour mix

¼ tsp xanthan gum

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¾ cup granular sugar, divided

¾ cup butter or margarine

1 cup Gluten Free Oats®, uncooked

½ cup chopped pecans

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened

3 eggs

1 can (15 oz) pumpkin

1 T pumpkin spice

Method :

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 13 x 9 baking pan.

Mix flour, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup granular sugar in medium bowl: cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats and pecans. Reserve 1 cup of the oat mixture; press remaining mixture onto bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.

Bake 25 min. Cool completely. Cut into 24 bars. Store leftover bars in tightly covered container in the refrigerator.