Another recipe that was on the back of a Bisquick box and from my childhood that I changed to be dairy-free. Ingredients: • 3⁄4 cup sugar • 1⁄2 cup Bisquick • 2 tbsp. Earth Balance butter substitute • 1 cup evaporated milk substitute (see below) • 2 eggs • 1 cup canned pumpkin • 2 1⁄2…
Category: Desserts
Impossible Coconut Pie
I have been making this recipe since I was in elementary school. It was originally on the back of a Bisquick box. I changed it up to make it dairy-free. Ingredients: • 2 cups Silk coconut milk • 3⁄4 cup sugar • 1⁄2 cup Bisquick • 1⁄4 cup Earth Balance butter substitute • 4 eggs •…
A Moroccan Theme Christmas Eve Dinner
I like to make new dishes for Christmas Eve dinner that is different from the standard ham or turkey. This year, I chose to do a Moroccan theme since I fell in love with the food during my visit last June. Below is my menu along with the recipes (or links to them). PS –…
Almond Ghriba (Cookies)
I was just wondering what I could make for dessert for Christmas Eve dinner that would fit my Moroccan theme, when Alia posted a new recipe on her website for Almond Ghriba. After watching her video, it looked so easy and quick, that I made the decision to bake some for the dinner (and try…
Gluten-Free Persimmon Cake
One of the local bakers makes a really delicious, moist persimmon pudding cake every fall when persimmons are in season. I saw some nice ones at Top Banana (a local produce stand) and bought some to make a gluten-free version. Cake Ingredients: 2 cups chopped walnuts 1 cup butter substitute (like Earth Balance), melted 2…
Apple Sharlotka
Since I was making Russian beef borscht for Christmas eve, I started looking for a Russian dessert. I found an apple sharlotka recipe online….and knew it had to be good since it had over 658 comments! I had never seen so many comments to a single post on a food blog. The only thing I…
Apple Cranberry Tart
This recipe is a modification from the Living Without magazine (November 2012 issue). Crust: Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups King Arthur Gluten-free flour 1/2 tsp. Salt 1/2 cup Earth Balance butter substitute (I use the soy-free) 4-6 tbsp. cold coconut milk Combine flour and salt, then cut in butter substitute using a pastry blender until mixture…
Gluten-Free Plum Cobbler
Last weekend, I went to a backyard barter. One of the things I came home with was a jar of plums. Tonight, I used them to make a gluten-free cobbler for our dessert. Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar 1 qt. canned plums (or use the store-bought canned plums) 2 Tbsp corn starch (I was out of…