The Wheat Free Family http://wheatfreefamily.com Living Life in a Gluten Free World! Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:32:07 +0000 en hourly 1 Ooh – Gluten Free Expo in Vancouver! http://wheatfreefamily.com/archives/1472 http://wheatfreefamily.com/archives/1472#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:32:07 +0000 TheMatriarch http://wheatfreefamily.com/?p=1472 more]]> What a great website for us “Northerners” who cannot attend the Expo. There are so many exhibitors that I have never heard of. I cannot wait to go to their websites and link to their resources. Keep an eye on this site as Dianne and I both find new sources for gluten free living . . .

http://www.glutenfreeexpo.ca/#!exhibitors 

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    • ]]>     http://wheatfreefamily.com/archives/1471/feed 0     Thankfully STUFFED! http://wheatfreefamily.com/archives/1460 http://wheatfreefamily.com/archives/1460#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:59:16 +0000 Dianne http://wheatfreefamily.com/?p=1460 more]]> And no… I don’t mean the bird!

    Last night’s supper was FAButastic!  Baby potatoes, stuffing, carrots and turnips, brussel sprouts, stuffing, homemade cranberry jelly, stuffing, and ( of course) TURKEY and Gravy!   To wrap it all up to bursting?  Pumpkin pie and mincemeat pie!  STUFFED!

    Along with the many things I am thankful for this year, one is being at a point where a family meal ( such as this one) is safely indulged in to it’s full extent without the worries or fears of getting Glutened!  The whole meal… gluten free to the last whip cream sticky crumb!

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    A thankful Thanksgiving to everyone!  Indulge!

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    Sometimes we have time to make things from scratch but NOT having that time shouldn’t remove the good treats from our table!  Betty Crocker’s new GF cake mixes are as good as they say AND easy to Dr Up!

    With Harvest here and pumpkin pie on every thanksgiving table across the country, I decided to put Betty Crocker to the test and make a harvest cake.  Did it turn out?  Oh lord yes!  Moist…  Golden… flavorful… and GONE!  Each guest came back for seconds and eyed the one piece reserved for an absent family member with jealous gazes!  An easy hit!  (Hint… a teenager could make it.)

    Cream Cheese Pun’kin Cake

    Ingredients:

    • 1 pkg Betty Crocker GF yellow cake mix
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
    • 1/2 cup water
    • 1/2 cup butter
    • 3 eggs
    • 3/4 cup canned pumpkin

    Makes:

    About 24 standard cupcakes or one 8″x8″ cake.

    Instructions:

    Preheat oven to 350°F.  In large bowl, combine cake mix, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add water, butter and eggs; beat with electric mixer 2 minutes. Add pumpkin and spices; mix until well blended. Spoon into baking cups or cake pan. Bake according to mix instructions or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan on cooling rack for 5-8 minutes. Remove  from pan; cool completely.

    Frosting

    Once cake is cooled completely, I frosted with a quick and easy cream cheese frosting.  Betty Crocker’s Whipped Cream Cheese ready to use frosting is too sweet for my tastes so I cut it half and half with real, easy to spread, cream cheese.  Sprinkled with some nutmeg and cinnamon, and decorated the cake tray with some fall leaves ( not real ones!).

    Moist! Frosted! Pun'kin Cake

    Looking for more Pumpkin Recipes?  Try one of these:

    Pecan Crusted Pumpkin Pie

    Skinny on Pumpkin Pie

     

    ]]>     http://wheatfreefamily.com/archives/1366/feed 0     Out of my Gourd! http://wheatfreefamily.com/archives/1431 http://wheatfreefamily.com/archives/1431#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:29:26 +0000 Dianne http://wheatfreefamily.com/?p=1431 more]]> I LOVE fall.  The entire world turns to gold around me, the air is cool and the responsibility of flower beds and yard work trickles down to ‘put away’ mode.  I have come to terms with not being a Summer Person, watermelon and corn really not stirring great excitement in me, but when those brisk mornings of harvest hit my spirit perks up!  Pumpkin, acorn squash, salsas and apples entice me into the kitchen and away from my sugar free mission!  With holidays like Thanksgiving and Halloween how am I going to indulge in my FAVORITES while still being healthy and true to good eating?

    I turn to creativity and my sisters!

    What brings my family together in a heart beat is food.  The talking of food, the cooking of food, the eating of food, and pretty much anything to do with food.  Toss in some Double Doubles and you have a perfect sister chat!  Pity we are spread out between two provinces but technology keeps us in touch.  So when I mentioned to my sister in Calgary that I was working on Thanksgiving recipes she quickly offered up her Skinny on Pumpkin Pie.  For anyone following Weight Watchers, this bad boy is only 1 point for 1/8th of the pie!  heck… that is equal to an apple!  GO PIE!

    Skinny on Pumpkin Pie

    15 oz can Pumpkin

    12 oz can Evaporated Skim Milk

    3 egg whites

    1/2 t salt

    1/2 t allspice

    1/4 t cloves

    1/4 t nutmeg

    2 t cinnamon

    1 t vanilla

    2/3 c Splenda
    Mix everything together and bake at 400F for 15 minutes, reduce temperature to 325F and continue to bake for 25 minutes.
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