GF Fluffy Coconut Macaroons

Coconut Macaroons

2 egg whites

¼ tsp cream of tarter

½ c. sugar

Beat egg whites and cream of tarter until fluffy and then add sugar and beat until stiff. Add

1 tsp vanilla, fold in

2 cups corn flakes crushed

1 cup flaked coconut.

Drop onto cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

GF Italian Lentil Casserole

Simple, one-pan casseroles are just the thing for Holiday busi-ness. This one was brought to the GF Potluck by my good friend Lori, and it was so delicious that this morning I couldn't wait for her to get home from church to get the recipe. I had to hunt up and revise recipes found on food.com and recipe.com. I combine two or three and came up with this.

3/4 cup lentils

1 cup brown rice

4 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 tsp. italian seasoning

1/4 tsp. onion powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

I added 1 cup cooked Italian sausage.

1 cup cheddar cheese grated

In a 9x13 pan, add all ingredients and then stir. Cover with foil and bake at 300 for 1 hour 10 ten minutes. Remove foil, add cheese and bake another 20 minutes.

Even young Mr. Darcey liked this dish and the easy prep. makes it a keeper on the holiday recipe list.

Christmas Salsa

First Posted 12-10-08, but it is such a tradition that I'm posting it again today. Some people keep nog in the fridge for sneaking/snacking over the holidays, I keep this! And I'm making it tomorrow to take to the GF POTLUCK PARTY and to EAT ALL SEASON!

This recipe has inspired a great tradition. Every year I misplace this recipe and I have to hunt for it. I start looking for it in the most improbable place and work my way to the most likely. It takes a couple of days, but that's how I start the cavalcade of Christmas cleaning.

And, if it doesn't turn out to be where I expected, at least the process wasn't all in vain!

1 tsp. fresh cilantro chopped
1/2 can pickled jalapenos (vary for hotness)
1 red pepper chopped
1 green apple (granny smith)
1/2 red onion chopped
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar
1 bag cranberries chopped (fresh or frozen)

Chop everything, mix together and refrigerate.

This is a spicy and delicious addition to Christmas tradition.

Another entry for the December Dips with "Go For It Honey" at Mrs. Ed's site.

GF Bean and Bacon Soup

I've been craving a g-f version of Campbell's Bean with Bacon since I got a glimpse of it in the Thanksgiving shopping trek.

Immediately upon seeing the can, I was transported back in time to the day it was introduced to me. The newlywed hubby introduced the vegetarian-raised me to it's raptures and I was never the same. **Campbells is not GF!!!***

It's been years and years since I ate a steaming bowl of that deliciousness, but today I have two butts of ham left-over from the detritus of Thanksgiving and so the thought path is clearly defined. We're going there.

I simmered the butts covered in water with a pound of dry white (northern) beans in the crockpot on high for the day. In the evening, I sauted a mire poix (culinary lingo for a melange of veggies) of 1/2 cup diced onion and chopped celery in oil.

Drain 4 cups of the liquid broth off the meat into a saucepan, add the sauted veggies and blend the whole mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Add 1/2 cup heavy cream, mixed with 1 tablespoon of corn starch and warm to thicken.

Scoop in the beans and add bits and pieces of the ham and heat again until hot.

Eat it at a card table, serve with EnerG soda crackers and once again relive the simple pleasures of youth.

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