Friday, December 12, 2014

Choclate cake, with hiden fruit

 Chocolate Cake, with hidden fruit

1/4 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup coco
1 Cup boiling water
-Mix until butter is melted.
-In a separate bowl:
1/4 Cup banana
1/4 Cup Apple sauce
1/4 cup Avacado (yes it's a fruit)
-Mash until smooth.
-Then add
1/2 cup yogurt, vanilla, full fat
1 egg
-Beat fruits unto wet until incorporated.
-Add
2 Cups flour, Bob's red mill
1 tsp gar Gum
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp Baking powder
-Beat until smooth
Pour into greased bunt pan. Let lest while you preheat the oven.
Bake at 350 for 50 min.
Let cool before inverting, and removing from pan. Keep in airtight container at room temp.


I might be the first to admit that I am not the best mother. I try my best, but it's not always what I hoped it would be. Especially when it comes to Squeaker, and his eating habits.
He had to be induced early, and he never learned to nurse, was failure to thrive, and aspirated often. Put simply, His eating has been an issue since the moment he was born. He is now three and a half, and basically on a food strike, refusing everything. And I mean everything, was crying in a restaurant because I offered to get him ice-cream. He wants "noting"
So if I can get food into him, I try to make it calorically dense. Nutrient dense is a bonus.
I had read that you could use avocado instead of butter, and I thought, well butter has it's benefits as well, so what if I use both in this cake. And because there is some protein with bean flour, vitamins in apple sauce, and banana. I think it worked. It tasted like chocolate cake.
And it's not like I hid it. He helped me make the cake, mashed the avocado with the banana, measured the apple sauce. So he knew it was in there.
He ate two slices the first day, and one more the next day; then he lost interest.

Moon Rabit Pie Crust Mix, review, and tips

 
 First of all, the Moon rabbit bag of mix, is enough to make 3 crust. But the package recipe is for one crust. So it you want an bottom and an top crust you have to make it twice.
But for this pot pie I just did a top.

 
I flowed the directions on the bag, and the dough rolled out nicely, but was too fragile to move tot he pie. So I added a little extra water, and a spoon full of Avocado (for a butter like substitute.) That is want give the crust a slightly green tint, if you notice it.  But most people would not.
Overall not my favorite pie crust.
My favorite pie crust is the Gluten Free Pantry Mix.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Pork Roast Apple


5  lb pork roast
1/4 of a medium apple, in 6 slices
1/3 Cup Cutup
1/4 Cup Apple Cider vinegar
1/4 Cup Water
1 packet (single serving) Apple cider drink mix
1 Tb soy sauce
1 Tb Worcestershire sauce
1 Tb apple sauce
1 Tb grated Onion
1 tsp Brown mustard

Poor just enough into the pot to cove the bottom. Then place the roast in. Make a slit in the roast 6 times, and insert apples slices into those slits. Pour the sauce over it.
Low for 4 hours, then high for 2 hours.