#GlutenFree Apricot Bacon Onion and Cheese Spread or Dip for #SundaySupper

Apricot Bacon Onion and Cheese Spread or Dip

This week’s Sunday Supper is all about Dishes in Five Ingredients or less and is hosted by #SundaySupper Contributor Amber from Mama’s Blissful Bites. Amber has a way of making us all smile with her amazing sense of humor. I love her blog and know you will too. Every busy mom knows how important it is to have that easy go to meal that you can whip up any time.  So tonight I am going to share my quick and easy Apricot Bacon Onion and Cheese Spread or Dip.

Apricot Bacon Onion and Cheese Dip Ingredients
1 cup Dried Apricots
4 green onions chopped
½ cup of chopped bacon
1 8 oz block of cream cheese
2 tablespoons Fig Jam or Apricot Jam

Take Dried apricots and chop in food processor until sticks together

Now add Cream Cheese, Bacon and Onions now pulse until mixed together.

Next add Jam I used Fig it’s a little sweeter.

Place in Large Baking dish

Bake in oven at 350 for 25 minutes.

This can be served with potato chips hot out of the oven or just some gluten free crackers, you decide














These staple meals may be some of the most important meals we can prepare because they are quick, easy and many times make with ingredients we have on hand. Join us at 7 pm Eastern time for our fun live chat. You don’t want to miss this event hosted by Amber, I promise you will fall in love with her witty sense of humor just like I did.


Breakfast, Starters, Butters and Jams:

• Pa Jun or Korean Scallion Pancakes – Kimchi Mom
• Homemade Instant Oatmeal – Home Cooking Memories
• GlutenFree Apricot Bacon Onion and Cheese Spread or Dip – Cooking Underwriter
• Caprese Bites – My Catholic Kitchen
• So Simple Pizza Puffs – Hip Foodie Mom
• Toast Topper #11: Allspice Peach Butter – What Smells So Good?
• Strawberry Balsamic Jam – The Messy Baker Blog

Main Dishes:

• Fresh Basil and Tomato Pasta – I Run For Wine
• Gulasch – Galactosemia in PDX
• Spaghetti with Kale and Sausage – Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
• Appley Kielbasa – The Meltaways
• Kimchee Fried Rice with Bacon – Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
• Shrimp Stuffed Potatoes – Juanita’s Cocina
• Hawaiian Chicken Sandwiches – Supper for a Steal
• Sun Dried Tomato and Sausage Pasta – Small Wallet Big Appetite
• Pork Loin with Port Shallot Sauce – Vintage Kitchen Notes
• Chipotle Honey Lime Pork Tenderloin – Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Crockpot Chicken Tacos – The Hand That Rocks The Ladle
• Roasted Shrimp With Chili-Lime Sauce – Magnolia Days
• Peanut Butter Noodles – In the Kitchen with Audrey
• Soy, Orange Juice and Red Wine Marinated Flank – That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Beef Tenderloin with Stilton Pecan Butter – Noshing With The Nolands
• Herbed Butter Pork Chops – Brie’s Bites
• Creamy Ham Linguine – The Daily Dish Recipes
• Pesto, Tomato & Feta Pizza – Momma’s Meals
• Quick Black Bean Burritos – Diabetic Foodie
• Lumachine with Fresh Parmesan and Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce – Mama’s Blissful Bites
• Stuffed Shells – Cravings of a Lunatic
• Potato Kugel – From Fast Food to Fresh Food
• Garlic Butter Fried Rice – My Trials in the Kitchen
• Goat Cheese Alfredo – Family Foodie
• Blackened Cajun Chicken with Wild Rice – Sustainable Dad
• Roasted Moroccan Rack of Lamb – Maroc Mama
• Sweet and Nutty Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes – Mama.Mommy.Mom.
• Baked Sweet Potato with Maple-Jalapeno – Comfy Cuisine
• Freezable Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwiches – Big Bear’s Wife
• Grilled Polenta Cakes – Lovely Pantry

Desserts:

• Nutella Ice Cream – Shockingly Delicious
• Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Mint M&M’s – The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
• Grilled Mango Parfait with Greek Yogurt & Silvered Almonds – Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
• Honey Macaroons – Pippis In the Kitchen Again
• Strawberry Frozen Yogurt – Damn Delicious
• Homemade Caramel Sauce – Chocolate Moosey
• Easy Chocolate Chilli Fudge – Soni’s Food for Thought
• White-Chocolate Raspberry Puff Pastry Doughnuts – The Weekend Gourmet
• Candified Bananas on a Stick – Gotta Get Baked
• Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars – In The Kitchen With KP
• Broccoli and Feta Frittata – Kwistin’s Favorites
• Chocolate-Caramel Ice Cream – Basic N Delicious
• Pumpkin and Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake – Baker Street
• Peanut Butter Cup Popcorn – Mom’s Test Kitchen

Beverages:

• Five Most Food Friendly Wines – ENOFYLZ Wine Blog

Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm(Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite 5 Ingredient Recipes! All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us through TweetChat! We’d also love to feature your easy go to recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers!

Enjoy

Sheila Fretz

Carmagetton Crazy for Berries a #Gluten Free Dessert

Part One of the Mullholand Bridge was demolished last year and our local freeway closed for three days. Now on to Part Two this year the second half will be demolished so they can complete the bridge construction over the 405 freeway. We live about five minutes from the closed 405 freeway and were told over and over do not get on the freeway unless absolutely necessary. We have decided once again to hunker down for the weekend but on Saturday night we will entertain a couple old friends and one of our neighbors.  In honor of the road closure I designed this road of egg whites swirling round and round with berries and whipped cream plus the love of being homebound all weekend for cooking  and creating new deserts and recipes like this one.

Carmagetton Crazy for Berries a #Gluten Free Dessert Ingredients:
8 egg whites
1 ½ cups sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Almond Extract

2 Cups cleaned and Quartered Strawberries
2 Cup Blueberries
Whipping Cream
2 tablespoons powder sugar.

Equipment
Cookie Sheets
Silpats or Parchment Paper

Preheat oven to 250

Seperate 8 eggs

Take eggs whites whip until stiff peaks form

Add Sugar, Almond Extract

and Vanilla

Whip until glossy and firm

Next place egg whites in Pastry bag

Make 16 circular swirls until filled in

Make 16 small heart shaped of Egg whites

Bake in oven for hour then turn off heat and leave in oven to dry.

When totally dry remove from silpat place on plate add whipp cream, berries more whip cream then heart

　

　

　

　

And the winner is.....

And The winner is of the  Meyer's Elgin Sausage Giveaway from @cuetopia

We had many entries for the giveaway with Meyer's Elgin Sausage is giving away Two racks of Ribs, 1 Jar of their fabulous BBQ sauce, 1 bottle of their Texas beans seasoning and 2 bottles of there dry rub to one of  my readers and the lucky readers was CarolSue Anderson however she did not respond by September 21, 2012! 

So now we find ourselves having to pick another winner . The new winner  is Jen N. Linda please contact me at Mrs Mix It at gmail dot com all one word. You have until Friday October 5, 2012. Then we will redraw.  

Sheila Fretz-

It's a New #Giveaway with Meyer's Smoke House

So On my Month long of Giveaways,   We had a great company right out of the Heart of Texas. Meyers Elgin Sausage or as they are known on twitter/@cuetopia  Meyers smoke house is located  on the outskirts of Austin Texas 24 miles to be exact off of highway 188. Meyers Elgin Sausage was Voted “Best Sausage in the State of Texas” at the State Sausage Championship in Halletsville, Texas. Last year Greg Meyers and I did a giveaway of there fabulous Sausage, however, this year we have something a little better; Meyer's Smoke house will give one lucky reader Two racks of Ribs, 1 Jar of their fabulous BBQ sauce, 1 bottle of their Texas beans seasoning and 2 bottles of there dry rub. Or if you like you may order direct from Meyers Elgin Sausage  here

 I will be showcasing with you, different recipes that you can use Myers Sauces For your Football and Tailgating Parties. For example last year in my tailgating post I showed you how to make these delicious bacon wrapped Sausage.  Which you could also do with theses delicious sausage. 

All you need to do now is to enter. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

#GlutenFree Rice Crispy Treat Brownies

The other day Miss J requested a special dish. She had been envisioning in her head for quite some time and she requested that we figure out a way to make it. So the two of us went into the kitchen and did just that and Gluten Free Rice Crispy Treat Brownies were created. I hope you enjoy these as much as we did and take them to your next tailgating event like we did. 

Gluten Free Rice Crispy Brownies Ingredients:

½ cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa 
1/8 cup aged Balsamic Vinegar
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Bourbon
3 eggs total ( 2 for chocolate mixture 1 for cheese mixture)
1/4 cup corn starch
3/4 cup Oat flour
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup granulated sugar
4 cups Mini Marshmello's
4 cups Rice Crispy's Gluten Free
1/4 cup butter
Cooking Spray

Equipment:
1 Pot
1 9 x9 (baking pan)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a non stick pot melt butter then add cocoa powder and whisk together.

Next add sugar

Add  Balsamic Vinegar

Add Vanilla.

Take 2 eggs and whisk in a separate bowl add about 2 tablespoons chocolate mixture to temper then add back to chocolate mixture.

Next add Corn Starch and Oats.

Spray a 9x13" pan with cooking spray then pour in pan .

Next add about a cup of chocolate chips on top and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes.

Wait about 10 minutes then start next step of rice crispy treats. by melting butter and adding marshmellos then gluten free rice crispies.

Next pour on top of brownies.

Then squish down with parchment paper that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

Last garnish with melted chocolate (optional).

Enjoy and let me know what you think.


Sheila Fretz-

#GlutenFree Deep Dish Carmel Apple Pie for #SundaySupper

Gluten Free Deep Dish Carmel Apple Pie for #SundaySupper

When I  saw our assignment for Autumn Apple Party #SundaySupper  I knew what dessert had to be made.  I started by making a crust. I love to create and sometimes I create fabulous food and sometimes I end with something Im just not sure what to do with. I was working on a crust about 6 months ago and looking for a crumbly press down crust and ended up with cookie dough. I wasn’t sure what to do and my husband looked at the creamy cookie dough and said I think we can do something with this and my Almond Cookie Crust was born!

Join us throughout the day this Sunday, September 23 as we share recipes and apple love from our talented #SundaySupper Group Contributors. We would love for you to share your favorite apple recipes during our#SundaySupper live chat at 7pm (Eastern).

1 ½ cup almonds
1 ½ cup Gluten Free Flour
1 ½ cup Powdered Sugar
½ cup butter
1 ½ cup vegetable shortening
8-10 apples peeled cored and quartered
½ cup brown sugar
3 Tablespoons cinnamon
3 tablespoons Corn Starch
Sheila Fretz’s (AKA Mrs MixIt) Famous Crumble
Cooking Spray
Caramel Sauce

1 Spring form pan
Food Processor
Measuring cups
a spoonula

Take almonds and gring up in food processor until fine but not into almond butter. I pulse and continue to watch.

Next add Gluten Free Flour ,Powdered Sugar and butter and pulse again.

Lastly add the shortening until a creamy drop cookie dough appears.

Take a spring form that has been sprayed with cooking spray  and place in pan pushing dough up sides and bottom.

Next peel and core plus quarter apples.Add sugar, cinnamon and corn starch then toss evenly and poor into uncooked pie dough.

Next make Sheila Fretz’s (AKA Mrs MixIt) Famous Crumble

Then place on top and seal in apples with crumble.

Next bake at 350 degrees  in oven for 50 to 53 minutes until golden on cookie sheet. Then chill for 4 to six hours then serve cold or reheat each piece separately in microwave




Enjoy, I know we did now here's the other recipes for #SundaySupper.

Here’s our Autumn Apple Party Menu coming this Sunday, September 23!

Soups, Salads, Starters and Breads

• Cinnamon Apple Chips- Shockingly Delicious
• Apple Celery Salad- In the Kitchen with Audrey and Maurene
• Mini Apple Pumpkin Pancakes – The Daily Dish Recipes
• Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast- In the Kitchen with KP
• Curried Apple and Leek Soup-Soni’s Food for Thought
• Endive Spears Topped With Apple, Blue Cheese and Hazelnut Salad- The Hand That Rocks the Ladle
• Homemade Apple Jam – My Trials in the Kitchen
• Caramel Apple Butter Cheesecake Dip- Chocolate Moosey
• Apple Sage and Onion Soup with Cheddar Bacon Croutons – Wine in Tampa
• Caramel Apple Bread – famfriendsfood
• Apple Pie Bread Baker Street
• Apple, Bacon & Brie Popovers- I Run for Wine
• Apple and Almond Brie Puff Pastry- Family Foodie
• Apple, Leek and Gruyere Tarts- There and Back Again

Main Meals

• Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin- The Meltaways
• Apple-Glazed Meatballs- The Messy Baker
• Apples & Buttons (Ham, Apples and Dumplings)- Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Skillet Pork with Sweet Spiced Apples- Mama Mommy Mom
• Chicken Apple Meatloaf with Tarragon Tomato Sauce – Diabetic Foodie
• Baked Tilapia Apple Crisp- Daddy Knows Less
• Pork Tenderloin with Calvados Cream Sauce Sustainable Dad
• #SundaySupper Pulled Pork Sandwich With Pickled Red Onions Kwistin’s Favorites

Sides

• Harvest Rice- Webicurean
• Wild Rice with Apples, Dried Cranberries, and Walnuts – Ruffles and Truffles
• Apple Topped Sweet Potato Mash- Momma’s Meals
• Warm Spice Pecan Raisin Apple Chutney- Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
Desserts

• Double Apple Pot Pie- What Smells So Good?
• Apple Walnut Coffee Cake- The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
• Apple Streusel Cobbler- Big Bear’s Wife
• Apple & Moroccan Cinnamon Gooey Sticky Buns- Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
• Apple Pull Apart Monkey Bread- Gotta Get Baked
• Spiced Caramel Apple Pie-Chelsea’s Culinary Indulgence
• Appel Pear Kuchen (Apfel Birnenkichen)- Galactosemia in PDX
• Apple Strudel - Magnolia Days
• Old Fashioned Apple Crisp with Caramel Sauce-Noshing with the Nolands
• Apple Cheesecake- Vintage Kitchen
• Caramel Apple Crumble Bars- Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks
• Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting- From Fast Food to Fresh Food
• Apple Pound Cake- Damn Delicious
• Cinnamon Apple Dessert Chimichangas- Juanita’s Cocina
• Chai Spiced Apple Pull-Apart Bread- Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again
• Nutella Apple Quesadilla- Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
• Apple Crisp Ice Cream- Cravings of a Lunatic
• Bavarian Apple Torte- The Lovely Pantry
• Streusel Apple Pie American w/ Pie Freezer Kits- Meal Planning Magic
• French Apple Cobbler with Cinnamon-Maple Whipped Cream Weekend Gourmet
• Chunky Apple-Apricot Bread Pudding- Comfy Cuisine
• Apple Butter Spice Cake – Home Cooking Memories
• Apple Pie and Custard- Happy Baking Days
• #GlutenFree Deep Dish Carmel Apple Pie- Cooking Underwriter
• Apple Brownies That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Rustic Apple Galette & Give-Away – Mrs Mama Hen
• Country Apple Dumplings- Mom’s Test Kitchen
• Caramel Apple Capirotada La Cocina de Leslie
• Apple-Gingersnap Cookies- Tora’s Real Food
• Apple and Cranberry Turnovers- Flour on my Face
• Applesauce Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake Hip Foodie Mom
• Caramel Frosted Apple Cookies- No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
• Apple and Pecans Muffins- Basic N Delicious

Beverages
• Spiced Apple Ale Small Wallet Big Appetite
• Wine Pairings for our #SundaySupper Autumn Apple Party! – ENOFYLZ

Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm (Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite apple recipes! All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us through TweetChat! We’d also love to feature your apple recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers!

# GlutenFree Orange Blossom Pound Cake

We have a beautiful Valencia orange juice tree in our back yard. I just love to go out to my back yard in sunny Southern California and pick oranges from my tree. Then let my mind go crazy on what I can create.  I knew it was juicing time and the oranges were perfect.

This recipe makes enough for one Large Tube pan or 1 bundt pan and 3 small loaf pans or 1 large loaf pan. I chose to make the bundt pan with 3 small loaf pans then I could share some too with my neighbors after a beautiful service. I love to use my Big Kitchen Aid Mixer for a cake like this.

Orange Blossom Pound Cake


Serves 24

Ingredients:
3 Sticks Margarine ( Land of Lakes available at 99 cents store)
3 Cups Sugar
6 eggs
1 cup fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
The Zest of One Orange about 2 teaspoons
3 cups All purpose Gluten Free Flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
Baking Spray I use Crisco Spray it's gluten free
2 Tablespoon powder sugar for garnish



Equipment:
1 Large Tube pan or 1 bundt pan and 3 small loaf pans or 1 large loaf pan

In a separate bowl sift together: Flour and Baking Soda

For large recipes like this I like to use my Kitchen Aide mixer: Cream together( using paddle mixing blade) Margarine, sugar,

Next add eggs in one at a time, scraping down the sides occasionally,

Add in orange zest then orange juice.

beat until creamy next add all of flower mixture on slow speed mix together until thoroughly blended together.



 
 
 
 

Next Spray pans with baking spray that includes flour spray all pans and preheat oven at 350 degrees. Cook bundt pan for 40 min or Large Tube pan for 60 min.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bon Appetite!
 
Sheila Fretz