Recipes

Apr 24

Fresh Banana Cake

Use very ripe bananas, the blacker the better. You can bake the layers ahead and freeze them, then frost, and serve. For garnish, sprinkle with cinnamon or finely chopped toasted pecans. Buy the Cake Mix Doctor’s Old-Fashioned Yellow Mix here.

Feb 26

Mexican Lasagna

Don’t think lasagna is just an Italian recipe. Layer corn tortillas with ground seasoned beef, salsa, and cheese and you have the beginning of a Mexican-inspired lasagna. And thanks to corn tortillas, this recipe is gluten-free. From Unbelievably Gluten-Free by Anne Byrn.

Feb 11

My Favorite Flourless Chocolate Cake

Dec 17

Southern Caramel Cake with Peach Conserve

If you use a 15- to 16-ounce yellow cake mix, add 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour to the mix. This recipe is perfect for my cake mix, The Cake Mix Doctor’s Old-Fashioned Yellow cake mix, which is 21.6 ounces. Why add instant pudding mix? It helps suspend the nuts and preserves in the cake layer. You [...]

Nov 20

Fresh Cranberry Tart

What makes this tart so dead-easy to prepare is that there is no crust. You scatter the fruit – cranberries or 1 cup chopped apple and 1 cup cranberries – in the bottom of a pie plate and pour an almond-scented batter over it. The tart bakes up into half-cake, half-pie wonderfulness. For easiest slicing, [...]

Nov 13

Gluten-Free Baked Apricots

Love this casserole with roasted turkey or ham. It will appeal to everyone – gluten-free or not. Look for the best-quality gluten-free crackers you can find. Glutino round buttery crackers work well. You can make the apricot casserole up to 5 hours ahead; leave it on the countertop before baking, but do not refrigerate it.

Oct 15

Blueberry Honey Bun Cake

Fresh blueberries are available nearly year round, but you can always substitute fresh raspberries or cranberries, or a mix of all three. Place the fresh berries on top of the batter just before baking. If using a smaller yellow cake mix (15 to 16 ounces) omit the ½ cup water and bake for 35 to [...]

Oct 02

Big Batch Pumpkin Bread

Once the leaves begin to change color in the fall and canned pumpkin is on the supermarket shelves, I think of pumpkin bread. It’s the best recipe for bake sales or just toting to a friend. This recipe makes three big loaves or many smaller ones. It calls for a large can of pumpkin pie [...]

Sep 18

Flourless Chocolate Cakes

Jody Lehman who owns A Cook’s Place gourmet store in Tupelo, MS, is gluten-free. One of her favorite desserts is this chocolate cake, which has no flour. The recipe was shared in a cooking class at her store by a local chef, David Leathers. We loved this recipe, too, and baked it in 8 small [...]

Aug 15

Julia Child’s Quiche aux Oignons (Onion Quiche)

Julia Child’s recipes do have a lot of steps, but what I love about them is that I learn something from following them. In this onion quiche, the addition of a little flour to the cooked onions provides the right thickening to the quiche. For best results, make your pie crust from scratch, if possible. [...]

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