Leonard!

Len coming over for dinner tonite! She needs to pick up some clothes for a Saturday nite event. LUCKY ME!!!!!

Making sugar glazed edamame with carrots and rice. I am going to put some peanuts in the food processor with spices for Bub.

I have also made another batch of caramel. I'm going to chocolate cover the entire batch this time. So good! Reminds me of a Twix Bar or a Score Bar.

Roasted Peppers and Bacon

This can easily be made with any kind of bacon, animal or vegetable!

I am putting this over GF pasta for the boys.

In oven or toaster oven like I used, put your peppers on a foil lined pan. Keeping watch, broil at close range, turning with tongs when charred.

Remove peppers and put into a ziplock bag. Allow to steam and cool a bit to handle. Pull out them stems and peel. Split open and remove seeds. I even carefully rinsed them to get seeds out. Rough chop.

Brown your bacon in small pan. Add a little margarine. Add the peppers and garlic. Salt and pepper to taste.

Must Love Chocolate Cupcakes

I don't need an excuse to eat chocolate. I hope you don't either!

These can be made mini, like I did, or regular sized. I prefer mini cupcakes and mini muffins! One bite can be eaten on the go or can be a little something while you are waiting for dinner to be ready.

GF textures and shelf life can also be touchy. One bite and it won't fall apart on you!

2 cups GF baking mix
1/2 cup sugar mixed with 2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons Coke with enough Very Vanilla Soymilk to make 1 cup
1/2 cup melted margarine
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375 and grease cupcake cups.

Mix flour, sugar mixture, cocoa, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add Soymilk mixture and melted margarine. Mix until just moistened. Fold in chocolate chips.

Spoon into prepared pan and bake at 375 for 12 minutes. Cool 3 minutes in pan. Remove to cool. These taste good warm too!

The sort of large amount of baking soda with the acid from the Coke give these really nice crowns! Nice! Maybe I should call these tall, dark and handsome instead!

Sunday Stew-like-Soup

I made a roux today to start my soup.  Then I added the veggies, water, Bragg's and a little plain soymilk.

Since it is my singles ladies dinner, I hope to have some left overs for the week too!

5 tablespoons margarine
1/4 cup GF baking mix
4 cups water
1/4 plain soymilk
1/4 cup Bragg's
One bag each of frozen carrots, cauliflower and shelled edamame

Melt margarine in dutch oven.  Add the baking mix and whisk constantly until golden.  Remove from heat immediately while you add the rest of the ingredients or it will burn.

Dump in the rest of the stuff, lower the heat to medium and cover.  When it starts to boil, uncover, stir and lower the heat to low.  Cover again and allow to cook until veggies are tender (or in my case cooked to death) stirring occasionally.

Make some good dunking bread and enjoy today, and if you are eating alone, tomorrow too!