My Favorite Recipes
I’ve started this page to post recipes that I’ve either talked about or published previously on HeatCageKitchen, as well as some of my other favorites.
YeastFreeBrownies
A scanned PDF file of the print from one of Dr. Hotze’s websites. It’s no longer hosted there, but I’ve got a copy of it for you, ready to print. A longtime favorite, and ready for you to make as well. NOTE: SomerSweet also works, instead of Sweet & Natural. I haven’t tried any other sweeteners with it, but if you try another natural sweetener, please let me know what it is and how it worked.
Printable PDF file of the recipe featured in Summer Simmer: The Crock Pot. Rich, delicious chocolate custard that you can make in the Crock Pot anytime. Uses almond milk, baking chocolate, cream, eggs, and sweetened with either SomerSweet or Splenda.
Scanned copy of my favorite treats, vegan and allergy-free. From the first Babycakes book, this is an easy recipe with just a few ingredients. There are a few specific steps, so read the recipe first. Serve these for breakfast, dessert, or as a snack. There’s no refined white flour, refined white sugar, or anything else that will give you a headache. No eggs, dairy or wheat means no allergic reactions.
A gluten-free and, if you like, sugar-free cake recipe intended to use up some Meyer lemons. Made with almond flour, it is utterly delicious and well worth the trouble. Try it for your next special event, or just because you want some. (NOTE: sugar-free version utilizes SomerSweet.)
My favorite sugar-free BBQ rub, from an old issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine. If you have some fresh thyme, it’s great in this recipe. Published as a “Good Thing,” it does not appear anywhere on her website, and is not listed in the recipe section of the magazine. So get it here!
I started making this recipe more than five years ago–I love it! Tahini is a sesame paste that is available in larger grocery stores in the international aisle; some health food stores and specialty grocery stores also carry different brands. ALWAYS read the label, and make sure it’s 100% ground sesame. Many brands will come from overseas, but there are also brands that are grown and processed in the US. You only need a little, so this expensive ingredient will go a long way. If you prefer, you can cook your own dried chickpeas overnight in the Crock Pot; just add water, more than just to cover, and set it on “low” for 12 hours. One can will equal about a cup and a half of cooked beans.
The easy salsa that got me interested in Anaheim chili peppers. Use oranges or grapefruit, or a combination of the two. Green onions from the garden are also a great addition to this fruity mixture that’s great with chips or just eaten with a spoon. A simple introduction into great Tex-Mex cooking, from the book The Well-Filled Tortilla Cookbook by Victoria Wise and Susanna Hoffman, c. 1990. One of the books that makes my parents cringe. . .but the food is good, real and easy to make.
An updated recipe for Herb Jelly, given out at the lecture on 6/18/2015. It’s great for cheese and crackers, and makes a glaze for roast and grilled meat.
A PDF file of multiple herb resources you didn’t even know existed! Plus several recipes including pesto, Herb Butter, Herb Vinegars, Herb Infused Salt and other interesting recipes that you might not find on The Food Network. (Apologies for my pen marks; I wasn’t thinking.)
The new Quinoa Pizza Crust recipe from CookingLight’s Simmer and Boil blog. Tested and approved by the HeatCageKitchen taste testers, and reviewed. Featured in Pesto and the Quinoa Pizza.
My favorite pesto recipe, from Italy’s All-American girl, Giada de Laurentiis. Featured in Pesto and the Quinoa Pizza.
Flourless Chocolate Banana Cake
A quick, easy cake featured in The Two Bananas with just five ingredients from Elena’s Pantry.
The reason I grow basil and make pesto with it–this soup. I started making it regularly in 2010 after getting sick with a horrible flu bug and needing something besides fast food. I’ve been making it ever since. Quick and delicious, with enough for two big bowls, or take it with you in a Thermos. My favorite Nigella Lawson recipe!
A wonderful throw-it-together meal that goes into the oven (or toaster oven) and makes dinner for two in about an hour. One of the featured recipes in a post on December 16, 2014. A crazy-good recipe that tastes like nothing else. Perfect for a cold winter’s evening, but good anytime, and a perfect recipe for baking in a countertop oven.
A delicious and simple salad dressing from Martha Stewart’s Living the Good Long Life. While not a cookbook, there are a number of recipes scattered throughout the advice on health and wellness, as well as things like caring for an aging parent and end-of-life issues.
A microwave version of the classic Italian “Hunter’s Stew” ready in 30 minutes, using a 1-pound packet of tasty boneless, skinless chicken thighs. From the Everyday Food: Light book, page 325.
One of the last recipes from the monthly issues of Everyday Food from Martha Stewart Omnimedia. Wrote about it when I made it in Au Revoir, Everyday Food (Part 2) in 2012, the last time it was in print. The article was called “Sheet Pan Suppers.” It’s a delicious dinner that you just toss onto a baking sheet and put in the oven. The little bit of dried cherries really sends it over the top.
For the days or nights you just want something to eat out of a bowl, Rapid Ragu fits the bill. Rich with wine, carmelized onions, lamb and pancetta or bacon, this is tasty comfort food that takes about 30 minutes to make. (Substitutions listed.) It’s “gluten-free,” but definitely not low-carb.
A simple, easy and amazingly tasty cranberry condiment for your holiday dinner, or anytime you want some. Make it exactly as-is before your try doing something different. Highly recommended that you use sherry vinegar, if you can find it. I’ve found it in a number of places, including Cost Plus World Market, just look around and ask. It’s also easy to make sugar-free, using the alternate sweetener of your choice. First you taste the sweet, then you taste the heat (from the fresh ginger, it’s not a pepper-burning hot.) If you’re hosting a Thanksgiving dinner, or going to a potluck, make plenty, you’ll need it.
AKA The Soup of Enlightenment. The one, the only. . .the favorite way to use up some leftover Thanksgiving ingredients the next day. WARNING: It is not gluten free, and when I tried using Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Flour. . .I made a hot mess with it. I may try it again one day, this time without the potent Sangria, and maybe a different type of GF flour. Until then, this is the only way to make it, and if you’re going to splurge, this is the recipe to do it with. The turkey stuffing becomes little hot dumpling balls, then the rest is turned into a rich, creamy soup. You put the hot, crispy dumplings into the hot, chunky soup, take a bite, and reach. . .enlightenment. Delicious.
The most delicious recipe for falafel ever–from a waffle maker! From the book Will It Waffle? This was the first recipe I tried, but will not be the last. I made my favorite Five Minute Hummus to go with this, but there is a recipe for the author’s hummus as well. Whichever recipe you use for hummus, these hot, crunchy treats will not disappoint.
Gluten Free Waffles from The Joy of Gluten Free, Sugar Free Baking. Uses nut flours, but requires some heavy duty mixing. I didn’t have pecan flour, so I just used all almond flour–and they’re pretty good that way, too.
If you’re not a gluten-free person, this simple recipe for Whole Wheat Waffles for two is easy and fast. From The 20-Minute Natural Foods Cookbook by Sharon Claessens. (From the Make It Fast chapter. Bonus recipe for Creamy Cheesy Scrambled Eggs.) I have made these before, back in the day. Pretty simple and easy.
Another waffle recipe from The 20-Minute Natural Foods Cookbook by Sharon Claessens. (Bonus recipe for Cooked Rice Breakfast for two.) This is from the chapter on Make It Ahead, using cooked brown rice. Makes four servings. (One of my favorite recipes that I used to make when I did consume wheat.)
A gluten-free, vegan alternative cornbread recipe. It requires corn meal AND corn flour, and is pretty good. You’ll use rice milk in place of the dairy milk, with apple cider vinegar to turn it into “buttermilk.” However, I used almond milk and it worked fine.
A quick-mixed, thick crust waffled pizza that you can make in the time it takes a pizza delivery to arrive. Just add cheese, pizza sauce, and everything else you want, stick it under the broiler and you’re eating pizza.
A yeast-and-rise dough, which also works with gluten-free flour. From the fantastic book Will It Waffle?, get your rolling pin out and get waffling!
Almond-flour based chocolate cake for two that takes just a few minutes to mix and microwave, with a rich chocolate taste you won’t believe is healthy.
A quick and healthy version of the heavily-sugared and potent coffee drink from the very famous Seattle coffee shop. Easy to make any time of year with just a few ingredients.
An easy Paleo breakfast with sweet potatoes and pork sausage. Featured in the 1/27/16 post, Paleo Breakfast Pie (from the Crock Pot!)
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