What's For Dinner?

Gluten free pumpkin muffins lower sugar

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:03:56 +0000

Inspired by this recipe, I came up with my own gluten free low sugar pumpkin muffins https://thecleaneatingcouple.com/healthy-gluten-free-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-blender-muffins/#

Technically it doesn't meet the government definition of low sugar, which is less than 5g of sugar per serving, but at 8.6g per muffin with no added granulated sugar, it's not too bad and I'll call it a success.

1.5c pumpkin

1 large banana smashed

1/2 c applesauce

2 eggs

1/4 c honey

1 c oatmeal

1 c gluten free flour, I used King Arthur 1:1 (with Xyanthum gum)

2 tsp baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves

I was able to get these into 14 silicone muffin cups, well filled.

I baked these at 350F for at least 25 minutes

They turned out great; not too sweet, but still quite tasty and very soft and moist. I might consider using a blender as they did in the post, to make the oatmeal pieces a little smaller. I'll definitely make these again!

Stuffed acorn squash

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:45:32 +0000

https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-stuffed-roasted-squash-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-101662

Followed the approximate ratios in the above recipe

I used

2 acorn squash halved and roasted (spray with olive oil and sprinkle with salt)

Filling

1 cup textured soy protein cooked in 2 cup of water (this was too much) with some of the mushroom powder 2 bay leaves and about 1/2 teaspoon of thyme

1/2 cup cranberries

1 small onion

1 large garlic clove

1/2 yellow pepper

1/2 cup of wild rice cooked in 1.5 cups of water

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

White rice cooked in the rice cooker

Combine the filling ingredients

This turned out ok, but I was the only one to eat it. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect stuffing for stuffed squash

Cranberry pecan cake

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:44:00 +0000

It's more of a coffee cake. I really liked it! I used GF replacement flour so I can eat it

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/cranberry-pecan-cake/#tasty-recipes-103224

Gluten free dumplings

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:37:51 +0000

https://thewoksoflife.com/gluten-free-dumplings/#recipe

I used this recipe for the dough of gluten free dumplings. I used different fillings and now it is too long ago that I don't remember everything, but I definitely used way too many glass noodles.

Ginger

Garlic

Carrot

Sweet potato glass noodles

Soy crumbles soaked or cooked in some broth

Would be good with some shredded cabbage

They turned out pretty good but were a lot of work.

Good ginger Peanut noodle

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:45:29 +0000

I used this recipe with some gluten free noodles from Aldi.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/780934238-cold-peanut-ginger-noodles?unlocked_article_code=1.pFA.0LG5._vBOVFZTz43B

I thought it was pretty good but the noodles left something to be desired. I had "ramen" and "pho" noodles. The pho just clumped and stuck together. The ramen were better.

I thought it would be better with some tofu, either shredded or cubed and baked or fried.

Blackberry pie

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:22:22 +0000

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/blackberry_pie/

Blackberries were on super sale, so I made this pie. I used 1 cup of sugar for the filling because I was worried E wouldn't eat it if it wasn't sweet enough. I used corn starch again, but it was still quite liquidy. I need to find the tapioca to use that instead.

Gluten free Pie crust for strawberry rhubarb pie

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:32:00 +0000

I sort of merged a couple recipes and the result was the best gluten free crust I've made yet!

Makes enough for 2, 9" pie crusts

Taken from a mix of Bob's Red Mill and King Arthur baking

2 1/2 cups (390g) Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour (with xanthan gum)

2 tablespoon granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon table salt

16 tablespoons butter, cut in 1/4"or 1/2" cube and frozen for an hour

2 large egg

4 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar

3 tablespoons cold water (or enough to bring the dough together)

Mixed everything together, divided the dough equally into two disks and refrigerated for about 30 minutes. Then rolled out the dough, put in the pie pan, put it in the fridge until the 2nd disk was rolled out, then filled (while top was in the fridge) and topped. Added docking to the top crust.

For the filling, I used this recipe https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-strawberry-rhubarb-pie-recipe

I used tapioca starch, but the filling was still very liquid. I looked up the difference-after the fact-, and I didn't make the right substitute. Should have been 1.5 tbsp tapioca flour/starch for every 1 tbsp tapioca pearls. I also had some sour strawberry and rhubarb, so could have maybe used a little more sugar.

Morning glory muffins try 2

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Mon, 11 May 2026 00:49:00 +0000

https://delightfuladventures.com/vegan-gluten-free-morning-glory-muffins/#recipe

I made this gluten free with these ingredients:

▢2 tablespoons ground flax seeds

▢6 tablespoons water

▢1 cup (125g) Bob's 1:1 gluten free all-purpose flour

▢¾ cup (94g) gluten free oatmeal

▢1 teaspoon baking powder

▢1 teaspoon baking soda

▢¼ teaspoon salt

▢1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

▢¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

▢½ cup (123g) plain, unsweetened applesauce

▢½ cup honey

▢¼ cup oil (plus extra for greasing muffin pan if not using liners)

▢1 teaspoon vanilla extract

▢¾ cup (90g) finely grated carrots (roughly 1.5 medium carrots)

▢½ cup (38g) unsweetened shredded coconut

▢½ cup (65g) apple, grated

▢½ cup dates (because I didn't have any raisins, which I think would be better)

Our oven is not working, so I mixed all the dry ingredients and wet ingredients in separate bowls and combined them just before I was going to bake. They needed a little more than the 24 minutes, probably closer to 30-35 minutes. I tried one and it was very moist. I think it might be a little under done, still, but the flavors were great. Could also benefit from some nuts, walnuts or pecans.

Honey Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Inspired by this recipe https://bakefromscratch.com/peanut-butter-and-honey-cake/

I made a honey cake. I didn't use peanut butter, used only honey, and mistakenly added too much baking soda.

I made about half of the frosting and it covered the top just fine.

I needed to cut down on the baking time and it tasted a little off because of the excess baking soda. Overall I would give it a 6 or 7 out of 10.

Enfrijolades

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 03:05:00 +0000

https://www.mexicanplease.com/enfrijoladas-recipe-what-to-do-with-all-those-mexican-beans/#

Filled with TVP reconstituted with veggie bullion, salt, oregano, cumin, and coriander and carrots.

Kids hated it, but it is easy and fast!

Banana protein muffins

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:40:00 +0000

I started using this recipe

https://nutritionistmom.com/blogs/blog/banana-oat-protein-muffins-low-fat?srsltid=AfmBOoreb0bofjtX2X6DDPmPizVhbyYKgRJ7qw06hTo3bk9EiHOe5Tut

But then went a little rogue. Here's what I actually used in the recipe

80g organic oats

80g 1:1 gluten free flour

3 scoops (100g) vegan protein powder (I used Hy-Vee vanilla pea protein powder)

1/4 cup honey

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

4 medium over-ripe bananas

3 Tbsp ground flaxseed

2 large egg

1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 tbsp. Olive oil or coconut oil, melted

I baked the 12 muffins in the 350 deg F oven for about 25 minutes.

They turned out ok, but I will have to refine the recipe. They are not super sweet but at the same time, sweet enough to be tolerable. I can definitely taste the protein powder, so not sure about that either. Texture-wise, I think they are pretty good, not gummy, but not super light/delicate.

Carrot ginger soup

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 03:44:00 +0000

https://www.loveandlemons.com/carrot-ginger-soup/

I left out the onion, maybe used a little too much salt. I think next time I want to try roasting the carrots first.

Senshi's fluffy pancakes

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:56:00 +0000

https://youtu.be/acxpQIAnp6U?si=mJFvbCKO21vL4ZdG

The Fluffiest Pancakes You'll Ever Eat:

1 1/4 Cup Cake Flour

2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda

1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Iodized Salt

1 Cup Whole Milk - Room Temperature

1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice

1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil

1 Large Egg, Room Temperature

In a measuring cup, combine the milk and lemon juice and allow to sit for 5 minutes to curdle.

Meanwhile in a mixing bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, granulated sugar and iodized salt.

Once the milk is curdled a bit, pour into the flour mixture, add the oil, the egg, and mix together with a spoon until no large clumps remain. Allow to rest for about 5 minutes before cooking. This allows the cake flour to absorb the liquids and will result in a fluffier, lighter pancake. Heat a pancake griddle or nonstick skillet, once hot pour 1/3 cup of batter and cook for 2 minutes on both sides. You'll know your pancakes are ready to flip when bubbles form, rise and pop in the center of your pancakes.

Baked French toast

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:06:00 +0000

https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/overnight-french-toast/

I omitted the streusel topping, kids and parents seemed to like it.

Lemon macarons

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:45:00 +0000

https://chelsweets.com/lemon-macarons/#recipe

I think making macarons may become a new year tradition! This year we had lemons to pick from our lemon tree, so the kids asked for lemon macarons.

I used the recipe above and opted for no lemon curd and I used lemon juice from half a lemon in the buttercream instead of the heavy cream.

New Year's Black Eye Peas

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:38:00 +0000

https://www.africanbites.com/black-eyed-peas-recipe/#recipe

I made this vegetarian and gluten free by using Beyond sausage and a vegetable bullion and used the instant pot (15 min on high with natural release), but otherwise followed the recipe. Also, the store didn't have collard greens, so I used kohlrabi greens. Served with cornbread(https://whats4supper2night.blogspot.com/2023/02/skillet-cornbread.html) Ebon was skeptical but had a second helping and the kids didn't really like it, but I thought it was really good!

Coconut curry chickpeas

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:34:00 +0000

https://www.seriouseats.com/chickpea-coconut-and-cashew-curry-recipe

I skipped the cashews, so it probably could have been creamier, but it was pretty good and very easy/fast.

Carmel Apple Baked Oatmeal

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:31:00 +0000

https://rachaelsgoodeats.com/baked-apple-oatmeal/#wprm-recipe-container-63025

Subbed pureed zucchini for the applesauce and milk and 2T flax+water for the eggs. I baked in a 9x9 pan so it took quite a bit longer, probably around 60 minutes or longer.

Pear Crumble

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:27:00 +0000

https://theglutenlessmaximus.com/cakes-and-tarts/the-best-gluten-free-pear-crumble-vegan-option/#recipe

This was super simple and I thought was very tasty as well as not having too much sugar.

Miso tahini squash soup

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:27:00 +0000

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/vegetarian-miso-tahini-squash-soup-with-brown-rice

This turned out pretty good. I made it to share at work, but I forgot about adding the kale, probably not a big deal. I used a kabocha squash and garlic from our garden.

Garlic broccoli tofu

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:23:00 +0000

https://www.madewithlau.com/recipes/broccoli-stir-fry

I added tofu, but followed as close as possible to the recipe. I didn't have oyster sauce, so used soy sauce and used mirin instead of the cooking wine.

Chocolate pie

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 02:21:00 +0000

https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/chocolate-cream-pie/

Leela loved it!

I got to the use up some Oreos the kids wouldn't eat.

Brown butter pecan bars

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 01:17:00 +0000

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/brown-butter-pecan-pie-bars/#tasty-recipes-69796

I used King Arthur gf 1:1 flour. These were really good. The crust was really good, not too dry or tough.

Vietnamese Braised Tofu

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:50:00 +0000

https://fullofplants.com/braised-tofu-mushrooms-in-clay-pot/#recipe

Turned out ok. Used the other smoked tofu. It was relatively easy to make, but I'm not sure if it is good enough to make again.

Garlic Smoked Tofu

noreply@blogger.com (Erika) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 02:55:00 +0000

I made this https://shuangyskitchensink.com/chinese-garlic-tofu-stir-fry/#recipe

with this smoked tofu https://fullofplants.com/the-best-smoked-tofu/#recipe