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Jonell Francis
Easy Dairyfree Caramel

Easy Dairyfree Caramel

Easy Dairyfree Caramel Dairy-free caramels? SWEET! Simple ingredients. Simply delicious. 8 Tablespoons butter (one cube) 1 cup honey or agave syrup 1 cup coconut cream (runny consistency) Boil and stir first two ingredients in small saucepan, taking care not to scald by stirring frequently. Then drizzle cream into saucepan in a thin thread so as not to interrupt the boiling of mixture. Continue boiling and stirring constantly for about 15 minutes until caramel reaches 245˚ on a candy thermometer or until caramel can be formed into a firm ball when dropped into a glass of ice water (known as ‘hard...

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Jonell Francis
Gluten Free Berry Pancakes with Apricot Glaze

Gluten Free Berry Pancakes with Apricot Glaze

With gluten sensitivity increasing all over the planet*, it's great to have this delectable recipe in your pocket. In our kitchen, we make fruit syrups and glazes from fruit sweetened jams by thinning them with a little water. --which makes them go a long way. What our kids love best about these are that they look and feel and taste just like white flour pancakes from Denny’s. Gluten-free Buttermilk Pancakes 1 egg 1 cup Awesome Gluten-free Flour (recipe below) 1 Tablespoon each: honey, canola oil and baking powder ¾ cup almond milk or coconut milk or rice milk + ½...

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Jonell Francis
Best Butternut Squash Soup

Best Butternut Squash Soup

Confession. We’re soup snobs at our house and this really is the best butternut squash soup. Not every soup passes muster, but this one gets two thumbs up all around our table. Simple ingredients. Amazing flavor. You'll love the little dance that tangy apple, creamy coconut and savory squash do in your mouth. And you may not mind that it takes only 10 minutes to throw together. Ingredients: 1 large or 2 small butternut squash 1 onion chunked 1 green apple peeled, chunked (or 1 cup unsweetened applesauce in a pinch) Butter or oil to saute 1 13 oz. can...

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Jonell Francis
Pinocchio Fries

Pinocchio Fries

Pinocchio Fries Everyone loves this "Italian style" substitute for greasy french fries. Dip them in Super Secret Sauce below. 5 pounds red or white unpeeled potatoes, cut into wedges 1/2 cup olive oil or melted butter 2 cloves garlic, crushed or 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon each: salt, Italian seasoning, paprika, parsley Roll potato wedges in oil mixture and place flat on cookie sheets. Bake at 400˚ for 25 minutes or until soft. If you carefully place wedges standing up with the skin side down there is no need to turn them with a spatula half way through. Serve...

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