If you love to serve a desert that is more than just a box mix cake, Heath Bar German Chocolate Cake just takes a few additional ingredients and is almost as easy as just a plain box mix and it will have your guest amazed at your delicious and moist chocolate desert.
1 pkg Betty Crocker German Chocolate Cake Mix (Bake at 350 degree oven per instructions on the box adding eggs, water, and oil)
Remove cake from the oven and while cake is warm, poke holes about an inch apart with a fork.
Pour one can Sweetened Condensed Milk over the german chocolate cake and chill.
Sprinkle ½ bag of Heath Bar Bits or Hersheys SKOR Bits over the cake.
Top with Cool Whip and sprinkle on the remaining ½ bag of bits.
Refrigerate for at least thirty minutes. Cut into pieces serves 12-20 depending on the size of pieces you cut. The cool whip does not hold up well in hot weather so be careful when serving at an outdoor summer picnic.
Heath Candy Bar, 2.8-Ounce Bars (Pack of 18)
Heath Miniature Chocolates, 12-Ounce Bags (Pack of 6)
Our autistic children have a terrible time digesting gluten. They do not have celiac disease but we have found they function much better on a gluten free diet. The economic situation in general and specifically for our family has made it extremely difficult to afford to buy ready made gluten free bread. We spent years trying different recipes and through combination came up with a bread that is very good. if you are using to eating wonder bread this is not what you are looking for. This bread is GFCF and vegetarian.
Gluten Free Bread Recipe
1 Tbsp. Yeast
1 3/4 cup Warm Water
Activate the Dry Yeast in the warm water making sure to stir it all in.
1 cup Garbanzo Bean Flour (Chick Pea Flour) {you can substitute white bean flour or corn flour}
1 1/2 cup Rice Flour (brown rice or white rice) {do not use sweet rice it ruins the consistency of the bread}
3 tsp. xanthan gum
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar (substitute Stevia)
Stir all the dry ingredients together mixing thoroughly.
2 eggs beaten
2 Tbsp. oil
1 tsp. vinegar
Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and add to bread maker or use dough hook on your Kitchen Aid mixer to mix thoroughly.
For Breadmaker set to medium and let it bake.
For conventional oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray with baking spray a traditional bread pan and fill with dough. Let it set and rise for 30 minutes to one hour. Bake for 40 minutes or until center is not doughy and crust is brown
For sweet bread like raisin bread or cinnamon bread add 1/2 cup of sugar to dry ingredients. 2 tsp. vanilla to wet ingredients and at the end fold in fruit or spices of your choice. (we really like cinnamon craisins {dried cranberries})
For herb bread add herbs, garlic, onion, or dried vegetables of choice.
Our adult daughters decided to go vegetarian several years ago and for the first few months they were indiscriminate about eating any of the multitudinous choices for vegetarian meat substitutes. The grocery store offered a huge selection and we even frequented Burger King often for their veggie burger. Unfortunately they started to have the side effects of eating a diet that was extremely high in wheat consumption and so it was necessary for us to find other options for them to round out their diet. In addition to avoiding a diet so concentrated on wheat, I was also concerned with finding substitutes that had high protein and weren’t all made for soy products.
My Gluten Free Vegetarian Burgers
I have come up with a recipe for gluten free veggie burgers that has diverse function. The girls frequently have a veggie burger patty for their lunch. However, I also frequently crumble up one of the burgers and fry it for serving with Tacos or Spanish rice or any other meal that calls for ground beef.
Recipe for Gluten Free Veggie Burgers
1/2 pound Black Quinoa (grain that is high in protein) rinse well to remove bitter flavor
1/2 pound Black Beans Soak the black beans overnight in cold water or add beans to boiling water remove heat and soak for one hour.
Cook beans at medium heat until extremely tender. Cook Quinoa in 6 cups of boiling water for 30 minutes.
Drain beans and quinoa and put in Vitamix blender and blend until beans are mostly smooth.
Add 2 eggs (for vegan version leave out egg and add 1 tsp. xanthan gum)
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. liquid smoke (you can substitute other spices or seasoning to make more of a sausage flavor)
“Egg”sactly what is the difference between a store bought egg and a farm fresh egg? It’s a question I never would have thought to ask before moving into the country and raising chickens of our own. Besides, don’t all eggs come from chickens? So, how could there be any difference?
Farm Fresh Eggs
The difference is drastic!! Most store bought eggs come from factory farms where chickens rarely see the light of day and don’t get the privilege of free roaming and looking for their own natural nutrition from bugs and insects outside. Store bought eggs are thoroughly cleaned and often “bleached” to give them a really nice white sheen to them. That cleaning process not only adds unwanted chemicals, but takes away the natural coating on the shell that helps them last longer and stay fresher longer. A very noticeable difference between store bought eggs and farm fresh eggs is the yolk. If you were to crack open a store egg and a farm egg, the farm egg would have a very bright, dark yellow coloring in contrast to the pale yellow coloring of the store egg. You can really see the color difference in the eggs below.
Most store bought eggs will still last about a month; whereas, farm fresh eggs can stay fresh up to 2 months if the majority of the natural protective coating has not had to be washed off. The cleaner you can keep your hens laying bins, the cleaner the eggs will be when you go to gather them. If the egg looks perfectly clean, then simply put it in a carton and directly into the fridge for longer lasting eggs. If you do need to clean them, take a slightly dampened towel and gently wipe the part of the egg that needs cleaning—trying not to wash away any coating on areas that aren’t dirty. Sometimes, it may be necessary to completely wash an egg, but make sure to use that one more quickly.
Hardboiling fresh eggs can be really challenging and nearly impossible with eggs that are really fresh. It is best to use eggs that are a couple days old. Here is a technique that we have found that works the best on farm fresh eggs.
Hardboiled Eggs: Place only one layer of eggs on the bottom of a pan and cover with cold water about an inch over the top of the eggs. Put a lid on the pan. Turn the heat on high and bring the eggs to a rapid boil. Once the water is rapidly boiling, turn off the heat, leave the pan on the burner and set a timer for 20 minutes. Immediately dump off the hot water and rinse with cold water and begin to take the shells off the eggs. Tap the egg gently on the largest end of the egg and peel it under lightly running water. There is a membrane that must be torn that will make the peeling process easier and it is almost naturally broken if you tap it on the largest end of the egg.
So, what are the overall benefits of farm fresh eggs:
