Gluten Free Swedish Meatballs

1 Pkg Dry Onion Soup Mix (see recipe below)
17 Glutino Vegetable Crackers
1/2 C Water
2 lbs. Lean Ground Beef
2 Eggs
1 tbsp Butter

Gravy:
4 tbsp Butter
4 tbsp Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 C McKay’s Beef Style Instant Broth & Seasoning or juice from cooking the meatballs.
Salt, Pepper, garlic powder and San-J Tamari Gluten Free Soy Sauce to Taste
2 Pints Whipping Cream

  1. Mix water with dry onion soup mix and crackers.
  2. Combine meat, eggs and the mixture above and knead to a smooth mass.
  3. With damp hands form into 1″ balls.
  4. Heat the butter in a pan and brown the meatballs on all sides.
  5. Remove the meatballs and pour in 1 1/2 cups water into the pan to deglaze the pan.
  6. In a separate pot melt the butter and stir in the flour to make a rue.
  7. Strain the meat drippings into rue stirring the rue as you go.
  8. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder and soy sauce to taste.
  9. Stir until thickened and add whipping cream.
  10. Pour the gravy over the meatballs and let boil again.

Serve with cooked potatoes, mashed potatoes or egg noodles. In Sweden you serve this dish with Lingonberry Jam.

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Homemade Gluten Free Dry Onion Soup Mix

4 tsp McKay’s Beef Style Instant Broth & Seasoning
8 tsp Dry Onions
1 tsp Onion Powder
1/4 tsp Celery Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper

This is equal to one Dry Onion Soup Mix Packet.

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A yummy little treat!

This treat was so delicious I just have to share it. My daughter and I were going to a function at our church. They were going to be serving Red Velvet Cake Balls. As any mom I didn’t want my daughter to miss out, so I asked for the recipe and then my daughter and I went to work. The one thing about my 13 year old daughter is that she is an excellent cook, so this was a fun project for us both. We made these and we absolutely love them. They are very easy to make and it didn’t take all that long. So here is the recipe for Gluten Free Cake Balls. They would make an excellent pot luck or holiday treat.

Gluten Free Cake Balls

1 Box Betty Crocker Gluten Free Cake Mix (I used yellow cake mix, but you can use any combination you like).
1 Can Betty Crocker Gluten Free Cream Cheese Frosting (16 oz.) (any flavor will work)
1 Pkg. Chocolate for Dipping (Regular Chocolate, White Chocolate, or Dark Chocolate)

Instructions:

  1. Make cake according to directions on package.
  2. Let cool completely.
  3. Crumble the cake up completely in a large bowl.
  4. Reserve 1/2 a cup to use as garnish.
  5. Mix a can of frosting into the crumbled cake. (It might be easiest to do this with your hands).
  6. Let the mixture chill for approx. 15 min. in freezer.
  7. When chilled roll the mixture into quarter sized balls.
  8. Let the balls chill in freezer for approx. 1 hour.
  9. When balls are ready to dip melt the chocolate in microwave, check and stir every 15 seconds.
  10. Dip the balls into the melted chocolate, remove and place on wax paper and garnish each ball immediately.
  11. Enjoy!!!

Let me know if you decide to try this and if you like it.

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I am getting there!

Wow, I have been spending a lot of time assembling all my information that I carry around in my brain and putting it in writing. It is amazing all the things that I have learned in the past year and a half. I certainly hope that all this information will make it easier for my visitors. Please be patient with me as I keep adding content. If there is anything that you would like to see on this site please leave me a comment and I will try to add it.

Have a great week-end!

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I have a website!

Hi there, I can now say I have a website. This is the first step in sharing what I have learned over the past year and a half about living The No Gluten Life. If you or someone you know is considering going gluten free I hope I can help you in your journey. Stay tuned for more information to come.

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