My Heart Healthy and Lectin Free Kitchen

My refrigerator magnets spell out, "The Cold is Here!"  What is better on a cold day than homemade soup.   Keeping with my goal to be as lectin-free as possible I embarked on a goal to make something that would be warm and spicy without any beans. (I have issues eating too many beans too often)  I know, a tall order.  But then I came up with this Green Salsa Taco Style Soup.  If you don't have a problem with eating corn, you can substitute the Chayote squash and/or mushrooms for a large can of hominy.  But since I am no longer eating corn I went on the hunt for something else for my particular crock pot of soup. Give it a try.  We loved it enough to eat it two days in a row!  If you like it spicier, then add more Sriracha sauce to it.

One of the things I love to eat for breakfast during late fall and winter is hot cereal.  Most of us think 'Oatmeal' or 'Cream of Wheat' or something similar.  As a kid I really loved Malt-O-Meal.  This morning was cold (we got our first snow last night) and I needed ( NEEDED ) Hot Cereal for breakfast, so last night I put together my mini  size crock pot with Sorghum and Millet grain.  It turned out OH SO GOOD!   Give it a try and let me know what you think. 

Before my gluten-free days I loved using the recipes that King Arthur Flour (KAF) had on their website.  Since then not so much.  So earlier this year I asked them if their kitchen would work up some truly gluten free recipes that would also taste good.  This week in their catalogue I saw they had a Chocolate Torte recipe that had absolutely no wheat, rice, oat or barley flour in it.   Of course, I also don't use sugar or sugary products like honey in my baking since I am also diabetic, and I don't use cow milk products. . . so. . . .you guessed it, I adapted KAF's awesome recipe to fit my other needs and IT WAS SO GOOD!  It met my need for a chocolaty dessert on so many levels.   Thanks King Arthur!

That's right, gluten free, sugar free, lactose free and probably the best tasting quick bread I've made in a long time! My friend Tammy came to me with this recipe a couple of months ago and asked me if I could rewrite it to be friendly for diabetics.  Of course I said yes, and now she and I have another great tasting fall and winter type bread we can enjoy without feeling guilty. Thanks for believing in me Tammy.  I'm bringing it to Bible study tomorrow. 😊