gluten free easter and more.

i spent the holiday weekend securing a job for my future, since the impending graduation is now but 5 weeks away (oh my!), but i had probably the most amazing easter dinner ever. I owe it all to my mom. home cured and baked ham, a beef roast, veggies and fruit that had all gluten-free sauces and even a lemon cake (which she refused to give me the recipe to so that i would keep comming home to eat) and a cheese cake. im so glad that all of my aunts were all so thoughtful in what they brought for appetizers too. yay holidays!

and a recipe to be shared, because they were so good!

i made brownies for a class potluck dinner. i took my mom's secret recipe (sorry mom) and made them gluten free. they were amazing, so i will share the results with you:

1/2 cup butter (use real stuff, it tastes so much better)
2, 1 ounce squares of unsweetened chocolate (or you can use 6 tablespoons of cocoa plus 2 tablespoons of butter)
1 cup granulated sugar (i like the natural, un-processed kind that you can get at whole foods and such)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cups bob's red mill all purpose gluten-free flour, sifted (do this, it makes them soooo much smoother)
1 teaspoon xantham gum
1/2 cup chopped nuts (if you like those kind of brownies)

you make these brownies in a large sauce pan. melt the butter and chocolate. remove from heat and stir in sugar. blend in eggs one at a time. add the vanilla (or if you are a college student with an under stocked kitchen use rum instead, i did and it was delicious). blend in flour and xantham gum (this is where you add the nuts if you are using them). mix well. spread into a greased 8x8 pan (or a 9" round pie pan if you live in the aforementioned college apartment) and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes NO LONGER. and voila, fudgey gluten-free brownies for your consumption.