Butterscotch Sauce and Caramel Sauce (SCD)

In my first attempt to make a SCD legal caramel sauce, I was pleasantly surprised to wind up with butterscotch. The next time I made it I wound up with more caramel flavored sauce. So what was the difference? The first batch was made with a mild honey, which allowed the butter flavor to shine through, making the best butterscotch I have ever had. The second time I used a dark honey (I just use what I have on hand), this kept the butter in the background and had a richer caramel flavor. This sauce is great for frozen yogurt and other desserts.

1 cup Honey
4 oz (1/2 cup or 1 stick) Butter, room temp and sliced



Heat honey in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently. In a few minutes it will be slightly bubbled and begin to boil.



When it begins to really boil up and look "foamy", stir constantly for one minute and then let it just boil on its own for about 30 seconds.


Remove from heat. Stirring constantly, add butter, one pat at a time allowing each to be almost dissolved before adding the next. When all have been added, let sauce cool. It will thicken as it cools.

Go Ahead Honey, It's Gluten-Free- Wish Upon A Star Burgers with Looney Sauce

Go Ahead Honey ...It's Gluten-Free, is a web event that's has a different theme each month. This month's host is Katrina of Gluten Free Gidget. The theme: Dinner with Disney.
My recipe was originally inspired by a hectic morning. I am not a morning person. Well, actually I'm just not a weekday morning person. My son G takes breakfast and lunch to school. It's just too early for me to be creative. This is one of my morning tricks, and it's sooo easy! The sauce is my take of "Fry Sauce", a local favorite at about any fast food joint in Salt Lake City , Utah. That's where I lived as a teenager. I am not a ketchup fan but I did like fry sauce. The name of the sauce isn't from Disney. Whenever my son has a favorite balloon he calls it "Looney" and plays with it just like a stuffed animal.

For the burgers:

In the frozen section of the meat department in any grocery store purchase 100% all beef frozen patties, keep frozen until use.
Metal star shaped cookie cutter and a steak knife

Looney Sauce:

2 TBSP. Mayonnaise (for SCD use homemade)
3 TBSP Ketchup (for SCD use homemade)
2 TBSP Carrots, cooked and pureed

Fry hamburger patties over medium heat until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. When cool enough to handle place cookie cutter on patty, press down with one hand and cut away with the other.

For the sauce: whisk mayo and ketchup until smooth. Then whisk in carrot puree.

For homemade SCD legal mayo recipes: SCD Recipes

For homemade SCD legal Ketchup: SCD Girl and SCD Recipes

Go Ahead Honey...It's Gluten Free: Beefcake with Jalapeno Remoulade

Go Ahead Honey... It's Gluten Free is a monthly event with a different host and a different theme each month, but always gluten free. Recipes are submitted by anyone who wants to participate. It was started by Naomi of Straight into Bed Cakefree and Dried! and this month it is being hosted by Carol of Simply Gluten-Free. The theme: Manly Food, in the spirit of Father's Day (and some thing she's got for Hugh Jackman). The first thing that came to mind is this Remoulade, which is great on anything grilled. I wasn't sure what pair it with, and keep with the theme (which is Hugh Jackman). Beefcake, seemed an appropriate name, but how would I make one? So I looked to the men in my life for inspiration. My husband, Eddie, was a butcher for 16 years and makes the best darn steaks in Texas. My little man, G, loves steak, it's one of the few things he'll eat, and I mean one of the very few. We're not sure if he's exercising his right to be autistic or just has expensive taste. So steak it is. Since it gets minced and turned into a cake, you can use the cheaper cuts. The next time you're grilling, throw a couple cheap steaks on, and then make this recipe the next night.

Beefcake (SCD)

1 lb Steak, grilled (Sirloin is a good choice)
1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped
1/2 Onion, chopped
1 TBSP Olive Oil
1/2 cup Green Onions, finely chopped
1/2 cup Mayonnaise (For SCD use Homemade)
1 Egg
2 tsp. Lime Juice
2 tsp. Chili Powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 teas. Pepper

Shred steak in a food processor. In a skillet, saute
bell pepper and onion in oil until tender and then let cool. In a large bowl, combine steak, bell pepper mix and other ingredients. Form into patties and place in a skillet or on a baking sheet. There are two ways you can cook these. You can fry them in a non-stick skillet or place them on a cookie sheet and broil them. Cook both sides until browned. Serve with Jalapeno Remoulade.


Jalapeno Remoulade (SCD)

If Jalapenos are too hot for you, use a Poblano pepper and you have a Green Chile Remoulade.

1-3 Jalapenos
1/2 cup Green Onions
1/2 cup Parsely
1/2 cup Cilantro
1 small Tomato
2 TBSP Lime Juice
2 teas. Chili Powder
3/4 cup Mayonnaise (or more to taste, for SCD use homemade)

You can make this the day before. Cut the top off of each pepper and then cut a slit down the side. Carefully unroll the pepper and scrape out the seeds (you may want to use cheap latex gloves if you're putzy like me, they can burn your skin). Place peppers, skin side up in a shallow pan and broil just until skin blisters. Let them cool and then peel off the clear part of the skin. Put them in a food processor with the other ingredients and pulse a few times. Serve chilled.