Gluten free zucchini bread

My own invention, but inspired by internet recipes, including GFG.

Melt 1/3 c margarine. Blend to incorporate. Add 1/4 c milk. Would have been better for milk to be room temperature so it didn't just harden up the margarine right away.

Add 3 egg whites (large). Add 1 c brown sugar and 1 tsp fresh lemon juice.

Grate 1 c zucchini - 2 small ones is what I had. Then squeeze out ALL THE WATER. This takes a long time. Try using a towel instead of paper towels? I used lots of paper towels and they just soaked through so easy. The towel I had to do a few times, but felt like I got a tighter squeeze.

For the flour - I was going for 1 1/2 cups. I started with 3/4 c Pamela's pancake baking mix. Added about 1/2 c sorghum flour and 1/2 c tapioca starch/flour. Topped it off with a little more baking mix.

Added 1 tsp b powder and 1/2 tsp b soda. Added 1 tsp cinnamon.  Would be better to add chocolate chunks here so they get coated.

Could have added vanilla, but I forgot.

When I mixed it all together, the zucchini totally disappeared. I added chocolate chunks, and they sunk straight to the bottom.

It still looked a little too wet, so I sprinkled in some coconut flour, maybe 1/2 T? Then another little bit... Probably could have used more. It did help though.

Baked at 350 for about 45 minutes. Although to be fair, the oven was hotter than that when I started and cooled down probably to about 325 by the end of cooking. The toothpick came out clean, but it still sunk a little. Oh - and I sprayed the glass loaf pan with canola oil & dusted it with white sugar.

Sweet Potato Casserole

I had cooked ham in the pan, but didn't use it or any meat in the recipe. However, I left the brownings in the pan and added a little bit of regular onion, minced to a paste. Let it soften. Added a little olive oil and 2 cloves garlic, then about 3/4 tsp cumin and should have added 3/4 tsp chili powder then also. (I added it later)

Next added black beans. I mushed them up with my (clean) fingers so they made a paste. Added water to thin it out a little. Let it simmer.

In the meantime - microwaved a peeled sweet potato and cut it up. Melted butter into it and mashed it with some milk, salt, and pepper.

Cut up red bell pepper very fine. Added to beans. Cut kernels off roasted corn on the cob, added to beans. Blended a yellow squash with water in the Vita-mix. Added to beans. Take off stove when less watery, and add 1 tsp soy sauce.

For the casserole - corn tortillas torn into strips. Layer of bean mixture. Layer of squash. Layer of cheddar cheese - don't be afraid of using it. Repeat. Put in oven at 350 to warm through.

It could probably use salt, but the cheese had some bite to it, so that was ok.