Sunday, February 25, 2007
Crock Pot Cherry Pork Chops
6 pork chops, cut 3/4" thick
Salt
Ground black pepper
1/2 can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling (1 cup)
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. instant chicken bouillon granules
1/8 tsp. ground mace
Fresh parsley, chopped
Trim excess fat from pork chops.
In a large skillet, sauté trimmings until about 1 tablespoons of fat accumulates.
Discard the remaining trimmings. Brown pork chops in the not fat. Sprinkle each chop
with salt and pepper.
Add to a crock pot, cherry pie filling, lemon juice, chicken bouillon granules, and grand mace;
mix well.
Place the browned chops atop cherry mixture.
Cover and cook on LOW heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
Place chops on a warm serving platter. Pour some of the cherry sauce over; pass the
remaining sauce.
Garnish with parsley, if desired.
Serves: 6.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Cottage Cheese Pancakes
From Dr. Weil
1 Serving
These are high-protein pancakes and quite a treat!
Prep time: 10 minutes
Start to finish: 10 minutes
1 egg
1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese
1 tsp canola oil
3 Tbsp whole wheat flour
1. In a small bowl, beat the egg with a whisk until creamy.
2. Push the cottage cheese through a wire strainer into the egg in
the bowl. Mix well.
3. Add the oil and flour. Mix well.
4. Lightly oil a skillet and place over low heat. When the skillet
is hot, spoon the batter into the skillet making four pancakes.
Flatten slightly with the back of a spoon. Cook 2-3 minutes
on each side, or until lightly browned.
5. Serve with applesauce, apple butter or your favorite whole
fruit jam.
Nutritional Information Per serving:
272 calories
11 g total fat (3 g sat)
217 mg cholesterol
20 g carbohydrate
23 g protein
3 g fiber
523 mg sodium
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Monday, February 19, 2007
Carnival of the Recipes
Carnival of the Recipes
Kevin of Technogypsy has been working hard to make sure we all have great new (themeless) recipes to try this week, and the Carnival of the Recipes is now up for your viewing pleasure:
Next week's Carnival will be hosted by Slow Cooker Recipes. Submit your favorite slow cooker or crockpot recipes to recipe.carnival (at) gmail.com by noon CST on Saturday.
Also, tomorrow is "Pancake Day" so try these pancake recipes: Pancake Day Recipes
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Spaghetti With Shrimp
Spaghetti With Shrimp
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
12 oz. Shrimp - Cleaned & Deveined
2 Garlic Cloves - Finely Chopped
1/3 Cup Brandy
4 Cups Canned Tomatoes - Chopped
2-3 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
1 Pound of Spaghetti
1 Small Bunch of Fresh Parsley - Finely Chopped
Salt & Pepper - To Taste
Dash of Red Pepper Flakes
Heat oil in heavy skillet over medium heat. Put pasta on to cook while
doing this. Add shrimp and cook 1-2 minutes until pink, then remove
into a separate dish. Add garlic & stir once or twice. Next, add the
brandy and cook till reduced by half. Add tomatoes, salt & pepper &
red pepper flakes, and cook uncovered over medium heat 5-6 minutes.
Stir in the cream, lower heat & mix in shrimp just until just heated
through. Mix shrimp sauce with cooked pasta, and serve with parsley
sprinkled over top.
Townhouse Chicken
Townhouse Chicken
Ingredients
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 pound total)
1-1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Dash white pepper
1 cup milk
4 ounces process Swiss cheese slices, torn
Hot cooked rice or wild rice mix
1 cup bottled Italian salad dressing
Directions
1. Place chicken in a plastic bag set in a shallow dish. Pour Italian
dressing over chicken. Close bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at
least 4 hours or up to 24 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
2. Drain chicken, discarding marinade. Place chicken on the unheated
rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 12 to 15
minutes or until no longer pink and juices run clear, turning once.
3. For sauce: In a medium saucepan, cook mushrooms and garlic in butter
or margarine until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in
flour and pepper. Stir in milk all at once. Cook and stir until
thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Add cheese and stir
into the sauce until cheese is melted.
4. To serve, spoon hot cooked rice onto warm serving plates. Arrange a
chicken breast half on each. Ladle sauce over all. Makes 4 servings.
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From: www2.kelloggs.com
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6
1 can (14. oz) no-salt-added diced tomatoes
1 can (1 oz) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 cups Complete Wheat Bran Flakes, crushed (about 3 cups cereal)
1 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup no-salt-added tomato paste
1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 1/4 lb skinless, boneless chicken thighs
1/4 lb fully cooked smoked turkey sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 1/4 cups instant brown rice
1/2 lb frozen, cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp, thawed
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1. In 4-to 5-quart crockery cooker, combine undrained tomatoes,
broth, cereal, onion, tomato paste, Cajun seasoning and
Worcestershire sauce.
2. Trim fat from chicken. Cut into 1-inch pieces. Stir
chicken and sausage into tomato mixture.
3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or
on high-heat setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
4. Stir in rice, shrimp and pepper. Cover and let stand
for 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Serve with
vegetables, such as sugar snap peas, if desired.
Yield: 8 cups
*NOTE: The shrimp is added near the end of the cooking
time because it will get tough if left in the slow cooker
for the entire time.
Serving Size: 1 1/3 cups
Nutrition Information:
360 Calories, 70 Fat Calories, 8g Total Fat, 2g Sat Fat,
145mg Cholesterol, 41g Carbs, 6g Fiber, 8g Sugar, 34g Protein
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Monday, February 12, 2007
The Valentine's Day Carnival of the Recipes is up
Valentine's Day Recipes
The Valentine's Day Carnival of the Recipes is up at Morning Coffee
Hearts-Full-of-Love Pre-Valentine's Day Carnival of the Recipes
This week for your gustatory pleasure we have a bevy of treats guaranteed to make your heart go pitter pat, whether you to cook, or to eat, or both!
Sweets for Your Sweetie (or your own Sweet Tooth)
Slow Cooker Recipes will be hosting in a couple of weeks so get out your crock pot or slow cooker and get something spectacular cooked up for the Slow Cooker and Crockpot Carnival of the Recipes.
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
ONE POT SLOW CooK MEAL IN ONE
ONE POT SLOW CooK MEAL IN ONE
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 can condensed cream of celery soup
1 can cream of Brocolli soup
1 can mushroom stems and pieces
1 onion chopped fine
1 cup shredded broccoli slaw mix from produce dept
1 large can evaporated milk
1 1/4 cup wild,brown or yellow rice NOT INSTANT OR QUICK
Cut chicken breasts into large chunks.
Place ALL in a slow cooker. MIX WELL
Cook on high for 3-4 hours or until rice amd chicken are tender.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
DIABETIC HERB POPOVERS
DIABETIC HERB POPOVERS
YIELD: 6 popovers
1 cup bread flour
1 cup skim milk 1
egg
2 egg whites
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon dried dillweed
1/4 teaspoon salt
Vegetable cooking spray
1 Combine first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl; beat at low speed of an
electric mixer just until blended and smooth.
2 Fill six 6-ounce custard cups coated with cooking spray three-fourths
full. Bake at 425* for 25 to 30 minutes or until crusty and dark brown.
Serve immediately.
Yield: 6 popovers.
EXCHANGES PER POPOVER
1 Starch 1/2 Fat
PER POPOVER:
Calories 131 Carbohydrate 18.8g Protein 6.4g Fat 3.1g
Cholesterol 38mg Fiber O.7g Sodium 148mg
Parmesan Popovers: Substitute 1 teaspoon dried basil for dillweed. Stir 2
tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese into batter just before filling
custard
cups. Proceed with recipe as directed. Yield: 6 popovers.
This variation has about the same amount of carbohy�drate as the Herb
Popovers and is counted as 11/2 Starch and 1/2 Fat Exchange
DIABETIC ANGEL BISCUITS
DIABETIC ANGEL BISCUITS
1 package active dry yeast
2 tablespoons warm water (105° to 115°)
1 cup nonfat buttermilk
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
11/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons margarine
Vegetable cooking spray
1 Combine yeast and warm water in a small bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Add
buttermilk, stirring well.
2 Combine flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in margarine
with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Add buttermilk mixture,
stirring with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out
onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 3 or 4 times.
3 Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness; cut into rounds with a 2 1/2-inch
biscuit cutter. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
Cover and
let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 10 to 15 minutes.
Bake at
400° for 10 to 12 minutes or until biscuits are golden. Yield: 1 dozen.
YIELD: 1 dozen biscuits
EXCHANGES PER BISCUIT:
1 1/2 Starch 1/2 Fat
PER BISCUIT:
Calories 132 Carbohydrate 21.8g Protein 3.7 g
Fat 3.2g Cholesterol1mg Fiber O.9g Sodium 179mg
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DIABETIC SHREDDED WHEAT PANCAKES
DIABETIC SHREDDED WHEAT PANCAKES
YIELD: 8 pancakes
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup crushed shredded whole wheat cereal biscuits
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons granulated sugar substitute (such as Sugar Twin)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup skim milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Vegetable cooking spray
1 Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; make a well in center of
mixture.
2 Combine egg, milk, and oil; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until
moistened.
3 For each pancake, pour 1/4 cup batter onto a hot griddle or skillet
coated
with cooking spray. Turn pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles and
edges look cooked. Serve with Fresh Strawberry Sauce, if desired.
Yield: 8
(4� inch) pancakes.
EXCHANGES PER PANCAKE:
1 Starch 1/2 Fat
PER SERVING:
Calories 90 Carbohydrate 13.2g Protein 3Ag
Fat 2.6g Cholesterol 28mg Fiber 0.6g Sodium 98mg
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DIABETIC FRESH STRAWBERRY SAUCE
DIABETIC FRESH STRAWBERRY SAUCE
YIELD: 1 cup
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
2 teaspoons granulated sugar substitute (such as Sugar Twin)
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1 Combine water and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Add strawberries and
sugar substitute; cook over medium heat, stirring con� stantly, until
thickened and bubbly. Stir in almond extract. Yield: 1 cup.
EXCHANGES PER TABLESPOON:
Free
PER SERVING:
Calories 3 Carbohydrate 0.7g Protein O.Og
Fat O.Og Cholesterol Omg Fiber 0.2g Sodium Omg
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