10 oz Package Frozen Green Beans 1/2 c Water 1 Bay Leaf 4 Whole Cloves 2 tb Wine Vinegar, red or white 1 tb Margarine 1 pk Equal Sweetener Combine the beans, water, bay leaf and cloves in a saucepan. Cook until the beans are tender, about 3 minutes. Drain off the water. Add the vinegar and margarine. Saute for 3 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and cloves. Sprinkle on the sweetener and serve. Serves 4 One Serving = Calories: 46 Carbohydrates: 0 Protein: 1 Fat: 3 Sodium: 37 Potassium: 39 Cholesterol: 0 Exchange Value: 1 Vegetable Exchange + 1/2 Fat Exchange Source: Holiday Cookbook, American Diabetes Association, ISBN 0-13-024894-0, by Betty Wedman, M.S.,R.D. |
1/3 c Lard 1 tb Shortening 1 c All-purpose flour 1/8 ts Salt 3 tb Ice water Mix the lard and shortening, flour, and salt with a pastry cutter until it resembles coarse grains. Add the water a teaspoon at a time until the pastry begins to clean itself from the side of the bowl. Flour a board lightly and press the ball of dough down with your hand. Lightly flour the top of the dough, then roll out with a rolling pin, always from the center out, dusting surface with flour again as necessary. Fold in half then fold again so it can easily be transferred to the pie plate. Place it in the plate and unfold. Trim edges, prick bottom of pastry all over with a fork, and cover the outer edges with tinfoil to guard against burning. Bake at 475 degrees (450 for a glass pie plate) for 8-10 minutes, until just lightly browned. Source: Betty Crocker, 1956 * The Polka Dot Palace BBS 1-201-822-3627. Posted by FAYLEN |
3 lg Turkish bay leaves 1/4 ts Ground cumin 1/4 ts Dried basil, crumbled 1/4 ts Dried marjoram, crumbled 1/4 ts Dried red pepper flakes 1 lg Onion, coarsely chopped 1/3 c Tomato paste 1 3/4 lb Tomatoes, peeled, diced 2 lb Monkfish cut, 1/4 inch dice 1/4 c Chili powder 1 tb Cajun Seafood Magic 1 t Salt 1/4 ts Dried thyme, crumbled 1/4 ts Dried oregano, crumbled 1/4 ts Cayenne pepper 2 tb Vegetable oil 2 Green bell peppers, sliced 2 1/2 c Rich fish stock 2 c Cooked red kidney beans Combine the first nine ingredients in a small bowl. heat oil in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, stirring, for about 8 minutes. Mix in the bell peppers and continue to cook for another 3 minutes. Add herb and spice mixture and stir for 5 minutes more. Add tomato paste and cook for another 2 minutes. Keep stirring! Add fish stock and tomatoes, increase heat to boiling. Add beans and return to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until beans are heated through. Add fish and sprinkle with chili powder, cook and stir for about 2 minutes, until fish is almost opaque. Add Seafood Magic, stir, remove from heat, adjust seasoning and serve. |
6 Milky Way Bars 1 c Butter, sweet 2 c Sugar 4 Egg 2 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Baking Soda 1 1/4 c Buttermilk 1 t Vanilla 1 c Nuts, chopped Calories per serving: Number of Servings: 8 Fat grams per serving: : Approx. Cook Time: 1:20 Cholesterol per serving: Marks: *DIRECTIONS* Melt candy bars and 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over very low heat. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 detgrees. Beat sugar and remaining butter until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and baking soda alternately with buttermilk, stirring until smooth. Add candy mixture, stirring well. Stir in vanilla and nuts (nuts are optional). Pour into greased, floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 to 25 minutes. Test with toothpick. Cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes and remove from pan. |
onions olive oil fresh parsley Parmesan cheese white wine cooked pasta Slice up lots of onions (1.5 cups per person). Put them in a saute pan with olive oil or sprayed with Pam and cover. Cook on low heat 45 minutes, until soft. Remove cover, turn heat to medium and cook liquid away. Add salt & pepper (don’t be shy w/ the salt), and continue cooking and stirring onions until they turn golden brown (if they stick a little, that’s ok, just turn the heat down a tad). Splash in a little white wine, and stir it in, scraping up any browned bits. Turn heat to high, stirring and scraping until the wine is gone. Throw in a big handful of fresh parsley (or a smaller handful of dried), toss, and serve over spaghetti. Add parmesan to taste at the table. Note: I like this just as it is, but Bob’s likes it with a little more sauce. You may want to add some cream or a little tomato sauce or a bit of both. |
4 Rice cakes 1/4 c Picante sauce 1/4 c Refried beans 1/3 c Shredded Cheddar cheese 1/4 c Sliced jalapeno peppers Place rice cakes on baking sheet. Spread refried beans evenly on each rice cake; top with picante sauce, cheese, then with peppers. Bake at 400 degrees 10 minutes. Serve immediately. Microwave Oven Instructions: ===== Prepare rice cakes as directed on microproof baking sheet. Cook uncovered on HIGH (maximum power) 1-1/2 minutes; rotate after 1 minute. Serve immediately. Each serving provides: * 87 calories * 3.7 grams protein * 3.4 grams fat * 9.4 grams carbohydrate * 310 milligrams sodium * 10 milligrams cholesterol Source: Cooking with Rice Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias |
—–NORMA WRENN NPXR56B—– 1 1/2 c Brown sugar; packed 1/2 c Butter or margarine; melted 1 1/2 ts Imitation maple flavoring 2 Eggs 1 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1 c Nuts; chopped Confectioners’ sugar, optl In a bowl, combine brown sugar, butter and maple flavoring. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Combine flour and baking powder; add to egg mixture. Stir in walnuts. Pour into a greased 9-inch square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until brownies test done. Cool. Dust with confectioners’ sugar if desired. Source: Country Woman, Collector’s Edition —– |
1 lb Rotini, Twists or Spirals - uncooked 10 oz Frozen corn — thawed 2 Celery stalks — diced 1 md Red onion — diced 12 oz Smoked turkey — diced 2 ts Vegetable oil 1/4 c Tomato sauce 1/4 c <A class=iAs style=”PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; COLOR: darkgreen; BORDER-BOTTOM: darkgreen 0.1em solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-DECORATION: underline” href=”#” targ |
2 c Dried white beans Water 3 Jalapeno peppers, chopped 1 Green or red pepper, chopped 1 Onion, chopped 1 ts Garlic powder (or 2-3 minced -cloves garlic) 29 oz Can crushed tomatoes 1 1/2 tb Chili powder 1 ts Cumin 1/4 c Molasses Salt and pepper to taste Cover the beans with water and soak overnight. In the morning, drain the beans and cover with fresh water. Bring to a boil, then simmer for about an hour. Place the peppers, onion, garlic powder or garlic in a saucepan and heat, covered, over low heat (no need for oil, the vegetable juices that are released will keep everything from sticking to the pan.) Add the tomatoes and spices and molasses, and simmer for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Drain the beans and place them in a large casserole dish. Pour the tomato mixture over, and stir gently until beans and sauce are mixed. Bake, uncovered, for 3 hours, until mixture is no longer soupy, and beans are soft. Serves 6. Served with 1/2 cup of rice, you have a complete protein, and the dish racks up only 446 calories per serving and a measly 1.35 g fat. Another suggestion would be to use cooked corn - it adds the same number of calories as the rice, and only 1 g fat to the existing 1 and a smidge. And it’s yummy, too. |
Bar Layer 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 6 squares semisweet chocolate (1 oz. each) 3/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup brown sugar — packed 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon powdered instant espresso 1 teaspoon vanilla Cheesecake Layer 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese — softened 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 2 large eggs 3 tablespoons Kahlua or strong coffee 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Sour Cream Layer 1 1/2 cups sour cream 1/3 cup sugar Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 13″ x 9″ baking pan. For Bar Layer: melt butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat (or in microwave in a bowl on high, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.) Set aside to cool. Mix flower, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl beat brown sugar, eggs, powdered coffee and vanilla until blended. Stir in cooled chocolate mixture. Add flour mixture. Spread batter in an even layer in the prepared pan. For Cheesecake Layer: beat cream cheese, sugar and flour in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in liqueur (or coffee), vanilla and cinnamon. Carefully pour over brownie layer and spread into an even layer. Bake 20 minutes, until top is almost set. Meanwhile, make the sour cream layer by mixing the sourcream and sugar. After bars have baked for 20 minutes, remove pan from oven and carefully spread sour cream mixture over top. Bake for 10 minutes longer. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into bars. |