Archive for the ‘Vegetarian’ Category
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Bananas are all the sweetener you need in banana muffins when you are using nut flour. This tastes like the real deal, but is much healthier than any other banana bread you could make. Ingredients:2 medium bananas mashed1/2 cup melted butter2 eggs1 tsp vanilla1 tsp baking soda1 cup almond flour1/3 ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
I went to my local farmers market last week and found young rutabaga with their greens still attached. Googling Rutabaga I came up with equal votes for the greens being edible or not, so, throwing caution to the wind, I cooked them up. The greens were very mild, ...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
These grain free cookies are a snap to make and all natural. If you need to count the carbs, each cookie has under 10 grams a piece, if you make 24 cookies. The fiber content is high, so the cookies don't cause blood sugar spikes, making them a perfect snack ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
This makes a satisfying tummy warming supper. If you are insulin dependent and counting carbs, I am not sure what to tell you about the carb count. I have looked up red lentils in several reputable sources and they all disagree by a wide margin. For my daughter, we assume ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
These low sugar, gluten free brownies put any "diet" dessert to shame. One of the unique things about baking with coconut flour is how low carb it is. Because the flour contributes almost no carbs you can afford to use some real sugar. My taste buds are like drug ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
A nice cool side dish that goes great with BBQ
Ingredients:
2 firm regular cucumbers peeled, seeded and chopped
1/3 cup minced red onion
1 finely minced jalapeño pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped clinatro leaves
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp sugar, optional
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and chill for 30 minutes before serving.
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
I just whipped this up to go with home made Satay Wings and must admit to being pretty smug about it. In fact, I sampled it enough that now I look like a cat with peanut butter in her whiskers; I just keep on lickin' my lips and finding ...
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
These are simplicity itself. I love these in the summer and so will you. You can actually do them on the BBQ after you have cooked your meal but I do them in the oven. If you choose to do them on the BBQ melt the butter and brush it ...
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
I eat these on all kinds of things; burgers, pizza, eggs. Anywhere you might want to spice things up, just spread on a little of this pepper mix. you can adjust the spiciness by adjusting the ratio of sweet to hot peppers. One of the things I ...
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
You don't need an ice cream maker for this fast dessert. As you sit down to eat, take the mango out of the freezer and let it thaw on the counter. 15 minutes should do the trick, since you want the mango to be mostly frozen in order to get ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
I LOVE stuffing. I decided to keep the best parts of it and toss out the squishy parts that my family can't eat. Big holiday dinners are heavy enough without bread stuffing, don't you think? If you have favorite doo-dads you love in your stuffing, toss them ...
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
My personal philosophy is that if you wish to eat sweets you should eat only the best you can get. When it comes to ice cream the best is what you can make in your own kitchen. Making ice cream is fun, not very hard and it can ...
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
The combination of cumin and fennel in this soup create a mild flavor that leaves you wondering just what that flavor is, in a good way. The soup makes a good first course but can stand on it's own just fine for lunch.
Ingredients:
4 T butter
3 cups ...
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
A family favorite for many generations. They are a bit more tender than the wheat kind, so handle with care.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 egg white
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3 cups almond flour
2 T coconut flour
3/4 cups finely chopped walnuts
Powdered sugar for rolling
Directions
Cream the butter, egg white, ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
This make a light thin Swedish style pancake. Cook carefully and be sure to not flip them too early. You'll get the hang of it quickly.
Ingredients:
9 eggs
1 cup applesauce
1 cup full fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups blueberries(frozen works great)
Directions:
Purée ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
I got this idea from a friend about 10 years ago and make them at Christmas time. Most sugar plum recipes call for lots of ingredients, these call for just 3. Be careful serving them to young children, they might not realize there is a almond inside and could choke.
Ingredients:
pitted ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Tastes like candy, but good for you. Not a gourmet quality treat, notice there is no waiting over the stove with candy thermometer. But a tasty way to get more coconut in your diet and the diet of your young ones. Often times, children with food restrictions feel left out ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Don't put away your cookie press yet! I have tried lots of different grain and gluten free cracker recipes, and been discouraged because they are such a pain to make. Then I thought why not try making them in the cookie press? Voilà, they turned out ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
The perfect Christmas cookie! Unbelievably low carb at 1 gram per cookie, gluten free and easy. I love spritz and am hard to please. These are dainty, and light and undistinguishable from wheat cookies. I don't know why anyone wouldn't just make these instead. I think ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
I use this for dipping veggies or chips, as a salad all by itself or along side Indian inspired dishes. If you use dripped yogurt, make sure to drip it till it is really rich. If you live near a Trader Joes, the Mediterranean cheese style yogurt is perfect.
Ingredients:
2 cups ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Red lentils are tolerated well by many people. They have had their husks removed, and once they have been soaked, don't cause any problems, even for my most sensitive stomachs.
Ingredients:
3-4 T oil, preferably coconut oil or ghee
2 tsp black mustard seeds
1 1/2 cups red lentils, soaked over night
2 T minced ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
These are great with chicken. If you eat rice, toss them with left over chicken and rice, and you have a casserole.
Ingredients:
4 cups thin sliced carrots
1/2 cup chopped onions
3-4 T butter
3-4 green cardamom pods worth of cardamom seeds
juice of 1 lemon
1-2 T honey
salt and ground ginger to taste
Directions:
Sauté the onions ...
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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Some days you need a breakfast that sticks with you for hours. (I need one like that everyday.) If you are no longer eating convenience foods, snacking becomes less desirable, logistically. So, why not try what our farming brethren do; eat hearty at meals, forego snack time. These will do ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
I've been working on chocolate cake recipes for a while, trying to find one that would satisfy the biggest sugar and wheat junkies around. I wanted to lower the sugar content without lowering myself to using Splenda. I wanted the cake to be a powerful kind of chocolate experience, ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
It's been a few years since we have had wheat pizza in the house, so what would we know? But, the family likes this. Sometimes with wheat "alternatives", the healthy approach mentally is to not think of them as substitutes, but as whole new foods all unto themselves. ...
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
These are good for breakfast, and also make a nice cheap dinner, just like wheat pancakes. I like them best with blueberries added at the time of cooking. We serve these with raspberries and whipped cream. The kids stay full for hours. Try making the pancakes ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
I got this recipe from a Polish friend. The longer you cook it the better. I can't make roast pork without making this to go along with it. For a completely satisfying winter supper, make baked squash too. The combination of all three create a comfort ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Fresh from the oven these scone are as good as the ones at Starbucks. Fresh from the oven is best, but warmed in a toaster oven works too. Don't forget the coffee!
Ingredients:
1 cup Mediterranean cheese style yogurt or dripped 24 hour yogurt.(should be almost as dense as cream ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
This is enough to make two loaves. I use regular sized loaf pans, not the super huge over sized ones. This bread comes out pretty soft, but all non wheat breads are dense. This works well for Peanut butter and jelly, grilled cheese, etc. If you ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
These are fabulous. The peanut buttery taste makes them a little sweet and rounds out the bitterness of the greens.
Ingredients:
2 lbs of strong tasting greens washed and chooped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 red or yellow bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup peanut butter
4 T palm oil
salt to taste
chilie ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
We eat this hot for breakfast, and it fills us up all morning. The pinch of Stevia helps make up for the low amount of sweetener added
Custard
6 eggs
3 cups of hot whole milk
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup honey or sugar
1/4 tsp concentrated stevia
1/4 tsp salt
fresh ground nutmeg
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350, ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
This are very moist and even my picky youngest child likes them. If you grate the zucchini on the finest grater, it totally disappears in the mix. I won't tell...
Ingredients:
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup honey
2 eggs
1 4-5 inch zucchini grated fine, squeezed free of its juice
1/4 ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
This is one of my favorites for breakfast or taking on the road when we'll be out all day. The great thing about baking with coconut and almond flour is how low carb they are. Because they are high in fiber, they reduce the Glycemic factor for the ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Many people think they don't like squash, until they try mine. The secret? Cook it until it's really done. The skin should blacken in places. When testing for doneness the skinny part should pierce with no resistance. The bulbous part cooks way faster because it ...
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