Favourite Recipes

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup “Smart Balance” buttery spread
• 1 egg ( or two egg whites)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed (or Splenda Brown Sugar)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal
• 10 oz. package chocolate chips
• 1. Mix together Smart Balance and sugars. Add egg and vanilla and continue mixing. Slowly add the flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With a wooden spoon, mix in the oatmeal and chocolate chips.
  2. Cook at 375° F for 10-12 minutes.
  Makes 3 dozen (36 cookies). One cookie equals one serving.
• Nutritional Info
  
  
  
  Fat: 4.1gCarbohydrates: 18.2gCalories:110.1Protein: 1.5g

[retiredone]

This is really good and moist with the topping. I've given the nutritional values for this cake with and without the topping. I think you could make this with whole wheat flour and it would turn out just as good.

Mandarin Orange Cake
1 cup White Sugar
1 cup White Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
½ teaspoon Salt
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 10 ounce can Mandarin Oranges, drained

Topping
2 tablespoon Butter or Margarine
2 tablespoon Milk
¾ cup Brown Sugar

Mix all ingredients together and bake in a 9x9-inch pan for 30-35 minutes in 350 degrees oven. Remove cake from oven, and spread topping on cake and return to oven for another 7-10 minutes until bubbly. Cut into 16 pieces.

Nutritional Information for 1/16 (53 g) Cake with Topping: 133 calories, 2 g fat, 13 mg cholesterol, 171 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrates (22 g sugar), 1 g protein, Vitamin A~5%, Vitamin C~6%, Calcium~15%, Iron~3%

Nutritional Information for 1/16 (43 g) Cake without Topping: 94 calories, 0 g fat, 13 mg cholesterol, 155 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrates (15 g sugar), 1 g protein, Vitamin A~3%, Vitamin C~6%, Calcium~0%, Iron~3%

[retiredone]

Sweet Potato Casserole
4 large sweet potatoes, cooked and sliced
1 large can crushed or tidbits or chunks unsweetened pineapple, lightly drained
1/2 chopped pecans
cinnamon
nutmeg
2 tablespoons brown sugar or sweetener of choice

Layer half sweet potatoes, pineapple and 1 tablespoon brown sugar in Pam sprayed casserole. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and nutmeg. Repeat layer. Top with the chopped pecans bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until bubbling.

[DiverGal]

Hi, all! This lasagna is easy to make, filling, and sooo tasty! I usually make a half recipe because the whole thing feeds an entire clan, but a half recipe gives hubby and I two full meals.

The recipe comes from the Cook Yourself Thin cookbook.

Spinach and Mushroom Veggie Lasagna

Makes 12 servings
Calories per serving: 337

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 pounds cremini and/or shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Kosher salt
1 15-ounce container part-skim ricotta
3/4 cup skim milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 cups shredded, part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided evenly
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 10-ounce box frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and drained
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil, plus more to garnish
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Freshly ground black pepper
5 cups tomato sauce
12 sheets no-cook lasagna noodles
Nonstick cooking spray

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and thyme and season with salt. Cook until softened, about 10 to 12 minutes.

3. In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, milk and eggs, and stir. Add 1 cup of mozzarella, Parmesan, spinach, basil and oregano; season with salt and pepper and stir to incorporate.

4. Spread 1 cup of tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9-x-13-x-2-inch pan. Layer 4 sheets of lasagna on top, slightly overlapping. Spread half the ricotta mixture on the noodles, and cover with half the mushroom mixture. Top with 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce. Repeat. Cover with remaining 4 sheets of lasagna, cup of tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.

5. Lightly coat a sheet of aluminum foil with nonstick spray and cover the uncooked lasagna, spray-side down. Bake at 375 degrees, covered, until bubbly, about 45 minutes. Remove foil from lasagna and increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees. Cook until cheese browns, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes before cutting. Serve warm and garnish with basil.

[Bobbolink]

Sweet & Sour Cabbage Soup
2 Qts. chicken broth (8 bouillion cubes + 2 qts. water) 40 calories
1.5 lbs. green cabbage, coarsely chopped (6-7 cups) 192 calories
28oz. can of diced tomatoes 140 calories
1 medium onion (3/4 cup) 132 calories
1 small green pepper, finely diced (3/4 cup) 48 calories
l large celery stalk, strings removed, sliced (3/4 cup) 30 cal.
1 large carrot, peeled and thinly sliced (3/4 cup) 72 cal.
1/2 can tomato paste (3 oz) 75 calories
1/4 cup brown sugar twin
1/3 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice (1.5 lemons) 21 calories
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
salt to taste, I don't use because canned tomatoes and bouillion cubes are salty enough. I throw everything into one pot and simmer til done. Taste better the next day. You might have to tweak this recipe by adding more lemon juice or sweetener to taste.
I ladle the soup into 8 individual containers and freeze. Put a sticker on top of each container with the calorie count on it. (94 calories each) This makes a quick lunch with no mess and calorie counting. If I'm extremely hungry, I add a can of green beans, juice and all to the soup. This only adds 70 more calories
@ 164 total.

Beef and Cabbage Soup (This is really good!)
1/2 lb. 95% ground beef
1 cup diced onion
6 cups defatted low-sodium beef broth
1 16 oz. can whole tomatoes, chopped, juice included
2 Tablespoons tomato ketchup
4 cups coarsely chopped cabbage
1.5 cups thinly sliced carrots
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried basil
1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
1 small bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
1/2 cup long-grain white rice (I use brown rice)
Spray bottom of a large pot with vegetable oil if you want the added calories, I use 0 calorie spray
Over medium-high heat, cook the beef and onion for about 5 minutes, breaking up as you fry it. Pour off or soak up fat with paper towels.
Add the beef broth and remaining ingredients except for the white rice, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer gently for 40 minutes. Add the rice and simmer for 20 minutes more, until rice is cooked. Remove the bay leaf and serve. I throw the brown rice in at once with the vegetables, it takes that long to cook brown rice.
Nutritional information per cup: 90 calories, 1.1 g fat, 7 g protein, 13.2 g carbs, 10 mg cholesterol, 282 mg sodium.
Lean suggestion: Ground all white meat turkey can be substitued for the beef. You can also substitute chicken or turkey broth for the beef broth.

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HG's Yum Yum Chocolate Cake
PER SERVING (1 slice, 1/12th of cake): 181 calories, 3.5g fat, 357mg sodium, 37g carbs, 2g fiber, 20g sugars, 2g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box devil's food cake mix
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix the two ingredients together in a bowl. Don't add anything else that may be mentioned on the box, such as eggs, oil, or water. The mixture will be very thick, so you might be tempted to add in other things to make the batter smoother. Do NOT do this! Just keep on stirring until completely mixed.
Transfer batter to a 9-inch cake pan sprayed with nonstick spray, and smooth out the top with a spatula or the back of a spoon. Place pan in the oven, and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool, and then cut into 12 slices. Enjoy!
MAKES 12 SERVINGS

[Bobbolink]

I've had a packet of instant oatmeal two nights in a row just before bedtime. That's comfort food to me but they get expensive so I googled some recipes to make yourself. I'm usually short of calories and this is one way of getting them in plus I've noticed I sleep all night, don't even wake up to go potty.


Plain Instant Oatmeal
Yields: 8 servings
@ Home:
3 cups quick-cooking oats: Blend 1 c of the oats in a food processor until
powdery (if using a blender, blend 1/2 c @ a time). Leave the other 2 c as
is.
You will need 8 plastic sandwich bags.
Optional flavor ingredients (below)
Into each sandwich bag: 1/4 c unpowdered oats, 2 TBSP powdered oats, and a
scant 1/4 tsp salt. Store in a box or airtight container.
@ Camp: Empty packet into a bowl/cup. Add 3/4 c boiling water; stir and let
stand for 2 minutes. For thicker oatmeal, use less water; for thinner, use
more water.
Note: For a creamier oatmeal: Mix the bag with 3/4 c cold water; let stand
1 - 2 min; then cook to heat thru (or eat as is).
VARIATIONS:
Sweetened Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1-2 tsp sugar.
Creamy Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1 TBSP powdered dry milk.
Creamy & Sweetened Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1-2 tsp sugar & 1 TBSP powdered dry milk.
Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1-2 tsp sugar, dash or 2 of cinnamon, and 2 TBSP chopped
dried apples.
Cinnamon-Spice Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1-2 tsp sugar, 2 dashes of cinnamon, and a dash of
nutmeg.
Oatmeal with Raisins & Brown Sugar
To each packet, add 1 tsp packed brown sugar and 1 TBSP raisins.
Wheat Germ Oatmeal
To each packet, add 2 tsp wheat germ.
Fruit & Cream
To each packet, add 1 TBSP powdered dry milk and 2 TBSP chopped dried fruit.

Extracts: (1/8-1/4 tsp of 1 ext.) vanilla, almond, rum, cloves,
allspice, brown sugar, dates, molasses, honey, syrups, dehydrated fruit,
chocolate, butterscotch, or peanut butter chips; instant cocoa (mixes), malted milk powder,
jams/jellies, yogurt (plain/flavored), flavored gelatins, pudding mixes,
seeds &/or nuts, fruit leathers, peanut butter (or other nut butter),
margarine (or Butter Buds),

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Crockpot Stuffing Recipe from the Hillbilly Housewife site

My biggest challenge on Thanksgiving has always been getting my stuffing or dressing done before the turkey got cold. I don’t like to cook it in the bird, but cooking it in the oven takes quite some time and since I have only one, it’s always been a bit tough to time things right. For the past few years, I’ve been making it in the crockpot instead. Here’s the recipe.

• 1 cup butter or margarine(I'm going to substitute applesauce instead)
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1/4 cup parsley sprigs
• 12 cups bread cubes, slightly dry(Use Whole Wheat)
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 2 eggs, well beaten(Egg Beaters)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sage
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth or turkey broth

Melt butter in a skillet and saute onion and celery until they are tender.(I'm going to brown it in Pam butter spray.) The onion will start to turn translucent. Add the parsley and pour the mixture over the bread cubes. I put the bread cubes in a large mixing bowl first. Add the seasonings and stirr well. Add the broth and eggs and mix until everything is well combined. Scoop it into the crockpot and cook on high for 50 minutes, then turn to low and cook 4 hours.

[Institches21]

Crustless Pumpkin Pie

15oz can Libby solid pack pumkin
3 egg whites
12oz can ff evap. milk
1/2tsp salt
3tsp cinnamon
1tsp vanilla
2/3 splenda

preheat oven 400, spray a 8-9inch pie plate with non stick spray. Blend and Pour filling into plate, Bake 15mins at 400, then 45mins at 325. Cool slightly, cover and refrigerate until ready to eat. Add a dollop of ff whip and very yummy.

8 servings-each serving 1pt


HG Pumpkin Pie

Crust:
2c Fiber One-made into cracker crumbs in the blender
1/4c light whipped buttery spread
3 Tbls splenda
1tsp cinnamon

Filling:
15oz can solid pack pumkin
3/4 splenda
12oz can ff evap milk
1/4c sf pancake syrup
1 Tbls Pumpkin Pie spice
1/2tsp cinnamon
1/8 salt

FF coolwhip optional

preheat 350, Micro spread, crumbs, splenda and cinnamon. Spread and distribute crust to form crust, into a 9inch pie plate- sprayed with non stick spray, set aside. Prepare filling, pour into pie plate, filling might be taller than crust, it's okay. Bake 45mins, cool slightly, refrigerate several hrs, or overnight would be best. Cut into 8 slices

cal-133/ fat-3gms/ sodium-236/ carbs-28/ fiber-9/ sugar-8/ protein-6

[Dinky]

This one is fairly well known in the US but not here in the UK so sorry if it has already been posted.

Banana Ice cream

Peel (this is important) as many bananas as you want, slice into rounds and freeze ( I use a plastic bag) until rock hard.

Put the banana pieces a few at a time in a processor and blitz with a little skim milk. Keep adding milk until the consistency of soft ice cream.

Serve

I sometimes do this for the family with a little melted chocolate drizzled over the top of theirs

[Late to the game]

"Peel (this is important)" LOL, Dinky!

[losinflab]

Has anyone figured out the calories for this recipe? TIA

I know I've mentioned the meatloaf (and meatballs) that I make with Fiber One cereal before, and Karen just asked me if she'd missed the recipe, but of course she didn't because I never got around to posting it, but here it is if you're interested. (It's very EASY; I like easy. )

2 lbs. 93% lean ground beef
3 cups of Fiber One cereal, swizzled to bread crumb consistency in blender
2 eggs
1/2 large onion diced
1 medium green pepper diced
1/2 cup ketchup

Then, I usually use those thin latex gloves and smoosh it all together with my hands until everything is mixed together thoroughly, form it into a loaf, and bake on 375 for about an hour and a half.

(Can also form it into meatballs, and when I do that, I drop the meatballs into a pasta sauce made from Healthy Choice traditional-style pasta sauce, a can of diced tomatoes well drained, and simmer over low heat for an hour and a half or so. Serve over your favorite wheat pasta.

And thas' aaaaallllllll, folks!

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[ozzie1028]

I just found this thread and I love it. I live alone and am in a wheelchair. I haven't used my stove (notice the knobs are at the back) or oven for over 10 years. I totally rely on an old Quasar microwave [when it dies, I may too ]. I could use my oven but I hate to heat it for one. I had a toaster oven but needed the counter space. I look for easy recipes that can be made for 1 or 2 so I don't have so many leftovers, but they can also be multiplied for company or a pitch-in. I don't diet but I do follow a food plan with lots of fruits and vegetables. My problem is the supplements (chocolate, candy, pastry, chips, etc.). For my first "recipe" I'd like to submit this quickie:

Banana Pudding for 2

1 banana, overripe is okay
2-4 sugar-free single-serve vanilla pudding cups (4/$1 on sale)
graham crackers or vanilla wafer to taste

In two small containers (about 2 cups each) crumble 2 graham crackers or 3-4 vanilla wafers. Slice ripe banana evenly divided between the two cups. Top each cup with 1-2 containers vanilla pudding to cover banana. Can top with crumbs. Eat immediately or refrigerate an hour or more to allow flavors to merge.

I used boxed pudding but I figured out that the prepared cups are cheaper and shelf friendly. Substitute 2-3 ginger snaps for more zip. Graham teddy bears make it fun for kids. Sometimes I make only 1 and eat other half of banana, but it is nice having a grab-and-go treat that I know is healthy.

[retiredone]

Pickled Eggs with Beet
12 medium sized hard boiled eggs
16 oz. can pickled beets, sliced or quartered (or pickle your own)
Sliced onions (optional)

Place peeled, cooled eggs in a 1 quart container. Pour beets and all the juice over eggs. Add onion slices, if desired. Chill. Turn the eggs from time to time to thoroughly pickle eggs and maintain nice uniform color throughout. These will be ready to eat in about 2 or 3 days.

[retiredone]

Peanut Butter Balls
½ cup peanut butter
¼ cup milk powder
¼ cup unsweetened coconut
¼ cup raisins, chopped
⅓ cup oatmeal
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup wheat germ
¼ cup apple juice concentrate

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. Shape into 1 inch balls. May roll in coconut. Store in refrigerator. Makes 15-20.