Archive for July, 2012

Cranberry-Apricot Relish

Recipe

2 Jul

Recipe By : Bobby Flay, Mesa Grill/tpogue@idsonline.com
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 whole jalapeno — minced and seeded
1/2 cup red onion — finely diced
2 tablespoons ginger — finely minced
4 cups cranberries
2 cups orange juice — fresh
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
8 ounces dried apricot halves — julienned
1 tablespoon curry powder
salt and pepper

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the jalapenos,
onion,
ginger, and 2 cups of the cranberries and cook for 5 minutes, or until the
cran
berries have popped.
Increase the heat to high, add the orange juice, brown sugar, and honey, and
bri
ng to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the remaining
2
cups of cranberries and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the apricots, curry powder,
s
alt, and pepper. Mix well and remove the pan from heat. Pour the relish into a
s
hallow non alumininum container and let cool at room temperature. Pour the
mixtu
re into a bowl, cover and refrigerate.

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Per serving: 1850 Calories; 29g Fat (13% calories from fat); 18g Protein; 418g
C
arbohydrate; 66mg Cholesterol; 62mg Sodium

Serving Ideas : This could replace your standard cranberry sauce

NOTES : This relish will keep up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator. This recipe
mak
es about 5 cups of relish

Filed under: Beverages, Cakes

Sunshine Cake

Recipe

2 Jul

1 box orange supreme cake mix
1 (3 oz.) box orange Jello
1 sm. can Angel Flake coconut
4 eggs
3/4 c. Wesson oil
1 sm. can crushed pineapple
1 (1 lb.) box confectioners’ sugar
Dissolve Jello in 1 cup boiling water. Let cool. Mix sugar with
pineapple (do not drain pineapple). Set aside. In large bowl mix
the cake mix, eggs, Jello and Wesson oil. Beat 4 minutes. Pour in
large rectangular pan. Bake for approximately 30 minutes at 350
degrees. Poke holes in cake while still hot. Pour pineapple and
sugar over cake, then sprinkle coconut on top.

Filed under: Candies

Creamy Seafood Pasta Salad

Recipe

1 Jul

CREAMY SEAFOOD PASTA SALAD

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers Salads

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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12 oz Medium shell pasta
1 lb Mixed seafood (scallops,squid
Shrimp, and/or firm white
Fish fillets) cut into 2″
Pieces
1 1/2 c Diced sweet red peppers
1 c Diced sweet green peppers
3/4 c Diced red onions
3/4 c Thinely sliced carrots
1/2 c Chopped green onions
—–DRESSING—–
1 c 2% yogurt
1/3 c Light mayonnaise
1/2 c Chopped fresh dill or
1 1/2tbsp dried
2 tb Lemon juice
2 ts Crushed garlic
1 t Dijon mustard

1. Cook pasta in boiling water according to package instructions or
until firm to the bite. Rinse with cold water. Drain and place in
serving bowl.
2. In medium nonstick skillet sprayed with vegetable spray, saute
seafood just untill cooked, approximately 3 minutes. Set aside.
3. Add red and green peppers, onions, carrots and green onions to
pasta. Add seafood.
4. Make the dressing: In small bowl combine yogurt, mayonnaise,
dill, lemon juice, garlic and mustard. Pour over pasta. Toss and
chill TIPS: firm fish filets can be used with or instead of mxed
seafood. Be careful not to over cool. Grilled fish instead of
sauteed makes an excellent variation. Make ahead>> Pasta salad and
dressing can be prepared early in day. Do not toss untill ready to
serve. From Rose Reisman Brings Home Light Pasta.

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Filed under: Misc Recipes

Mixed Bean Soup

Recipe

1 Jul

MIXED BEAN SOUP

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/3 c (heaping) Pinto beans
1/3 c (heaping) Great Northern
1/3 c (heaping) Red beans
1/8 c (heaping) Kidney beans
1/8 c Small white beans
1 tb Black beans
1/4 c (scant) Garbanzo beans
1 tb Blackeye peas
2 tb Split peas
1/3 c Lentils

Total beans: about 2 cups for each recipe…Serves 10

Experiment with combining your own favorite bean
varieties.. mix them up!

Place in large pan, cover with water, soak, rinse
well, then add 2 qts. water and 1/2 lb. lean ham,
cubed. Simmer slowly 2 1/2 hours.

ADD: 1 large onion, chopped; 1 large can tomatoes; 1
Tsp. chili powder; 1 clove garlic, chopped;
salt/pepper to taste. Simmer another hour or until
done. Before serving, add 1/2 cup red wine; 1/2 cup
chopped parsley.

Nutritional Analysis per serving: 201 calories; 15.7 g
protein; 2.2 g fat (l0% calories from fat); 28.7 g
:carbohydrate; 12.5 mg cholesterol; 7.2 fiber; 816 mg
sodium. Exchange: 2 starch; 1 1/2 oz. lean meat.

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Filed under: Desserts, Meat Beef, Meat Dishes, Meat Entree, Meat Pork, Meat Poul, Meatless, Meatloaf, Meats, Misc

Tuna Danish

Recipe

1 Jul

Title: Tuna Danish
Categories: Diabetic, Sandwiches, Fish, Vegetables
Yield: 6 sweet ones

2 cn 7-oz tuna; packed in oil; Few grains freshly ground
1 c Cabbage; coarsely chopped -pepper
2/3 c Carrot; grated 6 sl Bread; toasted
1/2 c Low-fat yogurt; 1/2 Head lettuce;
3 tb Catup; 18 sl Thinly pared cucumber;
1 1/2 ts Salt; 1/8 ts Paprika;

Drain tuna, then flake lightly. Combine tuna, cabbage, and carrot;
set aside. Combine yogurt, catup, vinegar, salt, and pepper; mix
well. Add to tuna mixture and blend. Put 1 piece of toast on each
plate; add several lettuce leaves. Add 2/3 cup of tuna mixture.
Arrange 3 slices of cucumber across top. Sprinkle lightly with
paprika.

Food Exchanges per serving: 2 1/2 LEAN MEAT EXCHANGES + 1 STARCH
EXCHANGE + 1 VEGETABLE EXCHANGE; CHO: 19g; PRO: 23g; FAT: 7g; SOD:
630; CHO: 44mg; Low-sodium diets: Omit salt. Use unsalted canned
tuna and catup.

Souce: The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic by Mary Abbott
Hess.R.D.,M.S. and Katharine Middleton
Brought to you and yours via Nancy O’Brion and her Meal Master.

MMMMM

Filed under: Desserts, Diabetic, Fruits

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