DESS B’L-BESLA (LENTILS WITH ONIONS)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Main Dish Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 c Lentils, soaked
2 ea Garlic cloves, minced
1 pn Cinnamon
1/2 ts Cumin
1 pn Black pepper
1 ea Chili pepper
1/2 ts Salt
2 lg Onion, thinly sliced
3 tb Olive oil
3 ea Bay leaves

Bring lentils to a boil in enough water to cover. At
the same time, make a spice paste by crushing together
the garlic, cinnamon, cumin, peppers salt plus 2 ts
water. After 2 or 3 minutes, drain the lentils
thoroughly. Add the spice paste, followed by the
onions, oil bay leaves. Stir over moderate heat for
several minutes then add water to cover. Reduce heat,
cover pot simmer until lentils are tender. Uncover
for a while before serving so that the mixture can
thicken.

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Title: Layered Banana Pineapple Dessert
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 15 servings

1 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs
1/4 c Sugar
1/3 c Margarine or butter, melted
3 DOLE Bananas, sliced
1 pk Cream cheese, softened (8oz)
3 1/2 c Cold milk
2 pk JELL-O Vanilla Flavor
-Instant Pudding Pie
-Filling (4-serving size)
1 cn DOLE Crushed Pineapple,
-drained (20 oz)
1 pk COOL WHIP Whipped Topping,
-thawed (8 oz)

Prep time: 20 minutes. Refrigerating time: 3 hours.

MIX graham cracker crumbs, sugar and margarine in 13×9″ pan. Press
evenly onto bottom of pan. Arrange banana slices on crust.

BEAT cream cheese in large bowl with wire whisk until smooth.
Gradually beat in milk. Add pudding mixes. Beat until well blended.
Spread evenly over banana slices. Spoon pineapple evenly over
pineapple mixture. Spread whipped topping over pineapple.

REFRIGERATE 3 hours or until ready to serve.

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Title: Impossible Brownie Pie
Categories: Impossible, Brownies, Chocolate, Nuts
Yield: 1 servings

4 Eggs
1/2 c Brown Sugar; Packed
4 oz Chocolate; Melted, cooled
1/4 c Margarine or butter; soften
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Bisquick
3/4 c Nuts; Chopped

Preheat oven to 350~. Grease 9″ pie plate. Beat all ingredients
except nuts until smooth; 2 minutes in blender on high, stopping
blender occasionally to stir, or 2 minutes with hand beater. Pour
into plate; sprinkle with nuts. Bake until knife inserted in center
comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve with ice cream, if desired.

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Title: Sweet and Sour Polynesian Sauce
Categories: Other sauce
Yield: 1 servings

1/2 c Pineapple juice
1/4 c Honey
3 tb Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 ts Ground ginger
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Garlic powder

Combine all ingredients and use to brush over ribs, chicken or
pork during the last 15 minutes of cooking (Makes one cup
sauce)

Source: Best Barbeque Recipes by Mildred Fischer
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Zucchini Bread

Recipe By : Better Homes Gardens, New Cookbook
Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:10
Categories : Bread/Quick

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 c unbleached flour
1 c granulated sugar
2 tsps cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 c zucchini — unpeeled and grated
1/4 c fat-free sour cream
2 whole egg whites — slightly beaten
1/2 tsp lemon peel — grated

Preheat oven at 350. Prepare pan a 8 x 4 x 2″ loaf pan with cooking spray
and flour; set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon,
baking soda, nutmeg, and baking powder. In another mixing bowl, combine
zucchini, sour cream, egg whites, and lemon peel. Mix dry ingredients
with wet ingredients just until moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 60 minutes.

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Per serving: 93 Calories; less than one gram Fat (1% calories from fat);
2g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 57mg Sodium

Title: SPOTTED CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT TORTE
Categories: Desserts, Chocolate
Yield: 16 servings

21 1/2 oz Box fudge brownie mix
1/2 c Water
1/2 c Oil
2 Eggs
10 oz Package white chocolate
-pieces
3 1/2 oz Jar salted macadamia nuts,
-chopped (reserve 6)
Topping:
10 oz Package white chocolate
-pieces
1/4 c Heavy cream
1 tb White chocolate liquer or
-creme de cacao
1 oz Milk chocolate or semisweet
-chocolate, melted, for
-garnish

Spotted Chocolate Macadamia Nut Torte

To make the torte: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease
a 9 or 10 inch springform pan. Combine brownie mix,
water, oil, and eggs; beat 50 strokes by hand. Stir in
white chocolate and nuts. Pour into prepared pan and
bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until center of cake is
set. Cool one hour and then remove sides of pan; let
cake cool completely.

To make topping: Melt white chocolate in a heavy
saucepan over low heat or in the top of a double
boiler over hot water. Add cream and liqueur. Blend
until smooth. Spread over cooled torte and let
drizzle down sides.

In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt milk or
semisweet chocolate. Let drops of the melted
chocolate fall off a spoon onto the top of the cake to
make polka-doteffect. Place reserved whole macadamias
in an attractive pattern on top of the cake.
Refrigerate 1 hour before serving. Makes 16 servings.

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Title: ORANGE-BEEF STIR-FRY
Categories: Chinese, Beef
Yield: 4 servings

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1 tb Cornstarch
1 ts Sugar
1 ts Instant beef bouillon
-granules
1 ts Orange peel, finely shredded
1/2 c Orange juice
1 tb Soy sauce

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12 oz Beef top round steak
Nonstick spray coating
1 Clove garlic, minced
4 Green onions, bias cut into
-1-inch lengths
1 tb Cooking oil
8 oz Fresh spinach, torn into
-bite-size pieces
4 oz Sliced water chestnuts,
-drained (1/2 can)
2 c Cooked rice, hot

Orange Sauce: For Orange Sauce, combine all of the
sauce ingredients and set aside.

Beef: Partially freeze steak; slice thinly across the
grain into strips. Spray a wok or large skillet with
nonstick spray coating. Stir-fry garlic and onion 1
minute and remove from wok. Add oil to wok, if
needed. Stir-fry half of the beef for 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove form the wok and stir-fry the rest of the beef.
Return all of the beef to the wok. Stir in the Orange
Sauce. Cook and stir until bubbly. Stir in spinach,
water chestnuts, and onion mixture. Cover and cook
for 1 minute. Serve hot over rice.

LOW CALORIE RECIPES; Summer 1988

Posted by Fred Peters.

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Title: Brown Seed Bread
Categories: Breads 999
Servings: 1

2 c Flour, all purpose 1 c Whole wheat flour
1 c Natural bran 1 c Quick cooking rolled oats
2 T Sesame seeds 2 T Poppy seeds
1 T Baking powder 1 1/2 t Baking soda
1 t Salt 1/4 c Liquid honey
2 c Plain yogurt

In large bowl, combine all-purpose and whole wheat flours, natural bran,
rolled oats, sesame and poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda and salt;
stir in honey. Add enough of the yogurt to make sticky dough. Knead
lightly in bowl until dough is well blended. Fit dough into one greased
9×5 in. (2L) loaf pan.
Bake in 375F oven for 40 min., or until tester comes out clean.

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Title: BLUEBERRY JAM (LITTLE)
Categories: Diabetic, Fruits, Jams
Yield: 2 1/2

2 tb Lemon juice;
3 ts Unflavored gelatin;
1/8 ts Salt;
1 1/2 ts Arrowroot;
2 1/2 c Frozen blueberries;
-sweetened partially thawed
Non-nutritive sweetener
-equivalent to 2 cups sugar

Mix lemon juice, gelatin, salt, and arrowroot; stir in
blueberries. Boil gently unitl mixture thickens,
stirring constantly (about 3-4 minutes). Stir
constantly, boiling at full boil for 2 minutes. Remove
from heat; stir in sweetener. Fill and seal jars.
Food Exchanges per serving: 1 TABLESPOON = TRACE
FRUIT; CAL: 6 PER SERVING

Source: Recipes for Diabatics by Billie Little Brought

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Title: YOGURT SOUP (TURKISH)
Categories: Soups
Yield: 1 servings

8 c Meat or chicken stock
-or water
80 g Flour
80 g Rice
3 c Yogurt
2 Egg yolks
3 tb Butter
2 tb Dried mint

1- Boil the rice in meat or chicken broth, on low heat
2- Beat the yoghourt with the egg yolks and flour.
Stirring constanly, slowly add 2 cups of boiling
stock. Add it to the meat stock with rice. Let simmer
for 10 minutes. 3- Heat the butter. Add dried mint.
Leave on low heat for 1 minute. Pour it over the soup
and serve.

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