No-Fat Italian Dressing (Lf)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Low Fat Dressings
Salads

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/4 cup Lemon juice
1/4 cup Cider vinegar
1/4 cup Apple juice — unsweetened
1/2 teaspoon Oregano
1/2 teaspoon Dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon Onion powder
10 milliliters Garlic — cut in half
1/2 teaspoon Paprika
1/4 teaspoon Basil
1/8 teaspoon Thyme
1/8 teaspoon Rosemary
—–PER 2 TBLSPOONS—–
*cals
*mg sodium

Combine all ingredients. Chill for an hour or two at least to allow herbs to
blend. Remove garlic clove pieces before serving. Makes 12 tablespoons.

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FILO PARCELS

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 sm Onion, Chopped
1 tb Sunflower Oil
1 t Mild Curry Powder or Paste
6 oz Mixed veg eg carrot,
-courgettes, parsnip, cut
-up small
4 oz Beansprouts
1 tb Chopped Fresh Coriander
Salt and Black Pepper
4 Sheets of Filo Pastry
1 oz Butter, Melted

Fry onion in oil for 2 minutes. Add curry powder, stir
over heat for 1 minute.
Add vegetables, stir fry for 3 minutes. Add
beansprouts, coriander. Season. Mix, set aside.
Set oven 190C, 375F, Gas Mark 5.
Lay out filo sheets. Cut in half. Brush with butter.
Place one eigth of filling ner bottom edge of pastry
pieces. Roll up and tuck in ends to seal. Brush with
more butter. Place on a baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes or until crisp and golden.

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SOPA DE ELOTE (CORN SOUP)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups/stews Mexican

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3 sm Ears corn (or 1 1/2 cups
-frozen whole kernel
Corn, thawed)
1 Garlic clove
1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Butter
1 sm Onion, chopped
3 sm Tomatoes, peeled, chopped
-(3/4 lb)
1 qt Beef broth
1/2 ts Dried leaf oregano, crushed
1/4 c Whipping cream

cilantro leaves or parsley leaves

If using fresh corn, cut kernels from cobs. Scrape
cobs with a sharp spoon; discard cobs. Measure corn.
You should have about 1 1/2 cups. Reserve excess corn
for another use. Puree 3/4 cup corn in blender or
food processor; set aside. Mash garlic with salt to
make a paste. Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add
onion and garlic paste. Cook until onion is tender but
not browned. Add tomatoes. Cook slowly 10 minutes,
mashing tomatoes with a spoon. Add broth, oregano,
pureed corn and whole corn kernels. Taste and add
salt if needed. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover
and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in cream. Cook until
heated through, but not boiling.

To serve, pour into soup bowls and garnish with
cilantro or parsley. Makes 6 servings.

From: MEXICAN COOKERY by Barbara Hansen, ISBN
0-89586-038-4 Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo,
1/92

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Title: Impossible peaches cream pie
Categories: Fruits, Pies
Yield: 8 servings

3 16 oz. cans peaches;drained*
1 ts Gr. cinnamon
1/4 ts Gr. nutmeg
1 c Whipping cream
2 Eggs
3/4 c Sugar
2/3 c Bisquick
Streusel (below)
1 Whipped Cream

———————————-STREUSEL———————————-
1 tb Butter; firm
1/4 c Bisquick
2 tb Sugar
1/3 c Slivered almonds

*3 1/2 c. sliced fresh peaches may be substituted. Heat oven to 375. Grease
10″ pie plate. Pat peach slices dry; place in plate. Sprinkle with
cinnamon and nutmeg; toss. Spread evenly in plate. Beat remaining ingred.
except Streusel and sweetened whipped cream until smooth, 15 sec. in
blender on high. Pour into plate. Sprinkle with Streusel. Bake until knife
inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 min. Top each serving with
whipped cream. STREUSEL: Cut butter into bisquick and sugar until crumbly;
stir in almonds. HIGH ALT>Decrease baking mix to 1/3 c.; add 1/4 c. flour.
Bake about 50 min.
Crust may not form. FROM BISQUICK RECIPE CLUB LISA CRAWLEY TSPN00B —

From: SUSAN BRUMER Conf: (1668) L-CUISINE

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PILAV KUZULU (LAMB PILAF)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Ethnic Rice

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3 Tomatoes, peeled
4 tb Olive oil
2 Med. onions — chopped
2 lb Lamb, cubed
Salt and black pepper
1/4 ts Cinnamon
2 tb Pine nuts (pignoli)
3 tb Raisins
1 Green pepper — sliced
1 1/2 c Long grain rice
1/4 c Fresh parsley — chopped
3 c Beef broth

*Note: Tomatoes should be seeded and chopped.

Prepare in a 5 qt. dutch oven that can be placed in an oven. Heat oil, add
onion and fry until soft and golden. Add lamb and brown on all sides. Add
salt, pepper and cinnamon. Add tomatoes, pine nuts, raisins and green
pepper, cover and simmer for 10 min. Add the rice and fry for 2 min. Add
parsley, and broth. Cook over moderate heat until all the liquid has been
absorbed and small holes appear on the surface of the rice. Place casserole
in a preheated 300 degree oven for approx. 30 min. (Orig. recipe called for
doing whole recipe on the stove, but the last 30 min., casserole dish was
to be placed on an asbestos pad and heat was lowered to low.

Serve with a few spoons of yogurt that has been flavored with lots of fresh
garlic.

**If the lamb I use has bones, I throw them in the pot too for extra
flavor.

Posted by DEBORAH AKYUREK, Prodigy ID# DNJS60B.

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CREAM CHEESE AND MUSHROOM ENCHILADAS

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Mexican Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 c Onion, minced
1 Garlic clove, minced
2 tb Vegetable oil
1 cn Tomatoes (28 oz.), chopped
1 c Picante sauce
2 ts Chili powder
2 ts Coriander, ground
1/2 ts Cumin, ground
12 oz Mushrooms, sliced
1 pk Cream cheese (8 oz), cubed
1/4 c Green onions, sliced
8 Whole wheat tortillas
3/4 c Monterey jack, shredded
Sour cream
Shredded lettuce
Picante

Cook onion and garlic in the oil. Stir in the
tomatoes, picante ,1 tsp. chili powder, 1 tsp.
coriander and the cumin. Simmer for 15 minutes.

In a 10″ skillet, cook the mushrooms with remaining
chili powder and coriander until the mushrooms are
tender and the liquid evaporates.

Remove from heat and stir in the cream cheese. Stir
in 1/4 cup of the picante mixture and the green onions.

Spoon 1/3 cup of mushroom mixture down the center of
each tortilla.

Roll up and place seam side down in a greased 12 x
7-inch pan. Spoon remaining picante mixture over the
enchiladas. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350
F. for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and top with
cheese. Serve with sour cream, lettuce and additional
picante.

Adapted from a recipe from Pace Picante.

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CARROT LEEK BISQUE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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5 c Water
5 c Carrot slices
1 cl Garlic — minced
1 sm Onion — chopped
2 ea Stalks celery — sliced
2 lg Leeks — sliced and soaked
2 ts Dried basil
1/4 ts Dried sage
1/4 ts Dried thyme
1 tb Miso — red or white
-OR 1 veg. bouillon
1 t Sweet butter

Bring water to boil. Add ingredients except butter in
order given.

Cover and bring to boil. Simmer 20 mins or until
veggies are soft.

Remove 1/2c carrots with slotted spoon.

Puree remaining ingredients in blender. Return to
heat. Add reserved carrots and buter. Reheat and serve.

Garnish with 3T sour cream and 1T chives, if desired.

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Habas (Fava Beans)

Recipe By : Martha Mendoza
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beans

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 pound dried habas (yellow fava beans)
1 medium onion — diced
2 plum tomatoes — diced
1/4 cup cilantro — chopped
salt — to taste

Cook habas according to your favorite method for dry beans. When they
are done, you can add the tomatoes and onions and salt and simmer until
onions are softened, then add cilantro.

Or you can saute tomatoes and onions in a little oil until liquid is
reduced, then add habas and re-fry, mashing some of the beans with the
back of a spoon until most liquid is absorbed. Then stir in cilantro.

Formatted by Kim Mendoza yqym81a@prodigy.com

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PAUL PRUDHOMME’S BLACK MUFFINS

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads Ethnic
Cajun Diabetic

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3/4 c -hot water
1/2 c Molasses
1/4 c Milk
2 c Whole wheat flour
1 c All-purpose flour
3/4 c Sugar
2 tb Baking powder
1 t Baking soda
1 t Salt
1 1/2 c Coarsely chopped pecans,
-dry roasted

In a medium-size bowl combine the hot water and
molasses, stirring until well blended. In a large bowl
sift together the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking
soda and salt. With a rubber spatula, fold the liquid
mixture and the pecans into the dry ingredients just
until flour is thoroughly incorporated; do not over
mix. Spoon into 12 greased muffin cups. Bake at 300
degrees F until down, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Serve hot.

Nutritional info per serving: 280 cal; 5g pro, 45g
carb, 10g fat (30%), 3.7g fiber, .7mg chol, 499mg
sodium Exchanges: 2.9 bread, 1.8 fat

Source: K-Paul’s Restaurant, New Orleans, La Cook’s
Corner, Miami Herald, 12/28/95

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ZUCCHINI MOCK CRAB CAKES

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetarian Main dish

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 sl Bread, whole wheat — crumbled
1 t Baking powder
1 t Seafood seasoning, such as
-Old Bay
1 tb Mayonnaise, eggless, + 1 tsp
1/4 c Tofu, soft
2 c Zucchini — unpeeled, finely
-shredded

Blend the tofu with a hand mixer until creamy. In a
large bowl, combine all ingredients except zucchini.
Mix well.

Place zucchini in a large strainer. Press out as much
liquid as possible. Add zucchini to bread mixture. Mix
with a fork for several minutes, until mixture is well
combined and holds together.

Preheat a nonstick griddle or skillet over medium
heat. Oil it lightly or spray with a nonstick cooking
spray.

Divide zucchini mixture evenly into 8 portions and
shape each portion into a patty. Place on prepared
griddle and cook, turning several times, until patties
are lightly browned on both sides.

Serve hot. Leftovers are good hot or cold.

From the files of DEEANNE

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