Honey Macaroonies

Recipe By : Better Homes Gardens, Homemade Cookies Cookbook
Serving Size : 36 Preparation Time :0:10
Categories : Holiday/Christmas

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 c rolled oats — uncooked
1/2 c coconut — flaked
1/2 c walnuts — chopped
1/2 c unbleached flour
3/4 c brown sugar — packed
1/2 c margarine — softened
2 tbsps honey
36 candied cherries — red or green

Preheat oven to 350. In a mixing bowl, combine oats, coconut, walnuts and
flour.; set aside. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, margarine, and
honey. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Pour over oat
mixture. Mix well. For each cookie, press one level tablespoon mixture
into a prepared 1 3/4″ muffin pan. Top each cookie with a candied cherry.
Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Per serving: 350 Calories; 3g Fat (8% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 82g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 142mg Sodium

Title: Lemon Pie
Categories: Desserts, Diabetic, Low-fat/cal
Yield: 8 servings

CRUST 1 c Water
8 Graham crackers,crushed 3/4c 3 tb Lemon juice
3 tb Melted margarine 2 tb Cornstarch
2 tb Sugar 1 Lemon rind grated
FILLING 1 tb Margarine
2 lg Egg whites at room temp. 3 dr Yellow food coloring
1/4 ts Cream of tartar 8 pk Equal 1 gr (16 tsp
aspartame
1/4 c Sugar

Combine crust ingredients in 9″ pie plate and mix with fingers. Press
crumbs evenly around edges and on the bottom of pie tin. Bake at 350
F for 6 min. Cool before filling.

FILLING Beat egg whites until frothy. Add cream of tartar and
continue to beat at high speed, gradually adding sugar until meringue
is stiff.

Combine water, lemon juice and cornstarch in a small saucepan and stir
until smooth. Add lemon rind, margarine and food coloring to
cornstarch mixture and cook and stir over moderate heat until
thickened and the starchy taste is gone. Remove from heat.

Mix sweetener into hot cooked mixture. Fold hot cooked mixture into
meringue and mix lightly but thoroughly.

Pour filling into crust and refrigerate until firm. 8 servings.

Per serving, including crust: 132 cal, 18 gm cho, 2 gm pro, 6 gm fat,
130 mg NA 1 bread, 1 fat exchange

Source: The New Diabetic Cookbook by Mabel Cavaiani c. 1989 Shared by
Elizabeth Rodier July 1993

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2 large sweet onions
1 (7-ounce) package corn flakes cereal, crushed
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon paprika
1 cup egg substitute (or 3 egg whites)
Vegetable cooking spray

Makes: 4 servings.

Cut each onion into 4 thick slices; separate into rings, reserving small
rings for other uses. Set aside.
Combine cereal and next 3 ingredients; divide in half, and set aside.
Beat egg substitute at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks
form. Dip half of onion rings in egg substitute; dredge in half of crumb
mixture. Place in a single layer on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
Repeat procedure with remaining onion rings and crumb mixture. Bake at 375
degrees for 15 minutes or until crisp; serve warm.
(254 calories [2% from fat] per serving).

Source: Southern Living, October 1993

10.8g protein, 0.5g fat (0.1g saturated), 50.6g carbohydrate, 2.2g fiber,
0mg cholesterol, 1,178mg sodium, and 39mg calcium.

FLUFFY LEMON CHEESECAKE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pies Desserts
Cheese/Eggs

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Reduced fat graham cracker
-crust
15 oz Fat-free or reduced fat
-ricotta cheese
1/2 c Sugar
1/3 c Skim milk or 1% milk
2 tb Flour
2 tb Lemon juice
1 t Finely grated lemon peel
1 t Vanilla
1/4 ts Salt

1. Combine ricotta cheese, sugar, milk, flour, lemon
juice, lemon peel, vanilla and salt in a bowl. Beat
with electric mixer at medium speed until fairly
smooth.

2. Add eggs; beat until well combined.

3. Pour into pie crust; bake at 350F for 40 minutes
or until center is almost set. Cool completely on
wire rack. Cover with dome from graham-cracker crust
and refrigerate at least 3 hours.

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Garlicky Baked Vegetables with Spoon Bread Topping

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Creole Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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***** NONE *****

2 tb Butter or margarine,melted

3 Garlic cloves,large,pressed

2 ts Flour,all-purpose

1 ts Salt

1/4 ts Lemon-pepper seasoning

1/8 ts Rosemary,crushed

2 c Peas,shelled,fresh

2 c Potatoes,peeled,thin sliced

1/3 c Onion,thinly sliced

2 Tomatoes,med,peel/thin slice

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Title: LEEKS VINAIGRETTE
Categories: Diabetic, Side dish, Vegetables
Yield: 4 sweet ones

8 md Size leeks, trimmed well
-washed
1 tb Balsamic vinaigrette

Split the trimmed leeks lengthwise, leaving the white
root ends whole. Make certain all sand is rinsed away.
Bundle leeks and tie with string. Drop into saucepan
of boiling water and simmer, covered, about 12
minutes, until just tender. Serve immediately with
vinaigrette, or place in iced water to stop cooking,
and serve chilled. Food Exchanges per serving: 1
VEGTABLE EXCHANGE + 1 FAT EXCHANGE; CAL: 76; CHO: Omg;
CAR: 8g; PRO: 1g; SOD: 46mg; FAT: 5g;

Source: The Art of Cooking for the Diabetes Cuisine by
Betty Marks; Brought to you and yours via Nancy

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Sirloin Dry Rub

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Rubs

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 TBS Ground Cinnamon
1 TBS Paprika
1 TBS Ground Coriander
1 TBS Sugar
2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 TBS Salt

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Title: CRUNCHY VEGETABLE SALAD
Categories: Salads, Vegetables
Yield: 1 servings

2 c Cauliflowerets
2 c Broccoli florets
2 Carrots, thinly sliced
1 sm Zucchini, sliced
1 sm Red onion, sliced
1 To 1-1/2 cups Italian salad
-dressing

Combine vegetables in a large mixing bowl. Pour salad
dressing over and toss to coat evenly. Refrigerate
until serving time.

Yield: 4-6 servings.

From the files of Al Rice, North Pole Alaska. Feb
1994

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MIXED MEDLEY STIR-FRY

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 tb Sesame oil
2 lg Garlic cloves — minced
2 tb Fresh ginger — grated
1 pk Mori-Nu silken extra firm
-tofu — drained andcut into
-1/2 inch cubes
1/4 lb Each:
-broccoli florets
-snow peas (stems trimmed)
1/2 c Each:
-red pepper — slivered
-yellow pepper — slivered
-leek — thinly sliced
1 c Mushrooms — sliced
8 oz Pineapple chunks, canned
-drained, liquid reserved
1/2 c Mandarin orange segments
1/4 c Light soy sauce
2 tb Tomato sauce
1 tb Cornstarch

In sesame oil, saute garlic ginger and tofu until
lightly browned. Remove tofu and set aside.

Add next 9 ingredients in order given. Stir firy
until vegetables are just crisp-tender.

Separately combine reserved pineapple liquid, soy
sauce, tomato sauce and cornstarch until smooth. Stir
into wok, thoroughly coating ingredients. Add tofu
cubes.

Serve hot over rice.

Makes 6 servings of 1 cup each.

From DEEANNE’s recipe files

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BRAN MUFFINS, JOYCE’S

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 tb Shortening
1/4 c Molasses
1 Egg
1 c All bran
3/4 c Milk
1 c Flour
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt

Mix well shortening and sugar, add egg and beat
well.Stir in all bran and milk and let set until most
of moisture is taken up.Sift to-gether flour salt and
baking powder and add to first mixture and stir only
until combined. Put in muffin pans and bake in 400 F
oven 30 min.

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