DAY ONE: Eggplant Stew Over Baked Potatoes
DAY TWO: Greek Lentil Croquettes
DAY THREE: Black Bean & Hominy Succotash with Barbecued Portobello Mushrooms
DAY FOUR: Green Bean and Chickpea Stew
DAY FIVE: Rice, Chickpea and Spinach Dish
DAY SIX: Spinach Pies
DAY SEVEN: Pita Pizza
100 Calorie Cornmeal Muffin (Work in Progress)
March 6th, 2010Recipe found at:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Corn-Bread/Detail.aspx
Makes six muffins (about 150 calories right now, work out next time how many calories after suggested changes)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup oat flour
1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 eggs, well beaten (use soy flour next time to reduce calories)
1/2 cup and 2 Tablespoons canned unsweetened pumpkin puree
1/4 cup white sugar (try two tablespoons of sugar next time)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. In a large bowl, stir flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and make a well in the center. In a small bowl, stir together the eggs, pumpkin, sugar, and oil.
3. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the egg mixture. Stir just until blended; do not over mix. Fold in pecans. Divide the batter evenly among prepared muffin tin cups.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.
200 Calorie Slow Cooker Tofu Cacciatore
February 28th, 20101 cup peppers
1 cup canned diced tomatoes
1/2 cup diced onion
1-1/2 cups sliced canned mushrooms
2 cloves garlic
1 TBSP Italian herbs
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 cup diced potatoes
1/2 lb oven baked tofu cubes
Makes two servings
Each serving = 212 calories
What I Have Learned Since Going on a Diet
February 26th, 20101. Don’t use breadcrumbs when making bean balls. There are WAY to many calories in bread crumbs for the amount you need for there binding ability. Use instant mashed potatoes instead.
2. Dried fruit is not a good snack, it hardly fills you up for the amount of calories in them.
3. Pretzels are not a very good snack for the calorie ratio either.
4. Raw almonds on the other hand are a great snack for the filling filling per calorie ratio.
5. Chewing gum helps when you want to ravenously gnaw your own arm off from hunger or to put in your mouth when others are eating stuff around you that you know you shouldn’t eat.
6. Use lettuce leaves instead of wraps to save on calories on tacos and other fillings.
7. Mix a teaspoon of butter spread with water and add some salt to make it go farther.
8. Quick oats toasted in a very lightly oiled cast iron frying pan makes a good substitute for granola in non-fat yogurt.
Gruel Bread
January 23rd, 2010Recipe found at:
http://www.recipesource.com/baked-goods/breads/10/rec1067.html
Yield: 1 servings
4 c Rice gruel (cooked together
Left over rice, or other
Grain, soup vegetables,
Salad)
6 c Whole wheat flour (Amount
Will vary according to how
Moist the gruel is)
1 t Salt
1/4 c Oil (optional)
Preparation
Add salt and oil to gruel. Add flour to gruel, first by stirring,
then with hands, until a dough of kneadable consistency is formed.
Mixture should be an “earlobe” texture, firm yet pliable. Leave slightly
moist, as more flour is added while dough is kneaded on floured
board until smooth (about 300 times).
Make into loaf, Place in a oiled bread pan. Brush top with water. Make a 1/2″ deep cut down the center of the loaf. Cover with damp towel and set in warm place overnight.
Bake at 350 375F for 75 to 90 minutes, until sides and bottom are dark brown.
Low Fat Bisquick Cinnamon Roll
December 20th, 2009Recipe found at:
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=223916
10 rolls
* 2 1/2 cups Bisquick baking mix
* 1/3 cup nonfat milk
* 1/4 cup egg substitute
* 2 tablespoons butter, softened
* 1/4 cup Splenda sugar substitute
* 2 teaspoons cinnamon
1. Set oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix Bisquick, fat free milk, and egg sub until a soft dough forms and knead gently until smooth.
3. Pat into an 8 x 10 rectangle and spread it with butter.
4. Combine the cinnamon and splenda and sprinkle the mixture on top of the buttered dough.
5. Roll up tightly, beginning at 10 inch side.
6. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal.
7. Place sealed side down on an cookie sheet.
8. Cut at 1 inch intervals ALMOST through to bottom.
9. Bake about 20 minutes (until light brown).
Chewy Granola Bars With Bisquick
December 20th, 2009Recipe found at:
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=376184
12 bars
* 1 1/2 cups Bisquick
* 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
* 1 cup brown sugar, packed
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 1 egg
* 1/3 cup chocolate chips
1. Heat oven to 350°F
2. Mix all until well blended.
3. Press mixture evenly in un-greased rectangular pan 13×9x2″.
4. Bake 15-17 minutes. Cut into bars while still warm.
5. Variations: Add 1/3 Cup chopped dried fruits and 1/3 Cup powered milk for a breakfast bar.