Originally posted by SheriaVa: I thought the black bean brownie was quite tasty but it was a bit dry.
I think the bean liquid helped with that... could also add in 1-3 TBS of canola oil. They would be higher in fat, but still low in saturated fat... which seemed to be my dietician's biggest concern...
1/4 of a cup of ice cream also helps with the dryness...
Denise
Posts: 9221 | Location: Silicon Valley, CA | Registered: March 17, 2004
Originally posted by GoingSkiing: I used garbanzos one time and black beans an other time. I thought the black beans sort of gave it a mocha-coffee thing.
Several months back, my agency had a healthy eating fair. People were encouraged to make healthy dishes and bring them in for all to taste. I brought my confetti pasta salad but someone else brought black bean brownies. I thought the black bean brownie was quite tasty but it was a bit dry. Of everything there was on the employee-made healthy food table during the time I was serving, the black bean brownies garnered the most comment--when I would quickly run through what everything was so people could make a choice of what they wanted to try a bite of, almost every person said "Black bean BROWNIES?!"
Posts: 7864 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
1 cup* sugar 3/4 cup flour 1/2 cup cocoa 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup** non-fat vanilla yogurt (a 6 oz. container, Dannon works best) 2 egg whites (this is for cake like brownies and is optional)
nonstick cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Mix all dry ingredients.
Add yogurt and mix well. Batter will be very thick.
Spray an 8x8 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Spread batter evenly.
Bake for 30-35 minutes (until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean). Remove and cool.
Dip a knife in warm water and cut into 16 squares.
* I cut the sugar to 3/4 cup and nobody noticed.
** instead of yogurt, I took a can of beans (both beans and the liquid) and whirled them in food proc. until smooth. I used garbanzos one time and black beans an other time. I thought the black beans sort of gave it a mocha-coffee thing. I left out the salt from the dry ingredients as the beans had some salt.
(Check the ingredients on the can of beans... I used a can that had onion in it . I gave an onion brownie to ds and he said it was good, so then I took them to a potluck... and they still all got eaten... but I thought I could taste the onion... but I knew it was in there. )
The bean brownies freeze and defrost really well.
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Denise
Posts: 9221 | Location: Silicon Valley, CA | Registered: March 17, 2004
Quesadilla Casserole Serves - 4 w/ no sides, 6 w/ a salad and 9 w/ a salad and a veggie Time - 15 minutes to prep, 30 in the oven Bake in - 9 inch square pyrex pan
Ingredients 9 corn tortillas 2 small cans green chiles 1.5 cups refried black beans 1 box frozen spinach 8 oz can corn large can of sliced mushrooms 1/2-1 block of extra firm tofu poultry seasoning fajita seasoning or chili powder 1 T canola oil block of pepper jack cheese - I bought Cabot, which is on the small side 3 scallions 1 small tomato s&p
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Defrost spinach in microwave. 2. Open all cans, drain where necessary. Dice tofu. Slice tortillas in half. Dice tomato and scallions. 3. Heat oil over medium-high in skillet and add tofu. Add poultry seasoning and fajita seasoning to taste. Cook until crispy and then set aside. 4. Spread half of 1 can of green chiles on the bottle of the pan. 5. Layer 6 tortilla halves to cover the bottom. 6. Spread on beans. Top with spinach, mushrooms, corn, tofu, 1/2 can green chiles, cheese. 7. Add 6 more tortilla halves and repeat #6. 8. Add 6 more tortilla halves and top with remaining green chiles. Add tomato and scallions. 9. Top with remaining cheese. 10. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 5-10 minutes until cheese is bubbly.
Posts: 758 | Location: Champaign, IL | Registered: March 17, 2004
Ronies (I know this doesn't sound like the best name ever, but it's quick and we ate this whenever my mom was too tired to think about dinner)
1/3-1/2 c dry elbow macaroni (per person) 1 small jar tomato juice for 2 servings, large jar for 3 or more (we always have homemade tomato juice onhand so I don't know what size of can you would buy) sprinkle of sugar ~1T butter (for >2-3 servings, less if only 1-2 servings) american cheese slices (2/serving)
bring pot of water to a boil, add macaroni and cook until done; drain pasta and return to pot over medium-low heat; add tomato juice to barely cover pasta, add sugar and butter; stir to combine; meanwhile, fold cheese slices in half and cut into triangle shapes (this is how my mom does is - I don't know why!) into soup bowl; after macaroni/tomato juice mixture is hot, spoon over cheese.
My brother likes the cheese on top, but my mom and I like it on the bottom. This meal may sound strange, but think midwestern chili minus everything except the tomato juice and pasta. I suppose you could add things to it, but this is quick and easy comfort food for me, so I count the tomato juice as a veg serving and know that I'm not eating pizza.
Posts: 28 | Location: Indianapolis | Registered: June 14, 2005
Experimental turkey burger recipe is a success! I didn't have a recipe handy and just started throwing things together...
Experimental turkey burger recipe for dinner last night worked out great. I bought a 1 pound package of ground turkey, and mixed in freshly ground pepper, fresh garlic, and one packet of a name brand salt-free grilling blend for chicken, roasted red peppers, and chopped Walla Walla sweet onion (which are great either mixed into the patties, or just put on top of the turkey burger). I cooked the patties in a non-stick skillet with just a hint of non-stick spray and they turned out really great. I was worried that they would be too bland, but the combo of spices and veggies made them so good that my meat-loving family really enjoyed them too. Hey, a culinary experiment that worked out! Try it, you'll like it! More later, Kiki
1/4 c. cream of wheat 1/4 c. flour 1/8 tsp. egg (already scrambled but uncooked) 1/8 tsp. oil 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1/8 tsp. salt 1/2 c. milk
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, mix just until combined. A few small lumps are good. Let sit 1-2 min. until slightly thickened, pour 3 pancakes on a hot, greased griddle. Sprinkle with miniature chocolate chips if desired. Cook like any other pancake, and serve hot. Top with banana and syrup if desired.
350 calories/5 grams of fat for the pancakes and the chips
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Remove skin from chicken. In microwaveable dish, arrange chicken in single layer with thickest portions towards outside.
In a small bowl, combine mustard, yogurt, oregano, thyme and pepper to taste..spread over chicken. Microwave uncovered at High power for 8-10 mins or until chicken is no longer pink inside, rotating dish after 4 minutes.
Oven method: Prepare as above. Bake, uncovered in 350 degrees F...oven for 45-50 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
Per serving: Calories: 215 Fat: 5 Sat Fat: 1 Fibre: trace Protein: 39 Carbs: 1
I am brand new on the site and not really sure how to post on it. I have some great receipes for baked goods that I want to clean up. they have 1/4 shortening in them, what can I replace it with???
Welcome. Glad you are here. I often use yogurt in place of the shortening. I have also used low fat sour cream or fruit puree- depending on the dish and what flavors you are after.
also where should I introduce myself and my goals etc???
I am brand new on the site and not really sure how to post on it. I have some great receipes for baked goods that I want to clean up. they have 1/4 shortening in them, what can I replace it with???
also where should I introduce myself and my goals etc???
Thanks Shannon
Shannon Welcome to you! You can go ahead and start a new thread with your intro and your goals.
As for lightening up recipes, I've experimented a lot with using applesauce instead of butter/shortening/oil. I've had good luck in certain things but not in others.
You can go ahead and post your favorite recipes and we can chime in with ways to try to make things healthier.
Some of my substitutions: skim milk for whole milk egg replacements for eggs apple sauce for the fat cutting back on the sugar by 1/4 of what the recipe calls for ww flour for white flour brown cane sugar instead of white sugar
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I am brand new on the site and not really sure how to post on it. I have some great receipes for baked goods that I want to clean up. they have 1/4 shortening in them, what can I replace it with???
also where should I introduce myself and my goals etc???
Originally posted by Lori4squaremom: I just had to share that I made the Broccoli Halibut Stir-fry from Weighing In on FoodNetwork tonight for dinner, and we really enjoyed it.
It looks like the recipe only makes about 1/3 c. of sauce. I think that you could add 1/2-1 c. of chicken stock... and maybe a T of soy... since you have a good sized family.
I tried halibut for the first time after your post . I pan seared it... but I REALLY like it.
Oh, Thank you Denise! I didn't think about thining it a bit with broth! GOod idea
And so glad you liked the halibut. it is my absolute favorite type of fish, but I RARELY buy it because it is simply too expensive for my budget. But since it was an ingredient in a dish, I went ahead and got it for this, because I didn't need as much of it. Good for a splurge (budget wise, not calorie wise) meal
Blessings,
Lori
Re-committing myself to a healthy lifestyle that will include regular (and increasing) exercise, and following the baby steps rule on food. 6/17/08
Posts: 3159 | Location: California | Registered: March 11, 2004
Originally posted by Lori4squaremom: I just had to share that I made the Broccoli Halibut Stir-fry from Weighing In on FoodNetwork tonight for dinner, and we really enjoyed it.
It looks like the recipe only makes about 1/3 c. of sauce. I think that you could add 1/2-1 c. of chicken stock... and maybe a T of soy... since you have a good sized family.
I tried halibut for the first time after your post . I pan seared it... but I REALLY like it.
Denise
Posts: 9221 | Location: Silicon Valley, CA | Registered: March 17, 2004
I just had to share that I made the Broccoli Halibut Stir-fry from Weighing In on FoodNetwork tonight for dinner, and we really enjoyed it. I think next time I'll make more sauce though, because I upped the veggies, and it wasn't very "saucy", just everything had a light coating, and I think it would have been a little more flavorful (dh thought it slightly "bland" (his words, not mine...I thought it was very flavorful, but maybe a little dry) had I upped the sauce also. So next time I'll increase everything but the oil in the sauce by another half. I tend to increase veggies in recipes anyhow. With increasing the veggies to 1 1/2-2 cups of the broccoli and snow peas, and my halibut filet was 1.4 pounds, it served the 6 of us very comfortably. SO I would definitely say that as written the recipe would serve 4. And you know, it came out to just over 200 calories for one serving...add 100 calories for my 1/2 cup of brown rice, and I was doing great calorie wise!
I want to try this very same recipe with some chicken next week and see if they like it better
Blessings,
Lori
Re-committing myself to a healthy lifestyle that will include regular (and increasing) exercise, and following the baby steps rule on food. 6/17/08
Posts: 3159 | Location: California | Registered: March 11, 2004
I jokingly call myself the "Lazy Chef" because I'm motivated to make food that's quick and has few ingredients. I made a dessert tonight that was a bit fancier than I would normally bother with, but it was AMAZING so I thought I'd share:
First, I "marinated" fresh raspberries in about 1/2 cup IBC Black Cherry soda while I made and ate dinner, though you could skip this step
Next, in a crystal stemmed glass, I layered: 1) "Marinated" raspberries 2) Cool Whip Lite (use Free for less calories) 3) 2 Mi-Del chocolate snap cookies, crushed
I ended with a layer of Cool Whip Lite, a sprinkling of crushed cookie, and a single raspberry on top. I swear it looked like something from a 5-star restaurant. I almost took a picture of it but I couldn't wait to eat it! LOL
As Rachael Ray says "Yum-MAY!"
Posts: 7864 | Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE | Registered: March 12, 2004
