Filed Under (Recipes) by carrot on 10-11-2008
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup egg substitute(like Egg-Beaters)
- 1/2 cup Splenda granular
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup skim milk(or other fat level)
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon promise low-fat butter
- 2 sliceslight bread
Caramel apple Topping
- 1 granny smith applesor golden delicious apples, unpeeled, washed, cleaned and diced into small cubes
- 1/2 cup splenda brown sugar substitute
- 1/2 cup regular Splenda granular
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons promise low-fat butter
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
DIRECTIONS
- French Toast:.
- In medium bowl, combine first 7 ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Pre-heat non-stick skillet over low/medium heat.
- Gentle immerse one slice of bread at a time in the egg mixture and cover each side well.
- Place 1 Tbsp butter in skillet and allow to melt.
- Turn the skillet to coat the inside of the pan.
- Gently place one slice of egg covered bread into skillet.
- Allow to cook for 3 minutes or until golden brown and gently turn.
- Allow to cook another 2- 3 minutes or until golden brown.
- Since the bread was cooked in low-fat butter, the flavor is already there and no additional butter is necessary.
- Caramel apple Topping:.
- Place Splenda brown sugar and Splenda regular in a non-stick skillet containing the butter and vanilla.
- Cook over medium high heat until all sugars are dissolved and the texture is smooth.
- Add in corn starch by sprinkling while quickly stirring mixture.
- Allow to cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly.
- Add apples, cook entire mixture over low/medium heat until apples are cooked tender, about 10-15 minutes Mixture will thicken as it cools.
- Spoon topping over both slices of prepared French Toast.
Filed Under (Recipes) by garlic on 22-10-2008
INGREDIENTS
- 4ripe avocados
- 2 tablespoons minced onions
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- salt
DIRECTIONS
- Scoop avocado flesh into a bowl and mash it with a fork.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, mixing and mashing until you get the consistency you desire.
Filed Under (Recipes) by palatable on 01-10-2008
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup butter, room tempature
- 2 eggs
- 1 ounceunsweetened chocolate squares
- 2 teaspoonschocolate flavoring
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoonssoy flour
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 3 teaspoons Splenda sugar substituteor other other sugar substitute
- 3 tablespoons Creme de Cacao
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease 8 X 8 baking pan.
- Cream the butter with an electric hand mixer, add the eggs one at a time, beating well.
- Melt chocloate with chocolate extract and water in the top of a double boiler.
- Add melted chocolate, soy flour, chopped walnuts, sugar substitute to butter; Mix well, taste for sweetness, add more splenda IF needed;Pour into prepared pan; bake 15 minutes.
Filed Under (Recipes) by tomato on 05-09-2008
INGREDIENTS
- 1 small cauliflower, broken into florets
- 3 cups water
- 1 tablespoon salt, to taste
- 1 cup frozen tiny peas
- 2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS
- In a large pot over high heat, bring the water with 2 teaspoons of the salt to a boil.
- Drop in the cauliflower florets and the frozen tiny peas, return to a boil, and cook for only 2 minutes.
- Drain in a colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking and cool.
- Let the vegetables drain in the colander while you prepare the dressing.
- In a serving bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients, whisking until the mixture is creamy.
- Fold in the vegetables gently to coat.
- Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 4 hours, lightly tossing again before serving.
Filed Under (Recipes) by admin on 28-08-2008


INGREDIENTS
- 3 cupswheat bran
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups skim milk
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
DIRECTIONS
- Put 1 cup of the wheat bran in a bowl with the 1 cup of boiling water.
- Stir and let it sit until the water is absorbed.
- In a large bowl put the flour, the baking soda, and salt.
- Combine the sugar, splenda, oil, and applesauce.
- Add the sugar mixture to the flour along with the wet bran and the remaining 2 cups of bran and the 2 eggs (that you have beaten).
- Combine the milk and the vinegar (let sit for about a minute) and then add this to the flour mixture.
- Mix until totally combined.
- Put into muffin pans you have sprayed with cooking spray.
- Cook for about 15 minutes or until done.