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Larger Loser Recipes!
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Recipes for cucumber potato salad:
Another similar recipe from hubby’s Sicilian grandma who didn’t measure anything:
*Potatoes boiled, peeled, cubed
*cucumbers (seeded + peeled)or small pickling cucumbers not seeded or peeled
*Mild white onion or scallions
*Dress lightly with olive oil and oregano
*Salt + pepper
I try to use equal quantities of potatoes, cucumber, less onion. Go easy on the olive oil and oregano but can be increased to taste.1 -
Oh this will be tried! So I don't know why you would not also do cauliflower? I've done most veggies as salads. My downfall with them was always the leader of olive oil kilo of feta cheese and kilo of dark rye that would go with them.
All quantities approximate. But it wasn't unknown to go through a litre and a half of olive oil in a month. Or to open a can of Bulgarian feta cheese and have it disappear in less than 3 days.0 -
This really sounds great!…Alec you do not need to change the recipe!1
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Either recipe involves no feta cheese or liter of olive oil! Serve room temperature. I usually do a bit more sliced cucumbers than potatoes.2
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Healthy carrot muffins. I make these often and freeze. About 240 calories per muffin per the recipe.
But I don’t add walnuts, use non fat Greek yogurt, and skip the extra sprinkle of sugar topping. Scroll down and read notes for other substitutions.
https://cookieandkate.com/healthy-carrot-muffins-recipe/#tasty-recipes-24007-jump-target3 -
Mmmm, Yooly! I wish one of these would appear beside my teacup right now!2
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Bet your Boy would love them too. Hubby is always stealing my stash of muffins.3
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He would. Maybe we should bake a batch!2
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Probably the only way he can eat a carrot at the moment
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Oh Laurie, be still my heart…he is so cute!2
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What a cutie! And that curly red hair! Definitely bake up some muffins with him.3
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Mine too - his mom sent me this last night and I just melted! (didn't realize how big it would be here though!)3
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Pffffft ... two legged.... fours come with spares! I suppose he'll do for a two legged hellion! When your shoulder is better... you could throw him a ball! (Or bake muffins with carrots!!!!😘)😎
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Healthy Alfredo Sauce
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 130kcal per serving
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup broth vegetable or chicken
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup non fat plain greek yogurt room temperature
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan
Instructions:
*Heat olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat.
*Sprinkle with cornstarch and cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
*While whisking, slowly add in broth and milk. Continue whisking to combine until smooth.
*Raise heat to medium high and bring the mixture to a simmer for about 2 minutes, until it starts to thicken, whisking constantly.
*Remove from heat and little by little, whisk in greek yogurt.
*Once combined, place back on the heat (medium) and stir in Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
*Bring to a simmer for an additional 2 minutes, whisking constantly.
Serve over pasta immediately or let cool completely (so it can thicken) and serve as a pizza sauce and enjoy!
If not using immediately, store in airtight container in fridge.This makes enough sauce for about 1/2 - 1 pound of pasta depending on how saucy you like your pasta!
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 739mg | Potassium: 107mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Calcium: 203mg | Iron: 0.12 -
That's a LOT of whisking!!!!! Exercise calories????1
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If you’re a purist, making your own recipe allows you to control seasoning and ingredients. But in a hurry or last minute cooking, store bought jars are the way to go. Try it on baked potato, cooked spinach/greens, too dry chicken - just few spoonfuls.2
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"new" whisk should be in the ingredients! This looks pretty good though - and I have a few underutilized whisks. (and I will get back here with the potato salad recipe that so tickled me last weekend) 1
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please do! sounded exciting!0
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Skinny iced latte-turtle variation
I make this in pint jars, which allows me to measure pretty easily as they have markings on the sides.
1/4 c. sucralose
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
4 pumps caramel pecan syrup from Jordan's Skinny Syrups
14 oz coffee, either regular or decaf as suits you.
2 oz half-and-half.
This is about 125 calories, half of which is the chocolate syrup. On the other hand, the cream in the half and half is very satisfying and can serve as a snack on a hot day when you don't feel like eating anything much. I have not tried this with non-dairy milks, but if you do, let me know how it came out; you could save another chunk of calories that way.
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I think our problem up north is going to be the syrups0
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Saw this recipe on a PBS middle eastern cooking show. It’s on my list of things to try once it’s oven season (below 90 degrees) again.
It’s a cauliflower and/or broccoli roast with tahini, lemon and hot sauce. Not too much work either.
https://janinesrecipes.com/roasted-cauliflower-with-tahini-lemon/1 -
Orange-ginger muffins
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon orange peel
1 teaspoon cinnamon or Penzey's Baking Spice blend
2 eggs plus one yolk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup yogurt or sour cream
2/3 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. orange extract
2 T fresh ground ginger
Mix dry, mix wet, add to dry, and mix just until moistened. I use a 2 ounce disher to put the batter into greased muffin cups, and generally get a little over a dozen muffins. (14-16, not quite another half dozen.) Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees, remove from oven and cool in pan five minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on racks. They freeze well.
If you bake this in a loaf pan for 55 minutes you get a sliceable sweet bread. If you have a Texas muffin pan, you'll get seven muffins and increase the bake to 35 minutes.
This is my basic muffin mix. I have been known to use lemon instead of orange and add 2 T poppyseeds with the dry mix; make a basic mix without spices and throw in 1/2 c. mini chocolate chips, or add a half a cup of cocoa for chocolate. It makes a nice blueberry muffin if you use cinnamon in the batter and add blueberries at the end.
Works out to about 125 calories each.2 -
Thanks Alexandra!1
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That looks delicious, Yooly. I've been roasting cauliflower the past few weeks - thick slices sprinkled with salt and pepper, some slivers of garlic and a bit of olive oil - under the broiler - and wow.2
