Cooking Challenge: Cinnamon
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Welcome to the fifty-fifth round of the cooking challenge! This challenge comes to us from metal_beau winner of the broccoli cooking challenge.
This week's challenge is CINNAMON. In whatever form you decide to use, your dish must use cinnamon!
These are the rules for the challenge:
1. You don't need to have created the recipe from scratch, but you DO need to make it.
2. Voting will be put up for the challenge and the winner of the challenge will pick the next ingredient to be used.
3. Pictures are encouraged but not required. If you want to post a picture upload it on a website like photobucket.com or tinypic.com . If there's any questions about how to do that, don't be shy to ask me.
4. You do need to post the recipe you used so other people can try it too, if they so please.
5. If you used a recipe from another source give credit to the original creator!
6. Your recipe can be a breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, or dessert! Anything!
Fill out the following form to play:
NAME OF RECIPE:
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
CALORIES PER SERVING:
HOW MANY IT SERVES:
OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC:
PICTURE (optional):
Voting for this challenge will begin next Saturday November 12th at 5PM Pacific Standard Time
This week's challenge is CINNAMON. In whatever form you decide to use, your dish must use cinnamon!
These are the rules for the challenge:
1. You don't need to have created the recipe from scratch, but you DO need to make it.
2. Voting will be put up for the challenge and the winner of the challenge will pick the next ingredient to be used.
3. Pictures are encouraged but not required. If you want to post a picture upload it on a website like photobucket.com or tinypic.com . If there's any questions about how to do that, don't be shy to ask me.
4. You do need to post the recipe you used so other people can try it too, if they so please.
5. If you used a recipe from another source give credit to the original creator!
6. Your recipe can be a breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, or dessert! Anything!
Fill out the following form to play:
NAME OF RECIPE:
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
CALORIES PER SERVING:
HOW MANY IT SERVES:
OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC:
PICTURE (optional):
Voting for this challenge will begin next Saturday November 12th at 5PM Pacific Standard Time
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How do you use cinnamon?0
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BUMP! This is the best challenge yet - Cinnamon is my top most frequently used food on MFP :blushing:
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Spiced bulghar wheat stuffed chicken breasts (Morroccan style)
N.B if you cannot get hold of bulghar wheat then you can use quinoa, pearl barley or cous cous.
400 cals per portion- serves 4.
STUFFING:
100g (approx 3.5 oz) Bulghar wheat (or alternative grain- see above)
25g sultanas or raisins
50g toasted flaked almonds
1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp fresh root ginger, chopped finely
1 large onion, chopped finely
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp garam masala
20g chopped fresh coriander (Cilantro)
4 large chicken breast fillets (Skinless & boneless), butterflied (Cut open like a book).
METHOD:
1. Cook your grain as per the packet instructions.
2. In a hot pan, add a little evoo or spray oil and sweat the onion, garlic, ginger and then add the spices.
3. Add the onion/spice mix to the cooked bulghar wheat. Add the raisins/sultanas, chopped coriander (cilantro) and almonds. Mix together and season with S&P.
4. Stuff each chicken breast with mix. Secure the chicken breast with a toothpick (soaked in water first) if you like. Rub a little oil or spray oil and sprinkle a little extra cinnamon.
place the chicken breasts together in a baking dish. Bake for 25 mins at 200 degrees celcius/ 400 degrees Farenheit.
Serve with Honey basted pumpkin/butternut wedges and greens.
Tip: The stuffing is amazing cold the next day in a salad so I purposefully make too much!!!0 -
And another....... Just because the winter and festive season is almost upon us
Festive hot spiced cider- serves 6- 114 cals per cup
INGREDIENTS
1 litre/ 33 fluid ounces dry cider
2 tbsp brown sugar or 2 tbsp runny honey
100ml spiced rum (like morgans spiced, lambs spiced, sailor jerry's)
8 cinnamon sticks (6 for garnish, 2 for the recipe)
4 cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
METHOD:
Warm through all ingredients in a pan (except the 6 cinnamon sticks for decoration) until sugar dissolves and liquid is warm. Serve in heat proof glasses/ cups and add the cinnamon stick for decoration.
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Hasnt anyone got any more cinnamon recipes?0
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I'll have one sometime this week.. :P0
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Baked Oatmeal
Serves 8
139 Calories per serving
3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
5 TBSP Splenda
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp salt
Cinnamon to taste (I use about 1 1/2 - 2 TBSP)
1 c unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 cup egg substitute or 2 large egg whites
1 cup water
1TBSP Brown Sugar
Preheat oven to 350
Mix all ingredients except brown sugar in a bowl. Pour into a sprayed 8x8 baking dish. Sprinkle top evenly with brown sugar.
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Cut into 8 even pieces. I make mine into triangles.
I love this recipe because I can eat it like a muffin while I drive to work in the morning. I keep it in the fridge and it provides me breakfast for a week. i pair it with a banana and my coffee and I'm good to go till lunch.
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NAME OF RECIPE: Patitsio
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 lb noodles, cooked
1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion, diced
2 tbsp beef broth
2 tbsp white wine
1/2 can tomato paste
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
3 tbsp Brummel&Brown yogurt spread
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup milk
pinch of cayenne
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 can petite diced tomatoes
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 375. In a large saucepan cook the meat for 6-8 minutes, until no longer pink. Add the onions and garlic, stirring until translucent.
2. Add the broth and wine, and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated.
3. Stir in tomato paste, tomatoes, cinnamon, and 1 cup of water. Stir and cook until thickened, about 15-20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
4. While this is cooking, prepare the cheese sauce. In a medium saucepan, melt the Brummel&Brown over medium heat; whisk in flour until incorporated. Whisk in the milk until there are no lumps.
5. Cook, whisking often, until the mixture is thick and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in the cayenne and Parmesan.
6. Add the pasta to the ground beef. Transfer to a baking dish and cover with the cheese sauce. Bake for 35 minutes.
CALORIES PER SERVING: 407
HOW MANY IT SERVES: 6
OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC: This is one of my favorite pasta dishes, that I had totally forgot about! The flavor of the cinnamon is mild, but delicious. I still have the flavor in my mouth and wish I could eat more of it.
PICTURE (optional):
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bumping for baked oatmeal. Do you have the caloric breakdown?0
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Pumpkin Spice Crock Pot Bread Pudding from Skinny Crock Pot
Ingredients
1-1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
3/4 cups canned pumpkin, no sugar added
1/2 cup honey
1 whole egg
4 egg whites
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/8 tsp. ground allspice
Pinch of ground cloves
5 cups whole grain bread, cubed, no sugar added
Directions
Combine everything but the bread in a mixing bowl and whisk until well combined. Place the bread in the crock pot and pour the pumpkin mixture over the bread.
Time: 4-6 hours (Ours cooked in 4 hours, 10 minutes)
Temp: Low
Minimum crock pot size: 4 qt Makes 8 servings
Yield: 8 servings (cut like a pie)
Nutrition Data For THIS Recipe (Note: This data will vary slightly based on bread used) Serving Size: 1/8 of the entire recipe
Calories: 155 Total Fat: 2g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 26 mg Sodium: 162 mg Carbohydrates: 30g Dietary Fiber: 2g Sugars: 20g Protein: 6g
I plan to make this for Thanksgiving- with skim milk instead of almond milk and will add raisins and increase the cinnamon.
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The poll is up and all votes are due by Wednesday November 16th!
Vote for your favorite of the cinnamon recipes!
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NAME OF RECIPE: Patitsio
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 lb noodles, cooked
1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion, diced
2 tbsp beef broth
2 tbsp white wine
1/2 can tomato paste
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
3 tbsp Brummel&Brown yogurt spread
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup milk
pinch of cayenne
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 can petite diced tomatoes
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 375. In a large saucepan cook the meat for 6-8 minutes, until no longer pink. Add the onions and garlic, stirring until translucent.
2. Add the broth and wine, and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated.
3. Stir in tomato paste, tomatoes, cinnamon, and 1 cup of water. Stir and cook until thickened, about 15-20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
4. While this is cooking, prepare the cheese sauce. In a medium saucepan, melt the Brummel&Brown over medium heat; whisk in flour until incorporated. Whisk in the milk until there are no lumps.
5. Cook, whisking often, until the mixture is thick and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in the cayenne and Parmesan.
6. Add the pasta to the ground beef. Transfer to a baking dish and cover with the cheese sauce. Bake for 35 minutes.
CALORIES PER SERVING: 407
HOW MANY IT SERVES: 6
OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC: This is one of my favorite pasta dishes, that I had totally forgot about! The flavor of the cinnamon is mild, but delicious. I still have the flavor in my mouth and wish I could eat more of it.
PICTURE (optional):
Ooh I make this all the time and can vouch it tastes delicious!! Its a greek dish inspired by the Italians.
I make mine with pasta shapes (like penne or fusilli or macaroni).0 -
bumping for baked oatmeal. Do you have the caloric breakdown?
Here is the breakdown:
2.3 Fat
278.8 Sodium
25.1 Potassium
25.5 Carbohydrates
.8 Fiber
1.5 Sugar
5.0 Protien
3% Vitamin C
8.7% Calcium
8.5% Iron0 -
I have to try this....OMG...looks delicious!0
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I ment to say this about the Pumpkin Spice Crock Pot Bread Pudding..... Sorry. I have to go home and look for my reciepes using Cinnamon. At work...don't have them here
Will post a few when I have the time. 
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I know is too late but still wanted to share
Poached pears (or apples)
Peel / Core/ Slice fruit
In saucepan : 2-3 cups V8 V fusion blueberry/pomegranate juice
Add several dashes cinnamon and 2 dashes nutmeg
Bring to verge of low boil/simmer
Add sliced fruit and simmer til tender.
Save juice ...is good to drink or pour over vanilla ice cream
Serve cold or reheat and serve warm Delicious either way :-)0 -
Voting ends tonight, so make sure you vote!0
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Congratulations to metal_beau and her Spiced bulghar wheat stuffed chicken breasts (Morroccan style)!
Yay!
Go enter the sandwich cooking challenge: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/394422-cooking-challenge-sandwiches0
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