Saturday, July 31, 2010

Zucchini-Sunflower Seed Bread

  • 1-3/4 cup Soy flour and Bob's Red Mill Almond Meal use package instructions
  • 2/3 cup Straight Fructose And NOT SUGAR
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup Sunflower Seeds
  • 1/2 cup Currants
  • 2 cups coarsely grated zucchini
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
  • 1/2 cup
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Combine first ten ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. 

In a small bowl, combine the walnut oil, egg whites and vanilla. Add this liquid mixture to the large bowl of dry ingredients and mix well; then add to oiled loaf pan. 

Sprinkle top with extra sunflower seeds before baking, if desired. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.

 Cool in pan 10 minutes; then remove and completely cool on a wire rack. Wrap and store overnight.

Quick Salsa


1-14.5 oz. Can No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies


1 bunch green onions, chopped

1 medium red pepper, chopped

1 teaspoon lime juice

1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped

1 teaspoon cumin

Combine all of the above ingredients and serve with any of your favorite Mexican dishes.



Gazpacho Soup

1-15 oz. Can No Salt Added Crushed Tomatoes


1-14.5 oz. Can No Salt Diced Tomatoes

1 cup water

2 tablespoons onion, minced

1 yellow pepper, diced

1 red pepper, diced

2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and cut in chunks

1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced

2 gloves garlic, peeled and pressed

3 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar

2 tablespoons Wang Green Soy Sauce or Brand Less Then 253mg 

1 teaspoon cumin

3 tablespoons lemon juice

3 tablespoons lime juice

4 teaspoons basil

Combine all ingredients and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.



Turkey or Chicken Chili

1 lb Extra Lean Ground Turkey or Ground Chicken
1 Can Undrained Black Beans or Pinto Beans
1 Can No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes or Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles
1 Small Onion Minced
1 teaspoon of Texas Chile Powder
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
1 teaspoon ground cocoa powder
1/4 teasppon Black Pepper
Red Pepper Flakes pinch
1/2 teaspoon Dried Parsley
1/2 teaspoon tomato powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 tablesppon oregano
1 package Trader Joes Fire Roasted Corn

In large skillet brown your meat with all your dry ingredients, saute onion in separate pan, then add onion into pan with browned meat, add your can of beans, add your can of tomatoes, add your corn and cook for a while longer.
Serve in a bowl and then top with shredded Soy Cheddar or American Cheese, you can add some fresh minced onion on top if you like, toss on some fresh cilantro.


Chicken Salad With a Twist

Large Can of Canned Chicken
1 Small Onion Finely Minced
1 or 2 Stalks of Celery Finely Minced
Light Miracle Whip 1-2 tablespoons
Fresh Cilantro
1 Bowl

In bowl empty canned chicken that has been drained, add minced onion, add minced celery, add miracle whip mix the above ingredients. Then add in your fresh cilantro and re-mix.

You can serve this on some toasted spelt bread. Then top with a slice of Soy American Cheddar Cheese, Then either use a toaster over to toast and make a chicken melt or make in oven or nuke for a short-time depending of the wattage of your microwave.


Rachel's 2nd New Year's Honey Cake Recipe This is Honey Free

3 ½ cups Brown Rice Flour


1 tablespoon Aluminum Free baking powder

4 teaspoons ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon each: ground cloves, allspice

3 eggs or Egg Whites

1 ½ cups Splenda

1 cup Strong coffee or Tea

1 tablespoon Agave Syrup

½ cup each: packed Splenda brown sugar, Minute Maid Orange Drink Low Sugar

¼ cup Kahlua

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup slivered or sliced almonds


Heat oven to 350 degrees. 


In large bowl combine the following:

Flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves and allspice.  


Make well in center: 

Add eggs, sugar, oil, agave, coffee or tea, brown sugar, orange juice, 
whiskey and vanilla. 


Beat on slow speed until smooth.

   

Spoon batter into lightly greased 9-inch angel food cake pan.


Sprinkle top with almonds. 


Place cake pan on 2 baking sheets stacked together 

(to provide more insulation form heat). 


Bake until cake springs back when touched in center 

and starts pulling away from sides of pan, 65 to 75 minutes.


 Let stand 15 minutes; remove from pan. 

Invert cake onto wire rack to cool completely.




Thursday, July 29, 2010

Orange Juice Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Whisk together in large bowl:
    1 cup Bob's Red Mill Sweet Rice Flour & ½ cup Bob's Red Mill Almond Meal
    1 cup Splenda
    1 tsp Argo baking powder 
    1/2 tsp Sea salt

Add and stir:
    1 cup Tropicana light & healthy orange juice
    1/2 cup canola. oil
    1 Tbls. orange zest
    1 Tbls. vanilla
Grease 8 x 8 baking pan
Bake for 30-35 min until toothpick comes out clean