Entries from November 2008

November 29, 2008

High Protein Pancakes

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup cottage cheese
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 Tablespoon wheat germ

Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.  If it is too thick to pour as pancake batter, add a small amount of milk until it is of the consistency that you like.  Heat up a skillet [...]

November 29, 2008

“Uncanned” Condensed Soup

Use in place of canned soup in recipes.  A La Leche League standby for healthier eating.
Base:

3 Tablespoons butter or oil
3 Tablespoons all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
1+1/4 cup liquid, milk, or stock

Melt butter/heat oil in saucepan.  Stir in flour and seasonings.  Cook over medium heat until bubbly.  Add liquid slowly, stirring with wire whisk [...]

November 29, 2008

Alison’s Very Quick Oat Squares

Very sweet, very quick.

50 grams (1/2 cup) jumbo oats
70 grams (3/4 cups) porridge oats
110 grams (6 Tablespoons) extremely soft butter
75 grams (5 Tablespoons) brown sugar

Preheat oven to 375F, grease an 8″x8″ metal pan.
Thoroughly mix  butter and sugar together.  Add oats and combine well.  Pour mixture into buttered pan, and distribute evenly.  Press mixture well; it [...]

November 29, 2008

John’s Tough Cookies

These are special “cookies” made by our friend John, and named by his grandchildren — they are, indeed “tough”!  It’s a recipe that his mother made for him when he was a child; as a boy in England, he knew them as Quaker Oat Cakes.

In a heavy saucepan, melt:

1 pound butter

Add:

1 cup [...]

November 6, 2008

Banana-Bran-Chocolate Chip Muffins

1Cup Boiling Water
1 Cup Wheat Bran
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (1 small)
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour (whole wheat or all purpose or mixture)
1/3 cup skim milk powder
1+1/2 tsp baking powder
1+1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup MINI chocolate chips (sometimes I use blueberries, fresh or frozen)
in [...]

November 4, 2008

Quick Curried Lamb or Beef Stew with Chick Peas

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
12 ounces, ground lamb or beef
1 Tablespoon hot Madras curry
1 Tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon each:  ground coriander, salt, and pepper
1 carrot, sliced
1 sweet green pepper, cut into chunks
1 can chick peas, rinsed and drained (19 ounce)
1 can tomatoes, chopped (19 ounce) [...]