597 you low Recipes

onion, chopped, garlic, minced, butter or 1/4 cup margarine (to make a low fat dish, use liquid buds), whole tomatoes (i like to chop these up some), chicken broth, spaghetti, broken into pieces and uncooked, picante sauce, cumin, cooked white meat chicken or 2 cups turkey, cut into bitesized cubes (you can use leftovers or canned), grated cheddar cheese (use non-fat or low-fat cheese if desired)

chicken legs, bone skin on (you can use a small cut up chicken or bone on skin on breasts), salt and pepper, vegetable oil (or bacon fat), onions, sliced, sliced mushrooms, garlic cloves, minced, dried thyme, sweet hungarian paprika, tomato paste, canned tomato (diced with their juice), chicken stock, dry white wine, bay leaf, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, cornstarch (mixed up in a little water), sour cream (i use low fat )

you will need : makes 2 large baguettes or 4-5 smaller loaves(12 inches), sponge, bread flour, warm water(110 degrees ), instant or rapid rise yeast, dough, bread flour, instant or rapid rise yeast, warm water (110degrees), salt, glaze, egg beaten with 2 tbsp water, directions: this recipe requires 2 days... so plan ahead ., day 1, make the sponge. in a medium bowl, stir all of the ingredients until combined. you will need to cover the bowl with plastic wrap. let it sit at room temp until the sponge has risen and fallen at least 6 hours and up to 24 hours. i made mine in the late afternoon and started on it in the morning., day 2, in a mixer bowl, fitted with the dough hook, combine 3 cups of the flour and yeast. on low speed, add water and mix until the dough comes together. it will be about 2 minutes. stop the mixer and cover the bowl with a plastic wrap. let it sit at room temp for 20 minutes. after the 20 minutes. remove the plastic wrap and add the sponge from the previous day. add the salt and knead the dough on medium-low for about 8 minutes. after about 4 minutes, if the dough is still sticking to the sides if the bowl, add the remaining 1/2 cup flour, 2 tbsp at a time. the dough should not stick to sides only to the bottom of the bowl. complete kneading the dough for the additional 4 minutes. you should have kneaded the dough for a total of 8 minutes., turn the dough on a lightly floured counter top. form into a nice ball ., place the dough into a large , lightly oiled bowl. cover tightly with greased plastic wrap. let rise in a warm place. like with all my breads i let it rise in a cozy oven. (i turn on the oven for about a minute and then turn it off. ...it should feel just cozy, not hot or too warm.)let rise 1 hour., after the initial 1 hour rise time , you will need to turn the dough 2 times slide a bench scraper under 1 side of the dough. gently lift and fold 1/3 of the dough toward the center., repeat with the other side. finally, fold the dough in half perpendicular to the first folds. this should be a rough square. let it rise for 30 minutes . the process of turning and folding. cover the bowl with plastic wrap. let rise for an additional 30 minutes. this process stretches the dough gently and ensures that the sheets of gluten in the bread provide the proper structure and strength. top a large rimless(or inverted) baking sheet with parchment paper. turn the dough onto a lightly floured counter top. divide it into 2 loaves(i divided mine in 4-5 pieces as my baking stone is too small)., shape each piece into a baguette and lay each piece seam side down. space them about 4-5 inches apart., shaping the baguettes, work with 1 piece at a time. gently pat the dough into a rectangle., gently fold the bottom third of the dough up to the center. press to seal. bring the bottom of the dough up to the top and seal., flour your hand and create a large crease down the middle., top and the bottom of the dough together making sure it is secure ., gently roll the baguette back and forth to make a long log. lay each piece seam side down unto a parchment lined baking sheet., remember to space them. mist the baguettes with vegetable oil and cover loosely with plastic wrap.( i didn tsp cover them with plastic wrap). let rise in a warm place till doubled about 1 hr to 1 1/2 hr., after about 40 minutes of rising time prepare your oven. adjust your oven rack to the lower-middle position. place a baking stone on the rack and heat the oven to 500 degrees. let the baking stone heat for 30 minutes but no longer than 1 hour. after the baguettes have doubled in size, score them with 1/2 inch slashes. use a very sharp knife or a sharp blade. brush the breads with egg-water mixture. carefully slide the breads and parchment paper unto the baking stone. immediately reduce the oven to 425 degrees. don tsp forget this step. bake until golden and center of bread registers at 210 or about 25 minutes. rotate loaves halfway to ensure even browning. i don tsp think i bothered with turning them. let cool for about 30 minutes. this bread is amazing for steak sandwiches. delicious, recipe was adapted from america s test kitchen baking cookbook .

vanilla yogurt (i prefer the low fat , low sugar type), frozen strawberries (you can substitute any frozen fruit), french vanilla liquid coffee creamer (this depends on how thick you would like your smoothie. i love to use fat free or sugar free.)

cream cheese (you can use light or low fat also ), sugar (can use up to 1 cup), butter, vanilla, egg white, egg, crescent rolls (you can reduced fat also ), powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

boneless beef roast (chuck, shoulder, arm, trimmed of fat), lipton onion soup mix or 1 (1 1/4 oz) envelope mushroom soup mix, water (approximate), dry sherry (kind you drink, not cooking sherry), potatoes, peeled (waxy, not baking potatoes), carrots, peeled, cut in half (i prefer california carrots because they are sweeter), black pepper, low-sodium beef bouillon cube, mushrooms, drained (optional), cornstarch, cold water

sturdy corn tortilla chips, prepared guacamole (from scratch or store-bought), prepared chili (vegetarian if you prefer ), shredded cheddar cheese (regular or light or low sodium ), sour cream (light, if you prefer ), chopped green onion (green part only )

prepared angel food cake (if you prefer to make your own-wonderful), carton frozen whipped topping (you can substitute sugar or fat free here), carton raspberry yogurt (again substitute low fat or sugar), sugar (powder splenda can be substituted here), fresh raspberry (or berry of choice), raspberry preserves (more if desired)

extra virgin olive oil, yellow onions (about 1 1/2 lb), finely chopped, sour cream (low fat is fine if you prefer ), greek yogurt (lowfat is fine if you prefer ), dehydrated onion powder/granulates (salt free, natural), very scant 1/2 tsp salt

apple (i use organic fuji s, but you can use anything you like), splenda brown sugar blend, cinnamon, low-fat margarine, water

extra virgin olive oil, mushrooms, chopped, celery, peeled and sliced, green pepper, chopped (bell peppers work well but you can use any type of pepper you like), lean ground beef or ground turkey, garlic, minced or finely chopped, recipe for spice mix below, dry egg noodles or any type of pasta will do, organic milk, low sodium beef or vegetable broth, sour cream, organic, grated provolone. cheddar or tex mex cheese, spice mix, natural onion soup and dip mix, black pepper, granulated or powdered garlic, granulated or powdered onion, dried parsley, cornstarch

heavy cream, vanilla extract (almond, rum are good as well), stevia extract or you can use a vanilla or chocolate flavor stevia, cream cheese, softened ., smoot natural peanut butter ( i like crunchy :d), prepared chocolate cookie piecrust or make your own with your favorite crushed up low sugar cookie or i use oatmeal cookie..little fiber, just mix it with some melted butter and press into the pie shell.

cucumber, sweet onions, grated, jalapeno, de-seeded and grated finely (optional- if you do this, i recommend gloves and looking away so you don tsp get pepper juice in your ), limes , juice of (medium-sized), dried dill (or 2 tbsp fresh, minced ), garlic powder, low-fat mayonnaise (plain yogurt might work as well), salt

chicken breast halves (1.5 full) boneless and skinless. you can also mix and match breast an thighs for a combination of light and dark meat of desired., mayo. (regular or low fat ) use more if it s not moist enough, dollop of sour cream (regular or low fat ), chopped walnuts, ribs of celery, diced ., salt and pepper to taste., sugar (optional)

there is a lot of fat and gristle to trim away from a chuck roast, so don tsp be surprised if you trim off up to 1 1/2 lb. we prefer the flavor of guinness draught in this stew (with guinness extra stout a close second), but you can substitute another brand of stout or a dark ale, such as rogue chocolate stout or newcastle brown ale., boneless beef chuck roast (3 to 3 1/2 lb), trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks, salt and ground black pepper, vegetable oil, onions , minced, tomato paste, garlic cloves , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 tsp), unbleached all-purpose flour, low-sodium chicken broth, guinness draught (see note ), minced fresh thyme leaves , or 1 tsp dried, bay leaves, dark brown sugar, red bliss potatoes (about 5 medium), scrubbed and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks, carrots , parsnips, or a combination, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, minced fresh parsley leaves

eggs, low-fat cottage cheese , drained of liquid, reduced-fat mayonnaise, minced scallions or chives if you prefer, minced celery, dijon mustard or yellow mustard if you prefer, salt and pepper to taste, minced parsley, paprika for garnish, ional, i add prepared horseradish for some zing,but the amount depends on your taste., if you have a favorite blend of mrs. dash you can also use that .

flour, brown sugar, margarine, softened, english walnuts, chopped, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, low-fat sour cream, vanilla (you can use amaretto in place of if you like), morning star farms better n egg (you can use real eggs if you prefer...2 eggs), apples, peeled and finely chopped