54 your healthy Recipes

olive oil, canola oil, recommended, use whatever oil mixture makes sense to you , if you don tsp have 1 or the other, that s fine too), ice water, salt, whole wheat flour + 1/2 cup all purpose flour combined, olive oil or 1-3 tbsp. sauce, anything from enchilada sauce to the leftover tofu marinade from last night. you could throw something together with stock and spices or use meat marinade., veggies of your choice., here are some favorites of mine, broccoli , spinach, onion(a must), scallions, small diced tomatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, bell pepper, squash... needs to make about 2 cups or enough to fill shell., less healthy and more flavorful: would taste great with bacon, ham and cheese too. i d recommend stirring cheese in with the egg., eggs, milk , any kind of will work. even that awful powdered stuff will work just perfectly., decorations , it s all creative. you can use baby tomatoes to make a ring around the side, or cut a larger tomato into slices... use asparagus ends to make a sun shape in the center or onion ringlets. today i used baby spinach leaves around the edge.

delicious and healthy toasted pumpkin seeds, sized pumpkin, salt (if allowed on your healthy diet), do not use the salt if on a salt restricted diet..(please, olive oil, preheat oven to 400of. cut open the pumpkin and use a strong metal spoon to scoop out the insides. separate the seeds from the stringy core. rinse the seeds., in a small saucepan , add the seeds to water, about 2 cups of water to every half cup of seeds. * *do not use the salt if on a salt, restricted diet..(please, add a tbsp of salt for every cup of water., do not use the salt if on a salt restricted diet..(please, bring to a boil. let simmer for 10 minutes. remove from heat and drain., spread about a tbsp of olive oil over the bottom of a roasting pan. spread the seeds out over the roasting pan , all in 1 layer. bake on the top rack for 20 minutes or until the seeds begin to brown. when browned to your satisfaction, remove from the oven and let the pan cool on a rack. let the seeds cool all the way down before eating. either crack to remove the inner seed (a lot of work and in my opinion, unnecessary) or eat whole.

over ripe bananas, white whole wheat flour (available from king arthur flour), baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, good quality vanilla extract, corn or 1/2 cup canola oil, agave nectar (or your favorite natural sweetner), dark brown sugar, coarsley chopped pecans

extra lean ground beef, taco seasoning, water, fat free sour cream, salsa , your preferred level of heat, tomato, cut into small cubes, whole wheat soft tortillas , 12 inch, low-fat cheddar cheese, grated, head iceberg lettuce , cut into thin ribbons, tomatoes, cut into small cubes

whole wheat english muffin, split, egg, lean ham, fat free cheese (your choice )

butter , melted gently in the microwave, vegetable oil (canola, corn, whatever. even light olive oil works well & is very healthy), brown sugar (packed), real vanilla extract, milk, egg, white whole wheat flour (such as king arthur-this makes for a much better cookie than just plain whole wheat flour), all-purpose white flour, salt, baking soda, semi-sweet chocolate chips (i use ghirardelli, they taste richer), oats (old-fashioned or quick, or 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or if you wish for neither add more chocola)

i would like to say that i am very excited as it is my very first food event. you do not need to have a food blog to participate. hope to see all of your healthy great creations arriving in our mailboxes from now and until the end of june and there will be a few surprises to be announced shortly. you can see the rules for participating at http://kopiaste.blogspot.com/2008/05/fat-chefs-or-skinny-gourmets-food, event.html

whole wheat flour, rolled oats, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin, whole milk, egg, vanilla extract, carrots, grated, raisins (or more , to your liking)

potatoes, peeled and diced (about 6 cups, i used red potatoes), mushrooms, sliced (i use a mix of cremini and button white mushrooms), leeks, white and some of the green part (about 1 1/2-inch of the green), onion, fine diced, celery rib, fine diced (including the leaves), garlic cloves, minced fine, vegetable broth (chicken broth works fine), white wine, brandy (cognac is fine), flour (if you like your soup thicker, mix a bit more with some of the broth and mix it into the soup ), butter, fresh dill, fine chopped, fresh parsley, fine chopped, bay leaf, salt, pepper, sour cream

whole wheat flour, ground flax seeds, vital gluten (or oat bran or wheat bran, your choice), baking powder, salt, sugar (i use 6-8 drops liquid stevia), milk (i use soy ), eggs (i use ener-g egg replacer for 3 ), unsweetened applesauce, vanilla, pureed fruit (fresh or frozen. if it is frozen fruit with syrup, use less or your batter will be too runny)

whole wheat flour, baking powder, egg, coconut milk (more if you like thinner pancakes), sugar, vanilla, salt, ripe banana, mashed, coconut oil, powdered sugar, fresh raspberry (or your choice of fresh berries), real maple syrup

rolls , crescent from a can, egg substitute, seasoned with salt and pepper, cheese , 2% and shredded, your favorite variety, parmesan cheese, sliced with a potato peeler, red bell pepper, diced, red onion, diced, spinach, fresh and torn, tomato, diced, ham, chopped, fresh parsley, roughly chopped

mixed lettuce greens , torn into bite-size pieces (such as boston bibb or leaf lettuce), plain yogurt, mango chutney (or your favorite chutney), salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced, red bell pepper, coarsely chopped, snipped fresh chives, snipped fresh coriander, diced cooked chicken, pineapple chunks (fresh or canned ), fresh baby tomatoes, crouton , for serving

whole wheat spiral pasta (or another pasta of your choice), cottage cheese (i use the 4% fat, but use the variety of your choice), garlic cloves (more or less to your tastes ), extra virgin olive oil, freshly grated parmesan cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli , cut into bite-sized pieces, salt and pepper

walnut oil, egg, agave syrup or 1/4 cup brown rice syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, oats, white whole wheat flour (or 1 cup white and 1/2 cup wheat flour), baking soda, salt, m & s (your choice) or 1 cup raisins (your choice) or 1 cup shredded coconut (your choice) or 1 cup nuts (your choice) or 1 cup chocolate chips (your choice)

pasta (something fun, i like cavatappi, whole wheat might be interesting), cooked winter squash, onion, portabella mushrooms (any kind works ), olive oil, sage, salt and pepper, cheese (your favorite kind. i like parm with this)

part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, fat-free cottage cheese, frozen spinach, chopped, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry, parmesan cheese, grated, dried oregano, salt, pepper, manicotti (approx . 14), tomato and basil pasta sauce (or your favorite), water