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Friday, October 30, 2015

Halloween Weekend Recipes

Enjoy!

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Yield: 16 (2-tablespoon) servings

Source: "Light and Easy Diabetes Cuisine" by Betty Marks

Info: http://diabeticgourmet.com/book_archive/details/24.shtmlIngredients

1 (12 oz.) package fresh cranberries

3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate

1 teaspoon no-sugar-added raspberry conserve

1 orange, cut in 8 sections

Directions

Rinse cranberries and place in a medium-size saucepan with a small amount of water. Cook over medium heat, stirring in next 2 ingredients, until berries are soft.

In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, process half the cranberries and four orange sections. Repeat with remaining cranberries and oranges. Chill before serving. Makes 2 cups.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (2 tablespoons): Calories: 21, Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Carbohydrate: 5 g, Protein: 0 g, Sodium: 0 mg, Diabetic Exchanges: FREE

APPLE AND SQUASH BAKE

This yummy recipe begins, “This recipe combines all the best fall flavors and makes a great alternative to the candied yams often served for Thanksgiving dinner.”

Yield: 8 servings; Serving Size: 3/4 cup squash and apple bake

Source: Splenda

Find this recipe at: http://diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/html/1121.shtml

Ingredients

1/3 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated

1 teaspoon molasses

1/4 cup light butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground mace

2 pounds butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cut into

1/2 inch slices

2 large apples - cored, and cut into 1/2 inch slices

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a medium bowl, stir together Splenda Granulated Sweetener, molasses, butter, flour, salt, and mace. Arrange squash in an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with slices of apple, then sprinkle with the sugar mixture. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash is tender.

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories: 120; Calories from Fat: 30; Protein: 2 g; Fat: 3.5 g; Sodium: 340 mg; Cholesterol: 10 mg; Saturated Fat: 2 g; Dietary Fiber: 4 g; Sugars: 9 g; Carbohydrates: 24 g

GRANNY SMITH'S APPLE CRISP

This recipe begins, “A perfect warm dessert to serve a cool autumn day.”

Yield: 8 servings; Serving size: 3/4 cup crisp

Source: Splenda

Find this recipe at: http://diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/html/1123.shtml

Ingredients

1 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon orange zest

1/4 cup orange juice

5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch slices

1 cup uncooked old-fashioned oats

2 tablespoons Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons butter, softened

1/2 cup crisp rice cereal

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with vegetable cooking spray. Set aside.

Make Filling: whisk together Splenda Granulated Sweetener, cinnamon, orange zest and orange juice in a large bowl; add apples and toss to coat. Transfer mixture to prepared pan; set aside.

Make Topping: stir together oats, Splenda Granulated Sweetener, and cinnamon in a medium bowl; cut butter in with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cereal and walnuts. Spoon topping over apples. Bake 45 minutes or until topping is lightly browned. Serve warm.

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories: 160; Calories from Fat: 80; Protein: 3 g; Fat: 8 g; Sodium: 45 mg; Cholesterol: 10 mg; Saturated Fat: 2.5 g; Dietary Fiber: 4 g; Sugars: 10 g; Carbohydrates: 21 g

CRANBERRY APPLE CRISP

Yield: 8 servings

View Online: http://diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/html/876.shtml

Ingredients:

Filling Ingredients:

3 cups peeled, cored, sliced apples

2 cups fresh or frozen thawed cranberries

1 cup Equal Spoonful*

Topping Ingredients:

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup stick butter or margarine, melted

1/2 cup Equal Spoonful**

* Substitute 24 packets Equal sweetener

** Substitute 12 packets Equal sweetener

Directions

For Filling, combine apples, cranberries and 1 cup Equal in an ungreased 10-inch pie plate.

For Topping, combine flour, pecans, melted butter and 1/2 cup Equal. Mix until well blended. Sprinkle flour mixture over apples and cranberries in pie plate.

Bake in preheated 350F oven 55 to 60 minutes or until fruit is tender. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutritional Information (Per Serving): Calories: 145; Protein: 1 g; Sodium: 67 mg; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Fat: 8 g; Carbohydrates: 18 g; Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1-1/2 fat

CRANBERRY-APPLE SPINACH SALAD

Yield: 4 servings

Print Version: http://diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/html/442.shtml

Ingredients

6 cups moderately packed fresh spinach leaves

1/4 cup light balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing or Citrus Vinaigrette

1 cup matchstick-sized pieces apple

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup chopped walnuts or toasted pecans

1/4 cup crumbled reduced-fat feta or blue cheese

Directions

Place the spinach leaves and salad dressing in a large bowl and toss to mix well. Divide the mixture between 4 salad plates.

Top the spinach on each plate with a quarter of the apples, cranberries, nuts, and cheese. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories: 141; Protein: 4.7 g; Sodium: 272 mg; Cholesterol: 2 mg; Carbohydrates: 13 g; Fat 8.3 g; Exchanges: 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Fruit, 1-1/2 Fat

BREAD PUDDING WITH RAISINS

Yield: Makes 3 cups (6 servings)

Source: The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes

Info: http://diabeticgourmet.com/book_archive/details/26.shtml

Ingredients

3 slices day-old white bread, cubed

1/2 cup raisins

2 cups fat-free milk

2 large eggs, slightly beaten, or 1/2 cup egg substitute

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 1-1/2 quart baking dish with non-stick pan spray.

Mix the bread cubes and raisins in the prepared dish.

Combine the remaining ingredients in a medium bowl; pour the mixture over the bread and raisins; stir to blend.

Set the filled baking dish in a shallow pan on the middle rack of the oven. Pour hot water into the shallow pan to a depth of 1 inch around the baking dish. This creates a water bath to cook the pudding slowly.

Bake 45 to 55 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the pudding comes out clean. Remove the pan from the water bath and serve warm or chilled.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/2 cup): Calories: 139, Fat: 2 g, Cholesterol: 72 mg, Sodium: 229 mg, Carbohydrate: 24 g, Dietary Fiber: 1 g, Sugars: 16 g, Protein: 6 g, Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 1/2 Fat

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Thursday Recipes

Today's article from The Diabetic News is titled “Study: Obamacare Improving Management of Diabetes and Other Conditions.” Give it a read when you have a minute or two.

And now, on to today's recipes. Enjoy!

BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Yield: 16 servings

Source: "Forbidden Foods Diabetic Cooking" by Maggie Powers

Info: http://diabeticgourmet.com/book_archive/details/12.shtml

Ingredients

1 pound dried navy beans

1 large onion, chopped

2 teaspoons salt

1 tomato, chopped

1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

3 tablespoons molasses

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

1 tablespoons ketchup

1 tablespoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper

Directions

Place the beans in a strainer and sort through the beans to remove stones, discolored beans, or any other objects. Rinse with cold water until beans are clean, about 2 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the beans, onion, salt, and enough water to cover them by 2 inches. Let stand 8 hours or overnight at room temperature; do not refrigerate.

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

In a strainer, drain and rinse the beans and onion. Place in a 4-quart saucepan and add the tomato, sugar, molasses, vinegar, ketchup, ginger, mustard, and pepper; stir until blended. Add enough water to cover the beans, about 2 cups. Cover and bake until bubbly and the beans are soft, 5 hours.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/2 cup): Calories: 110, Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 50 mg, Carbohydrate: 21 g, Dietary Fiber: 4 g, Sugars: 4 g, Protein: 6 g, Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 Starch

FOIL-ROASTED HERB POTATOES

Yield: 4 servings, 1/2 cup each

Source: "The Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible"

Info: http://diabeticgourmet.com/book_archive/details/11.shtml

Ingredients

1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, cubed

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 sprigs rosemary

2 sprigs oregano

2 sprigs thyme

Salt and pepper to taste

1 teaspoon paprika

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Tear four large sheets of foil.

Divide all ingredients among the four sheets of foil. Wrap up the potatoes, seal tightly. Put all packets on a baking sheet.

Roast the potatoes in the oven for 35 minutes.

Place one packet on each dinner plate and allow diners to open their packets.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (About 1/2 cup): Calories: 146, Fat: 6 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 9 mg, Carbohydrate: 21 g, Dietary Fiber: 2 g, Sugars: 2 g, Protein: 3 g Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 Starch, 1 Fat

HUMMUS-VEGGIE WRAPS

Yield: 4 servings

Source: "The Complete Diabetes Prevention Plan"

Info: http://diabeticgourmet.com/book_archive/details/60.shtml

Ingredients

4 whole-wheat flour tortillas (8 to 9-inch rounds)

1 cup ready-made hummus

1 small carrot, shredded with a potato peeler

2 slices red onion, separated into rings

12 thin slices peeled cucumber

16 young tender spinach leaves or 1 cup alfalfa sprouts

Directions

Warm the tortillas according to package directions. Lay the tortillas on a flat surface and spread the lower half only of each tortilla with 1/4 cup of the hummus.

Top the hummus on each tortilla with a quarter of the carrots, onion rings, cucumber slices, and spinach or sprouts, leaving a 1-1/2 inch margin on the right and left sides.

Fold the right and left margins in, then roll each tortilla up from the bottom to enclose the filling. Cut each warp in half and serve immediately.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 258, Carbohydrate: 38 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Fat: 8.6 g, Saturated Fat: 0.5 g, Fiber: 6.7 g, Protein: 10 g, Sodium: 625 mg, Calcium: 56 mg, Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 Starch, 1 Very Lean Meat, 1/2 Vegetable, 1 Fat

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Yield: 16 (2-tablespoon) servings

Source: "Light and Easy Diabetes Cuisine" by Betty Marks

Info: http://diabeticgourmet.com/book_archive/details/24.shtmlIngredients

1 (12 oz.) package fresh cranberries

3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate

1 teaspoon no-sugar-added raspberry conserve

1 orange, cut in 8 sections

Directions

Rinse cranberries and place in a medium-size saucepan with a small amount of water. Cook over medium heat, stirring in next 2 ingredients, until berries are soft.

In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, process half the cranberries and four orange sections. Repeat with remaining cranberries and oranges. Chill before serving. Makes 2 cups.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (2 tablespoons): Calories: 21, Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Carbohydrate: 5 g, Protein: 0 g, Sodium: 0 mg, Diabetic Exchanges: FREE

MINIATURE APPLE MUFFINS

This recipe begins, "With the right amount of spice and a sprinkling of raisins, these bite-size muffins have the flavor of an old-fashioned apple cake." Yield: 36 servings

Source: Splenda

Find this recipe at: http://diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/html/1120.shtml

Ingredients

3/4 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated

1 cup butter, softened

2 teaspoons molasses

2 large eggs

1/3 cup apple juice concentrate, thawed

2 teaspoons grated fresh lemon peel

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup peeled, shredded fresh apple

2/3 cup old-fashioned oats

1/2 cup raisins

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray miniature muffin pans with vegetable cooking spray; set aside.

Beat Splenda Granulated Sweetener, butter, and molasses at medium speed of an electric mixer 1 minute or until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended after each addition; add apple juice concentrate and lemon peel, beating until blended.

Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda, and salt; add to Splenda Granulated Sweetener mixture, beating on low speed just until blended. Stir in apple, oats, and raisins.

Spoon batter into prepared pans; filling three-fourths full. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories: 100; Protein: 2 g; Fat: 6 g; Sodium: 125 mg; Cholesterol: 25 mg; Saturated Fat: 3.5 g; Dietary Fiber: 1 g; Sugars: 4 g; Carbohydrates: 11 g

CRANBERRY APPLE CRISP

Yield: 8 servings

Source: Equal

View Online: http://diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/html/876.shtml

Filling:

3 cups peeled, cored, sliced apples

2 cups fresh or frozen thawed cranberries

1 cup Equal Spoonful*

Topping:

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup stick butter or margarine, melted

1/2 cup Equal Spoonful**

* Substitute 24 packets Equal sweetener

** Substitute 12 packets Equal sweetener

Directions

For Filling, combine apples, cranberries and 1 cup Equal in an ungreased 10-inch pie plate.

For Topping, combine flour, pecans, melted butter and 1/2 cup Equal. Mix until well blended. Sprinkle flour mixture over apples and cranberries in pie plate.

Bake in preheated 350F oven 55 to 60 minutes or until fruit is tender. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories: 145; Protein: 1 g; Fat: 8 g; Sodium: 67 mg; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Carbohydrates: 18 g; Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1-1/2 fat