Greetings One and all! To make this receipe, you will need a crockpot, or use a heavy spaghetti pot or a large deep skillet with a lid. This is something I made up on the spur of the moment yesterday and if you don't have a crockpot, I would buy one as they do the work while you do other things. If you are like me, you are busy and don't have time to stand at the stove when making a hearty and substantial meal for your loved ones. I swear by mine and intend to put it into more use.
The ingredients you will need are as follows:
4 pieces of Eye of Round Steak, cut into bite size peices after trimming off any excess fat.
4 or 5 medium potatoes, scrubbed and cut into thick slices.
1/2 bag of the small carrots
1/4 of a green bell pepper, sliced into thin slices
1/2 of a large white onion, cut into good size peices and separated
Salt, Mrs. Dash (Garlic & Red Pepper), pepper and a dash of Rosemary
Worchestershire, to your liking
Steak Sauce, again to your liking.
1 can of Chili Tomatoes
1 can of tomato Sauce
Put all ingredients into pot and select the high heat setting, or if you are cooking on the stove, set on medium heat and stir occasionally to keep from sticking. I cooked the porridge for 3 hours on high, and then one hour on low. I served it with the following delicious bread recipe:
1 loaf of French bread cut in half horizontally, and then cut in half vertically. If you have a large family, you can use the whole loaf. Spread generously with butter or margarine and cover top of bread with plenty of the same Mrs. Dash you used for the porridge. Turn oven on to 400 degrees and let warm up. Place the bread in for about 12 minutes and remove from oven and slice. Delicious dipped in the broth of the porridge.
Hope you find this dish to your liking. It hasn't been declared summer yet, even though we are having warm weather, and this dish is good for a late supper served with a tossed salad of your liking. Delicious!
Bon Apetite'!
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Poetry to Ponder
Sometimes a poem can distract us from the sober business of life, and often give us a different perspective. I wrote CARNIVAL about 3 years ago in one of my lighter moments. I am much too serious most of the time, and sometimes we just need something light and airy. CARNIVAL is just that.
The second poem, HAPPINESS, is a discourse on all the beauty I have found in life and a hope that you too will find the same happiness. It takes all types of happiness to make a world. If you like them, feel free to comment. I love hearing from folks! ENJOY!
CARNIVAL
Life is a carnival, tried and true,
It makes silly clowns of me and you.
We ride all the rides, and eat so much food
throw caution to the wind if we're in the mood.
When the fun day is over, we look to the skies,
and see all the stars, it's no surprise.
I wonder what manner of God He can be,
when He gave it all up for clowns like we.
The light show continues, through the hours of
the night
And the sun that is rising, put's worries to flight!
Carnival....enjoy it!
HAPPINESS
My life is full, like a red, red rose
Just how it happens I don't know.
I ponder it often, a secret to find
perhaps its the people who've been so kind.
Perhaps its the robin in the distant trees,
Perhaps its our pet, asleep on my knees.
It could be the grandkids who are so sweet,
or even the slippers upon tired feet.
Whatever the reason I hope you find, a life
full of happiness and peace devine.
Smell all the roses, so lovely & sweet,
greet all the people you happen to meet.
Gaze at the sunsets so warm in the sky,
ponder the Blue Jay as he flies by.
There's so much to enjoy, and so much
to see,
The beauty of life, the waves of the sea.
Life is a treasure and I hope you find,
a life full of meaning,
A path that is kind.
The second poem, HAPPINESS, is a discourse on all the beauty I have found in life and a hope that you too will find the same happiness. It takes all types of happiness to make a world. If you like them, feel free to comment. I love hearing from folks! ENJOY!
CARNIVAL
Life is a carnival, tried and true,
It makes silly clowns of me and you.
We ride all the rides, and eat so much food
throw caution to the wind if we're in the mood.
When the fun day is over, we look to the skies,
and see all the stars, it's no surprise.
I wonder what manner of God He can be,
when He gave it all up for clowns like we.
The light show continues, through the hours of
the night
And the sun that is rising, put's worries to flight!
Carnival....enjoy it!
HAPPINESS
My life is full, like a red, red rose
Just how it happens I don't know.
I ponder it often, a secret to find
perhaps its the people who've been so kind.
Perhaps its the robin in the distant trees,
Perhaps its our pet, asleep on my knees.
It could be the grandkids who are so sweet,
or even the slippers upon tired feet.
Whatever the reason I hope you find, a life
full of happiness and peace devine.
Smell all the roses, so lovely & sweet,
greet all the people you happen to meet.
Gaze at the sunsets so warm in the sky,
ponder the Blue Jay as he flies by.
There's so much to enjoy, and so much
to see,
The beauty of life, the waves of the sea.
Life is a treasure and I hope you find,
a life full of meaning,
A path that is kind.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Oven Potato Fries
This recipe comes from THE DASH DIET ACTION PLAN Book I bought at Barnes and Noble. You wouldn't think a diet book would tell you how to make fries, but these only have 147 calories per serving. It is a fantastic recipe and one of the best potato fries I have ever had! Without further adeiux I will give you the recipe and I dare you to eat just one!
4 medium baking potatoes (about 1 1/2 - 2 pounds)
2 teaspoons salt-free seasoning mix (or 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1/2
teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
nonstick cooking spray
Preheat over to 450 degrees F.
Slice potatoes into wedges, with a maximum width of 1/2 inch. Place potato slices, oil, and seasonings into a plastic zipper bag. Shake well to distribute seasonings on potato surfaces.
Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange potato slices on baking sheet. (To minimize clean up, you can line baking sheet first with aluminum foil.)
Bake at 450 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes, or until golden brown.
Yield: 6 servings, Nutrition DASHboard: 147 calories, 35. g protein, 29 g carbohydrates, 2.5 g fat, o mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 14 mg sodium, 732 mg potassium.
(I fudged a little and used a little Lite Salt because I like it, and I also went a little over the recommended amount of pepper. We like Ketchup with our fries and I found a great one at the .99C store that has Tabisco Sauce in it as well. It's a Heinz Ketchup and you may be able to find it at other supermarkets.)
I served these with a very lean burger and everyone loved the meal. There are wheat buns available if you have an aversion to white bread, and we also used the Ketchup, Mustard, Miracle Whip, Onion slices and Pickles on the burgers. Fantastic taste treat!
Another recipe that trims the old wasteline, is a delicious recipe from the same book, for TACOS.
1 pound extra lean ground sirloin, 95 percent lean
1/2 bottle mile or medium taco sauce
1 cup diced onions, fresh or frozen
1 cup diced green peppers, fresh or frozen (I used fresh and chopped it into small
bits.)
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef, cook 3 minutes, turn down heat to medium. Add onions and peppers. Continue cooking 5 or more minutes, or until throughly browned.
Add taco sauce, reduce heat and simmer 5 - 10 minutes.
Serve on taco shells warmed in microwave for 10 seconds.
Yield: 4 servings (enough for 3 medium-sized tacos for each serving). Nutrition DASHboard: 140 calories, 17 g protein, 7 g carbohydrates, 4 g fat, 48 mg cholesterol, 1 g fiber, 164 mg sodium, 344 mg potassium.
These are just 2 of the fantastic recipes in this book. If you like them, let me know and I'll post them as we try them. They are all healthy and the ones I've tried so far have all been delicious!
Good eating for the whole family!
4 medium baking potatoes (about 1 1/2 - 2 pounds)
2 teaspoons salt-free seasoning mix (or 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1/2
teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
nonstick cooking spray
Preheat over to 450 degrees F.
Slice potatoes into wedges, with a maximum width of 1/2 inch. Place potato slices, oil, and seasonings into a plastic zipper bag. Shake well to distribute seasonings on potato surfaces.
Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange potato slices on baking sheet. (To minimize clean up, you can line baking sheet first with aluminum foil.)
Bake at 450 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes, or until golden brown.
Yield: 6 servings, Nutrition DASHboard: 147 calories, 35. g protein, 29 g carbohydrates, 2.5 g fat, o mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 14 mg sodium, 732 mg potassium.
(I fudged a little and used a little Lite Salt because I like it, and I also went a little over the recommended amount of pepper. We like Ketchup with our fries and I found a great one at the .99C store that has Tabisco Sauce in it as well. It's a Heinz Ketchup and you may be able to find it at other supermarkets.)
I served these with a very lean burger and everyone loved the meal. There are wheat buns available if you have an aversion to white bread, and we also used the Ketchup, Mustard, Miracle Whip, Onion slices and Pickles on the burgers. Fantastic taste treat!
Another recipe that trims the old wasteline, is a delicious recipe from the same book, for TACOS.
1 pound extra lean ground sirloin, 95 percent lean
1/2 bottle mile or medium taco sauce
1 cup diced onions, fresh or frozen
1 cup diced green peppers, fresh or frozen (I used fresh and chopped it into small
bits.)
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef, cook 3 minutes, turn down heat to medium. Add onions and peppers. Continue cooking 5 or more minutes, or until throughly browned.
Add taco sauce, reduce heat and simmer 5 - 10 minutes.
Serve on taco shells warmed in microwave for 10 seconds.
Yield: 4 servings (enough for 3 medium-sized tacos for each serving). Nutrition DASHboard: 140 calories, 17 g protein, 7 g carbohydrates, 4 g fat, 48 mg cholesterol, 1 g fiber, 164 mg sodium, 344 mg potassium.
These are just 2 of the fantastic recipes in this book. If you like them, let me know and I'll post them as we try them. They are all healthy and the ones I've tried so far have all been delicious!
Good eating for the whole family!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Try This Baked Potato for Trimming Down
My husband is pre-diabetic and had to change his eating habits. He loves baked potatoes, and I had to replace the butter and toppings. It is none the less delicious and it accomplishes filling him up, without all the butter and fat.
Medium Sized Potato (Scrubbed clean and dryed)
Place in container of your choice, and place in microwave for 5 minutes.
Remove from microwave, cut in half, use a fork and mash the potato.
Spray with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" to your liking, but not more than necessary to coat lightly.
Cut up blades of green onion and top potato with cuttings.
Sprinkle with Mrs. Dash of your choice
Add One and 1/2 tablespoons of your favorite salsa and enjoy!
If you have no health conditions, you can apply butter to your liking instead of the spray, add your favorite toppings, green onion and Mrs. Dash for a delicious lunch or light supper with a tossed green salad.
For a tasty treat, warm up a can of chili con carne and cover baked potato with chili, top with sourcream and onions. Delicious.
You can doctor up a baked potato with just about anything. Try for a delicious taste treat!
Medium Sized Potato (Scrubbed clean and dryed)
Place in container of your choice, and place in microwave for 5 minutes.
Remove from microwave, cut in half, use a fork and mash the potato.
Spray with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" to your liking, but not more than necessary to coat lightly.
Cut up blades of green onion and top potato with cuttings.
Sprinkle with Mrs. Dash of your choice
Add One and 1/2 tablespoons of your favorite salsa and enjoy!
If you have no health conditions, you can apply butter to your liking instead of the spray, add your favorite toppings, green onion and Mrs. Dash for a delicious lunch or light supper with a tossed green salad.
For a tasty treat, warm up a can of chili con carne and cover baked potato with chili, top with sourcream and onions. Delicious.
You can doctor up a baked potato with just about anything. Try for a delicious taste treat!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Vegetables Anyone?
Hello Everyone! A bit of news first..... My husband and I just attended a class on pre-diabetes. He has to change the way he eats in order to prevent full-blown diabetes, which could show up in 2 to 10 years if he doesn't follow his new diet. One of the things that the speaker recommended was a homemade vegetable soup, which he can partake of wheneve he wants to during the day. That's not all he can have of course, and I am going to post here, how to go about making this life-safer soup.
I can recall when I was in elementary school back in the hills of West Virginia, during the winter months the cafeteria would make a delicious vegetable soup and peanut butter and honey sandwiches, with apples for desert and milk. It always smelled so good and I know it was healthy. The schools back in West Virginia made very nutritious and tasty food and I know because I attended a total of 15 schools before I graduated from high school. In all fairness, I attended school there until I was in 7th grade then we started moving because my Father went back in the Navy to provide for us. So, here is my idea of a wonderful vegetable soup, and I recommend adding a nice peanut-butter and honey sandwich on the side. It is hearty and healthy and I hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients: 6 Potatoes, scrubbed and cut into quarters
2 Cans of whole kernel corn
1/2 Bag of frozen peas
1 Can butter beans
1 Can Lima Beans
2 Cans diced tomatoes
1 Large Can V-8 Juice
2-3 Cans tomato sauce
3 or 4 Stalks of celery diced small
with strings removed
1 Large Sweet Vidalia Onion diced
Season pot with as much Mrs. Dash Seasoning
as you prefer, there are several varities to choose from.
Bring V-8 juice, diced tomatoes, and the cans of tomato sauce to a slight boil, add one cup of water, stir to mix and lower heat. (This can also be made in a crock pot of you have one. Preferably a large one.) Scrub potatoes and cut into quarters. Dice celery and onion and add all 3 ingredients to the pot. Put on a med heat and check back every so often and check the potatoes by inserting fork into potatoes to see if they are soft. When potatoes are soft, not mushy, add all the canned ingredients, stir well, turn to low heat and stir frequently to keep vegetables from sticking to bottom of pan and burning. Cook for about 30 min after potatoes are done to your liking. Serve with sandwiches, milk and fruit for a satisfying and delicious lunch.
There will be many more recipes for your perusal as I plan to keep Jack around for many years! I have to begin reading labels, checking for carbohydrates and fat's and I will be busy cooking up good recipes for him and I am more than happy to share. He helped me when I had a heart attack, as a matter of fact the whole family ate what was good for me. We will do the same for him. These recipes aren't only for diabetics or even pre-diabetics. We all need to eat less carbs and fat's and the food doesn't have to be bland and uninteresting. I love to cook up new recipes, so stand by with your computers, and check often for new ideas and hopefully delicious meals for you to try.
I will post a recipe for Swai, which is a very good fish for those who don't like a realy fishy taste. They are mild and meaty, and are really delicious. I used a Fish Fry breading, which is available at your local WALMART. But I'll post that next, along with another recipe for Jack's health. Happy cooking and happy eating!
I can recall when I was in elementary school back in the hills of West Virginia, during the winter months the cafeteria would make a delicious vegetable soup and peanut butter and honey sandwiches, with apples for desert and milk. It always smelled so good and I know it was healthy. The schools back in West Virginia made very nutritious and tasty food and I know because I attended a total of 15 schools before I graduated from high school. In all fairness, I attended school there until I was in 7th grade then we started moving because my Father went back in the Navy to provide for us. So, here is my idea of a wonderful vegetable soup, and I recommend adding a nice peanut-butter and honey sandwich on the side. It is hearty and healthy and I hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients: 6 Potatoes, scrubbed and cut into quarters
2 Cans of whole kernel corn
1/2 Bag of frozen peas
1 Can butter beans
1 Can Lima Beans
2 Cans diced tomatoes
1 Large Can V-8 Juice
2-3 Cans tomato sauce
3 or 4 Stalks of celery diced small
with strings removed
1 Large Sweet Vidalia Onion diced
Season pot with as much Mrs. Dash Seasoning
as you prefer, there are several varities to choose from.
Bring V-8 juice, diced tomatoes, and the cans of tomato sauce to a slight boil, add one cup of water, stir to mix and lower heat. (This can also be made in a crock pot of you have one. Preferably a large one.) Scrub potatoes and cut into quarters. Dice celery and onion and add all 3 ingredients to the pot. Put on a med heat and check back every so often and check the potatoes by inserting fork into potatoes to see if they are soft. When potatoes are soft, not mushy, add all the canned ingredients, stir well, turn to low heat and stir frequently to keep vegetables from sticking to bottom of pan and burning. Cook for about 30 min after potatoes are done to your liking. Serve with sandwiches, milk and fruit for a satisfying and delicious lunch.
There will be many more recipes for your perusal as I plan to keep Jack around for many years! I have to begin reading labels, checking for carbohydrates and fat's and I will be busy cooking up good recipes for him and I am more than happy to share. He helped me when I had a heart attack, as a matter of fact the whole family ate what was good for me. We will do the same for him. These recipes aren't only for diabetics or even pre-diabetics. We all need to eat less carbs and fat's and the food doesn't have to be bland and uninteresting. I love to cook up new recipes, so stand by with your computers, and check often for new ideas and hopefully delicious meals for you to try.
I will post a recipe for Swai, which is a very good fish for those who don't like a realy fishy taste. They are mild and meaty, and are really delicious. I used a Fish Fry breading, which is available at your local WALMART. But I'll post that next, along with another recipe for Jack's health. Happy cooking and happy eating!
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