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Mandarin's Cantonese Chow Mein
By AnnieMro
Cook noodles according to pkg, drain well and set aside
- Sauce
- 1/4 cup oyster sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 2 cups chicken broth
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- Noodles
- 20 oz fresh chow mein noodles
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 1 cup each: sliced carrots, broccoli florets, sliced mushrooms, water chestnuts, sliced red pepper, baby corn, sliced onion, sliced celery
- 1 cup cooked meat or tofu
Splenda Chocolate Cake Brownies
By AnnieMro
Combine Splenda, flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup Splenda granular
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/3 cup soft margarine
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
Egg and Cheddar Rolls
By AnnieMro
Whisk eggs with soy sauce, ginger and wasabi
- Filling:
- 6 eggs
- 2 tsp. sodium-reduced soy sauce
- 2 tsp. minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 tsp. wasabi paste (optional)
- 1 tbsp. butter, melted
- 1 cup shredded mild cheddar
- Very thin strips of red pepper, cucumber, avocado, crab surimi, blanched asparagus, green onion, carrots
Seafood Penne from Heaven
By AnnieMro
Spray a non-stick pan with oil
- 1 cup chopped red onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups chopped zucchini
- 1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp. tomato paste
- 2 tbsp. each chopped fresh oregano and basil, or 1 1/2 tsp. each dried
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 12 oz penne, uncooked (4 cups)
- 8 oz uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled
- 8 oz uncooked bay scallops
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Roasted Veggies & Pasta with Goat Cheese
By AnnieMro
Position a rack in bottom of oven
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 large tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 1 yellow pepper, chopped
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 of 450g pkg. whole-wheat or spelt linguine or spaghetti
- 1/2 of 130g log herbed goat cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded fresh basil
Aloha Passion
By AnnieMro
To a tall glass filled with ice add vodka and juices
- 1 1/2 oz. vodka
- juice of 1/8 fresh lime
- 4 oz. passionfruit juice
Blueberry Buckle
By AnnieMro
Cream together butter, eggs and sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 4 cups blueberries
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. cinnamon
Whole Wheat Apricot Scones
By AnnieMro
Preheat oven to 425F. In a large bowl, combine flour, oat bran, apricots, Splenda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup oat bran
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 2 tbsp. Splenda
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup non-hydrogenated soft margarine
- 2/3 cup skim milk
- 2 tbsp. liquid egg (or use 1 egg and less milk)
Spaghetti-squash tetrazzini
By AnnieMro
1.Preheat oven to 450F. Crumble a 14-g pkg of dried porcini mushrooms in a small bowl
- 14 g pkg dried porcini mushrooms
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1.5 kg spaghetti squash
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 227 g pkg sliced cremini mushrooms
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- fresh pepper to season
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 2 thinly sliced plum tomatoes
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
Gourmet Sea Salts and their uses
By AnnieMro
Sprinkle and enjoy!
- Murray River Flake Salt
- Apricot coloured flaky crystal from Australia. Mild taste, add to roast chicken with lemon and rosemary.
- Pure Ocean Atlantic
- From waters off the coast of Brazil. Sprinkle over green beans.
- Bolivian Rose Salt
- Harvested from the Andes mountain range in Bolivia. High mineral salt.
- Cyprus Flake Salt
- Pyramid-shaped crystals with a mild, flavour.
- New Zealand Organic
- Harvested from the South Pacific, contains no additives or processing aids. Sprinkle over baby greens, plum tomatoes and toasted pine nuts.
- Fume de Sel
- Premium fleur de sel crystals are cold smoked in oak wine barrels used to age fine Chardonnay. Unique and exceptional-tasting salt.
- Himalyan Pink
- Hand-mined in the Himalayan mountains. 250-million year old Jurassic era salt known for its healing properties. Add to creamy mushroom risotto.
- Alaea Hawaiian
- Mild-tasting and brick-red in colour. Contains mineral-rich purified Alaea clay. Add a pinch over a salad.
- Mediterranean Sea Salt
- Harvested in the south of France. Multi-purpose salt. Add to pasta Bolognese.
- Sel Gris
- French salt, harvested using traditional Celtic methods. Natural and unrefined, high in minerals and nutrients. Sprinkle over rib-eye steak.
- Salish Sea Salt
- Cool smoked over red Alderwood. Contains no artificial colouring or flavouring. Intense smoky aroma and taste best used as a finish to simple grilled salmon or a rib-eye steak.
- Fleur de Sel
- Known as the caviar of salts, acclaimed by chefs worldwide. Delicately flavoured and moist in texture, makes an ideal finishing salt. Sprinkle over roasted baby carrots.