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Zucchini Gems
By Grandmax4
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
- 1 cup zucchini, grated
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- M cup sugar (or sugar
- substitute)
- 3/4 cup Unsweetened
- Applesauce
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- M cup dark chocolate
- or chopped nuts
Farro with Pistachios & Herbs
By Grandmax4
“Here we stir fresh parsley and crunchy pistachios into farro for a simple side dish
- 2 2 2 cups farro, (see Tip)
- 4 4 4 cups water
- 1 1 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 2 2 1/2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 1 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 2 2 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 4 1 ounces salted shelled pistachios, (about 1 cup), toasted and chopped (see Tip)
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
Blender Hollandaise
By Grandmax4
Place egg yolks, salt, pepper and cream in blender, blend for a few seconds at high speed until you have a smooth f...
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Dash of cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 1 cup (1/2 pound) melted sweet butter, heated until bubbling but not brown
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or white wine vinegar
Individual No-Bake Cheesecake
By Grandmax4
Instructions Make the crust: In a medium bowl, mix together crumbs and melted butter until combined and crumbs are...
- 3/4 cup (85g/3oz.) graham cracker/digestive biscuit/vanilla cookie crumbs*
- 2 tablespoons (25g) unsalted butter, melted
- 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (100g/3.5oz.) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1-2 teaspoons lemon zest, optional
- 1 cup (240ml) heavy cream
- Diced fresh fruit, for topping
Speedy Gazpacho
By Grandmax4
Working in 2 batches and using on/off turns, finely chop cucumber and bell pepper in processor
- 1 English hothouse cucumber (about 12 ounces), peeled, cut into large chunks
- 1 large red bell pepper (about 8 ounces), halved, seeded, cut into chunks
- 2 cups (or more) bottled tomato juice
- 1 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
- 1 12 1/2-ounce container refrigerated fire-roasted tomato salsa
- 1 cup roasted red peppers from jar
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Parmentier Eggs
By Grandmax4
Eggs meet potatoes in this lovely dish, perfect for brunch
- 4 medium potatoes, uniform
- and equal in size, baked with
- skins on
- 4 eggs
- 2 tbsp. of plain non fat
- yoghurt
- Kosher salt and freshly
- cracked black pepper
- Flat leaf parsley, chopped
- to garnis
Spring Asparagus Tart
By Grandmax4
Directions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (a 9 1/2- by 9-inch sheet from a 17.3-ounce package)
- 1 cup mascarpone
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 lemon, zest finely grated (about 1 tablespoon)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
- 1 pound pencil asparagus, woody bottoms trimmed off
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Lightly dressed greens, for serving
Low Fat Pear-Cranberry Strudel
By Grandmax4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 ripe pears -- peeled, cored and chopped
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 6 9 inch sheets by 14-inch phyllo dough -- thawed
- Butter-flavored cooking spray
WALNUT WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
By Grandmax4
Combine water and yeast in large warm bowl; stir to dissolve yeast
- 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water (105º to 115ºF) --
- 3 teaspoons Fleischmann's® Active Dry Yeast --
- 3/4 cup lukewarm milk (105º to 115ºF) --
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (3 1/4 to 3 1/2 cups) --
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts -- toasted
Spinach and Gruyere Cheese Quiche with a Hash Brown Crust
By Grandmax4
For the Hash Brown Crust: Add a little olive oil to the bottom of a spring form pan and line with parchment paper...
- 1 1 1 pkg frozen hash browns, thawed and squeezed dry
- 2 2 2 Tablespoons organic butter, melted
- 1 1 1 organic egg
- A sprinkle of onion powder, garlic powder, Italian seasonings, salt & pepper
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup organic red pepper, diced
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup organic green pepper, diced
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup organic onion, diced
- 2 2 2 cloves organic garlic, minced
- 6 6 3 organic egg whites and 3 organic eggs
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup organic whole milk
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups Gruyere cheese
- 1 1 1 pkg organic baby spinach
- 3-4 3-4 3-4 slices Canadian bacon (or regular bacon)