[MiSsJoLi]

something simple, and something with ingredients I can buy at a grocery store rather then having to order online! Any suggestions?

[miss kitty]

These can replace traditional side dishes if you wanted to go low-carb:

Imitation Whipped Potatoes

This is a great imitation whipped potato recipe. It has a very low glycemic index because it’s made with cauliflower. Use a ‘veggie cream cheese’ or 'tofutti' cream cheese to make this. It’s low in fat (3 g per oz), carbohydrate (3 g per oz) and protein (2 g per oz). You can find both in a supermarket in the refrigeration case with the tofu and soy products.

Ingredients:

1 head cauliflower (cut into flowerets, discard the stems. Approx. 4 cups)
1/2 cup soymilk, or low fat milk
2-4 tablespoons veggie cream cheese or Tofutti
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Garlic and onion powder to taste

Directions:
Steam cauliflower until soft, about 15 minutes. Put into food processor, do not over fill. (you may need to do it in two batches. For each batch put in 1/4-1/3 cup soy milk and 2 tablespoons veggie cream cheese.) Process until very smooth, add more milk if necessary, and adjust seasonings and serve.

Eggplant Dressing / Stuffing

Ingredients:

8 slices lite bread - dried and cubed
1 cup onion - chopped
2 1/2 C celery - chopped
1 1/2 C eggplant - peeled and chopped
3 eggs
2 chicken bouillion cubes dissolved in 1 1/2 C hot water

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together with any seasonings you would usually use in dressing/stuffing.

Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour in two bread pans sprayed with cooking spray.

They are both from Zone Perfect

[MiSsJoLi]

thanks!

[HIPPIE]

Recipe Name: DRUNK CHICKEN
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Submitted By: Dhoneybearp
On: Nov-13-02 05:48 AM

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Serves: 2 or 3
Calories: 0 carbs
Prep Time: 1 1/2 hours
Occasion: Any
Effort: Easy



Ingredients:
whole chickencajun seasoningcan of beer(can be lowcarb)
1/4 onion cut in wedges


How to Prepare:

take the whole chicken was well and dry..open can of beer and pour about 1/3 of it out sprinke in some cajun season and add the onion wedges ino the beer can and set the can in a pan[i use a square cake pan] take your chicken and place it over the beer can[insert into the chicken] upright. then take your cajun seasoning and rub it into the skin of the chicken. i cook this on a grill but it can be cooked in the oven till nicely browned. the beer steams into the chicken but i really dont think it would add anycarbs cause the beer stays in the can..but you may add a couple of carb counts if you are hesitant..

[HIPPIE]

Recipe Name: Pumpkin Cheese cake
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Submitted By: Tom
On: Sep-05-02 03:56 PM

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Effort: Average



Ingredients:
1 8 oz pkg of cream cheese
1/2 Cup Splenda
2 eggs

1/2 Cup pumpkin
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice




How to Prepare:

Cream the cheese and sugar substitute
Add eggs one at a time, keeping mixture smooth
add pumpkin and the spice once again mixing until smooth.

Pour batter into non-stick 6" springform pan (I used a spray to keep the cheesecake from sticking to the sides as well

Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.

I found this cheesecake to be really good. Makes four small servings. or two regular size servings

The carb count is mostly the pumpkin at 9gms per half cup of which 5gms are fiber! I calculate the total carbs if a small serving to be 4.75 of which 1.25 are fiber!

Hope that you like it. It is quick and easy!

Tom

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

[Barcagirl]

I got one, I got one!

I´m sure others have tried it (because, it´s really basic), but I sort of made it up 2 Christmases ago when there were no sweet potatoes in the stores.

I guess you´d call it - Mashed sweet carrots?!?
(I know, not too original, but it´s easy!) It´s basically mashed potatoes, but with a different vegetable.

Ingredients -

peeled carrots
peeled potatoes (about 1 for every 8-10 carrots)
butter (to taste)
milk (to taste)
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste) - I recommend just a wee bit.
brown sugar - just a wee bit

Okay, boil a pot of water. Throw the peeled carrots in. Boil until soft (the softer and mushier, the better).

Drain water and return the carrots to pan. Set on low heat. Mix in the butter, milk, salt, pepper, and brown sugar. Mash with a handheld potato masher. (The electric kind makes it really soupy.)

It goes really well with stuffing, cranberry sauce, turkey, ham, potatoes, bread.

It´s easy to reheat in the microwve or on the stove.

I also make it every now and then during the week
with dinner, but I´ll change it a bit. SEE BELOW.

It´s also good as baby food - I have a 2 year old and make this for her.

Other ideas -

If you want less carbs, you could omit the potatoes.

You don´t have to make them sweet, you could leave out the brown sugar.

You could put more milk or even blend it with the electric blender to make it a cream of carrot soup. (I do make it as a soup sometimes as well.) If you do make it as soup, it's nice with croutons and ground black peper on top.

You can also use cream in place of milk.

Change the taste. Instead of putting in brown sugar, you could put in one of the following:

parsley
cumin
garlic powder (or garlic sauteed)
onion powder (or onion sauteed or boiled in the pot with the carrots)
add a bouillon cube to the boiling water
parmesan cheese
a small amount of spinach (cooked in the same pot with the carrots)
a samll amount of zucchinni,without the skin(cooked in the same pot with the carrots)

Or maybe, you´ll find something else to put in.
Seriously, it´s easy. And, like I said the softer you cook the carrots, the better.

Good luck.

Take care -

Lynn