Tuesday, February 26, 2013

beef and broccoli stir fry


Thursday, February 21, 2013

asian ground turkey


 Asian-Style Ground Turkey Bowl that is low in carbs and packed with protein!

Ingredients:
- One 1.5 - 2 lb package of lean ground turkey
- 1 small onion, sliced thin
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 can water chestnuts, chopped
- 4 oz. of frozen corn (half a small bag)
- 3 gloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1-2 tsp. Bragg's Liquid Aminos or low-sodium soy sauce
- Pinch of salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Brown ground turkey and add liquid aminos or soy sauce, and pinch of salt and pepper while cooking.
2. In a separate saute pan, cook onion and green pepper on medium heat for about 8-10 minutes, or until peppers and onions have browned. Reduce heat to low, and add minced garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes, and remove from heat (you do not want your garlic to burn, as it will become bitter).
3. Add pepper, onion, and garlic mixture and crushed red pepper flakes to ground turkey, once meat is done cooking. Add corn and chopped water chestnuts and mix ingredients together. Let cook until corn is no longer frozen and water chestnuts are warm.

If you need a little bit more, try with brown rice or low-carb tortillas.

Enjoy!
Sometimes, you just need to make a quick, healthy meal with no fuss. Try our Asian-Style Ground Turkey Bowl that is low in carbs and packed with protein!

Ingredients:
- One 1.5 - 2 lb package of lean ground turkey
- 1 small onion, sliced thin
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 can water chestnuts, chopped
- 4 oz. of frozen corn (half a small bag) 
- 3 gloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1-2 tsp. Bragg's Liquid Aminos or low-sodium soy sauce
- Pinch of salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Brown ground turkey and add liquid aminos or soy sauce,  and pinch of salt and pepper while cooking. 
2. In a separate saute pan, cook onion and green pepper on medium heat for about 8-10 minutes, or until peppers and onions have browned. Reduce heat to low, and add minced garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes, and remove from heat (you do not want your garlic to burn, as it will become bitter). 
3. Add pepper, onion, and garlic mixture and crushed red pepper flakes to ground turkey, once meat is done cooking. Add corn and chopped water chestnuts and mix ingredients together. Let cook until corn is no longer frozen and water chestnuts are warm. 

If you need a little bit more, try with brown rice or low-carb tortillas. 

Enjoy!

Saturday, February 9, 2013

ratatouille

Make it: Cut eggplant (leave the skin on), red peppers, tomatoes and onions into pieces of roughly the same size. Pile them onto a rimmed baking sheet, drizzle with a few tablespoons of olive oil and lay a couple of sprigs of thyme on top. Roast the vegetables in a 425° oven for 20 minutes; then stir in 2 cloves of garlic, minced, and a good sprinkling of salt. Return the pan to the oven for another 20 minutes. Serve hot, room temperature or cold, on its own or with whole wheat couscous.

Read more: http://www.oprah.com/food/Weight-Loss-Dinners_1/2#ixzz2KRalAPdr

fry whole wheat bake


Bake:
3½ cups flour
½ cup wheat flour
4-5 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1½ cups water or slightly more
1 tbsp. sugar
Oil for frying (bake)
 do not deep fry

Read more: http://www.simplytrinicooking.com/2008/02/fry-bake-and-saltfish.html#ixzz2KRQ8B9f0

trini fried bakes

Ingredients
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
2 tsp brown sugar
Water, about 3/4 cup
Oil (for frying bake)

Makes 8 Fried Bakes

Directions
1. In a large bowl, add flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Mix well. 
2. While gradually adding water, knead to make a soft, smooth dough.
3. Form into a large ball(or two) and cover with a wet paper towel. Let it rest for about 15-30 minutes. 
4. Divide dough into small "golf" balls. On a lightly-floured surface flatten (1/4 inch) using hands or rolling pin. (See other option below-"How to make triangles")
5. Pour oil into a frying pan on medium heat.  
6. Working in batches, fry the dough disks, turning once, until golden brown and puffed, about 30 seconds per side. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bakes to a paper towel-lined plate. 

In a bowl, add flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Mix well and knead..

Form into one or two balls...

Cover with wet paper towel and let it rest for 15-30 minutes....

Instead of the small golf balls as stated in the recipe above, I made two large balls...I placed one (as shown below) on a floured board...

Example 1(How to make triangles)....and rolled out the dough to make a large circle...

Then I cut it into quarters.....

Example 2 (How to make circles)---with the other ball(think dough), I cut it into four....

and formed them into small round, soft balls...(think dough again)

...and my daughter helped flatten to make round discs(circles)..

Add oil to skillet, when hot, but not smoking, carefully add dough to the hot oil ....

Continuously pour hot oil over the bake to make it "swell" quicker...my mother taught me this trick...
be careful!!

Turn over when it puffs up(swells)

When finished cooking--golden brown and puffs up--drain excess oil on the sides and place on a platter lined with paper towel...repeat with the remainder of the dough..

So beautiful...and delicious....and comforting...

For a quick meal, eat with cheese and butter

or with a fried egg.... 

or with tomatoes and saltfish.....or with canned salmon cooked with tomatoes and onions, or.....whatever makes you happy...what are you going to eat it with???

Monday, February 4, 2013

proteein bar


CHOCOLATE WHEY PROTEIN BARS
Ready in 35 minutes • Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
½ cup of milk chocolate whey protein
3 tbsp of almond butter
½ cup of ground oats
2 tbsp of coconut flour
2 tbsp of ground almonds
1/2 cup of water
4 squares of 90% dark chocolate (for coating)

Instructions:
1. Blend together all ingredients (except for the chocolate)
2. Shape the mixture into bars
3. Melt the chocolate in a bain marie (i.e. a glass bowl on top of a pot of boiling water)
4. Dip each bar into the melted chocolate to coat it (using a spatula is best for this job)
5. Place the bars in the fridge for an hour or the freezer for 25 minutes
6. Wrap in tin foil to carry the bar with you and/or eat one right away!

Nutrients per serving: 

Calories: 271, Total Fats: 14 g, Saturated Fat: 4 g, Trans Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 13 mg, Sodium: 51 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 20 g, Dietary Fiber: 6 g, Sugars: 4 g, Protein: 17 g, Iron: 4 mg
*We goofed in our September issue. Make sure you mix in 1/2 cup water in step one. We are so sorry for the error!