66 baked their Recipes

everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

bacon, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces, red potatoes, cooked in their skins, peeled and cut into medium chunks, onion, diced, roasted peppers, cut into 1 inch dice, diced tomatoes , with their juice, oil, smoked paprika, salt, divided, crushed red pepper flakes, pepper , to taste, thyme, fresh, eggs

olive oil, garlic cloves, peeled, zucchini , halved lengthwise and cut in 1/2 inch thick slices, yellow squash , halved lengthwise and cut in 1/2 inch thick slices, onion, cut in 1/2 inch chunks, eggplant, cut in 1/2 inch chunks, tomato sauce , no salt added, stewed tomatoes , no salt added, chopped with their juices, dried oregano, salt, breadcrumbs, dried and plain, part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, fresh parsley, chopped

plain dried breadcrumbs, grated parmesan cheese, rosemary, crumbled, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic, minced, red bell pepper, diced, summer squash, halved and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, canned tomatoes, chopped with their juice, cod fish fillets (about 4)

olive oil, crushed tomatoes, chopped fresh oregano, yellow onion , halved lengthwise, then cut into thin wedges, yellow, red, or orange bell pepper , cut lengthwise into thin slices, garlic, minced, salt , freshly ground black pepper, and red chile flakes, bulk italian sausage, sweet or spicy (or 1 lb. italian sausage links removed from their casings), tubes (16 oz. each) prepared polenta, sliced into 1/2-in.-thick rounds, fresh mozzarella, drained and sliced into 1/4-in.-thick rounds

olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes , and their juices (canned peeled whole ), fresh thyme, fresh basil leaves, salt & freshly ground black pepper, veal top round beef, eggplants, radicchio, cored and cut in half (about 1 head ), olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt & freshly ground black pepper, smoked mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/4 inch slices (scamorza ), freshly grated parmesan cheese, handful baby arugula, for garnish (optional)

fresh nanaimo oysters, in their shells (or any other pacific oysters), fresh squeezed lemon juice, melted butter

crackers, crushed, breadcrumbs, butter, melted, chives, chopped, oyster, shucked , in their liquor, heavy cream, nutmeg, grated, salt and pepper

whole wheat breadcrumbs, seasoned, ground rosemary, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, red bell pepper, diced, summer squash, halved and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, canned tomatoes, chopped with their juice, cod fish fillets

chicken thighs, marinated artichoke hearts with their liquid, kosher salt, black pepper

unsalted butter, shucked oysters and their liquor, vegetable oil, chopped yellow onions, chopped green bell peppers, chopped celery, salt, cayenne, bay leaves, minced garlic, chopped parsley, water, chopped green onions, cubes french bread or homemade-style white bread, freshly grated parmesan

unsalted butter, chopped onion, chopped celery, kosher salt, divided, minced garlic, artichoke hearts, drained and finely chopped, japanese (panko ) bread crumbs, chopped lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper, dried oregano, rock salt, oysters on the half shell , with their liquor

quahogs or 12 large clams, in their shells, herb seasoned stuffing mix , pepperidge farm, stalks celery, diced, onion, diced, butter, white wine, old bay seasoning, clam juice , includes reserved from clams

olive oil, onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups), garlic, minced (about 2 tsp), no-salt-added diced tomatoes , with their juices, minced fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced fresh dill, shrimp, peeled and deveined, salt, freshly ground black pepper, crumbled feta cheese (about 3 oz)

sea scallops , still in their shells, coarse sea salt and black pepper, white wine, extra-virgin olive oil, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/8 cup, fresh bread crumbs, lightly toasted

olive oil, minced shallots, minced garlic, julienned leeks , bottom part only, dry white wine, salt and pepper, egg yolks, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, melted, julienned tasso , rendered, fat reserved, dozen raw shucked oysters , reserving their shell, bread crumbs, essence , recipe follows, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme

unsweetened cocoa powder, buttermilk, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, butter, at room temperature, sugar, eggs, at room temperature, vanilla, powdered sugar, whipping cream, unsweetened chocolate, chopped, vanilla, butter, at room temperature

pureed pumpkin, vegetable oil (i use canola or grapeseed), granulated sugar (i use the organic evap cane juice sort), light brown sugar (if you don tsp have, just use more of the above), soymilk (plain or vanilla), vanilla extract, unbleached flour (i have used ww pastry flour with success), ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, sea salt, baking powder, baking soda