19 our fat Recipes

i would like to say that i am very excited as it is my very first food event. you do not need to have a food blog to participate. hope to see all of your healthy great creations arriving in our mailboxes from now and until the end of june and there will be a few surprises to be announced shortly. you can see the rules for participating at http://kopiaste.blogspot.com/2008/05/fat-chefs-or-skinny-gourmets-food, event.html

low-fat mayonnaise, yellow mustard, white vinegar, splenda sugar substitute, celery seeds, raisins, carrots, shredded, green onions, chopped , green included, cabbage, shredded

canola oil, reduced-fat butter, extra finely granulated sugar, sugar, egg whites, egg, vanilla, all-purpose flour, all-purpose flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, baking soda, salt, sugar

standing rib roast, fat trimmed, freshly ground black pepper, crushed dried rosemary, rock salt (such as morton for making ice cream), or as needed, all-purpose flour , or as needed, cold water , or as needed, bacon (optional), butter, fresh mushrooms, chopped, dry au jus gravy mix, cold water , or as needed, dry red wine

store-bought pizza dough (or make your own with our recipe), part-skim ricotta cheese, honey, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided, pear, halved, cored, and thinly sliced, canadian bacon, finely chopped, chopped walnuts, crumbled gorgonzola or other blue cheese, broccoli florets, divided, low-fat balsamic vinaigrette, divided

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.

chopped onions, vegetable oil, russet potato, diced into 1/4 inch cubes (baking potato, peel if you want to!), minced garlic cloves, fresh jalapeno chile, seeded and minced fine (wear rubber gloves when mincing), chipotle chile, minced fine (as many as you can handle, keep the rubber gloves on to mince these!), adobo sauce (but i scrape it out of the can the chipotles were in) (optional), all-purpose flour, chicken broth, fat-free half-and-half (or regular half and half, if you can spare the calories !), diced tomatoes, well-drained (or 3 - 5 fresh roma tomatoes, diced), fresh corn (for extra smokiness, roast the corn before adding to the chowder) or 2 cups frozen corn (for extra smokiness, roast the corn before adding to the chowder), chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, diced boneless smoked chicken breasts (discard skin and fat, (or more, if you want, we smoke our own, but you can buy smoked chicken breast), salt and pepper, to taste

light butter, olive oil, onion, chopped, diced tomatoes (no-salt-added, preferred), crushed tomatoes, salt , to taste, pepper (mixed-up is our favorite, actually!), fat-free half-and-half (she also uses cream or 2% low-fat milk), vodka, crushed red pepper flakes (or more ), whole wheat pasta

chicken breasts (or your choice of chicken pieces), onion, coarsely chopped, angel hair pasta, fresh sliced mushrooms (a little more at our house, can also use canned mushroom pieces in a pinch), butter or 4 tbsp margarine, garlic powder, salt and pepper, velveeta cheese, cubed, low-fat cream of mushroom soup, grated sharp cheddar cheese

roughly a century ago , the founder of wellesley college held that, pies, lies, and doughnuts should never have a place in wellesley college. students honed their fudge-making skills in secret. we wanted to see what all the fuss was about. here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, it seems decades of chocolate overload have desensitized the modern palate , and far more chocolate flavor was required of our cake. we substituted some of the bar chocolate for cocoa powder bloomed in hot water to deepen its flavor., our thick , fudgy frosting required an extra-sturdy cake to support it. all-purpose flour in place of pastry flour gave the cake more stability., traditional recipes called for thick sour milk, an ingredient we weren tsp quite prepared to call for. instead, we used buttermilk to give our cake a hint of tang., our filling recipe needed to be simple, so we immediately scrapped anything that required a candy thermometer. we found an unexpected solution that called for evaporated milk., our frosting kept falling apart when we added chocolate to the warm sugar mixture. the heat was causing the fat in the chocolate to separate, a problem easily solved by adding butter and evaporated milk first to cool it down a bit.

ears fresh corn, vegetable cooking spray, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, reduced-fat mayonnaise, fat-free sour cream, grated parmesan cheese, chili powder, limes

ground beef, browned and fat drained, diced tomatoes, catsup, lima beans, potato, diced, macaroni (we like shells), salt, pepper, garlic powder

ground turkey, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, egg, well beaten, low-fat plain yogurt, drained, nonfat sour cream, cucumber, peeled grated & squeezed, garlic cloves, pressed, red wine vinegar, dry dill weed, pita bread, tomato, diced, red onion, diced, lettuce, to serve

dark soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, monosodium glutamate (optional), onion powder, garlic powder, powdered ginger, chinese five-spice powder, lean beef brisket , eye-of-round or flank steak, trimmed completely of fat and cut across grain into

cooked pork, cubed, grated ginger, minced garlic, chopped green peppers, chopped carrots, chopped onion, pineapple chunks, undrained, ketchup, vinegar (white or rice), brown sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch, chili powder, hot cooked rice (brown or white )

mayonnaise (i use light ), fresh lemon juice, tony chachere s seasoning, hot pepper sauce, andouille sausage, cut into 1/4 inch cubes (we make our own ground andouille, so i use that), pecans , roasted, chopped, salt, black pepper, ground chuck (20% fat) or 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (20% fat), onions, thinly sliced, olive oil, plus more for brushing rack, garlic cloves, minced, golden brown sugar, hamburger buns, split, crumbled blue cheese, pickled okra pods, halved lengthwise, watercress, tops (i ve never used)

risotto with sausage and cranberry beans, make risotto , you absolutely must use a specific type of rice called arborio rice (carnaroli and vialone nano are also used, some say superior, but are more difficult to find). these types of rice release starch when stirred in a liquid; it is this process which makes risotto, otherwise you just have a starchy mess of mush. these types of rice are identified by their fat round grains and pearly appearance. they can be used to make other sorts of rice dishes, such as pilaf, but other types of rice cannot be used for risotto. arborio is no longer that much of a specialty product; it can be found in most large, well-stocked grocery stores in the italian section. or sometimes, misguidedly, in the asian section., okay , so now we have the rice. you will also need some good, low-salt stock or broth - it should be low-salt not for health reasons, but because a good deal of it will evaporate, leaving its salt behind, and i like to have more control over the salt in a dish. it can be homemade, but i m not going to be a snob about it because, in truth, we go through gallons of store-bought stock in this household and i don tsp see that changing anytime soon. furthermore, risotto is actually a dish which can be whipped up out of thin air when it seems as though you have nothing to eat, as long as you have butter, rice, stock, maybe a few herbs, and some leftover parmesan. i like the kind of stock purchased in tetrapak cartons, because they are resealable and can be put in the fridge and used as needed. if you really want to use homemade but you don tsp have time to make stock or don tsp like the aroma of roasting bones in your house (i don tsp blame you), you can buy really great stock at north market poultry and game - it is expensive, but can be diluted with a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio of water to stock, so it stretches. my general guideline is to plan on 1/4 cup dry rice per person, and about 4 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice. of course, this isn tsp exact and will vary depending on your elevation and the phases of the moon, but it s a good place to start. i usually just use 4 cups of stock and then dilute with water or wine (or sometimes beer, if that s all i have) if i feel i m going to run out., well, we have rice and stock covered, now we just need our setup: place the stock in a saucepan on your rear burner, bring to a simmer, and leave it there with a 6-8 oz ladle in, and place a large, wide saute pan (must be really large, plan that your rice will at least quadruple in size) or dutch oven on the burner in front. get out your favorite wooden spoon and flex your stirring arm., nice thing about using sausage is it s so full of flavor you can leave out the usual onion/garlic/shallot/celery nonsense if you re tired and don tsp feel like chopping. furthermore, sausage goes from the freezer to the pan without suffering too much. okay, let s go, risotto with sausage and cranberry beans - serves 4, links italian sausage , or 1 lb bulk (or hot, or a combination - definitely with some fennel), casings removed, cooked cranberry beans or 1 can white beans, drained, arborio rice, beef , chicken or vegetable stock, butter, freshly, finely grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish, an oz) flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely, lemon juice , or juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and black pepper to taste, red pepper flakes to taste, optional, good balsamic vinegar , optional