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A to Z Recipes Newsletter
April 19, 2005
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Publisher's Desk
Ramblings
Did You Know?
Monthly Theme
Reader Support
NEW Birthday Babies
Discussion Forum
Crazy Corner
Favorites for Lillian and Bill
For Two
Publisher's Choice
Yes, it's Tuesday. No, we do not have scheduled postings on Tuesdays. But, I have a special annuncement to make...
It's Lillian's Birthday!!!
Yes, tomorrow is Lillian's birthday and I wanted to do a little something special for her. Not many folks can think of A to Z Recipes without thinking of
Lillian in Florida, too. And guess what? Her sweet hubby, Bill, celebrates HIS birthday this week, too. So, Lillian and Bill, this special issue is for YOU. Since Linda
has a great issue scheduled for tomorrow, we will make you blush today.
Lillian and Bill have been married for almost 49 years. Looking at them together, you would think they were still on their honeymoon. They have 2 daughters, 3
grandchildren and 1 great grandson. Lillian is a fabulous cook (I know, she fed me!). She has diabetes, but that doesn't stop her from cooking and baking most foods
for
friends, family, and co-workers. She tries new recipes (and adores vintage ones) and either Bill or her will take it to work to share with co-workers. What a lovely
couple they are. My kids consider "Miss Lillian and Mister Bill" family. Lillian and Bill have been wonderful to my family and I cherish their friendship.
Please hop on over to the QT Discussion Forum and wish Lillian and Bill a very happy birthday.
Cookbooks, Recipes, Gourmet Cooking from Amazon
DIABETIC PRAYER
Now I sit me down to eat,
I pray the Lord I will not cheat.
If I should reach for cake or bread,
Please guide my hand to meat instead.
Amen
Food and Meal Planning
Selecting Foods for a Healthy Meal Plan
By following the government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans, you can promote your health and reduce your risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease,
certain types of cancer, diabetes, stroke, and osteoporosis. These diseases are leading causes of death and disability among Americans. Good diets can also reduce
major risk factors for chronic disease-such as obesity, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol. Your food choices, your lifestyle, your environment, and
your family history all affect your well-being. It is important for everyone to follow the 10 Dietary Guidelines listed below. If you are at higher risk of having a
chronic disease, it is especially important.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans include the following:
AIM FOR FITNESS . . .
Aim for a healthy weight.
Be physically active each day.
BUILD A HEALTHY BASE . . .
Let the Pyramid guide your food choices.
Choose a variety of grains daily, especially whole grains.
Choose a variety of fruits and vegetables daily.
Keep food safe to eat.
CHOOSE SENSIBLY . . .
Choose a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and moderate in total fat.
Choose beverages and foods to moderate your intake of sugars.
Choose and prepare foods with less salt.
If you drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation.
Some people with diabetes use the Exchange Lists for Meal Planning. This system, established by the American Dietetic and American Diabetes associations,
separates foods into six categories based on their nutritional makeup. People following this plan choose a set number of servings from each category daily,
depending on their nutritional needs.
For detailed information about nutritional guidelines for people with diabetes, see the following links:
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
FDA Consumer Magazine, Diabetes Demands a Triad of Treatments (Revised October 1999)
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdacdia2.html
American Diabetes Association:
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
Related Complications
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/suppl_1/s50
Busy Mom Recipes
Here's the scoop on the current theme:
Like many of our readers, I am a busy Mom. I love to cook (and my kids love to eat!). However, finding recipes that are busy-Mom-friendly can be difficult. Who has
the time? Most of us are pretty good cooks. But some of the best recipes take a lot of time and a lot of ingredients. What we are looking for in this coming theme
issue are recipes easy to fix, require no fancy-schmancy ingredients, and will help us prepare great food in our busy lives. The issue will be posted in plenty of time
for Mother's Day. What a wonderful gift to all the Mothers in our group.
Here's a sampler for you:
OVEN FRIED FISH
1/2 c. crushed corn flakes
1/8 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. celery salt
1/8 tsp. paprika
Dash pepper
1 lb. catfish or other fish fillet
1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. skim milk
Combine corn flakes and seasonings. Dip fish in milk and roll in corn flakes. Place in non-stick baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes until brown.
Please use this link: Busy Mom Recipes
A to Z Recipes continues with its popular Theme Issues. We will share theme recipes and post them on the first Sunday of each month. Send your recipes no later
than the last Friday of each month to have them posted in the next monthly theme issue. You may send in your favorite theme recipes in ONE email. If the
number of recipes exceeds those needed in the issue, the publisher will post as many from every submitter as possible and save the remaining recipes for the
following Sundays of that month. The rules for recipe submissions for the monthly theme issues are the same as ALL recipes submitted for posting.
The rules are as follows:
As a service to your fellow readers, please send only recipes that are in a form that others could easily copy and save for their own use. Recipes that would require
a lot of editing or cleaning up or use non-standard measurements should not be submitted. Recipes without a name and location of sender may NOT be posted
or posted without any credit given. There will be NO recipes posted that are from other recipe-zines. A to Z Recipes protects the privacy of its readers and does
NOT publish email addresses. There will be no exceptions.
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The theme issue for Busy Mom Recipes has a deadline of April 29, 2005, and will be posted on May 1, 2005.
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YOU KNOW YOU'RE GETTING OLD WHEN ...
"Getting a little action" means you don't need to take a laxative.
Adult diapers are actually kind of convenient.
All of your favorite movies are now re-released in color.
At cafeterias, you complain that the gelatin is too tough.
Conversations with people your own age often turn into "dueling ailments."
Everything hurts and what doesn't hurt, doesn't work.
In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
It takes a couple of tries to get over a speed bump.
It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired.
It takes twice as long to look half as good.
It's harder and harder for sexual harassment charges to stick.
Many of your co-workers were born the same year that you got your last promotion.
No one expects you to run into a burning building.
People call at 9 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?"
People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
Someone compliments you on your layered look.... and you're wearing a bikini.
The car that you bought brand new becomes an antique.
The clothes you've put away until they come back in style... come back in style.
The end of your tie doesn't come anywhere near the top of your pants.
The little gray-haired lady you help across the street is your wife.
The pharmacist has become you new best friend.
The twinkle in your eye is only the reflection of the sun on your bifocals.
There's nothing left to learn the hard way.
Things you buy now won't wear out.
When getting lucky means you find your car in the parking lot.
When happy hour is a nap.
When tying one on means fastening your MedicAlert bracelet.
When you are cautioned to slow down by your doctor instead of the police.
When you don't care where your wife goes, just so you don't have to go along.
When you have a choice of two temptations and you choose the one that will get you home earlier.
When you realize that caution is the only thing you care to exercise.
When you step off a curb and look down one more time to make sure that the street is still there.
When you stop buying green bananas.
When you wake up with that morning-after feeling, and you didn't do anything the night before.
When you were in school there was no history class!
When your birth certificate says expired on it.
When you're told to act your own age, and you die.
You and your teeth don't sleep together.
You are 17 around the neck, 42 around the waist, 96 around the golf course.
You are proud of your lawn mower.
You begin every other sentence with, "Nowadays..."
You burn the midnight oil until 9:00 P.M.
You buy a compass for the dash of your car.
You can't remember the last time you laid on the floor to watch television.
You come to the conclusion that your worst enemy is gravity.
You confuse having a clear conscience with having a bad memory.
You constantly talk about the price of gasoline.
You don't know real embarrassment until your hip sets off a metal detector.
You don't remember being absent minded.
You don't remember when your wild oats turned to prunes and all bran.
You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.
You feel like the morning after when you haven't been anywhere the night before.
You finally got your head together, now your body is falling apart.
You find yourself beginning to like accordion music.
You frequently find yourself telling people what a loaf of bread USED to cost.
You get exercise acting as a pallbearer for friends who exercise.
You get winded playing chess.
You give up all your bad habits and you still don't feel good.
You have more patience; but actually, it's just that you don't care any more.
You have too much room in the house and not enough in the medicine cabinet.
You just can't stand people who are intolerant.
You know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions.
You light the candles on your birthday cake, and a group of campers form a circle and start singing "Kumbaya."
You look both ways before crossing a room.
You look for your glasses for a half an hour, and then find that they were on your head all the time.
You look forward to a dull evening.
You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.
You realize that a stamp today costs more than a picture show did when you were growing up.
You run out of breath walking DOWN a flight of stairs.
You sing along with the elevator music.
You sink your teeth into a steak ...and they stay there.
You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going.
You start video taping daytime game shows.
You take a metal detector to the beach.
You turn off the lights for economic rather than romantic reasons.
You wake up, looking like your driver's license picture.
You wear black socks with sandals.
You wonder how you could be over the hill when you don't even remember being on top of it.
You wonder why you waited so long to take up macram?©.
You would rather go to work than stay home sick.
Your back goes out more than you do.
Your best friend is dating someone half their age and isn't breaking any laws.
Your childhood toys are now in a museum.
Your children are beginning to look middle-aged.
Your ears are hairier than your head.
Your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.
Your idea of weight lifting is standing up.
Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
Your joints are more accurate than the National Weather Service.
Your knees buckle and your belt won't.
Your little black book only contains names ending in M.D.
Your memory is shorter and your complaining is longer.
Your mind makes contracts your body can't keep.
Your new easy chair has more options than your car.
Your pacemaker raises the garage door when you see a pretty girl go by.
Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
You're asleep, but others worry that you're dead.
You're on a TV game show and you decide to risk it all and go for the rocker.
You're sitting on a park bench, and a Boy Scout comes up and helps you cross your legs.
You're suffering from Mallzheimer's disease. You go to the mall and forget where I parked my car.
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MARY TYLER MOORE'S ALMOND MERINGUE COOKIES
(Diabetic)
4 egg whites
8 tsp. powdered skim milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. liquid artificial sweetener
Cinnamon to taste
Beat egg whites until stiff. Add skim milk powder. Mix well. Add extracts and sugar substitute. Drop cookies by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake at 275 degrees
for 45 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and dust with cinnamon.
Yields 2 to 2 1/2 dozen.
One cookie equals 32 calories.
DIABETIC BROWNIES
2 c. graham cracker crumbs (approximately 24 crackers)
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
3 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
1 1/2 tsp. Sweet-N-Low (6 packs)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. skim milk
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place all ingredients in bowl; blend well. Bake in greased 8x8x2 pan for 30 minutes. Cut in 2-inch squares while warm.
CASSEROLE SAUCE MIX
I found this in my Easy Chef's One Million Recipes 6.0 CD. Whether you have diabetes or just want to cut calories (and COST!) this sounds like a winner to me.
2 c. non-fat dry milk
3/4 c. cornstarch
1/4 c. instant chicken broth
2 tbsp. dried minced onion
1/2 tsp. pepper
Combine ingredients and store in airtight container.
To use as substitute for ONE can condensed soup, mix 1/3 cup of the dry mix with 1 1/4 cup COLD water in saucepan. Cook and stir until thickened. Add 1
tablespoon margarine, if desired. That will add 11.5 grams of fat.
This saves money, calories, sodium and fat. Substitute for cream of chicken, celery or mushroom soups in your recipes. The 1/3 cup with 1 1/4 cup water is equal to
1 can of soup, and there are 95 calories, 0.2 grams fat and 710 milligrams sodium.
Campbell's canned soup has 330 calories, 23.8 grams fat and 2370 milligrams sodium.
SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH MEAT
(Diabetic)
1 tsp. vegetable oil
1 1/4 lb. lean ground round
3 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
4 c. water
1/4 tsp. salt (optional)
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. oregano
Dash of garlic
Brown onions in oil; add meat and brown. Drain fat; add rest of ingredients. Simmer 1 hour uncovered.
Serving size, 1/2 cup.
Lean meat exchange 1, vegetable exchange 1, Calories 90, Carbohydrates 5 g, Protein 7 g, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0 g, Cholesterol 21 mg, Sodium 264 mg.
DIABETIC BARBECUE SAUCE
1 sm. onion, minced
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
2 c. water
1/4 c. wine vinegar
1/4 c. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. salt (optional)
2 tsp. paprika
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. cloves
Combine all ingredients; bring to full boil. Simmer 20 minutes.
Serving size = 1/4 cup, free food.
ZERO-CALORIE DIABETIC DRESSING
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. white vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/16 tsp. paprika
Artificial sweetener equivalent to 4 tsp. sugar
Combine and refrigerate.
Yield: 1 cup.
1 serving = 1-2 tablespoons.
This is a free exchange.
Sodium value 133 mg/2 tablespoons (low sodium diets omit salt).
No cholesterol, protein fat or calories.
COCONUT NO-BAKES
3 oz. low-fat cream cheese
3/4 tsp. liquid artificial sweetener
1/4 tsp. grated orange rind
1/4 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 tsp. walnuts, chopped
1/4 c. unsweetened moist shredded coconut
Work low-fat cream cheese with spoon until light and fluffy. Thoroughly mix in sweetener along with grated fruit rinds and walnuts. Form into 12 balls about 1
inch in diameter. Roll in coconut and refrigerate.
Makes 12 cookies.
DATE-NUT LOAF
1/2 c. oleo
1 egg
1 tbsp. liquid sweetener
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. dates, cut fine
1 1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
1 c. pecans
Cream oleo. Add egg, sweetener and vanilla; mix. Sift flour, soda, cloves and cinnamon. Add to first mixture. Stir applesauce, dates and pecans in last. Bake in
pans or loaf for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
NANARAMAS
3 med. bananas, mashed
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 c. chopped walnuts
1/3 c. oil
2 c. rolled oats
1/4 c. raisins
Combine bananas, oil, and vanilla. Stir in oats, walnuts, and raisins. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Press lightly with fork. Bake 10-12 minutes
until golden brown at 350 degrees.
MOCK SOUR CREAM
(Low calorie - diabetic)
1 c. cottage cheese
1/4 c. water
1 tbsp. lemon juice
Place all ingredients in blender. Cover and blend for 10 seconds until smooth. Makes 1 cup. Use like sour cream for dips, etc.
DIABETIC BREAD PUDDING
1 slice white bread, cut in cubes
2 or 3 tbsp. raisins
1 c. skim milk
1 egg, well beaten
2 pkgs. artificial sweetener
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat egg, milk, vanilla and sweetener together. Spray a two-cup microwave souffl?©
dish with non-stick vegetable spray. Arrange bread cubes and raisins in dish. Pour milk mixture over bread to moisten each cube. Sprinkle dash of nutmeg over top
and microwave on high for five (5) minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Be careful not to overbake.
APPLE MAGIC
2 med. apples, pared, cored, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Artificial sweetener to equal 5 tsp. sugar
2 envelopes (2 T) unflavored gelatin
10 to 12 fluid ounces lemon-flavored dietetic soda
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a deep, narrow, oblong pan arrange apples in layers. Combine 1 teaspoon cinnamon with sweetener to equal 1 teaspoon sugar.
Sprinkle some of this mixture over each layer of apples. Sprinkle gelatin over 10 fluid ounces soda to soften. Add remaining sweetener and cinnamon; stir until
dissolved. Pour mixture over apples; add remaining soda to cover apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until cooked throughout. While hot, refrigerate
immediately, 4 to 6 hours or until set.
Makes 2 servings.
BANANA-WAFER PIE
(Diabetic)
2 eggs, beaten
2 c. skim milk
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. low calorie liquid sweetener
Pinch salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 sliced bananas
Vanilla wafers
Line the bottom and sides of a 9 inch glass pie plate with vanilla wafers. Put the sliced bananas over the wafers. Set aside. In top of a double boiler, combine
eggs, cornstarch, milk, salt and sweetener. Cook until thickened. Add vanilla. Pour over the wafers and bananas. Decorate the pie with coarsely crumbled wafers.
Chill and serve.
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