merrygirl
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I thought that it might be a good idea to add a recipe thread. There will be lots of gatherings and BBQ's to attend. so add your recipe here!!
Thanks, Melissa
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merrygirl
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I will start
These are so yummy
1 package of cream cheeese 1 package or regular oreo cookies semi sweet chocolate
put Oreos in food processor and grind into a fine crumb.
put the oreo crumbs in a bowl and add cream cheese.
Combine oreo crumb and cream cheese until you have a dough. (using your hands work best)
make 1" balls with the dough. Set aside.
melt the semi sweet chocolate. dip the balls in the melted chocolate making sure the whole ball is covered. Place balls on a baking sheet that is lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
refrigerate till firm.
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merrygirl
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My Famous Steaktips
flavorful and tender. People rave over these.
buy some steak tips and put them in a large ziplock bag. add-
1 bottle of Kens italian dressing 1/4 cup worceshire sauce 1/4 cup A1 steak sauce 1/2 can coca cola soda 3 tbs of garlic powder or fresh garlic Salt and pepper to taste pinch crushed red pepper flakes
close the bag and massage the meat and mix the marinade. marinate overnight. Cook and enjoy
[ 13. June 2008, 09:32 AM: Message edited by: merrygirl ]
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I have a good recipe for Lymies who are struggling to find something easy to make on regular days:
Oven Baked Chicken with Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
Chicken thighs (usually about 6) Tomato Sauce Garlic Pepper
Heat oven to 350
Put chicken thighs in casserole dish.
Open tomato sauce can, pour over chicken thighs, sprinkle pepper and garlic to taste.
Cover with aluminum foil.
Bake about 45 minutes.
You can also bake some potatoes about the same time but I'd start them a little sooner and then when you take out the chicken jack up the oven to 400 for another 15 minutes or so.
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merrygirl
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sounds good Parisa, yum! It sounds easy too. Good idea about posting easy recipes for us.
Melissa
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This thread is an excelent idea. Hope you get more responses. I need help finding gluten free recipies. Cant afford the alternate floors etc. whole foods has a great selection but expensive.
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So many of us who are sick are still responsible for feeding not only ourselves but our families.
I buy organic as much as I can and double up on recipes when I am having a better day (freezing meals for the worst of times).
My children all love fresh veggies, so there are many times when we eat them raw (they like to dip them in different salad drsgs).
Making 2 or more meals out of one cooking time has been my goal for years. I bought a crock pot a few years ago (I must be the only person that never got that at the bridal shower) and it has been great - since I fall asleep and burn things all the time.
I made a batch of "BBQ" chicken in the crock pot, and it froze well too. First lay all the chicken on a baking sheet and put under th broiler to brown - turning it over brown both sides. (During this part I don't leave the kitchen for fear of forgetting it completely).
When it is browned place the pieces in the crock pot. We make our own bbq sauce - but you can use store bought. Pour bbq sauce over chicken and turn on crock pot. In a few hours it is done. Simple.
Thankfully, members of this household don't complain about leftovers.
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Proud, you mention that you need gluten free recipes.
Have you tried buckwheat? It is not wheat, it is a seed from the rhubarb family.
We make pancakes (with blueberries) and they also freeze well.
The grocery stores have buckwheat in the baking aisle.
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The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
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I have seen lots of different thing I can use instead of wheat flour but the cost is soooo much I can't make it a part of our regular diet.
My daughter and I both are serious bread and pasta lovers. I bought a baking mix that was gluten free and it was horrible! It tasted like metal.
I used to be really creative in the kitchen but now it seems to take me forever to keep my thought process long enough to come up with something.
I have noticed that rice flour pasta works for us but trying to make stuff from scratch is too difficult for me any more. maybe I could survive in the kitchen long enough to make large batches of baking mix.
Love the crock pot idea. Sounds yummy! I will try your method for sure.
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proudmom, gluten free recipes seem very challenging. It must be so difficult to have to learn a completely different way of cooking and eating. I have priced the gluten free pastas (I believe they were rice) and was so surprised at how expensive they are.
I know what you mean about having difficulty with the thought process in the kitchen. I love to cook, and find it difficult most days to read a new recipe. Sometimes it is hard to just remember the old ones. I have made more than my share of mistakes and mishaps over the last few years. Measurements get messed up alot. Mostly I tend to forget that I was cooking something and burning what ever it was.
I had an incident with the grill last year, and have a burn scar on my arm to prove it. We have learned to laugh it off.The best part is, the kids like to cook!!
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Sure, but it is only the recipe off of the box.
1 cup of buckwheat flour 1 tsp. baking powder 2 Tbsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1 egg beaten 1 cup milk 2 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine
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The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
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I tried those buckwheat pancakes not too long ago.....the flour IS expensive, but they fill you up, so it is more bang for your buck!!!!
They taste great too, so unlike regular pancakes, they have flavor! (though they do taste "healthy"...so that can be good or bad depending on what you're used to)
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Trader Joe's just started carrying a Gluten Free Pancake/Waffle mix that is reasonably priced and tastes great. You can also use it to make a nice coffee cake.
Bob's Red Mill has a decent all purpose baking mix but it is more expensive than regular flour.
If you go to an Asian market, you can buy rice flour and tapioca for a lot less than what the health food stores want.
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lymemomtooo
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I am wondering if any of you would be willing to let me put any of the recipes in a cookbook that we are doing.
I run a small museum and we bought two Welsh Stone Cottages and have decided to do a cookbook for a fundraiser.
Since our area is endemic, I thought it might be good to include some healthy recipes for those that would appreciate them. Many of us are sick from Tick Borne diseases or some of us are still to be diagnosed with an assortment of ailments.
Well, throw in some with heads in the sand that might wake up someday soon.
Any help would be great. lymemomtooo
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bettyg
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LMT,
i was going to see if you posted anywhere about your recipes needed fundraiser.
someone posted one in medical, and i put a note on there asking poster if she would be willing to give it to you...
now i can say go to OFF TOPIC AND LOOK FOR MERRYGIRL/melissa's post !!!
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Thanks to those that have helped. lmt
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lymemomtooo
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Please add to this for Melissa. I am not using any recipes that I do not have permission to use.
Her idea is a good one so please continue. lmt
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You are welcome to any recipe of mine that is usable.
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The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
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You can use mine.
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lymemomtooo
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Thanks NJ mom and parisa...I am looking to add to other healthy ones so that I can have a decent category for that chapter.
We are looking for anything really. Just a nice selection for our readers.
We have a few Welsh recipes, some from current residents of Wales. We are using our profits to help with the restoration project of two Welsh Cottages in the US. They were originally industrial housing for some of the local Welsh immigrants.
We don't really fit the peg holes for most grants due to our hours so have done a lot on just community support.
This time we are reaching out to others to help with the cookbook and I can't do one without something about healthy foods for patients of Lyme and other diseases. Our community and both neighboring counties are endemic.
Now I must figure out how to write a good intro for the healthy chapter and hit the highlights about Lyme and co's. I do not want to scare anyone and don't want it to be political but I do want it to be educational.
We must not miss a chance to educate. I was at a wedding reception and sat with strangers. The man next to me said he had been sick the last 14 out of 18 months. I asked some general questions and with each one, he nodded in agreement. I then said what about Lyme disease. He said his two drs had said no way....and further to stay away from Lyme drs that they were quacks.
I tried to not go nuts because he was not the one that should have been the recipient of that. As calm as I could with a couple of drinks under my belt, I tried to tell him about the political issues and also the invalid testing proceedures.
I went to the car and brought in some flyers and he promised to check out some of the web sites. I begged him to seek another opinion.
I hate ducks.
And I am sorry if I have hijacked this posting. So please others, add to the recipes for Melissa, if not for me.
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merrygirl
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Wow!
What great recipes. My computer has been down so I havent been able to get here for a couple of months.
Thanks for keeping the thread going.
Good to see you all.
Melissa
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Healthy Snacks
A mom and pa vitamin store is carrying health snacks.
I found some good gluten free crackers...I think the brand was Mary's Gone Crackers. Cute
I also was able to get some cashew clusters that were good and had ingredients in them that were OK for those with gluten free/sugar free food intakes.
Again, good for those times when you just want something crunchy
And I have a tsp of almond butter during the day as a snack.
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I thought this sounded pretty good, hopefully robi doesn't mind me putting it here too.
Posted by robi http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=070674 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I make my own. I don't like all the crap that is added to the protein shakes on the market. Many have nutrasweet and / or sucralose and that stuff is deadly.
1 scoop of Jarow unflavored protein (you can get this at iherb.com or vitacost.com)
1 cup of Blue Diamond UNSWEETENED plain or vanilla almond milk ( i use this because it is very low carb--you can use 1 cup of any milk you like)
1/4 tsp stevia herbal sweetener (+/- to taste)
1/4 tsp Lecithin granules ( you can get at vitaglo.com, iherb.com or health food store)
2-3 tbsp. organic cocoa powder
8 ice cubes
Sometimes i use less ice and add water to make it less thick.
you have to have a good, strong blender to crush the ice. I have had many diferent types and none worked too well until i bought a kitchen aide. Even the ones labeled for ice crusinhg didn't work well. The best blender I have found for this shake is the Magic Bullet.
I use flavorings (not extracts) from Frontier to add flavor. They have banana, coconut, stawberry, coffee, vanilla, etc ( you can get these at vitacost.com) The flavorings have NO alcohol as opposed to extracts that do contain alcohol.
optional = 1 tbsp peanut or almond butter
also you can add 1 tsp of freeze dried instant coffee or decaf for a mocha shake....of course w/o the peanut butter.
This makes a large shake.......enough for 2 servings. I usually eat this in the am and then nothing else until noon. It is very filling.
Hope this helps, robi
-------------------- Now, since I put reality on the back burner, my days are jam-packed and fun-filled. ..........lily tomlin as 'trudy'
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Hey there, still stealing recipes from other posts.
Originaly posted by Loribelle July, 2005
http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=005079 ------------------------------------------------- from allrecipes.com 3greatkids says it is yummy! haha, i never thought i'd be hunting for zucchini, as many as i give away each year, but looks like i will be raiding my sister-in-law's zucchini patch now!
fresh fish (we caught them in the lake yesterday afternoon) for supper tonight, maybe this quiche dish too?
Bread Crust Zucchini Quiche Submitted by: Kellie This is a quick and easy quiche that is very tasty. Servings: 6
Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cut bread slices in half diagonally, and arrange around edge of 9-inch pie plate.
2. In a medium skillet, melt butter and saute zucchini until tender, about 3-5 minutes. Add tomato and oregano, and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the flour, and spoon mixture into center of the bread-lined pie plate.
3. In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese, eggs, yogurt, and 1/2 the Parmesan cheese. Spoon this mixture over the vegetables in the pie plate, and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
4. Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm in center.
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merrygirl
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Great recipes! Definitely will be trying some of these... Any recipes I post can be used for any purpose.
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lymemomtooo
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Thanks Merry girl..I went back and borrowed one of the early ones. Also thanks to Betty and others that shared with us.
The cookbook is in draft form and will go to the printer next week. We have a small hometown newspaper publishing it. It will be Treasured Recipes and many of the recipes from willing lymenet members will be in the healthy alternative section. WE have over 120 recipes currently.
It will not have photos of the foods but will have a dragon running around with tips, etc. Our cottages were built for Welsh immigrants so the Welsh Dragon is very much a part of who we are.
I have also added some info as a caution to our readers that we live in a Lyme endemic area....To watch for symptoms and to get to a dr. Here's hoping that along with some good recipes, it might help some people to seek treatment.
I think a cookbook could be a good fundraiser for any support group. We have gotten some business ads to defray the cost. We have so many great cooks on here and probably some in every community. Just a thought for others. lmt
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