D is for Delicious Recipes
It's All About the Letter "D" Today!
My husband's name starts with the letter "D" (Dennis) and my daughter's name
does too (Devon)...so you could say I'm rather partial to this 4th letter of
the alphabet.
The other thing that makes "D" special to me is that it's the letter that
comes after the letter that my favorite treat starts with--"C"--for
chocolate!
In honor of this "D" day in food blog history, I wanted to share a couple of
D-light-ful "D" recipes from my last two cookbooks.
From my just-released COMFORT FOOD MAKEOVERS cookbook:
DAY-BEFORE MASHED POTATOES
This recipe makes a thick mashed potato that stands up well after a night in
the refrigerator.
Makes 8 servings
8 medium-sized potatoes, peeled an cubed
1 tablespoon butter or no trans margarine
2/3 cup light cream cheese
2/3 cup fat free or light sour cream
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Canola oil cooking spray
1 to 2 tablespoons butter (optional)
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Drop in the potatoes and
cook until tender (about 15 minutes).
2. Drain potatoes well and immediately add them to the bowl of an electric
mixer along with the tablespoon of butter. Beat on low until the potatoes
are smooth.
3. Mix in the cream cheese, sour cream, onion powder, salt (if desired),
and pepper and beat on low to blend well. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
4. Coat a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with the cooking spray. Spread the potato
mixture in the prepared dish, cover with foil, and refrigerator overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Bake dish for 30 minutes. Dot each serving
of potatoes with a little bit of butter, if desired.
Nutritional Analysis: per serving
BEFORE AFTER
Calories 350 240
Fat (grams) 17 3.5
Saturated fat (grams) 10.5 2.1
Cholesterol (mgs) 45 17
Sodium (mgs) 430 117
And From my FRY LIGHT, FRY RIGHT! Cookbook (light versions of favorite fried
foods):
DRUMETTES BUFFALO (BETTER-FOR-YOU BUFFALO CHICKEN WING DRUMETTES)
To make this favorite party food more healthful, we removed the skin and
decreased the cooking oil by cooking the wings with a touch of canola
cooking spray.
Makes 7 servings (4 drumettes per serving)
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 pounds (about 28) skinless wing drumettes if available (if not, you
can take the skin off yourself)
Canola cooking spray
1/4 cup nonalcoholic beer or light beer (chicken broth or wine can also be
used)
Light blue cheese dip or dressing
1. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the seasoned salt, chili powder,
garlic powder, pepper, and flour. Remove and discard the skin from the
wings. Dip each wing into the seasoning mixture, pressing the mixture onto
the chicken to coat well.
2. Generously coat a large nonstick skillet with canola cooking spray and
place over medium-high heat. Add the chicken drumettes (cooking in batches
if necessary) and cook for about 4 minutes, or until the bottoms are
browned. Flip with prongs and cook for about 4 minutes more.
3. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the beer. Cover the pan and cook
for about 5 minutes. If the wings aren't cooked through, turn them over and
cook for a few minutes more. Remove from the heat and serve hot with light
blue cheese or ranch dip or dressing, if desired.
Nutritional Analysis: per serving
BEFORE AFTER
Calories 200 174
Fat (grams) 14 4.5
Saturated fat (grams) 3.6 1.2
Cholesterol (mgs) 73 52
Sodium (mgs) 551 539
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My husband's name starts with the letter "D" (Dennis) and my daughter's name
does too (Devon)...so you could say I'm rather partial to this 4th letter of
the alphabet.
The other thing that makes "D" special to me is that it's the letter that
comes after the letter that my favorite treat starts with--"C"--for
chocolate!
In honor of this "D" day in food blog history, I wanted to share a couple of
D-light-ful "D" recipes from my last two cookbooks.
From my just-released COMFORT FOOD MAKEOVERS cookbook:
DAY-BEFORE MASHED POTATOES
This recipe makes a thick mashed potato that stands up well after a night in
the refrigerator.
Makes 8 servings
8 medium-sized potatoes, peeled an cubed
1 tablespoon butter or no trans margarine
2/3 cup light cream cheese
2/3 cup fat free or light sour cream
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Canola oil cooking spray
1 to 2 tablespoons butter (optional)
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Drop in the potatoes and
cook until tender (about 15 minutes).
2. Drain potatoes well and immediately add them to the bowl of an electric
mixer along with the tablespoon of butter. Beat on low until the potatoes
are smooth.
3. Mix in the cream cheese, sour cream, onion powder, salt (if desired),
and pepper and beat on low to blend well. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
4. Coat a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with the cooking spray. Spread the potato
mixture in the prepared dish, cover with foil, and refrigerator overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Bake dish for 30 minutes. Dot each serving
of potatoes with a little bit of butter, if desired.
Nutritional Analysis: per serving
BEFORE AFTER
Calories 350 240
Fat (grams) 17 3.5
Saturated fat (grams) 10.5 2.1
Cholesterol (mgs) 45 17
Sodium (mgs) 430 117
And From my FRY LIGHT, FRY RIGHT! Cookbook (light versions of favorite fried
foods):
DRUMETTES BUFFALO (BETTER-FOR-YOU BUFFALO CHICKEN WING DRUMETTES)
To make this favorite party food more healthful, we removed the skin and
decreased the cooking oil by cooking the wings with a touch of canola
cooking spray.
Makes 7 servings (4 drumettes per serving)
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 pounds (about 28) skinless wing drumettes if available (if not, you
can take the skin off yourself)
Canola cooking spray
1/4 cup nonalcoholic beer or light beer (chicken broth or wine can also be
used)
Light blue cheese dip or dressing
1. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the seasoned salt, chili powder,
garlic powder, pepper, and flour. Remove and discard the skin from the
wings. Dip each wing into the seasoning mixture, pressing the mixture onto
the chicken to coat well.
2. Generously coat a large nonstick skillet with canola cooking spray and
place over medium-high heat. Add the chicken drumettes (cooking in batches
if necessary) and cook for about 4 minutes, or until the bottoms are
browned. Flip with prongs and cook for about 4 minutes more.
3. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the beer. Cover the pan and cook
for about 5 minutes. If the wings aren't cooked through, turn them over and
cook for a few minutes more. Remove from the heat and serve hot with light
blue cheese or ranch dip or dressing, if desired.
Nutritional Analysis: per serving
BEFORE AFTER
Calories 200 174
Fat (grams) 14 4.5
Saturated fat (grams) 3.6 1.2
Cholesterol (mgs) 73 52
Sodium (mgs) 551 539
Technorati Tags: recipes, chocolate, mashedpotatoes, buffalowings, slashfood
6 Comments:
I notice you don't list Carbs in your Nutritional Analysis. That would be very helpful to us diabetics.
I'm a vegan and I notice you seem to have no interest in our species, at least I have not seen one. I use soy in moderation and at 74 I am healthy and still on the job. I've been a vegan for 22 years. I'd like to be recognized occasionally by seeing soy entrees.
Elane is definitely vegetarian friendly and soy positive - unfortunately those of us who are vegetarians or vegans are in the minority so she simply doesn't write about those options as often as she writes about options for the masses.
I've asked her questions on her message board about modifying "regular" recipes for vegetarians and vegans and she has always been very supportive and helpful.
I agree about listing carbs that would be so helpful to diabetics.
KC
How about some help for those of us battling 2 or moore special diets? I need help combining a diabetic diet with a Celiac diet and a weight loss diet. I there is no sugar, wheat, rye, oats or barley and even small amounts of potatoes and rice raise blood sugar too much! Help is urgently needed.
jcI read your receipe for white chocolate raspberry cake-sounded great-however I am a diabetic so I made some changes-I used sugar free items and Hood low carb milk and used sugar free white chocolate pudding mix and low fat cream cheese for the icing-my question is how do I figure out the carb count for the receipe with all the changes I've made? thanks mq
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