Text 17805, 93 rader
Skriven 2007-07-09 10:24:58 av Sean Dennis (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 17794 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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MICHAEL LOO wrote in a message to SEAN DENNIS:

 ML> Tip number two: ask for a spoon!

True.  That's what I get for going out to eat half-asleep.

 ML> Very cool - you might find another one or two that you can
 ML> use to vary the routine when you don't feel like seeing the
 ML> same faces at your favorite restaurant. And Mexican food is
 ML> pretty inexpensive. Only better thing is learning to do it
 ML> yourself ;) - but even then going out has its place.

I do like to cook Mexican food.  I know how to make my own tortillas (I had a
press for a while until it got lost somewhere; made out of cast iron).  I do
enjoy making Mexican food as I lived in the Southwest (and in Texas, so Tex-Mex
too) for so long.  Our new place has a tiny kitchen, but it's big enough to
cook for two or more, depending on how many more we're talking. :)

 ML> I can pick out nutmeg - once, back in the '60s, I heard that one
 ML> could achieve a higher state of consciousness by ingesting a large
 ML> quantity of nutmeg, so I did so. 

Sounds like a friend of mine in high school and the banana peel thingie.

 ML> All it did was make me kind of
 ML> queasy and very suspicious of heavily nutmegged foods henceforth. I
 ML> kind of enjoy a sprinkle of it here and there, but in general I
 ML> don't use it myself.

I don't use it save for in egg nog, actually.  My mom uses it in certain
recipes, but it's far and few between.

 ML> Essentially stewed prunes mushed up.

That's what I thought, but Dave S. suggested applesauce which is much more
palatable to me.

Here's a recipe I might just make Friday (my day off):

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Brownies ( Applesauce - Diabetic )
 Categories: Diabetic, Cakes, Desserts, Fruits
      Yield: 16 Servings
 
    1/3 c  Vegetable oil
    1/2 c  Unsweetened applesauce
    1/2 c  Unsweetened cocoa powder
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      2 lg Eggs
      1 ts Vanilla extract
    1/4 c  Chopped nuts
 
  16 big servings, 24 servings if you follow the 1 tsp. sugar per
  serving guideline of ADA, or try using part sugar/part artificial
  sweetener to cut down on calories. The original recipe is almost like
  cake.
  
  Preheat oven to 375 F.
  
  Combine oil, applesauce and cocoa.  Add sugar and stir until
  dissolved. Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix dry ingredients together and
  stir into the mixture.
  
  Pour the batter into a greased and floured (or wax paper lined &
  sprayed) 9 inch square pan.  Sprinkle on nuts. (Still tastes good if
  you forget.)
  
  Bake about 20 to 30 minutes or until top is set but edges are not
  dried out.  Toothpick will come out clean. Cut into 16 or more
  squares.
  
  1/16 recipe = 165 calories, 1 starch + 1 fat + 1 fruit exchange 3
  grams protein, 27 grams carbohydrate, 7 grams fat, 84 mg sodium
  
  1/24 recipe = 110 calories (1 tsp sugar per serving) 2 grams protein,
  18 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams fat, 56 mg sodium
  
  Adapted from Quick & Easy Diabetic Menus by Betty Wedman, 1993 Shared
  and tested by Elizabeth Rodier Feb 94.
 
MMMMM
 
Later,
Sean

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