Diabetic Dish of the Week - Banana Cream Angel Bites

This week's Diabetic Dish of the Week is - Banana Cream Angel Bites. Here's a perfect Diabetic Friendly Dessert for the Holidays, Banana Cream Angel Bites. Splenda Sweetner replaces the Sugar in the recipe. There's 90 calories and 12 net carbs per serving, which is 3 Angel Bites. The recipe is from the CooksRecipes website which has a huge selection of recipes to please all tastes, diets, or cuisines. Check it out today! Merry Christmas and Eat Healthy!  https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html

Banana Cream Angel Bites
A uniquely satisfying, diabetic-friendly and indulgent guilt-free dessert.

Recipe Ingredients:
Angel Bites:
5 large egg whites

1/3 cup Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

Banana Cream Filling:
1/2 cup egg substitute
1 cup LACTAID® Fat Free Milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons light butter
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener
1 teaspoon banana flavor
2 bananas, sliced
2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips

Cooking Directions:
1 - Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly oil a 13x11 inch-baking sheet. Set aside.
2 - Make Angel Bites: Place egg whites in a medium mixing bowl. Whip on high speed using an electric beater or wire whisk until frothy.
3 - Add Splenda® Granulated Sweetener, vanilla and salt. Mix on high speed until medium-stiff peaks form (approximately 20 to 30 seconds).
4 - Spoon rounded tablespoons of egg white mixture onto prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated 350°F (175°C) oven 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan. Cool.
5 - Make Filling: Place egg substitute, LACTAID® Fat Free Milk, vanilla and light butter in a small saucepan. Blend Splenda® Granulated Sweetener and cornstarch together and add to ingredients in the saucepan. Stir well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to thicken and bubble (approximately 3 to 4 minutes).
6 - Remove filling from heat and add banana flavor. Stir until well mixed. For an extra creamy filling, pour into the bowl of a food processor or blender. Cover and process until very creamy (approximately 10 seconds). Pour filling into a bowl and refrigerate at least 20 minutes or until ready to serve.
7 - Assemble Angel Bites. Just before serving, sandwich Angel Bites with filling. Place three Angel Bites on a plate with the bottoms facing up. Top each with sliced banana and a spoonful of filling. Stack another Angel Bite on top. Repeat for each serving.
8 - Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Makes 5 servings. Serving Size: 3 prepared angel bites.

Tip: If egg whites start to separate, whisk them back together using a wire whisk.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/5 of recipe; 3 prepared angel bites): Calories 90 | Calories from Fat 20 | Fat 2.0g (sat 0g) | Cholesterol 0mg | Sodium 140mg | Carbohydrates 14g | Fiber 2g | Sugars 8g | Protein 4g.
https://www.cooksrecipes.com/diabetic/banana_cream_angel_bites_recipe.html

Healthy Beef Tenderloin Recipes

From the EatingWell website and Magazine its Healthy Beef Tenderloin Recipes. Delicious and Healthy Beef Tenderloin Recipes like; Mushroom and Thyme Roasted Beef Tenderloin, Beef Tenderloin Steaks with Brandied Mushrooms, and Fillet Mignon with Blueberry-Bourbon Barbecue Sauce. Find these delicious recipes and more all at the EatingWell website. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!  http://www.eatingwell.com/


Healthy Beef Tenderloin Recipes
Find healthy, delicious beef tenderloin recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

Mushroom and Thyme Roasted Beef Tenderloin
The beef tenderloin in this main dish recipe really benefits from a long soak in the mushroom- and thyme-flavored marinade. Roasted in the oven alongside onions, carrots, and more mushrooms, this meal is a definite crowd-pleaser........


Beef Tenderloin Steaks with Brandied Mushrooms
Brandied mushrooms go perfectly with a nice, juicy steak. This recipe uses coffee and a touch of balsamic vinegar to intensify the flavoring in the brandied portobello mushrooms.......


Filet Mignon with Blueberry-Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
Blueberries, loaded with antioxidants, have a balance of sweet and sour, which makes them an excellent base for a rich, tangy barbecue sauce. Fresh thyme rubbed on the steak dovetails wonderfully with the blueberries. Serve with fresh tomato wedges........



* Click the link below to get all the Healthy Beef Tenderloin Recipes
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/19137/ingredients/meat-poultry/beef/tenderloin/

Kitchen Hint of the Day! TUESDAY

MERRY CHRISTMAS Everyone!

Christmas Eve

Hi everyone and Merry Christmas! We are having a a Christmas Eve Party tonight and its all Appetizers and Sandwiches. Yesterday I went to Kroger and purchased Lunch Meat and Cheese to make Meat and Cheese Tray. Then I bought a loaf of Mini Cocktail Rye Bread and a Pork Tenderloin Roast. I'll bake the Roast and slice it thin and lightly bake the Rye Bread and make Mini Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches, with Spicy Mustard and Horseradish Sauce on the side for toppings. Finally I bought a couple of Frozen Appetizers for the Kids that I'll bake.

Merry Christmas all!

One of America's Favorites - Country Captain

Country Captain is a curried chicken and rice dish, which is popular in the Southern United States. It was introduced to the U.S. through Charleston, Savannah, New York and Philadelphia, but has origins in India. The dish was once included in the United States military Meal, Ready-to-Eat packs, in honor of it being a favorite dish of George S. Patton.

It has also appeared on television shows in both the United States and in the United Kingdom, with chefs Bobby Flay, Atul Kochhar and Cyrus Todiwala all cooking the dish. Todiwala served his version to Queen Elizabeth II as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Country Captain

In its basic form, country captain is a mild stew made with browned chicken pieces, onions, and curry powder. Almonds and golden raisins or zante currants are usually added. Many versions also call for tomatoes, garlic, and bell peppers. The dish is served over white rice. With the exception of the rice, it is meant to be cooked all in the same pot. Chef Mamrej Khan has referred to the dish as one of the first fusion dishes to be developed, making it part of the Anglo-Indian cuisine.

Country captain originated in India as a simple spatchcock poultry or game recipe involving onions and curry and possibly enjoyed by British officers. One theory is that an early 19th-century British sea captain, possibly from the East India Company, working in the spice trade introduced it to the American South via the port of Savannah. The dish remains popular amongst the communities in Mumbai, India. The "country" part of the dish's name dates from when the term referred to things of Indian origin instead of British, and so the term "country captain" would have meant a captain of Indian origin, a trader along the coasts of India. Others claim that the word "captain" in the title is simply a corruption of the word "capon".

In 1991, New York Times columnist Molly O’Neill researched the origin of the dish known as country captain, which had been a steady feature in southern cookbooks since the 1950s. Working with Cecily Brownstone, they discovered that the dish originally published in the United States in the pages of Miss Leslie’s New Cookery Book published in Philadelphia in 1857.[8] The recipe required a "fine full-grown fowl". It also appeared in the kitchens of Alessandro Filippini, who was a chef with a restaurant on Wall Street in the 18th century.

Fans of the dish have included Franklin D. Roosevelt, who introduced it to George S. Patton. It was Patton's love for the dish which subsequently resulted in it being added in his honor to the U.S. Army's Meal, Ready-to-Eat field rations in 2000. A variety of Southern chefs have recipes for the dish, including Paul Prudhomme, Paula Deen and Emeril Lagasse. The dish was featured on an episode of Throwdown! with Bobby Flay in season 6 guest-starring Matt and Ted Lee. It also appeared on the BBC One cooking show, Saturday Kitchen, with chef Atul Kochhar cooking the regular chicken and rice version of the dish.

Chef Cyrus Todiwala cooked a variation of country captain on Saturday Kitchen. His version was similar to Shepherd's Pie, in that the meat was baked under a layer of potato. He had previously cooked the dish for Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at Kirishna Avanti school in Harrow as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012. That version of the dish used rare breed lamb from the Orkney Islands which had been fed on seaweed. The dish is also now on the menu of Todiwala's London restaurant, Café Spice Namasté.

"Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week - SKINNY NOODLES SALAD WITH SHIRATAKI NOODLES

This week's "Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week is - SKINNY NOODLES SALAD WITH SHIRATAKI NOODLES. Made using  Skinny Noodles Spaghetti Shirataki, Carrots, Snow Peas, Red Bell Pepper, Baby Corn, and Light Asian Dressing. The recipe is from one of my favorite recipe sites the Diabetic Gourmet Magazine website. The Diabetic Gourmet site has a huge selection of Diabetic Friendly Recipes so be sure to check it out today. Enjoy and start the New Year off Healthy!  https://diabeticgourmet.com/

SKINNY NOODLES SALAD WITH SHIRATAKI NOODLES

Ingredients
8 oz package Skinny Noodles Spaghetti Shirataki, drained and rinsed
4 oz carrots, shredded
4 oz snow peas, trimmed and shredded
4 oz red bell pepper, shredded
4 oz baby corn, sliced lengthwise
1/3 Cup your favorite ready-to-use, Light, Asian dressing (like "Ken's Lite Asian Sesame with Ginger & Soy")

Directions

1 - In large bowl add noodles, carrots, snow peas, red bell pepper, and baby corn.
2 - Pour 1/3 cup dressing over noodle salad, toss gently.
3 - Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
NOTES:
Here’s an easy Asian fusion salad guaranteed to impress. The spaghetti shirataki add extra texture to the salad and extend the portion size without added calories. You can serve this salad for a main meal, or cut the portion size and serve on the side.

Recipe Yield: Makes 2 servings

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING:

Calories: 185
Fiber: 11 grams
Protein: 6 grams
Carbohydrates: 26 grams
https://diabeticgourmet.com/diabetic-recipes/skinny-noodles-salad-with-shirataki-noodles

Kitchen Hint of the Day!

Freeze............


Once a squash fruit is cut open, you can wrap the unused portion in plastic and store in refrigerator for up to a week, or cut it into cubes and place in a freezer bag to freeze.