Before I give my recipe I wanna make sure credit goes where credit is due. I was searching for an easy Waffle recipe that I could make with whole wheat and Stevia. I found this one:
http://tammysrecipes.com/best_waffle_batter
It is fantastic! I'm going to let you go to her site to follow the recipe, but make these changes for a sugar / white starch free waffle.
Replace white flour with whole wheat flour. I prefer the "white whole wheat" from King Arthur.
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/flours/
Replace the sugar with Stevia. This comes in different forms, but just be sure you check the label to get the correct amount to equal the sugar needed for the recipe.
I like to top my waffles with cream cheese and no sugar added jelly. I use sugar free maple flavored syrup as well. Enjoy!
Friday, August 26, 2011
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Sugar Free Coffee BBQ Sauce
So I was complaining to a buddy at work, Russ, about the fact that all the store bought BBQ sauces all have sugar in them. He took this as a challenge, I guess, because he went home and made an awesome Coffee and Agave Nectar based BBQ sauce. Russ gave me permission to post this recipe here. Keep in mind like with most of the recipes I post that this is a "give or take" kind of recipe. He wrote it down best he could remember how he made it. Here it is...
2 Package instant coffee
1¼ Cup water
1 Cup beef stock
1 Small can tomato paste
¾ - 1 Cup Agave nectar
1 Tbsp Liquid smoke
1 Tbsp Cayenne pepper
1 Tbsp Black pepper
½ Tbsp Salt
½ Tbsp Garlic powder
¾ Tbsp Onion powder
Heat water
Stir in instant coffee
Mix in all other ingredients
Simmer until reduced to desired thickness
I'm sure there are a million variations. This should give you a good idea on how to start making up your own sauces!
Meatless Bean Burger Patties
This recipe is modified from one my wife found in a magazine. It's a great substitute for a meat patty. Make a batch of these and put them in the refrigerator. They are easy to reheat and enjoy as a quick meal or a packed lunch for work.
1 can of black eyed peas (or black beans)
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 yellow (or orange) bell pepper
2 eggs
4 slices of sugar free whole wheat bread for bread crumbs
1/2 cup cooked brown rice (optional... but I like it)
1/2 tsp dried garlic/garlic powder (or some fresh garlic)
1 Tbsp Chili Powder (more or less to taste)
Olive oil
Put your bread slices in the oven at a lower temp to dry them out completely. Once dry, crush them to a fine bread crumb.
Rinse and strain the can of beans. Mash beans in a mixing bowl.
Finely chop peppers and add to mashed beans.
Mix in all other ingredients.
The mix should be a nice consistency to make patties.
Spread olive oil on a hot griddle. Place patties on the oil and let cook for about 8-10 minutes on one side. Do not turn too soon or the patties will have a tendency to break up. After 8-10 minutes, turn once and cook for another 8-10 minutes. I normally add a little more olive oil around the patties after turning.
One batch makes 6 - 8 patties. These aren't the fasted meal to make, but heating them up tomorrow is quick in the microwave. I wrap the patty in a paper towel and heat for about 30 seconds.
Dressing the patty: Treat this like you would a hamburger. I like to top mine with a little mayo and BBQ sauce (sugar free of course... I'll have a recipe for that as well). A slice of cheese, some lettuce a slice of tomato... you get the picture. All on a sugar free whole wheat hamburger bun.
Variations: Once you make these try to imagine some of the possible variations. Try some chopped mushrooms or different kinds of peppers. I have even thought of possibly adding some TVP (textured vegetable protein).
Enjoy!
1 can of black eyed peas (or black beans)
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 yellow (or orange) bell pepper
2 eggs
4 slices of sugar free whole wheat bread for bread crumbs
1/2 cup cooked brown rice (optional... but I like it)
1/2 tsp dried garlic/garlic powder (or some fresh garlic)
1 Tbsp Chili Powder (more or less to taste)
Olive oil
Put your bread slices in the oven at a lower temp to dry them out completely. Once dry, crush them to a fine bread crumb.
Rinse and strain the can of beans. Mash beans in a mixing bowl.
Finely chop peppers and add to mashed beans.
Mix in all other ingredients.
The mix should be a nice consistency to make patties.
Spread olive oil on a hot griddle. Place patties on the oil and let cook for about 8-10 minutes on one side. Do not turn too soon or the patties will have a tendency to break up. After 8-10 minutes, turn once and cook for another 8-10 minutes. I normally add a little more olive oil around the patties after turning.
One batch makes 6 - 8 patties. These aren't the fasted meal to make, but heating them up tomorrow is quick in the microwave. I wrap the patty in a paper towel and heat for about 30 seconds.
Dressing the patty: Treat this like you would a hamburger. I like to top mine with a little mayo and BBQ sauce (sugar free of course... I'll have a recipe for that as well). A slice of cheese, some lettuce a slice of tomato... you get the picture. All on a sugar free whole wheat hamburger bun.
Variations: Once you make these try to imagine some of the possible variations. Try some chopped mushrooms or different kinds of peppers. I have even thought of possibly adding some TVP (textured vegetable protein).
Enjoy!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Stuffed Pasta Shells
My wife encouraged me to use some of the ingredients that we had to come up with something new (to us). I wasn't feeling especially creative, but I liked her idea so I came up with the following.
I mixed Ricotta Cheese with shredded Mozzarella Cheese in a mixing bowl. To that I added a little Olive Oil and Butter and fresh pressed garlic. I blended up some frozen spinach and broccoli in our Magic Bullet (not the best tool for that, but it worked ok... a food processor would have been better I'm sure). I took the blended Spinach and Broccoli and stirred it into cheese mix.
While I was mixing all that up I was boiling some whole wheat pasta shells. These were the smaller ones about the size of a quarter. The pasta was then strained and cooled for a few minutes.
In a 9x11 baking pan I rubbed a little olive oil on the bottom to prevent the pasta from sticking. I put the cheese mixture in a gallon size baggie and snipped a tiny corner off of it so I could squeeze the mixture into the shells (like icing on a cake).
I lined the bottom of the pan with these little stuffed shells. Then, I poured over them some "no sugar added" marinara sauce. Topped it all with a light layer of shredded Mozzarella Cheese. Bake at 350 for 2o minutes (or so).
I'm sure there are cooks out there that can tell me a better way to do this recipe, but it turned out nice. I thoroughly enjoyed this with two slices of sugar free whole wheat toast with butter and garlic salt.
I mixed Ricotta Cheese with shredded Mozzarella Cheese in a mixing bowl. To that I added a little Olive Oil and Butter and fresh pressed garlic. I blended up some frozen spinach and broccoli in our Magic Bullet (not the best tool for that, but it worked ok... a food processor would have been better I'm sure). I took the blended Spinach and Broccoli and stirred it into cheese mix.
While I was mixing all that up I was boiling some whole wheat pasta shells. These were the smaller ones about the size of a quarter. The pasta was then strained and cooled for a few minutes.
In a 9x11 baking pan I rubbed a little olive oil on the bottom to prevent the pasta from sticking. I put the cheese mixture in a gallon size baggie and snipped a tiny corner off of it so I could squeeze the mixture into the shells (like icing on a cake).
I lined the bottom of the pan with these little stuffed shells. Then, I poured over them some "no sugar added" marinara sauce. Topped it all with a light layer of shredded Mozzarella Cheese. Bake at 350 for 2o minutes (or so).
I'm sure there are cooks out there that can tell me a better way to do this recipe, but it turned out nice. I thoroughly enjoyed this with two slices of sugar free whole wheat toast with butter and garlic salt.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Breaded Fish
Ingredients:
Egg (2)
Milk (1 cup... could be more or less... I guessed)
Whole Wheat Flour (1 cup)
Flaxseed Mill (1 cup)
Dried Parsley (not sure how much :) just shake some in there)
Salt (season to taste. I put mine on after cooking)
Fish (5 Fillets, we used Tilapia)
Vegetable Oil
Preparation:
Whip up the egg and milk together in mixing bowl. Soak fillets in egg mixture.
Heat oil in a skillet (about 1/2 inch deep).
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl that has a lid.
Drip excess egg mixture from one fillet at a time. Place single fillet in bowl with dry mixture and put the lid on. Shake bowl until fillet is uniformly coated. (doing more than one fillet in the dry bowl at a time won't allow for uniform coverage)
Place coated fillet in heated oil. Cook for about 4-5 minutes, flip and cook another 4-5 minutes.
This was tasty and fun. With the sugar/starch free diet it feels like you can't enjoy "breaded" items, but this fish recipe will allow you to have that pleasure. I'm sure this can be done with Chicken as well. Play around with the seasonings in the dry ingredients to come up with some unique flavors. Just keep in mind that pre-mixed seasonings often have sugar in them.
Egg (2)
Milk (1 cup... could be more or less... I guessed)
Whole Wheat Flour (1 cup)
Flaxseed Mill (1 cup)
Dried Parsley (not sure how much :) just shake some in there)
Salt (season to taste. I put mine on after cooking)
Fish (5 Fillets, we used Tilapia)
Vegetable Oil
Preparation:
Whip up the egg and milk together in mixing bowl. Soak fillets in egg mixture.
Heat oil in a skillet (about 1/2 inch deep).
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl that has a lid.
Drip excess egg mixture from one fillet at a time. Place single fillet in bowl with dry mixture and put the lid on. Shake bowl until fillet is uniformly coated. (doing more than one fillet in the dry bowl at a time won't allow for uniform coverage)
Place coated fillet in heated oil. Cook for about 4-5 minutes, flip and cook another 4-5 minutes.
This was tasty and fun. With the sugar/starch free diet it feels like you can't enjoy "breaded" items, but this fish recipe will allow you to have that pleasure. I'm sure this can be done with Chicken as well. Play around with the seasonings in the dry ingredients to come up with some unique flavors. Just keep in mind that pre-mixed seasonings often have sugar in them.
Monday, July 27, 2009
French Toast
French Toast for me was a way to eat "pancakes" even on this crazy plan of mine. I know they aren't the same, but I get the same satisfaction out of them. When I was formulating my sugar free plan a while back I was sitting eating pancakes and thought "These could be the last pancakes I ever eat". That was tough... I love pancakes. With this simple French Toast recipe I can enjoy that same sweet breakfast any time.
Frech Toast is simple and really not much of a recipe, but...
This is good for 2-3 pieces of French Toast (serving for one)
Beat one egg in a bowl.
Dip your sugar free whole wheat bread in to coat both sides.
Lay the coated bread on a hot griddle (with butter or non-stick cooking spray)
Cook both sides to desired "browness" (I like mine pretty brown)
Topping Ideas:
Butter and sugar free syrup (simple, but delicious)
Sugar free peanut butter and sugar free syrup (My favorite!)
Cream cheese and sugar free syrup (and maybe some fresh blueberries or fresh strawberries :)
If the sugar free syrup isn't working for you so much, try adding a bit of Agave Nectar. It helps it to be a bit sweeter and syrupy. Enjoy!
Frech Toast is simple and really not much of a recipe, but...
This is good for 2-3 pieces of French Toast (serving for one)
Beat one egg in a bowl.
Dip your sugar free whole wheat bread in to coat both sides.
Lay the coated bread on a hot griddle (with butter or non-stick cooking spray)
Cook both sides to desired "browness" (I like mine pretty brown)
Topping Ideas:
Butter and sugar free syrup (simple, but delicious)
Sugar free peanut butter and sugar free syrup (My favorite!)
Cream cheese and sugar free syrup (and maybe some fresh blueberries or fresh strawberries :)
If the sugar free syrup isn't working for you so much, try adding a bit of Agave Nectar. It helps it to be a bit sweeter and syrupy. Enjoy!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Lasagna Ideas
Lasagna is a great meal and it's easy enough to do sugar/starch free. I don't have a recipe really because everyone has their own idea of what lasagna should be. Here is an idea of how it could be.
Use whole wheat lasagna noodles. Layer some sugar free tomato pasta sauce (Classico Tomato and Basil for example... keep in mind that it's not "sugars free", it's no sugar added. Tomato's naturally have some sugar content... read the ingredients list for added sugars.). Use Cottage cheese as a layer and maybe some mushrooms, spinach, black olives, ground turkey and Mozzarella cheese.
Take it easy on the cheese so you aren't overloading on the dairy and fats. I prefer reduced fat cheese, but not fat free cheese. Reduced fat cheese is still just cheese without all the extras they have to put in fat free cheese to make it hold together and have some flavor.... again, read the ingredients list.
A lot of people like to have some garlic bread with their lasagna... I do too. Take some sugar free whole wheat hamburger buns, add some butter and garlic salt. Toast in the oven. I like the hamburger buns because it feels more like a thick slice of garlic toast instead of another boring slice of bread loaf.
Experiment with lasagna and let me know how it went!
Use whole wheat lasagna noodles. Layer some sugar free tomato pasta sauce (Classico Tomato and Basil for example... keep in mind that it's not "sugars free", it's no sugar added. Tomato's naturally have some sugar content... read the ingredients list for added sugars.). Use Cottage cheese as a layer and maybe some mushrooms, spinach, black olives, ground turkey and Mozzarella cheese.
Take it easy on the cheese so you aren't overloading on the dairy and fats. I prefer reduced fat cheese, but not fat free cheese. Reduced fat cheese is still just cheese without all the extras they have to put in fat free cheese to make it hold together and have some flavor.... again, read the ingredients list.
A lot of people like to have some garlic bread with their lasagna... I do too. Take some sugar free whole wheat hamburger buns, add some butter and garlic salt. Toast in the oven. I like the hamburger buns because it feels more like a thick slice of garlic toast instead of another boring slice of bread loaf.
Experiment with lasagna and let me know how it went!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sloppy Joe
This recipe has been loaded to my new blog too!
http://daddykirbs.blogspot.com/search?q=sloppy+joe
The family was having Sloppy Joe so my wife wanted me to be a part of that meal. She bought some basic ingredients and brought them home for me to whip it up.
Ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 onion (i used a small white onion)
3 cloves of fresh garlic
1/2 tsp paprika
1 can tomato sauce (this was a small can, not sure of ounces)
1/2 can tomato paste
Preparation:
Brown ground turkey, reduce to simmer. I chopped the pepper, onion and garlic in the super cool pampered chef chopper. Add chopped ingredients and paprika. I let those ingredients simmer for a little bit before adding the tomato sauce and paste then let simmer again. Simmer down to a thick consistency. Serve on a sugar free whole wheat hamburger bun with dill pickle!
This recipe is so easy and so modifiable! I'd love to hear how you made it :)
http://daddykirbs.blogspot.com/search?q=sloppy+joe
The family was having Sloppy Joe so my wife wanted me to be a part of that meal. She bought some basic ingredients and brought them home for me to whip it up.
Ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 onion (i used a small white onion)
3 cloves of fresh garlic
1/2 tsp paprika
1 can tomato sauce (this was a small can, not sure of ounces)
1/2 can tomato paste
Preparation:
Brown ground turkey, reduce to simmer. I chopped the pepper, onion and garlic in the super cool pampered chef chopper. Add chopped ingredients and paprika. I let those ingredients simmer for a little bit before adding the tomato sauce and paste then let simmer again. Simmer down to a thick consistency. Serve on a sugar free whole wheat hamburger bun with dill pickle!
This recipe is so easy and so modifiable! I'd love to hear how you made it :)
Mushroom Gravy over Baked Chicken with Brown Rice
I used olive oil to cook down the mushrooms then added whole wheat flour. Once that thickened I poured in the milk, seasoned with salt and pepper, reduced to simmer and voila... gravy. I put some chicken tenders in a small baking dish and covered with the gravy and baked at 400 for about 30 minutes. I put all that over some long grain brown rice... yum.
Chili
I wasn't going to include this in the recipes, but I just had it for lunce again and thouroghly enjoyed myself. :)
This is a very simple recipe and probably won't win any chili competitions, but it's easy and tasty.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground turkey
1/2 large can of V8 juice
1 can of black beans (read the lable... some bean companies like to sneak sugar in there)
3 handfuls of dry whole wheat pasta ( I use penne )
1 Tbsp. Chili Pepper (more or less to taste)
Preparation:
Add V8 juice and dry pasta to medium sauce pan and bring to boil. Reduce heat and to slow boil until pasta is cooked. While boiling the juice and pasta, brown the turkey. Add at any time to boiling juice. Add black beans and chili pepper, stir well and you are done. I told you it is simple.
This is a very simple recipe and probably won't win any chili competitions, but it's easy and tasty.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground turkey
1/2 large can of V8 juice
1 can of black beans (read the lable... some bean companies like to sneak sugar in there)
3 handfuls of dry whole wheat pasta ( I use penne )
1 Tbsp. Chili Pepper (more or less to taste)
Preparation:
Add V8 juice and dry pasta to medium sauce pan and bring to boil. Reduce heat and to slow boil until pasta is cooked. While boiling the juice and pasta, brown the turkey. Add at any time to boiling juice. Add black beans and chili pepper, stir well and you are done. I told you it is simple.
Chicken and Classico Sauce
I don't know if this qualifies as a recipe or just an easy lunch idea...
I was struggling with what to take to work for lunch. So I looked in the freezer and found skinless boneless chicken tenders. I placed them in a microwave dish and covered the chicken with Classico Tomato and Basil sauce. At work, to heat it up I put it in the microwave for two minutes, turned and stirred then two minutes more.
To go along with the chicken I put a slice of sugar free whole wheat bread in the sauce. For crunch I ate a small handful of triscuits. I suppose it would be just as easy to throw some frozen peas or something in the dish as well.
I was struggling with what to take to work for lunch. So I looked in the freezer and found skinless boneless chicken tenders. I placed them in a microwave dish and covered the chicken with Classico Tomato and Basil sauce. At work, to heat it up I put it in the microwave for two minutes, turned and stirred then two minutes more.
To go along with the chicken I put a slice of sugar free whole wheat bread in the sauce. For crunch I ate a small handful of triscuits. I suppose it would be just as easy to throw some frozen peas or something in the dish as well.
Turkey Burger
Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground turkey
1 egg
1/4 cup oatmeal
1 tsp season salt
1 tsp olive oil
Preparation:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Form patties and brown both sides in a skillet (I use pam non-stick spray in the skillet). They need browned because the patties are to soft to put directly on the grill. Once brown, move them to the grill. Be careful not to turn them too much for they will break apart. This recipe yields two nice size burgers. Keep in mind that my measurements are "more or less"... you may find that you want more or less of any of them.
The turkey burgers do great in the George Forman style grill too. In fact if you prefer your burgers a little thinner that is the way to go. It's difficult to make a thin patty on the outdoor grill because the turkey patties don't hold together like beef does.
1/2 pound ground turkey
1 egg
1/4 cup oatmeal
1 tsp season salt
1 tsp olive oil
Preparation:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Form patties and brown both sides in a skillet (I use pam non-stick spray in the skillet). They need browned because the patties are to soft to put directly on the grill. Once brown, move them to the grill. Be careful not to turn them too much for they will break apart. This recipe yields two nice size burgers. Keep in mind that my measurements are "more or less"... you may find that you want more or less of any of them.
The turkey burgers do great in the George Forman style grill too. In fact if you prefer your burgers a little thinner that is the way to go. It's difficult to make a thin patty on the outdoor grill because the turkey patties don't hold together like beef does.
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