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Author:
CURLYKATHY
Rank: Platinum Poster Location: Melbourne
Date: 9:19am WST, May 7th 2012 |
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Thought I would start this up even though I have nothing original to offer at this point.
Mostly these day I am getting ideas off the net.
A favourite in my house is Chicken Saag. It isn't on CK but there are a few recipes out there. The one I use is here. http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/22890/chicken+saag
Ingredients (serves 4)
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium brown onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely chopped
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
150g baby spinach
1 cup chicken stock
500g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces
1/2 cup plain yoghurt
Steamed basmati rice and chapati bread, to serve
Method
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring, for 3 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, ginger, paprika and turmeric. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add spinach and stock. Cook for 5 minutes or until spinach has wilted. Set aside for 10 minutes or until cooled slightly. Process until almost smooth.
Heat remaining oil in pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, in batches, for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden and just cooked through. Reduce heat to medium-low.
Add spinach mixture to pan. Season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until simmering. Remove from heat. Stir in yoghurt. Serve with rice and bread.
I usually add other vegetables and use low fat yoghurt. I also tend to use chilli powder in place of the paprika.
I think cauliflower fried rice is also worth a try. Again there are quite a few recipes out there and by adding extra vegetables and/or meat you can make it a complete meal. Not sure which recipe I ended using now but most are pretty similar.
Heaviest 99.5, Start CK 91.7, Now 58.6, Would like 57 or 58
The weight loss has taken me just over a year. Maintaining needs to be a lifelong project.
The pay off. Feeling good. Looking good. Normal blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol.
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Author:
MIGHTYMOUSEVAL
Rank: Sapphire Poster Location: Queensland
Date: 9:56am WST, May 7th 2012 |
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Love this Frittata so I thought I would post it again!
Apple Frittata
1 Grated Apple
1 Egg Whites
1 t/sp Vanilla Extract
1 t/sp Cinnamon
Mixed together and slow cooked in the baby skillet, with lid for 20 mins turned over for 10mins
Served with fruit & yoghurt
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Author:
SHAZZCATZ
Rank: Ruby Poster Location: Melbourne
Date: 7:35am WST, May 8th 2012 |
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ooh I like the frittata recipe, Judith! I tend to have stewed apples with nuts & seeds for brekky most mornings, as I get a heap of granny smith apples in the fruit & veg co-op I'm in. The frittata could be an alternative!
Could you post your feta/spinach/parmesan muffins recipe too please?
Shazz 
SW 1/9/05 73.2 kg
LW 10/07/08 55 kg
GW 57-58 kg
CW 18/10/11 57.3 kg
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Author:
MIGHTYMOUSEVAL
Rank: Sapphire Poster Location: Queensland
Date: 4:57pm WST, May 8th 2012 |
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See ya later!
Feta Spinach Muffins
116 g of Cheese: Feta
1 packet (250g) of Logan Farm: Vegetables, frozen: Spinach, Finely Chopped
1 jumbo (67g with shell) (59g) of Eggs: Chicken Egg, whole, raw, fresh
1 large egg white (33g) of Eggs: Chicken Egg, white only, raw, fresh
25 g of La Casa Del Formaggio: Cheese: Parmeson, Australian, Grated or Shredded
1 tablespoon (25mL) of Philadelphia: Cream: Cream for Cooking, Light, 60% less fat
Mixed all together, into 6 muffin tray, 180c for 45 mins
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Author:
FREJA
Rank: Platinum Poster Location: London, UK
Date: 10:39pm WST, May 9th 2012 |
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Black bean chocolate brownies/cake (adapted from a couple of different recipes online)
250 g black beans (tinned)
50 ml flour (could probably be omitted)
2 heaped tbsp cocoa powder
2 eggs
Sweetener of choice - I used 40 ml agave
50 g butter (or other fat e.g. coconut oil)
50 g dark chocolate (I used Lindt 85%)
Set oven to 180 degrees. Mash black beans using a hand mixer or food processor (so that the mix becomes smooth). Melt butter in a pot, remove from heat and add dark chocolate, stir until melted and blended. Beat eggs and sweetener. Mix everything well (I used an electric whisk). Pour batter into a pan lined with baking paper (max 20x25 cm). Bake in middle of oven, for around 15 mins or so - check it with a fork, it should ideally be a little sticky still when you take it out.
Since all the chocolate in the batter wasn't enough for me I also scattered some chopped up dark chocolate on top before putting it in the oven...
These brownies are very chocolatey and have a nice, creamy texture from the black beans, and with the amount of sweetener I used they are relatively bitter. They are also delicious - I had to freeze most of them as soon as they'd cooled down or they wouldn't have lasted very long.
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Author:
MIGHTYMOUSEVAL
Rank: Sapphire Poster Location: Queensland
Date: 2:50pm WST, May 17th 2012 |
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I like this one, don,t put psyllium or banana, that,s just the way I like it!
Recipe for Oatmilk at the bottom of post!
Raw Berry Oats
1 cup oat milk or rice milk
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup berries
1 tbs. psyllium husks 1 tea/sp Vanilla extract
½ a banana
1 scoop of whey protein (optional)
Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 1
Method
Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth. Serve in either a bowl or glass
OATMILK
· 1 cup cooked oats (i use thick rolled)
· 4 -5 cups hot water
· 1 -2 teaspoon cornstarch
· 1 tablespoon sugar
· 1 dash nutmeg
· 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
· 1 pinch sea salt
Directions:
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(To cook steel cut or thick rolled oats, bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a small sauce pan, add 1/2 cup of oats and turn the heat down to med/low, they just want to gently simmer for about 10 minutes. Give it a stir to check to see if the oats have absorbed all of the water.).
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Bring 5 cups of water to a boil.
3.
As you are waiting for the water to boil, add the rest of the ingredients to a blender. As soon as your water is boiling add 3-4 cups to the blender. Be sure that there is room left in the top of the blender and that the lid fits securely or you could risk splashing yourself with hot water when you flip the switch.
4. Turn your blender on low and increase to high speed, blending for about 20 seconds or so. Check the consistency, add more water as necessary to achieve the desired thickness. The mixture will thicken a little as it cools off and eventually chills
I make half of this recipe [ 2 cups ]
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Author:
FREJA
Rank: Platinum Poster Location: London, UK
Date: 7:40pm WST, June 2nd 2012 |
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Gluten/grain free cheesecake (serves 1-2 - makes 4 slices)
Got a massive craving for cheesecake out of the blue yesterday, so I made up this recipe (adapted from various online recipes for normal sized cheesecake) which surprisingly turned out really well on the first try! It's perfect if you live by yourself (like me), or just with one other person. Cut into 4 slices it's around 200 cals per slice, 8 g carbs, 8.5 g protein, and 15 g fat. If you want it to be low carb, just leave out the dates from the base. You need a very small pan - I've got an 11 cm springform pan which I've bought for the purpose of making small cakes just for one or two people. Alternatively you could perhaps use ramekins and make 3-4 mini cakes.
Base:
30 g hazelnuts
25 g cashews
25 g dates
Pre-heat oven to 175 degrees. Grind nuts and dates in a food processor/coffee grinder and mix with a tiny bit of water to make a paste. Press paste into a small springform pan, buttered or lined with baking paper. Bake in lower part of oven for 5-10 mins, until it's got a little colour.
Filling:
160 g Philadelphia light
50 g cottage cheese
1 egg
1-2 tsp xylitol (or sugar or other sweetener of choice)
Zest from 1/2 lemon, plus a tsp of lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Beat everything with an electric mixer until smooth, pour into pan and bake in lower part of oven for 35-45 mins (insert fork to check when it's done). Allow to cool, then transfer to fridge for a few hours.
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