Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Apple Pie

Yield: 8 servings












3/4 c Sugar replacement *

3 c Tart apples, peeled, cored-and thinly sliced

2 TB Flour

1/2 ts Cinnamon

Dash of nutmeg and salt , 2 tb Diet margarine

Pastry for 2 nine inch Pie crust

* Measurement is for non-nutritive sweetener to equal same measurement in sugar.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine sweetener, flour, spices, and salt; mix with apples. Line pie-plate with pastry; fill with apple mixture; dot with margarine. Place top crust on pie; sprinkle with sugar substitute if desired. Bake about 50 minutes or until done. Makes 8 servings.

Nutritional information per serving: calories Filling - 75, Pastry - 220 Exchanges per serving: 1 filling = 1 Fruit, 1/2 Fat 1 pastry = 2 Bread, 1/2

Thursday, February 16, 2012

ROASTED RED PEPPER SALSA RECIPE


For this Salsa recipe you will need:
  • 6-8 large tomatoes, seeded
  • 1 large green pepper
  • 1 large red pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 jalapeno peppers (more if you want it hotter)
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
  • juice of one lime
  • salt
  • pepper
place peppers on cookie sheet and roast in 450 degree oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. When peppers are cool remove seeds and dice.
Cut tomatoes in half and remove seeds with a spoon. Dice tomato meat and onion and place in large bowl with diced peppers and chopped garlic. Add lime juice and cilantro and season with salt and fresh ground black pepper. Toss to combine.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving to allow flavors to blend.