Homemade Low-Fat Potato Chips

Ingredients:

• Potatoes
• Vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 450 F.
2. Lightly oil a baking sheet.
3. Cut potatoes in half crosswise.
4. Using a mandoline, slice potato halves into thin slices.
5. Place slices on oiled baking sheet.
6. Brush tops of slices with vegetable oil.
7. Bake in oven for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Place chips in brown paper bag with a pinch of sea salt per potato and shake.

Written by Ian McKenzie on October 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Food Bites - April 27

• 2 Ingredients, 2 Recipes, 4 Meals – Here’s a couple of recipes using pork and green beans.
• Curry pastes – A necessary ingredient in a Perfect Pantry.
• Honey Glazed Lemon Roast Chicken Recipe – A simple and delicious recipe for roast chicken.
• What Do 300 Calorie Meals Look Like? – Pictures to give a visual sense of what a 300 calorie meal looks like.
• The Top 5 Brain Health Foods – Good quality dark chocolate and coffee. How can you go wrong?
• Best of Panama 2007 – the best of the 2007 brain food (coffee) from Panama.
• Roasting coffee with a popcorn popper – How most of us get started roasting.
• Chicken with Apples and Raisin Couscous – a Moroccan style dish.

Written by Ian McKenzie on April 27th, 2007 with no comments.
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Slow-Cooker Pork with Dried Fruit and Squash

Ingredients:

• 3 pound lean boneless pork loin roast
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated, fresh ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/ teaspoon pepper
• pinch of saffron
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup dried apricots
• 1/2 cup bit-sized pitted prunes
• 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 4 cups)

Directions:

1. Trim fat from pork; cut pork in half crosswise.
2. Combine brown sugar and next 8 ingredients in a small bowl; stir mixture well. Rub pork evenly with sugar mixture. Place pork in a 4 1/2 quart slow cooker. Arrange apricots, prunes, and squash around pork.
3. Cover with lid, cook on high-heat setting 1 hour. Reduce to low-heat setting, and cook 6 to 7 hours or until pork, fruit, and squash are tender.
4. Cut pork into thin slices, and serve with fruit, squash and couscous.

Written by Ian McKenzie on April 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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Berry Applesauce

Ingredients:

• 2 cups peeled, cored, and chopped apples
• 2 cups fresh or frozen (unsweetened) strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries
• 1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan.
2. Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook over very low heat for about 25 minutes, or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
3. Mash lightly or purée in a food processor, if desired.
4. Serve either hot or cold.

Written by Ian McKenzie on February 12th, 2007 with no comments.
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Spicy Moroccan Beef Stir-Fry

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Lean Ground Beef
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 2 Carrots, julienned
• 1 Bell Pepper, julienned
• 2 Cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon Paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 
• 1/2 teaspoon hot chili pepper flakes
• 28 ounce Can of diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup sliced green olives
• Toasted pine nuts
• Chopped fresh coriander

Directions:

1. Cook ground beef, onion, carrots and sweet pepper in large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking beef up into small chunks with back of spoon for 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is completely cooked and vegetables are tender-crisp.
2. Stir in garlic, seasonings and cook for 1 minute longer.
3. Stir in tomatoes and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer, covered for 5 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
4. Stir in olives; heat through. Season with more salt and pepper if desired.
5. Serve with cooked pasta, rice or couscous.

Written by Ian McKenzie on February 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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Take the Hassle out of Dinner Time

…with the Six O’Clock Scramble

The Scramble is a weekly e-mail newsletter that features:

Five flavourful and healthy, tried-and-true dinner recipes with side dish suggestions, emailed to you each week.

Easy-to-prepare dinners in 30 minutes (or less), most with fewer than 10 ingredients.

Delicious, easy recipes like Asian Turkey Burgers, Tortellini Tossed with Fresh Mozzarella, honey glazed salmon and red beans and rice burritos.

Includes an organized grocery list so you can print and shop.

Perfect for working or full-time parents, or anyone who wants new ideas to get dinner on the table quickly.

Healthy Family Recipes - Low Fat Recipe, Quick Meals, Fast Dinner

Written by Ian McKenzie on February 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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Baked BBQ Hot Wings

Ingredients:

• 2 cups BBQ sauce
• 1 12 ounce tin frozen orange juice concentrate
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 C. red wine
• hot sauce to taste
• 2-3 lb. wings

Directions:

1. Mix together BBQ sauce, orange juice, brown sugar, hot sauce and wine. Set aside.
2. Cut wings at the “elbow.”
3. Dip pieces in sauce and lay in a Pyrex dish or a stainless steel baking pan.
4. Pour any remaining sauce over all and bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 1-1 1/4 hours.

Written by Ian McKenzie on February 2nd, 2007 with no comments.
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Super Bowl Party Recipes

This weekend is the Super Bowl and that means parties or at least good snacks to eat while watching the game. Slashfood has been running a series of dips recipes:

• Chipotle Guacamole
• Tomato and Basil Hummus
• Grilled corn salsa
• Multi-Layer Dip
• Chive, Cilantro and Yogurt Dip
• Hot Artichoke Dip

If you’re wanting all the party but none of the calories About: Low Fat Cooking has an array of Low Fat Appetizers

• Potato Skins
• Spicy Shrimp Kebabs
• Baked Tortilla Chips
• Baked Pita Chips
• Spinach Dip
• Black Bean Dip
• Red Pepper Dip
• Guacamole
• Mango Black Bean Salsa
• Mango Tomato Salsa

Written by Ian McKenzie on February 2nd, 2007 with no comments.
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Chicken Paprikash

This is a low-fat version of the dish.

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup fat-free, low sodium chicken broth
• 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1/3 cup reduced fat sour cream

Directions:

1. In a large skillet, saute onion over medium-high, until softened.
2. Sprinkle paprika and cayenne over onion and stir.
3. Add chicken and cook 5 minutes each side, until no longer pink.
4. Add chicken broth and tomato sauce. 
5. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. Stir in sour cream and cook for two minutes more.

Serve over noodles or rice.

Written by Ian McKenzie on January 16th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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Low Fat Skillet Beef and Vegetables

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 tsp canola oil
* 1 stick celery, sliced
* 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
* 3/4 cup sliced carrots
* 3/4 cup green beans, trimmed
* 3/4 cup mushrooms
* 1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced
* 1 tsp oregano
* 8 ounces extra-lean ground beef
* 1 15-ounce can chopped tomatoes
* 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

PREPARATION:
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté celery, onion, carrots, green beans, mushrooms and zucchini for 2-3minutes. Add oregano. Crumble in beef and cook until no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes.

 Drain off any excess fat. Add canned tomatoes and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Written by Ian McKenzie on September 12th, 2006 with no comments.
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