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« on: June 27, 2009, 03:26:40 PM »
I've been trying new recipes and hope to do more of that this summer.  If you have a favorite you'd like to share let's start a thread here for that.

This is a great whole wheat pancake recipe with yogurt in it - light and fluffy and much healthier than plain white flour pancakes. thumbs up  I like to add blueberries to mine.

I made this hummus recipe, minus the lemon juice (didn't have any on hand).  Turned out delicious!

And then there's chocolate mousse made with chocolate chips and tofu!  This is one I loved - can't find it online like I made it so here it is:

1 10.5 oz. pkg. silken lite tofu (I actually used regular tofu)
3/4 c. chocolate chips (choose dairy free for a vegan option)
3 tsp. vanilla

Blend tofu in food processor until smooth.  Melt chocolate in microwave or over double-boiler.  Blend chocolate and vanilla with tofu until no white is visible.  Spoon evenly into serving dishes and chill for at least one hour.

We had it with whipped cream and fresh berries.  Super easy and delicious.  diva

Edited to add here is one I'm curous about:
Raw chocolate silk dessert made with avocados
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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2009, 08:43:51 PM »
I made cupcakes last night and tried a new to me glaze recipe plus non-dairy chocolate chips (which were delicious, by the way!).  The glaze was chocolate chips, a little bit of Karo syrup, a coupe of tablespoons of butter and little bit of vanilla.  Tasted like glaze on a doughnut only way better! big grin
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« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2009, 11:39:28 AM »
Tonight I'm trying this chocolate frozen yogurt recipe - we'll see how it turns out!
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2009, 10:11:53 AM »
The yogurt was pretty good - we ate it all, so that says something. smile

I'm going to try and make DD some chocolate pudding pops from scratch today - and I have truffles to make too. 

All chocolate, all the time right now, lol!

--Edited to say the pudding tastes good after licking the spoon, so hopefully the pops will freeze up nicely!  And the truffles - vegan - are excellent.  I made them small so they're only about 25 calories each.  I made just half a batch and am giving some of them to our neighbors, too.

And the pudding pops turned out tasty, thankfully. smile
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2009, 06:18:09 PM »
This isn't much of a recipe but was delicious nonetheless.  I oven roasted zucchini, red potatoes, onion, bell pepper and carrot.  I have an olive oil sprayer so I was able to use a small amount of oil to keep it nice and light, and I seasoned it with a Trader Joe's salt-free seasoning blend.  So yummy!

I made some homemade vanilla ice cream with nonfat milk and half and half, and some chocolate chip cookies, to make sandwiches to take to a fireworks gathering tonight.  The ice cream is more like ice milk but tastes really good.
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« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2009, 09:42:45 AM »
I think I'm all dessert-ed out, finally.  I ate a big, rich dinner/dessert last night and actually ended up with a really bad stomach ache that kept me up half the night.  So I'm moving on to much lighter fare now.

Any delicious LIGHT, healthy suggestions?
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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2009, 03:04:22 PM »
I made some of these today - baked parmesan crisps.  Could not be ANY easier, and very yummy!
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2009, 07:54:28 AM »
Last night I made a sauce with sauteed garlic, Italian crushed tomatoes (1 large can), white beans (1 regular size can) and fresh baby spinach, then poured it over whole wheat spaghetti, topped with a bit of fresh Parmesan cheese and crushed chipotle pepper flakes.  Delicious!
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« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2009, 10:33:30 AM »
Sounds like good stuff! I can't wait to have tomatoes from our garden to make fresh sauce with.
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« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2009, 03:03:13 PM »
I love this recipe for corn salad.
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« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2009, 09:45:27 AM »
Last night I made felafel, tahini lemon sauce and chilled berry soup (dessert), all from the Moosewood Kitchen cookbook.  Made some fresh hummus, too.

No new recipes tonight - but we're using the grill for veggie burgers, corn on the cob and roasted vegetables.  Yummmmm....

A friend shared an easy way to make jam so I may have to try my hand at that soon.  DD can make popovers - fresh jam and warm popovers sounds heavenly!
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« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2009, 01:54:50 PM »
DD's going to have a cupcake sale out front, and we're trying a new (to us) frosting recipe:
Fluffy white frosting

Chocolate cupcakes are baking as I type.  yippee
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« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2009, 09:19:14 AM »
Do NOT make these unless you want to consume your fat allowance for the day in one or two cookies, but they are so yummy:

Homemade Nutter Butters

I suggest cutting the cookies into quarters or thirds, or just making them much, much smaller to begin with.  The butter content is over the top!
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« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2009, 07:46:46 AM »
I have a huge list going now of recipes I want to try.  I'm checking them off and dating them as I make them. smile  Found two more this morning that I want to add to the list, with some slight modifications:

Maple Oat Scones
Baked Pasta with Broccoli
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« Reply #14 on: August 12, 2009, 12:14:01 PM »
Made strawberry freezer jam today - so yummy and super, super easy!  Really.
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