In yesterday’s post I told of my frustration at not having my art and internet computer for over a week. Not being able to do my art along with still being sick has taken a toll on my moods. I was looking for something to do that wasn’t strenuous since I have no energy and to take me out of my blue funk. Realizing that I know people who like to cook I decided to share some of my recipes as we work our way towards Super Bowl Sunday. Sometimes we need to sit back and realize that there are things outside our hands and just deal with it. I know now that I have an ace in my hand because all I need to do is tell the people in the shop my computer is fixed now or I take the business away from them now and give it to someone else. When you run into a roadblock deal with the roadblock and look for a way around it.
Today I have some appetizers for you. One is my way of doing deviled eggs. The pizza rolls were a favorite of my staff when I was running my science fiction convention. The other two are different and a little more work but worth it.
Deviled Eggs
Serving Size: 12
Preparation Time: 0:05 - Start to Finish Time: 0:25
"Dijon mustard adds a nice spicy bite to these eggs."
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 whole eggs, hard-boiled
4 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon chives, freeze-dried
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Put yolks in small bowl. Add rest of ingredients to egg yolks and mix until fluffy.
Spoon or pipe egg yolk mixture back into egg whites.
Per Serving: 53 Calories; 4g Fat (70.1% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 108mg Cholesterol; 102mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); ½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; ½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Mini Pizzas
Serving Size: 24
Preparation Time: 0:10 - Start to Finish Time: 0:15
"An easy to make appetizer size pizza."
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 ounces no salt added tomato sauce
6 ounces tomato paste
1 small onion -- diced
2 cloves garlic -- minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
12 English muffins -- split
7 ounces pepperoni slices
1 cup Italian Six Cheese
In a small bowl mix tomato sauce, tomato paste, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper.
Split the muffins into 2 slices. Spread 1 tablespoon of the sauce mixture, top with 4 slices of pepperoni, and sprinkle with cheese.
Toast in a toaster oven set to medium to dark and heat until cheese melts.
Per Serving: 148 Calories; 6g Fat (36.6% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 12mg Cholesterol; 420mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; ½ Vegetable; ½ Fat.
Fiesta Pinwheels
Serving Size: 32
Preparation Time: 0:20 - Start to Finish Time: 4:35
"A spicy and delicious appetizer with the flavors of the Southwest."
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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10 ounces refrigerated pizza crust dough
2 cups four-cheese Mexican-style shredded cheese
16 ounces fat-free refried beans
14½ ounces canned tomatoes with jalapeños -- drained
4 ounces La Victoria diced green chilies -- drained
1 small onion -- minced fine
2 cloves garlic -- minced fine
1 teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon cumin powder
6 ounces no salt added tomato paste
Cover back of cookie sheet with plastic wrap. Spread pizza dough in a rectangle to cover sheet.
Mix tomatoes with jalapeños, green chilies, tomato paste, onion, garlic, chili powder and cumin together.
Spread refried beans over pizza dough.
Spread ½ of the tomato mixture over refried beans. Sprinkle with ½ of the cheese. Repeat tomato and cheese layers.
Using plastic wrap roll the dough lengthwise into a tight log. Pinch the seam together.
Seal the roll tightly in plastic wrap and chill in the freezer for several hours. When firm move to the refrigerator overnight.
Heat oven to 400°F.
Remove plastic-wrap and slice the log into 32 slices. Place on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Notes: Pillsbury canned pizza dough found in the dairy case.
Per Serving: 66 Calories; 2g Fat (30.5% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 6mg Cholesterol; 228mg Sodium. Exchanges: ½ Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; ½ Vegetable; 0 Fat.
Oriental Meatballs in Plum Sauce
Serving Size: 16
Preparation Time: 0:10 - Start to Finish Time: 0:30
"A ginger spiced meatball in a chili/plum sauce. Delicious!"
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound ground beef, extra lean
½ cup bread crumbs -- plain
1 whole egg
1 clove garlic -- minced fine
1 teaspoon ginger root -- minced fine
3 teaspoons green onions -- minced fine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
15 ounces purple plums in heavy syrup
½ cup chili sauce – I use Tiger Sauce brand
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Remove pits from plums. Place plums, juice from can, chili sauce and Dijon mustard in a blender. Process until smooth.
In a medium size bowl add ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, garlic, ginger, green onions and soy sauce. Mix well. Shape meat into 64 ¾ to 1-inch meatballs. Place in a 13x9x2-inch pan. Cover with sauce. Bake in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes.
Per Serving: 110 Calories; 5g Fat (44.1% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 31mg Cholesterol; 134mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; ½ Fruit; ½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Pizza Rolls
Serving Size: 32
Preparation Time: 0:15 - Start to Finish Time: 0:30
"Crescent rolls with pizza filling."
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 ounces no salt added tomato sauce
32 each Pillsbury crescent roll
1 tablespoon dried onion -- minced
½ teaspoon garlic -- dried and minced
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 cups Italian Six Cheese
In a small bowl mix tomato sauce, onion, garlic and Italian seasoning. Let stand 10 minutes until onion and garlic have rehydrated.
Separate crescent rolls into pieces. Spread 1 teaspoon of the sauce down the entire length of the roll. Sprinkle with cheese. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375°F for 15 minutes.
Per Serving): 134 Calories; 7g Fat (50.9% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 4mg Cholesterol; 267mg Sodium. Exchanges: ½ Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat.
Today I have some appetizers for you. One is my way of doing deviled eggs. The pizza rolls were a favorite of my staff when I was running my science fiction convention. The other two are different and a little more work but worth it.
Deviled Eggs
Serving Size: 12
Preparation Time: 0:05 - Start to Finish Time: 0:25
"Dijon mustard adds a nice spicy bite to these eggs."
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 whole eggs, hard-boiled
4 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon chives, freeze-dried
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Put yolks in small bowl. Add rest of ingredients to egg yolks and mix until fluffy.
Spoon or pipe egg yolk mixture back into egg whites.
Per Serving: 53 Calories; 4g Fat (70.1% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 108mg Cholesterol; 102mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); ½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; ½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Mini Pizzas
Serving Size: 24
Preparation Time: 0:10 - Start to Finish Time: 0:15
"An easy to make appetizer size pizza."
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 ounces no salt added tomato sauce
6 ounces tomato paste
1 small onion -- diced
2 cloves garlic -- minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
12 English muffins -- split
7 ounces pepperoni slices
1 cup Italian Six Cheese
In a small bowl mix tomato sauce, tomato paste, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper.
Split the muffins into 2 slices. Spread 1 tablespoon of the sauce mixture, top with 4 slices of pepperoni, and sprinkle with cheese.
Toast in a toaster oven set to medium to dark and heat until cheese melts.
Per Serving: 148 Calories; 6g Fat (36.6% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 12mg Cholesterol; 420mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; ½ Vegetable; ½ Fat.
Fiesta Pinwheels
Serving Size: 32
Preparation Time: 0:20 - Start to Finish Time: 4:35
"A spicy and delicious appetizer with the flavors of the Southwest."
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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10 ounces refrigerated pizza crust dough
2 cups four-cheese Mexican-style shredded cheese
16 ounces fat-free refried beans
14½ ounces canned tomatoes with jalapeños -- drained
4 ounces La Victoria diced green chilies -- drained
1 small onion -- minced fine
2 cloves garlic -- minced fine
1 teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon cumin powder
6 ounces no salt added tomato paste
Cover back of cookie sheet with plastic wrap. Spread pizza dough in a rectangle to cover sheet.
Mix tomatoes with jalapeños, green chilies, tomato paste, onion, garlic, chili powder and cumin together.
Spread refried beans over pizza dough.
Spread ½ of the tomato mixture over refried beans. Sprinkle with ½ of the cheese. Repeat tomato and cheese layers.
Using plastic wrap roll the dough lengthwise into a tight log. Pinch the seam together.
Seal the roll tightly in plastic wrap and chill in the freezer for several hours. When firm move to the refrigerator overnight.
Heat oven to 400°F.
Remove plastic-wrap and slice the log into 32 slices. Place on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Notes: Pillsbury canned pizza dough found in the dairy case.
Per Serving: 66 Calories; 2g Fat (30.5% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 6mg Cholesterol; 228mg Sodium. Exchanges: ½ Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; ½ Vegetable; 0 Fat.
Oriental Meatballs in Plum Sauce
Serving Size: 16
Preparation Time: 0:10 - Start to Finish Time: 0:30
"A ginger spiced meatball in a chili/plum sauce. Delicious!"
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound ground beef, extra lean
½ cup bread crumbs -- plain
1 whole egg
1 clove garlic -- minced fine
1 teaspoon ginger root -- minced fine
3 teaspoons green onions -- minced fine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
15 ounces purple plums in heavy syrup
½ cup chili sauce – I use Tiger Sauce brand
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Remove pits from plums. Place plums, juice from can, chili sauce and Dijon mustard in a blender. Process until smooth.
In a medium size bowl add ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, garlic, ginger, green onions and soy sauce. Mix well. Shape meat into 64 ¾ to 1-inch meatballs. Place in a 13x9x2-inch pan. Cover with sauce. Bake in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes.
Per Serving: 110 Calories; 5g Fat (44.1% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 31mg Cholesterol; 134mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; ½ Fruit; ½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Pizza Rolls
Serving Size: 32
Preparation Time: 0:15 - Start to Finish Time: 0:30
"Crescent rolls with pizza filling."
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 ounces no salt added tomato sauce
32 each Pillsbury crescent roll
1 tablespoon dried onion -- minced
½ teaspoon garlic -- dried and minced
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 cups Italian Six Cheese
In a small bowl mix tomato sauce, onion, garlic and Italian seasoning. Let stand 10 minutes until onion and garlic have rehydrated.
Separate crescent rolls into pieces. Spread 1 teaspoon of the sauce down the entire length of the roll. Sprinkle with cheese. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375°F for 15 minutes.
Per Serving): 134 Calories; 7g Fat (50.9% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 4mg Cholesterol; 267mg Sodium. Exchanges: ½ Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat.
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