May 17th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Bars, Fat, Free, Mandarinange

INGREDIENTS
-
Orange Bars
- 2cupsflour
- 2cupssugar substitute
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 1/2cupEgg Beaters egg substitute or4 egg whites
- 2teaspoonsbaking soda
- 1 (11 ounce)canmandarin oranges, drained
- 1 (11 ounce)canmandarin oranges, with juice
-
Glaze
- 1 (8 ounce)packagefat free cream cheese
- 1cupsugar substituteor powdered sugar
- 2teaspoonsvanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
- Beat ingredients together for 2 minutes, or until Mandarin Oranges are mashed.
- Pour into 13 x 9 inch greased pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
- Glaze: Beat ingredients together until smooth. Spread on cooled bars.
- *note* if you cut the recipe in half you can use it for an 8×8 pan.

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April 21st, 2008 by alice
Tags: Fat, Low, Potato, Soup
INGREDIENTS
- 1largeonion
- 3cupscelery
- 3carrots
- 5ouncesmushrooms
- 3largepotatoes
- 5tablespoonsall-purpose flour
- 2tablespoonsolive oil
- 2cupschicken broth
- 3cupsmilk
- 1 1/2cupswater
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Chop onions, celery, and mushrooms and saute in in olive oil in 5-qt. pan until semi-soft.(I normally use less celery, but recipe can be changed to use whatever vegies you have on hand.).
- Add flour and stir well.Then add broth, milk, and water a little at a time so the soup does not cool too much.
- Chop potatoes and carrots and add to soup.
- Simmer until done.Season with salt, pepper, and any other desired seasonings.

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April 6th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Best, Cheese, Ever, Fat, Grilled, Sandwich, The, Yumlow
INGREDIENTS
- 2sliceswhole wheat bread
- 1slicecheese(American cheese)
- Pam cooking spray
- gratedparmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
- For this sandwich, I used the George Foreman Grill, but any panini grill will work also.
- Spray PAM on one side of the bread.Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese on the PAM sprayed side. Place the slice of bread with the grated parmesan side down.Place a slice of cheese on top. Put the second slice of bread on top of the cheese.
- Spray PAM on the top side of the second slice of bread.Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese on top.
- Close your grill and wait.
- ENJOY!

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March 20th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Butter, Cake, Fat, Low
INGREDIENTS
- 125g softenedlow-fat butter
- 1teaspoonvanilla essenceor orange essenceor lemon essence
- 2tablespoonssmart sugar
- 2eggs
- 225gself raising flour
- 125mlskim milk
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat Oven to Moderate.
- Grease & line pan(s).
- Beat butter, vanilla & sugar in small bowl until light and fluffy;beat in eggs one at a time.
- Stir in flour & milk (in 2 batches).
- Spread into tin, and cook for approx 15 - 25 min (until skewer comes away clean).
- Let stand for 5 minutes, then turn onto wire rack.
- Serves 6-8.
- Cut in half and spread middle with beaten low fat cream, and halved strawberries.Cover top of cake with cream and add strawberries and sprinkles.

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March 17th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Awesome, Brownies, Fat, Low
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2cupunsweetened cocoa powder
- 1cupoat flour(I just blend old-fashioned oats until they appear flour-y)
- 1teaspoonbaking powder
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 2tablespoonsbutter
- 3/4cupsugar
- 2egg whites or1/4 cupegg substitute
- 1/2cupunsweetened applesauce
- 1 1/2teaspoonsvanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Whisk in egg, applesauce, and vanilla.
- In separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the flour mix to the liquid mix.
- Put mixture into greased 8×8 pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.

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