Butter Nut Squash Brownies

They are the healthiest brownies that you will ever eat. My kids love them! They sound weird but they are pretty good. I don’t like them warm, they taste better cold.


1 C nut butter (peanut, almond, roasted cashews, pecan)
½ C honey
½ tsp baking soda
1 egg
3 – 4 T cocoa
½ C cooked butternut squash mashed until smooth
½ C chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Mix ingredients well. Pour into greased baking pan, bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes

Christmas Fish

This is my new favorite fish recipe. It is so good and pretty easy too.

Ingredients

¾ pound tilapia, sole or halibut fillets

4 tablespoon butter, melted

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 teaspoon grated lime zest

1 ½ teaspoon dried dill

¼ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1 carrot, peeled and cut into small pieces

1 celery stark, cut into small pieces

¼ teaspoon paprika

Pat the fillets dry and spread them on a baking sheet.

Combine the butter, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, garlic, lime zest, dill, salt, pepper, carrot and celery in a bowl. Spread mixture across each fillet, roll the fillet, and secure with a toothpick.

Place the fillets, rolled sides down, in the baking dish. Sprinkle the tops of each fillet with paprika and the remaining 2 T Parmesan cheese. Bake on the top rack for 30 minutes.

When done, turn the oven to broil and place the fish under the boiler for 2 to3 minutes to brown the tops.

Yield: 3-4 servings

From Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, Raman Prasad

Whole Wheat Bread Recipes?

I would really love to hear everyone's all-wheat bread recipes. Sidsie gave me her's which I will post here because she's too lazy to, but it will mess up all the Labels and sorting. Sorry.

Sidsie's Whole Wheat Bread
1/3 c oil
1/3 c honey or ½ c sugar
2 ¼ t salt
2 ¾ c steaming hot tap water
¼ c gluten flour
1 ¼ T instant yeast
7-8 c whole wheat flour

Mix together first four ingredients in mixer with a dough hook. Add ½ of flour and beat. Put in 1-2 more cups flour, gluten flour, and yeast. Beat again. With mixer on medium speed, add remaining flour just until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Knead 10 minutes on medium-high speed.

Pre-heat oven for 1 minute to Luke Warm and turn off. Spray or oil 2 pans. Pour dough out onto oiled counter, divide and shape into loaves and put into pans. Let loaves rise 35 minutes in warmed oven. Do not remove bread from oven; turn oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Tip out of pans and cool on cooling rack.

***I used 4c red wheat and 2c white wheat for my last batch, which turned out really well. The key is the 10 min of kneading. A lot, I know, but it makes loaves instead of bricks.

Herb and Cheese Chicken Tenders

My kids love this chicken.

1-1/2 lbs chicken tenders
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup flour
2 eggs, beaten with ¼ cup water

Breading
1 ½ cups Italian-style bread crumbs
½ cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp rosemary
2 tsp Parsley
1tsp garlic powder

Olive oil for frying

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Foil line a cookie sheet, set a side.

Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

Season chicken tenders with salt and pepper. Place flour in a shallow dish. Beat eggs with water in a second dish. In a third dish, combine breading ingredients. Coat chicken in flour, then egg, then breading.

Add chicken to the skillet and cook until deeply golden, each side 3-4 minutes. Transfer to cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

We love to eat this with couscous, salad or pasta. It is also very good in a sandwich with some ranch dressing, avocado and lettuces. YUM!

Orange and Almond Salad

This is one of our favorite salads!

1 head romaine lettuce or leafy green lettuce
4 navel oranges
¼ cut sliver almonds (toasted if you like, I usually just add them raw)
1 T chopped fresh or dried tarragon
2 T honey
2 T vinegar
4 T olive oil
Juice from ½ of a orange
A bash a Salt

Arrange chopped lettuce on a platter. 3 ½ oranges trim a slice of skin from the top and bottom of the orange down to the flesh. Stand the orange up right and cut off the remaining peel, working from top to bottom around the orange. Cut orange in half lengthwise and slice into half-moon shapes. Add oranges and almonds to lettuce.

In small bowl combined, honey, vinegar, orange juice, salt, tarragon with a whisk. Stream olive oil while continuing to whisk well. Pour the dressing evenly over the entire salad and serve.

Whole Wheat Bread

2 loaves
1/3 c oil
1/3 c honey or ½ c sugar
2 ¼ t salt
2 ¾ c steaming hot tap water
¼ c gluten flour
1 ¼ T instant yeast
7-8 c whole wheat flour

Mix together first four ingredients in mixer with a dough hook. Add ½ of flour and beat. Put in 1-2 more cups flour, gluten flour, and yeast. Beat again. With mixer on medium speed, add remaining flour just until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Knead 10 minutes on medium-high speed.

Pre-heat oven for 1 minute to Luke Warm and turn off. Spray or oil pans. Pour dough out onto oiled counter, divide and shape into loaves and put into pans. Let loaves rise 35 minutes in warmed oven. Do not remove bread from oven; turn oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Tip out of pans and cool on cooling rack.

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

1 Package frozen Spinach – Thawed and water squeezed out
1 jar artichoke hearts, chopped
1 cup sour cream
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
8 oz Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder
2 T butter, melted
½ tsp salt

Mix all ingredients in medium size bowl. Place in a 9x9 baking dish and cook for 35-45 minutes at 350 degrees or until bubbling.

Serve hot with bread or chips.