February 2007 Archives

Cake:

1 box Duncan Hines yellow butter cake mix
1/2 c. Crisco oil
3 eggs
1 c. mandarin oranges and juice

Beat together and pour into 3 greased and floured pans and bake for 20 minutes. Cool and frost.

Icing

1 lg. Cool Whip
1 sm. vanilla instant pudding
1 c. crushed pineapple and juice

Beat until thick. Frost between layers and over all outside. Keep in refrigerator.

This is a cool dessert for a warm eveing or a hot summer afternoon.

Sometimes this is refered to as a Sunshine Cake.

2 servings dreamfields rotini pasta (1 1/2 c. before cooking)(10 carbs)
5 sliced green olives (1 carbs)
1/3 jar roasted red peppers (1.5 carbs)
2 cups spinach leaves (1 carb)
1/4 cup Athenos greek dressing (4 carbs)
4 boiled eggs, sliced (0 carbs)
2 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped (broiled or grilled or boiled)(0carbs)
1/4 cup feta cheese (3 carbs)
Dried parsley flakes
Salt and pepper to taste.

While the pasta and chicken are hot toss with the spinach to wilt it down just a little bit. Pour over the dressing and allow it to marinate the main ingredients. Add remaining ingrediants. Toss well.

Makes 5 large servings = 20.5 carbs

4.1 carbs per serving

6 servings Dreamfields rotini pasta (30 carbs)
2 cups heavy whipping cream (0 carbs)
2 cups shredded colby cheese (2 carbs)
2 eggs beaten (0 carbs)
Salt and pepper to taste

Cook pasta according to box directions.

In a sauce pan slowly heat the cream and stir in the grated cheese. Stir often as the cheese melts into the cream. Temper the eggs and add them to the hot cream and cheese mix. Stir well to mix the eggs and not let them curdle.

Place pasta in a casserole dish large enough to leave room for the sauce of cream and cheese.

Pour hot cream and cheese mix over the pasta. Top with more grated cheese.

Bake in a 375 degree oven 30 - 45 minutes until cassrole is set and the cheese is just before turning golden.

32 carbs for the entire casserole. Makes 8 - 10 servings. At 8 servings that is 4 carbs/serving.

6 dreamfeilds lasagne noodles (<5 carbs)
2 chicken breasts thinly sliced (0 carbs)
2 cups heavy cream (0 carbs)
1 stick butter (0 Carbs)
4 cups baby spinach leaves (1 carbs)
1 small onion
Garlic (or garlic powder)
Parsley (or parsley flakes)
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
2 cups ricotta cheese (15 carbs)
2 cups grated mozzerella cheese (2 carbs)
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup parmesian cheese (0 carbs)

Prepare lasagne noodles according to package.

In a sautee pan heat olive oil, gently cook the onions and garlic without browning them or the pan. Add the thinly sliced chicken and cook without creating a fond or browning the chicken. Stir in the butter cut into pieces so that it melts quickly. Do not allow the butter to begin to brown. Just let it melt. Add the cream. Simmer, stirring often until the mixture begins to thicken. It may take 10 minutes or more to slowly thicken. Sprinkle in the parsley flakes and salt and pepper to taste.

While the sauce and chicken, place the washed and still damp spinach leaves in a glass dish with a lid and microwave for 4 minutes. The spinach will wilt down and be almost as thin as a sheet of paper on the bottom of your dish. Drain off the water and juices. Only use the spinach and carefull fork it out of the bottom of your dish or it will just create one ball of a mess and won't spread easily in your lasagne.

Mix ricotta, parmesian and beaten eggs well with a spinkle of garlic powder. Set aside.

When the sauce is thicken begin assembling your lasagne.

The cassrole dish I use is about the width of 3 lasagne noodles, so with a little cream sauce or butter in the bottom of my dish:

layer of 3 noodles
a layer of 1/2 of the chicken and cream sauce
a layer of of the spinach
a layer of 1/2 of the shredded mozzerella
a layer of the ricotta/parmesian mixture
a layer of 3 noodles
topped with last of the chicken and cream sauce
and a final layer of mozzerella

Place in a 375 degree oven. Bake for 30 - 45 minutes until bubbly and hot and the cheese on top is just beginning to become golden.

Allow to sit and cool for 15 minutes or so before serving with a nice green salad. Ken's steakhouse light northern italian dressing is 1 carb for 2 tbsp. That is a lot.

Total carb count for the casserole: 23 carbs

The casserole made 8 servings (but could actually extend to 10 servings) 2.8 carbs.

A serving with salad and dressing 3.8 carbs.

Under 4 carbs for a delicious meal!

*Taste the cream sauce and make sure it is seasoned to your taste. The salt and pepper and granulated garlic is adjustable to you palatte which is why I didn't add any measures. We like a fair amount of garlic our italian style foods. I know some people do not. If you leave out the garlic it will a bland dish.