Cauliflower Gratin

1 small Cauliflower cut into 2 inch pieces
1 can evaporated skim milk
1/2 cup 2% cheese - any kind
2 TB smart balance
ground pepper
salt

bake at 400 for 1 hour

Pumpkin Muffins 2

Pumpkin Muffins 2

I went to make my perfect pumpkin muffins and realized i was out of yougurt. Without something sour I had to change from baking soda to baking powder. I made 12 little muffins, but could have made only 9 or 10.

INGREDIENTS

5TB Agave Nectar
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 eggs

Dry:
3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
3/4 cup oat bran
3/4 cup dry milk
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
OR
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cardamon
3 cloves
and some fresh ground nutmeg - maybe 1/2 tsp

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and a muffin pan.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients and set aside.
3. Beat together egg, yogurt, agave nectar, pumpkin and apple. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients.
3. Bake for about 20 min in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin comes out clean
These are great - perfect texture - no hard exterior like my pumpkin loaf. I think these are close to fat free,they are sugar-free and whole grain.

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miniature wedding cakes

We got engaged on Labor Day!!!!
So I made these miniature wedding cakes to surprise our grandmothers with the news.
I made basic white cake baked in a jelly roll pan. I used different size cirlce cookie cutters to cut out various size circles for the layers. I used 3 layers on the bottom
2 layers in the two top layers. Between the layers I spread lemon curd. I then covered the cakes with white chocolate ganache and decorated with ganache dyed with gel food coloring.

These were so easy and would be cute for birthdays too.

Apple layer cake

Cake
1.5 cup sugar
2 c flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
touch of fresh ground nutmeg
2 tsp soda
4 lg. or 6 sm. eggs
1.5 c oil
2 cups grated apple

grease three round pans
mix all dry ingredients
beat eggs and oil together
add to dry ingredients and mix well
mix in apples
bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes

i use these special contraptions that your wrap around the pan to make the care bake without a bump in the middle. i highly recommend these things - they are great. if you have uneven layers you must even them with a bread knife and put the crumb end facing the filling.

Filling - Apple curd
3 cups diced apples
1/2 cup sugar
1 stick of butter
2 egg yolks

cook apples, butter and sugar until dissolved and cooked through
add egg yolks and cook until thickened

cool cake and filling
assemble cake with filling between layers.

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Buttercream

2 large egg whites
1.5 cup sugar
1.5 sticks of butter
2 tsp cinnamon

combine egg whites and sugar in heatproof blow of an electric mixer placed in simmering water. Wisk until the mixture is 160 degrees.
beat until stiff peaks form. add butter one tablespoon at a time. add cinnamon and bet until smooth

ice cake with buttercream


This was a great cake! This is my mom's carrot cake recipe - i just used apples instead of carrots. I always get compliments on the carrot version - so i figured this would work.

Low-Fat Au Gratin Potatoes

The pan you use for this makes all the differrence. You need some sort of shallow ceramic pan with a lot of surface area. Maybe a lasagna pan. If all else fails use a shallow disposable aluminum pan.
Preheat oven to 350.
slice 2.5 lbs yukon gold potatoes very thinly - i used a food processor
line the bottom of the pan with a layer of potatoes
cover with shredded cheese of your choice - i used 2% milk mexican (as long as it doesn't contain hot peppers)
sprinkle with salt and a little black pepper
cover with another layer of potatoes, then cheese and so on
on the last two top layers dot with butter ( I used smart balance)
Once it is assembled carefully pour two cans of evaporated skim milk over the layers
bake for at least 1.5 hours
serve with turkey meatloaf
possible additions: onions and or green peppers
ham

Perfect Pumpkin Muffins

I continue on my quest for a really healthy muffin I can eat for breakfast during the week. I modified my pumpkin bread recipe a little and made muffins.
INGREDIENTS

5TB Agave Nectar
3/4 cup canned pumpkin
1 apple shredded
1/2 cup nonfat yogurt
1 egg
Dry:
3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
3/4 cup oat bran
3/4 cup dry milk
3/4 cup flax seed meal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
OR
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cardamon
3 cloves
and some fresh ground nutmeg - maybe 1/2 tsp

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and a muffin pan.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients and set aside.
3. Beat together egg, yogurt, agave nectar, pumpkin and apple. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients.
3. Bake for about 20 min in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin comes out clean
These are great - perfect texture - no hard exterior like my pumpkin loaf. I think these are close to fat free,they are sugar-free and whole grain.

Whole Grain Zucchini Muffins

Super Whole Grain Muffins
I now work 2 blocks from whole foods and i am obseessed with their vegan banana walnut muffins
So i am trying out a supe healthy muffin for breakfast during the week

1 zucchini
1 small apple
1 egg
½ cup yogurt
½ cup applesauce
2 tablespoons agave nectar
puree in food processor

in blender grind
½ cup quinoa
½ cup oats (meant to use oat bran)
½ cup of flax meal

1 cup dry milk
1 cup white wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg

add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the food processor and combine
bake at 350 for 14 minutes