Peanut Butter Pie

Recipe By : Anita A. Matejka
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:15
Categories : Pies/Crusts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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—-Crust—-
1 2/3 c graham cracker crumbs
3/4 c margarine — melted
1/4 c granulated sugar
—-Filling—-
1 pkg cream cheese — (3 oz) softened
1 1/2 c powdered sugar — sifted
1/4 c skim milk — at room temperature
1 c peanut butter
2 tsps vanilla
1 1/2 c whipping cream

Preheat oven at 425. To prepare crust, in a mixing bowl, combine
crumbs, margar ine, and granulated sugar. Press into a 9″ pie pan.
Bake for 10 minutes and se t aside. To prepare filling, combine cream
cheese, powdered sugar, milk, peanut butter, and cream in another
mixing bowl. Turn filling into prepared pie pan. Chill covered for 4
hours.

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Per serving: 697 Calories; 53g Fat (66% calories from fat); 11g
Protein; 51g Car bohydrate; 65mg Cholesterol; 491mg Sodium

Serving Ideas : Drizzle melted chocolate chips on top.

Popularity: 2% [?]

Chilled Watercress Bisque

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Can quick-frozen cream of potato soup
1 soup can milk
2 C. washed — drained finely cut
watercress

Thaw soup a little by placing opened can in a pan of hot
water. Pour into glass container of electric mixer or blender
or food processor. Add milk and watercress. Blend until
smooth. Refrigerate until well chilled. Just before serving,
pour into blender again and blend a few seconds. If too thick,
add a little cold milk or cream. Serve in chilled soup cups.
Makes 3 or 4 servings.

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Popularity: 17% [?]

MASHED WINTER SQUASH

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Diabetic Side dish
Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 3/4 lb Winter squash
1/2 ts Vegetable oil
1 1/2 tb Margarine — cut into pieces;
Ground cinnamon for garnish
-(optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cut each squash into lengthwise quarter;
scoop out seeds and discard. Score yellow meaty part of each quarter
with a knife. Brush bottom of a shallow baking pan with the
vegetable oil. Place squash pieces in pan with remove skin from
squash and put squash pulp into a bowl; beat until fluffy; add
margarine and beat it in well. If desired, garnish with sprinkle of
cinnamon.

Food Exchange per serving: 1/2 FAT EXCHANGE + 1 STARCH EXCHANGE;
Low-sodium diets: This recipe is excellent.

Source: The Art of Cooking for the Daibetic by Mary Abbott Hess,
R.D.,M.S and Katharine Middleton

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Title: Cappuccino Cookies
Categories: Dessert, Cookies, Posted-mm
Yield: 60 Servings

1 c Butter, softened
2 c Firmly packed brown sugar
2 tb Milk
2 tb Instant coffee granules
2 lg Eggs
1 ts Rum extract
1/2 ts Vanilla
4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
1/4 ts Salt
Chocolate sprinkles
-or- melted
Chocolate (optional)

BEAT butter in large bowl with electric mixer at
medium speed until smooth. Add sugar; beat until well
blended.

HEAT milk in small saucepan over low heat; add coffee
granules, stirring to dissolve. Add milk mixture,
eggs, rum extract and vanilla to butter mixture. Beat
at medium speed until well blended.

COMBINE flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt in large
bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture,
beating at low speed after each addition until blended.

SHAPE dough into 2 logs, about 8 inches long and 2
inches in diameter. (Dough will be soft; sprinkle
lightly with flour if too sticky to handle.)

ROLL logs in chocolate sprinkles, if desired, coating
evenly (‘/3 cup sprinkles per roll). Or, leave rolls
plain and dip cookies in melted chocolate after
baking. Wrap each log in plastic wrap; refrigerate
overnight.

PREHEAT oven to 350"F. Grease cookie sheets. Cut rolls
into ‘/4-inch-thick slices; place 1 inch apart on
cookie sheets. (Keep unbaked rolls and sliced cookies
chilled until ready to bake.)

BAKE 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer
to wire racks to cool. Dip plain cookies in melted
semisweet or white chocolate, if desired. Store in
airtight container.

Makes about 60 cookies

*To dip 24 cookies, melt 1 cup chocolate chips in
small saucepan over very low heat until smooth.

From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net

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Popularity: 3% [?]

LOW-FAT CRAB CHOWDER

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 md Potatoes
4 tb Margarine
1/2 c Chopped onions
1/4 c Green pepper
4 tb Flour
4 c Skim milk
2 cn (10 1/4-oz each) whole corn
Drained
1 t Salt
1/8 ts Thyme
1/8 ts Pepper
16 oz Imitation crab
2 tb Cooking sherry

Peel, dice and cook potatoes, set aside. Melt margarine in a 6 quart pan,
over medium heat. Add onion and green pepper, cook about 4 minutes,
stirring frequently. Add flour, cook about 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually add milk, using a whisk to prevent lumping and to blend the
sauce. Add corn, salt, thyme and pepper. Reduce heat to low, cook until the
mixture appears hot, but not bubbling. Cut crab into bite-size pieces and
add to the sauce. Add potatoes. Heat again until hot, but not bubbly,
stirring frequently. Just before serving, add cooking sherry.

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Popularity: 11% [?]

Title: Fruit Soup
Categories: Fruits Soups
Servings: 2

2/3 c Apricot Nectar
1 t Cornstarch
1 T Brandy
1 T Honey
1/8 t Ground Allspice
1 c Peeled Sliced Fruits *

* Peeled and sliced fruits can be papayas, peaches or pineapples; cut up
apricots, nectarines, or plums; or halved and pitted dark sweet
cherries.
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In a nonmetal bowl stir together apricot nectar and cornstarch. Stir in
brandy, honey, and allspice. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2
to 3 minutes or till the mixture is thickened and bubbly, stiring every 30
seconds. Stir in fruit. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 45
seconds to 1 minute or till heated through. Chill thoroughly, if desired.
Serve hot or cold.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

BROCOLI CASSEROLE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pasta Vegetables
Casseroles

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 1/2 c Cooked Rice
1 Small jar Cheeze Whiz
2 cn Undiluted Cr. of Mush. Soup
1 c Onions, chopped
1 c Celery, chopped
2 pk Brocoli, chopped

Sautee onions and celery until tender. Mix Cheese
Whiz with hot rice. Mix soup, cooked brocoli, onion
and celery and then put all together, let set for one
half hour and then bake uncovered in 350 degree F.
oven for one hour.

Dennis Spivey, Prodigy Food Wine Board

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Popularity: 20% [?]

1 small package instant pudding (any flavor)
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup cold milk (I use skim)
1 80z. container cool whip (thawed) – I used cool whip lite
Combine pudding mix, sugar, and milk in small bowl. Beat slowly with
rotary beater until well blended, about 1 minute. Fold in whipped
topping. Spread on cake that is completely cooled.

Popularity: 7% [?]

EASY CHOCOLATE CHEESE PIE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chocolate

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 oz Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
Broken into pieces
1/4 c Butter Or Margarine –
Softened
3/4 c Sugar
3 oz Cream Cheese — softened
1 t Milk
2 c Frozen Non-Dairy Whipped
Topping — thawed [Cool
Whip? ]
1 8-Inch Packaged Crumb Crust
-(6 oz )
Additional Whipped Topping
(optional)

In small microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate.
Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until
chocolate is melted and smooth when stirred; set
aside. In small mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, cream
cheese and milk until well blended and smooth. Blend
in chocolate. Gradually blend in whipped topping.
Spoon into prepared crust. Refrigerate until firm.
Serve with additional whipped topping, if desired. 6
to 8 servings.

April 1995, Hershey’s Unsweetened Baking Chocolate (8
oz. package), Hershey Chocolate USA, Hershey PA
17033-0815, 1-800-468-1714.

Recipe By : “C. Baden”

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Popularity: 4% [?]

Abadoo’s Granola

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 20 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Snacks

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 1/2 c ROLLED OATS
1 c SHREDDED COCONUT — OPTIONAL
1/2 c ALMONDS — CHOPPED
1/2 c SESAME SEED
1/2 c WHEAT GERM
1/2 c HONEY
1/4 c COOKING OIL
1 c CURRANTS OR RAISINS
1/4 c DATES
2 tbsp MOLASSES

Combine all ingredients except for fruits in 13×9x2-inch pan. Bake at
300 degre es for 45 minutes and stir every 15 minutes. Remove from
oven; stir in fruits and remove to another pan to cool. Stir often
to prevent lumping while it cools.
Store in plastic bags. Makes about 7 cups.

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Popularity: 2% [?]