Witchie Poo's Kitchen

Lentil & Rice Soup with veggies & spinach - Mediterranean Style!

2010-05-26T00:02:00.000-04:00

In a small sauce pan:

1/3 c. brown rice - rinsed

2/3 c. water

Bring to a boil - turn heat to low & simmer 20 mins

In the food processor/chopper (or diced fine):

1/2 lg. red pepper

1 sm. red onion

1 carrot (or a handful mini ones)

handful fresh cilantro

handful fresh parsley

3-4 cloves garlic (if you like it)

Add veggies and rice w/ water into a large pot.

Add 8 c. chicken broth (you could use veggie broth as well to make this vegetarian)

2 t. red Curry Paste (or dry curry powder)

1 t. Cumin

1/2 t. crushed red pepper flakes

Salt & Pepper to taste

1 c. dry lentils (rinsed well)

1/2 sm. can tomato paste

Bring to a boil and then cook over low heat until the lentils are soft.

Before serving, add fresh spinach and cook a few minutes longer until the spinach is soft as well.

I served with warmed tandoori naan bread. Enjoy!

Banana Pancakes

2010-02-16T23:20:00.001-05:00

2 c. flour (you can do 1 white, 1 wheat)
2 T. sugar
4 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
2 eggs
1 c. milk
1 c. buttermilk
4 t. oil (I used Smart Balance - going to try applesauce next time)
3 mashed bananas
1 t. vanilla

Rockin' Trail Mix

2010-02-11T00:29:00.000-05:00

I didn't measure...

Quaker Oatmeal Squares
Cheerios
Craisins
Dried blueberries
Dried fruit (pineapples, apples, papaya was the one I used)
Glazed pecans
Slivered almonds
Handful of coconut
Handful white chocolate chips

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Waffles

2010-01-29T22:50:00.002-05:00

2 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1 t. baking soda
2 t. baking powder
2 t. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
1/2 t. salt
1/3 c. brown sugar
4 eggs
1/2 stick butter
1 c. milk
1 c. butter milk
1 c. pumpkin
Powdered sugar for sprinkling

Mix well. Cook in your favorite waffle iron. Serve with your favorite toppings.

Meatloaf with a hidden agenda :)

2010-01-28T22:36:00.002-05:00

Preheat oven to 350 degrees or store in the fridge for next day baking!

What you need -

2lbs 90/10 or leaner ground beef
1/2 of a green pepper
1/2 of a med onion
handful of baby carrots
6 mushrooms
2 Eggland's Best eggs
Salt & Pepper to taste
1/2 c. Progresso Italian bread crumbs
1/2 small can of tomato paste
1 bottle Heinz chili sauce

Chop your veggies in the food processor.

Mix everything except the chili sauce in a large bowl.

Form into a loaf and put into a baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray to help with clean up. Pour the chili sauce over the top of the meatloaf and cover with foil before baking. This cooked for about 3 hours @ 350 degrees and came out perfectly! YUM!

Linguine with chicken, portabellos, and ciliegini

2010-01-28T02:10:00.002-05:00

This recipe was really delicious served with a side of broccolini and a nice salad.

What you'll need:

6 boneless skinless chicken tenderloins
2 T. olive oil
3 cloves minced garlic
salt & pepper to taste
8-10 cherry tomatoes, halved
6 sliced portabellos
6-8 ciliegini, halved (baby fresh mozzarella balls)
2 c. chicken stock (approx)
1 t. tomato paste
1/2 t. Italian Seasoning (approx)

1lb Dreamfield's low carb Linguine cooked al'dente

In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil and add the garlic. Cook until the garlic begins to turn golden. Add in the chicken tenderloins. Cook thoroughly over med-high heat. Remove chicken from the pan. Deglaze the pain with chicken stock, bringing it to a boil. Next, toss in your tomatoes, portabellos, tomato paste, salt & pepper, and italian seasoning. Cook over medium heat until the tomatoes start to break down and the sauce thickens. Add more stock if necessary. Now return the chicken to the pan & heat until the chicken comes back up to temperature and the juices in the chicken run clear. Just before serving, toss in the ciliegini and allow them to start to melt.

Serve over linguine that has been tossed in a small amount of olive oil.

Serves 3 - 4.

Rockin' Hummus

2010-01-28T00:32:00.000-05:00

Into the food processor:

1 16oz can Garbanzo Beans (chick peas)
1 clove of garlic (I think I could've gone for 2 or 3 ;) )
3 T. tahini
1 T. lemon juice
pinch of salt

Give it a few pulses.

Then, with the food processor running, stream in about 1/4 cup of olive oil.

Haystacks

2009-12-23T23:04:00.000-05:00

This is one of my favorites!!!

Haystacks

2 c. chocolate chips
2 c. butterscotch chips
1 c. peanuts
3-4 c. chow mein noodles

Over a double boiler, melt the chips, stirring constantly. Add peanuts. Mix in the chow mein noodles, making sure that all is coated with the melted chips. Drop by tablespoonsful onto wax papered cookie sheets. Cool in refrigerator til set.

Pumpkin Roll

2009-12-15T22:16:00.001-05:00

Roll:
3 eggs
1 c. sugar
2/3 c. pumpkin
1 t. lemon juice
3/4 c. flour
1 t. baking powder
2 t. pumpkin pie spice

filling:
1 8oz cream cheese - room temperature
1 c. powdered sugar
1 T. butter
1 t. vanilla

Mix roll ingredients. Spray cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with cooking spray. Pour roll batter into pan, spreading evenly. Bake @ 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and flip onto parchment paper or cheesecloth. You can even use a clean, thin dishtowel. Roll up and cool completely.

I always double the filling mixture. Mix and spread evenly onto roll. Re- roll & sprinkle with powdered sugar. Freezes beautifully!

Apple Pumpkin Muffins

2009-11-05T20:20:00.000-05:00

1 c. pumpkin
2 c. shredded apples
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs
1/2 t. salt
1 t. baking powder
1 T. pumpkin pie spice
2 c. sugar
2 1/2 c. flour

Topping
1/4 c. sugar
2 T. flour
1/2 t. cinnamon
4 t. cold butter

Mix 1st 9 ingredients until smooth. Pour into greased muffin tins. Mix together topping & sprinkle over muffins before baking. Bake 350 degrees for 35-40 mins. Makes 18 muffins.

Double Chocolate Walnut Biscotti

2009-10-22T15:13:00.003-04:00

Recipe from Epicurious.com

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup walnuts, chopped
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Lebanese Stuffed Squash (Kousa Mahshi)

2009-10-16T21:34:00.006-04:00

4 med yellow squash (cleaned out, like a pumpkin)
1 lb lean ground beef (or lamb)
1 med onion - chopped
about 4 T olive oil
2 T pine nuts
1/2 c. brown rice
4 - 5 med tomatoes - chopped
1 T tomato paste
1 sm can chicken stock
Cumin, allspice, cinnamon, salt, & pepper (to taste). My Aunties would add some dried mint to this as well. I used way less cinnamon than the other spices. These amounts will depend on your palate.

In a dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat until it glistens. Add pine nuts. Toast them to golden brown. Remove from pan into a bowl. Add the ground beef into this bowl.
Add the onions and tomatoes to the dutch oven. Cook over medium heat until the onions are transparent. Take 1/2 of this mixture and add it into the bowl with the meat & pine nuts.
Into the meat mixture, add the rice and seasonings. Now you can spoon this stuffing into the squash, being careful to not make them too tightly packed, as the rice will expand.
Add chicken stock, some salt & pepper and also the tomato paste into the sauce left in the dutch oven. Cook a few mintues until the tomato paste is well blended. Place the squash back into the dutch oven. If you have extra filling, add it back into the pan as well.
Cover and cook over medium heat until the ground beef is cooked thoroughly... about 1 hour. After about 30 mins, flip the squash.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

2009-10-11T17:13:00.003-04:00

These cookies are a soft, "cake-like" consistency. They didn't get crispy. Awesome flavor!

1 c. pumpkin
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. veg oil
1 egg
1 t. milk
1 T. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
2 t. cinnamon
2 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. walnuts

Combine 1st 6 ingredients, then add the dry into the mix. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased (I used Pam) cookie sheets.

Bake @ 350 degrees for 10 - 12 mins. Makes approx 5 dozen.

Apple Crisp

2009-10-11T15:47:00.001-04:00

2 c. flour
2 c. rolled oats
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. butter

(**I like to 1 and 1/2 the above ingredients to make more of the "crisp" mixture. That's the best part :) ** )

1/2 c. sugar
2 t cinnamon
6-8 large apples (peeled, cored, sliced)

Mix together the 1st 6 ingredients. Then, mix together the apples, white sugar, & cinnamon in a separate bowl. Put 1/2 of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Next, layer in the apple mixture. Finally, crumble the remaining 1/2 of the oatmeal mixture over the apples.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 50 mins.

Cheesy Potato Soup

2009-10-10T22:12:00.003-04:00

This can't be a bit healthy - lol

I do buy the 2% Milk Velveeta and 1% milk for it. I always double this recipe. We aren't "1 cup of soup" type people. LOL It's even better the next day.

4 c. chicken broth
4-5 potatoes, diced
4 carrots, diced
4 celery stalks, diced
1 medium onion, diced

1 c. margarine
1/3 c. flour
3 1/2 c. milk
1 lb Velveeta

2 separate pots -

1st one -

Bring the broth to a boil and add the chopped veggies. Cook til tender.

2nd pot -

Melt margarine over medium heat. Add in flour slowly, then the milk. Cook til thick, stirring constantly (very important). Add in the Velveeta and stir til melted.

Add the veggie mixture into the milk mixture slowly to temper them together. If you don't, it will curdle.

Banana Nut Bread

2009-10-10T22:02:00.001-04:00

Combine:

3 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt

Then add:
4 ripe bananas (large ones)
2 eggs
1/2 c. veg oil
1 t. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts

Batter will be VERY thick. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake @ 350 degrees for 55-60 mins or until toothpick comes out clean.
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Tonight I substituted (pictured below) apple sauce for oil and 2 1/2 cups whole wheat + 1 cup white flour and egg beaters for eggs. Going for a more "healthful" version. It tastes pretty good. I tried this with Splenda before, and it did not turn out well. YUM!!