Pizza Soup

Pizza Soup


Pizza Soup is a favorite around here!





1 pound of ground beef, venison, or sausage

1 tbsp dried, minced onion (or diced fresh onion)

1 Tablespoon of Italian seasoning

1 large can of spaghetti sauce and another full can of water (use the sauce jar)

1 large can of tomato juice
1 can of diced tomatoes (with juice)

2 cans of mushrooms

1/2 package of pepperoni, chopped

1 tablespoon of garlic powder

sprinkle onion powder - to taste

Any other toppings your family enjoys on a pizza (saute'd red peppers, black olives, etc...)

Shredded cheese



Brown meat/saute' onion & Italian seasoning with the meat. Drain



I like to also cook my pepperoni for a couple of minutes to crisp them up.



Fill a large soup pot with all ingredients, and bring to a boil for about 5 minutes. You may want to let it simmer for about 20 minutes on low so flavors can blend.



Sprinkle cheese on top of the soup after you ladle it into the bowl.

Chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients
1 3/4 cups oat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup canola oil *or* melted margarine
1 Tablespoon flax meal
1/4 cup soy milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup chocolate chips


Directions
Preheat oven to 375 F.

Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flax meal and soymilk. Add sugar and stir, add oil and vanilla and whisk vigorously until all ingredients are emulsified (about a minute).

Mix wet ingredients into dry, fold in chocolate chips.

Drop batter by the tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheet, leaving and 1 1/2 inches of space inbetween cookies.

Bake for 10 -12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for a bit (5 minutes). Using a spatula, put them on a cooling rack or plate to cool the rest of the way.
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Flax Seed Bread

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flax seed meal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons Splenda sugar substitute
2 eggs
1/2 cup water
4 teaspoons olive oil
Directions
1Preheat oven to 425.
2Combine dry ingredients and mix with fork or whisk.
3Make a well in the center and add wet ingredients.
4Mix, making sure eggs integrate well.
5Let sit for five minutes.
6Spread on greased cookie sheet or silicone mat to desired thickness, I like it to be about 9 x 10 inches.
7Bake 10-15 minute.

No Dough Meat Crust pizza

1 pound of ground beef or venison (browned and drained)
2 cups of shredded mozzarella chesse (divided)
1/2 cup low sugar pizza sauce
pizza toppings

Preheat oven to 350. Brown meat and drain. Mix meat with 1 cup of the mozz. cheese. Spread the mixture into a circle on a round pizza pan or stone, and top with 1/2 cup of pizza sauce. Top with the rest of the toppings and cheese.

Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and browned.

Yum! Will need a fork though ;-)

Vegetable Stew alternative

I am watching my carbohydrates, but not avoiding them completely. This stew is really good because it cuts out high carb vegetables. Probably the highest vegetable I added was carrots, but in moderation it doesn't hurt.

I usually make stew with corn & potatoes, but I used cauliflower, cabbage, and green beans to substitute. This was a hit with my family.

Pound of ground venison (or low fat ground beef)
large can of tomato sauce
1/4 of fresh cabbage (chopped into bite sized)
1 bag of baby carrots
1 package of fresh, sliced mushrooms
1/4 of cauliflower (chopped into bit sized)
1 can of green beans
Salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder to taste (you could also add a little chili powder if you want.)

Brown meat and drain. While you are browning the meat, boil all of the fresh vegetables in a large stew pot. After the vegetables are tender, add the can of tomato sauce, meat, and spices. Heat through and enjoy.
I usually thicken with cornstarch, but I didn't for this stew. It was still good!
Heat through and enjoy.

Black forest pudding

A good sugar-free dessert is pudding and jello. I decided last night to pick up a box of cherry jello and a box of chocolate pudding.

I had heard of Black Forest Cake (which is so delicous), so I thought it might be tasty to try a layered jello/pudding.

So, I fixed them separately according to the boxes. Then after they set,I put the cherry jello on the bottom and topped it with the chocolate pudding. Pretty good! And for one watching carbohydrates, just a little bit of the pudding on top of more of the jello will still help get a little bit of a chocolate kick. This could also be topped with whipped cream!

I think you could probably mix a lot of different jellos & puddings together to make some great combinations!

Easy, Home-made "Bread"?

Have you ever wished you could make home-made bread, but didn't feel like you had enough time? Well, ya know there is a way to make a quick, easy, and healthy "bread" that you can keep on hand.
Guess what it is? Pancakes!

Pancakes do not have to be unhealthy, because you can use healthier flours as you make them. You can also add whatever type of grain you are allowed to have. (Sometimes I add flax or oats as well to mine).

The boys love pancakes, so I have been making large batches of them on the griddle and keeping them in a bread bag in the refrigerator. When they get hungry, we just toast them and spread peanut butter, jelly,honey, or butter on top. I have also been thinking about how you could spread cream cheese and fruit on top (I'm thinking about strawberries right now... yum!).

One really nice thing about pancakes is that they can be made whatever size you like, using whatever flour you like, and you can add berries or chocolate chips or dried fruit, etc. They are extremely versatile!

B.L.T.

I heard of a great idea since I am trying to do a low carb diet. Romain lettuce has decent fiber in it, but not too much.

Try wrapping Bacon & tomato (salt and pepper of course) in a large piece of Romain lettuce! Certain types of cheese might be good too and you could do any type of sandwich this way.

OR....

You could wrap the veggies inside of lunch meat and stick a toothpick through them if you are putting them in a lunch box!

Flour conversion article

I saw this and thought it might be helpful
http://bakingdesserts.suite101.com/article.cfm/wheatfree_glutenfree_baking

Breakfast cake

I clipped a recipe from a magazine that is just absolutely delicious.  

Obviously Brit couldn't have this as typed, but perhaps a flour conversion could be made using oat flour?  And perhaps some additions could be added to balance out any ingredients she can't have. 

Breakfast cake


1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour (I used mostly wheat)
1 1/3 cup of packed brown sugar
1 cup of whole wheat flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
dash salt
1 egg
1 cup of buttermilk (I sour my milk by adding a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to one cup of milk)
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup of applesauce (either sweetened or not... I think it needs the sweetened kind because this is not an extremely sweet cake)
1 tsp vanilla extract (I used maple)
2 cups of fruit.   I tried frozen berries the first time, but they were not sweet enough.  The second time, I tried canned, dark sweet cherries.  Perfect!

Grease a 9x13 cake pan.

Mix all dry ingredients together in a separate bowl.  Mix all wet ingredients separately except fruit.  Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients.  Fold in fruit.  Bake at 375* for  35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.  (20 servings)

I love this with coffee!

Recipe Link

I found one website with recipes and info for Chron's disease. Just scroll down a little and there are lots of recipes!

Click here