Food Guide and Recipes

You can make an old-fashion style bread pudding that even the diabetics in your group can enjoy. This diabetic friendly version uses Splenda instead of sugar and uses half white bread and half whole-wheat. You don’t have to be diabetic to enjoy this yummy Old Fashion Bread Pudding. This recipe is also a great way to use up excess bread. In today’s economic climate many of us can’t afford to “throw food out.” So if you have bread that will go stale, why not use it to make dessert? You can adjust this recipe to suit your needs or your family’s taste. You can use all white or all wheat bread. If you or other family members aren’t diabetic, you can use sugar instead of Splenda. Don’t have or like raisins? Use nuts. Change the flavor a little by using 1/2 cup sugar or Splenda and 1/4 cup brown sugar or Splenda brown sugar blend. Let your imagination take over!

OLD-FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

3 slices day-old white bread, crust removed

3 slices day-old whole-wheat bread, crust removed

2 tbsp butter, melted

3/4 cup Splenda granular

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 cup seedless raisins

vegetable oil cooking spray

4 eggs, beaten

2 cups 1% milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Continue reading ‘How to Make an Old Fashion Bread Pudding That is Diabetic Friendly’ »

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Back in July and August our blackberries finally came into season. I made a lot of jam, jellies and desserts using fresh blackberries. I also spent some time freezing some of my berries so that I could use them this fall.

This recipe was given to me a few years ago by a good friend of mine. You can use fresh or frozen blackberries to make this deliciously moist blackberry cake. Continue reading ‘How To Make A Blackberry Buttermilk Cake Recipe’ »

When it comes to making a homemade chocolate chiffon pie, this recipe is one of the best that I have tried. What I really like about this one is the light and fluffy consistency to it and just the right amount of chocolate flavoring.

The recipe will take approximately 40 minutes to prepare and then another 2 to 3 hours to set up in your refrigerator. I like to make mine early in the morning so that its ready to go with our dinner later that day. Continue reading ‘How To Make A Chocolate Chiffon Homemade Pie’ »

Apple Pie may be an American tradition but mixing apples and cranberries has become a fall and a holiday tradition for many of us. The combination of the tart cranberries and the sweetness of the apples is irresistable. Here we offer a recipe for Baked Apples and Cranberries with a Crunchy Streusel Topping. The crunchy topping adds the sweet, spicy, and crunchiness of brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Yummy, for sure!

BAKED APPLES & CRANBERRIES WITH CRUNCHY STREUSEL TOPPING

Fruit mixture:
5 medium Granny Smith apples
1 can (16-oz) whole berry cranberry sauce
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp all-purpose flour

Topping mixture:
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Continue reading ‘Recipe for a Delicious Apple Dessert: Baked Apples & Cranberries with Crunchy Streusel Topping’ »

A rich dessert created from vanilla based custard which is served cold and has a warm caramel top is called creme brulee. Meaning “burnt cream” in French, it refers to custard desserts that are finished with a sugar glaze.

This dessert has light and simple flavors and is basically a pudding. The base is made of eggs and cream. Many chefs feel this dessert requires no additions and they choose to make the traditional recipe without additions. Continue reading ‘The Best Dessert is Creme Brulee’ »

La Sicilia è un territorio ricco di luoghi meravigliosi, il mare, il sole, le spiagge, ma una delle più importanti meraviglie siciliane è la sua tradizione dolciaria, che non ha forse eguali.

Ciò che infatti, al giorno d’oggi, rende famosa l’isola anche fuori dal territorio nazionale è la sua tradizione dolciaria. Il turista che va in vacanza in Sicilia, a quanto pare, alle spiagge di Cefalù, Taormina, Lampedusa, sembra prediligere gustare un cannolo siciliano con il suo dolcissimo ripieno di ricotta , la cassata, la frutta Martorana o dei pasticcini di mandorle, ora prodotti con le più moderne macchine impastatrici. Continue reading ‘I sapori della pasticceria siciliana’ »

Being diabetic doesn’t mean we have to give up candy while everyone else enjoys it this holiday season. We diabetics just have to be more particular when choosing our special candy treats. Today’s new article is a recipe for Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffles suitable for diabetics. Yummy! According to my calculations, 4 of these little treats contain 220 calories and a third as much protein as carbs–a good combination for us diabetics.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

1/2 cup reduced-fat chunky peanut butter

3 tbsps Splenda granular

1 cup rice crisp cereal

1/4 cup sugar-free chocolate chips

3 tbsps unsweetened baking cocoa powder Continue reading ‘How to Make Diabetic-Friendly Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffles’ »

Back in the early 1980′s my grandmother spent a Saturday afternoon teaching me how to make her banana spice cake. I am not sure why they call it sea-foam frosting, but I can tell you…it does taste delicious!

What I really enjoy about this recipe is the right combination of sweet buttermilk, ripe bananas, along with the spices. If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, you can substitute with regular milk. Continue reading ‘Grandma’s Banana Spice Cake With Sea-Foam Frosting Recipe’ »

When it comes to making chocolate cakes, I often times get bored with the classic ones. I look for recipes that have a twist or some added goodies to them.

This one is really easy to make and I love the rich chocolate flavor along with the miniature marshmallow topping. You can frost the cake with your favorite frosting, although we prefer ours with chocolate. There have been times that I have forgone the frosting and just dusted it with confectioner’s sugar. Continue reading ‘How To Make A Mississippi Mud Dessert Cake’ »