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January 25, 2011 · 7:36 PM

Vegetable Pie

I found this recipe while searching on-line at Vegetarian Times.

It was very simple to make and everyone really enjoyed it.

Technically, I shouldn’t eat this while doing the cleanse because it contains eggs, ricotta cheese and milk, which are all animal products, but it was really yummy and overall I don’t plan on taking those items out of my daily diet forever.

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tbs. olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 10 oz. button mushrooms, sliced (4 cups)
  • 1 medium clove garlic, minced
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup skim milk
  • 10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
  • 5 sun-dried tomatoes, cut into thin strips
  • 1 tsp. dried basil

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly coat 9-inch quiche dish or pie pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until liquid has evaporated, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and stir 1 minute. Transfer mushroom mixture to prepared dish.
  3. In medium bowl, beat eggs to blend, then stir in ricotta and milk. Add to mushroom mixture in dish along with broccoli, tomatoes and basil. Mix well.
  4. Bake until filling is set, 50 to 55 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly. Cut into quarters and serve warm.

Makes 4 servings. Approx. 180 calories, 9g fat, 16g carbs, 5g fiber

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January 25, 2011 · 7:14 PM

Baked Oatmeal Snack Bars

I’ve been on a quest to find a healthy, oatmeal bar to replace my addition to the sugar laden Quaker Oatmeal To-Go bars. I used this recipe as a jumping point (found at kateats.com) and made  two variations which I have posted below the original recipe.

I also plan on trying them with PB2, which is powdered peanut butter. This variation would call for 1/2 cup of PB and I’m thinking about adding raisins or some semi-sweet mini chocolate chips as a treat.


Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3/4 cup dried fruit (I used 1/4 cup cranberry trail mix, 1/4 cup raisins, 1/4 cup chopped dried “just banana” from TJ’s)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1.25 cups skim milk
  • 1 egg or egg substitute
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350*
  2. Mix dry ingredients.
  3. Mix wet ingredients.
  4. Pour wet into dry. Stir to combine.
  5. Pour into a 9×9 baking dish either coated in cooking spray or lined with parchment.
  6. Bake for 40 minutes.
  7. Cut into 9 squares.

Makes 9 servings . Each bar is appx. 165 calories

**You can double the recipe and use a 9×13 baking dish. While delicious, the only sweetness in these comes from the dried fruit. Add in 1/4 – 1/2 cup brown sugar if you like.

The variations are endless: cranberries, coconut, all kinds of dried fruit, nuts, etc.

Banana-Craisin Oatmeal Bars:

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
  • 1 cup Almond Milk, Unsweetened, Vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 scoop of Vanilla whey protein (optional)
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Following cooking directions above, however I removed the bars from the pan, flipped them, placed the large square onto foil and baked for an additional 10-minutes to dry out the bottom side.

Makes 9 servings . Each bar is appx. 170 calories
Cinnamon Brown Sugar Oatmeal Squares

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup Almond Milk, Unsweetened, Vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Following cooking directions above, however I removed the bars from the pan, flipped them, placed the large square onto foil and baked for an additional 10-minutes to dry out the bottom side.

Makes 9 servings . Each bar is appx. 80 calories. These came out a little flatter than the banana ones and would make a great snack.

* If you make a variation of these or if you already make your own homemade oatmeal bars, I would love to hear about your recipe!

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