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Showing posts with label Stovetop Variation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stovetop Variation. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Cheese Fondue




          Cheese Fondue




Ingredients:
2 clove garlic, minced 
1 cup cream
1 tablespoon flour 
1 cup finely chopped sun dried tomatoes
1 cup grated mozzarella 
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
6 fresh basil leaves, slivered
Dippers: 1 loaf crusty Italian bread that has been cut into 1-inch cubes; 
1 cup cherry tomatoes; 
8 ounces of cleaned and trimmed button mushrooms cut into small cubes.
Directions:
1. Pour 1 cup of boiling water over sun dried tomatoes in a small bowl, and leave to soften for 10 minutes. 
Remove tomatoes from water and chop into small pieces.
2. Rub inside of fondue pot with cut side of garlic. 
Next, heat cream in pot until it begins to boil. Toss cheese with flour, 
and then add slowly to pot, stirring the whole time. Add tomatoes and basil leaves to mixture and stir until smooth.
Serve with dippers.


Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Creamy Wheat Berry Hot Cereal

Creamy Wheat Berry Hot Cereal


Ingredients




  • 1 1/4 cup(s) old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup(s) raisins
  • 2 cup(s) nonfat milk or reduced-fat soymilk
  • teaspoon(s) salt
  • 1 1/4 cup(s) Cooked Wheat Berries
  • 2 teaspoon(s) brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup(s) slivered almonds, toasted (see Tips & Techniques)

Directions
  1. Place oats, raisins, milk (or soymilk), and salt in a large, microwave-safe bowl. (No microwave? See Stovetop Variation below.) Stir to combine. Microwave on High, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Stir in cooked wheat berries and microwave again until hot, 1 to 2 minutes more. Let stand for 1 minute. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle with toasted almonds and serve.

    Stovetop Variation: Bring milk (or soymilk) to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in oats, raisins and salt. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in cooked wheat berries and cook until heated through, about 1 minute more. Remove from the heat. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon; let stand for 1 minute. Sprinkle with toasted almonds and serve.

    Carb Servings: 2 starch, 1 fruit, 1/2 nonfat milk, 1 fat. Carbohydrate Servings: 3 1/2. Nutrition Bonus: Fiber (28% daily value), Calcium (21% dv), Iron (15% dv).

Tips & Techniques
Toast slivered almonds in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.