Prawn and vegetable tempura

Ingredients 1 egg yolk
200ml/7fl oz ice cold water
125g/4½oz plain flour, sifted
12 raw tiger prawns, shelled
450g/1lb mixed vegetables e.g. shitaake mushrooms, onions, aubergine, courgette, peppers, cut into bite-sized pieces
Oil for deep frying

Low-Cal Chocolate Cake Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup Flour
1/4 cup Granulated fructose**
1/2 cup Unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Low fat milk (2%)
2/3 cup Liquid shortening
2 Eggs
**or other sugar replacement




Recipe Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350^. Grease anf flour a 13 X 9" cake pan. Combine all
ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat just until blended. Pour into
prepared pan and bake for 40-45 miutes. Let cool.

Recipe yields 24 servings @ 86 calories per serving Exchanges: 1/2
bread 1 fat

From Diabetic Dessert Cookbook

Spinach Vegetable Dip

Ingredients

8oz of Yogurt, plain, low fat
1/5 cup Mayonnaise, reduced calories
¾ packet of Leek soup mix
10oz of Spinach, diced
2 tablespoons of Parsley
½ cup of Green onions, chopped
1.00 tablespoon of Dill, dry
1.00 tablespoon of Italian salad dressing mix


In a food processor combine all of the ingredients and mix well until well incorporated. Chill.

Egg curry

3 Eggs, hard boiled
1/2 cupAlmonds, slivered
2 tbsp Diet margarine
1/2 Onion
1/4 cup Celery, chopped fine
3/4 tbsp Arrowroot
1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Curry powder
1 cup Nonfat milk
2 slice Toast
finely cut shelled eggs. Brown almonds in margarine until golden
brown. Remove; drain on absorbent paper. In same pan saute onion and
celery until golden; stir in arrowroot, salt, and curry powder; stir
in milk slowly. Cook, stirring constantly, strring constantly, until
thick and smooth. Stir in slice egg, heat to boil. Place a slice of
toast in the bottom of each of four individual, headed casseroles.
Divide eggs evenly over the toast; sprinkle with almonds.

MANGO CHICKEN SALAD (serves 4)

2 cups cooked skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed into 2-inch pieces 1 large mango, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1/2 cup sliced celery 1/4 cup minced red onion 2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice and grated orange rind, beating until light and fluffy.

Apple and muesli smoothies (serves 2)

apple 2
muesli 8 teaspoon
300g low-fat yoghurt
300ml cold skimmed milk
cooking instruction
Put peeled ,chopped apple and other ingredients in a bowl and blend untill smooth.Serve directly.

SWEET BISCUITS(serves 8)

sweet potatoes ¾ cup

nonfat milk ¼ cup

margarine 4 tablespoons
all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

baking powder 4 teaspoons

Splenda 2 tablespoons

salt ½ teaspoon

Preheat oven to 450 F. Mix the cooked mashed sweet potatoes, nonfat milk and margarine in a large bowl,. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, Splenda and salt.

Combine both mixtures to make a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured board and toss until smooth.

Roll out until the dough is ½ inch thick. Cut the dough with a biscuit cutter or small glass. Place on a greased pan and bake for 15 minutes. Makes 8 servings.