yummy culinary experimentation for ckd

[obiwan9962]

Cheesecake

Crust:
1 cup pine nuts
1 cup macadamia nuts
2 packets sugar substitute
3 tablespoons butter, melted


Filling:
16 ounces cream cheese
10 packets sugar substitute
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
berries of choice (optional)



1. Heat oven to 350ºF.
2. For crust, place pine nuts and macadamias in bowl of a food processor; pulse until ground but not pastelike. Add sugar substitute and butter; pulse to combine. Transfer to a 9" springform pan. With your fingers, gently press nut mixture to form a crust on botoom of pan. Bake 10 minutes; remove from oven and cool.
3. Place cream cheese and sugar substitute in food processor; process until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition. Add vanilla extract, lemon rind and salt; pulse to combine. Add sour cream and process to combine.
4. Pour filling into prepared crust. Bake 40 minutes. Turn off oven; let cheesecake cool for one hour without opening door. Chill overnight.
5. Top with your favorite berries

 

[IronandGravity]

Excellent recipes. Thanks for posting all these.

 

[obiwan9962]

Excellent recipes. Thanks for posting all these.

no prob bro
see you live in cali
i used to too back in 72-82
sacatomato
sometimes miss it
NOT
i missed seeing my 9ers and giants

 

[obiwan9962]

Mediterrean Lamb burgers
8 ounces ground lamb
2 ounces feta, crumbled
2 pieces sundried tomatoes, chopped
2 cloves oil-roasted garlic*
2 ounces pinenuts
1/2 tsp dried teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper

combine all, form patty and grill

yummy with kalamata olive mayo (just blend alittle mayo with a few kalamata olives)


* oil-roasted garlic

cover 1 cup of peeled garlic cloves with just enough olive oil
simmer on stove til garlic is soft and nut brown
awesome smell!
drain garlic and save for many uses
save olive oil for either cooking or dipping veggies (or heavens forbid: bread)

 

[obiwan9962]

turkey caeser salad

8 ounces ground turkey
2 ounces grated imported parmesan(not the unrefrigerated garbage)
1 tbsp capers
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
squeeze of half lemon

combine all, form patty and grill
serve on crisp romaine leaves with fav caeser dressing
more parm, lemon and black pepper
use your fav nuts to sub for croutons

 

[obiwan9962]

yummiest sweet potato dish yet

(i refuse to call em yams, in the tropics, yams are huge starchy tubers, in mexico they are called malanga)

anyway:

brush the skin with alittle olive oil
roast at 350F til tender
let cool
peel off skin
mash with a small amount of vanilla extract, touch of butter or fav oil,salt and pepper

 

[obiwan9962]

salmon burgers

1 pound salmon
2 tbsp flaxmeal
2 tbsp red onion, finely diced
1 tbsp capers, chopped
1 egg
juice and grated rind of one lemon
fresh ground pepper to taste
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

combine and let sit 2-3 hours
form 2 patties and grill

serve on greens or spinach with sauce below:

2 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped
1 tbsp capers
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
pinch nutmeg
couple dashes tobasco

combine cream cheese and cream in a saucepan and gently melt together over low heat stirring occasionally
remove from heat and add remaining ingredients

 

[obiwan9962]

hmmmmmm
chili omelette!

use any good chili recipe (beans optional)
make your omelette
top with chili and cheddar (i mix in alittle pepper jack and parm)
green onions
shot or two fav hot sauce
and a dab of sour cream

drooling yet?




whohooo 300th post

 

[jenscats5]

OK, now I'm hungry!!!!!!!!!

 

[obiwan9962]

OK, now I'm hungry!!!!!!!!!

lol jenscat
come back for seconds anytime

btw belated happy turkey day