California Guacamole Diabetic Diet Food

STEWED VEGETABLES (FLAT BELLY DIET)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occassionally for 4 minutes until tender. (I add the garlic right at the end of the 4 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes (with juice), thyme, and salt, stirring to break up the tomatoes. (I cut the tomatoes in quarters).
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add the green beans. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer stirring occassionally for 10 minutes, or until the beans are tender.
• Add the zucchini and cook, stirring occassionally for 5 minutes or until the zucchini is tender.
• Remove from heat and stir in the basil./.

LOW CARB BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease 8 X 8 baking pan.
• Cream the butter with an electric hand mixer, add the eggs one at a time, beating well.
• Melt chocloate with chocolate extract and water in the top of a double boiler.
• Add melted chocolate, soy flour, chopped walnuts, sugar substitute to butter; Mix well, taste for sweetness, add more splenda IF needed;Pour into prepared pan; bake 15 minutes.

CHINESE POT STICKERS (CHICKEN, PORK OR VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine water and mushrooms, cover and let soak for 5 minutes.
• Drain, discard stems, and mince caps.
• In a large non-stick skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat until hot; saute mushrooms in oil with onions and ginger.
• Add cabbage and cook until cabbage is lightly browned (9 minutes), stirring frequently; while cabbage is cooking add water 1 tbsp at a time to keep it from sticking to the pan, if needed.
• Spoon cabbage mixture into a medium sized bowl and let it cool.
• Add chicken and next 5 ingredients to the bowl and mix well.
• Working with one wonton wrapper at a time (keep the rest covered so they don't dry out), spoon a tablespoon full of the mixture into the middle of the wrapper; moisten the edges with water.
• Bring two points (diagonal corners) in to the center, and pinch together.
• Bring the other two corners in and pinch together; and pinch the 4 edges together to seal.
• Sprinkle a baking sheet with cornstarch, and place pot stickers on baking sheet as you finish sealing them (keeping finished ones covered with a towel to keep them from drying out).
• In a large non-stick skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat until hot.
• Place 15 pot stickers in bottom of skillet and cook until bottoms are lightly browned (3 minutes).
• Add broth to skillet and cook, covered, until liquid is absorbed (3 minutes).
• Set finished pot stickers aside, and keep warm.
• Wipe skillet out with a paper towel, and repeat the process with the other pot stickers.
• Serve with soy sauce or other sauce for dipping.

CALIFORNIA GUACAMOLE--DIABETIC DIET

Steps:

• Cut the avocados in half and remove the seeds.
• Scoop out the pulp and place in a bowl.
• Drizzle the pulp with lemon juice and mash.
• Combine with the remaining ingredients, mix well and serve.

CALIFORNIA TUNA SANDWICHES--DIABETIC DIET

Steps:

• Prepare California Guacamole (recipe to be posted)
• In a bowl, combine guacamole, tuna, celery, and onion and mix well.
• Lightly toast pita pockets and cut in half. Fill each half with the tuna mixture and 1/2 lettuce leaf.
• Garnish with radish slices.