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Okay I got this idea from Cooking Light. You take a recipe and try to make it little more nutritious - eliminating or substitute the bad ingredients without drastically changing the flavor. I thought this would be a nice challenge here - I sent my recipe to cooking light and they stay have not replied with a makeover (helping me eliminate some of the fat and make it more nutritious).
Example:
Pie Crust (before makeover)
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
3 tablespoons ice water
brush edges and top of crust with heavy cream
Pie crust (after makeover) Cut some fat and calories
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cold butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
5 to 7 tablespoons ice water
brush edges and top of crust with fat-free milk
Every other day a recipe is posted that someone needs made over.
: The challenge is to take the recipe posted and make it nutritious (or lighter) without eliminating the flavor or taste. This also will give some of us new recipes to add to our book. I'm a cheesecake lover and was extremely grateful someone made over my recipe.
Someone please say you're interested in this?
:
NEW RECIPE TO MAKEUNDER
Chicken and Dumplings
2 cups cooked chicken
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1 packagae frozen dumplings - cooked in broth from chicken
extra broth
Place 1st four ingredents in crock pot. Add broth to desired consistency. Cook on low 2 hours.
My challenges - 1)replace the soup (actually so far i have been pureeing canned mushrooms in blender with a little cream and that as worked fairly well but I am open to other ideas)
2) the frozen dumplings have hydrogenated oil in them..I need to replace that..but I (and my family) love the texture of the frozen ones and my homemade ones are more "biscuit like"..I have heard of using tortilla strips but don't know how
Example:
Pie Crust (before makeover)
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
3 tablespoons ice water
brush edges and top of crust with heavy cream
Pie crust (after makeover) Cut some fat and calories
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cold butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
5 to 7 tablespoons ice water
brush edges and top of crust with fat-free milk
Every other day a recipe is posted that someone needs made over.

Someone please say you're interested in this?

NEW RECIPE TO MAKEUNDER
Chicken and Dumplings
2 cups cooked chicken
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1 packagae frozen dumplings - cooked in broth from chicken
extra broth
Place 1st four ingredents in crock pot. Add broth to desired consistency. Cook on low 2 hours.
My challenges - 1)replace the soup (actually so far i have been pureeing canned mushrooms in blender with a little cream and that as worked fairly well but I am open to other ideas)
2) the frozen dumplings have hydrogenated oil in them..I need to replace that..but I (and my family) love the texture of the frozen ones and my homemade ones are more "biscuit like"..I have heard of using tortilla strips but don't know how