Cooking with friends is a lot of fun. In this video, Hilah and her friend, Carlos, prepare Vegetarian Enchiladas together. This recipe can easily be converted to a vegan recipe by replacing the dairy based components, cream and cheese, with vegan alternatives. These enchiladas could easily become a regular item on your menus. Try making them with and for your friends too. Continue reading
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Gnocchi with Mushrooms, Squash, & Sauce by Thomas Keller
Famous Chef Thomas Keller prepares a delicious vegetarian pasta dish. This is a good makeover candidate to lower the fat content and replace some ingredients to make it a vegan recipe with easily obtained and delicious vegetables. Continue reading
Tofu Omelette by Bhavna
Bhavna demonstrates how to make an eggless omelette using tofu. Her batter recipe and preparation technique yields a very nice omelette. It’s simple and delicious. Try it. Continue reading
Vidalia Onion Dip by Jennifer Booker
This video shows a very simple recipe for making a delicious onion dip. Chef Jennifer Booker of YourResidentGourmet.net, uses sweet vadalia onions, sour cream, and a few other spices to make this dip. Continue reading
Tomato and Feta Pie by Maria Reina
This video on the eHow Food channel shows a tasty recipe for a tomato, feta and spinach tart by personal chef, Maria Reina of Bella Cucina Maria. It looks like a good candidate for some simple makeover techniques that we can use to try and reduce the fat content of this recipe even further. Continue reading
Asian Grilled Shrimp Salad With Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette by Keith Snow
Here is a delicious shrimp and vegetable salad that can be served as a lunch or dinner entree presented by chef Keith Snow from Harvest Eating.
The ingredients and cooking techniques are simple as seen in Keith’s video. Continue reading
Cream of Green Garlic & Potato Soup Recipe by Chef John
Here is another delicious soup recipe by Chef John with Food Wishes. This recipe is a candidate for our makeover recipe demos by simply replacing several of the recipes’ ingredients. Continue reading
Beef Stroganoff by Paula Dean – Food Network
This recipe is published by Paual Dean on the Food Network web site.
This original recipe had the highest calorie content of all 5 recipes, and exceeds the typical American diet statistics of 30% – 40% Fat. With Total Fat = 61 grams or 55% of total calories, its fat content is very high. But, it can be modified, reducing Fat content to 8 grams or 16% of Total Calories, bringing it to the healthy end of Ornish’s nutrition Spectrum, in the Asian diet nutrition range. Modifications are listed after the jump. Continue reading
Beef Stroganoff by Rachal Ray – Food Network
This recipe is published by Rachal Ray on the Food Network web site.
This original recipe exceeds the typical American diet statistics of 30% – 40% Fat. With total Fat = 52 grams or 56% of total calories, its fat content is very high. But, it can be modified, reducing Total Fat to 6 grams, or 11% of Total Calories, bringing it to the healthy end of Dr. Ornish’s nutrition Spectrum, in the Reversal Diet range. Continue reading