But wanting to keep her girlish figure, and wanting to make sure everybody else keeps their own figures, she's "figured" out ways to cook delicious meals without adding so much girth to the diners.
Her column is updated every day or thereabouts, so check back to see what's doing in "Boggie"'s kitchen.
AMARETTO CHICKEN
The next time you're having a group of friends or family over for
dinner, try this excellent, fruity chicken variation.
Serve the golden
chicken on rice; then generously spoon over the creamy apple/almond
sauce.
Note that Amaretto is an almond liqueur; you can find small
bottles at a liquor store.
Serves 10.
Per serving: 311 calories, 6.2
grams fat, 72 milligrams cholesterol, 32.3 grams carbohydrates, 1.3
grams fiber, 22.8 grams protein, 187 milligrams sodium.
2 tablespoons vegetable oilHeat oil in a large frying pan.
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 ounce sliced roasted almonds
10 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup flour
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon white pepper
4 cups fat-free half and half
2 cups apple juice
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1 ounce green onions, chopped
1 cup seedless grapes
1-1/2 ounces Amaretto
1 large apple, cored and sliced thin
1 teaspoon sugar
To make sauce, combine white pepper, half and half, and apple juice in
a saucepan.
Heat to boiling, stirring frequently.
Mix cornstarch and
water until smooth.
Add to sauce; stir until thickened.
Add green
onion, grapes, Amaretto, apple, and sugar.
Serve over chicken.
CookWare Sampler
The folks from "Cooking Light" magazine offer this inexpensive ($6.98 list price) recipe software.
It includes the CookWare recipe management software, 100 recipes, and a sample of CookPac (a month of "Cooking Light" recipes).
Their goal is to introduce you to the monthly CookPac subscription.
The nutritional analysis of each recipe may make this CD attractive to persons with special dietary needs.
More information is available at
CookN.com - Cooking software.
Do you have a recipe to share?
You can Write to Leigh!
Include your first initial and last name and put the word LOWFAT in the subject.
I'll try to use your contribution in a future column.
(Please note that these columns are written several weeks in advance so publishing it will be delayed accordingly.)
For those of you with fast metabolisms....the HECK with you. But if you'd rather have recipes that are more traditional, then, all you need do is to visit Boggie's Cooking Tips page, then a quick visit to my mother-in-law Betty Jean's pages for some Traditional Recipes, or, Vegetarian Recipes.
AND, if you want to see how to grow all your own vegetables for the recipes and flowers for the table, visit Uncle Ernie's Gardening page. If you see Ernest, please tell him Boggie said supper will be ready soon and to get on out of the garden so he can get cleaned up.
Leigh
