My Rosie thinks she has to keep me healthy and regular. She knows my distaste for many of the breads and cereals she eats - too many sticks and twigs! She is big on fiber, and we agonize over loaves of bread at the grocery store, trying to determine if any of them have enough fiber to suit her needs. I kinda think it ia an anal thing, but what do I know?

She made me some banana bread last night that was a real winner. It contains flax seed, which is supposed to be kind to my digestive tract. Regardless, i found it surprisingly light and delightful. Here goes…

Light Flax Banana Bread

2 eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup fat free plain yogurt
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
1/2 cup flax seed
1/2 cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder

Cream together applesauce, eggs, sugar and yogurt.
Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and mashed bananas
Mix until combined - don’t over stir
Pour into bread pans and bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for approximately one half hour.
don’t overfill the baking pan, because it will fail to bake thoroughly, and don’t make the dough too thick for same reason.
Serves 12

I had this with plain yogurt and fresh peaches mixed with a bit of Splenda sweetner. Yum!

Peace,

Charlie~

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Rosie made me this dish this weekend, and I really liked it. I like pizza, but don’t much care for what it does to my waistline. So she came up with this modified recipe that she took down from Sparkpeople. We have modified it to the extent that although like the original, is surely much better.

I think all recipes have a common ancestry. This is half Mexican, half Italian, and all Rosie. she is good at taking care of my picky needs, and she made fabulous inroads on this recipe. check out Sparkpeople today and see what they have to offer. You might be surprised.

Upside Down Pizza

1 # extra lean ground beef
1 med. onion, diced
1 (14oz) jar pizza sauce
6 oz turkey pepperoni
16 oz mozzarella cheese
1 4 oz can sliced mushrooms
1/2 red pepper, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/2 cup sliced black olives

Crust:

1 cup 2% milk
1 egg, plus 2 egg whites
1 tsp oil
1 cup flour
1 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9″X13″ casserole with nonstick cooking spray
Brown ground beef, onion, pepper, mushrooms and olives until meat is cooked through
then drain.
Pour mixture into prepared casserole and sprinkle with cheese.
Mix milk, eggs, oil and flour until smooth. Add spices and cheese. Pour over toip of meat mixture.
Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until crust is golden.
Makes 12 servings.

Mutritional data:

Fat = 19.7 g
Carbs = 15.3 g
Calories = 344.3
Protein = 25.4 g

Good stuff! Enjoy…

Peace,

Charlie~

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I have always loved good French toast. My mother made it, My ex made it, and I make it for my new family. However, it has not always pleased me, for I could not get that taste I was looking for. After watching this vid, I can see why. Try this the next time you make a late Sunday morning brunch. This weekend we are going to a Bluesfest in Old Town, Lansing. I am thinking that come Sunday around noon, this will go good with Canadian bacon and a big pitcher of my world famous Bloody Mary’s. Yum!

Peace,

Charlie~

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