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[clouddancer22]

Sorry to jump in, I am new here.

I am not new to heart issues, my daughter is 16 now. But this is actually the least of my worries in food issues. I have a 10 year old son who is sensitive to all preservatives, additives, dyes, among all the food allergies.

That makes it where I buy practically nothing boxed, or pre-done or whatever. It is all from scratch. I can whip up some Mac-y-Cheese so quick you wouldn't know it wasn't boxed. Or, my ten year old can do chicken noodle soup so quick you wouldn't know he didn't use a can.

I have been experimenting for several years, to the point I don't use recipes anymore. If anyone wants any suggestions, I would be more than willing to help, just email me. Most ppl who eat with me have to salt their food, but my kids don't and that is important to me. It is awesome food, and we love it!

 

[Mary]

Clouddancer,
Would you mind sharing a few of your recipes on this Forum? We would all appreciate it. I particularly need recipes that are really low, low sodium.
Thanks,
Mary

 

[Nancy]

http://valvereplacement.com/forums/...1&pp=25&sort=lastpost&order=desc&daysprune=-1

This will show all the posts for recipes, from the beginning. There are a LOT of them.

You just have to go to the main page for Recipes for Heart Patients and scroll down the page and change the "From" setting to "beginning"

 

[Praline]

Thank you Nancy

Thank you Nancy

Thank you Nancy ...I learn something about maneuvering my way around this site every day. I save the whole forum in my favorites. I will browse through it every later.

 

[Blanche]

Clouddancer:
I would love to see some of your recipes. We are trying so hard to get away from packaged foods. Salt has become a problem for both of us. Although this forum hasn't been busy for a while, I just know that there are a number of folks here who would stand to benefit from your experiences with food.
Looking forward to finding out how to make that noodle soup.
Regards,
Blanche

 

[M&M]

Hi, I have some excellent cookbooks - if anyone is interested in a particular food recipe - let me know and I'll post what I have in my low sodium cookbooks. I have found all the recipes to be excellent.
See Ya
M&M

 

[Blanche]

Make Ahead Recipes with Turkey

Make Ahead Recipes with Turkey

M&M
Thank you for your kind offer. I would love to find recipes for ground turkey....that is, ground turkey breast, which is very low in fat. Sometimes I buy it and sometimes I grind my own. It would be nice if the recipes were savory, rather than sweet and if they could be made ahead and frozen.

I will appreciate anything you wish to include. A favorite would be recipes with crumpled, cooked turkey so that I can use the meat somewhat as an accessory and not as the main ingriedent.

Many thanks,
Blanche

 

[geebee]

Blanche,
I make meatballs out of ground turkey breast and, except for the fact that the color is lighter, the flavor is very similar to beef. I mix the ground turkey with chopped onions sauteed in olive oil, bread crumbs soaked in low fat milk, a couple of beaten eggs (you can use egg subsitute also), lots of garlic and fresh ground pepper. I cook the meatballs in the oven on a cookie sheet coated with olive oil. They freeze beautifully. You can use the same mixture to make meatloaf and stuffed peppers.
I also use sauteed ground turkey breast in my lasagna.

 

[Tiffin]

Here is one I make with very little Turkey!

Quick Pasta
Serves 4

2 - 3 teaspoons fresh Opal basil sliced & diced very fine (this is about 10 leaves)
¼ pound of ground turkey Pre cooked
¼ of an onion
8 ounces of sliced mushrooms
1 ½ cup of cooked Wheat Penne Noodles (you can use regular noodles but taste really good with the wheat ones)
¼ or ½ cup of frozen broccoli
4 teaspoons of Grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons ½ & ½ cream (Milk of your choice can be used also)

Sauté onion , mushrooms, broccoli, and basil in extra light olive oil, mix with cooked turkey and cooked noodles Place mixture into baking dish, mix with the parmesan cheese and cream, Cook in oven at 375 for 15 minutes.

 

[Blanche]

Thanks for the two great recipes

Thanks for the two great recipes

Geebee and Tiffin:
We tried both recipes and liked them very much. For the meatballs (yum!) I sauteed the onion (lots of it) in a non-stick pan with "Pam" spray. I also soaked the bread crumbs in chicken stock instead of milk. Baking them was the very best tip. They were great, and I froze some.

For the second recipe, I used sour cream instead of cream and I used fresh brocolli and some diced carrots. Didn't have an yellow onion, so I used green ones with some of the green stem. It came out great. I could not believe that this dish could be so good with so little meat, but it was. I made a double batch and it reheated well.....Oh, I also microwaved it instead of using the oven. It gets so dang hot in Arizona, we just don't use our oven half of the year.

I highly recommend both recipes. Many thanks,

Blanche