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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Asparagus Shepherd's Pie


My daughter Hannah asked if we could have this for leftovers the next night she liked it so much. This was a delicious diabetic friendly recipe, I would definitely recommend. Since asparagus isn't in season, I used frozen, and it tasted fine.

6-8 Servings Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients:

6 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of asparagus soup, undiluted
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Paprika

Directions:

In a saucepan, cover potatoes with water; cook until very tender. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in soup and pepper; pour into a greased 2-qt. baking dish.

Cook asparagus in a small amount of water until crisp-tender, about 3-4 minutes; drain and place over beef mixture.

Drain potatoes; mash with milk, butter, sage and salt. Spread over the asparagus. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes.

Yield: 6-8 servings.


Nutrition Facts: 1/8 recipe (prepared with lean ground beef, skim milk, reduced-fat margarine and reduced-fat mozzarella; calculated w/o added salt) equals 264 calories, 10 g fat (0 saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 436 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 20 g protein.

Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Taste of Home's Down Home Diabetic Cookbook

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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