Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Easy to make cookies....

Ingredients

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

Directions

- Mix all ingredients together
- Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheet
- Bake at 325 for 8 to 12 minutes

Number of Servings: 14

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIGGIRL208. (sparkspeople.com)

Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients

4 Sweet Potatoes, peeled and sliced like steak fries
3 tbsp olive oil
3 tsp taco seasoning, 40% less sodium

Directions

Preheat oven to 425. In a large mixing bowl, drizzle oil over the potatoes. Add taco seasoning mix and toss to coat. Place fries in one even layer on two cookie sheets. Bake 10 minutes, turn and bake 10 more minutes. Fries should be soft on the inside and browned on the outside. I divided the recipe into 6ths for the serving size.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMALONEY3.(sparkspeople.com)

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp table salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 Tbsp sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 large egg white(s)
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, miniature
1 sprays cooking spray

Preparations

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.

Beat butter and brown sugar with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy; gradually add granulated sugar, beating well. Add cocoa and egg whites, beating well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until blended. Stir in chocolate minichips.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 11⁄2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes or until firm. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks. Yield: 40 cookies (serving size: 1 cookie).

Number of Servings: 40

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BELLATROTTA. (sparkspeople.com)

Crepes a la Bretonne

Its a Low Fat Snack, Entree or Dessert! - 11 Minutes to Prepare and Cook

Ingredients

- 3 egg substitutes (liquid Egg Beaters = 6 oz)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cup white enriched flour
- ~1 1/2 cup non-fat milk
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Directions

Pour the flour in a large mixing bowl
Add the sugar
Add the egg substitutes at once
Mix gently to incorporate the eggs to the flour and make a nice batter
Add milk slowly while blending with a wooden spoon or a blender at low speed. Beware of clumps!
Blend until the batter is smooth and homogeneous. Strain for clumps if necessary.
Cover with aluminum foil or a cloth and let rest in the lower part of the fridge from an hour to overnight.
Take batter from the fridge
Add more milk if batter is too thick
Preheat a large skillet on medium-high
Grease the skillet with non-fat Pam
Pour batter into the skillet with a ladle and spread it evenly with swift hand motion
Wait 10-20 seconds and turn the crepe upside down
Let cook for another 10-20 seconds and serve warm.

You can add anything you want to it to make the best dessert or sweet snack: sugar, butter, fresh fruits, chocolate syrup… Wrap it and Eat!

If you want to turn it into an entree or a crepe party, make the batter without vanilla extract and add less sugar (~1/8 to 1/4 cup) and a pinch of salt. Now you can add deli meats, shredded cheese, sauteed mushrooms, bacon, or anything you like
and it makes a fun entree that kids and adults alike will love!

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LKEATINGJ (sparkspeople.com)

Fried Sardines

My nieces and nephews favourite dish for weekend!

Ingredients

1 medium size canned sardines (5 pcs)
1 red chilli (cut into four slices)
2 garlic - crushed
2 red onion medium size - cut into 4 pcs
1 potato - cut into 8 pcs
1 pc lime leave
Oil for frying
salt to taste
1 cup of water

Method

Open canned sardines and separated the fish from the sauce.
Heat some oil and fried the sardines evenly for few minutes both sides then remove. Make sure to cover the pan to avoid the little explosions.

Heat a couple of spoons of oil and lightly fried the crushed garlic then pour the sauce, stir a bit then add on the water and potato and let it boil for a while until the potato tender.

Once boiled put in the fried sardines, onion, chilli and lime leave and stir lightly. Add salt to taste. If you prefer it to be spicy add on some chilli sauce or more chillies.

Served with rice and stir fried vegatables for complete meal.

Crispy Orange Beef

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds beef top sirloin, thinly sliced
1/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup long grain rice
2 cups water
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons orange zest
3 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
8 broccoli florets, lightly steamed or blanched
2 cups oil for frying

DIRECTIONS

Lay beef strips out in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Allow to dry in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. In a small bowl, mix together the sugar, rice vinegar, orange juice concentrate, salt and soy sauce. Set aside.

Meanwhile, combine rice and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Add more water at the end if necessary.

Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Toss dried beef in cornstarch to coat. Fry in the hot oil in small batches until crispy and golden brown; set aside. Drain all of the oil from the wok except about 1 tablespoon.

Add orange zest, ginger and garlic to the remaining oil, and cook briefly until fragrant. Add the soy sauce mixture to the wok, bring to a boil, and cook until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Add beef, and heat through, stirring to coat. Serve immediately over steamed rice, and garnish with broccoli.

From Allrecipes.com