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Tuna Fish Casserole

1 1/2 pounds drained, canned tuna fish
1 1/2 cups sliced, canned carrots
8 ounces drained, canned peas
1/2 medium green pepper, finely chopped
2 tablespoons dehydrated onion flakes
2 cups drained, canned asparagus
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups skim milk

Combine tuna fish, carrots, peas, green pepper, and onion flakes in non-stick casserole dish. Combine asparagus, Worcestershire and skim milk in blender container; process at high speed until mixture is smooth. Pour over fish and vegetables. Bake at 400°F (hot oven), until bubbling hot, about 15 minutes. Divide evenly. Makes 4 dinner servings.

Cheese Bake Lunch

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4 slices enriched white bread
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/3 cups cottage cheese
3/4 cup buttermilk
4 medium eggs
Artificial sweetener to equal 1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind
Dash of salt

ADVANCE PREPARATION: Sprinkle one side of each slice of bread with cinnamon. With rolling pin, roll bread thin, then cut into 1-inch strips. Place strips, cinnamon sides to pan, on bottom and around sides of a non-stick, 9-inch square pan, or a 9×5 inch loaf pan. (The cheese filling will fill any spaces between bread strips and will hold the cake together.) Combine cheese, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, lemon rind, sweetener, and salt in a blender container; process at high speed until mixture is smooth and creamy. Carefully spoon cheese mixture into pan. Bake at 275°F (very slow oven) for 1 hour. Turn off heat, and let stand in oven, 1 hour longer. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

FINAL PREPARATION: Turn upside down onto serving platter. Divide evenly. Makes 4 luncheon servings.

Billi-B Chowder

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4 ounces sliced onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 cups clam juice
1 cup parsley sprigs
1/2 cup water
2 packets onion broth mix or 2 onion bouillon cubes
2 packets instant chicken broth and seasoning mix or 2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 small bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 1/2 pounds cooked shelled mussels
1/2 cup evaporated skimmed milk
1 tablespoon sherry extract
2 teaspoons imitation butter flavoring

In a non-stick skillet, cook onions and garlic in soy sauce for 5 minutes, or until onion is tender but still crisp. Transfer to large saucepan. Add clam juice, parsley sprigs, water, broth mixes, bay leaf, and thyme. Cover, and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Add mussels, milk, sherry extract, and imitation butter flavoring; heat thoroughly. Divide evenly. Makes 4 dinner servings.

Molded Shrimp Salad

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2 envelopes unflavored gelatine
1 1/2 cups skim milk yogurt
1 cup low calorie mayonnaise
1/2 cup chili sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves
2 lb shelled deveined shrimp, cooked
1/2 cup chopped celery
Lettuce

1. Sprinkle gelatine over 1 1/2 cups cold water in medium saucepan; left soften – about 5 minutes. Bring to boiling, stirring until gelatine is dissolved.

2. Set pan in bowl of ice cubes until gelatine is cold; stir once or twice.

3. Add yogurt, mayonnaise, chili sauce, lemon juice, onion, salt, and tarragon to gelatine; mix until well blended. Refrigerate or place over ice, stirring occasionally, until mixture is consistency of unbeaten egg white.

4. Set aside and refrigerate 8 shrimp, for garnish. Cut remaining shrimp into 1/4 inch pieces. Add chopped shrimp and celery to yogurt mixture; mix well. Turn into chilled, 2-quart mold or 8 individual molds.

5. Refrigerate until set – about 6 hours or overnight.

6. To serve: Run small spatula around edge of mold; dip mold in warm water for a few seconds. Unmold onto crisp lettuce. Garnish edge with whole shrimp.

Makes 8 servings; 228 calories each.

Salmon Loaf

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8 ounces drained, canned salmon, flaked
2/3 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 medium green pepper, diced
2 ounces onion, diced
1 teaspoon chopped pimento
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons freshly chopped parsley
2 teaspoons vinegar
1 packet instant chicken broth and seasoning mix
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
3/4 cup cold water
Lettuce

Combine salmon, celery, green pepper, onion, and pimento in a mixing bowl. Add mayonnaise, parley, vinegar and broth mix; mix well. Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in a saucepan, to soften. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Add to salmon mixture, Turn mixture into a 2 cup mold or 2 individual 1 cup molds. Chill until firm. Unmold on lettuce. Divide evenly. Makes 2 luncheon servings.

Californian Jello Ring

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Cooking time: few mins. to dissolve gelatin
Preparation time: 10 mins. plus time for prunes to plump
Main cooking utensil: bowl, saucepan

For 4 servings you need:
2 cups boiling water
1 cup dried prunes
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
Juice of 1/2 lemon
sugar substitute to taste

Decoration:
vanilla ice cream or
fruit snow, see Card 28
2 oranges

Approximate calories:
Prunes – 225 for 1 cup
Gelatin – 34 for 1 envelope
Ice cream – 100-150 for 1/2 cup
Oranges – 70 for 1 medium

1. Pour the 2 cups boiling water over the prunes. Leave for several hours to stand until plump, then drain, reserving the liquid.

2. Pit most of the prunes and cut into halves or quarters. Save a few for decoration.

3. Soak gelatin in 1/3 cup of the prune liquid, dissolve in bowl over hot water.

4. Mix together with lemon juice and enough prune juice to give 2 cups. Stir in sugar substitute to taste.

5. Add prunes and pour into mold rinsed in cold water.

TO SERVE: Turn out of the mold by dipping for 30 seconds in warm water. Arrange segments of orange around. Fill center with ice cream or fruit snow, Card 28, and top with prunes. Slimmers should avoid ice cream or have a very limited quantity.

TO VARY: Use strained boiling tea in place of water.

TO STORE: In refrigerator before being filled with ice cream.

^* Fruit Snow (from Card 28)
This is another very low calorie dessert. Cook fruit with a minimum of water and sugar substitute to taste. When a smooth purée (it can be sieved, beaten with a wooden spoon or puréed in a blender), allow to cool. To each 1 1/4 cups of purée, fold in 1 very stiffly beaten egg white.

Sloppy Joes Manila

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12 ounces lean ground veal
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons tomato juice
2 teaspoons dehydrated onion flakes
1/2 cup canned, crushed pineapple, no sugar added
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 medium green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped celery
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
2 slices whole-wheat bread, toasted
Parsley

Sprinkle veal with salt and pepper. Brown over medium heat in a non-stick pan, stirring frequently. Drain off fat as it accumulates. Remove veal from pan. Wipe out pan, then return veal to it. Combine tomato juice and onion flakes. Let stand 2 minutes, then add to veal, along with pineapple, lemon juice, green pepper, celery, lemon rind, ginger, and mustard. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently for 5 minutes. Divide evenly. Serve portion over one slice of toast; garnish with parsley. Makes 2 luncheon servings.

Salmon and Pear Salad

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4 small pears
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pound drained, canned salmon
1/4 cup tomato juice
2 tablespoons parsley flakes
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Lettuce leaves
Watercress
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
Pimento strips to garnish

Cut pears in quarters lengthwise from the stem ends, taking care not to cut all the way through. With a paring knife, cut away cores. Brush cut surfaces with lemon juice. Combine salmon, tomato juice, parsley flakes, and Worcestershire; mix well. Fill pears with salmon mixture, evenly divided. Stand upright on lettuce leaves; surround with watercress. Top each portion with 2 teaspoons mayonnaise; garnish with pimento, Makes 4 luncheon servings.

Soo Chow Tuna Salad

12 ounces drained, canned tuna fish
8 ounces drained, canned peas
1 medium cantaloupe; cut into melon balls (2 cups)
1/2 cup drained, canned mushrooms
1/4 cup onion bouillon
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Artificial sweetener to equal 1 teaspoon sugar
Lettuce leaves

Combine tuna fish, peas, melon balls, and mushrooms in a bowl. Combine bouillon, soy sauce, and artificial sweetener; toss lightly with tuna mixture. Chill thoroughly. Serve on lettuce leaves. Divide evenly. Makes 2 dinner servings.

Freezer-To-Oven Veal Dinner

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2 pounds ground veal
1/2 cup tomato juice
1/4 cup dehydrated onion flakes
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
4 radish slices
Parsley sprigs

ADVANCE PREPARATION: Combine veal, tomato juice, onion flakes, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, and garlic powder; mix well. Form two-thirds of the mixture into a loaf. Place mushrooms on veal, in an even layer, 1/2 inch from edges of pan. Top with remaining veal mixture. Mold firmly, being sure veal totally covers mushrooms. Wrap in freezer wrap. Freeze until needed.

FINAL PREPARATION: Thaw veal loaf. Bake on a rack at 375°F (moderately hot oven) for 1 hour, or until well done. Arrange on serving platter. Garnish with radish slices and parsley sprigs. Divide evenly. Makes 4 dinner servings.

Ham in Aspic

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Cooking time: few mins. to heat water for jelly.
Preparation time: 30 mins.
Main utensil: 5 -cup deep round mold or pan

For 6 servings you need:
2/12 cups aspic jelly
few stuffed olives
1/2 cup cooked peas
1 hard-cooked egg white
1-l can ham
8 cooked prunes
2 hard-cooked eggs
1 hard-cooked egg yolk

Approximate calories:
Aspic jelly – virtually none
Peas – 56 for 1/2 cup
Cooked or canned lean ham – 1600 for 1 lb meat
Dried prunes – 25 for 1 large
A boiled egg – 80

1. Pour in enough aspic jelly to give 1/4 inch layer at the bottom of the mold.

2. Allow to set, then arrange the sliced olives, peas, and white egg on this, then cover with a very little more cold jelly.

3. Put this into a cool place to become quite firm.

4. Dice the ham, pit and chop the prunes and mix with the chopped eggs and yolk.

5. Put this into the mold; then gently pour in enough cold, but not set, aspic jelly to cover.

6. Put into a cool place for the mold to set and allow remainder of the jelly to set separately.

TO SERVE: Turn out, garnish with the chopped jelly, and serve with a green salad.

TO VARY: Use half tomato juice and half water to set the jelly.

TO STORE: In the refrigerator.

To turn out a mold: Dip for a few seconds only in hot water, then invert over serving dish.

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Category Archives: Weight Control

Tuna Fish Casserole

Cheese Bake Lunch

Billi-B Chowder

Molded Shrimp Salad

Salmon Loaf

Californian Jello Ring

Sloppy Joes Manila

Salmon and Pear Salad

Freezer-To-Oven Veal Dinner

Ham in Aspic

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