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  Ingredients: 2 cups red lentils 1 cup rice 1 1/2 onion 4 cloves garlic Ginger to preference 1 tsp garam masala (can substitute with other curry powders) 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp cardamom 1 tsp tumerick 4 cups veg stock 1 can coconut milk 1 can stewed tomatoes Naan and sour cream as sides Instructions: Put 1 cup rice, 2 cups water in rice cooker or put in sauce pan and set to low Chop 1 1/2 onions, 4 cloves garlick, and ginger Add 1 1/2 onions to sauce pan, heating until semitranslucent Add garlic and ginger, cook until fragrant Add 1 tsp each of garam masala, cumin, paprika, cardamom, and turmerick. Mix and cook for 1 min Add 4 cups veg stock and 2 cups red lentils. Cook for 10 min Add 1 can stewed tomatoes and 1 can coconut milk. Cook  for 5 min Serve over rice, side with naan, top with sour cream Yield: Enough to feed three adults with leftovers Source: My mom Description: When I was first diagnosed diabetic, I wanted to get into using lentils a lot. They're healthi...

  Ingredients: 1 bunch broccoli 1/2 cup chopped red onion 1 cup grated cheddar 1/2 cup cunflower seeds Miracle whip, enough to combine 1/2 cup bacon bits (optional) Instructions: Finely chop 1 bunch broccoli and 1/2 cup red onion. Grate 1 cup cheddar Add broccoli, red onion, cheddar, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, and optional 1/2 cup bacon bits to mixing bowl Mix, adding enough miracle whip to make everything stick together Yield: Enough for a potluck Source: My mother-in-law Description: This is one that Lee-Anne made. She did it for a potluck that my organization was hosting. It went over well, and by the end of the evening the entire salad had been consumed. We avoided using the bacon bits, as that would restrict some people from eating it. This recipe from her mother calls for Miracle Whip, which is neither mine nor Lee-Anne's preference. I only recently realized that it's supposed to be a diet version of mayo in the same way that margarine is for butter. But Miracle Whip is so ...

  Ingredients: Okra (I used 1 cup) Cornmeal (about 1/2 cup) Bacon/bacon drippings (12 strips) Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: In a frying pan, heat up bacon dripping. If needed, fry bacon for grease. For the quantity in this recipe, 1 pack of 12 should do Remove stems and cut 1 cup of okra into rounds, about 1/2 inch long Roll okra in 1/2 cup cornmeal and add to pan Fry until browned and drain on paper towel Sprinkle with salt and pepper to preference Yield: A cup of okra Source: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Tips: The orginal recipe was intentionally written in the vague way that someone who knows their way around a kitchen and only needs a few reminders would. For example, it didn't list any quantities for ingredients. I had about a cup's worth of okra, as that's what the jambalaya called for when I forgot to add it. It says to use bacon drippings but I don't usually have that on hand so I had to fresh fry some bacon. I used a pack and a half si...

  Ingredients 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 lb sausage. Chef's choice is andouille sausage, we substituted with Polish sausage 1 lb shrimp (used about half a bag) 2 tbsp cajun seasoning 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes 1 cooking onion 2 bell peppers 2 ribs celery 1 jalapeno pepper 4 cloves garlic 1 cup okra 1 1/2 cups long grain white rice 15 oz crushed tomato (about half a standard can where we're from) 3 cups chicken stock Cooking oil Directions: Prep work: chop 2 chicken breasts, 1 lb sausage, and deveinn 1 lb shrimp. Dice 1 onion, 2 bell peppers, 4 cloves garlic. Slice 2 ribs celery, 1 jalapeno pepper, 1 cup okra Heat a little bit of cooking oil in a large saucepan. We used a wok Toss chicken pieces in 1 tbsp of cajun seasoning and put into heated saucepan Cook through, remove and put chicken on plate Add sausage, cook through, remove and place with cooked chicken Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, and celery. Saute for 5 min Add minced garlic, 1 tbsp cajun seasoning, and ...