http://thehealthyeatingsite.com Recipes and information to help you eat healthier Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:59:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you have a bread machine there is no excuse to not make your own homemade bread. It’s easy, and if you follow this recipe, you’ll end up with a beautiful light-textured wholemeal loaf that’s also a great source of fiber. You may have to slice it yourself, but you can’t find anything in the stores [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/wholemeal-bread-bread-machine-recipe/ We’ve still got an overabundance of zucchini from the garden and while trying to come up with new ways to use it all I stumbled upon baking… in a crock pot. I never would have thought this would work, but I’m so glad it does. With a slow cooker (a.k.a. crock pot) you don’t have [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/chocolate-zucchini-cake-in-a-slow-cooker/ I’ve modified the recipe I posted previously, added more zucchini and reduced the amount of sugar, so it’s healthier and the results are so much better! I’m really pleased with the way these turned out. Better tasting and better for you! Now that’s my kind of dessert! Actually, you could eat these muffins any time… [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/healthier-sweet-zucchini-muffins-recipe/ While I’m trying to cut back on sweets and baked goods, occasionally I still indulge in something sweet. When I do, I figure it might as well be with something that has some beneficial ingredients as well. We have an unbelievable amount of zucchini (courgette) growing in the garden at the moment, so naturally zucchini [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/zucchini-bread-muffins/ I’ve been itching to try this recipe since last week when I found Kalyn’s Kitchen Blog and the recipe for these yummy looking, South Beach Diet Phase I compliant Egg Muffins. I even went out and bought one of those blissfully-easy-to-use silicone muffin trays. I’ve been waiting and waiting, but our chickens aren’t laying much at [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/cheesy-egg-muffins-with-mushroom-courgette-and-spinach/ Pizza has to be one of the all-time favorite foods. In the United States along hundreds of slices of pizza are eaten every second. It can be eaten as a stand-alone meal, with a salad, it’s even good cold the next day. Why wait for the takeaway pizza shop to deliver a lukewarm, soggy pizza [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/wholewheat-pizza-dough/ This is a wholewheat version of the versatile pita bread, also known as pita pockets. They can be served filled as sandwiches or toasted and brushed with garlic butter to serve with soups. Use them as a quick and easy pizza base – top with pizza sauce, cheese and topping of your choice and grill [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/wholewheat-pita-bread/ True bagels are boiled, that’s what gives them their chewy texture. Try this recipe, there’s nothing like a fresh bagel still warm from the oven! Ingredients: 5 cups of wholemeal flour 4 T sugar 2 tsp salt 3 tsp active dry yeast 4 tsp butter or margarine 2 cups warm water Instructions: Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of water until foamy. Combine flour, sugar, salt, [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/bagels/ These quick and easy cheesy asparagus muffins are excellent for morning tea or a light lunch with salad or soup. Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups self-raising wholemeal flour 1-1/2 cups grated cheese 1 tsp salt 1 egg 1 cup milk (approx) 1 cup finely chopped asparagus Instructions: Cook the asparagus in 1/2 cup water. You can either cook on the stove top or in the microwave [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/cheesy-asparagus-muffins/ You can easily make your own baking powder. Often commercially bought baking powder has wheat gluten in it. This recipe is gluten free, wheat free, and very easy to make using ingredients that should be readily available at your grocery store. Ingredients: 2 parts Cream of Tartar 1 part baking soda 1 part cornstarch Stir and sift all ingredients together [...]]]> http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/make-your-own-gluten-free-baking-powder/