Healthy Cookbook Recipes: Healthy Soup RecipeSugar Free RecipeRummaging through cookbook recipes is entertaining. Surfing the Internet for recipes in cookbooks is even more entertaining. I haven’t met a woman yet, even if she couldn’t boil an egg that didn’t love cookbooks. Has this ever happened to you before? You can’t think of what to make for dinner? Many times I don’t know what to make for dinner and I’ll get an idea online just by looking through some of the great recipes. Many food websites now have a calorie counter and nutritional information for each item listed in a recipe. This is good to know while you are preparing low fat recipes. It’s nice to know what vitamins are in certain foods too. It makes meal preparation that much healthier. There are some disadvantages though. Many cookbook recipes like to use refined flour, but you can easily substitute whole-wheat flour for any recipe that uses white flour.
Honey as a ReplacementI also noticed that many of the cookbook recipes like to use refined sugar. But I substitute with bees honey. How do I do that when honey is a liquid and sugar is not? I add some more flour until the consistency is right.If I use a cup of honey, I usually use a cup more of whole-wheat flour in the recipe. Since honey is sweeter than refined sugar this method works fine. It may take a few tries, but eventually you’ll get it just right.
Mushroom and Chicken SoupsHave you ever noticed how many of the cookbook recipes call for canned cream of mushroom soup or canned cream of chicken soup? Some canned foods are ok to use once in awhile, like canned fish and canned tomatoes, and that’s because there is nothing else added in the can but the fish in oil, and the tomatoes.Have you ever read the ingredients in a can of cream of mushroom soup? What is all that stuff? I substitute several things for cream of chicken and mushroom soups, like homemade chicken broth with whole cream, milk, or soy milk. Remember the rule of thumb. Always substitute with whole foods. I make homemade chicken soup once a week, put the broth in airtight containers and freeze in the freezer. This way I always have chicken soup on hand. Many recipes call for chicken soup. If you need the soup thickened. Add two tablespoons butter with two tablespoons whole-wheat flour in a pan and stir. Add 2 cups of chicken soup and stir until thickened. You can add an additional cup of soy milk, sesame milk, cows milk, or plain yogurt to make it creamier.
Creating RecipesLet the food work for you. Remember, a recipe is only a food concoction that someone else has made up. You can create your own cookbook recipes too, by substituting with different foods, spices, and herbs.If you don’t have a certain ingredient that the recipe calls for, try something that you think would be a good substitute, and it might be even better than the original recipe! You be in charge in the kitchen. Don’t let cooking intimidate you. Use whatever you have on hand and have a good time creating something wonderful in the kitchen.
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