SUBSTITUTION
Directions
Perhaps you have your own favorite chocolate recipes that you just
aren't willing to give up. Try these easy substitutions in the
preparation process and lower the fat in your desserts.
INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTIONS
==================================================== evaporated milk
skimmed evaporated milk. cream cheese yogurt cheese. whipped cream
lightly sweetened lowfat yogurt,
non dairy light cool whip,
whipped skim evaporated milk. 1 whole egg 1/4 cup
egg substitute,
2 egg whites. butter or lard cut back amount by 1/3 in baked
goods,
substitute applesauce in equal amounts,
use cooking spray,
liquid butter buds. 1 cup shortening 2/3 cup
vegetable oil. 1 oz chocolate 3 TBS cocoa + 1 TBS oil or margarine
nuts toasted nuts/seeds,
less needed because of strong flavor,
granola or nugget-style cereals. ~--
Servings: 1 substitute
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Categories: Diet; Healthy; Low Fat
The History of Recipes
Recipes as a concept can be tracked far back into the distant past, certainly as far back as the early Egyptians, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that maybe, generally, these early records were just very basic hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for food preparation.
In an interesting twist, the oldest recipe discovered, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are some tablets in Sumerian which show the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made people feel wonderful. Much later, in Roman times a roman called Apicius created a few documents describing recipes cooked by wealthy Romans. In his works, Apicius recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into appetizers, main course and dessert, something that is very familiar to us today. He also informs us how the Romans made use of many different spices and herbs, including some familiar names such as thyme, mint and asafoetida. Continuing our culinary historical journey, we find a couple of interesting recipe books dating from the fourteenth century - a recipe book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, these two books are unconnected to the indian food that appears on menues today, but instead recipes for the types of food cooked for the wealthy. Later on, in the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought us many spices and herbs from the holy land, including coriander, parsley, and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas led to a torrent in recipe publications, some of which are now in private libraries. The TV revolution gave us cooking programs and the accompanying recipe books. And that neatly brings us to the present day and the invention of the internet, permitting everybody to search through massive numbers of recipes like those on this site. |
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