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Zucchini Fritters and Reuben(ish) Sandwich -- back to top
First, I madezucchini fritters. I added the normal extra stuff, plus some chili powder and curry powder to mix it up. They came out pretty flavorless today. Maybe I need more salt and/or seasonings. I did use the Reynolds Wrap Non-Stick and I am a convert. No pam needed and they came up easily, which has never happened before. I think next time, I will cook them for longer at a lower temp to get the insides a bitmore done. They always seem to be somewhat mushy inside
I also made a Reuben(ish) panini on a Flatoush "wrap." I used about 0.3 lbs of corned beef slided thin and folded. I used slices of swiss which were pretty thick (and I do not think low fat, but I counted accordingly) and LF thousand island dressing. I used the panini press on medium-low for a while, but I think too long since the cheese kind of melted everywhere. Still, it was very, very good. It held together nicely and the flat-out bread was just thick enough. I also prepped another one and wrapped it tight in aluminum foil and froze it. I can easily just throw that on a (very low to defrost) panini press in the future for dinner.
Points plus for the zucchini
1/2 cup white whole wheat flour...6
Egg beater plus others...1
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7
Points plus for Reuben(ish) sandwich
Bread...[low] 3
Lite 1K Dressing...1.5
1/3 lbs Corned Beef...5
2x Swiss Cheese....4.5
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14 Points Plus
The sandwich came out pretty high, but I guess the whole meal at 21 isn't too bd
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 3135, 2013-02-06_203847
Reuben(ish) Sandwiches and Green Beans -- back to top
I made a Reuben-ish sandwich like last time. I did basically the same thing, except that I think this will come out with a bit lower points since I used less cheese and corned beef. It was only about 1.5 oz of lite Jarlsberg so 2.5 points Plus. And 1/4 lbs for 4 points Plus for the cheese. So I would say 11-12 points plus instead of 14.
I also made green beans. I used Sandwich Sprinkle and I kept it uncovered until the spices nicely got blackened. Then, only towards the very end, I added a bit of water and covered it.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 3193, 2013-02-25_194631
Reuben Empanadas and Corn -- back to top
I wanted to try something different so I made baked reuben empanadas. I based the dough on the regular empanada dough but used rye flour instead of wheat. I also didn't have egg, but this site suggested I could used soy yogurt. Since I wasn't trying to be vegan, I used greek yogurt. The dough came out okay. Very sticky. Plus, making so little is hard with the mixer.
Anyway, I rolled them out, put a small coating of lite Thousand Island, some (squeezed out) sauerkraut, then sliced corned beef and finally, I topped it with half a slice of light swiss cheese. (see the picture at the bottom).
They came out okay. I think I liked the idea of them more. They didn't taste overly "reubeny". The dough tasted the same so next time, I think I'll throw some caraway seeds in it to make it more rye tasting. And I do not know what else to try to bring out the flavors. Also, I kind of forgot how intense and time consuming it is to make empanadas alone.
I also had corn. Most things said to do them in the oven for 30 min at 350 but I did them for 24 at 400 since I was doing the empanadas anyway.
Pointwise, I don't think it should be too bad. It made 6 empanadas (3 dinner/3 lunch). It was 12 pp for the dough, plus (3x1pp) for light swiss slices + 1/2 lbs corned beef (8 pp) and guess 2 for the dressing. That's 12+3+8+2=25 for 6 or 4 points plus each.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 3414, 2013-04-11_210127
Rutabaga Chips and Open-Face Almost-Reubens -- back to top
First, the rutabaga chips. I peeled and then quartered a big rutabaga I sliced it into 3mm or 1.8" slices (the second from the smallest setting on my mandoline, also blue labeled). I then laid them on a tray (one with a silpat, one with non-stick aluminum foil). I pammed both sides and sprinkled them with salt and pepper. I cooked them for about 10 minutes at 375, flipped them and did 15 at 425. I then flipped them again and did about 10-15, again at 425 and took them out. The temperatures were inspired by this link but I thought they needed a higher temp. The oneson the aluminum foil got a bit crispier but came out less nice since they slid around a lot. I am not sure if I would go thinner next time or not. Either way, they worked out pretty well. Not very crispy, but then again, neither arepotatoes. Still, I think between rutabagasand/or turnips, I can stop using potato in many things.
I also made mini, open-faced almost-ruebens. The "almost" is because they didn't have rye so they are not, by definition, a reuben. I used Trader Joes whole grain english muffins (3 points each). I was originally going to just make two open-faced ones, but they were small and didn't need much meat. So I was able to make four! (actually, 8 but half are for lunch). For four of them, they had all of 1/4 lbs of corned beef and 2.5 oz lite jarlsberg cheese. So, a lot of food for not too many points. I would definitely do this again. And I liked doing "sandwiches" open-faced. It makes it seem like more food plus, you lessen the points form the carbs. Oh, and I used lite thousand island dressing
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6150, 2013-05-29_205644
Reuben(ish) Cupcakes -- back to top
I made reuben cupcakes using the usual cupcake idea (375 for 18-20, though I'd use less time next time). I made the filling by taking a bunch of sauerkraut, 1/2 lbs of sliced lean corned beef and cooking them in the pan for a while. I added a small julienned zucchini (for filling and bulking it up). I then added two Laughing Cow swiss cheese wedges and about 4 tbsp of Lite Thousand Island dressing. Finally, I added some crushed caraway seeds to get a bit of rye-like flavor. I topped the second layer with a quarter of a lite swiss cheese slice.
They worked pretty well. The bottom layer didn't stick too well since it didn't have much cheese but that wasn't too big of a deal. The flavor was pretty good. Definitely had the reuben flavor. Nice crunch as usual. I liked the addition of the caraway seed to help it seem like rye.
I was a bit disappointed by the nutrition numbers when I calculated them out. It made 12 so 2.5 each. I had 7 for dinner and 5 for lunch.
Item
Quantity
Cal
Fat
Carbs
protein
fiber
per
Total
2 oz corned beef*
4
70
3.00
3.00
11.00
0.00
2.10
8.41
Lite Swiss
3
70
4.00
0.00
6.00
0.00
1.58
4.73
Lite 1K island dressing
2
70
5.00
7.00
0.00
0.00
2.05
4.09
24 wonton wrappers
3
160
0.50
31.00
6.00
1.00
3.96
11.89
Cheese Wedges
2
35
1.50
1.00
2.00
0.00
0.68
1.35
Total
1180.00
38.50
121.00
84.00
3.00
30.48
30.48
*I have trouble with the Weight Watchers values because of the amount of fat they assume for lean corned beef. I could tell there was little fat. So I used nutritional information from here
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 6271, 2013-07-08_194449
Failed Reuben Crepes, then Semi-Failed Reuben Garden Rolls...and Roasted Green Beans -- back to top
After the success of crepes the last time I decided to try to make reuben crepes. I made crepe batter with Alton Brown's Recipe (not copied), halved, and with rye flour. I also used almond milk instead of regular milk, Brummel and Browns instead of butter. And I combined it in a cup and used the immersion blender. I did it in the morning for tonight. It was very thick but I assumed/hoped it would thin with time.
Well, tonight I went to make the creped and it was way too thick. The first one barely spread and was impossible to flip. I added some water and tried again. They also failed so I tried to make it thicker. Nope! They would spread but I couldn't get it to flip. When I would try to pick it up, it tore.
I have a lot of ideas of what may have gone wrong. They are as follows (in a_rough_ order)
So anyway, next time, I will go back to the eggy recipe from last time but I'll use 50% rye flour. You can see the final rye-egg mush I had at the end in the photos
I had all of the stuff out for making reubens (see the photos). So I pulled out the [22cm] rice paper wrappers and made them into garden rolls. I added a tiny bit of the rye mush (so I could say it had rye) and I also added caraway seeds. As you can see from the photos below, they did a pretty good job getting into rolls but I wanted to melt the cheese.
I recalled seeing someone pan-fry the garden rolls so I tried that. I used a thin layer of oil and pan fried them. Well, they did not hold up well. They stuck to the bottom of the pan and tore. The parts that did not stick were quite good. The roll was kind of crispy and bubbly.
I do not know why it didn't occur to me to bake them. It would have been less oil and certainly less rough. Next time.... (update: see this post. Baking worked very well)
Not much to say here. It occurred to me that while I claim the best way to cook all vegetables is by roasting1, I have never tried it with green beans. I read around and settled on 15 minutes at 450. They were pretty good. Mushier but I enjoyed them.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 7526, 2014-02-26_090116
Okra may be the exception but I think I should try again. ↩
Roasted Broccoli Soup and Grilled Sandwiches -- back to top
Meredith and I made roasted broccoli soup and grilled sandwiches for dinner
We followed the basic recipe for our Roasted Broccoli Soup. We went with the general idea and adjusted to taste (It needed more salt so I used some soy sauce for salt+glutamates). We did it in the immersion blender it batches which made it super smooth. Like, more smooth than I've ever had it!
We used a Parmesan Gouda for the cheese and while I think I used around the amount in the recipe, it was almost too creamy and thick (though we probably should have just added water)1. Overall, it was ok. Not the best showing of this recipe but not bad either
Meredith and I each made our own sandwiches but I used a very special technique to grill them: let Meredith do it! (I tend to go too hot and burn it). She grilled them with butter (but tried not to use an excessive amount)
I made a one and a half reubens. Pretty standard. I used Boars Head Corned beef (~1/4 lbs total for all) and a lite swiss. It was not lite Jarlsberg though I would have preferred that.
Also, since the supermarket didn't have any good Thousand Island Dressing options (full fat or some strange zero calorie), I made this one halved with the following changes
My sandwiches were ok. The dressing is not dead and was a bit strange but the flavors were all there. Also, the insides were not as warm as I would have liked
Meredith made a strange kind of grilled cheese. I say strange because seeded rye is not usually the first choice bread. But anyway, she used brie (of sorts), sliced (extra ripe) pear and Tabasco Hot Chile Jam. I think she liked it.
Though it could also be the blender ↩