JamieR's Cook Nook (including Recipe Redemption)
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:52 pm
I hope no one minds me starting this thread here!
I am new to following the McDougall program, but am already thrilled with the results I am getting.
While I don't always enjoy the day-to-day requirements of cooking, I do enjoy exploring new recipes and ingredients on occasion. Like most of us, I tend to get stuck in ruts, cooking the same favorites over and over. Both my DH and I are in search of new favorites that will fill the bill on our new plan (a few old favorites will work, but not many).
For nearly 12 years now, I've been running free cooking/recipe lists on the Internet, on YahooGroups and on my own server (cooking-lists.com). As part of running these lists, four days out of the week, I scour hundreds of newspaper food sections, looking for interesting things to share with my readers. Newspaper sections are volatile; unlike regular recipe websites which remain essentially the same for a long time (with only new additions), newspaper food sections are often refreshed every week (with the old week's articles being completely purged). So I've found the newspapers to be a fun place for new and seasonal recipes.
Since going vegan in January, and now low-fat McDougall vegan in February, I'm having a harder time "doing what I've done" for the last 12 years. I see so many articles with bad recipes, and even articles from nutritionists with what I now consider to be bad advice.
So I am looking at these articles/recipes with new eyes; many I am just discarding because they are just completely beyond redemption. But a handful are close to being good and healthy...and the tiniest fraction are actually on plan!
So in this thread, I hope to share...
...links to newspaper recipes that are McDougall friendly
...revisions of newspaper recipes that would be healthy with a few tweaks
...bright ideas and interesting food combinations that I've run across, that are McDougall friendly
...occasionally, my own new food concoctions
As I said above, the newspaper food sections online are changing every week. So if I share a link to a recipe...it might only be there for a week or a few days. So if it sounds good and fits your plan, you'll want to copy it over to your computer. If you miss a recipe and really want it, just PM me.
Also, I am new to the plan; I may not be be aware of every nuance of the program, so I might be wrong in my assessments of/"improvements" to the recipes. If I am wrong about things...don't hesitate to let me know.
Most of the recipes I post will not be tried and true; they are just recipes that I am running across on a daily basis on line. I will let you know if I have tried things and if they worked out. If you ever try a recipe I post, please let us know how it worked out!
I cannot tell you how much I feel I have benefited from reading this forum while getting ready for my transition to the McDougall plan...and I drop by every day now and feel like I am learning so much! Most people here are so kind and generous. This is my little way of giving back!
I hope to inspire myself to try new things...and hope to inspire some of you as well.
Enjoy!
I am new to following the McDougall program, but am already thrilled with the results I am getting.
While I don't always enjoy the day-to-day requirements of cooking, I do enjoy exploring new recipes and ingredients on occasion. Like most of us, I tend to get stuck in ruts, cooking the same favorites over and over. Both my DH and I are in search of new favorites that will fill the bill on our new plan (a few old favorites will work, but not many).
For nearly 12 years now, I've been running free cooking/recipe lists on the Internet, on YahooGroups and on my own server (cooking-lists.com). As part of running these lists, four days out of the week, I scour hundreds of newspaper food sections, looking for interesting things to share with my readers. Newspaper sections are volatile; unlike regular recipe websites which remain essentially the same for a long time (with only new additions), newspaper food sections are often refreshed every week (with the old week's articles being completely purged). So I've found the newspapers to be a fun place for new and seasonal recipes.
Since going vegan in January, and now low-fat McDougall vegan in February, I'm having a harder time "doing what I've done" for the last 12 years. I see so many articles with bad recipes, and even articles from nutritionists with what I now consider to be bad advice.
So I am looking at these articles/recipes with new eyes; many I am just discarding because they are just completely beyond redemption. But a handful are close to being good and healthy...and the tiniest fraction are actually on plan!
So in this thread, I hope to share...
...links to newspaper recipes that are McDougall friendly
...revisions of newspaper recipes that would be healthy with a few tweaks
...bright ideas and interesting food combinations that I've run across, that are McDougall friendly
...occasionally, my own new food concoctions
As I said above, the newspaper food sections online are changing every week. So if I share a link to a recipe...it might only be there for a week or a few days. So if it sounds good and fits your plan, you'll want to copy it over to your computer. If you miss a recipe and really want it, just PM me.
Also, I am new to the plan; I may not be be aware of every nuance of the program, so I might be wrong in my assessments of/"improvements" to the recipes. If I am wrong about things...don't hesitate to let me know.
Most of the recipes I post will not be tried and true; they are just recipes that I am running across on a daily basis on line. I will let you know if I have tried things and if they worked out. If you ever try a recipe I post, please let us know how it worked out!
I cannot tell you how much I feel I have benefited from reading this forum while getting ready for my transition to the McDougall plan...and I drop by every day now and feel like I am learning so much! Most people here are so kind and generous. This is my little way of giving back!
I hope to inspire myself to try new things...and hope to inspire some of you as well.
Enjoy!