Oatmeal

I found the best rolled oat oatmeal in a tin can at Trader Joe's. I'm trying not to eat so much instant & processed stuff & trying to go back to natural food without all the chemicals. Trying...

From Dr. Weil...

Oatmeal

1 Servings

Regular rolled oats are a better choice than quick or instant, but use the heartier Irish or steel-cut oats if you can find them. They have the lowest glycemic index of the bunch.

Ingredients:
1 cup water
1/2 cup oats
pinch of salt (optional)

Instructions:
Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add a pinch of salt if you like. Sprinkle in the oats and turn the head down to low. Stir if you like creamy oats or don't stir if you like more distinct grains. Cook until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 6-7 minutes.

To de-acid newspaper clippings

Tired of newspaper clippings that yellow in your photo album?  Soak them in this, then dry them.  They won't yellow any more.  It takes the acid out of the paper so you can preserve them in your photo album.

1 bottle club soda

1 cup milk of magnesia

Soak for 20 minutes.  Then dry.

Mango Cream

1 Serving

If you haven't eaten mango, this is a easy way to introduce this delicious fruit into your diet. Pick a ripe mango that feels firm and smells good. Or you may be able to buy frozen mango which works fine for this recipe. For a festive touch, layer the mango cream with fresh berries in a parfait glass and top with chopped almonds.

Ingredients:
1 ripe mango 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt

Instructions:
Peel the mango and cut the ripe portion of the fruit into pieces. (The portion around the stone will be hard.) Put the mango in a blender or food processor with the yogurt. Blend until smooth.

Shrimp Wonton Cups

24 square wonton wrappers
1 T. butter or margarine melted
10 oz. shelled deveined and cooked medium shrimp
2 green onions, finely chopped
1/3 C. grated carrot
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 garlic clove, pressed
1/2 t. Worcestershire sauce
1 C. (4 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray mini-muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.

With pastry brush, brush one side of each wonton wrapper with melted butter. Press wonton buttered side up into muffin cup. Bake 8 minutes or until edges turn light golden brown.

Remove pan from oven. Meanwhile, reserve 24 shrimp. Finely chop remaining shrimp.

Combine cream cheese, garlic and Worcestershire sauce in bowl, blend well. Stir in chopped shrimp, green onions, carrot and mozzarella cheese.

Using small scoop fill each wonton cup with rounded scoop of cream cheese mixture. Top with reserved shrimp.

Bake 5 minutes or until wontons are golden brown and filling is bubbly around edges.

Yield 24 appetizers.

Hot Cocoa

1 Serving

This homemade hot cocoa is lower in sugar than other recipes. It can be made with soy milk. Try flavoring it with cinnamon or even chili powder for a little change.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp water
6 oz 1 percent milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract

Instructions:

In a small saucepan, stir together the cocoa powder and the sugar. Add the water and stir well. Cook over medium heat until the mixture comes to a low boil and the sugar dissolves. Stir in the milk, vanilla and almond extract. Reduce the heat to low and stir until warmed through.