Creamy Mushroom

Creamy mushroom for a low calorie diet. Photos by SDeluz

Mushrooms are a low-calorie food usually eaten raw or cooked to provide garnish to a meal. Raw dietary mushrooms are a good source of B vitamins, such as riboflavin, niacin and pantothenic acid, and the essential minerals, selenium, copper and potassium. Fat, carbohydrate andcalorie content are low, with absence of vitamin C and sodium.

I love using mushrooms in my recipes. Its easy to cook and low in calorie. Here is a recipe you can use both with rice or eaten with noodles.

Ingredients:

half kilo fresh mushroom

250 gms. bacon tidbits

1 big onion (chopped small)

1 can of cream

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp flour

chopped parsley

optional: grated cheese

Procedure:

1. Clean and cut the mushroom into stripes lengthwise.

2. Heat up a wok and fry* the bacon bits. Put in a bowl for later use. 

3. Using the same wok, saute onion until transparent. Add the mushroom. Cover for 2 minutes.

4. In a separate bowl, put a little bit o cream to dissolve the flour. Mix until free from lump and set aside. 

5. Add cream, bacon and flour dissolved in cream into the wok. Stir until sauce thickens.

6. Put in the parsley and season with salt and pepper. Serve with rice or as sauce for pasta.

Tip: You can add in grated cheese on top upon serving.

* Don't use oil in frying the bacon.

Bacon Smokies Dip

Image by Like_the_Grand_Canyon via Flickr

Pair off our recipe of Bacon Smokies with this easy to do dip. Gives a zest to the much loved bite sized goodies.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup barbeque sauce

2 tablespoons brown sugar

Procedure:

Stir together mayonnaise, barbeque sauce, and brown sugar in a small bowl until the brown sugar has dissolved.

Easy does it! Good snack idea for friends coming over to watch a ballgame. 


This goes well with our very own Bacon Smokies Recipe.

Bacon Smokies

This is an easy recipe to bring for potluck gatherings. Few ingredients that will produce enough for everyone. Cocktail hotdogs will do in lieu of wieners.

Wiener is a German sausage named after Vienna.

Photos by SDeluz

Ingredients:

• 1 pound sliced bacon, cut into thirds
• 1 (14 ounce) package beef cocktail wieners
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, or to taste

Procedure:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Refrigerate 2/3 of the bacon until needed. It is easier to wrap the wieners with cold bacon. Wrap each cocktail wiener with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle brown sugar generously over all.
3. Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sugar is bubbly. 

Tip: Put Aluminum foil on the tray before baking. This is for easy clean-up afterwards.


You want a dip to go with this? Then try Bacon Smokies Dip.