Keema

Keema is an Indian vegetarian dish that's really tasty with the right combination of curry powder and cumin. I've been using cumin a lot lately and it's quickly becoming one of my favorite spices because of its unique aroma and intense flavor. The recipe comes from allrecipes.com. Play around with the amounts of curry powder and cumin because the amount the recipe calls for was not enough to make it taste right, or even good. I also added about 1/2 tsp of salt and about 1/4 cup of water because the tofu mixture dries in the pan.

Also, use a whole pkg of tofu.

If you're serving it with rice, put the rice on to cook first, and then prepare the Keema. By the time the Keema is done, the rice should be done, too. All Recipes.com Keema recipe - click here


So the finished product, well, it's not the prettiest of dishes, though believe me, it is very tasty. You taste the curry, the cumin and all the vegetables add to the ethnic flavor. One of the best parts of this dish, it's quick and can be made in less than 1/2 hour. 

Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

 

Oatmeal Cookies! (psst, they're healthy)  

Make oatmeal cookies that are actually pretty good for you, that will give you energy and that have very little fat, no butter and no oil. They're very tasty and naturally sweet.   

I found this recipe on recipezaar.com. They credit foodnetwork.com for the tasty cookies. There's another I've made from wholegraingourmet.com. The one below makes the cookies taste better, however...as in a little sweeter. This recipe also works fine if you double everything to make more cookies. Makes about 25 small cookies (depending on how big you spoon the dough onto the baking sheet).

Ingredients  

• 3 tablespoons butter, room temperature (replace with 3 Tbsp. applesauce for healthy version)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 egg 
• 1 tablespoon water 
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (all-purpose works, too) 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 &  1/2 cups rolled oats(aka oatmeal) 
• chopped dates (optional) or fig (optional) or  raisins (optional) or currant (optional) or chocolates chips (optional) or chopped nuts, etc (optional)        
 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray (just for convenience :]) 
Using a mixer with the paddle attachment, mix together the butter (or applesauce), brown sugar, honey, egg and water thoroughly.  Sift together the dry ingredients then stir in the oats. 

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix. Add any additional ingredients you've chosen. 
Drop heaping teaspoonfuls onto the cookie sheet. 

 Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Enjoy!