Recipes and Creative Cooking

I always thought I didn't like to cook, but have discovered it's not the cooking I dislike. It's the recipes that take a lot of time and effort to make. If I can't get out of the kitchen within thirty minutes to an hour, I'm not going to make it. Most of the meals I prepare are made with very common ingredients that most people have on hand all the time and take very little preparation time. Within these pages I would like to share with you some of my creations.

Due to high cholesterol, I was recently advised by a Cardiologist to not consume any product that comes from a hoofed animal. That limits my meat intake to fish and poultry. I always thought I preferred beef to chicken. That was due to always ordering beef in dishes rather than chicken. Once I started eating chicken in place of beef, I discovered that I really do like the chicken better. Ground turkey was something that I always said, "Yuck!" to. Now it is a staple food in our house. It can be used in an endless number of ways.

Some of the dishes I prepare I start from scratch. I put together ingredients that I think will go good together to make a casserole. If it doesn't turn out all that great the first time, the next time I will modify it by leaving something out, adding something else, or both. Another thing I like to do is take a recipe that sounds good and modify. In the modification I always substitute ingredients that I don't have on hand with ones that I do have. Also, if it calls for ground beef, I will use ground turkey. If it calls for beef or pork, I will use chicken.

Meal Creation of March 30, 2009

Breakfast Pizza Recipe

This is my recipe for an easy to make yummy breakfast pizza.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound turkey sausage, cooked and crumbled
• 2 packages of reduced fat crescent rolls
• 1/2 bell pepper, sliced
• 6 fresh mushrooms sliced
• 1 cup salsa
• 6 eggs
• garlic powder
• 1 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese

Preparation Instructions:

Cook sausage and set aside. Press crescent rolls firmly onto a cookie sheet, including sides. Spread the following ingredients evenly over crescent rolls, creating layers: cooked sausage, bell pepper, mushrooms, and salsa. Next scramble eggs in a bowl and pour evenly over layers of vegetables. Bake at 350 ° for 15 minutes or until egg is done. Remove from oven and sprinkle lightly with garlic powder and top with cheese. Bake an addition 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Slice and serve.

Serving Suggestion:

Serve as a stand along meal.

Other Notes:

You can season to taste with salt and pepper. I am avoiding salt in my diet as much as possible, so I omitted salt. I made a fresh salsa and used it in this recipe. For the salsa I chopped two jalapeno peppers, four tomatoes, an onion, 1/2 stick celery, and some cilantro and mixed it all together. This is more salsa than you need for this recipe. I had used most of it for another recipe. Pace Picante Sauce works well, too.

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