{"id":616,"date":"2009-11-18T16:03:13","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T16:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/11\/400-calorie-fix-thanksgiving-r.html"},"modified":"2009-11-18T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T16:03:13","slug":"400-calorie-fix-thanksgiving-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/11\/400-calorie-fix-thanksgiving-r.html","title":{"rendered":"400 Calorie Fix? Thanksgiving Recipes from the Queen of Permanent Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"All<\/span><\/a>
\nAs the temperature cools down, and the leaves turn from green to orange, red and yellow, my kitchen – home to my under-400 calorie fix recipes – comes a live! The pots and pans start humming, and sweet, tart, and tasty aromas fill the air promising and delivering great comfort. Time to cozy up.
\nHere follows a few of my favorite warm, healthy, filling and comforting Thanksgiving recipes, which by the way, are from my book, ALL IS FORGIVEN, MOVE ON.<\/a> Healthy, delicious and under 400 calories per serving; I am determined to keep those 50 pounds that I lost eight years ago permanently removed!
\nMy Thanksgiving mantra is: cozy, comfy, and healthy.
\nBaked Mushrooms Filled with Spinach and Blue Cheese<\/strong>
\nMelted blue cheese is sheer decadence! A fabulous side dish that never disappoints and always delivers a powerful Popeye spinach punch!
\nServings: 4
\nFactoid: Popeye has been entertaining us since 1929. (He’s no youngster!) The credit for the creation of this spinach-loving character goes to Elzie Crisler Segar, who introduced Popeye into his newspaper comic strip called Thimble Theater.
\nIngredients:
\n4 mushrooms, stems removed
\n3 shallots, diced
\n1 tablespoon olive oil
\n4 cups spinach
\n2 ounces creamy blue cheese, diced
\n3\/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
\nground pepper to taste
\nInstructions:
\nHeat the oven to 375 degrees.
\nPut the mushrooms in a baking dish, gill-side up.
\nFry shallots in oil for 2 or 3 minutes, then add spinach and toss until it wilts for 2 or 3 minutes.
\nStir in the blue cheese and watch it melt.
\nFollowed by the breadcrumbs, and then season with pepper.
\nSpoon the mixture onto the mushroom caps, then put back into the oven until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is golden.
\nPumpkin-White Bean Soup<\/strong>
\nA fun and easy starter that you can make now and for your Halloween dinner. Costumes are optional (now and at Halloween!), but highly recommended. Fun is the operative word here!
\nServings: 4
\nFactoid: Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.
\nIngredients:
\n2 teaspoons olive oil
\n1 large Vidalia onion, coarsely chopped
\n1 (15 oz) can of pumpkin
\n3 1\/2 cups fat-free or low-fat chicken broth
\n1 (15 1\/2 oz) can of white beans, rinsed and drained
\npumpkin pie spice
\nsalt and pepper to taste.
\nInstructions:
\nCoat a large soup pot with olive oil and set over medium-low heat.
\nAdd onion, cover and cook until tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes, or so.
\nStir in pumpkin, broth, beans and pumpkin pie spice; simmer 10 minutes.
\nIn a blender, process soup in batches until smooth.
\nReturn soup to pot and reheat; season with salt and pepper.
\nServe!
\nRighteous Ratatouille<\/strong>
\nA guilt-free gastronomical gift from the Gods. This guilt-free gastronomical gift from the Gods is amazing and beautiful. Red, green, dark purple, seasoned to perfection, this dish warms the soul!
\nServings: 6
\nFactoid: 98% of the world’s olive oil comes from the Mediterranean region, which has a history of olive tree cultivation that stretched back more than 6,000 years.
\nIngredients:
\n1 tablespoon olive oil
\n1 medium onion, finely chopped
\n1 red pepper, chopped
\n1 yellow pepper, chopped
\n2 small eggplants, cubed (about 2 cups)
\n1 small zucchini, cubed (about 1 cup)
\n3 cloves garlic, diced
\n1 bay leaf
\n1\/2 teaspoon dried oregano
\n1 can, stewed tomatoes, Italian style
\nsalt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
\n1\/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
\n1 box (16 oz) whole wheat spiral pasta
\nInstructions:
\nHeat the oil in a 4-quart sauce pot over medium heat.
\nAdd the onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes or so.
\nAdd both the red and yellow pepper and saut\u00e9 for another couple of minutes. Toss in the eggplant cubes and cook a couple more minutes.
\nAdd the zucchini, garlic, bay leaf and oregano.
\nSeason with salt and pepper and continue to cook for a couple more minutes. Now, add the tomatoes and simmer for 40 minutes, uncovered.
\nSpread the word … NOT the icing!
\nJanice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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