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[Panda_9]

Heres a few of mine, except the ginger beer (mums) and the cake (mums friend).

Chicken kebabs

2 large skinless chicken breasts
1 onion
1/2 cup Soy sauce
2 tsp Sesame oil
2 Tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp minced or fresh ginger
Wooden skewers

In a large bowl, combine soy, sesame oil and garlic. Cut chicken into strips or cubes and add to the marinade. Stir well, cover with glad wrap and marinate in the fridge for around 4 hours. The longer the chicken is marinating, the more flavour it absorbs. Place a ¼ cup bicarb in a small open container in the fridge to absorb the garlic odour from the marinade. Soak skewers in water for 20 mins. Cut the onion into 8 pieces, so you have little squares. Thread the chicken and onion onto the skewers however you like. Capsicum would be nice too. Cook on the BBQ or non stick fry pan until firm and cooked through. Serve with whatever you like.

Alternative marinade......Sprinkle in some taco seasoning mix with the diced/sliced chicken. Just enough to coat. You dont need to marinate it for any amount of time.

 

 

Mums Old Fashioned Ginger Beer

 

To make the plant:

8 sultanas

Juice and pulp of 2 lemons

4 teaspoons sugar

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 pint cold water (2 cups)

 

Put all ingredients into a **** top jar and stir. Leave for 2-3 days until it starts to ferment (froth).

It may take longer in cooler weather. When it starts fermenting, “feed” the plant each day for 1 week with 2 teaspoons ground ginger and 4 teaspoons sugar (stir in).

 

To make the beer:

2 pints boiling water (4 cups)

Juice of 4 lemons

2 pounds sugar (4 cups)

14 pints cold water (28 cups)

 

In a clean bucket, pour boiling water over sugar and stir until dissolved. Add lemon juice and cold water. Strain the plant into the bucket through a fine cloth (muslin, teatowel etc) and squeeze it dry. Stir well. Pour into clean air tight bottles and store for 3-5 days before using. Leave a bit of a gap at the top of the bottle. Plastic bottles are less likely to explode! After a few weeks or more it tends to turn quite alcoholic so be careful 

 

To keep the plant alive:

With the leftover plant in the cloth, place half of it back in the **** top jar and either discard the other half or put it in another **** top jar. To the jar, add 1 pint of water, 4 teaspoons sugar, and 2 teaspoons of ginger. Continue to “feed” the plant as per above instructions, and repeat the process to make more ginger beer.

 

 

Stuffed chicken parcels (Serves 4)

 

4 medium size breast fillets

Filo pastry

2 cups breadcrumbs or stuffing mix

2 pieces short cut bacon

4 shallots, finely chopped

1-2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Juice of half a lemon (use whole lemon if desired), optional

Salt and pepper to taste (salt optional)

Water

Cooking spray

 

Spray a fry pan with cooking spray and sauté the bacon for a few minutes, starting to brown. Add breadcrumbs, shallots, parsley, lemon, salt and pepper, and enough water to mix together to form a solid mix

Flatten breasts a little with a meat mallet or rolling pin. Take chicken breast and make a slit in the middle to form a pocket. Stuff with stuffing mixture and place tenderloin part of the breast over the slit if it has one.

Lay out a sheet of filo and spray with cooking spray. If not watching weight use melted marg or olive oil. Lay another sheet on top and spray. Fold in half. Place one breast on one corner and roll up once, fold in sides and roll all the way up. You can roll it anyway you like, as long as it is sealed. Repeat for the remaining chicken breasts. Place on a greased baking tray and spray all over the pastry or brush with melted marg. Sprinkle with paprika or any other type of seasoning. Bake in a mod oven until golden and cooked through. About 40 mins.

 

TIP: If there is any stuffing mix left over, roll into balls, place on a greased tray, spray tops and bake until firm and browned. Makes a nice side for a roast meal or any meal or snack.

 

 

Turkish Kebabs

 

Ingredients:

 

4 Turkish/lebonese flat bread

4 Tbs plain greek yoghurt

2-3 cloves crushed fresh garlic or minced

1 Tbs lemon juice

2 large Chicken breasts, flattened out a little, or  any leftover cooked chicken

Roast chicken seasoning (this is in the spice section of supermarket)

Sliced red onion

Sliced tomato

Shredded lettuce

 

 

To prepare sauce combine the yoghurt, garlic, and lemon juice. Mix really well.

Set aside. Flatten out chicken breast slightly, so it is even in thickness.

Rub generously with seasoning on both sides. I char it on the BBQ or cast iron fry pan for extra flavour but its not essential.

Once cooked, set aside for a few minutes, then cut into pieces as you like. 

Place one flat bread on a big plate and place some chicken in the middle. Pour over a generous

amount of sauce. Put on salad as desired. Fold the bottom up and then roll the sides in.

Place in the sandwhich press if you have one for about 5 minutes. Alternatively, wrap the bread up in foil and heat in the oven for about 5 minutes before assembling.

You can also fill with tabouli, cheese, hummus, sweet chilli sauce etc

 

Chocolate Cake ( serves 8 )

 

Makes a very large cake or several muffins. The cocoa and milk in the entire cake total 24mmols (117mg per slice) of potassium if measured accurately. Im not sure of the content of the remaining ingredients, I think they are negligable.

 

185g butter or marg

½ cup water

4 Tbsp cocoa

3 cups SR flour

2 cups castor sugar

1 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs, lightly beaten

 

In a saucepan, melt butter, water, and cocoa. Allow to cool. Sift flour and sugar into a large bowl, fold in cocoa mixture and milk. Pour into a large lined cake tin. Bake for approx 40mins-1hr in a moderate oven. To keep potassium content down, ice with vanilla icing. If using chocolate icing, take note that each teaspoon of cocoa powder is equal to 1mmol of potassium. You could freeze the slices and take one out for a snack. If cut into 8, one slice is 3mmol (coming from milk and cocoa). I guess when factoring in other ingredients and icing, you could say 4mmol per slice. One serve for someone on Dx ideally has 5mmol or less of K+.

 

 

 

[angieskidney]

oh nice About time!! Thx
Just one suggestion - can you Bold the titles of the recipies to make it easier to see them? Thx

[kitkatz]

Yummy

[angieskidney]

I know everyone's diet is different depending on where they stand in renal failure. I just wanted to make a note about this incase some people just new to this might assume all recipies are good for them here.

I got this off the Davita site:

Understand your diet type

CKD non-dialysis
Includes stages 1-4 chronic kidney disease, not on dialysis therapy. Recipes are low protein, low sodium, low to moderate potassium, and low phosphorus

Dialysis
Includes stage 5 chronic kidney disease, on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis therapy. Recipes are moderate to high protein, low sodium, low potassium, and low phosphorus

Diabetes
Recipes are low to moderate carbohydrate, limited portions if concentrated carbohydrate ingredients, limited in saturated fat.

Here is a link to a pfd cookbook you can download: http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=146

** I added comics while looking at recipies because these are all to do with the renal diet Enjoy!! lol (Hope you laugh like I did) **

Comics reprinted with permission from Lori Hartwell. Visit her website at www.RSNhope.org.

[Panda_9]

Thankyou for the cartoons! Any recipes I post I will indicate who they are suitable for. I am not a dietition though, so if you are at all unsure, have your dietition look them over. I will try to keep my recipes mainly for those on conventional dialysis, as I know how hard it is trying to find something to eat. It is important that you take note of how many serves are in recipes. If something is low in potassium, it doesnt mean you can eat as much as you want. Here is a nice party recipe.

Ming Rolls
Serves:36 Rolls
 

You will need...
cooking spray
500g very lean beef or chicken mince
1 medium sized onion diced
1 teaspoon crushed garlic (in jar)
1 teaspoon dried coriander
1 teaspoon tumeric
1 teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon dried chilli powder
1 x 40g packet salt reduced chicken noodle soup
½ cup raw Basmati rice
3 cups water
4 cups cabbage finely shredded
18 sheets filo pastry 
Method...
To make filling: Coat a large non-stick frypan (that has a lid) with cooking spray, fry mince until nearly cooked. Drain liquid. Add onion and garlic, cook 2 minutes. Add coriander, tumeric, cumin, chilli powder, soup mix, raw rice and water stir well. Top with cabbage. Lower temperature slightly so that mixture doesn’t burn, place lid on top and allow cabbage to steam for 5 minutes. Fold cabbage through meat, put lid back on and cook 4 to 5 minutes or until rice has cooked through. Leave to cool.
Preheat oven 200ºC fan forced.
To make rolls: Lay out one sheet of filo pastry width ways and coat with cooking spray. Cut down the centre of sheet, which will give you 2 halves. Place one sheet on top of the other, cut in half down centre like before giving you 2 sheets. In the middle of the edge closest to you place 2 dessertspoons of mixture on each sheet. Spray with cooking spray then fold right and left edges in. Roll away from yourself, rolling tightly and keeping edges folded in to avoid mixture falling out. Repeat with other sheet. The shape should be similar to a spring roll. Repeat this method until 36 rolls are made (2 rolls per sheet of filo pastry). Coat a baking tray with cooking spray, place rolls on tray then coat with cooking spray. Bake 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve immediately as the pastry will soften when cooled. Serve with sweet chilli sauce for dipping if you like.
 

[deej]

Anybody got any new recipes for me?  I´m a vegetarian, a diabetic and, of course, doing dialysis.

[Panda_9]

Oh dear deej that would make it very hard for you! Ill see what I can do. I used to be vegetarian, so I should have some recipes somewhere.

[Panda_9]

If you think any of these wouldn't suit you please have your dietition look over them. I'm not an expert on diabetes so let me know if you cant have or don't eat this or that. I just copied these off my computer files, so please omit salt if you cant have it. Do you eat fish, or are you a strict vegetarian? I'll post some fish recipes anyway. I don't have anything else really suitable so I'm going to ask around the cooking forums I'm on and ill get back to you.

Chinese Style Omelette (Serves 4)

6 eggs
Half red capsicum/pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
1-2 sticks celery, diced
1/2 carrot, diced
Cup broccoli florets, chopped small
Clove crushed garlic, optional
Splash of milk
Couple of handfuls grated low fat tasty cheese
2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped reasonably finely
Salt and pepper
Sesame oil
Olive oil
Soy sauce

Soak vegtables (except onion, garlic and herbs) for 2 hours, drain and dab dry with paper towel. In a bowl, lightly beat the egg then stir in milk, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper, and a splash of soy sauce.
In a good non stick fry pan saute the vegetables in a drizzle of olive oil and a few splashes of sesame oil. Saute until slightly softened. Lower heat, add egg mix and stir slightly in the fry pan just to mix the veges in. Cook on a low heat until set. If the top doesn't cook properly put a lid on it or put under the grill briefly.
Serve with whatever you like.


Baked Fish Parcels (Serves one)

1 fish fillet of your choice
1/4 cup grated carrot
1/4 cup grated zucchini
1 leek, sliced
1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp butter or marg (optional)
salt and pepper
foil

Pre soak carrot and zucchini if desired. Take a sheet of aluminium foil and spray with cooking spray. Lay the fish fillet in the middle. Season with salt and pepper. Saute the leeks and garlic in the fry pan until soft. Place on top of fish, then top with the carrot and zucchini. Drizzle with lemon juice and put
the butter on the top. Season with salt and pepper. Wrap up tightly, place on a tray and bake in a moderate oven until fish is firm.


Paper Fish (Serves 4)

4 sheets spring roll pastry
4 sml-med sized fish fillets
4 tsp seeded mustard
8 tsp breadcrumbs
4 Tbsp lemon juice
4 shallots, finely chopped (also called scallions and spring onions)
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2-4 spinach leaves, cut to the size of the fish

Season the fish well with salt and pepper. Place a sheet of pastry on a dry surface. Place a fish fillet in the
middle. Spread fish with 1 tsp mustard. Sprinkle with a bit of shallot and garlic. Drizzle with 1 Tbsp lemon juice.
Sprinkle with 2 tsp bread crumbs. Season lightly. Lay a spinach leaf on top. Season lightly. Wrap up like a parcel,
making sure its sealed. Use a bit of water to seal the pastry. Repeat process for remaining fish fillets. Place on
a greased tray and bake in a moderate oven until firm and golden.


Salad dressing

Something to dress up the small allowance of tasteless and boring salad Dx patients can have

2 TBSP olive oil
1 TBSP white vinegar
1 TBSP fresh lemon juice (if you don't have it just use vinegar)
2 tsp soy sauce
little bit of crushed garlic
few drops sesame oil
Mix all together and dress as soon as you are going to eat it. Adjust the quantities as you like. I don't always
make it the same, sometimes I make it more oily, sometimes more lemony. Serve with garden type salads.

[Panda_9]

Summer Garden Eggpant
Servings: 4
Serving Size: 1/2 cup


Ingredients:  3 cups eggplant, peeled and cut in 1/2-inch pieces
 
 1 tablespoon chopped onion
 
 1 tablespoon chopped celery
 
 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
 
 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
 
 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
 
 cooking spray
 
 2 tablespoons melted unsalted margarine
 
 1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash® onion herb seasoning
 
 1 cup soft breadcrumbs
 
 Preparations:  1. Mix eggplant, onion, celery, parsley, and peppers together.
 
 2. Spray a 1-1/2 quart baking dish with cooking spray. Add vegetable mixture and cover.
 
 3. Bake 40 minutes at 350 F.
 
 4. While the vegetables are baking, mix melted margarine and Mrs. Dash® herb seasoning with the soft breadcrumbs.
 
 5. Uncover baking dish and sprinkle with crumb mixture. Return the uncovered dish to oven. Bake 10 minutes longer or until the topping is lightly browned.
 
 



Nutrients per serving:  Calories 101
 
 Protein 2 g
 
 Carbohydrates 10 g
 
 Fat 6 g
 
 Cholesterol 0 mg
 
 Sodium 66 mg
 
 Potassium 183 mg
 
 Phosphorus 30 mg
 
 Renal & Renal Diabetic Food Choices  1 Vegetable medium potassium
 
 1 Fat
 
 1/2 Starch
 
 
 

Taken from
http://www.CulinaryKidneyCooks.Com

[deej]

Thanks a lot, aMbEr_79 , those look great!
I don´t eat anything that walks, swims or flies. Although I do eat dairy. I´ve been this way by choice since I was about 7 years old. (I´m 55 yrs.old now) My husband and daughters are not vegetarians so I´m obliged to cook meat for them. Yucka! But I don´t even mix the covers or mixing utensils between meat and non-meat items. Why did you go back to eating meat??? I don´t think I ever could.

[Panda_9]

I pretty much became vegetarian because of peer pressure from a friend in my cooking class at school. She was going thought this stupid phase where she converted to Krishna and became vegetarian. Everytime in the class if I cooked something with meat, she would talk about how discusting it is and blah blah blah. I think I became vege just to shut her up. After a while I couldnt stand the sight of meat, although I still ate eggs and some dairy. After a year and a half I got really bored with it, and struggled to come up with interesting meals, and got sick of cooking my own seperate meal, as my family ate meat. I was never a big meat eater before that, especially when I was on dialysis, couldnt stomach it. After getting bored with it I just slowly started eating meat again. I dont know exactly what started me eating it, I cant remember.
I am still not a huge meat eater, I mainly only eat chicken, occaisional fish, and very little red meat. I do eat sausages, bacon, ham, things like that, as they dont really look like meat and well they taste nice lol I loooove corned silverside, but thats about it. I will very occaisionally eat beef mince, but it usually makes me feel sick. I dont eat things like steak or chops or things like that, mainly because I just cant swallow it.
Im getting a bit sick of chicken now though, been having it alot. A few months back my fiance when deep sea fishing for his bday, and his friend cooked the fish in foil on the BBQ with butter and garlic and onion, it was the nicest fish Ive ever had!! Totally nothing like fish in the shops.

[deej]

To each his own.    I feel that vegetarians are as an important part of the food cycle as are meat eaters. And people like yourself who were veges but aren´t any more are super cool for having the guts to try something new.  You know, people are always asking me how vegetarians get enough protein. If only they understood more about the food they eat, they might change their ways!  What is your opinion about soy steak  -  the one that looks like meat?

[Panda_9]

I would never be a vege again lol But I do still love veges and I could live off fruit. I have neverhad soy steak, tried a few of those fake meat products but didnt think much of them. Im not sure if you would have it in your country but I absolutely LOOOOOVE nutmeat. It is a peanut and gluten based "loaf" that you get in a tin. I love eating it sliced up with a salad, or I make a mean lasagne with it. You can also use it for bolognaise and rissoles. I usually end up eating half the tin before I cook it LOL If you can get it, ill post the recipe. However it is high in potassium, Im just not sure how much.
Ever heard of a fruititarian? They ONLY eat fruit, thats it, nothing else. Their idea of a treat is warmed orange juice. I love fruit, but geez I dont understand that. Crazyyy!!!

[kitkatz]

Post recipes here folks.  Discuss in another thread.  Mods where are you???

[deej]

Sorry 

[Panda_9]

I dont think a bit of chatter in here is a huge problem, as long as it doesnt get too carried away.

[goofynina]

Hey Kit,  just wondering,  which other thread would they post at if they are speaking about this one?  Remember i am new here and still learning,  i didnt think there was anything wrong with them discussing what they eat here, any suggestions for a new Moderator?

[kitkatz]

Throw it over to a vegetarian topic for members to be in

[Panda_9]

If theres any more questions about it ill start another thread. In the meantime, we are clogging up the thread talking about this.

[goofynina]

Hey Amber,  its not that you are clogging up the thread, its just we were shooting for a thread for recipes only.  Minor chit chat is cool, but you can always discuss this through pm'ing.  Or, we can just start a new thread for Vegetarians Only, hows that? 

[angieskidney]

or .. if I can make a suggestion as I am a mod of 2 forums (not here mind you but elsewhere) ... how about a regular cleanup done in this manner:

take the recipies and make a recipie page.. people post here all they want but recipies are taken out and put onto a page once looked at.

Now this of course would be 100% up to Epoman .. but afterall it is just a suggestion I came up with off the top of my head

[deej]

Sorry, again. I guess I started this whole mess. Didn´t mean to cause trouble. My head is down, my tail between my legs and I´m slowly sidling away.

[angieskidney]

Sorry, again. I guess I started this whole mess. Didn´t mean to cause trouble. My head is down, my tail between my legs and I´m slowly sidling away.

Awww don't let it get to you. Everyone feels differently about talking freely in certain posts. Make up for it by posting a recipe

[kitkatz]

Don't let us bother you. Sometimes we just get into it a little too much. 

[kitkatz]

Quick chocolate Cake Recipe

1 box chocolate cake mix (whatever you like)
1 can diet root beer or diet soda

Mix cake mix and soda together thoroughly.  It will foam in the bowl, but mix until no lumps. 
Put into cake pan and bake according to package instructions.
This makes a great supermoist cake without a lot of calories. 
Cupcakes are down to 90 calories a piece with this recipe.

I am not kidding. This recipe really works.  I tried it and my sister tried it.  I got the best, moist cupcakes I ever ate. 
Besides they will freeze and you can eat them right out of the freezer.  They will not get rock hard.