Sugarless Applesauce

• 5-6 medium apples
• 3/4 cup water - but more if you like yours more watery
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

*When choosing apples for a sugarless applesauce, make sure to choose sweet apples, and choose different kinds. Don't choose something sour like Granny Smith. When I made this, I halved the recipe and used 2 Royal Gaia and Golden Delicious Apples.*

1. Core and chop apples. I don't peel my apples, but whatever you like.
2. Put apples, water and lemon juice in saucepan. Heat to boiling, then turn down to medium.
3. Simmer apples until soft, 15-20 minutes.
4. Mash if apple pieces are still not mushed.
5. Add cinnamon.

Tastes best served warm :)

Diabetic Applesauce Cake

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup wheat germ - can be substituted with flour for more cakey cake
• 1/2 cup rolled oats - can be substituted with flour for more cakey cake
  
• 1 tsp baking power
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nuteg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar or substitute for sugar (use less if you want, I did)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped apples, raisins or nuts

1. Preheat oven to 350 F
2. Beat eggs until light and add sugar/sub sugar. Then add in applesauce and vanilla.
3. Add flour mixture to wet and beat until smooth. Fold in apple/raisin/nuts etc.
4. Pour batter in pan:
Cake tin: 30 minutes
Tube pan: 25-30 minutes
Loaf pan: about an hour
OR, until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
*Times may more few minutes off depending on oven and tin materials.

~~Note that this is a diabetic cake. I suggest no sugar be used at all for a diabetic because I am not a fan of substitute sugars like Splenda. This cake still tastes good even if sugar isn't used - as long as you don't have a super sweet tooth.



OKOK. I KNOW that it doesn't look good. at all >.>
BUT BUT. IT TASTED REALLY REALLY GOOD. I SWEAR.
and it tasted a little more like a muffin. BUT STILL GOOD.

Chicken Patties

• 1.5 lb ground chicken (I actually just chopped up chicken)
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• a small onion - or half a big one
• 2 garlic cloves
• 3 tbsp cilantro, minced (original recipe called for this, but i didn't use. patty seemed fine)
  
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• salt and pepper
• 1 egg

1. Mix all ingredients together except for egg, until combined. Then add egg and mix.
2. Form as many patties as you want depending on size (I made 6 medium patties with this).
3. For this patty, you can use whatever way you want to cook the patty.
Pan Fry: Heat 2 tbsp oil to medium heat. Cook on both sides for 5 mins each side depending on size.
Grill: On a grill with oiled racks, grill patties for 4 mins on each side.
Oven: (I haven't tried this yet, but I would suggest 350 F for 12 mins ish, flip in between.)