Great Cookbook

I have a cookbook from my mother-in-law that is awesome! It is called "Lean and Luscious." The edition I have is from 1987, but I know they have updated it and you can find it on Amazon.com. I have dog-eared about 50 of the 400 recipes that I have either tried or am going to try. Since we focus a lot on Protein, sometimes we don't get in our veggies and the like. Here is a sample recipe that I made the other night that was really, really good:

Baked Squash - Southern Style

2 10 oz. pkgs. frozen yellow summer squash

1 TBS minced onion flakes

2 TBS + 2 tsp reduced calorie margarine (Smart Balance)

2 egg whites

Sweetener equiv. to 1 1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

3 TBS dry bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350. Cook squash according to directions, drain and place in a bowl and mash well. Add onion flakes, 2 TBS of the margarine, egg whites, sweetener, salt, pepper and 1/2 the crumbs. Mix well.

Pour into 1 qt. baking dish that has been sprayed well and sprinkle with remaining crumbs. Dot with remaining margarine. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes, or until set and lightly browned.

90 calories, 4g protein, 4g fat, 10g carbs (based on 4 servings)