Creamy Cheesecake

Crust: 2 cups nuts
2 pkts Splenda
3 Tbsp melted butter
Filling: 16 oz cream cheese
10 pkts Splenda
3 large eggs
2 teas. vanilla
2 teas. almond extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sour cream

Place nuts in food processor; pulse until ground but not paste. Add splenda and butter and pulse to combine. Pour into 9" springform pan and press with fingers on bottom and up sides. Bake at 350 for 10 min. Remove from oven and cool. Place cream cheese and splenda in processor and process until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each. Add extracts and salt; pulse to combine. Add sour cream and pulse to combine. Pour filling into prepared crush. Bake at 350 for 40 min. Turn off oven, let cheesecake cool for one hour without opening door. Chill several hours or overnight. 8 good-size slices @ 11 carb. If you don't make the crust, counts are 4 carb.

Mushroom and Pepper

Note: Serves 4 . Total Carbohydrates: 34

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 large red pepper, cut into short, narrow strips
¼ lb. sliced mushrooms
2 blocks firm tofu, 350 grams each well drained and crumbled
3 Tbsp. green onions, thinly sliced
1 tsp. curry powder
Salt and black pepper to taste
1/2 cup ripe tomato, finely diced
1 Tbsp. coarsely chopped parsley or cilantro

In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the pepper and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally until tender. Increase the heat and cook, stirring until any liquid in the pan evaporates. Add the tofu, green onions, curry powder, salt and pepper. Reduce the heat and cook until heated through. Stir in the tomato and parsley or cilantro.

Oriental-Style Tofu

Note: Serves 4. Total Carbohydrates: 25

Ingredients:
2 blocks firm tofu, drained, 350 grams each`
vegetable oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp. sesame oil
1 Tbsp. Splenda
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
1 Tbsp. hot red bean paste, or to taste
2 green onions, thinly sliced

Preheat the broiler. Cut the tofu into ½-inch slices. Lightly brushed a rimmed baking sheet(s) with vegetable oil, place the tofu in a single layer on the sheet(s) and lightly brush the top with oil. Broil, as close to the heat as possible until the tofu is lightly browned. Turn over and brown on the other side.

Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, Splenda, garlic, sesame seeds and hot bean paste. Heat the soy mixture to a boil in a large pan over medium heat. Gently add the tofu in a single layer. Turn down to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes, spooning the mixture over the top of the tofu. Sprinkle with the green onions and serve.