Hearty Low Carb Turkey Bake

Hi ya and Happy Monday to ya. What a weekend! It's been a bit chilly and wet here in St. Louis. Makes me wonder if we're skipping Spring and Summer all together and moving right on to Fall. But hopefully, the weather will get better and me and Ziggy can walk around outside without any shoes and socks on. hehehe.

The Blog ( http://www.kietosdaily.blogspot.com/ ) is doing well and the comments are finally working right. Thanks for your feedback.

Speaking of feedback I need it again. A fellow writer contacted me and asked me to run a little column for them. I said I would. It's below the Recipe and it's called, "Rescu-Pup Corner". Let me know what you think.

Finally, if you remember a while back, I spoke of my friend Tom Collora. He is truly a remarkable man. But his wife Connie seems to be the one who is truly remarkable in his eyes. He was telling me Sunday that the Cancer is back and back with a vengeance. She is fighting it each day. I can't even begin to tell you how many bouts of Cancer she has fought off. Please keep them in your prayers.

Got an e-mail from Marion also. It's in the Our Friends Section.

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The Recipe

I got this e-mail from one of our subscribers. Here's the e-mail. I miss read it the first time. I thought it was 45 calories. ssheesh! Makes a difference. Lets do it!

Hi Kieto, Today I decided to clean out my email box, no small job since I have had this same address for almost 10 years. I have a folder that I put all your recipes in so I don't loose them, I transfer them to a CD when I get around to cleaning the files. Today that is my chore, and we go way back to Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Only have left to 170 to transfer, LOL. As I read the recipes it brings to mind the new diet the doctor put me on and a lot of the wonderful recipes I can't use anymore (heavy sigh). I am on a low carb diet, no more than 40 to 45 carbs per meal. That isn't a diet, it is a way of life, I spend half the day trying to figure out what I can eat for my next meal and not make my son feel like he is on a restricted diet too. I think the thing I miss most is pasta and rice. Last night I made spaghetti, cooked a spaghetti squash and used that in place of spaghetti, my son had regular spaghetti, I had low cal spaghetti. That was a win win situation. Do you have any low cal recipes you can share with us? Jessie

Hearty Low Carb Turkey Bake (187 Calories/26g Carbs)

3 cups mashed potatoes
1/2 cup fat-free cheddar cheese, grated
1-1/2 cup turkey light meat, skinless -- cooked and chopped
1-1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables -- thawed and drained
10-3/4 ounce low-fat cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup skim milk
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup fat-free cheddar cheese, grated

Preheat oven to 375-degrees. Prepare a 1-1/2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.

In a mixing bowl, combine mashed potatoes and 1/2-cup cheese. Spoon potato mixture in prepared dish. Using back of spoon, spread pototoes across bottom and up sides of dish to form a shell. In another mixing bowl, combine turkey, vegetables, soup, milk, mustard, garlic powder, and black pepper. Pour over potato shell. Bake for 30 minutes.

Top with remaining cheese and bake three minutes more or until cheese has melted. Recipe makes four servings.

Buon appetito!

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Rescu-Pup Corner

LEARN AND LAUGH WITH RESCU-PUP

Hey! It's your pal R. Pup reporting for the family. I GOT to tell you about a trip to the Botanical Gardens!

Botanical is about: 1. Buttons, 2. Plants, 3. The Human Body.

If you guessed number 2., you are cooler than Kieto at the walk-in freezer for some of his famous gelato! If you guessed anything, you are cool just for giving it a try.

Soooo...congratulations everyone, and here comes my report about PLANTS at the Botanical Gardens. I never knew there were so many PLANTS in the world...Flowers! Trees! Shrubs! (looked like bushes to me) Cactus! Fire Hydrant! (Oops, sorry...) AND NOW.... The Absolute Best Part (da da da DA da da...) THE HERB GARDEN!!

The Herb Garden has plants we can cook with. I saw basil, oregano, other plants for giving a special taste to food. My human partners are trying to join Kieto's Kitchen Club so that they can learn to cook with all these nice herbs. I saw parsley, too... the little sign said it was popular as a garnish. I JUST HAVE TO HAVE a parsley garnish on my dish of dog food...when it looks good, I FEEL GOOD. (Just don't tell the other dogs on the block, okay?)

I'm proud you're my friend, Rescu-Pup

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Our Friends

Hello, How is Mom?She had a Thurs. appt, I think(me too)and hope she got a good report. (no ezine today for update). My #10 treatment seemed to help,thank goodness. Since #9, I have been awful. Swallowing,eating,breathingand sleeping so hard. Got so disgusted and then went to Jeff, had # 10 and today has been great. Should last a day or two more-then wear off. Going Tues. 15th for markings,etc, then 1st radiation. Anxious to start, but sort of scared too. My mass is so big, something has to be done. Kieto , never did I imagine that I would end up like this. Doing my best to change it. All the prayers help. I know that. My oncology Dr. keeps saying" you won't give up.will you? Please don't. You are strong and have a wonderful attitude. You will do fine with radi" So here goes on Tues-have had my face mask made- so pretty(HAHA) Wish me luck ,in one of the hardest projects I have ever had to do. Hope I can finish it. It is in His Hands for this. I might make it to 90,who knows? Have a wonderful weekend. Make many people smile with your beautiful voice and songs. I envy you that privilege. (not really envy-that's not me) Enjoy life and Mom, you do the same. Always thoughts and prayers for you two and family. GodBless, Love, Marion

Hi ya Marion. Mom is fine. She got a good report from the doc and is trying to exercise each day. Well, you sure have a great outlook on things and life being what they are. You are an inspiration to all of us. We all wish you all the best and you are certainly in our prayers. God Bless, Kieto

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See ya Wednesday!