I know this sounds ridiculous but has anyone experimented with powdered milk, evaporated skim milk, or some other product to make less fattening cream sauces?

I live with some vegitarian friends who like
a product called Silk.I guess it's a fat-free
soy milk though I'm not sure.Humm now I'm thinking.

[m brown]

I have found at home, not at the office, that skim evap milk works very well in finishing vodka sauce and dijon cream sauces.

[lynne]

Ditto on the evaporated skim milk. Have done some "creamy" sauces with cornstarch and evaporated skim. Not too bad (lo-fat Alfredo for one of my previous clients with a major craving.

Soy milk doesn't do well in sauces; or atleast I'm not happy with it!

By the way, Carnations low fat sweetened condensed isn't bad for baking with either. No major difference in quality or taste of product. Did macaroons both ways and people couldn't tell them apart!

[lynne]

Continuation: Sheila Lukins' cookbook "Great Good Food has some pretty good low-fat alternatives including some "cream" sauces. I'd definitely check it out!

[Mezzaluna]

Before I went low carb, I ate low fat and used evaporated skim milk to make a bechamel base with... ugh!... reduced fat margarine. My advice: follow Julia Child's advice: eat a little of the real thing if you're following a low fat regime, but never eat the fake stuff. Beef, gin and real butter are her watchwords! (I saw her on Larry King this week, so her voice is ringing in my ears.) Rich sauces aren't everyday fare, but it's worth it occasionally.

I am curious about the people on this site. Tell me about yourself. Where do you live? What is your tradition? My mother simply can't cook. Daddy can but he prefers my cooking. I am an instinctive cook. Tell me about you, please.

[shroomgirl]

Margaret we have some great threads on Line already that address who we are, what/who inspired us.
It would be good to pull them up again since we have a large new group that has just come into Cheftalk.....there's a large mix in this group.

Margaret, Look for Introducing yourself
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