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KitchenKatalog: Blog 334
Friday, April 01, 2011, 11:55 PM
We made this based off of the recipe below from Whole Foods. The only real change that I remember is that we used pam instead of oil for the main course and we use Olivio instead of butter for the bananas. I do not know if that had an affect, but the bananas we not crispy. Still, they were very good.
I liked how this meal had so few points. It was really just the beans and the fats used (olivio). It was pretty good. It was a while ago, but I think the biggest thing we need to do next time is to mix the ginger better. It was not uniform.
Black-eyed Peas and Tomatoes with Sautéed Bananas (From Whole Foods)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1108, 2011-04-01_235557
Friday, April 01, 2011, 03:45 PM
We followed the recipe below from Gina's Skinny Taste. We basically followed it except we used whole wheat pasta (though still multi-colored) Also, we steamed the asparagus separately.
This was our first time poaching eggs (we used real eggs) and it worked pretty well. We may have let it cook a bit too long but we didn't want a runny white. We also didn't have a cheese slicer so we used a vegetable peeler.
The meal was not amazing but it was very fast and very easy. Always a nice combination.
Low in points too. Eggs are 2 I think. We weighed out the pasta and used about 3 oz each (1.5 "servings"). We also only used two eggs
Asparagus and Poached Eggs over Pasta (From Gina's Skinny Taste)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1102, 2011-04-01_154557
Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 03:45 PM
We made it from the same recipe as last time (see that post for recipe). The biggest addition we made was that we added broccoli. We also tripled the celery and doubled the carrots. Broccoli in a tomato sauce is so good.
We may have let it simmer for a bit too long because it was all very mushy but it wasn't bad. Just more cooked
We also used chicken thighs for the first time. I trimmed off as much fat as possible first (and it was a gross amount). The chicken was a lot more tender but I am not sure if I liked the flavor more or not. It definitely tasted like cheaper chicken. Also, Thighs do not look as nice but when we cut it into little pieces, it is fine. I liked the price more though! I think the answer is that when we are cutting the chicken into pieces to mix into something, then thighs may be the better option. When the main thing is chicken, then breasts are better.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1100, 2011-03-30_154532
Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 03:45 PM
This wasn't really interesting. We had ground beef but didn't really know what we wanted to do with it. So, we made a picadillo type thing with a zucchini that was about to go bad.
It wasn't very flavorful because we went really light on the salt too. We need to have more ideas of what to do with ground beef when we have it.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1098, 2011-03-29_154512
Sunday, March 27, 2011, 09:14 AM
We had bought fresh tuna and then we marinated it for a very long time. I really just threw the marinade together. I used soy sauce, vinegar, balsamic vinaigrette, garlic, fish sauce, and a bunch of other stuff.
It was fine but not incredible. We may have let it marinade for too long or cooked it on too hot of a temperature.
I think she should have done a butterfly cut on the tuna first.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1091, 2011-03-27_091402
Thursday, March 24, 2011, 09:13 AM
We needed a really quick meal so we made tacos. All we did was use taco seasoning with some tomato, jalapeno pepper and a few other seasonings. It was a quick and easy meal.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1087, 2011-03-24_091308
Thursday, March 24, 2011, 09:13 AM
This is the same recipe as last time, but this time, we use spinach. Again, we didn't have swiss chard so we had to use something else. Spinach fit the bill.
The biggest difference was that I made the pasta myself. I followed the recipe at the bottom of this post but we used 1/3 of the recipe. It was really good using my own pasta. It took a long time but it was nice and easier to use? It was also more flavorful and it cut nicely. That may also be because we used low-fat cheese instead of fat free. It also came out nicer because we used the pan lid instead of aluminum foil.
We also had roasted potatoes.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1089, 2011-03-24_091339
Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 02:35 PM
This was the day we adopted our Boston Terrier
We made breakfast for dinner. There were a bunch of components. First the pancakes. We followed a recipe for red-velvet pancakes with a bunch of changes including egg-whites, Smart Balance for butter, splenda for sugar and almond milk+1 Tbsp lemon juice for buttermilk. The pancakes were somewhat flavorless but then again, how flavorful do pancakes tend to be anyway. I will copy or link to the recipe when I get it from Meredith.
I totally made up the cream cheese icing as I went. I basically used a whisk on fat free cream cheese and added some almond milk and splenda until it was good. I started it in the stand mixer but the quantity was too small so once it was more smooth, I finished it by hand. You could tell it was made with fat free cream cheese but it fulfilled its purpose. Maybe next time I will actually look at some recipes to adapt. I think I should have added some corn starch to make up for not using powdered sugar.
The potatoes were pretty much my standard home fries. I microwave the small potatoes cubes for about two minutes then I add them to the pan. I toss very frequently. When I am making them just for myself, I use a frying pan so I can toss really easily.Because this was a bigger batch, I used the sauce pan (I think thats the one) and was not able to toss as well. I do not know if it is related or not, but they were a bit mushier than usually. I usually let them get pretty crispy. Towards the end, I add salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme.
We did not make very much gimme lean because we had a lot of food but we wanted some protein. We just did that on the stove.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1084, 2011-03-22_143538