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KitchenKatalog: Blog 338
Wednesday, February 09, 2011, 01:49 PM
We made the Chicken Carbonara from the Hungry Girl recipe below. We doubled it since their's is only one serving. We also made a few changes but not many. First of all, we only had enough egg beaters for half so the other half was skim milk. The other major change was we used turkey bacon. Since the turkey bacon is raw, we added it with the chicken. Finally, I let the mushrooms cook a bit first to get the crispiness.
Overall, I thought it was just okay. There was not an over-powering flavor but it wasn't too bad. I think that may be because turkey bacon is less flavorful. I do not know how much the egg substitution mattered though. Also, I have mixed feelings about shirataki noodles. They have a strange texture but they are so low in calories, it is hard to argue. I wouldn't rush to do this again but if we did, I think we should use real bacon.
Chicken Carbonara (From HungryGirl)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 956, 2011-02-09_134907
Tuesday, February 08, 2011, 07:25 AM
We had found fairly large shrimp at Costco for a good price so we decided to do that. We seasoned half of them with Old Bay and the other half with garlic powder and butter spray. They were both good. Next time though, I think we will save the money and buy smaller shrimp. We can then eat the same amount for less. As long as they are not too small, they taste about the same.
The broccoli was just steamed.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 953, 2011-02-08_072521
Monday, February 07, 2011, 04:06 PM
This casserole was very, very good. It is based on the recipe below but we made a few changes. First of all, we did not have chard so we used kale. We were a bit nervous about this change since kale can get chewy, but it was okay. The other major change was that we used barilla no-bake noodles. Next time, I want to make the pasta ourselves too.
We used skim milk and fat free cheese. They both worked well except the cheese stuck to the cover a bit and messed up the top pasta layer while baking.
We will definitely do this again. Not only was it really low in points, but it was so good. The lemon added a nice flavor to the butternut squash and it had a good creaminess. It wasn't too difficult but it was time consuming.
Served 6 to 8 is a big understatement but then again, it is really healthy. We used much less lasagna noodles than they did. I wonder if it is the difference in the shape of the dish.
Vegetable Lasagna with Butternut Béchamel (from Thekitchn)
(2014-02-23 Note: This is now part ofmy recipe book)
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 949, 2011-02-07_160632
Wednesday, February 02, 2011, 10:16 PM
We made Borscht based on the recipe below (halved). It was pretty good. I think we followed the recipe pretty closely except we used real mushrooms and used beef broth. Also, we used the beet greens the other night so we added some dry parsley. Although it was not overly flavorful, it was a nice flavor. Sweet but with a savory touch. Oh, we also used more beets
We also had gimme lean even though it didn't really go but it still sounded good.
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 944, 2011-02-02_221642
Wednesday, February 02, 2011, 10:08 PM
We didn't really follow a recipe exactly. We kind of sautéed onions and garlic. Then we added zucchini and previously broiled eggplant. We added some crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Finally, for some protein we added barley and chick peas.
We stuffed it in red peppers and the extra in a side bowl. They were good but even better the next day. There was not really much to it but it was good. Maybe some real meat next time
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 937, 2011-02-02_220859
Monday, January 31, 2011, 08:00 PM
The beet greens were sautéed with garlic and garlic powder and then topped with fat free (maybe light?) feta. We cooked the stems first and then added the greens.
The chicken was me just winging it. I pounded down tenders and then when flat, I sprayed them with spray butter. I then put a few spinach leaved on them and then sprayed again. I then sprinkled 1/3 less fat parmesan cheese. I folded them over and then quickly dipped them in whole wheat flour and parm cheese mix (mostly flour). I sautéed them but when I flipped them, I added a bit of white wine and covered the pan. They were good.
We also had a stroganoff thing that you just add water. Actually, you are supposed to also add milk but I just water. Even though stroganoff is supposedly creamy, it was low in calories. Also, we added some of our home-made greek yogurt which taste like sour cream (will write about it later). That was a nice touch. The stroganoff is not in the picture.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 934, 2011-01-31_200051
Sunday, January 30, 2011, 07:55 PM
The real winner in this meal was the soup. We kind of made it up. We used a can of tomatoes which I pureed lightly to the point there was still pulp and some chuncks. We then added potatoes, about a 1.5 cups of chicken broth, garlic and onion powder and finally about 1 tsp paprika and about 1/4 smoked hot paprika.
My sandwich was a Reuben. I used less than 1/4 lbs of lean corned beef, fat free Russian, light Jarlsberg, sauerkraut and finally, butter spray with pam on the bread. It made it much healthier. Meredith's was a gourmet grilled cheese with light gouda, and tomato.
With both, we burned the bottom a bit. Even on the low heat, it got too hot. We will have to use even lower heat next time.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 931, 2011-01-30_195526
Sunday, January 30, 2011, 08:12 AM
Meredith and I wanted to have breakfast burritos but sadly, we found that we were out of tortillas so we did what you are supposed to do, we made our own.
Meredith had seen a recipe and we used it. It is below but we made a few changes by using half whole wheat and using almond milk. We had to add a bit extra water because of using whole wheat flour. As some of the people commented, this is not really a real tortilla because of the leavening. It did make it rise a bit and was harder to fold. I will look into other recipes in the future.
For the filling we made it with ham, egg and Tabasco.
Whole Wheat Tortilla (from Homesick Texan)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 926, 2011-01-30_081254