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KitchenKatalog: Blog 339
Saturday, January 29, 2011, 11:36 AM
We made pizza using the normal pizza dough recipe except I switched whole wheat and white flour. I also forgot to halve it so it made a lot but instead of making more small, thin pizzas, we made a larger one. Also, I used the bottom of the cast iron pan as a pizza stone for mine.
Even with the extra dough, we had trouble rolling it out. And, I didn't love the flavor very much. I think I need to look into more dough recipes and maybe things that allow for better flavor development.
The sauce was also home made. I semi-pureed a can of diced tomatoes,, added some sautéed onions, and tomato paste. The sauce was better than the previous times.
My pizza (top) was skim ricotta, broccoli and ham with no cheese base. Meredith was FF mozz, olives, tomato and spinach.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 921, 2011-01-29_113607
Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 10:34 PM
We made shepherd's pie just like in the past. The base was about 12 oz of lean beef with onions, corn, peas, garlic and spices. Pretty standard and easy. The top was just mashed potatoes (made in our healthy way). Put them together and bake for about 30 minutes at 350.
It was really good this time (though we also enjoyed it in the past). It made a nice amount with enough leftovers for lunch the next day.
The soup was strange. First, I sautéed a bunch of garlic and then added sliced, pickled, jalapeños which I further diced. I added a whole can but I did drain them first. After adding a lot of broth/water, I added a whole bunch of fresh spinach. I used scissors to cut it up.
The soup had a pretty intense burn from the jalapeños and the seeds but it was good. Different but good.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 916, 2011-01-26_223410
Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 09:22 PM
We fiber-one fried the chicken with egg beaters and the normal fiber one. Honestly, the fiber-one frying is good but not great. We will have to experiment with more options. We are thinking crushed fat free saltines or maybe just whole wheat bread crumbs. Anyway, we baked the chicken at 350 for about 40 minutes
The french fries were just baked with some salt and pepper. They were like roasted potatoes but cut differently and at a lower temperature
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 913, 2011-01-25_212215
Friday, January 21, 2011, 12:12 PM
We were having company over so we went for a full three course meal. Sadly, in the rush of getting everything out, I didn't get a good picture but that is fine because we didn't really do too much new stuff.
We made french onion soup just like we have in the past but we made a bit more. About 6 cups of broth (mix of beef and chicken) with about a cup of white wine. It came out pretty good. I do not remember if it was 2.5 or three onions. I will have to ask Meredith.
We made the moussaka as we have in the past (with points on that last one). It was good. We made it the night before and refrigerated it. I think that caused the bechemel sauce to crack differently but it was still good. It was actually nice because we did it such that as the sauce cooks down (the longest part), we ate dinner the night before. It made this a less intense meal for one night.
We also had roasted butternut squash and steamed broccoli. I think we over-roasted the squash but both Meredith and I like it mushy so it was not really a bad thing. The broccoli was normal and good.
For dessert we made bread pudding again from the same recipe. We again only used half brown sugar and half splenda. Meredith also added more splenda but I will have to check with her on how much. We also added raisins which was really good. This time we used bananas as the recipe calls for. Also, we used whole wheat bread to make it healthier. With the extra splenda, it was really, really good! We will have to do this again.
We topped it with Trader Joe's Frozen Yogurt.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 905, 2011-01-21_121252
Thursday, January 20, 2011, 08:37 AM
We made sloppy joes just like last time from that recipe. I am copying it below. I halved it but replaced the brown sugar with splenda. I also added some balsamic vinaigrette but a bit too much. Also, because it was 1/2 pound of beef for 4 sloppy joes, it was not too sloppy.
The brussel sprouts were just roasted with salt and pepper.
Sloppy Joes Recipe (from AllRecipies)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 902, 2011-01-20_083732
Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 09:06 AM
The shrimp were cooked on the griddler with each skewer having a different seasoning. They were Old Bay, then Trader Joes 21 Seasoning Salute, and McCormick Caribbean Jerk Seasoning. They old bay was the best and the other two were okay but not great. Still, the shrimp were good and rather filling. Shrimp is great because you can eat a half-pound for very few points. It is high in cholesterol so we do not do it often. I think this may be the first time I did not over-cook the shrimp too!
The soup was more interesting. It is based on the recipe below but with some changes. We replaced half of the smoked, hot paprika with regular and we put bread in at the end. We had french bread from something else so, even though it was higher in points, it was really good. Putting the bread in at the end make it not be as soupy but we liked that more. Also, we skipped the egg all together. Finally, we used half low sodium Better Than Bouillon and half the sodium free powder. Even with half the paprika replaced, it had a nice spice.
The vegetables were just frozen ones.
Sopa de Ajo (Garlic Soup) (from Serious Eats)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 895, 2011-01-19_090656
Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 09:03 AM
We made the soup based on the recipe below from Gina's. We made a few changes to lower the points. Most notably, we used only about 8 oz of chicken and cut the potatoes. This brings the points down a lot which is good because it was just for two.
Overall, it was just okay. Not the most flavorful. I do not know what it was missing. I looked at other chicken pot-pie recipes and they tended to have the same ingredients so I do not know. I took leftovers for lunch and it was better for lunch than dinner.
Chicken Pot Pie Soup (From Gina's)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 893, 2011-01-18_090350
Monday, January 17, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Chicken Caccatore was really good and pretty easy. We followed the recipe below but used about 10 oz. of chicken breasts and some extra carrots. Also, we skipped the olive oil and used olive oil pam. The chicken was a bit overcooked but not too bad. This was better than our crock-pot version. For once, I do not think we changed the seasonings much if at all. We also didn't have fresh parsley. We meant to used dried but forgot all together. Finally, after simmering for 45 min, we boosted the heat and let it boil off some liquid uncovered.
The butternut squash was just seasoned with rosemary, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. The crushed red pepper added a really nice spice that was different but really good.
Chicken Cacciatore (from Real Simple))
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 888, 2011-01-17_100623