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KitchenKatalog: Blog 344
Friday, December 03, 2010, 10:31 PM
The chilli was very full of vegetables. It had cabbage, butternut squash, zucchini and a 3 different beans. It was pretty good and pretty thick. We also have a lot of leftovers. We tried to do our own chilli seasonings. I think we still need to work on a good chilli seasoning recipe. We served it with avocado, Greek yogurt and FF cheese on top (but, we will probably not rush to do avocado again. It went up a lot in points)
The cornbread came about because Meredith briefly mentioned that cornbread goes well with chili so we made it based on this (but made even lighter). We cut it in half and used Splenda instead of sugar. We also used half whole wheat flour. Even with there being more equivalent sugar, it wasn't sweet enough. It was a also a bit dry.
Finally, the soup was a vegetable soup but it had chicken stock. We just let it simmer for a while with parsnips, carrots, celery and onion. It had a lot of flavor and was good.
Points below cornbread
Points:
The chilli had about 4 cups of beans which is about 24 points. That was it for the whole thing that made probably 6-8 servings. The avocado on top was 3. I do not remember for the fat free greek yogurt and cheese. But probably 7 for a (very big) serving with the toppings.
Soup...free.
Cornbread:
1/4 cup whole wheat flour...2.66
1/4 cup all purpose flour...2.66
Egg Beaters...0.60
3/8 cup cornmeal...1.5*2.54
1/2 cup skim milk...1
1 tablespoon olive oil...3.6
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~14 for the whole thing. That made 6 so about 2.5 each
A note is that I had thought about using melted smart balance instead of olive oil. That would have saved 3 points.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 732, 2010-12-03_223128
Thursday, December 02, 2010, 10:27 PM
The recipe is based of off Gina's but we halved it and made some changes both due to what we had and to lower calories.
For example, we did not have (defrosted) butter so we had to use smart balance. It was cold but it may not have worked as well as real butter. Also, we did not have egg so we just used egg beaters both inside and for the topping. We used half white whole wheat and half all purpose. Also, we did not have 2% milk so we used half skim and half whole (we have whole milk for coffee). And of course, we used splenda instead of sugar except for topping
They were really good. Not overly sweet but scones aren't supposed to be. We would do this again. Especially since they are only 3 points each!
The numbers before may be for a serving size divided by what went into the recipe. They are points plus
1/8 cup of Skim...2/8=0.25
1/8 cup whole...4/8=0.50
1/8 cup egg beater...0.6/2=0.3
1/2 cup white whole wheat flour...2x2.7=5.4
1/2 all purpose flour...2*2.7=5.4
1.5 tbsp Smart Balance...1.5*1.3=1.95
1/2 cup Pomegranate seeds...0
sprinkle of sugar...1
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14.8 which is approx. 15. We cut it into 6 servings so say 3 each!
Side note: Whole wheat flour doesn't save you anything anymore :-(
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 724, 2010-12-02_222708
Thursday, December 02, 2010, 10:26 PM
The kheema was base off of a bunch of recipes which I will link to when/if Meredith sends them to me. Basically, it was extra lean ground beef, a bunch of Indian seasonings included coriander, cumin, garam masala and turmeric. Then there was sautéed onion, garlic, tomato paste, peas, and some fat free greek yogurt (just a bit)
The samosa was okay. We used the same dough that we had been using for the empanada. We filled them with a mix of potatoes, onions, peas and a wide mix of seasoning. Points are difficult to figure but I try below.
Points Plus: Kheema (per serving, made 4)
4.5 oz beef...4.5
Peas+yogurt...0.5 (probably, I do not know the new plan as well)
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5 per serving.
Samosa. These are hard because I did not measure the milk.
Dough (6 servings)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour...5.4
1/2 cup Bread Flour...5.5
Egg Beater...0.6
milk...~1 (skim is 2 per cup and I doubt I came close to a 1/2 cup but whatever)
smart balance...1.3
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around 14. That made 6 dough pockets so 2 each.
around 1.25 lb potatoes...11.25
so 2 for them.
Therefore, figure each samosa was 4.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 722, 2010-12-02_222621
Thursday, December 02, 2010, 08:29 AM
Our original planned meal needed too much time by the time I got home so we switched to this. The chicken was a bit of an experiment. I did not really know what to do with the curry paste so I just put it on the chicken but it really doesn't work. Meredith said that she used to use coconut milk so I took the paste and put it in skim milk then poured it on the chicken. I think next time I could use water and it would work fine. It is what we did with the shrimp a while back that was good. We baked the chicken in the oven
The kale was dino kale Meredith got at Whole Foods. I do not know what recipe it was based off of, but she cooked some turkey bacon with it too. It was good.
The french onion soupe was more or less the normal. I used 5 cups of water and one of white wine. I really let the onions cook down first and I used a bit of Smart Balance. Finally, we topped it with a toasted Arnolds Roll and then low fat Colby. We used the kitchen torch to melt the cheese. The soup was very good this time. I liked it a lot. We used a bit too much onion but that is not really too bad of a prob elm.
We also made buffalo chicken for lunch tomorrow. While we were using the oven, I put chicken in a dish and put a good amount of Franks Red Hot and then spray butter on it. I will report on how it is after I eat it.
Points (Points Plus), per person:
Chicken...3 or 4
Kale...0
Bacon for kale...0.5
Soup:
1/2 Arnolds...1.5
(I do not know the cheese and the smart balance at the moment but I will update with them).
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 718, 2010-12-02_082923
Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 10:49 PM
This was a pretty simple meal. I sprinkled 21 seasoning salute on both the salmon burgers and the vegetables. The onion marmalade was particularly good this time. I really let them sautéed for a long time. I also threw a tad of Worcestershire in with the balsamic and muscat grape. We each had one arnolds roll as well. Oh, and there was some crushed red pepper too.
Points (old and new respect iv ly), see this for more.
Salmon Burger (each)...4 & 4
Arnolds...1 & 3
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 713, 2010-11-30_224940
Monday, November 29, 2010, 09:05 PM
We needed something quick and easy and this fit the bill. We seasoned the tuna with Italian seasoning, rosemary, parsley, and garlic powder then used the griddler. I think I overcooked them a bit, but it was still good. I liked the seasoning mixture The broccoli was semi sautéed and semi steamed. They were a bit overcooked but I like it mushy sometimes. There was a mix of seasonings in this as well but I do not remember them.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 708, 2010-11-29_210524
Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 02:21 PM
I had some leftover beef and some butternut squash. I cut the fries, sprayed them with olive oil and then put salt, pepper, rosemary and garlic powder on them. I baked them for 4o minutes.
The burger had habanero hot sauce and a bunch of other stuff. It was a bit too thick making it take a long time to cook which I may have overdone. Still, it was pretty good.
Points:
Burger...6
Cheese...2
Bread...1
Butternut Squash...1-2
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 705, 2010-11-24_142152
Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 10:12 PM
The peppers were from a recipe Meredith found here. We also mixed in some laughing cow (or the WW version) instead of the cheese. We made some other modifications but nothing too major. It was very, very good! We will do it again!
The Patatas Bravas was more of a "wing-it" type of ordeal after reading many recipes. It was basically onion and tomatoes with spices. The difference this time is that I pureed it to make it more of a sauce. It was also very good. And, we used Meredith's favorite potatoes (Purple Majesty). We found them at H-Mart so we didn't have to selectivity pick through the things at Trader Joes.
The points are difficult for the chicken, but it isn't high. For each pepper is probably 3 for the chicken, 1 for the cheese in it and on top, maybe 1 for the beans. So, 5-6 for each one isn't bad.
The potatoes were really just for the potatoes themselves so about 4 per person. Maybe 5
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 700, 2010-11-23_221214