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Grilled Chicken w/ Roasted Peppers on Ciabatta
Firstly, this is Ciabatta bread, if you don't know. Its right up front in wegmans, behind the 7 items or less checkout lines. Go wegmans.
I can add some pictures the next time I make this, which will probably be this weekend since I love making one of these Saturday for dinner then eating the leftovers all day Sunday. This seriously will feed a family, make multiple meals for less.
Light Pasta Salad
I made this for the first AOP meeting at Emerson Park. Below are the exact ingredients I used. thebean makes the excellent suggestion of Whole Wheat Pasta. Of course you can add whatever veggies you like. Enjoy!
Watermelon Salad
This dish is so refreshing and good! The ingredients might surprise you, but trust me, this is incredible!!! I first had this at Jessica Brigden's house (my Stampin' Up dealer :) and she said she got the recipe from a Wegman's Menu magazine. Everyone who has tried it has been pleasantly surprised and EVERYONE goes back for seconds. Plus, could this get any easier?
Concept: Really good tomato and vegatable sauce...
For me, Thursday night is often "attempt to use up whats in the fridge night". Last night certainly was.
I started out with some pre-made ravioli. You could certainly use whatever pasta you want. Gnocchi would be awesome, as would a whole wheat penne.
So this is approximate what I threw together. I wanted to write it down and slowly formulate it into an actual recipie because it was awesome.
Beef and Squash Stew
Like most of my recipes, I dont measure things. Also, the vast majority of the ingredients are interchangeable with similar items.
1-2 lbs of stew beef. Or chicken. Or lamb. Or tofu, if you're into self flagellation.
1 butternut squash. Or a couple acorn squash. Or some other equivalent amount of squash.
1 onion.
2 ribs of celery.
Pumpkin Cake
This recipe is super easy, very moist and low-fat.
- 1 box cake mix, any flavor (although I prefer spice)
- 15 oz can packed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix!)
- 1 cup water
Mix it all together. Lumps are ok! Bake as directed on the box. That's it!
I've served it with fresh fruit, fruit spreads and sometimes the below frosting substitute.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
This started out as a recipe I found on the internet that I modified heavily to make it much healthier. It tasted pretty damn great. I'll include the original as a link at the end, if anyone wants the full-on version.
What you'll need:
3-4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast halves
1/2 Cup of Aldi's Fit n Active Reduced Fat Ranch Dressing
1/4 Cup of Crumbled Blue Cheese
Canola Oil
Old Bay Seasoning
2 TSP Corn Starch (optional)
2 TBSP Margarine
1/4 Cup Louisiana Hot Sauce
Curry: It's not a recipie, it's a platform...
First off, we should start with a discussion of what "Curry" technically is. I'm not going to reinvent the wheel here, so I'll just post a link:
http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article/184/Curry
Now that we have that out of the way, we can being with my personal "curry platform". By using a different curry paste, or a different protein, or whatever, you can turn a basic idea into any number of quick easy meals.
Kickass Guacamole
I made this up for the party. Even with the bacon, I'd say it's pretty good for you. Avocado is a great overall food. About 75% of an avocado's calories come from fat, most of which is monounsaturated fat. Avocados also have 60% more potassium than bananas. They are rich in B vitamins, as well as vitamin E and vitamin K. They have the highest fiber content of any fruit - including 75% insoluble and 25% soluble fiber.
Anyhow, on to to cookery.
Lemon Pepper Tilapia
Since fish seems to be the theme lately, I figured I'd throw my hat into the culinary ring.
Tilapia is a small, white fleshed fresh water fish. It is unfortunately low in the current health tread omega-3 fatty acids, but its small size and diet result in low mercury levels, which can be a concern among the fattier fish like salmon or swordfish.
