Main Dish
Warm Garbanzo & Quinoa Salad
This is a recipe I found in Women’s Health magazine. The original recipe calls for putting the warm quinoa/garbanzo/veggie mixture on top of fresh spinach, but I decided that I preferred to wilt the spinach into the mixture. It makes it easier to eat and the spinach gets the flavoring of the dressing [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tuscan Chicken Pasta
This is something that I posted on my main blog a while ago, but since we just had it for dinner again tonight, the point of my kitchen blog is to store recipes, and it tastes really good; it earned a re-posting!
This recipe came from Men’s Health magazine. My husband flagged it as one [...]
Salmon and Herb Penne
Tonight’s dinner was yet another recipe found in Prevention magazine. I realized that I was out of garlic when I started making this… Whoops. I tried to cheat by using garlic-infused grapeseed oil instead of the olive oil & garlic. I don’t think it was as flavorful this way as it should [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Spinach, Bacon Macaroni & Cheese
The other night we were watching Iron Chef America and the secret ingredient was spinach. Bobby Flay made a macaroni and cheese dish with spinach and bacon. My husband commented, “Why don’t we have more food with cheese and bacon in it? We should have more cheese and bacon dishes.”
So, I took [...]
Grilled Portobello Burger
The Ingredients:
4 sm portobello mushroom caps (8 oz total), stems removed
4 tsp balsamic vinegar
2 jarred roasted red pepper halves
2 Tbsp pesto
2 wedges Laughing Cow Light Swiss cheese
baby spinach (or field greens)
2 whole wheat hamburger buns or 1 whole wheat pita, split
The Instructions:
1. PREHEAT grill pan over medium heat. Grill mushrooms 8 minutes, turning halfway through [...]
Pasta with Pine Nuts, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and Chicken
The Ingredients:
4 oz whole wheat pasta
3 oz dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes
1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
8 oz chicken breast tenderloins, cut into bite-size pieces
1/8 tsp salt
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4-1/2 tsp red-pepper flakes
1/4 c sliced fresh basil
1/2 c pine nuts, toasted
The Instructions:
1. PREPARE pasta per package directions without adding salt. Meanwhile, soak tomatoes in hot water 10 minutes [...]
Pita Pizza
This is hardly a recipe, it’s more of a quick and easy meal that is good for your tastebuds and your figure.
The Ingredients:
Frozen artichoke quarters
Sun-dried tomatoes (oil-packed or dry, your choice)
Marinara Sauce (I used Trader Joe’s organic marinara)
goat cheese crumbles
whole wheat pita
olive or grapeseed oil (I used roasted garlic flavored infused grapeseed oil)
The Instructions:
1. Preheat [...]
Smoked Paprika Tilapia
The Ingredients:
1 teaspoon oil (I used garlic grapeseed oil)
2 6 oz. tilapia fillets
smoked paprika
salt and pepper
The Instructions:
Sprinkle tilapia with salt and pepper, then with paprika. Use as much as you would like, but I would recommend that you use enough so you can really see it. If you use a neutral flavored oil, [...]
Egg Souffle
The Ingredients:
8 ounces liquid egg whites or 3 large eggs
1 cup lowfat cottage cheese
2 ounces lowfat shredded cheddar cheese
herbs (parsley, thyme, etc.) as desired
chopped spinach, as desired
salt and pepper
The Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray 4 individual ramekins with non-stick spray and set on a baking sheet. Place egg whites and cottage cheese [...]
