Thought I'd share a few recipes I've cooked up lately in case you need a few ideas! I know I always do. I've been cooking a lot more since we moved out to the burbs. We eat out a lot less out on the island, and we really don't do takeout anymore because it's so expensive to deliver out where we live. Which is actually a good thing because we are eating much more healthy.
In addition, about 3 weeks ago I wanted to radically change what I ate during the week due to lingering health issues. Which means: Monday-Thursday I try to stay away from refined sugar (using raw honey or agave to sweeten), dairy, gluten, liquor with the occasional meats (trying to do fish more & only buy free range/organic lean meats) I've had to get really creative and cheat a little (you'll see I had a weeknight meal with panko bread crumbs) but overall it's been amazing. Here is one of the first things I whipped up (most of the pics are taken with my i-phone):
This is Kris Carr's chili with the addition of organic ground turkey, instead of zucchini & tempeh since we both are not zucchini people. Thought it was really tasty, but I let it simmer for 2 hours rather than heating up quicker like suggested- for a shorter amount of time which sorta cooked out the flavor of the jalapeno. I recommend not letting it simmer for hours.
The above dish is by far one of my most favvvooorittte dishes I've had in a while. This is With Style & Grace's Gluten Free Pad Thai. It's easy. Not that expensive to make. And, super super tasty. I've made it twice in a month. Chris loves it too. That's always a win.
Panko & Parsley baked Cod:
The above recipe was a cheat for the week night meal but worth it. I can't find the exact recipe, but this one is very close. I used olive oil instead of butter. You pretty much mix up some parsley, panko, garlic, lemon and then set aside. Use a brush to coat the cod with olive oil (don't use too much or your fish will be soggy), dip both sides in the mix, then set it on a lightly coated (with olive oil) baking sheet and bake. Believe I baked it at 350 for no more than 12ish minutes. Really delicious.
Baked Cod & Avocado/Mango Watercress Salad:
The cod & salad recipe is from here. I added avocado to the salad and switched out tilapia for cod (as you can tell cod has been a good price for me at Whole Foods lately). Very fresh and easy to make.
Last but not least, I made my first quiches a few weekends ago (definitely not on my M-T diet). I thought they were pretty easy, although a bit crazy making two completely different quiches at once in a tiny kitchen. And, we only have one rack in our oven right now so I had to cook them separately. This was the non veggie version, and this was the veggie (I added bell peppers to the veggie version for some more color). I didn't make the crusts from scratch- but instead by using the refrigerated pie crusts. For both I rolled them out onto the pan, put them in the freezer, then took them out right before I baked and filled them up with their jazz.
Anyone make anything delicious lately? Always love new recipes!
* you can find more recipes on my recipes page, here
* you can find more recipes on my recipes page, here
These look so good! I love quiches and chili especially. This week I've made a Hawaiian BBQ chicken pizza (http://www.foodiemisadventures.com/2013/02/hawaiian-bbq-chicken-pizza.html) and kimchi fried rice (http://www.yumsugar.com/Kimchi-Fried-Rice-Recipe-22273793) which were delicious!
ReplyDeletethat pizza sounds unreal!!!
DeleteThey all look so very delicious, and great healthy variations too! Kudos!
ReplyDeletethank you, Caroline!
Deletethe pad thai looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteit truly is!
DeleteThe cod looks delish!
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