Sunday, May 31, 2009

Spinach Eggs


2 large eggs
1/4 cup of spinach
1 tbsp of onion
1/2 clove of garlic

1. Chop spinach, onion, and garlic
2. Whisk eggs, spinach, onion, and garlic
3. spray pan with Pam or use olive oil and cook eggs on med -low heat.  

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Chocolate Milk

 1 Cup of 2%  or 1%Milk

2 Tbsp of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup

1. Mix Milk and Hershey's together
2. Add Ice (optional)

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Carne Asada the healthy way

1 Pieces of Carne Asada
3 Tortillas
Pico De Gallo
1/2 Onion

1/2 Green Pepper

1/2 Yellow Pepper

2 Tbsp of Cilantro

1 Ear of corn on the cob

Serves 1

 1. Slice veggies

2. Grill Carne Asada, Veggies, and Corn
3. Warm tortillas

4.  Add meat and veggies in tortilla

5. Add pico and garnish with cilantro

Friday, May 22, 2009

Garlic mash potatoes


1/8 cup of season salt

6 russet potatoes

8 Garlic cloves

Pepper to taste

1 stick of sweet cream butter

1/4 cup of 2 % milk

3 tbsp of rosemary

1. Dice Garlic and peel potatoes

2. Boil garlic and potatoes
3. Drain potatoes and put in mixer or bowl

4. Add butter and seasonings and mix (if using a kitchen aid, use a flat beater till all the ingredients are mixed in)

5. Add milk slowly (Change to whisk attachment and add milk slowly)

6. Whisk for about a minute or until you see the potatoes fluff. 

Garlic Chicken Spinach Salad

Garlic Chicken from garlic chicken receipe (cold)

1 cup of spinach

2 Tbsp of dried cranberries
2 Tbsp of walnuts
2 Tbsp of raw sliced almonds

Dressing of choice.... we prefer balsamic vinaigrette

1. Wash spinach with fruit and veggie wash

2. Drain and put in bowl
3. Slice chicken

4.  Sprinkle nuts and cranberries on salad and add chicken to top

5. Add one serving of dressing

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Garlic chicken with garlic mash potatoes

2 Ibs of chicken
2 Tbsp olive oil
2/3 cup of garlic lemon, and rosemary crusting blends by Mc McCormick

1. Brush meat lightly with oil
2. Coat with crusting blend
3. Bake at 425 for 30 minutes or until cooked through 

Teriyaki chicken kabobs with brown rice, asparagus and tereyaki sauce



Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs with brown rice and teriyaki sauce

 

About 2 Ibs of chicken or about 4 large cubes of chicken per stick
Sweet white onion
Yellow bell pepper
Red bell pepper

Green bell pepper

Orange bell pepper

Pineapple cut into cubes

1 cup of brown rice

2 cups of water

 1. Marinade chicken in soy sauce and 1/4 cup of brown sugar overnight

2. Cut in large pieces all veggies and chicken
3. Place red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper, orange bell pepper, chicken, pineapple, and onion

4. Grill kabobs for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked.

Teriyaki Sauce

 

1 cup of soy sauce
1 cup of brown sugar
2 tsp of coconut oil
1 tsp of Garlic

1tsp of Ginger 

1 tsp of sesame seeds

 

1. Place all ingredients in a small saucepan

2. Simmer for 15 minutes mixing constantly

Shrimp kabobs with yummy garlic mash potatoes

Shrimp Kabobs

About 8 shrimp per stick

Red onion
Yellow bell pepper
Red bell pepper

2 Tbsp Soy sauce

1. Marinade Shrimp in soy sauce overnight

2. Cut in large pieces all veggies
3. Place shrimp, red onion, yellow bell pepper, and red pepper

4. Grill till veggies are cooked

Garlic Mash potatoes

 8 cloves of garlic

1/8 cup of season salt
6 russet potatoes
Pepper to taste

1 stick of sweet cream butter

1/4 cup of 2 % milk

3 tbsp of rosemary

1. Dice Garlic and peel potatoes

2. Boil garlic and potatoes
3. Drain potatoes and put in mixer or bowl

4. Add butter and seasonings and mix (if using a kitchen aid, use a flat beater till all the ingredients are mixed in)

5. Add milk slowly (Change to whisk attachment and add milk slowly)

6. Whisk for about a minute or until you see the potatoes fluff. 

Friday, May 15, 2009

Summer Pasta Salad




1 package of tri-colored rotini pasta

3/4 bottle of Italian dressing

1 lemon

1 avocado

2 tomatoes diced

1 can of olives

4 sticks of part skim mozzarella cheese

1 broccoli bushel

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1 orange bell pepper (gives it a sweet yet spicy taste)

1/2 of red onion

4 slices of salami cut into small squares

Pepper to taste

1/8 cup of olive oil


1. Cook pasta to al dente and rinse with cold water

2. Cut and dice all veggies

3. Put all ingredients together in a large bowl except for lemon

4. Cut lemon in half

5. Squeeze fresh lemon over ingredients

6. Evenly coat with dressing and olive oil

7. Add pepper to taste (I like a lot!)

8. For best results, cover and refrigerate for about 4 hours for freeze turning every 10 minutes for 45 minutes. 

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Berry Parfait


Fruit of choice: I love berries
Blueberries
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blackberries

Low fat vanilla yogurt

Sliced almonds (raw is better)

 

1. Wash all fruit with fruit and veggie wash
 2. Drain and put in bowl
 3. Pour Yogurt over fruit and sprinkle nuts on top. 

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Carnitas Burrito Enchilada Style

This is my last meal before healthy meals come. It sure tasted pretty yummy! From now one I will be making healthy meals. I am sure it will be yummy! I will post some of the other meals that I have not posted. However, I will not be eating them! Enjoy. Please refer to my journel for a more detailed explanation on why I am cooking healthy meals.  

I got the sweet Pork, Cilantro Rice, and Black Bean Receipe from here 

Pico De Gallo 

Pico de gallo

6 Large tomatoes diced

1/2  Red onion diced

6 Gloves of garlic

2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced

2 Tsp of salt (or more to your liking)

1 Tsp cumin

1/4 Cup of cilantro

2 Tblsp of Sugar (or more to your liking)

4 limes for juice

 

1. Dice all veggies. 

2. Put in blender

3. Add sugar, salt, and cumin

4. Add juice of lime

5. Place blender on low and blend ingredients (smashing together) for 1/2 minute or until chopped (depending on power of blender)

6. Remove and refrigerate  

To Make Burrito

Burrtito Tortillas
Pork
Beans
Rice
Sour Cream
Guacamole (optional)
Pico De Gallo
Enchilada Sauce
Cheese (Jack/Cheedar)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2.Put Burrtio Tortialla on a large plate flat. 
2. Add Pork, Beans, Rice, and Cheese
3. Fold Burrito
4. Place enchilada sauce on top of burrito (as much desired)
5. Sprinkle Cheese on top. 
6. Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and tortilla looks crisp. 
7. Add sides. Sour cream, gucamole, and pico de gallo