Posted in Chicken, Main Courses, Recipes on January 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Adapted from my mother’s recipe
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1 kg chicken breasts, no skin, no bones
2 tsp olive oil
1 large Vidalia onion about 1 cup (Mayan onion will work too), finely chopped
1/2 tsp paprika paste (or home made roasted red peppers, skins removed)
1 green cubano pepper, thinly sliced (not hot peppers)
1 medium chopped tomato [...]
Posted in Chicken, Main Courses, Recipes on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Adapted from Fannie Farmer, December 1984 (originally published in 1896!)
4 6oz chicken breasts, skinless, boneless
4 tbsp olive oil
1 ounce dried mushroom rehydrated in about 1 cup warm water, set liquid aside (make sure you strain through coffee filter to ensure no sand gets into it)
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 dry white wine
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 red [...]
Posted in Fish, Main Courses, Recipes on January 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This recipe is a version from Food Network’s Tyler Florence (our’s is much healthier!)
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 6oz Salmon Steaks
1 (8 1/2-ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes, julienned (1 cup)
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
1 pound angel hair pasta (we always use whole wheat or Catelli Smart)
1/4 cup fresh basil
1 (8 1/2-ounce) can artichoke hearts in water, quartered and [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Recipes, Vegetarian on October 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On this diet, I’m allowed 3.5oz dried (100g) Navy Beans (instead of a protein), so tonight I am making navy bean and wild mushroom risotto (minus the Parmesan cheese, of course!). I’m glad I made enough for my lunch tomorrow, it was SOOOOO good!!!!!
10.5oz dried navy beans rehydrate in water as per directions on package.
a [...]
Posted in Fish, Main Courses, Recipes, Sauces, Vegetable Sides on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I mentioned in a previous post, this diet I am on is extremely strict; there are forbidden foods (such as beets, kale, carrots, peas, yellow beans, corn, etc – mostly because they are high in sugar!). But I am allowed red cabbage – a fantastic fall vegetable. I have taken an old recipe and [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Recipes on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A little of this, a little of that!
This is a delicious low-cal main course (low-fat, low-sodium but high in taste)! I’ve had to go back on my strict diet because we’ve not been going regularly to the club over the summer and I’ve packed on about 7lbs (it doesn’t seem like much, but I [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Recipes on September 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
While in France, our first night in Meyreuil we ate at a lovely family owned restaurant. Paul, T and JT all had salmon cooked on river rock, each one presented beautifully on the boiling hot rock at the table (I had the traditional blood sausage, sounds gross but was delicious). JT and I have been [...]
