Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Spinach-Broccoli Soup and Cashew Chicken with Vegetables
2. Cashew Chicken with Vegetables. This one is from the latest issue of Clean Eating (July/Aug 2010). A very nice recipe, quick and tasty. I sprinkled cashews on top as opposed to adding them while cooking (I like them crunchy).
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thai Coconut Shrimp, Chicken, etc
2.Poached Chicken Breast with Peach - Green Bean Salad. It was very good!An unusual, interesting combination of flavours and textures.
3.Pasta Carbonara. That's an old one, but I haven't made it in a while. It's quick, simple, tastes good.
4. Salmon, Philadelphia & Tortilla with Egg whites & Broccoli & bell peppers. They had some really, REALLY good salmon on sale, and I just couldn't bring myself to cook it all. It was so fresh and glistening with fat that I had to make some of my "salted salmon". Just sprinkle with salt, wrap tightly and refrigerate for 24 h. Slice and enjoy. It's not as salty as smoked salmon, but it doesn't taste exactly like sushi either.
5. Cranberry & Fig Stuffed Chicken Breast. Mmmm... Yes, I know, I already showed this one, but it's just sooo good.
6. Chicken Breasts with Caramelized Onions, Cranberries & Balsamic-Glazed Asparagus. I probably won't be making it with asparagus again, it looks like it makes me sick. Its not the first time I felt strange after eating asparagus, so I won't risk it again. But the onion-cranberry mixture on chicken is amazing, I will definitely make it again.
7.Avocado and Roasted Red Pepper Gazpacho with Scallops. I'm not a big fan of cold soups, but with this hot weather upon us, its actually quite nice. Just make sure avocado is ripe. Mine wasn't, and it was too late to cook anything else instead :(
Sunday, April 11, 2010
April 04-10
2. Shepherd's Pie with Buttermilk-Chive Mashed Potatoes. I used green onions instead of chives this time, but it doesn't make much of a difference. The only real change I've made to the recipe is that I used kefir (homemade) instead of buttermilk. This time kefir was old and very tangy, I absolutely loved how potatoes turned out, they reminded me of sour cream & onion potato chips flavour. Funny how it's all mixed up in my head. I'm pretty sure that artificial flavours are supposed to remind us of real foods, not the other way around, LOL.
3. Salmon, Romaine lettuce salad with chickpeas and Orange Herb Dressing. Love this unusual dressing! It's a bit bitter because of the orange peel, but not unpleasantly so.
4. Lemon-Marinated Chicken breasts with Eggplant Ratatouille. Mmmm. Yum! It turned out soooo goood! I'm making this marinade for chicken breasts my new favorite. The Ratatouille is a great summer side dish, I know I'll be making it over and over again. The original recipe called for white wine and white wine vinegar, but I had no wine and didn't feel like buying a bottle for mere 1/4 cup of it. So I used chicken broth and apple cider vinegar instead.
5. Salmon Patties with Eggplant Ratatouille. I had half the eggplant left over and decided to make Ratatouille again. Salmon Patties didn't want to stick together very well, so turning them over halfway through was a bit of a challenge. They didn't completely fall apart, but still...
6. Portobello Mushroom Stroganoff. Never thought of using silken tofu to replace a creamy sauce. The result was surprisingly good. There was a bit too much sauce and too little mushrooms though. If I make it again, I'll use 1.5-2 times more mushrooms.
7. Lemon-Marinated Chicken breasts, Romaine lettuce salad with chickpeas and Orange Herb Dressing.
8. Lemon-Marinated Chicken breast with Romaine lettuce salad and Tarragon Mustard Dressing. This dressing has tofu as a base, and I wasn't too excited about the result. It wasn't bad per se, but I prefer the other 2 dressing recipes I've tried so far.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Cooking for One (Mar 21 - Apr 03)
1. Apple Candy Pork with Chickpea Puree.I LOVE this recipe, it's definitely one of my favorites. Actually, this one and Marinated Pork Chops & Grilled Peaches are my favorite ways of cooking/eating pork. It's just doesn't get any better than this. :)
2. Basil Pecan Vinaigrette. The original recipe calls for walnuts, but I didn't have any. It's pretty good! Yeah, dressings don't look very appetizing by themselves :)
That's how I used it. With pork tenderloin:
With soy-maple Salmon
3. Chicken BBQ Pizza. The picture is terrible, I know. But the pizza itself was very good, trust me :) It's on a whole wheat tortilla, and the sauce is obviously homemade (sweet and tangy).
4. Hot & Sour Swiss Chard with pork tenderloin. I've never cooked swiss chard before so I had no idea what to expect. I was ready for a disappointment, but it turned out quite good actually.
5. Skillet Chicken Cutlets with Mushrooms with ... surprise-surprise!... chickpeas puree. I've made this before, and will make again. Quick, simple, tasty.
6. Vegetarian Hash. I've made it half a dozen times before. This dish introduced me to acorn squash. Believe it or not, I've never had it prior to trying this recipe, and I absolutely love this vegetable now. I usually serve it with an egg or an omelet for some protein.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Cooking for One (Mar 13-20)
2. Asian Chicken - Soba Noodle Salad. Yeah, a repeat, I know. It's just that I had snow peas left over from last week and I really like this recipe. Oh, and I used turkey fillet instead of chicken this time.
3.Beef & Broccoli Orange Stir Fry. This one is from the latest Clean Eating (Mar/Apr 2010), it was on the cover. Mine maybe doesn't look as good, but it certainly tastes great.
4. Cranberry & Fig Stuffed Chicken Breast. I really missed this one. My ex-husband doesn't like figs, so we made it once back in July, and he didn't want to make it again. But I like figs, and I absolutely love how the flavors combine in this dish.
5. Shrimp & Broccoli Orange Stir Fry. This is uses the sauce from the Beef & Broccoli stir fry recipe (with the addition of sesame oil), but no rice or noodles in here, just a whole bunch of veggies.
6. Eggplant Parmesan with Bulgur and Pine Nuts. This is another favorite I haven't made in months. Not exactly the season for eggplants and tomatoes, but I missed it too much and decided to give it a go even with those pale things they call "hot house tomatoes". Boy, it's soooooo good!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
2 недели января
1. Sesame-Mango Chicken. Делали уже дважды, первый раз подавала с булгуром, второй, как и положено, с коричневым рисом. Мне очень нравится, только вот помидоры сейчас бледные ужасно, блюдо не такое красивое, как было бы в сезон.
3. Stuffed Squash with Basmati Rice, Shrimp & Spinach. Красиво, но не так вкусно, как хотелось бы. Точнее, вру - на первый день было не очень, суховато, а вот на второй день как будто кабачок размяк/размок, было очень даже вкусно. Но туда (в хлебные крошки) надо добавлять сыр - Parmigiano Reggiano или Peccorino Romano.
4. Moroccan Grilled Chicken with Cherry and Bulgur Salad. Ну, у меня не grilled был, а приготовленный на сковородке. Курице это не повредило, а вот broiled eggplant - это несколько не то, что получилось бы на гриле ;) Бедный баклажан, по внешнему виду кажется, что он долго мучался перед смертью. Сам салат очень-очень вкусный, а курица несколько слишком агрессивно пряная. Сами посудите
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
5. Turkey Sausage Ragu with Kale. Не знаю, почему это назвали рагу, ну да ладно. Вчера сделала, очень неплохо получилось.
Ну вот и все на этот раз.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Chicken Picatta with Chickepea Puree
В 4 руки с мужем быстренько все приготовили, а потом сами от себя тащились. Получилось необыкновенно вкусно, а учитывая простоту процесса, вообще находка! Муж, любитель картофельного пюре, сказал, что это пюре ему нравится гораздо больше. А уж насколько оно полезнее картофельного...
Соус можно делать с каперсами или оливками, я взяла каперсы. Не пожалела.
1. Картинка их журнала.
2. Моя тарелка :): (нет, побольше тарелки не было :):) Резать курицу не стала, а вот чтобы она была похожа на то, что на картинке, ее либо не выкладывали обратно в соус (несмотря на инструкции), либо не переворачивали в соусе, так что только дно оказалось в густой массе. Не знаю, по мне так лучше пусть вся будет обмазана, так вкуснее. Ну и пусть страшненькая :) Соус просто обалденный!
3. Рецепт

Friday, November 14, 2008
Chicken Phanaeng Curry
Итак, нам понадобится
1 баночка (400 мл) кокосового молока с пониженным содержанием жира
1-2 ст. л Тайской пасты карри. Тайской, не Индийской.
2 куриные грудки (350 г)
250 г зеленой стручковой фасоли
1 крупная луковица или несколько мелкиз лука шалот
45 г несоленого мелкоизмельченного арахиса или натурального арахисового масла (то бишь без добавления соли и сахара)
1 ст. л рыбного соуса (nam pla)

(на фотке нет орехов, потом о них вспомнила. И фасоли всего 100 г)
Выливаем молоко в сковороду, нагреваем. Добавляем пасту. Тут самое главное пасту попробовать заранее. Я использую от 2х разных фирм, и вкус у них АБСОЛЮТНО разный. Степень остроты тоже.
2 столовые ложки этого товарища превратили всю блюдо в нечто, от поедания чего человек мутирует в огнедышащего дракона.
А вот этого понадобилось 3 столовые ложки, чтоб придать хоть какую-то остроту.
Так что теперь я беру 0.5 ст ложки A Taste of Thai и 1.5 ст ложки Thai Kitchen.
Растворяем пасту в молоке, добавляем рыбный соус. Если используете арахисовое масло, то сейчас самое время его добавлять, чтоб можно было растворить нормально, пока остальные ингредиенты не мешаются.
Ммм, какой запах!
Далее - лук и фасоль. Чуть потушатся, добавляем порезанную курицу. Если используете рубленые орешки, то посыпать лучше сейчас.
Тушим до готовности.
Обычно подают с рисом.

Я однажды сделала со spaghetti squash (кабачок тушится в духовке, потом вилкой из него выгребается мякоть, которая выглядит как спаггетти).
Вот так это выглядит.

Энергетический анализ 1/4 всего блюда (без гарнира)

