Thai Coconut Shrimp, Chicken, etc

1. Thai Coconut Shrimp with Soba Noodles. Love, love, LOVE this recipe. Easy, quick, tasty, filling. I've made it 3 times already and will definitely be making it again.

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 :(

April 04-10

1. Spicy Roasted Chickpeas. An excellent addition to a green salad, meatless or otherwise. A great snack too.
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.

Cooking for One (Mar 13-20)

1. Turkey Tetrazzini. That's a new one, never tried before. I liked how it turned out, only next time I will either add a bit more cheese or my regular spice mix (onion powder, garlic powder, dried parsley, dried chives, a bit of black pepper)

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!

Shrimp and Feta Cheese Pasta

В воскресенье Маха была погружена в написание проекта по самые уши, поэтому приготовление давно запланированного блюда пало на сильные плечи мужской половины нашего кошачьего семейства.
Я бы кое-что сделала по-другому, но... Готовила мужа, за что муже огромное спасибо.

Итак, ингредиенты:
1 фунт (450г) очищенных креветок
1 ст.л. растительного масла
5 долек чеснока
0.5 чашки белого вина
2 помидора
1 ч.л сушеного орегано
0.5 ч. л. сушеного базилика (у нас базилика не было, использовали тертый в порошок тмин)
120 г feta cheese (он по-русски тоже фета? это греческий сыр: белый, влажный, комочками)
250 г длинных макарон: spaghetti, linguine, fettuccine, angel hair. Мы использовать whole wheat spaghetti.

Процесс:
1. Ставим скороводку с маслом на средний огонь, добавляем креветки, давленный чеснок и вино. Обжариваем/тушим 5 минут или пока креветки не порозовеют.
2. Вытастиваем креветки ложкой с дырками, отставляем (прикрываем, чтоб сильно не остывали)
3. Варим макароны
4. В остатки винной смеси кладем резаные помидоры, добавляем специи. Тушим 10 минут. Вот этот момент я бы оспорила. Вроде как кот следовал инструкциям, но у него помидоры превратились в кашу. Этот как раз то, что я бы хотела изменить. По-моему, 10 минут - многовато.
5. Берется большая скорородка, ставится на выключенную, но горячую конфорку, туда выливается помидорный соус, слитые горячие макароны и креветки. Поверх это дело засыпаемся фетой и даем сыру малек "поплыть". Совсем он не расплавится. Мы накрывали это дело фольгой, чтоб температура выше была.

Вот результат. С белыми макаронами было бы симпатичнее, но гораздо менее полезно. Так что звиняйте на серую массу с отрубями. Результат мне ОЧЕНЬ понравился. Соуса не слишком много но и не мало, макароны пропитываются замечательно. Специи и чеснок подчеркивают вкус, ну а креветки.. это креветки. Обожаю Короче, мужу зачОт.

Ах, да. У нас вся сковорода поделилась на 6 порций (как на фото). 307 ккал на порцию, 8 г жиров, 23 г белков (!) и 36 г углеводов.