So I was really in a creative food mood today and created a sandwich that was delish!! I'll prerequisite this blog by saying that I eat the same sandwich pretty much every day...An everything thin bagel (toasted) with cream cheese, turkey and spring salad. Sometimes, I'll add a mango salsa if I have some made. So, I had bought some goat cheese for a change. I've tasted it only once and knew it was similar to cream cheese, just more tangy. So I figured it would be nice to try it on my sandwich in lieu of the cream cheese. So I was thinking of what else I could put with it and thought, "red pepper, onion, and almond" and since I enjoy mango, I thought, "peaches" too. And to add some sweetness to balance the tartness, I thought, "honey".
This is how I made it:
I peeled and sliced a peach.
Then, I thinly sliced some red pepper and onions. To a pan, I added about a tbs of olive oil. I sauteed the onion and red peppers for a few minutes. I then put in a few almond slices to toast. I also added a splash of white wine vinegar as well. In all, about 5 minutes. I then added a little bit of goat cheese (1/2-1 ounce). I heated those items until the cheese had melted.
On my toasted everything thin bagel, I put some turkey slices (3 on each side). I use Healthy Choice Oven Roasted Turkey. It doesn't have any preservatives like other sandwich meats, so I feel pretty okay with eating it. I then added the cheese mixture (I put it on the turkey so it would drip through the hole in the bagel). Next, I added a few slices of peaches. I finished it off by drizzling some honey on top. I put the two pieces together and viola! A yummmmy sandwich!
It was so fast and tasty. This will be on the rotation for sure! It totally fit in my 200 calorie lunch and it kept me full until dinner.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Asian Flare Tilapia
Tonight I decided to make tilapia with an Asian flare. I had made tilapia many times on the grill and served it with mango salsa. Tonight, I wanted to try pan searing it and having a lovely sauce to go with it. I had already had a creative flare at lunch and was really trying to think of a simple, yet delicious sauce. So this is what I came up with:
I started with the sauce:
1/4 of pineapple, sliced and diced
1 tablespoon of grated fresh ginger
fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon of sugar
1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
1 mango, sliced and diced
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1-2 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
I started out by peeling and grating the ginger. I have never used fresh ginger root before, so I Googled how to peel and grate it and I found a fantastic website that helped me out: http://www.wikihow.com/Grate-Ginger. I would have never thought to use a spoon to peel the root, but it worked like magic!
I peeled a mango and sliced it and put a few (about 3 good size or 4-5 smaller size) in a bowl. The rest, I diced. I also bought fresh pineapple already cut (there were about 6 wedges in the package) so, I diced three wedges, again keeping about 4-5 bits in the bowl with the sliced mango. I added the diced mangoes and pineapples together to use as garnish later and put those back in the fridge.
I put the grated ginger, sugar, chopped cilantro (which happens to be my FAVORITE herb of all time!!) in a small bowl.
To a medium pan, I added the olive oil and once heated, I added the mango and pineapple, a dash of salt, black pepper and juice out of half an orange. I cooked them for just a few minutes, then I added the ginger, sugar, cilantro and soy sauce. I cooked the sauce until it was cooked down. It looked like shit but tasted awesome! I have got to figure out how to make a sauce with fruit.
The Fish:
Tilapia
1 tbs of olive oil
1 tbs butter
salt
pepper
garlic powder
lemon
I pan seared the tilapia in a tablespoon of butter and oil. I seasoned the fish with salt, pepper and a tiny bit of garlic powder. I also squeezed half a lemon on the fish after it had been cooking about 5 minutes.
Ginger-sesame Jasmine Rice:
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup jasmine rice
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
1 tablespoon mince garlic
1 tablespoon sesame seed
2 tsp fresh grated ginger
salt
pepper
I made a ginger-sesame seed jasmine rice. I added one tablespoon of butter and sesame oil to a pan and sauteed 1 tablespoon of sesame seed and 1 tablespoon of garlic for about 3 minutes. I then the grated ginger. While I was doing that, I brought 1 1/2 cups of water to boil and added 1 cup of jasmine rice. The rice cooked for 15 minutes. After cooking, I added the sesame, ginger and garlic and mixed well. I garnished the rice with the diced mangoes and pineapples.
Sauteed green beans w/ almonds
French style green beans (I only had frozen, but I would prefer fresh) Ever how much your family will eat.
1 tbs olive oil
almond slices to taste
salt
pepper
garlic powder
I also sauteed some french style green beans and sliced almonds in about a tablespoon of olive oil. I seasoned it with salt, pepper and garlic powder. It doesn't take long for these to cook and they are always a BIG hit with Baby Girl!
It was a yummy dish. Everyone really enjoyed it. I was only disappointed in the sauce. It was not sauce like at all. It was mush, but still very, very tasty. This is definitely on my make again list.
This is a healthy dish that is totally in my 500 calorie meal.
I started with the sauce:
1/4 of pineapple, sliced and diced
1 tablespoon of grated fresh ginger
fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon of sugar
1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
1 mango, sliced and diced
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1-2 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
I started out by peeling and grating the ginger. I have never used fresh ginger root before, so I Googled how to peel and grate it and I found a fantastic website that helped me out: http://www.wikihow.com/Grate-Ginger. I would have never thought to use a spoon to peel the root, but it worked like magic!
I peeled a mango and sliced it and put a few (about 3 good size or 4-5 smaller size) in a bowl. The rest, I diced. I also bought fresh pineapple already cut (there were about 6 wedges in the package) so, I diced three wedges, again keeping about 4-5 bits in the bowl with the sliced mango. I added the diced mangoes and pineapples together to use as garnish later and put those back in the fridge.
I put the grated ginger, sugar, chopped cilantro (which happens to be my FAVORITE herb of all time!!) in a small bowl.
To a medium pan, I added the olive oil and once heated, I added the mango and pineapple, a dash of salt, black pepper and juice out of half an orange. I cooked them for just a few minutes, then I added the ginger, sugar, cilantro and soy sauce. I cooked the sauce until it was cooked down. It looked like shit but tasted awesome! I have got to figure out how to make a sauce with fruit.
The Fish:
Tilapia
1 tbs of olive oil
1 tbs butter
salt
pepper
garlic powder
lemon
I pan seared the tilapia in a tablespoon of butter and oil. I seasoned the fish with salt, pepper and a tiny bit of garlic powder. I also squeezed half a lemon on the fish after it had been cooking about 5 minutes.
Ginger-sesame Jasmine Rice:
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup jasmine rice
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
1 tablespoon mince garlic
1 tablespoon sesame seed
2 tsp fresh grated ginger
salt
pepper
I made a ginger-sesame seed jasmine rice. I added one tablespoon of butter and sesame oil to a pan and sauteed 1 tablespoon of sesame seed and 1 tablespoon of garlic for about 3 minutes. I then the grated ginger. While I was doing that, I brought 1 1/2 cups of water to boil and added 1 cup of jasmine rice. The rice cooked for 15 minutes. After cooking, I added the sesame, ginger and garlic and mixed well. I garnished the rice with the diced mangoes and pineapples.
Sauteed green beans w/ almonds
French style green beans (I only had frozen, but I would prefer fresh) Ever how much your family will eat.
1 tbs olive oil
almond slices to taste
salt
pepper
garlic powder
I also sauteed some french style green beans and sliced almonds in about a tablespoon of olive oil. I seasoned it with salt, pepper and garlic powder. It doesn't take long for these to cook and they are always a BIG hit with Baby Girl!
It was a yummy dish. Everyone really enjoyed it. I was only disappointed in the sauce. It was not sauce like at all. It was mush, but still very, very tasty. This is definitely on my make again list.
This is a healthy dish that is totally in my 500 calorie meal.
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