Okay, I started the New Year off with a BANG…and by bang I mean with this Dulce De Leche Dark Chocolate Fudge recipe, but now it’s time to eat a bit more sensibly. (more…)
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French Toast Waffles..yes, you read that right
A loaf of bread, a simple batter and your waffle iron are all you need to make these delicious French Toast Waffles. On Sunday morning (more…)
Meatless Meals-Roasted Vegetables with Sweet Potato Steak #Recipe
I’m a meat lover, that’s no secret, but once in a while the time comes to lighten up. Well, for me that time has come, so I’m starting the Daniel fast to help get me on track. This recipe for Sweet Potato Steaks with roasted vegetables really filled the bill. The fennel turns candy sweet when roasting; it’s absolutely incredible.
Sweet Potato Steaks with Roasted Vegetables
Roasted Vegetables
| 2 zucchini
2 yellow squash 1 onion 1 red bell pepper 4 Roma tomatoes 1 fennel bulb 2 cloves of garlic 3 sprigs of fresh thyme ¼ cup olive oil Salt and pepper to taste |
Chop all vegetables and place in a roasting pan that is about 2 inches deep.
Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with fresh thyme, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly and roast at 400° for 1 hour and 15 minutes. |
Directions for Sweet Potato Steaks
This is the Most Delicious, Healthy, 10 Minute Salmon #Recipe #Video
Get a healthy, delicious dinner on the table in 10 minutes! REALLY I’m not kidding. Here’s a quick video of my super fast salmon recipe with brown rice and asparagus. The whole recipe in done in this video in real time so you’ll see how fast it gets done.
Crab and Sweet Potato Bisque Recipe
You already know how much I love a crab boil (you do know that, right?). I prefer to have a crab boil with blue crabs but they can be hard to come by, so I’ll pick up a few pounds of frozen snow crab legs in a pinch. We boiled some up this weekend but this time I saved the crabby, corny, sausagey broth to make crab bisque later in the week.
CRAB AND SWEET POTATO BISQUE serves 6
8 cups of crab broth (from the crab boil you had)
1/3 cup uncooked rice
1 -1/2 cups of diced sweet potato
8 oz back fin crab meat
1/4 cup half and half
1/4 cup dry sherry (for grown folks…it’s optional)
Bring the broth to a boil. Add the rice and sweet potato, simmer for 45 minutes. Puree the soup and strain. (Be very careful if you use a blender to puree hot soup, it can explode. Puree in small batches for safety)
Pour into serving bowls or cups. Swirl half and half onto the top of the soup drizzle with sherry if you’re using that. Add 2 tablespoons of crab meat to each bowl and serve.
Panettone French Toast Recipe
If someone brought a panettone to your Christmas party, here’s the BEST thing you can do with it.
French Toast Recipe serves 8 people
1 Panettone cake about 26 ounces or 16 slices of bread
2 cups half and half
6 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
zest of one orange about 1 Tablespoon
4 ounces of butter
Equipment: Griddle or wide shallow pan, 2 sheet pans, 2 wire racks, 1 pie plate
Slice the pannetone serving sizes about a 1/2 inch thick
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Beat half and half, eggs, sugar, vanilla and orange zest in a bowl. Pour batter into a pie plate.
Dip panettone slices (or bread) into the batter for about 15 seconds per side. Cook the French toast in about one tablespoon of butter on griddle set to medium heat (325 degrees on an electric griddle). Cook for 2-3 minutes per side, until golden brown. Remove cooked French toast to a wire rack placed over a pan. When all of the French toast is finished on the griddle, place the French toast (still on the pan on the wire rack) into the oven and bake for 5 minutes.
Serve with butter and syrup.
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Mmmm, Wouldn’t this BROWN SUGAR POUND CAKE be GORGEOUS on your holiday table! The perfect Thanksgiving dessert or Christmas Dessert but really it’s great any time of year. This cake is incredibly moist, lightly sweet, has a hint of lemon and a whole lot of DELICIOUS! (more…)
18 pound weight loss and shrimp salad with creamy fish sauce recipe
Congratulations to me! So far I’ve lost 18 pounds on my low carb weight loss journey. Here’s a recipe for a typical lunch that I’ve been eating these days. This recipe for shrimp salad with creamy fish sauce is delicious and quick to put together. There are a few carbs in shrimp so keep that in mind when your cooking with them.
Here’s the recipe. When you try it let me know how you like it
Shrimp salad with creamy fish sauce
Ingredients carbs calories
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12 ounces shrimp 1/3 clove of garlic, sliced ¼ teaspoon fresh ginger grated 8 oz (about one 8 inch) cucumber, peeled and seeded 1 Tablespoon mayonnaise 1 ½ Tablespoons fish sauce 1 teaspoon Sriracha or hot sauce TOTAL CARBS and CALORIES FOR RECIPE CARBS AND CALORIES PER 12 OZ SERVING |
3 0 0 4 0 1 0 8 4
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150 0 0 34 100 9 5 298 149 |
pickled Shrimp for a party
It was our turn to host movie night last weekend and I wanted to make an appetizer that could be done ahead (it’s even better done the day before) and still taste and look great. I made this pickled shrimp dish on Friday and served it on Saturday in a large bowl, but it would have been equally as good served in individual glasses.
Pickled shrimp
2# medium or large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder
Vegetable oil for sautéing
2 cloves chopped garlic
½ of a red onion, sliced thin (about ½ a cup)
1 yellow or orange sweet bell pepper, sliced thin
1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
¾ cup olive oil
¼ cup fresh lemon juice, peel in long strips and reserve the rind (no pith please)
½ cup of red wine vinegar
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh chives, chopped
Pat the shrimp dry and season with salt, paprika, cayenne and garlic powder. Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large sauté pan and heat over medium/high heat.
Sautee the shrimp with garlic in batches until they turn pink and curl. Cool the shrimp in the refrigerator, then, layer the shrimp with onions, peppers and lemon rind.
Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar Worcestershire sauce and oregano and pour over the shrimp mixture.
Marinate the shrimp in the refrigerator overnight up to 2 days. Add fresh chopped parsley and chives when ready to serve.
Snow Crab Boil for a lazy dinner
