A refreshing and healthy cold salad made with corn, chickpeas, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, green pepper and red onion with a cilantro-lime vinaigrette. | fabulousfoodblog.comfabulousfoodblog.com. Buffalo Chicken Rolls. I’m thinking we’re very comfortable together at this point, me and you. You and me. At best, we’re virtual soul mates bonded through food and cooking. At worst, we’re in a one-sided pen pal relationship and you’re not keeping up your end of the bargain. I’m tired of paying for postage when you never write back. But really, it’s mostly good, isn’t it? Beautiful, even. I cook and clean the dishes, you pop in and eat with your eyes. Give and take. So today I’m going to ask you a favor. Ready? Okay. Please get your cute bottom to the market, pick up a package of egg roll wrappers, some hot wing sauce, blue cheese, toss in a box of Junior Mints for good measure, and then get situated in the kitchen to make these.
Buffalo Chicken Rolls. They are beyond perfect for the Super Bowl. The exterior is a crispy, crunchy flour shell. Here’s the step-by-step process to make them yourself: **Note: Find egg roll wrappers in the refrigerated case of the produce department at your grocery store. Ingredients. Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets | Ginas Skinny Recipes. Chunks of all white meat chicken breasts coated in breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese then baked until golden. An easy chicken recipe your whole family will love. What can be more kid friendly than chicken nuggets, even the pickiest kids like them. Serve them with ketchup, bbq sauce or whatever you like to dip your nuggets into. Adults can serve them over your favorite salad for a satisfying lunch. Kids love finger foods or anything you can eat with toothpicks so when my daughter was young I would make her a dish of bite sized goodies she liked such as tomatoes, olives, pasta, etc. and served them with toothpicks and she always cleaned her plate!
Once I'm in breading mode I usually make breaded zucchini sticks as well and bake them all at the same time along with some pasta and a salad for a complete meal. Double these for more or make half for less servings. Ingredients: Preheat oven to 425°. Put the olive oil in one bowl and the breadcrumbs, panko and parmesan cheese in another. Man-Approved Spicy Oven Fries. I have always been a big fan of baked potatoes. So it is no surprise that when I came across this lovely recipe my destiny had been sealed. Not only did I end up with a good amount of delicious fries that made both me and my man very happy, but during making of this dish I learned a few useful tricks.
One of them is how to cut neat french fries. That is a precious trick that I will definitely cherish and use again. And the next trick I learned is how to make sure that your fries keep their shape and do not break while baking. Would you like to know the details? Then you are invited to have a look at it all… This is what we need. Very basic stuff. If you do not have Italian seasoning on hand though, you can easily replace it with oregano and thyme. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. To make sure that your fries will keep their nice shape and will not break, move them around (using a spatula) every 5-7 minutes.
And here they are in all their golden beauty. Enjoy, dear friends! Carrot chips. Crispy baked carrot chips, two ways. One version is spicy, one is sweet. If you follow me on facebook you might’ve already heard about this, but Saturday afternoon I found myself knee deep in my pantry scrubbing 4 day old sticky “light syrup” from an exploded can of mandarin oranges off the walls, shelves, door and other food items it attacked. Now, I don’t actually eat canned fruit (especially the kind with “light syrup”) so that gives you an idea of how old this thing was. And yes, it was expired, but only by 2 months. Last Wednesday we were getting slammed with rain & wind overnight. On the way back up the stairs though I heard this ridiculously loud “POP”. Fast forward 4 days later, I’m opening my pantry to eat ALL THE CHOCOLATE since it’s the day after the paleo challenge ended and I come face to face with a shriveled up mandarin orange sitting on top of a package of dates.
That’s weird, I think. Then I look at the walls and notice weird orangey drips everywhere. 1. gross Serves: 2. Secretly Healthy Spinach Dip for Parties – Lindsey Isham. Everyone has someone in their family who doesn’t like to eat anything they think is “healthy.” That’s why I have to be super creative with my recipes, and secretive when I use cottage cheese. Just a general trick, substituting cottage cheese for sour cream reduces that fat and adds a ton of protein to a meal. Just be sure to first blend the cottage cheese and no one will be able to tell the difference. Lindsey’s Spinach Dip Recipe Ingredients needed: 1 – 10 oz container of frozen chopped spinach – defrost and squeeze out all the juice 2 – 5 oz cans of sliced water chestnuts – dice into small pieces 2 – 8 oz container of 1% cottage cheese – blend with a handheld blender or in a traditional blender until smooth and creamy 1 – packet Hidden Valley Ranch dry mix packet - I only like Hidden Valley, the cheaper kinds aren’t as tasty ** OR you can make your own clean ranch season mix – compliments of He and She Eat Clean ** Prep/cook time: 7 min.
Protein: 80 g Carbs: 71g Fat: 6glove love. Cucumber Cups Stuffed with Spicy Crab. Barbecue season is upon us. And as much as we need a great sundress and cute pair of wedge heels, we also need great party recipes. What makes a party food recipe great? Three qualities: 1. Tasty (obviously) 2. Travels well (in the event of off site parties) 3. Possible to sit at room temperature for a period of time without becoming a huge mess (sorry cheese dip and ice cream cake, we still love you) Here are some of my favorites: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
I saw these a few years ago on Iron chef. For a vegetarian filling, check out my Cucumber Cups With Goat Cheese Caprese Cucumber Cups Stuffed with Spicy Crab Ingredients 3 long cucumbers 1/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup crab meat, excess water removed 1 tsp hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or tapito) 1 tsp brown mustard Salt and pepper to taste 1 tbs minced green onion Garnish with chili powder or paprika if desired Instructions Remove the peel from the cucumbers using a vegetable peeler. Copyright DomesticFits.com. Recipe for Garbanzo, Tomato, and Cilantro Salad with Lime and Chile Dressing (with or without avocado) (This recipe was revisited July 2011 and updated with better photos and the idea of adding avocado.)
I first made this Garbanzo, Tomato, and Cilantro salad in 2006, right before I went to my first-ever Blogher conference (and how little I realized at the time how attending that conference would enrich my life!) Now I'm getting ready to go next month to what will be my eighth BlogHer sponsored event, and this recipe is ready for a little makeover. My fondness for cilantro has been well documented on the blog, and I got the idea of combining it with garbanzos and tomatoes from a blog called Imagnifique, but after I made the salad from the recipe I'd printed back in 2006, the blog had disappeared.
Then in 2007 I spotted another version of the salad with Avocado, which I thought was an inspired addition. Thanks to Mooncrazy from Peanut Butter Etouffee for that variation. If you like cilantro, garbanzos, and tomatoes, I bet you'll love this simple combination. Instructions: The Negative 15 (Marinate tomatoes in balsamic vinegar for 30...) Roasted Parmesan Green Beans. Tender crisp green beans roasted to perfection, topped with shredded parmesan cheese. This is the easiest way to prepare the best tasting green beans, picky kid approved!
I'm getting tons of requests for green bean casserole, and I'm not going to lie, I've never been a fan. I dislike soft, mushy green beans, I much prefer them tender crisp. The easiest way to achieve that is by roasting them, they come out consistently perfect every time! I make these quite often, you can season them however you like, add some crushed red pepper for a little kick or even leave the parmesan off. Roasted Parmesan Green Beans Skinnytaste.comServings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 cup • Old Points: 1 pts • Points+: 2 ptsCalories: 62.4 • Fat: 2.9 g • Carbs: 8.0 • Fiber: 3.8 • Protein: 2.7 g • Sugar: 0Sodium: 38.4 mg (without salt) Ingredients:12 oz green beans, trimmed (make sure they are dry)2 tsp olive oilkosher salt + fresh cracked pepper to taste1/4 tsp garlic powder1 1/2 tbsp shredded parmesan Directions: