21 Sunday Oct 2012
Posted in Food & Recipes
Honey-Baked Turkey with Pears*
You’ll need: turkey breasts or cutlets, honey, sliced pears
Prep time: 5 minutes
~ Lay the turkey pieces in a baking dish; the pieces can be touching but do not overlap them.
~ Arrange sliced pears on top of the turkey and drizzle with honey.
~ Bake at 350 for 22 minutes.
*YUM YUM YUM! The honey and the pears will give the turkey a slightly sweet flavor that can’t be beat! To make the potatoes in the above image check out the recipe here.
21 Sunday Oct 2012
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AbFab New Potatoes*
You’ll need: new potatoes {baby red-skinned potatoes}, EVOO, a leek, two green onions, thyme and dill
Prep time: 10 minutes
~ Thinly slice the potatoes and put into a medium sized baking dish.
~ Lightly drizzle the potatoes with the EVOO and then sprinkle the dill, thyme, diced leeks and green onions over the potatoes. Stir around to coat all of the potatoes.
~ Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.
*NOT ONLY are these AbFab potatoes absolutely fabulous, they aren’t too shabby for you, either! By seasoning with herbs and vegetables you get a great taste with no butter or salt. And yes, your children will gobble them up 🙂
19 Friday Oct 2012
Posted in Food & Recipes, General
As mouthwateringly fabulous as the above Parmesan shrimp and quinoa was, we have it every other week. As amazing as it is, I feel like I’m stuck in a rut. Six months ago we didn’t have the same dinner twice a quarter. Now, I’m repeating every other week. As I scour Pinterest for new recipes, please feel free to send me some of your faves!
15 Monday Oct 2012
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Jamaican Jerk Chicken*
You’ll need: chicken cutlets, yellow onion, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, coconut juice, bay leaves, McCormick’s Jamaican Jerk seasoning
Prep time: 10 minutes
~ In the bottom of a 13 x 9 baking dish, coat with equal parts apple cider vinegar, lime juice and coconut milk; whisk together with a fork. Place the chicken into the mixture.
~ On top of the chicken, sprinkle minced yellow onion, bay leaves, and a liberal amount of the Jamaican Jerk seasoning.
Note: sometimes I use chicken legs instead of the boneless skinless breasts.
~ Bake for 20min at 350
To plate: I put a spoonful of Jamaican rice and peas on the plate with the jerk chicken in the center.
*FEAR NOT – this is a kid-approved recipe! All three of my children cleaned their plates before I had a chance to even put the food on my own plate! It was also suggested that we eat this every night for dinner for the rest of the week…
14 Sunday Oct 2012
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Fancy-Pants French Toast
You’ll need: 10-12 slices of bread {I like sourdough}, 4 eggs, 1tsp. sugar, 1 tsp. salt, 1 cup of milk, a dash of vanilla and a sprinkling of cinnamon
Prep + cook time: 15 minutes
~ In a medium to large mixing bowl whisk together the eggs, sugar, salt, milk and vanilla.
~ Dip the bread, one slice at a time, in the egg mixture, enough to coat both sides. Place on griddle.
~ While the first side is cooking on the griddle, sprinkle the other side with cinnamon. When the bottom side looks slightly browned, flip.
~ To plate, top the French toast with powdered sugar or try fruit for an equally sweet option. Enjoy!
07 Sunday Oct 2012
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I’ve been a bit busy of late. Soccer games. Girl Scouts. Moving to the country. You know…the usual. I may still be living out of boxes, but at least the trash is all figured out: trash, recycling and now COMPOSTING!
While I have no illusions that I can whip the house into a zero-waste home anytime soon, I hope to be able to recycle and compost 90% of what we use. As someone who enjoys gardening, there is no better soil for plants than vitamin and mineral rich composted soil.
Now is the time to do it!
My family has voiced their collective opinions that I’m crazy for starting the compost bin at “the end of the season.” What they, and most people, don’t realize is that successful gardeners prepare for the spring in the fall.
My Grande Plan
I’m going to start with all of the newspapers left over from the packing and moving. If you put wet newspapers down in the area you want your garden in the spring, you can do the “Lasagne Method.” Without tilling, you’ll have a garden ready to plant in six months!
Start with the wet newspapers. Lay them down in the area you want to plant. Once the newspapers are down, cover with coffee grounds. If you have compost ready to go, add the compost over the coffee grounds. {If you don’t have coffee grounds or are planning a large garden, you can ask your local coffee shop for their used grounds.} Repeat with the newspapers. Yard waste, such as pine needles, leaves and grass clippings may also be added.
Get out there and grow something!
XxOo
03 Monday Sep 2012
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While I sit and watch the {pox} spots develop on two of my three children, I’ve taken the last hour or so to organize my Pinterest recipes. Before I started, I had over 200 all in one folder. Amazingly I only had two or three duplicates. NOW I have several folders all separated and organized so I should be able to easily find what I’m looking for:
~ Main Dishes
~ Side Dishes
~ Breakfast
~ H’orderves & Snacks
~ Breads
~ Desserts
~ Drinks
~ Kid’s Parties
Enjoy!
14 Tuesday Aug 2012
Posted in Food & Recipes
Sesame Ginger Scallops
You’ll need: large fresh-caught sea scallops, Nasoya Japanese udon noodles, green onions, garlic, sesame seeds, soy sauce, ginger, apple cider vinegar, and Kikkoman triple ginger teriyaki sauce
Prep + cook time: 25 minutes
~ Bring a pot of water to boil; cook the noodles following the instructions on the package.
~ In a large skillet, liberally coat the bottom of the pan with the Kikkoman triple ginger teriyaki sauce. Add to the pan a dash of soy sauce, a pinch of ginger, a clove of freshly chopped garlic, and two freshly chopped green onions {include the green ends for color and flavor} and 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar. Bring content to a simmer.
~ Once the sauces have combined and are simmering, add the scallops. Cook each side of the scallops for 4 minutes {8 total minutes cook time.}
~ To plate, top the pasta with the scallops and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
FUN TIP: For a healthy side, try edamame! Sprinkle with sea salt and impress your family with your extreme fabulousness 🙂
08 Wednesday Aug 2012
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buy local, farmer's market, food, market, shopping, small business
National Farmer’s Market Week
I love cooking. And I love cooking healthy things for myself as well as my kids. I also love getting the freshest of the fresh foods from local farmer’s markets. Not only were the items literally in the ground the day before, depending on where you go, you can actually see the fields where they were grown. There are also places, such as Fulton Farms outside of Tipp City, OH, where you can pick your own fruits and veggies during certain you-pick times. Kids who are involved in the growing and/or gathering of their foods are generally more interested in eating them; “I made that!” Set your kids up for long, healthy lives by getting them interested in fresh veggies early.
In addition to health benefits, there are local benefits of supporting small and especially local businesses. They keep people working. Your neighbors. Working people pay taxes and have money to spend. More of your money stays in your community when you shop local than when you buy things at big chain stores. It’s a lovely circle that can only be completed when you buy local.
Farmer’s markets are getting national interest because they are seen as “young,” “trendy,” and “hip.” Everybody wants to be cool, and all the cool kids are shopping at the farmer’s market with their reusable bags. What does this mean for you? You probably have a farmer’s market within 10 miles of your home.
So there ya go, baby! It’s close, it’s healthy, it’s good for the community AND YOU. No excuses. Go now!
31 Tuesday Jul 2012
Posted in Food & Recipes
Baked Parmesan Perch
Quick and tasty! This dish is delicious over some rice and baby sweet peas 🙂
You’ll need: perch fillets, garlic, EVOO, basil and Parmesan cheese
Prep time + cook time = 15ish minutes
~ In a baking dish, arrange the fillets so they are touching but not overlapping. Drizzle EVOO over the fish.
~ Sprinkle basil and freshly chopped garlic over the EVOO; then liberally top with Parmesan cheese.
~ Bake at 500 for 10 minutes. If the fillets are frozen, you will need to cook for 20 minutes.
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