Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry

January 4, 2010

Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry
Recipe created by Katie's Mama

2 chicken breasts, sliced thin
1 pack of stir fry frozen veggies (de-thawed and drained of excess water)
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 C Teriyaki Sauce
2 TBL soy sauce or 1 TBL fish sauce
sesame seeds (optional)

Heat Wok or skillet with sesame oil, sauté onions and garlic together for about 1 minute then add the chicken. After the chicken is no longer pink, add the veggies and the Teriyaki and Soy Sauce. Mix for about another minute until the veggies are heated through.

Serve with wild rice or brown rice and sprinkle some sesame seeds on the top if you have them.

YUM!

For my WW peeps....one serving is 1 Cup of stir fry, approximately 4 points...total of 8 points with 1 Cup of brown rice.

Wild Berry Crumble

Sunday January 3, 2010

I got to hang out with some dear old friends from High School and our families this weekend. It was soooo fun to see Tami and Dennis and their two cuties, Ethan and Isabelle, as well as Annie and the Terry's. Great food, super-great company and fun times with Yahtzee for All...(Dennis, my mom is STILL upset about that!)

So I decided that I would make dessert. But I wanted to do it in a healthy but yummy way, as it was only day three I wanted to make it count!

So I hopped on the inter-web to see what I could find. I found a Berry Dessert from All-recipes.com that looked delicious but was loaded with butter and sugar....probably why it sounded delicious. But I didn't let it deter me. I thought I could create something JUST as yummy but without all that fat and sugar. This is what I came up with:

Wild Berry Crumble

The Berry Part:
6 Cups mixed berries (a huge bag from Costco is AWESOME and has Marionberries, Raspberries and Blueberries-YUM!)
4 TBL flour
2 TBL cinnimon
zest of TWO lemons (IMHO you can't have TOO MUCH zest!)
1/2 C applesauce

The Crumble Part:
1 C oats
1/4 C flour
5 TBL brown sugar (1 TBL is 0 points!)
1/2 C applesauce

Toss the berry mixture together and put in a 9x13 pan. Sprinkle the crumble part on top. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until nice and bubbly. Serve with Natural Fat Free Frozen Yogurt...Delish!

Vegetarian Frittata

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Vegetarian Frittata

This is a DELISH breakfast that sticks with ya! OR, it's a great "Breakfast for Dinner" meal too! I found it in the From Pantry to Plate Weight Watcher Cookbook (pg 32) except I had to give it some extra spice...with being half Thai now and all... :)

1/2 C diced bell pepper
1/4 C diced onion
1-3 cloves garlic (depending on your own taste)
3 baked potatoes, sliced (it calls for canned potatoes, so go figure)
3 large eggs
3 egg whites (you CAN use the egg substitute here if you would like, but I'm trying to go all naturale!)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1tsp-3tsp cayenne pepper (depending on if you like it HOT or not!)
paprika
2 tablespoons chopped parsley or cilantro

Preheat broiler. Spray cast-iron or other oven-proof skillet with nonstitck spray. On medium heat add the bell pepper, onion, and garlic until softened, about 4 min.

Mix the eggs, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Pour over the veggies in the pan, gently stirring the egg mixture around the veggies. Cook for about 4 minutes, lifting the edges to allow the eggs to cook. Then place the pan in the oven with the broiler for about 2-3 minutes until the top is lightly browned. For those that are adventurous, go ahead and try to flip that frittata onto a plate. Me, I just sprinkle with paprika and cilantro and dig in.

1/4 of the pan is 2 points. So go ahead, WW peeps...have that second helping! :)

New Year's Day Spiced Apple Pork Roast

New Year's Day Spiced Apple Pork Roast

Pork Loin Roast
1/2 Jug Spiced Apple Cider (great way to use up the Cider after a party)
1 Onion, chopped
1 Apple, sliced
cloves
2-5 cloves of garlic, depending on your taste

Put all ingredients in Cast Iron Kettle or Roasting Pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 4 hours. After hour 2, check on it and flip the roast over for easy basting. Roast is done when it flakes off with a fork.

Serve with wild rice or brown rice.
4oz of pork and 1 cup rice = 7 WW points.

New Year's Resolution

So I decided that it was time. It was time to get my batuzki in gear and get healthy. But how do I do that when I love food soooo dang much? Well, I decided that I would try to make food my new addiction, but in a GOOD way. I am on the hunt for THE MOST delicious, tasty, fantastically simple recipes that don't cost much and that are easy enough for even my friend Julie Anne to make. (Sorry JA, I just had to)

This blog is dedicated to eating healthy and making better choices for me and I would like to share it with you in hopes that you will share some of your delishiousness with me.

Happy Eating!