So yesterday I made two recipes that I have admit I was rather skeptical about. The Tuna Rolls and the Baked Enchiladas. Well I happy to report that I loved them both!!
The Tuna Rolls had you mix tuna just with olive oil and salt and pepper. Which was okay, but rather bland and super "fishy" tasting - where the old method of a ton of mayo calmed that down. But when you layered the tuna on the Boston lettuce along with the sprouts, red pepper and scallions and then dipped them in the sauce - they were awesome. Not to mention how crisp and light they were and frankly the plate was very beautiful.
The same with the Enchiladas. Now Poblanos tend to be rather mild so I also added a jalapeno to the sauce for flavor. And let me tell you there was some off stuff in that sauce - I mean a salsa verde with chicken stock? But it was really good. The only bummer was by adding the jalapeno it made it too spicy for my daughter. She gave it her best effort, but it was too "zippy" as she calls it. So next time I will have to calm it back down (darn it). Seriously though these are delicious and very filling. I didn't miss the 10 gallons of cheese either. The recipe only calls for 12 corn tortillias and they are layered in like a lasagna - killing off tons of calories.
I highly recommend both recipes! They are both in the Cook Yourself Thin book. If you follow the Lifetime link on my links page there are episodes where they make both recipes too.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Tomorrow
So for tomorrow we have planned: Overnight oatmeal for breakfast, Tuna Salad Rolls with dipping sauce, Cucumber Salad and Edamame for lunch, and for dinner will be Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas. All 3 for a total calorie count of 1041! I will probably make the Tiramasu for dessert too since I have extra calories available - and I don't want the Lady Fingers to go bad.
Tonight I put the Irish oats on to soak overnight, then in the morning it will only take about 5 minutes to finish off. Add in 2 Tablespoons of dried blueberries and cherries and some light brown sugar and call it YUM!
I'll tell ya tomorrow how it all goes.
Tonight I put the Irish oats on to soak overnight, then in the morning it will only take about 5 minutes to finish off. Add in 2 Tablespoons of dried blueberries and cherries and some light brown sugar and call it YUM!
I'll tell ya tomorrow how it all goes.
On Today's Menu We Have.....
So for our first day of our "Cook Yourself Thin" Challenge we started off with
Breakfast: French Toast Bread Pudding and Violet Morning Smoothies. For the smoothies I didn't have just blueberries, I have the berry mix combo from Costco that has blueberries, cherries, pomegranate seeds and blackberries and I also didn't have any Pomegranate juice, so I substituted orange juice. I segmented the orange I had jested for the French Toast custard and served that with breakfast too. It was delicious! The bananas in the custard were just great and gave it a sweetness that made it so you didn't mind that it was drenched in syrup.
Lunch: My daughter and I worked together on the Creamy Corn Chowder soup and we paired it with the Cheddar Melts that are made with low-fat cheddar and apples. Hubby got to have a whole sandwich since he can have more calories (256 in a whole sandwich), and my daughter and I split the other. Very good and the soup has great flavor and you don't even miss it not being made with cream!
Dinner: Tonight I will be making Pork with Apples. Now there is cream in this one, but only 2 tablespoons to give it some richness. Along with that we will have a nice green salad with a Ranch Dressing by Ellie Kreiger.
Total Calories: 1014 for all 3 meals!! Along with that I had 4oz of Orange Banana Pineapple juice for 60 calories and 2 Brown Sugar Kiss meringue cookies at 11 calories each.
So I am still under for the day and have some left for a snack, but right now I am not even hungry. I feel full and satisfied by lunch and feel great!
**All the recipes from today are in the Cook Yourself Thin Faster book - even the cookies!
Breakfast: French Toast Bread Pudding and Violet Morning Smoothies. For the smoothies I didn't have just blueberries, I have the berry mix combo from Costco that has blueberries, cherries, pomegranate seeds and blackberries and I also didn't have any Pomegranate juice, so I substituted orange juice. I segmented the orange I had jested for the French Toast custard and served that with breakfast too. It was delicious! The bananas in the custard were just great and gave it a sweetness that made it so you didn't mind that it was drenched in syrup.
Lunch: My daughter and I worked together on the Creamy Corn Chowder soup and we paired it with the Cheddar Melts that are made with low-fat cheddar and apples. Hubby got to have a whole sandwich since he can have more calories (256 in a whole sandwich), and my daughter and I split the other. Very good and the soup has great flavor and you don't even miss it not being made with cream!
Dinner: Tonight I will be making Pork with Apples. Now there is cream in this one, but only 2 tablespoons to give it some richness. Along with that we will have a nice green salad with a Ranch Dressing by Ellie Kreiger.
Total Calories: 1014 for all 3 meals!! Along with that I had 4oz of Orange Banana Pineapple juice for 60 calories and 2 Brown Sugar Kiss meringue cookies at 11 calories each.
So I am still under for the day and have some left for a snack, but right now I am not even hungry. I feel full and satisfied by lunch and feel great!
**All the recipes from today are in the Cook Yourself Thin Faster book - even the cookies!
Starting Today
So I decided to go ahead and start the challenge today instead of tomorrow. Yesterday I went out shopping for the weeks menu. It did not go well. I went to 2 stores and didn't find a lot of the stuff I need, so I get to go out again today! Ugh!
Any who, I added a new page called Stats. That is where I will post my weight and measurements each week. I weighed myself this morning and as usual I think my scale is off. When I go in for doctor visits I always weigh 4-5 pounds more than at home - so that should tell you that my home scale isn't real accurate. But I will make due with what I have.
As for my husband he gets to have 550 more calories than I do, but with him being laid up in bed and not up to eating a bunch, he is eating what I eat and then also adding in saltines and jello to soothe his stomach.
Any who, I added a new page called Stats. That is where I will post my weight and measurements each week. I weighed myself this morning and as usual I think my scale is off. When I go in for doctor visits I always weigh 4-5 pounds more than at home - so that should tell you that my home scale isn't real accurate. But I will make due with what I have.
As for my husband he gets to have 550 more calories than I do, but with him being laid up in bed and not up to eating a bunch, he is eating what I eat and then also adding in saltines and jello to soothe his stomach.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Surgery Success
For you follow my blog.... My husband had his surgery yesterday and it went very well. In fact he may get to come home today!
Turkey Meatloaves
Just now I whipped up a batch of Cook Yourself Thin's Turkey Mini-Meatloaves. Now these have actually been a staple in our house ever since I bought the cookbook, and we love them. They are portioned out by using a measuring cup and they are only 227 calories! Add in the roasted root veggies that they suggest (at 121 calories) and you have a dinner for only 348 calories. And let me tell you these little suckers are yummy! The nice part about these too is that you can play around with the veggies you add to them. Today I added a red pepper along with the onion and spinach.
This picture is of them still raw - so they don't look quite as yummy yet. What I am doing with these is flash freezing them and then will move them into ziploc bags in dinner portions for the 3 of us. When we are ready to cook them, that is when I will make the glaze topping.
Try these, you will really like them. I will type out the recipe later and put it on the recipe page. But I also put the link to the show where they make them for you too. See my links page.
Try these, you will really like them. I will type out the recipe later and put it on the recipe page. But I also put the link to the show where they make them for you too. See my links page.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Tomatillo Salsa
Last night I was the BBQ master. Most of you who know me, know that I let my husband be the BBQ'er and I am the indoor chef. Well I took the reins last night and roasted all my tomatillo ingredients myself. Doing this gives the salsa such depth of flavor with the smokey element from the bbq.
First I slice the onion in 1/2" or so rings. Then husk and wash the tomatillos, and wash 2 jalapenos. All veggies get a brushing of oil to keep them from sticking to the grill. With the bbq on high heat, everything gets all lined up. Close the lid and let the heat do the work. Keep turning your tomatillos and peppers so that they are getting cooked and charred on all sides. I don't time anything, I just go by look and feel. I use tongs and when the tomatillos are good and dull green in color and squish a little with a squeeze of the tongs - they are done. The peppers skin will char a bit (not burn) and will split open.
It is an awesome and different way of making salsa verde. Because the ingredients are all hot, you could can this as well. I put the recipe on the recipe page - give it a try!!
First I slice the onion in 1/2" or so rings. Then husk and wash the tomatillos, and wash 2 jalapenos. All veggies get a brushing of oil to keep them from sticking to the grill. With the bbq on high heat, everything gets all lined up. Close the lid and let the heat do the work. Keep turning your tomatillos and peppers so that they are getting cooked and charred on all sides. I don't time anything, I just go by look and feel. I use tongs and when the tomatillos are good and dull green in color and squish a little with a squeeze of the tongs - they are done. The peppers skin will char a bit (not burn) and will split open.
It is an awesome and different way of making salsa verde. Because the ingredients are all hot, you could can this as well. I put the recipe on the recipe page - give it a try!!
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