What's Cookin?

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  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    BOINK!!!!!!!!!! Ow! I hit my head trying to jump in the screen to get at pork chop! Ms Pix!!!!
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
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    This is the granola bar I made my first one! I actually like them too! I add sunflower seeds and almonds which took up the calories but worth it! I am going to keep trying to see what else I find! I am so hype! HEEEEE HAAAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • pixlamarque
    pixlamarque Posts: 312 Member
    Looks yummy. Is there cocoa in there?
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    No Ms Pix...maybe the lighting...just the normal: oats dried cranerries sunflower seeds brown sugar egg salt honey flour spices and almonds...believe it or not I am not a huge chocolate fan like most...now I love homemade chocolate cake but other then that I can leave it.
  • fallenangelloves
    fallenangelloves Posts: 601 Member
    Did you ever try those bars I sent you the recipe for from WW? I think you'd like those too!
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    Oh Ms Loves not yet bc I didn't have all ingredients to yours and just had all the ones to this one...I still plan on yours bc I want a variety of ones I like to make a mix...I am a bar person so making more will be a pleasure and fun experiment! What fun!
  • fallenangelloves
    fallenangelloves Posts: 601 Member
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    Chocolate-Hazelnut Meringues.... Gluten Free and soooo easy!
  • cevans_rr
    cevans_rr Posts: 44 Member
    These look wonderful!! Are they really easy?
  • Nikkie_too
    Nikkie_too Posts: 495 Member
    Loves - The meringues are beautiful!

    WW - good for you on the bars! I like your plan - I kind of do that with muffins. I'll bake a dozen or two of 2-3 different kinds and freeze them. Then take 2-3 out at a time. Without preservatives, I've found they don't keep very long. I wonder if you could do the same with bars?

    Pix - it's hard to make hash look good! The pork chops, however... yummo!!!

    Thanks for keeping up this thread! I can't wait to cook again!
  • allyjoy83
    allyjoy83 Posts: 176 Member
    bump!
  • pixlamarque
    pixlamarque Posts: 312 Member
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    A very linear dinner from the weekend. Our favorite spice crusted salmon with oven roasted asparagus and fresh corn.

    Nikkie, I made the ancho chicken thighs tonight and they were fantastic. The pics are taking forever to upload, so maybe I'll post them tomorrow.

    L*oves, the meringues look great! I love to make meringues. I think I need to try making some cinnamon ones.
  • pixlamarque
    pixlamarque Posts: 312 Member
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    Grilled Chicken Thighs with Ancho-Tequila Glaze (Cooking Light). These were fantastic. I didn't have any agave syrup so I used the same measure of half honey and half maple syrup. It was raining, so these got made on an indoor grill pan on the stove-top (my old dinner party buds sent me a gorgeous Le Creuset grill pan for a wedding gift). I'm sure on the charcoal grill with some wood chips would be even better. Definitely a make again recipe.

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    Roasted Mushroom Quinoa (Clean Eating). I made this with the above chicken and I liked it but hubby thought it was bland. He has never liked quinoa, though. I added extra seasoning but even I admit that the flavor is a bit subtle. I think this would be nice with some grilled chicken for lunch at work. I like that you can eat it cold. The parsley gave it a nice freshness.

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    My Sweet Potato and Turkey Sausage Breakfast Hash. That other photo was way too ugly. I added chopped kale (wilted in skillet) to the roasted sweet potatoes, turkey sausage, onion, spices, and maple syrup, then added fresh parsley after cooking. I make a big batch, then divide into containers and freeze for a grab and re-heat at work breakfast. There isn't a lot of volume but it is filling with nice protein and slow carbs. This past weekend I poured a beaten egg over the hash and cooked it in the microwave, stirring every thirty seconds. It cooked great and the egg held everything together. It added extra protein and made it even more filling, though I had to fight my toddler for it. I finally made him his own bowl because he was eating all my sausage!
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    I love Quinoa so I would have cobbled it up!

    I don't have a picture but I made my first pesto last night! Sniff sniff, I am crying because it was sooooo good and I wondered at that moment why I ever buy it at the store. It was sooooo easy peasy too!
    I used it as a spread on my eggplant sandwich....I took a couple fingers bc it was sooo good. Didn't miss the meat at all. I personally think the garlic makes the pesto! Ha!!!!!
  • pixlamarque
    pixlamarque Posts: 312 Member
    WW, of course the garlic makes it, lol. I never liked pesto before, but it was good in those chops so I plan to try it more often.
  • pixlamarque
    pixlamarque Posts: 312 Member
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    Clean Eating Blueberry Crumble Muffins. I made these with regular whole wheat flour rather than the whole wheat white flour it called for (because it's what I had) and they were good. I worried it would be too heavy. Just remember to let the batter rest after you add the liquid so you don't get tough muffins. This is a good grab and go breakfast to keep me from the drive thru on days I need a quicker breakfast than my usual sweet potatoes and suasage.

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    Cooking Light Cheddar Cheeseburgers with Caramelized Shallots. Yum. The shallots were fabulous. I used my porcelain coated cast iron skillet instead of the plain cast iron one and it really made clean up easier. Plus, any excuse to cook in a gorgeous old pan from Belgium, ya know? I scored it for $3 at an estate sale. Love it.
  • Nikkie_too
    Nikkie_too Posts: 495 Member
    The muffins look awesome, and that burger... mmmm. Thanks for posting!


    I need to start up again now that I've got my feet under me. :)
  • Nikkie_too
    Nikkie_too Posts: 495 Member
    After a long hiatus... food pics!

    A friend and I attended a fabulous picnic called Fete en Blanc. The location is announced a few hours before the meetup, and everyone wears white - along with fun hats and fascinators - and the tables people bring are decked out. Half costume party, half hoity-toity party... alll fun!

    My pics from the event can be found here, if you're curious: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikkiecanuck/sets/72157631011217296/

    And here's more info about the event itself: http://feteenblanc.wordpress.com/our-story/

    The food pics, however are RIGHT HERE:

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    1. Appetizer: Ricotta with salt, cracked pepper & honeycomb (spread on crackers)
    2. Appetizer: Lemon, garlic & rosemary white bean dip with jicama and zucchini. Smoked gouda and sharp cheddar.
    3. Main course: White lasagna with garlic cream sauce, zucchini, caramelized onions and turkey Italian sausage. Simple lettuce salad with wine-vinegar/oil dressing.
    4. Dessert! Store-bought stuff. We didn't want a lot of treats on hand, so bought bits of this and that. Key lime bar, Mexican wedding cookie and some shortbread cookie with raspberry filling and lemon icing.

    A great time! Great food! Interesting people watching! :)
  • fallenangelloves
    fallenangelloves Posts: 601 Member
    Looks like a fun party!!

    Oh and those muffins.... To die for!! I've made them too this week and I will definitely make me again!
  • fallenangelloves
    fallenangelloves Posts: 601 Member
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    Peachy Raspberry Cupcakes... The icing was a little thin so it didn't hold it's shape really well... Need some new tips too!
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    Gorgeous!
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
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    I know not a great picture or a pretty one but just wanted to post and update I am still cooking! I made Zucchini muffins and they are so gooooood! Moist and so soft...I am happy every morning!

    I made a goat cheese salad dressing. I saw it on Food Network. I was skeptical but I had a beet salad to eat. OMG! So delicious!
    Does anyone make one sausage? I mean like take ground pork or turkey and add your spices to it then fry up like regular breakfast sausage? I have been doing that and it is soooooo good! Just add all the spices most of us have already in the spice rack anyway!
  • fallenangelloves
    fallenangelloves Posts: 601 Member
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    Haven't posted anything new in awhile... But this was really good!

    Penne Rigate with Spicy Sausage and Zucchini in Tomato Cream Sauce...Cooking Light
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    Mmmmmm
  • pixlamarque
    pixlamarque Posts: 312 Member
    Nikkie, that lasagna looks freaking amazing. If you made it, you best post the recipe, girl.
    L*oves, gorgeous cupcakes and I'll be looking up that pasta recipe.
    Ms. Garlic, I used to make my own pickled beets all the time (and need to again, just need to "clean" up the recipe). When I have a fridge full of pickled beets, I make a salad of greens, red bell pepper, cucumber, grape tomatoes, and sliced pickled beets. Then I crumble goat cheese on it and drizzle with a tablespoon of the pickled beet juice. Amazing. If I am taking it for work, I put it all in a bowl and give it a shake. The beet juice and the goat cheese make an amazing dressing (even if it does end up looking a bit too pepto bismol pink).

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    These are the Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mashed Potato Frosting that I told ya'll about a while back. They are sooooo good. The recipe is posted on Dust With Flour if you are interested. Great kid food and the adults like it too.

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    This was a pork chop recipe from Clean Eating that is made with grilled red peppers and grilled pineapple, served with a rice and green onion side. The pork also has an Asian-style sauce (ginger/soy). I really liked it, but it wasn't Paul's cup of tea. He isn't into the whole sweet/sour thing. On the side is just my standard oven roasted carrots.
  • pixlamarque
    pixlamarque Posts: 312 Member
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    These are my very own Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins and they are yummy. I had to make them with sweetened dried cranberries this time, but as soon as I see fresh cranberries in the market I am making some with fresh ones for that lovely bite of moist tartness against the sweet pumpkin cake. These are squeaky clean. I'm not going to post them on Dust with Flour until I get a pic with the fresh berries.

    Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins--makes 12

    1 1/2 C. (180 g) White Whole Wheat Flour
    1 tsp. baking soda
    3/4 tsp. ground ginger
    1/2 tsp. fresh ground nutmeg
    1 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/4 tsp. sea salt
    3/4 C. sucanat (brown sugar for you non-clean folks)
    1 C. cooked, mashed pumpkin (homemade or canned--no salt added)
    1/2 C. low fat buttermilk
    2 Tbsp. coconut oil
    1 large egg
    1 C. cranberries, fresh or sweetened/dried
    2 Tbsp. raw unsalted pumpkin seeds

    Mix the flour, soda, and spices including the salt in a small bowl. Mix the sucanat, pumpkin, buttermilk, oil, and egg in a large bowl. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and combine. Do not over-mix or they will get tough. Fold in the cranberries. Spoon into a muffin tin that has been lined with muffin liners that have been lightly sprayed with olive oil. Top muffins with the pumpkin seeds. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes.
    181 cals and 4 gm fat for the dried cranberry version, 156 and 4 for the fresh cranberry version
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    Girl if you don't open a bakery! I am not lying I would try my best tp get there and taste everything!
  • Crystal817
    Crystal817 Posts: 2,021 Member
    Something I made a couple of weeks ago... Buffalo Turkey Burgers w/ blue cheese broccoli slaw (on homemade buns)

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    Chicken enchilada stuffed zucchini with cilantro lime rice
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  • Grilled some Mahi-Mahi tonight and for the first time made Quinoa!! YUMMERZ!!!!! Saute of asparagus with olive oil, pepper, garlic and Parmesan cheese


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  • pixlamarque
    pixlamarque Posts: 312 Member
    That stuffed zucchini looks amazing, and the asparagus and fish look fabulous!
  • fallenangelloves
    fallenangelloves Posts: 601 Member
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    This the season.... Pumpkin Scones!
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