Category: What to Eat
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Salad Saturday #8: Italian pasta with shrimp
This week I used some leftover wheat angel hair and a few other ingredients to put together a pasta salad: Here’s what was in it: steamed spinach angel hair with a touch of olive oil steamed shrimp tomatoes fresh mozzarella fresh basil balsamic vinegar Everything was served cold except the spinach, which cooled when mixed…
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What’s cookin’ this week?
Here’s what we’re planning to dine on at the 144 family casa… Monday dinner: shrimp, mozzarella and pasta salad (If it’s good, I’ll blog about it Saturday for my Salad Saturday feature.) Tuesday: Breakfast- banana bread, yogurt, fresh juice Dinner-Hawaiian Luau Halibut, pineapple, rice, edemame Wednesday: Breakfast- Egg white scramble with cheese…
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Purple Pancakes: One answer to the Hot Breakfast Challenge
Over at The Happy Housewife, Toni has issued a Hot Breakfast Challenge for February. One not to miss a challenge, I thought I could join in by sharing something we dined on for the first time this past weekend: Purple Pancakes. And you could make these, too. Really. Here’s the disclaimer before I get too…
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Chicken Salad with Apple and Basil: Salad Saturday #6
I found this one to be a refreshing, crunchy twist on a chicken salad. Hope you like it, too… Chicken Salad with Apple and Basil 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 4 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper ¼ cup fresh lime juice (2-3 limes) 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar 2 Tablespoons brown sugar 4 scallions…
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Salad Saturday #4… on Sunday
This week I used one of my favorite salad dressings EVER with some of the traditional stuff: “What is all that healthy deliciousness?” you ask… Red Lettuce Spinach Roma Tomatoes A smidgen of yellow onion and reduced-fat Feta Cheese (I still had some in the fridge so on the salad it went!) I also sprinkled…