This Week's Food Waste
Nothing
Hip, Hip, Hooray!
This Week's True Food Confessions
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| Some of the food we enjoyed last week. |
Last week, I went out with friends one night, and Wally and Ward planned their own night out. However I had chili in the crock pot ready for their dinner, so they decided to stay in. But they didn't stop thinking about their plans. Therefore on Friday, we had pizza at the local pizza shop and Sunday they met Theo for brunch while I was at work. The rest of the week we ate at home. The surprise treat of the week (besides Girl Scout cookies) was a cantaloupe. I let it ripen on the counter for a week before I cut it and it tasted just like it had ripened on the vine in the middle of summer--sweet and juicy. I bought another one and hope the results will be as good.
Our new recipes for the week were Almond and Oat Crusted Chicken Tenders and roasted carrots. We roast many of our vegetables here, but had never roasted carrots before. I read several different ways to do it, but of course, picked the simplest way. We tossed them with olive oil, salt, and pepper and roasted them in the oven for 20 minutes at 400° F. They were wonderful. Theodore, who says the he doesn't like carrots, ate more than any one else.
The chicken was also a big hit. I got the recipe from the Weis grocery store magazine, Healthy Bites. They put this out every couple of months with recipes and tips on healthful eating. The latest one featured the baked chicken that we tried. The chicken coating in this recipe was different than most I've made before. It included almonds and oatmeal, and also, the chicken was dredged through Greek yogurt. Something else I've never used with baked chicken. The spices included smoked paprika which added a good flavor. Everyone in the family was very happy with the chicken. It will definitely be added into our regular rotation of meals.
I've included links above for the recipe if you want to try the chicken. A couple of comments that I have from when I made it. I had a lot of yogurt and coating leftover. You may want to adjust the amounts or cook more chicken. I didn't add the cayenne pepper because I don't like hot things. I don't think the recipe suffered at all and neither did the rest of the family who like the hot stuff.
Not sure what's up for next week except I have a lot of fresh vegetables in the fridge that we're going to have to pay attention to in a timely manner. Until next time...
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But Wait there's more,
Is anyone else as confused as I am about when to use healthful vs. healthy? I used to understand it, but I think the uses have blurred overtime. I think soon we will be able to correctly use healthy in all instances. I rarely even see anyone use healthful these days.
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But Wait there's more,
Is anyone else as confused as I am about when to use healthful vs. healthy? I used to understand it, but I think the uses have blurred overtime. I think soon we will be able to correctly use healthy in all instances. I rarely even see anyone use healthful these days.
Ooo...I marked that chicken recipe. It looks simple and good, my sort of combination.
ReplyDeleteIt was simple and good. My kind of combination also. I may try it with regular yogurt next time since it's cheaper. I don't think Greek yogurt was necessary, just popular these days. Since it's going on chicken, it's not like you need the extra protein from the Greek yogurt. But who knows? It may add just the right taste.
DeleteCongratulations on zero waste, you seem to be having a lot of weeks like that lately.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of that chicken, and I think it would be easy to make gluten-free by adding more almonds. Thanks for sharing :)
I'm glad I don't have a gluten problem. It complicates everything so much. Good luck if you alter the recipe.
DeleteGreat week, live and learn!
ReplyDeleteThe chicken does look both tasty and simple. I bought a bag of boneless chicken breasts last week, and this would be a great way to use a couple of them.
We love roasted carrots, here, too. When I'm low on other vegetables, as I always seem to have root vegetables, I'll do a tray of roasted carrots, onion chunks and potatoes, all just tossed with oil and spread out according to which they are (so I can easily rescue any that are over browning), all on one big baking sheet.
I see the GS cookies made your post today! No waste there, ever, I'm guessing!
I had chicken in the freezer that I wanted to use is one reason that I chose this recipe. Also, I don't know why we hadn't roasted carrots before. We do potatoes, broccoli, asparagus, and brussel sprouts. I'm sure we'll doing more carrots in the future.
DeleteI'm chuckling over healthy vs. healthful. I have no clue when one should use one vs. the other, but in the neighborhood where I used to live there was a restaurant called "Healthful Ethiopian Food." That was actually the name of the restaurant! So whenever I hear the word "healthful" I think of Ethiopian food (which BTW tastes umm.... interesting - not a real fan of their vinegar tasting flat bread but other than that I liked it.)
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's why "healthful" is not used much any more. It's only used in reference to Ethiopian food. :)
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