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KitchenKatalog: Blog 353
Monday, October 04, 2010, 10:09 AM
We were in a hurry and this was fast and easy. The shrimp was pre peeled and devained. We did half with Old Bay and half with Adobo Powder. Both were good and a bit too salty. I do not quite know how I feel about Adobo powder. It is flavorful but also a bit plain in its flavor. (gotta love the MSG).
The green beans were done in the pan with Penzeys Sandwich Sprinkle. (Green Beans a la Dad).
Very low points. Around 4-5 for the shrimp and that is all.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 516, 2010-10-04_100932
Sunday, October 03, 2010, 01:52 PM
The yogurt parfaits were greek yogurt, pumpkin and cereal. I do not know the details because Meredith engineered them. They were good though. And pretty low in points. The cereals were Banana Raisin Nut (or something like that) and Cracklin' Oat Bran (appropriate.y named Kellogg's Crack)
The homefries were a mix of Yukon gold and sweet potatoes (3:1 ratio). I also put in some garlic and a shallot. I think the garlic and shallots burned on the bottom and didn't contribute much. I need to read a few home fried recipes because I think I need to start cooking the potatoes first. This way they will stick together more, need less time, and burn less on the bottom. They were good though. About 3-4 points each.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 513, 2010-10-03_135245
Sunday, October 03, 2010, 10:49 AM
The hot dogs were just 97% lean Hebrew Nations at 1 point per dog + 1 for the first and 2 for each subsequent for the Arnolds hat dog roll.. But fake fried stuff was chips made two different ways and Fiber One Fried dill pickles. The pickles were good as usual. Nothing special but definitely enjoyable. Salty though.
The chips were some experimentation. I realized that maybe the reason I have having baked chips issues was that I always used Yukon Gold when they have a higher water content. So, I tried a regular russet. I did it in the microwave and the over. Sadly, I overcooked the oven ones and undercooked the microwave one. The oven ones were crispy though so maybe that is the answer. We will see.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 509, 2010-10-03_104958
Saturday, October 02, 2010, 10:51 AM
Made a frittata with broccoli, peppers, onions, garlic, etc. I used a lot of adobo powder to give it some more flavor than just egg. After it was almost done, I threw in some well cooked gimme lean chunks. Overall, it was very good.
A nice low point breakfast with the total (2-4 servings) being 4 for gimme lean, 2 for eggs, 1 for cheese.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 507, 2010-10-02_105145
Friday, October 01, 2010, 10:37 PM
We tried to make it with this recipe but with turkey bacon, chicken tenders and some other modifications, including no mushrooms but using peppers. Also, we were trying to use up some riesling which was extremely sweet even though it called for dry.
Anyway, we left it simmer at too high of a heat and forgot to check it. It was pretty burned on the bottom and most of the onions and mushrooms were gone. It wasn't awful but it was pretty dry. Also, we did not make the sauce so we lost that extra flavor.
I do want to try this, or a recipe like it (maybe croq au vin), again sometime. The idea was to use the riesling. Still, I would give it a shot. I just will not simmer it so high. (I am starting to really dislike electric)
Points were low though. Really only the chicken. Maybe some for the wine but it all cooked off. About 6-7 for the entire chicken portion (two servings)
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 502, 2010-10-01_223745
Thursday, September 30, 2010, 09:43 PM
We tried to make a healthier version of Pad Thai based off a HG recipe from the emails on September 21, 2010 and off this. We basically used the latter with the shirataki noodles suggested by HG. We also significantly cut the peanuts and the peanut oil. Also, we used egg beaters and chicken instead of real eggs and shrimp
It was okay. Not great. I think you can only make pad thai so healthy. For example, peanut oil has a lot of flavor and by cutting it, we lost some of that. Also, I do not know about the tamarind sauce. It was very tangy. Maybe next time we will go with the HG version entirely. Also, the actual flavor from the peanuts were lost entirely but still contributed to the points. :-(
I can only really get a rough point count but I think it is something like the following for two servings:
Chicken...7
Peanuts...4
Peanut Oil...4
Other stuff...2-3
Shirataki...2 (yes, they are very low!)
So, I guess 8-10 or so per person isn't awful. More experimentation to come. Especially because Meredith really likes Pad Thai and I want to get it right.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 486, 2010-09-30_214305
Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 09:05 PM
I read a few scallops recipes and then kind of did my own thing. I first made some canadian bacon. Then I sautéed/seared scallops in the pan. After taking them out, I added fresh minced garlic and scallions with white wine. After it reduced a bit, I added the bacon pieces cut on and the scallops. Served it over pasta.
The pasta and the sauce from the reduction with the bacon were really good. A lot of flavor and very tasty. But, for some reason the scallops were just flavorless! I do not think it had to do with how I cooked them. I just think we did not get good scallops for one reason or another. So, instead of eating flavorless scallops, I quickly made my backup quick dish.
I sprayed frozen tilapia with butter pam, and sprinkled Montreal Chicken seasoning. After wrapping in cling wrap, I microwaved it. It is so easy, tasty and really fast. A four minute main meal. I didn't take a picture.
Points (per person)
Bacon...0.5
Pasta...3-4
Scallops...about 2-4 (didn't finish them)
1/2 tilapia piece...1.5
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 483, 2010-09-29_210532
Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 11:29 AM
I made the chipotle chicken just like last time. Really, I do not think I made a single change to the recipe. Oh well.
Meredith made a corn and poblano chowder. We used unsweetened plain almond milk because we did not have skim milk. I will link to a recipe later. It came out really sweet, probably from the corn. We added all kinds of spices to try to bring out more flavor to mixed success. It was worth trying but not incredible.
See older post for chicken points. I am not sure about the chowder but it is probably around 2-3/person considering it was just corn and almond milk.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 479, 2010-09-28_112939