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Raspberry Sauce
Sauteed Chicken with Raspberry-Pear Sauce
This is so easy and the fruit really makes it. The flavor is incredible! 1 16oz can of sliced or halved pears 4 chicken breast halves 1/2C balsamic vinegar 2 tsp olive oil 1C raspberries 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp dried thyme salt and pepper Drain pears and keep the liquid.2 Ingredient Recipes
My mother is a reader of Woman's Day Magazine (whose recipes I usually love) and she passed on these 2 ingredient recipe cards to me. Sure, some of them are a little odd and I will probably never, ever attempt, but there were a few that immediately grabbed my attention and I can't wait to try out! (Pineapple with coconut sorbet...:DROOL:)
If you want the actually cards to print out and some additional ideas: http://www.womansday.com/food/6577/2-ingredient-recipe-cards.html, http://www.womansday.com/food/6373/none.html
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Marinate mixed olives (jar) with freshly grated peel and juice from 1 lemon in refrigerator at least 24 hours.
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Mother's day!
I can't wait.
Berry Trifle
Ingredients
1 4-serving-size package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups milk
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 6-ounce container vanilla yogurt
1 10.75-ounce frozen loaf pound cake, thawed and cubed (3/4-inch cubes)
6 cups strawberries, quartered
2 cups blueberries and/or raspberries
1 recipe Berry Sauce
Directions
1. Prepare pudding mix according to package directions using the milk; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese and yogurt with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; stir in pudding.
Madonna's Trainer: How to Lose 20 Pounds in 6 Weeks
Two pounds a week is the typically advised weight loss, but pro Tracy Anderson says she has worked out a way to safely shed even faster! “It’s perfectly healthy,” the former dancer, 33, tells Us of her plan. And the results of her regime speak for themselves in the super-fit physiques of clients Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna, not to mention her own transformation (the 5-foot mom dropped from 140 to 95 pounds).Oh today was "cheat day" for the ABS Diet
and it did not go well. Every week I have to schedule one "cheat meal" in my cheat day. I am thinking of dumping this day altogether.Food - What's In A Name
Beef Wellington - A national hero for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, Arthur Wellesley was made the first Duke of Wellington. He loved a dish of beef, mushrooms, truffles, Madeira wine, and pate cooked in pastry, which has been named in his honor. ** Peach Melba - Chef Auguste Escoffier created a dessert of poached peach halves, vanilla ice cream, and raspberry sauce in honor of Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba.Fresh Berry Stuffed French Toast with Vanilla Yogurt Sauce
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 5 min
Ingredients
1/2 pound (2 cups) mix of fresh blueberries, sliced strawberries, raspberries or blackberries
2 tablespoon powdered sugar
1/3 cup fat free sweetened condensed milk
1 container (6 ounces) lowfat vanilla yogurt
1 small loaf (10 ounces) French bread
1 egg
1 egg white
1/3 cup lowfat milk
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
non-stick cooking spray
Place berries in a small bowl and sprinkle with powdered sugar. For the sauce, spoon about 1/4 of the berries, sweetened condensed milk and yogurt into a blender (or food processor) and puree until smooth; set aside.
Cut bread into twelve 1 1/2-inch pieces.
This Year's Thanksgiving Dinner
I hope everyone had a nice holiday. I had the honor of cooking dinner for a small group of four people. The meal was vegetarian (actually vegan, except for one dessert), mostly organic, with no added sugar and nothing refined.
Chicken Wontons
Chicken Wontons
This is one that can either be baked or fried...We make these around Xmas time for family parties...SOO good
Won Tons
1/2 lb ground chicken
4 chopped green onions
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp fresh ginger, minced
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 pkg wonton wrappers, thawed
vegetable oil
In a skillet over medium heat, combine first 5 ingredients and stir cook until the chicken is no longer pink. Remove from heat and let cool.
Preheat oven to 400F.
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