Sorry the picture isn't so pretty, someday I will take those photography lessons. Until then, you'll have to look at crappy pictures of yummy food!
Just finished up the last of my chicken salad. I think I made it Sunday, so really it lasted an entire three days, and it is only me here! Whoah, so much for food rotation. This tasted so yummy, I could have ate it for every single meal this week! Speaking of, it was actually my breakfast Monday morning!
Sorry the picture isn't so pretty, someday I will take those photography lessons. Until then, you'll have to look at crappy pictures of yummy food!
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Why does this blog posting thing always seem to find me when I should be in bed. Ack, I've been fairly tired in the mornings lately too.... So I should be in bed but I'm just too excited about my tasty dinner tonight and I just have to share it with you all.
So I looked in the fridge and thought what the what am I going to eat for dinner.... hmm and this is what I came up with. I went a little overboard on the jalapeños so... I've toned it down for you a little bit here in this recipe. Even though it was scrumptious, it had quite the kick. Yours shouldn't have quite as much kick, and if you always want a little more, just up the anty! Watch falling pieces on the floor if you have house pets. My pup, I think, scooped up a tiny bite off the floor. I'm almost positive because he proceeded to drink 2 bowls of water before I cut him off.. WHOOPS! Serves: 6 Time: 10-15 minutes Effort: Uber Easy Ingredients: 1 head of cauliflower, organic of course 1/2 large red onion, organic of course 1-2 large roma tomatoes, organic- no surprise 1/2 jalapeño pepper (or go brave and go for the whole thing) 5 cloves of garlic, minced 1-2 cups cilantro, chopped 2-3 cups baby kale (I pulled this straight from the garden tonight!) 1/4-1/2 cup mint leaves 1 1/2 TBS olive oil 1 TBS red wine vinegar 1/2 TBS ume plum vinegar 1/2-1 tsp Himalayan sea salt juice from 1/2 lemon 1. Soak cauliflower in a large bowl of salt water, head upside down. While cauliflower is soaking chop up the following: red onion (great advice on how to chop here), and tomatoes. Mince the garlic cloves. Put in large bowl. 2. Throw the jalapeño (1/2), cilantro, mint, kale in a food processor and chop until fine. Scoop out and dump in large bowl with onion, tomato, and garlic. 3. Rinse off the cauliflower, cut off leaves/stem, then cut into chunks. Throw this in the food processor until fine. Toss it in the large bowl with the rest. 4. Stir in the olive oil, red wine vinegar, ume plum vinegar, sea salt, and juice from lemon. 5. Mix it up and shazam, there's your side dish! *note Ume Plum Vinegar has a lot of salt/sodium so you may just want to sprinkle salt to taste or skip the salt altogether.. You decide. I love the minerals from sea salt AND I used to have really really LOW blood pressure, so I salt it up, but really it is your preference!* Merry Christmas Eve!
This holiday time is such a fun time for me! I am not home this year in NY with family and really miss that; but also have my own little family right here to celebrate with! We also have some great friends coming over for dinner tonight too (they also are extended-family-less for the holidays). Last week, I made this new Rosemary-Sage Chicken recipe for our dinner guests. Yes, I do try new recipes for our guests, not perfected ones! Needless to say, it turned out wonderful, or they were just being extremely nice in their compliments. So it's going to be our main meat dish at Christmas Eve dinner tonight too!! I am so excited, and the smells just take over the kitchen! When the kitchen was full of yummy goodness that made my mouth water, I thought to myself.. I don't know much about this herb, sage.... so before I give you the recipe lets talk a bit about the health benefits of sage! Sage, like most herbs, was used medicinally before it hit the kitchen cabinets. Sage is used in Italian, German, Middle East and English cuisine predominately, however; you'll likely find it in Italian cuisine! In America, it is primarily used in cheeses. Sage has memory and mood boosting effects. The Latin name for sage is Salvis officinalis meaning to save or to cure. Researched has indicated that sage is capable of boosting your mood, helping your concentration and improving memory (Healing Spices, Bharat Aggarwal, Ph.D). Research studies completed confirming its affects:
Rosemary-Sage Chicken 3 lb free range chicken legs (organic, I recommend US Wellness Meats or your local organic farmer) ground black pepper dried rosemary dried sage 1/4 Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice 1. Preheat oven on broil 2. lay chicken legs out, let thaw (if frozen), and pat dry with a towel 3. season the chicken all over with ground pepper (I use a pepper grinder) 4. cook chicken in glass pan under broiler for 30-40 minutes, watch closely and turn over often. Once internal chicken temp reaches 160* remove from oven 5. Meanwhile, combine all other ingredients liberally in food processor and combine 6. Pour over chicken, cover with tin foil, and let it cool for 10 minutes with seasonings spooned on top This recipe is that simple and oh so delicious! |
Heather Matheny,
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