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Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Our oven doesn’t work and I want to eat some baked sweet potato fries.

Yes, you read that correctly. Our oven doesn’t work. Every time we preheat it, the temperature drops 200 degrees the moment you open the oven and then can’t climb back to the optimum temperature for another 30 minutes (if we’re lucky). It’s been driving me crazy. I can’t bake any cookies or cakes.

So when I decided to follow the sweet potato trend, I pulled a Tim Gunn and made it work.

Luckily our broiler works. So I put the broiler on low and let that warm up. I peeled the sweet potatoes and the cut them into half inch pieces. Tossed them in a dash of olive oil, black pepper, sea salt, and garlic powder. I baked them for 12 minute, turned them over, and then baked another 12 minutes until they got a light char on them.

They actually came out crispy, and I’m so glad I made them!

March 17, 2013 by Roni

Food

High Flying Pizza

Sometimes it’s just nice to have some help in the kitchen.

So when we planned a night to make us some pizza for dinner, I learned that one of my friends can actually toss pizza dough. And surprise, no Italian in his genes. Or so I’m told anyway. If I tried to toss pizza dough, I’d have flung it across the room and it certainly would have hit the floor. And I’m not lying about his skills, check out exhibit A:

So after we got the pizza dough all rolled out, we toasted it in the oven at 400 for 12 minutes. Then pulled it out and added a layer of olive oil, garlic powder, parsley, oregano, basil, and ground pepper. Added a layer of thinly sliced Roma tomatoes and baked that for another 7 minutes.

On the stove we were cooking down some onions, green peppers, and chicken sausage. When the onions were caramelized and the chicken sausage was browned, we deglazed the pan with some white wine. Ok, ended up being a lot of wine, but it was because we were trying to get a picture of me pouring it into the pan. Whoops. At least I had a helper in the kitchen this time.

Cooked off the alcohol and then placed that on top of the pizza. Topped it with some mozzarella and cheddar and cooked that off until the cheese was melted.

Delicious!

March 14, 2013 by Roni

Food, Health, Life In General, Savory

Jalepeno Garlic Chicken Burgers

This year has been crazy so far. In a good way, of course.

I’ve set a goal for myself to run 365 miles this year and to make better life choices. And so far, I’ve been succeeding. I’ve ran a third of my goal so far, been eating way healthier than ever before, and have lost 15 pounds since the first of the year. I’ve even been going to the gym at least five days a week or making sure I do something active those days. The weight loss has been accidental, it wasn’t intended, but merely a reflection of how much my body needed to change. Exercise and good food makes all the difference.

That’s where today’s meal comes in. You don’t have to eat bland food or cut out fats to be healthy. You just have to recognize portions, make good choices and don’t be afraid of vegetables. Really, don’t be afraid of vegetables. For the most part, they have little to no calories and if you eat enough of them, you’ll get full and not crave more food.

When I had this burger craving, I opted to get ground chicken instead of ground beef thinking it would be a healthier choice. For one burger, I used a little less than a quarter of pound of ground chicken and mixed in a third of a diced jalapeno, a teaspoon of ground pepper, and 2 teaspoons of garlic powder. Form the patty and grill in a pan until cooked through, about six minutes a side.

I used a toasted Arnold’s Flatbread as my bun and topped the burger with a sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese and iceberg lettuce. Delicious and totaled about 300 calories. Not bad for a lunchtime meal and chicken burgers.

March 11, 2013 by Roni

Food, Savory

Crunchy Taco Salad

I’m sick of thinking I can’t eat what I want, so I went on a rampage and had a taco salad that I love. And I wanted to have carbs on it, so I did. Sometimes you just have to say, hey, I want to eat a greasy taco.

After we cooked up some ground beef with taco seasoning, onions, and orange peppers, I decided to cut flour tortillas into strips. On the stove I heated some vegetable oil in a pan. When it started to bubble slightly, I dropped in a few strips of tortillas. I cooked them for less than a minute a side, just so they were golden brown.

Then I let them dry on towels and seasoned with a dash of salt. Topped some iceberg lettuce with the taco meat, some avocado, fresh diced tomatoes, and the tortilla strips. Delicious! Now where’s my margarita?

March 8, 2013 by Roni

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