Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Quick low calorie strawberry sauce

This morning I had about 10 strawberries on there last leg so to speak so I put them into small sauce pan tops removed of course. Then I added 1 cup of frozen strawberries  1/4 C Truvia and 1 tablespoon of water.  I let them come to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes until it thickened.
I took it off the heat and cooled it for about 5 minutes. Then it went into the blender for a whril! I did not strain the sauce.  If I were serving the king or another chef I would have strained it.  I pour it over some crazy crepes filled with vanilla yogurt and fresh strawberries. Try it! You just might like it!

Sunday, June 10, 2012

SW Shrimp Quiche


 lb. peeled and deveined medium shrimp

2 tbsp. butter

2tsp Old bay seasoning

2 tsp. smoked paprika

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. roasted cumin

1 tsp. kosher salt

In a mixing bowl add dry spices. Mix. Add shrimp, coat shrimp with spice mixture. In a skillet of medium heat add butter and allow it to melt. Next add shrimp and sautéed until they are pink and have curled up. Take off the heat and allow cooling.

1 Can black beans rinsed and drained

1 can whole corn drained

3 tbsp. minced cilantro

½ red bell pepper small dice

1 jalapeno minced

1 cup of shredded Mexican cheese

1 premade pie crust

¼ cup heavy cream (milk is fine)

4 large eggs

 1 tsp. Salt, pepper, garlic powder and cumin

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Combine beans, corn, cilantro red bell pepper and jalapeno together in a bowl.  Add salt, pepper, garlic powder and cumin. Mix well.

In the pie crust put half of the cheese in the bottom of the pie shell. Add black bean corn mixture. Then add sautéed shrimp and cover with remaining cheese.  Beat the 4 eggs with the heavy cream and pour mixture over everything in the pie crust. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour or until center is no longer jiggle.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Spicy Thai Meatballs


2 lbs. ground chicken

½ bunch of cilantro chopped

½ cup panko bread crumbs

1 ½ Tbsp. Sweet chili sauce

1 Tbsp. Soy

1 Tbsp. Fish Sauce

2 tsp. garlic powder

1 Tbsp. Gram Marsala

2 tsp. Chinese 5 spice

2 tsp. kosher salt

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees

In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients and mix well. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Then roll meatballs into quarter size balls and place on baking sheet.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until 170 degrees.
* For the dish above I did a simple stir fry with zucchini,snow peas and baby corn. Along with chow mein noodles via the package directions added the thai meatballs and made a sauce with a tablespoon of soy sauce 2 teaspoons of fish sauce and 2 tablespoons of seet chile sauce.

I topped it with pickled cucumbers and carrots
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon of sugar
carrot strips and thinly slice cucumber