Asian Chicken Noodle

I made this Monday soup for lunch leftovers in the week. It's basically a chicken noodle soup with an Asian twist. Cut your veggies, like celery and carrots on an angle, use soy sauce and ginger in your broth and I used a fresh fettuccine but you can use Soba or chow mein noodles instead. Be sure to chop and prep your veggies first...then be sure not to over cook them because you want your veg a little more crunchy for this one! Enjoy.

Here's what I did.
- Poach a bone in, skin on double chicken breast in 3 cups of water, salt, pepper, a chunk of ginger, 4 crushed whole garlic cloves and a few dashes of soy sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes or so, until the breast is cooked through. Remove chicken and allow to cool before shredding.

- In another soup pot, heat up a tsp of sesame oil, and fry the white parts of 2 green onions until soft. Then strain your broth into this pot. Here, you can add a 2-3 more cups of chicken stock, either store bought or home made. Bring to a simmer.

- Now, add all at once, thinly sliced carrot, 2 celery stalks, handful of snow peas, package of bean sprouts, green onions, fresh dill the chicken and some thinly sliced fennel. Add fresh pasta and simmer for five minutes.

- Serve with more soy sauce, hot sauce, spring rolls...and voila!

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Moo's Baked Cod With Polenta

This was so amazing and easy. I love dishes that have full flavour, are healthy and take no time to make. I also enjoy things from the oven because once you put it in, you can do other chores while it bakes. Follow these steps and you will not be disappointed. Also, don't worry too much about how much of any ingredient you use. You really can't mess this up!

Preheat oven to 375

In your medium sized casserole dish (not as big as a lasagna dish):

Drizzle some olive oil and strained tomatoes to layer the bottom, then sprinkle some fresh minced garlic, salt and pepper.
Layer 1/2 inch thick slices of polenta in the sauce, drizzle more tomatoes, oil, garlic and salt and pepper.
Place your pieces of cod over the top. Season with salt and pepper, lemon zest, more garlic, olive oil and then sprinkle some panko bread crumbs over top. Cover with foil, and bake for 50 minutes, then remove foil for the last 10 minutes.

Remove and sprinkle a generous handful of fresh parsley and lemon juice over top!

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Chicken Meatloaf with Green Beans and Hash

This week's yummy Sunday supper. I served it with green beans but feel free to use any green veggie you'd like.

Prepare the ground chicken the same way you would for a beef meatloaf.

In a bowl, mix together: a package of ground chicken, a beaten egg, 2 chopped scallions, 1/4 cup BBQ sauce, salt, pepper, minced garlic and about half a cup of panko bread crumbs. Mix together well and refrigerate for an hour.

Preheat oven to 350, form your meat into a loaf and bake for an hour to an hour and ten minutes.

Now, for the hash:
Heat up olive oil in a frying pan, sauté an onion, some diced pieces of prosciutto, and two cloves of minced garlic until softened.
Add about 3 cups of thawed potato hash browns (I used unseasoned McCain's) and keep mixing. Add any flavour blend of herbs and spices you like. I used, a hint of rosemary, cayenne, paprika, mustard powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Sauté until potatoes brown, add fresh parsley and serve with your loaf.


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2013 Superbowl Nachos

We wanted a classic nacho feel with a healthy spin. So, here's what happened. Happy Superbowl.

On a pizza tray, set a piece of parchment paper. Preheat oven to 375.
Lay out a few handfuls of plain nacho Tostitos Rounds, sprinkle some sharp Cheddar cheese over top, zest of one lime, a diced Italian tomato, a generous handful of green onions and a sprinkle of hot red pepper flakes. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Remove and spritz half a lime over top. Serve with low fat sour cream.


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Strawberry Breakfast Smoothie

The combinations are limitless. Once you have the fresh fruit, some plain Greek yogurt and juice, smoothies are so easy to make.
In your blending machine, add 5 fat strawberries, a handful of blueberries, a pear, some orange juice (maybe half cup) and a couple dollops of plain yogurt. Blend until smooth and drink up.


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