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Orange Pork and Broccoli

June 7, 2012 admin Leave a comment

Very orangey – very authentic – very, very good !

4 servings
314 calories per serving

3/4 lb. pork loin cut into thin strips
2 T red wine or beef broth
1 T soy sauce
1 T cornstarch
3/4 t salt
1/4 t black pepper
1 T dark sesame oil
2 c broccoli florets
1 orange bell pepper, cut into strips
1 1/2 t grated peeled fresh ginger
1/4 c orange juice
1/4 c hoisin sauce (available in the Asian section at your food market)
2 T honey
2 c hot cooked brown rice

Mix pork, wine, soy, cornstarch, salt and pepper. Set aside. Heat the oil in a skillet on high heat. Add broccoli and pepper and stir fry for 3-4 minutes. Add the pork and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Add the finer and cook 1 minute longer. Add the juice, hoisin sauce and honey and cook until pork is done and sauce is thickened some, about 3 minutes. Serve with the hot cooked rice on the side.

Chicken, Dinner, Summer

Spicy Hot Glazed Chicken

May 30, 2012 admin 1 Comment

Just enough spice, just enough glaze – this is a great grilled chicken.

4 servings
361 calories per serving

3 T honey
3 T soy sauce
1 t grated lime zest
3 T lime juice
1 t red pepper flakes
½ t hot chili garlic sauce (available in the Asian section of your market)
4 5 oz. boneless skinless chicken breasts

Mix honey, soy, lime zest and juice, and red pepper in a zip loc bag. Add chicken, seal and refrigerate for 2-12 hours. Preheat grill and spray with high heat cooking spray and cook chicken 5 minutes each side or to desired doneness.

Chicken, Dinner

Zesty Chicken

May 7, 2012 admin Leave a comment

This dish takes crispy chicken to the next level. After you cook it up, you make a quick glaze and run the chicken through it before serving. This makes is sooooo very flavorful, very moist, and something just a little different from your regular breaded chicken.

2 servings
265 calories per serving

2 5 oz. boneless skinless chicken breasts
¼ t kosher salt
1/8 t pepper
¼ c panko breadcrumbs
2 t garlic clove, minced
¼ t oregano flakes
2 T lemon juice
2 T honey
2 t Tabasco sauce
1 t grated lemon zest
2 t olive oil

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Mix breadcrumbs, garlic and oregano and dredge chicken in the breadcrumb mix. Mix lemon juice, honey, Tabasco and zest to make a glaze. Heat oil in a skillet and add chicken and brown both sides, cooking about 6 minutes per side or until done through. Remove chicken from skillet and add glaze and reduce until thickened, about 1 minute, Return chicken and flip to coat both sides with the glaze.

Dinner, Fish

Honey Tilapia

April 4, 2012 admin Leave a comment

Serve with Ginger Carrots and Steamed Potatoes with Garlic Sauce for an awesome meal 🙂

This is a very aromatic meal and the sauce can really be used on any white fish, delicate or firm. I make a little extra sauce and really smother the fish for extra goodness.

4 servings
230 calories per serving

Fish:
1 t oil
4 6 oz. tilapia filets
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper

Sauce:
2 1/2 T lemon juice
2 T green onions, chopped
1 T honey
1 T soy sauce
1 t bottled ground fresh ginger
1/4 t dark sesame oil

Prepare dressing by placing all ingredients in a bowl and mixing well.

Heat oil in a non stick skillet on medium high heat. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper and cook 3 minutes each side or until fish is opaque. Top each fillet with 2 T of dressing.

Appetizers, Dessert, Fruit

Fruit and Cheese Quesadillas

March 1, 2012 admin Leave a comment

Brie is just meant to go with fruit – the sweet fruit and the oaky brie just go so well together. This makes a great appetizer, breakfast, lunch or dessert. The melted brie is just divine !

6 servings
177 calories per serving

2 T honey
2 t lime juice
½ t grated lime rind

1 c peaches, peeled and sliced thinly
1 ½ Splenda brown sugar blend
3 oz. Brie, thinly sliced
6 6 inch fat free flour tortillas (80 calories each)
Pam

Stir together honey, juice and zest. Mix peaches and sugar and divide evenly into each tortilla. Add ½ oz. cheese to each. Fold over and place in a hot pan sprayed with Pam. Cook 2 minutes then flip over and cook another 2 minutes.

Chicken, Dinner

Honey Mustard Chicken

November 2, 2011 admin Leave a comment

This is a nice zesty baste for grilled chicken. You can use spicy mustard if you like it even zestier. And this recipe gives you enough of the sauce to really taste it 🙂

4 servings
226 calories per serving

1/3 c Dijon mustard
1/4 c honey
2 T mayonnaise
1 t A-1 steak sauce
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
High heat Pam

Heat grill and spray with High Heat Pam. Mix mustard, honey, mayo and steak sauce. Grill chicken basting with sauce every 5 minutes or so. Cook 15-20 minutes or until done.

Breakfast, MUFAs, Snacks

Healthy Snack Bars

November 1, 2011 admin Leave a comment

Sweet honey keeps all the ingredients stuck together. These are great to keep on hand for when you get a ‘sweets attack’. So healthy, so full of MUFAs, yet honey sweet and just a bit chocolaty.

16 servings
109 calories per serving

2 1/2 c unsweetened puffed wheat cereal
1/2 c pecan halves, chopped medium fine
1/3 c salted roasted shelled pumpkin seeds / pepitas (just roast in oven 5-10 minutes)
1/4 c dried cranberries (craisins), coarsely chopped
3 T sesame seeds
1/2 c honey
1/2 t vanilla extract
1/8 t salt
1/2 cup mini semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips (chop regular size ones)

Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line an 8×8 square baking dish with parchment paper letting it overhang so you have ‘handles’ to pull up the bars when done. Mix cereal, nuts, seeds and cranberries. In a saucepan heat honey, vanilla and salt 2-3 minutes. The pour this over the dry ingredients and mix well then add chocolate and press it all into the prepared pan and spread it out. You can spray a wooden spoon with Pam to help. Bake 30-35 minutes or until top is brown. Use a knife to loosen the bars from the unlined sides of the pan and lift the whole thing out and set on a rack to cool a bit. Cut into 16 bars.

Chicken, Dinner

Balsamic Chicken

October 14, 2011 admin Leave a comment

I love simply sautéed chicken – it needs nothing more than garlic powder, salt and pepper to have a great flavor. But then you take some honey roasted tomatoes and add them to the top for extra flair – – and you end up with a dish that is bright and fresh.

4 servings
238 calories per serving

1 pint grape tomatoes
1 T honey
1 1/2 t oil
½ t garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
6 oz. boneless skinless chicken tenders (or very thin cutlets)
1/2 t pepper
Pam
2 t white balsamic vinegar

Preheat oven to 450. Mix tomatoes, honey and oil and then spread on a baking sheet and bake 12 minutes. When done, set aside. Mean while, sprinkle chicken with garlic powder, salt and pepper and sauté in a heated pan spray with Pam. Cool 4-5 minutes each side or until done. Remove from pan and brush with vinegar. Place on a platter and cover with tomatoes. Serve immediately.

Fruit, Kid Friendly, Snacks

Tea and Honey Oranges

September 24, 2011 admin Leave a comment

The addition of the tea actually makes this less sweet and you’ll find it’s a great snack or even a great side dish to a fish or chicken dinner.

4 servings
63 calories per serving

2 c mandarin orange pieces (if using canned, make sure to rinse the oranges off and drain)
1/2 c hot black tea
2 T honey
Pinch of ground cardamom

Mix all together and serve at room temperature or chilled.

Dessert, Kid Friendly, Summer

Key Lime Pops (from the Zoku recipe book)

June 15, 2011 admin Leave a comment

Even though I make these pops in a Zoku maker, you can make any of these recipes in traditional pop makers – each pop here is 2 oz. so adjust accordingly. And if you love pops like me, then do yourself a favor and get a Zoku 🙂 Their recipes turn out fantastic pops – I often skinny them up a bit, but I mostly use their measurements and basic recipe and am always pleased with the results.

The layer of graham cracker in this one really makes it taste like a slice of key lime pie – awesome !

6 servings
83 calories per serving

1 c skim milk
¼ c sweetened condensed milk
¼ c key lime juice (or regular lime juice)
2 T clover honey
¼ c crumbled graham crackers (optional)
Lime slices (optional)

Whisk all ingredients. If you want to place a lime slice along the side of the mold, do so. Then pour in ingredients and freeze completely (7-9 minutes in the Zoku, 6 hours in the freezer). If you want to use layers of graham cracker (like a graham cracker crust on a pie), then let a layer of lime freeze all the way – then add a layer of the graham crumbs and pack them down before adding more base liquid.