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KitchenKatalog: Blog 350
Thursday, October 07, 2010, 09:48 PM
This meal was a "meat-free" meal. But, it wasn't really because we used chicken bouillon. But, it could have been! And there was no meat dish.
The soup was incredible! I roughly followed this but I ended up adding water to thicken. I also immersion blended some of it as per Alton Brown's suggestion. I do not totally understand their calorie count but I did not use oil so that would reduce it. See below for points. Also, we used frozen spinach mixed in at the beginning. It was fine. And we threw some parsnips in too.
The root vegetables were potatoes (same mix as the other day), carrots, parsnips, and turnips. I think they were under seasoned a bit and needed salt but they were still good. The purple potatoes really added to the color of the dish.
The calories in the soup were almost entirely from the lentils. We used about 2.25 cups and it is 160/0/6 for each 1/4 cup. So, total it had 1440/0/54. That is a lot but we made 10 cups. It was at least 6-8 servings so each serving was 240/0/9 or 4 points/servings.
Veggies are harder to count but figure they are all as bad as potato (they aren't) so even it out to 6 points/pound. It was probably 3 pounds which made 4-6 servings so 3/serving
Lentil Soup (from AllRecipes)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 532, 2010-10-07_214821
Wednesday, October 06, 2010, 10:31 PM
I made the carne asada marinade roughly following this recipe including the kiwi. I did not have cilantro and I used lime juice. I also used splenda. I added too much lime and it was noticable but not too bad. I forget the cut of meat, but it was very lean. One nice thing is that it marinated for over 24 hours so it did have the flavor (even if it was too much lime). I cooked it on the griddler with the thermometer method (so easy!)
The pepper are red bell and poblanos. Poblanos are more flavorful and spicier than green bell peppers. The onion was a vidalia onion. I mixed in a bit of fajita seasoning to give it all flavor.
The steak was 10 for the meat and probably some for whatever oil stayed from the marinade. The wraps were 1 each (La Tortilla Factory).
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 529, 2010-10-06_223128
Tuesday, October 05, 2010, 10:15 PM
The patatas bravas recipe was from this site. It was pretty good. And spicy. We used hot, smoked paprika which really added some spice. It was served over potatoes which was a mix of yukon gold, some purple kind (I forget the name) and some others. We got the mix at TJ's.
The Salmon burgers were the normal with Trader Joes 21 Seasoning Salute (like Mrs Dash). I didn't want a salty seasoning so that sounded good. And, I made onion marmalade to put on top. I caramelized 1.5 onions and added a packet of splenda. I then used balsamic vinegar and Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar from Trader Joe's (a lot of TJ's in this meal). It was really good. I ate the leftover with a fork (and hopefully, I will not smell too much later)
The potatoes were about 4 each, and each salmon was 4 each. Two burgers was more than enough for 1 person (for future reference).
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 525, 2010-10-05_221507
Monday, October 04, 2010, 10:37 PM
We made chili with all of the usual plus some extras. In addition to beans, onions, garlic and pepper (which may or may not be normal), we also used this opportunity to clean the fridge and threw in half a had of cabbage.There were also Serrano peppers.
We used chili seasoning but also threw in extra of everything including some more cumin. Overall, it was spicy but not too spicy. On my bowl, I added Sriracha to kick it up a bit.
Fairly low points too. We used 8 oz lean beef (8 points), 1 can of beans (I think 2-3 points) and FF cheese on top (depends, around 1 point). It made about 4-5 servings (Lunch!) so about 3 per serving!
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 522, 2010-10-04_223753
Monday, October 04, 2010, 10:09 AM
We were in a hurry and this was fast and easy. The shrimp was pre peeled and devained. We did half with Old Bay and half with Adobo Powder. Both were good and a bit too salty. I do not quite know how I feel about Adobo powder. It is flavorful but also a bit plain in its flavor. (gotta love the MSG).
The green beans were done in the pan with Penzeys Sandwich Sprinkle. (Green Beans a la Dad).
Very low points. Around 4-5 for the shrimp and that is all.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 516, 2010-10-04_100932
Sunday, October 03, 2010, 01:52 PM
The yogurt parfaits were greek yogurt, pumpkin and cereal. I do not know the details because Meredith engineered them. They were good though. And pretty low in points. The cereals were Banana Raisin Nut (or something like that) and Cracklin' Oat Bran (appropriate.y named Kellogg's Crack)
The homefries were a mix of Yukon gold and sweet potatoes (3:1 ratio). I also put in some garlic and a shallot. I think the garlic and shallots burned on the bottom and didn't contribute much. I need to read a few home fried recipes because I think I need to start cooking the potatoes first. This way they will stick together more, need less time, and burn less on the bottom. They were good though. About 3-4 points each.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 513, 2010-10-03_135245
Sunday, October 03, 2010, 10:49 AM
The hot dogs were just 97% lean Hebrew Nations at 1 point per dog + 1 for the first and 2 for each subsequent for the Arnolds hat dog roll.. But fake fried stuff was chips made two different ways and Fiber One Fried dill pickles. The pickles were good as usual. Nothing special but definitely enjoyable. Salty though.
The chips were some experimentation. I realized that maybe the reason I have having baked chips issues was that I always used Yukon Gold when they have a higher water content. So, I tried a regular russet. I did it in the microwave and the over. Sadly, I overcooked the oven ones and undercooked the microwave one. The oven ones were crispy though so maybe that is the answer. We will see.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 509, 2010-10-03_104958
Saturday, October 02, 2010, 10:51 AM
Made a frittata with broccoli, peppers, onions, garlic, etc. I used a lot of adobo powder to give it some more flavor than just egg. After it was almost done, I threw in some well cooked gimme lean chunks. Overall, it was very good.
A nice low point breakfast with the total (2-4 servings) being 4 for gimme lean, 2 for eggs, 1 for cheese.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 507, 2010-10-02_105145