Monday, July 28, 2008

Choco-strawberry low-carb Shake

Ingredients:

"Silk" unsweetened soy milk (about 2 cups)
Baking Cocao (about 2 tablespoons)
"Polaner" sugar free/ Splenda sweetened Strawberry Preserves (about a 1/2 cup)
Molina Vanilla Extract (about 1 tsp)
2 ice cubes

Method:

1. Combine ingredients in a blender until frothy and delicious!

Enjoy

Tart Tilapia

Ingredients:

1-2 filets Tilapia

1 whole yellow lime

Parsley (about 5 sprigs, a good clump/ handful

3 tablespoons Butter

Salt


Method:


1. Peel lime and melt butter
2. Make a sauce using a blender/food processor; combine lime, butter and parsley. Blend until smooth.
3. Place fish in broiling pan lined with foil and greased with butter. Pour sauce over filet(s). Broil Tilapia at 375 F/ 191 C for about 15 minutes until fish flakes and sauce bubbles and browns just slightly.
4. Add salt to taste.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Lunch July 26

Ingredients:

1 Long Eggplant

1 Medium Tomato

Basil (1-2 sprigs)

Chives (1-2 stalks/ blade clusters)

Olive Oil (About 1 tablespoon)

Salt

Ground Pepper

Parmesan Cheese



Method:

1. Slice Tomato into ½ inch wedges. Put in small fry pan with a bit of oil on medium heat
2. Use kitchen scissors to add finely cut herbs to pan
3. Let simmer a bit while you prepare eggplant; peel and slice into thin rounds
4. Add Eggplant, stir
5. Add a bit of oil
6. Add some salt to taste (be careful!)
7. a few grinds of fresh pepper
8. Add enough cheese to slightly cover your simmering veggies.
9. Remove promptly (cheese will continue to melt on your plate)

Enjoy!!!

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Sweet Summer Salsa

Ingredients

1 small apple

1 cucumber

1 jalapeño pepper

1 green onion (bulb and greens)

1 handful of fresh cilantro

1 clove of fresh garlic

Small, fresh tomatoes diced amounting to about 1 cup

Method:

  1. Dice finely the following ingredients : apple, cucumber, onion, and tomatoes
  2. Place cilantro, garlic and jalapeño in a blender with ¼ cup of the tomatoes. Blend until smooth.
  3. Combine diced ingredients with blended ingredients in serving bowl and serve immediately.
See, short and sweet ; )

Stir Fry July 23 2008

Ingredients

1 eggplant

1 cup fresh green beans

2 cups sliced green cabbage

¼ diced red onion

2 cups shrimp

Ground pepper

“House of Tsang” brand “Bangkok Padang” Peanut Sauce

Cilantro

May be served with/over rice, vermicelli etc

Method

1. Prepare vegetables by cutting eggplant in to small cubes, removing ends and cutting beans into 1 inch pieces, slice cabbage (I find culinary scissors work well for this), and dice onion.
2. Put ingredients into electric wok on low. Cook until eggplant becomes browned and soft. Add pepper as desired.
3. Add shrimp
4. Add sauce to preference.
5. Garnish with fresh cilantro
6. Enjoy : )



This recipe is somewhat reminiscent (the vermicelli, peanut, and cilantro, although you might have to add some Sriracha) of something I’ve had at The Green Basil café. This is tiny Vietnamese joint tucked away in a strip mall in Raleigh is nestled between a French bakery and a Hispanic market. It doesn’t have much atmosphere; a TV permanently set to a Vietnamese version of MTV and some ornamental calendars, but what it lacks in décor (and seating), it makes up for in flavor. Oh, and they have bubble tea and giant banana leaves too.