06/20 tonight's meatless monday meal is one that sounds obnoxiously healthy. thai tofu and kale salad. kale lightly massaged with olive oil and tossed with crisp red peppers, shredded carrots and grape tomatoes. then topped with firm tofu (oven baked to remove excess moisture) and drizzled with a spicy peanut sauce and sesame seeds. it's all super-healthy-good-for-you-nutrious-vegan food. and defies all reason because it is also really tasty!! the richness of the peanut sauce made up for the lack of animal products in the meal! the sauce is also really good for dipping chicken into:
thai peanut sauce:
1/4 c natural peanut butter (no sugar added)
1 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp brown sugar
juice of 1/2 lime
1 tsp thai chili sauce (leave out if you don't like spice)
1 tsp sriracha
1 tsp rice vinegar
mix together until smooth! if you want a thinner sauce, drizzle in a little olive oil and mix until desired consistency.
06/21 tonight was a simple carb free meal. my late nights at work continue, so i'm going through my fast, low hassle recipes. these are taco stuffed zucchini halves. ground turkey browned with an assortment of seasonings (cumin, chili powder, garlic, oregano, smoked paprika, onion powder and cayenne) and mixed with chopped red peppers and salsa. then stuffed into hallowed out zucchini halves and topped with pepper jack cheese. baked just until the cheese bubbles and topped with diced scallion. hits that craving for tex-mex without too much grease or too many calories!
06/22 there was a much needed happy hour tonight at a place not far from here called "the blue iguana". who names these places??? one of their happy hour menu items was a jalapeño bacon mac and cheese. and i am never one to pass on mac and cheese! spicy, salty, cheese and delicious!
06/23 this is a meal i've been making for a few years, and has consistently gotten good reviews. chicken breasts in creamy chipotle sauce over brown rice with a side of mango black bean salad. the sauce definitely has a good amount of heat, so i almost always serve mangoes on the side to balance the burn. and this spicy creamy sauce only improves with time. so as good as it is tonight? i'm already looking forward to the leftovers tomorrow!
chipotle chicken:
4 chipotle peppers in adobo (more or less depending on preference)
1/4 c adobo sauce (from chilies)
1/2 c tequila
4 cloves garlic
1/2 c lime juice
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1/4 c ketchup
1 tsp salt
1/4 c olive oile
1/4 c sour cream
2 lbs chicken breast
-combine all ingredients (except chicken) in a blender. puree until smooth. pour over chicken and back at 375F for 40 minutes.
06/24 it was the end of a very long week at work, so neither tony nor i felt like spending much time in the kitchen. since the weather was so nice, we opted for a walk to mellow mushroom instead! we each had a spinach salad, and split their buffalo chicken pizza. thin slices of chicken with a buttery spicy buffalo sauce and (my favorite part) drizzled with a bleu cheese sauce! not a traditional pizza by any means, but one of my favorites!
06/25 another of my favorite sauces was featured tonight: an avocado cream sauce on top of baked tilapia and served with spinach quinoa patties. i've posted about the spinach quinoa patties before, so i won't go on (again) about how wonderful they are as a side, and how they are the best vehicle for any sauce you can think of. but i will focus on the avocado cream sauce! it pairs especially well with mild seafoods (tilapia, shrimp, mahi mahi) and also goes well as a topping on tacos and quesadillas.
avocado cream sauce:
2 jalapeños (seeded)
1/2 c red onion (chopped)
1/2 c mayo
1/4 c cilantro (chopped)
1/4 c sour cream
2 Tbsp lime juice
1 avocado
-puree in blender until smooth
06/26 tony took over in the kitchen tonight! we had a fair amount of brisket that we had frozen from last week, and were thinking of creative ways to use it up. the genius answer was....chili! tony made a spicy and smoky hearty chili with the brisket and some spiced pork shoulder. i was so distracted by how good the meal smelled, i completely forgot to take a picture of it!!! but trust me, it was delicious!
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