Baked Perch

I've never, ever had perch that was not fried.... until tonight. Sprayed with olive oil, seasoned with Jane's Mixed Up Salt , baked at 350 for 20 min. and served with tartar sauce! Perfect... much healthier and delicious!!!!

Checking out an iPhone app to blog post

I'm supposed to be able to post pictures and videos so I'm going to test both!
This is a wallpaper pic that I found for my phone but will never be able to use because I would just want to eat ALL day long! That would be bad!

This is a video I just looked up but haven't watched yet. I have an enormous basil plant that is ready to be pruned for the second time and I was going to freeze it into icecube trays. This video should be a good tutorial! Frozen basil is good for 24 months! I'm pretty dam excited about that!

My New Favorite Snack

Low fat cottage cheese, garden fresh tomatoes, chives, S & P!   Yum!!!!

Two Week Break

Finally done with my art class!!  I have two weeks off before my 2 year business course starts! In the next 2 weeks I will get more done around my house then I have ever done before, I will go to the gym everyday, I will cook good healthy meals AND I WILL READ THIS BOOK!  It will probably take me two weeks to read it because I am such a slow reader but it will get read.  Those are my two week goals!  Totally attainable!!!  

Homegrown Dried Basil

Clip off the leaves and stems leaving some to grow for the next harvest!

Rinse and lay out to dry without overlapping the leaves!

Cover and let dry out over night!

Trim off all of the stems and spread in one layer.
Pre-heat oven to 150 degrees, turn it off and put the cookie in the oven.
A couple times a day turn the oven on to 150, let pre-heat and then turn it off.

Once completely dried, store in a air tight container.

Enjoy!!!!

Chicken Caccaitori (well....kinda!)

Easiest Dinner EVER!

Crock Pot

3 Split Chicken Breasts - skin removed

1 Jar of your favorite marinara sauce

Cook in crock pot all day!

Remove and shred chicken, boil noodles, top with chicken and sauce!

(I also used some fresh basil and parmesan cheese)

Next time I will add fresh mushrooms and peppers!

Perfect, healthy, quick, delicious dinner!!! 

Ponzu marinated Pork Chops with Pepper Stir Fry and Sweet Chili Rice Noodles

I was craving some Asian food today so the pork chops I had out to defrost were thrown into the Asian mix.  My favorite part of this meal is the pepper stir fry.  I could have just had that for dinner and been completely satisfied.  The noodles and pork were just the side dishes for the peppery goodness.

::Pepper Stir Fry::

1 Orange Pepper

1 Green Pepper

1 Onion

2 Cloves Garlic

1 Tsp. Crushed Red Pepper Flake

Slice all and saute together in a little bit of olive oil and sesame oil just until the peppers are tender but still have a bite.  Season in the pan with Agave Syrup and Soy Sauce to taste.  DElicious!!!!

::Ponzu marinated Pork Chops::

4 Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops

1 C Ponzu Sauce

Marinate in refrigerator for at least a couple hours and grill!

::Sweet Chili Rice Noodles::

Rice Noodles cooked per instruction on the package, rinse and return to pan.  Add in Sweet Chili Sauce and Soy Sauce to taste. 

Garnish with some chopped scallions and you have your self an Asian meal that will satisfy!!!  Well, it did me at least!!!  I hope you enjoy!!! 

Chicken Soft Taco Meat

No pictures for this.  I wasn't real sure how it would turn out but was pleasantly surprised. 

::How to make it::

1 Dark Beer
2 C Water
2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 Onion
2 Cloves Garlic minced
Olive oil

Boil in a pan for about 15-20 minutes until almost cooked all of the way through.  Remove from liquid, slice thin, discard liquid. 

Add to pan a little bit of olive oil, onion and garlic.  Saute for a couple minutes and add the chicken back in.  Saute until shredded. 

Season with Goya, Cumin, Pepper, Chili Powder and Garlic Powder to taste. 

Serve on tortillas with all of your favorite toppings. 

Spices!

Matt hooked me up!  A years supply of my favorite Miracle Blend and all sorts of new peppers!

I'm officially in spice heaven!!! :)

Meat-N-Taters

I haven't cooked in a decent meal in about 2 weeks.  Although I'm completely exhausted from 10 days of vacation, today I needed to cook. I decided on Prime Rib Steaks w/ horseradish butter & pan fried onions and potatoes & spring peas!  It really satisfied the need for a home cooked, halfway healthy meal. And I'm going to cook tomorrow too......I love food!