Monday, May 2, 2011

Broiled Hot Pepper Wings

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus extra for oiling rack
  • 5 pounds chicken wings, split, wing tips cut off and discarded
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 cup hot pepper jelly (recommended: Stonewall Kitchens)
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 cup hot sauce (recommended: Frank's)

Turkey and Veggie Meatloaf Minis

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel’s Hungry Girl

TOTAL TIME: 55 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 35 min
YIELD: 9 servings
LEVEL: Easy

Ingredients

1 small onion
1 1/4 pounds raw lean ground turkey
3 cups bagged dry broccoli cole slaw, roughly chopped
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute
1/4 cup, plus 3 tablespoons ketchup

Too-EZ Mac 'n Cheese

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel’s Hungry Girl

TOTAL TIME: 35 min
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 30 min
YIELD: 4 servings
LEVEL: Easy

Ingredients

4 1/2 oz. (about 2 cups) uncooked whole-wheat-blend or high-fiber rotini pasta (like the kind by Ronzoni)
24 oz. (about 6 cups) frozen Green Giant Broccoli & Cheese Sauce
3 wedges The Laughing Cow Light Original Swiss cheese
Optional: salt and black pepper

PB 'n Chocolate Bread Pudding

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel’s Hungry Girl

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 10 min
Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 55 min
YIELD: 4 servings
LEVEL: Easy

Ingredients

4 slices light bread (like Sara Lee Delightful), lightly toasted and cut into half-inch cubes
3 tbsp. semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
1 1/3 cups light vanilla soymilk (like the kind by Silk or 8th Continent)
1/3 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
3 tbsp. reduced-fat peanut butter
2 1/2 tbsp. brown sugar (lightly packed)
Dash salt
Optional: Cool Whip Free or Fat Free Reddi-wip

Cue the Pulled Pork

TOTAL TIME: 3 - 4 hours or 7 - 8 hours
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 3 - 4 hours or 7 - 8 hours
YIELD: 6 servings
LEVEL: Easy

Ingredients:
1 cup canned tomato sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. cider vinegar 2 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. brown sugar (lightly packed)
2 tsp. garlic powder
12 oz. raw lean boneless pork tenderloin, trimmed of excess fat
12 oz. raw boneless pork shoulder (the leanest piece you can find), trimmed of excess fat
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2 cups roughly chopped onion (about 1 large onion)
Optional: crushed red pepper

Directions:
To make the sauce, place tomato sauce, ketchup, cider vinegar, brown sugar, and garlic powder in a crock pot. Stir until mixed. Season both types of pork with salt and pepper and add to the pot. Top with onion and lightly stir.

Cover and cook until pork is fully cooked, on high for 3 - 4 hours or on low for 7 - 8 hours.

Remove all the pork and place it in a large bowl. Shred each piece using two forks -- one to hold the pork in place and the other to scrape across the meat and shred it. Return the shredded pork to the crock pot and mix well with the sauce.

If you're serving a group, keep the crock pot on its lowest setting, so the pork stays warm. Season with crushed red pepper, if using. Yum time!

Cook's Note: Alternatively, recipe can be baked in a preheated oven, covered, at 325 degrees F for 3 to 4 hours.

PER SERVING (2/3 cup): 220 calories, 6g fat, 637mg sodium, 16g carbs, 1g fiber, 12g sugars, 24g protein

HG Alternative! To make this in the oven, bake it for 3 - 4 hours, covered, at 325 degrees. Yay!



Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel's Hungry Girl

Re-planting a Tree

Re-planting a Tree
  • Move to a bigger pot four times its original pot
  • Measure the height of the original pot and then fill the new pot with potting soil (timed fertilizer release) so that the dirt level of the plan equal to the new pot
  • Inspect the root system so it will grow
  • Plant tree in new pot
  • Plant potting soil around it
  • Put the new pot on a saucer with wheels for easy transportation

Cages are best for tomato plants
Stagger the maturity of tomato purchases (40 days, 60, 80 = tomatoes all summer long)

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Dr. Oz tips

Cancer Fighter: Aloe
$15 per plant – Nurseries

Cancer Fighter: Bottarga
$30 – Italian Markets
from Sardinia, Sicily, Monoco
Add to pasta instead of graded cheese

Cancer Fighter: Cactus Pear
Fruit is very sweet. Can put it in salads, in a jam, or in a smoothie
$7 - online

Cancer Fighter: Walnuts