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Moroccan Chicken and Couscous
Another recipe from Fitness Food tonight — seems like every recipe we’ve made from this book is a winner. This time, chicken drumsticks are slowly simmered in a tomato and chicken broth-based sauce and served over couscous with chickpeas, green onions, and cilantro. It was a nice departure from the ever-present chicken breasts we usually […]
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Tandoori Chicken Skewers & Rice
Tonight’s recipe came from Fitness Food, and was just delicious! Chicken marinated in yogurt and tandoori spices grilled and served with a rice made with cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, turmeric, and currants. This one’s a keeper. Lisa says: This is *so* good. Chris says: Yeah, super good! I always wondered how the chicken turned that color […]
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Reduced Fat Fudge Brownie Cupcakes
Lisa made this recipe from the book Fitness Food. We didn’t have a baking pan that was the size the recipe asks for, so she used an 8×8 pan and put the remaining mix in muffin pan lined with paper cups. The recipe yielded a full 8×8 pan plus 4 cupcakes. Lisa says: Yay for […]
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Ecuadorian Chicken Corn Chowder
This recipe comes from Fitness Food. A hearty – but healthy! – chowder made with chicken, corn, and veggies. Lisa says: What’s with all the poaching this week? And isn’t poaching illegal? Chris says: Different kind of poaching. But I know what you mean — the enchiladas, the tuna, now this. Not sure. Maybe it’s […]
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Roast Mushroom & Baby Bean Salad
To accompany our crab cakes tonight, I made this roasted mushroom salad featuring roasted shallots, green beans, and a tarragon dressing made from olive oil, lemon juice, and the liquid given off by the mushrooms themselves — mushroom lovers, this is for you! The only modification from the original recipe, found in Fitness Food, was […]