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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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Spiced Acorn Squash Stew with Couscous
Tonight Lisa made a stew and couscous combo adapted from a recipe found on the Food Network website. Acorn squash, spinach, garbanzo beans, onions, tomatoes, and spices over a bed of couscous. Chris says: Apparently we [heart] stews! Lisa says: What’s not to [heart]? This one is especially delicious. Chris says: …and colorful. Also, I […]
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Ropa Vieja with Vegetables
I’ve been in a meat-mood all week, so last night I made this shredded skirt-steak recipe from one of our favorite cookbooks, Healthy Latin Cooking. The steak is slow-cooked in wine and broth until it’s tender enough to easily shred with a fork. This recipe is made lighter than the traditional by the addition of […]
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Vegetable and Herb Chowder
Lisa was at the helm again tonight and chose to make this chowder from The Soup Bible. Pretty self-explanatory, just a nice chunky vegetable soup. Chris says: It must still be winter; so many soups! Lisa says: They definitely warm you up… I like the creaminess of this one. Chris says: Yep, and it was […]
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Baked Eggplant with Mushroom-Veggie-Tomato Sauce
Tonight Lisa adapted a recipe from Cooking Light, throwing in a bunch of extra veggies to make this baked eggplant dish. It was close to a lasagna, with eggplant taking the place of the noodles. Ridiculously low in calories, which meant we polished off the entire dish. Chris says: Yum, is that pizza? Oh wait. […]