Asparagus with Lemon and Feta

This is a bright take on asparagus, a vegetable we serve a *lot* since it’s Shawn’s favorite.  I usually roast it with just a bit of salt and pepper, but this was very fresh and went well with chicken; I think it would do well with fish too.

  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • Kosher salt and pepper
  • pinch of garlic powder
  • Half a lemon, juiced
  • 1/3 cup reduced-fat crumbled feta

Roast or steam asparagus, whichever you prefer.  Slice into small pieces and toss with salt, pepper, garlic powder, lemon juice and feta cheese.

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Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken

This was a very simple dinner in the slow cooker that tasted like it was far more work than it actually was.  We really liked it; I didn’t make any changes to the original except to use split breasts only.  Next time I might throw in some thighs or drumsticks, but just the breasts were excellent – very tender and flavorful.  I think bone in is necessary to the flavor, and we just removed the skin before eating.  I served this with asparagus for a very, very filling dinner.  I originally got this recipe from a website called Recipegirl, and will definitely to back to see what else she’s got!

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Cheesy Baked Spaghetti Squash

I’m becoming awfully fond of spaghetti squash…I don’t think we’ve encountered a recipe yet that we haven’t liked.  This one was a winner for sure, and definitely satisfied my craving for some good old fashioned comfort food.  I got this one from Skinnytaste, and spiced it up a bit…we loved it.  The original recipe called for two squash, but that was too much for us.  I did not cut the sauce for one squash, and it was still fine (but a smidge soupy).  It was also ridiculously low calorie and made a ton, so there are plenty of leftovers for lunch.

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Slow Cooker Asian Pork Tenderloin

This was a very easy, healthy recipe for the crock pot that I got from Cooking Light.  I halved the meat called for in the recipe because I only had one tenderloin on hand, but I didn’t halve the sauce….I thought it would be dry otherwise.  I also added some snap peas and red peppers into the final produce, and used shirataki for the noodles.  It was excellent!  Made a lot, and very tasty leftovers for lunch.

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Salad in a Jar

This isn’t so much a recipe as a method of preparing salad, but this has made it super easy to bring salad to work.  I’ve seen it all over the intarwebs and wanted to give it a try.  I made 5 jars worth and it stayed fresh throughout the week.  Note though that I did not add the dressing to the jars themselves, but kept it in little cups on the side.  But for a half an hour of effort (including making two kinds of dressing), we had salad for lunch for the week!  I did a Greek and an Asian variety, but the possibilities are pretty endless, and if you make your own dressing you can keep it pretty low cal.

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Lemon-Mint Vinaigrette

Got this one from Eating Well, and it’s pretty good.  A little sharp, so I may cut back on the vinegar next time.  A good dressing for a Greek salad.

•    1/3 cup lemon juice
•    1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
•    1 pinch sugar
•    1 clove garlic, minced
•    1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
•    1/3 cup chopped fresh mint
•    1/8 teaspoon salt
•    Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Whisk lemon juice, mustard, sugar and garlic in a small bowl until blended. Drizzle in oil, whisking until blended. Stir in mint, salt and pepper.

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Spinach and Feta Stuffed Pork Chops

Apparently I’m on a kick of stuffing pork with spinach.  I mean, it’s delicious so it’s hard to argue.  It’s also easy to make it pretty healthy and low cal.  I got this recipe from Cooking Light, but ditched the sun dried tomatoes as I’m not a huge fan.  I intended to sub roasted red peppers but I was out of them.  Still good with just the spinach and feta as the filling.  We served this with mashed cauliflower and garlicky roasted asparagus.

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Spiced Vanilla Pear Jam

I made this at Christmas time, and completely forgot to post the recipe. I got the idea from a Serious Eats recipe, but I chickened out on their methodology.  I’ve had great luck canning with the little insert that comes with Pomona pectin, so I decided to stick with that for processing the fruit, but then be liberal with the vanilla bean and spices.  The result was great….next time I have a glut of pears, definitely need to make more of this!

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Salmon and Snap Pea Slaw

This was a good, filling dinner, though I thought the real star was the “slaw.”  The salmon that we picked up was great, but I wished that the sauce was a bit stronger.  It’s a good base, though.  Either way, I’ll be repeating the slaw with other recipes for *sure.*  I got this one from Cooking Light and made a few minor modifications to our taste.

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Miso-Marinated Steak

This was an unusual enough marinade that it caught my eye.  I had only yellow miso on hand, but it turned out really well – we loved it.  I only marinated for 45 minutes or so and it was fine…I imagine it’d be awesome for a few hours.  Roasting it made the flank steak nice and tender.  Served this with some bok choy sauteed in a little soy sauce and Sriracha.

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