The oyster sauce that I put on my bok choy is
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
A pinch of sugar
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2 tablespoons of rice vinegar
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🍤 Shrimp, rice, and a new vegetable. 1/29/30
For some reason I had convinced myself that I did not like bok choy. So I never eat it. I was searching for a vegetable to go with our shrimp and rice dinner and could not face broccoli again! I decided to give bok choy another chance. It was good! Especially good with a little sauce I made for it which consisted of 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar, and a pinch of sugar. Bok choy cooks up quickly and what looks like a lot really cooks down so be sure to buy enough. I bought one head (?) of baby bok choy for the two of us and we really wished we had more. P.S. the sauce is also delicious on rice.
WW blue points = 7 (oil, oyster sauce, rice)
Sautéed shrimp with bok choy and rice
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🥬 Instant Pot split chickpea stew. 1/28/20
This is such an easy and delicious vegan dinner. A cup of split chickpeas, that I found at the WalMart grocery store amongst the Indian foods, are soaked for 30 minutes. While this is going on I sauteed some cumin seeds and then added onions and garlic. When the 30 minutes is up, drain the chickpeas and add them to the pot. The liquid for the pressure cooking came from a can of diced tomatoes and a can of water. The pressure cooker cooks at pressure for 16 minutes and then cools naturally for 10 minutes. After that I released the rest of the pressure. Done!
We served it with steamed rice and broccoli. It was good tasting and good for us.
WW blue points = 4 (oil, rice)
Split chickpea stew with rice and broccoli
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🥬 Vegan/vegetarian tacos. 1/27/20
It was Taco Monday at our house! Lots of toppings—-onions, pepitas, salsa, cilantro, crema, lime, guacamole spread, and a cabbage-y mix—-make our pinto bean tacos tasty and interesting. (Note: for a vegan version omit crema.) The rice was enhanced with tomatoes and jalapeños.
WW blue points = 7 (corn tortillas, avocado, rice)
Pinto bean tacos and rice
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🦃 Turkey meatloaf. 1/25/20
I tried all of my usual tricks to make this turkey loaf better but it is still a far cry from my beef meatloaf. I added abound 12 oz. of sautéed mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, and even fish sauce to try to up the umami but it still came out rather insipidly sweet. I think ground turkey is not too bad as a ground beef substitute in stuffed peppers, chili, or spaghetti sauce but there is just not enough other flavors in meatloaf for it to stand in.
We we’re having our meatloaf with new potatoes and cole slaw but the turkey loaf took so long to cook that we ended up eating the cole slaw first. I keep the calories low on the coleslaw dressing by using equal amounts of light mayo and a Greek yogurt along with a little Dijon mustard, and cider vinegar. It is seasoned with salt, a little sweetener, and celery seeds.
Coleslaw made with a kale, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts mix
The steamed new potatoes came out great. They look a little lonely without their coleslaw pal.
Slices of turkey meatloaf and new potatoes
🐀 Year of the Rat Weekly Menu. Jan. 23-Feb. 1, 2020
Happy New Year to all those celebrating! I was born in the year of the rat. My perfect match is someone born in the year of the Ox which John is! I have to watch out for health issues this year and be careful not to fall while walking. Given my history that is good advice!
On to the menu! I have ten entries. I started from the day I got back from San Antonio (Jan. 23) through next Saturday (Feb.1). We will eat them in some random order depending on what we feel like eating. There are 5 vegetarian meals, 2 each of chicken and seafood, and 1 meat. Hopefully you will get some ideas for dinners you can make at home.
🥬 Veg fried rice/mujadara crossover. 1/24/20
Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be vegetarian fried rice with tofu. But the grocery store we went to was out of extra-firm tofu! So I had to figure out a different protein. I considered beans but decided on quick cooking lentils. John said it was like mujadara with a bunch of vegetables, and Chinese seasoning.
I wish the lentils had been a little firmer. I should have stopped at 20 minutes. Otherwise we loved the flavors of the rice lentil mixture with practically every vegetable we had in the house – onion, green onion, fennel, carrot, celery, three kinds of peppers, and mushrooms. There was also an omelette that John sliced up. For seasonings we added ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. This no-recipe recipe turned out pretty good. Next time I think I will use chickpeas!
For a vegan version, omit egg. WW blue points = 5 (oil, rice, sesame seeds)
Lentil/rice/vegetable collision
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🐓 Chicken dinner. 1/23/20
I am back from my long weekend in San Antonio. While there I ate fish and shrimp tacos, salad with shrimp, shrimp with rice, and two dishes of fish filet with vegetables and rice. It is very hard to eat in a healthy manner when dining out so I usually order vegetables, shellfish or fish.
Fish tacos
Thai island shrimp
So my first dinner at home needed to be something other than seafood!
Tonight’s dinner was just simple chicken and vegetables—a pan roasted chicken breast that we split between the two of us, some broccoli and snowpeas, and rutabagas that I cooked in the Instant Pot and mashed up. Sometimes “nothing fancy” really hits the spot.
WW blue points = 2 (oil, light butter)
Chicken breast with mashed rutabagas and a broccoli-snowpea combination
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🥬 Chana dal (Instant Pot). 1/17/20
I forgot to post this meal before I left for my long weekend trip. I will be back on Wednesday with new posts.
Chana dal is a stew of dried split chickpeas, tomatoes, stock, and flavorings. I made this for the first and only time back in June and it is so tasty and easy that I wonder why it has taken so long to have it again.
First soak the chickpeas for half an hour. I soaked mine for about an hour with no deleterious result. Then sauté the cumin seeds followed by chopped onion, ginger, and garlic. Add the spices, coriander, red chili, turmeric, and salt and then 3/4 cup tomatoes ( I used drained canned, diced tomatoes). Next comes stock and water. Close the Instant Pot and cook at high pressure for 15 minutes. Let the pot reduce naturally.
Serve over rice with a salad and your dinner is complete. The exact recipe can be found here.
Chana dal and salad
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🍤 Vietnamese sweet and sour soup. 1/16/20
John did most of the prep on our third soup of the week while I was out having lunch with our daughter. Then he cooked the soup later! So my contribution was cutting the shrimp into thirds, draining the tomatoes, and being the taste tester along the way. We decided to include some julienned carrots this time and I think they pushed the sweetness over the top for me. (This means it was perfect for John and the rest of the world who are not as sweet adverse as I am.) For the original recipe see my post from December.
Vietnamese sweet and sour soup with shrimp
I am off for an extended weekend with my best friend. We can compare diets! She is eliminating gluten and sugar and I am going the WW route. We have both lost over 20 lbs. When it comes to weight loss you have to do what works best for you!
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