A special thanks to my sister, Rachael, for finding this brilliant recipe!
Pad Thai Ingredients: 4tbs soy sauce 4tbs water 4tbs creamy peanut butter 4tsps Asian chili paste olive oil 1tsp minced garlic 1tsp ginger powder 1 bag frozen veggies (of your choice I use green beans) chicken bag of pad thai noodles 1tbs brown sugar 1tbs cider vinegar 1 lime peanuts
Directions:
*In a small bowl whisk together soy sauce, water, peanut butter, and chili paste until smooth
*Heat a large skillet over medium heat add some olive oil and cook chicken. Squirt lime juice over chicken
*In another large skillet add oil, garlic and ginger. Cook until fragrant. Add frozen vegetables, mix so that garlic and ginger cover over veggies. Cook until hot. Squirt with remaining lime. *Cook Pad Thai noodles according to directions. *In a serving bowl add chicken, noodles and vegetables. Mix together. Add brown sugar, vinegar and peanut spice. Toss together. Add peanuts as a garnish.
It doesn't matter how skinny, how toned, how hot you are, as a women, this question moves past our lips daily. Most of us really don't even need to do anything to our bodies. We're just overly critical.
Last night, my friend Lauren and I decided to participate in the Special K Challenge. Neither of us need to lose weight, really. But, we decided to slim down juuussttt a bit more--just like everyone else who wants to.
So, for the next few weeks, I'm supposed to drop like six pounds I guess haha! We'll see! I better love cereal, yogurt and fruit. Hopefully I don't get sick of this--as I look at one bite left at the bottom of the bowl and curse the serving size of one cup! My Italian relatives would absolutely DIE over this "meal."
Just the Cake Part didn't bother doing it the way "you're supposed to" just throw all the damn ingredients in together!!
Ingredients: *1 1/2 cup flour *1 cup sugar *1/4 cup cocoa *1 tsp baking soda *1/2 tsp salt *1 tsp vanilla *1 tbs vinegar *1/3 cup canola oil *1 cup brewed espresso
Directions: *Pre-heat oven to 350 *Wisk all ingredients. *Pour into prepared cupcake holders *Bake 20 mins *ENJOY!!!! =) (thank you to Cassandra for her vanilla from Mexico!!)
*I found this recipe about two years ago on the Martha Stewart website. It is THE BEST mac and cheese I have EVER had!! It is complicated, but well worth it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. In the past I've made some delicious substitutions. I have omitted the cayenne pepper before, and I've used smoked swiss cheese instead of the Gruyere. Below is the original.
Directions: *heat oven to 375 degrees. *ALWAYS shred the cheese before beginning anything else!! That was my very first mistake the initial time with this recipe. You don't want that kind of workout--trust me. *Melt 1 tbs butter, and fork in breadcrumbs...set aside. *In a medium saucepan over medium heat milk (or you can do this in the microwave which I have done) *In a high-sided skillet over medium heat melt 6 tbs butter. When butter bubbles, add flour. Cook, stirring. 1 minute *Slowly pour hot milk into flour-butter mixture while whisking. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the mixture bubbles and becomes thick. *Remove pan from heat. Stir in, nutmeg, black pepper, cayenne pepper, 3 cups of the cheddar cheese and 1 1/2 cups Gruyere. Set cheese sauce aside. *Cook macaroni as per direction on the box but under cook 2-3 minutes. *Stir macaroni into the reserved cheese sauce *Pour the mixture into a casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 1/2 cups cheddar and 1/2 cup Gruyere. Scatter breadcrumbs over the top. *Bake until brown on top, about 30 minutes. Cook for 5 before serving! *ENJOY!!!! =)
LET'S GO GREEN BAY PACKERS, where cheese is made possible!!!
On a blustery, wintery day in January my favorite thing to warm me inside and out is a nice bowl of soup. We got about two feet of snow last night in New York, perfect day for a warm bowl. =)
Ingredients: *Organic Carrots *Celery *Sweet Onion *Organic Free Range Chicken Broth *Water Directions: *Food process (easiest) or slice veggies *In a large pot add entire container of chicken broth and water (to taste) *Add veggies *Cook on medium heat until vegetables are soft *Add salt + pepper *ENJOY!!!
