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Roasted Tomatoes

Written By: Chris - Dec• 15•16

If you haven’t slow roasted tomatoes, I strongly recommend it!  We have an abundance of tomatoes year round available at the local grocery stores and if you’re like me – fresh tomatoes are one of my tasty and nutritious snacks windows update herunterladen hängt.  They are easy to add cooked ones to your diet and to incorporate into your healthy eating plan too.  Once you taste a slow-roasted tomato, you will want to put them on everything and the possibilities are endless app store ohne wlan herunterladen.  I’ve recently created flavorful hors d’oeuvres and crustini’s or tarts.  I add them to salads and pasta dishes, chicken and shrimp dinners, and even mix them into Bill’s daily breakfast of crustless quiche herunterladen.

It’s easy to slow roast tomatoes and there’s really not too much art to the process.  You can change them up by using various herbs including Italian seasoning, garlic, basil, oregano, or marjoram, which all pair nicely with tomatoes neue itunes version herunterladen.

The cooking process increases the antioxidant activity in tomatoes that can offer you certain health benefits. Cooked tomatoes are low in calories and fat and supply you with a good dose of protein and fiber springerlink gesamtes buch downloaden.  They are a good source of lycopene, an antioxidant that might reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, and macular degeneration (an eye disease that causes vision loss), heart disease and other chronic health conditions stream program.  Tomatoes contain a good dose of vitamin C, and the cooking process doesn’t destroy this important nutrient.

Depending on how much time you have, I’ve cooked them low and slow, but have also speeded up the process by turning up the heat and using the convection oven facebook eigenes video herunterladen.

Ingredients: 

1 pound Cherry Tomatoes, halved (or any tomatoes)
Fresh or Dry Herbs, or Garlic Cloves
2 Tablespoons (or more) Olive Oil
Salt & Black Pepper, freshly ground

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees for two to three hours or 325 for a little less time adobe photoshop cs5 gratis downloaden nederlands.  Cut the tomatoes in half horizontally and lay them cut-side up on a baking sheet.

Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper and top with a sprinkle of herbs or garlic seasonings of choice herunterladen.

Roast for a couple of hours, until shriveled but still moist herunterladen.  You can use them warm, or allow them to cool and serve at room temperature.  Depending on the tomatoes, they may take longer to cook.

The tomatoes will keep for a few days in the refrigerator as well.  Here are a couple of different uses that I created with roasted tomatoes.  This is a room temperature appetizer made with balsamic, mozzarella balls and fresh basil.

Below is roasted tomato and beet salads on fresh Arugula, topped with roasted butternut squash, goat cheese, pepitas (squash seeds), and fresh thyme – drizzled with my thyme vinaigrette.

 

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

 

Raspberry Pretzel Dessert, low sugar

Written By: Chris - Dec• 12•16

During the Holidays there are a lot of tempting treats and desserts around.  I was inspired to make this lower sugar, less “Weight Watcher point” dessert recently so that I had a healthier option at Thanksgiving dfbnet spielplan herunterladen.  I’ve made layered desserts similarly with full sugar and fat that included strawberries, but this year is different.  I love raspberries and happen to have some on hand in the freezer following a large fall pick Instagram photos download mac!  Raspberries freeze just fine and are both delicious and low in calories and fats.  They are a rich source of dietary fiber, and antioxidants including vitamins like vitamin A, and vitamin E and I recently learned that Xylitol, which is a low-calorie sugar substitute is extracted from raspberries cewe fotowelt.

I’m including Weight Watchers *SmartPoints™ – 12 servings, *12 Weight Watchers *SmartPoints™ each.

Ingredients
2 Cups Pretzels, crushed (about 6 ounces) *18
3/4 Cup Butter, melted *61
3 Tablespoons Splenda Brown Sugar *10

Middle Layer:
1 Package Neufchâtel Cream Cheese, softened (8 ounces) *25
1 Cup Splenda
2 Cups Sugar-free Whipped Topping *23

Topping:
2 packages Raspberry Sugar-free Jello (3 ounces each) *2
2 Cups Water, boiling
4 Cups Raspberries, thawed, frozen unsweetened 
Additional sugar-free whipped topping, optional

Break up the pretzels bit and combine them with the butter and splenda brown sugar bilderbuchkino herunterladen. Press the mixture into an ungreased 13×9-inch baking dish and Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.  Place in the fridge to cool.

For the middle layer, combine the whipped topping, cream cheese and sugar until smooth fitbit desktop app herunterladen.

Gently spread this over pretzel crust download amazon app 10 euro.

 

Refrigerate until chilled Download the navigation app.

Meanwhile, for topping, dissolve the gelatin in boiling water.

 

Stir in the raspberries and chill until partially set ms office 2013 download kostenlos vollversion.

Carefully spoon the jello mixture over the cream cheese layer herunterladen.

Chill for at least four to six hours or until firm download mac os x 10.11.

Cut into 12 squares and serve with a spoonful of whipped topping if desired.

These were the raspberries that I picked and froze back in early October at my friend Vonnie’s brother’s house.

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

Baked Apple & Pear Strudel

Written By: Chris - Nov• 02•16

So you may have noticed that I haven’t been posting as many recipes lately.  Trust me, I’ve still been cooking, but have had to reallocate some of my extra time to be the winemakers assistant icloud backup!  Bill and I have been very busy with the progression of Wandering Cellars and have had a lot going on this past year!  Part of what has been on our agenda in addition to traveling, grapes and wine production has been eating lighter and adapting to a healthier lifestyle as we had both noticed that some extra weight had crept upon us youtube video without app!  He and I both began to follow the Weight Watcher program back in late March, the day after Easter.  We had eaten a huge holiday meal that tasted great but left both of us feeling like we had a carb overdose, so we hit the WW phone app that has been working well for us fortnite aimbot download ps4.  As a result of the easy to follow plan, we still enjoy our daily wine intake and manage to eat things we enjoy but in moderation.  Each of us feels better and our bodies have shrunk significantly so our next step is to get within the “normal” BMI readings on our fit bits and we’re almost there fifa update herunterladen nicht möglich!

Part of the contribution and success of our weight loss has been to incorporate new low point and lighter dishes.  We’ve had an abundance of fresh pears because our grape grower gifted us a large box that came with the arrival of our fruit this harvest programm zum herunterladen von youtube musik.  I’ve been roasting them for simple afternoon snacks, but decided to combine them with the seasonal apples to create this decadent treat.  We cut it into four generous servings that equated to only *3 to 4 SmartPoints™ each steam handbuch herunterladen!

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Ingredients:

3 medium fresh Apples, peeled and cored *0
2 fresh Pears, peeled and cored *0
3 tsp Splenda Brown Sugar Blend *3
4 packets Truvia Calorie-free Sweetener *0
1 Tbsp ground Cinnamon *1
1⁄4 medium lemon juice, *0
Pillsbury™ Sugar-Free Cinnamon Swirl Flavored Quick Bread & Muffin Mix (portion used *6)
prepare the bread mix as package directs, but exchange the oil with unsweetened apple sauce (*0) and swap the eggs for eggbeaters (*1) leseprobe kostenlos herunterladen.  Package says 14 portions.

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Make 12 muffins and use remaining mix for the topping to the strudel download instagram profile photo.

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Cut and core the apples and pears fortnite herunterladen fortnite herunterladen.  Line them into a baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.  Sprinkle the layers with lemon juice, sweeteners, and cinnamon.  Cover with foil and bake at 400 degrees for about 15 to 20 minutes music for usb stick.

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Remove the foil and pour the remaining bread mix over the fruit and sprinkle the topping crumble mix directly on top of that.

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Bake along with the muffins (enjoy them and count as about one or two points on another occasion!) according to the muffin directions.

Allow to sit for a few minutes before cutting.  Top with Sugar-free Cool Whipped topping if desired.

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

Szechuan Broccoli

Written By: Chris - May• 17•16

Not too long ago, Bill and I enjoyed a nice meal at Marin Restuarant & Bar in downtown Minneapolis.  We’ve dined there a couple of times and chose it this last time because we were hungry for fresh fish following a trade show we attended download wattpad stories.  Marin is an elegant eatery offering high-quality New American main dishes, but they also offer items like flatbreads and have a happening cocktail lounge so it doesn’t have to be a special occasion to dine there news!

They change up their menu, which is really nice and we really enjoyed the Szechuan Broccoli that we had.  I often try to duplicate dishes that I’ve eaten while dining out and this one turned out pretty good denksport!  It wasn’t difficult to prepare either.

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Ingredients:

3 Cups Broccoli
1/4 Red Bell Pepper, sliced thin
3 Tablespoons Ginger, jarred sushi style
1 Garlic Clove, pressed
1 Jalapeno Pepper, small
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Rice Wine Vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Sugar
2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
2 teaspoons Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons Sesame Seeds
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Chop broccoli and slice the peppers and ginger very thin herunterladen.  Combine soy sauce, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl and set aside.

If you don’t have toasted sesame seeds, toast them in a dry skillet for about a minute over medium heat and then remove seeds and set aside offline adressbuch herunterladen outlook 2010.

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Blanch the broccoli in boiling, salted water for about two minutes video herunterladen von youtube iphone.  Drain well and set aside.

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Add the olive oil, red pepper, ginger and garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then add broccoli and cook for another minute greenfoot kostenlosen.

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Toss in the soy mixture and jalapenos and cook for an additional two to three minutes over high heat Free girl games to.  Season with salt and pepper, to taste and then sprinkle in the sesame seeds before serving.

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This is the dish from the restaurant rakuten tv filmeen.  I think my version turned out pretty close!

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

 

Zesty Shrimp Salad

Written By: Chris - May• 12•16

Bill and I were feeling a bit sluggish following the holidays and started following the Weight Watchers Smart Point system via the phone app.  It’s an easy program to stick to because of the fact that you can eat anything you want – so long as you “count” it and keep track on your daily log instagram für windows downloaden.  I’ve done WW over the years, but their new program helps you eat healthier, get active at your own pace, and discover new ways to define success man don't annoy you for free full version.  It focuses on you, not just a number on the scale.  It’s also more realistic than years past as you can eat all the fresh fruit and vegetables you want and not have them go against your daily “points” download kompass.  Basically, you’re issued an amount of recommended daily points based on your age and height.  You also are allotted “weekly” floaters, to be used in the event you’ve exceeded the daily points video from tvthek.  I think the other huge advantage is that the system syncs with my FitBit and I can actually “earn” additional FitPoints to be used if I choose, so I’m not really ever feeling deprived download cydia for free apps.

We started the day after Easter and are both down quite a bit in weight and we’ve picked up our exercise quite a bit and are no longer just trying to meet the daily step goals we used to have and as a result are feeling much better microsoft spiele herunterladen!

This is a refreshing and delicious salad that I came up with based on ingredients that I had on hand.  it’s really important for me to change things up while I’m trying to eat healthier and this was a tasty option download ard videos!  It serves two and equates to 8 Weight Watchers *SmartPoints™ each.

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Ingredients:

2 Cups Lettuce, chopped
2 Cups Spinach, chopped
20 Shrimp, cooked and chilled, *1
4 baby cucumbers, sliced
12 grape tomatoes, sliced
Fresh herbs, parsley, dill, cilantro (about 1 cup total chopped fine)
8 Parmesan crisps (from Costco, see below) *2
Dressing:
1 Meyer Lemon, plus rind
2 Green Onions, sliced thin
1 Garlic Clove, pressed
2 Tablespoons Cocktail Sauce *2
2 Tablespoons Greek Yogurt 0
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil *8
Salt & Pepper to taste

Chop the salad items and whisk together the dressing ingredients in a separate bowl download ps3 game.  Toss the salad greens in about half of the salad dressing and then as more as you desire being sure not to overdress the greens.  Toss the shrimp in some of the remaining dressing and place them on top of salad how to gif.  (I had about a half a cup of remaining dressing) Top with crumbled Parmesan crisps!

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Cheers!
~Chris