Wednesday, April 4, 2018

General Tso’s Chicken

This lighter General Tso’s Chicken is made with chunks of white meat chicken breast, lightly wok sautéed with an easy, healthier stir-fry sauce, and more than half the calories than if you ordered take-out!

This lighter General Tso's Chicken is made with chunks of white meat chicken breast, lightly wok sautéed with an easy, healthier stir-fry sauce, and more than half the calories than if you ordered take-out!
General Tso’s Chicken

General Tso’s chicken is a sweet, deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants. This healthier lightened up version is wok sautéed instead of deep fried, and made without all the added sugar used in most restaurants.

Guys, I love making Chinese food at home because I have more control of what’s going into it. I’ve done so many take-out makeovers like Orange Chicken, Pepper Steak, and Cauliflower Fried Rice, so it’s hard to believe I haven’t posted a General Tso’s yet!

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Pasta with Spinach, Artichokes and Ricotta

Lemon artichoke pasta with spinach

A quick pasta dinner makes weeknights go smoothly, whether you are rushing home from work or trying to feed the hungry hordes in a hurry.

This one combines frozen artichokes and spinach in a creamy ricotta sauce. It’s on the table in less under 30 minutes.

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Carrot Ginger Soup

This healthy Carrot Ginger Soup is made with fresh carrots, a hint of fresh ginger and a touch of sour cream blended together until creamy, perfect for lunch or dinner. You can make it vegan or dairy-free by swapping the cream for coconut milk.

This healthy Carrot Ginger Soup is made with fresh carrots, a hint of fresh ginger and a touch of sour cream blended together until creamy, perfect for lunch or dinner. You can make it vegan or dairy-free by swapping the cream for coconut milk.
Carrot Ginger Soup

When I was a kid we had soup just about every night before our main dish because my Dad loved soup and my guess is it was also an easy way to get us to have more vegetables. I was usually not thrilled about this because I was pretty picky. But if it was a creamy pureed soup, I actually enjoyed it.

I mention this because I’m not a huge fan of cooked carrots, but when combined with ginger and sauteed onions then blended into a creamy soup, I actually love it, it brings me back to those days of sitting at Moms kitchen table with my pureed soup.

This nourishing soup packed with beta carotene comes together in less than 40 minutes.

What to serve with carrot ginger soup

  • I love having a soup and salad, especially for lunch.
  • A half sandwich such as a grilled cheese (my Brussels Sprout Havarti and Apple Grilled Cheese from my cookbook Skinnytaste Fast and Slow affil link would be awesome!!)
  • Easy Baked Coconut Shrimp is crisp and delicious, I also have instructions for the air fryer.
  • These Easy Garlic Knots are my husband’s favorite side for soup.

This healthy Carrot Ginger Soup is made with fresh carrots, a hint of fresh ginger and a touch of sour cream blended together until creamy, perfect for lunch or dinner. You can make it vegan or dairy-free by swapping the cream for coconut milk. This healthy Carrot Ginger Soup is made with fresh carrots, a hint of fresh ginger and a touch of sour cream blended together until creamy, perfect for lunch or dinner. You can make it vegan or dairy-free by swapping the cream for coconut milk.

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Carrot Ginger Soup

This healthy Carrot Ginger Soup is made with fresh carrots, a hint of fresh ginger and a touch of sour cream blended together until creamy, perfect for lunch or dinner. You can make it vegan or dairy-free by swapping the cream for coconut milk.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 large white onion, chopped
  • 3 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth
  • 1 lb peeled baby carrots
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream (tofutti sour cream or coconut milk for dairy free)
  • kosher salt and white pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons fresh micro greens or chives, for garnish

Directions:

Stove Directions:

  1. In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat; add onions and cook, stirring often, until onions are soft, about 5-6 minutes.
  2. Add broth, carrots, and ginger. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are soft, about 30 minutes.
  3. Add sour cream, using an immersion blender (or in batches in a regular blender), carefully blend until smooth. Bring soup back to a boil, adjust salt and pepper to your taste.
  4. Ladle into 4 bowls and garnish with a little more sour cream and fresh chives if desired. Makes 5 cups.

Instant Pot Directions:

  1. Press saute in the pot and melt butter, add onions and cook, stirring often, until onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add broth, carrots, and ginger. Cover and cook high pressure 15 minutes, until the carrots are tender. Natural release.
  3. Add sour cream, using an immersion blender (or in batches in a regular blender), carefully blend until smooth. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Ladle into 4 bowls and garnish with a little more sour cream and fresh chives if desired. Makes 5 cups.

Nutrition Information

Yield: 4 servings, Serving Size: 1 1/4 cups

  • Amount Per Serving:
  • Freestyle Points: 3
  • Points +: 3
  • Calories: 115 calories
  • Total Fat: 5g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Cholesterol: 13.5mg
  • Sodium: 114mg
  • Carbohydrates: 16g
  • Fiber: 4g
  • Sugar: 8g
  • Protein: 3g
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The Food You Need to Be Trying at Target Field This Summer

Bloody Mary Best Food Target Field

Alright, kids.

You know that feeling you get when at a sporting event that you are medium-interested in (sorry, baseball) but crazy-excited about for food reasons? And you start to realize that it’s about time for your first food purchase of the game, and this moment is golden, right? It is a blank slate of possibility – WHAT ARE YOU EVEN GOING TO GET?

But then, reality hits and you start to run through the possibilities. If you get the polish sausage, you might regret it and wish you had gone for the more adventurous noodle stir fry from the wok stand. If you go with the non-traditional walleye sandwich, you might sit back down in your seat and suddenly feel sad feelings about not having a classic ballpark nacho platter in your lap.

And worst of all, you might order something brand new and spend way too much money doing it only to find out that it’s straight-up boring. Blah. Money down the drain. Heartbreak of heartbreaks. This is not a good moment.

Which is why we are going to avoid this moment altogether!

I take my job very seriously, so naturally, when invited to the food preview event for the 2018 season of the Minnesota Twins this week, I showed up with bells on. I feel a responsibility to help as many of us as possible avoid Order Regret this summer as we cheer on our favorite Minnesota team. It’s a passion project.

After lots of samples and lots of pictures, I’m here to give you a run down of THE BEST FOODS that will be waiting for you at Target Field this summer.

Za’tar Spiced Chicken Bowl, Cause You Fancy

This was one I would (will) absolutely order again. This diva of a bowl includes: roasted eggplant, tomato cucumber relish, fresh radish and microgreens, crispy chickpeas, za’tar chicken and herbed yogurt. You can get this over rice or rolled up in a flatbread. You can and you should.

PLEASE if you go here and order this, follow it up with a Frozen Hot Chocolate. I didn’t get a picture of mine (creamy on top, crunchy on bottom) because it was gone in literally two seconds flat.

Where to find it: AZ Canteen

Arabic Chicken ShAwarma Wrap and Friends

Pita chips and a perfect blob of hummus? Yes. Gyros with cucumber, lettuce, and mayo? Yes. Arabic Chicken Shawarma Wraps with pickled cucumbers and a tangy mayo? YEP. Bonus points for making everything in house and using no-antibiotic, free range, and grass fed meats. Personal fave was the Chicken Shawarma Wrap, but all three were on point.

Where to find it: Holy Land

The Tennessee Hot Chicken Sandwich Of Your Dreams

If spicy chicken is your thing… girl! You want this one. It’s super simple and yet somehow still probably one of the best chicken sandwiches of my life: buttery toasted bread, juicy hot battered chicken, pickles, and a drizzle of blackstrap molasses mayo.

Oh! And you can order this “Minnesota Nice” if you need to leave the hot sauce out of it. Too cute.

Where to find it: Bat and Barrel

Indo Frites

Hot Indian strikes again with these lightly battered fries (sweet potato and regular potato combo, thank you very much) with a “pickle aioli” that actually just tastes like a creamy, tangy curry-type sauce. This combo is really all I need in life. I will DEFINITELY order these at my first Twins game of the season.

Where to find it: Hot Indian

The (Honestly) IMpossible Burger

This is not a veggie burger. This is a straight-up burger that just also happens to be vegan. About halfway through eating it, I thought to myself: wait, did I accidentally grab the REAL burger? I honestly didn’t know. It’s super yummy and there is a lot of science to what makes it taste like a beef burger which you can read about here if you’re into that. I’m not super into that. I’m just mostly into eating it.

Where to find it: Bat and Barrel

Tofu Vindaloo Bowl Aka Flavor Heaven

If you love plant-based food + big flavor, say hello to this veg beauty. We’ve got garlic coconut rice piled with steamy flavor-packed tofu vindaloo, a creamy slaw, cilantro, and pappadum crisps. YES GIRL YES.

Where to find it: Hot Indian

This Ridiculously Amazing Brunch Bloody Mary

Okay, this bad boy is the real deal and would singlehandedly knock out, like, five meals in one. This is a toppings party which include a bacon cheeseburger slider, a sausage sampler, a breakfast sandwich, a beef stick, cheddar and pepper jack cheese cubs, pepperoncini, olives, celery, pickle spear, and a Bud Light beer back. HELLO HI WHAT IS LIFE. This triple-decker situation can only be ordered on a Sunday, so be sure to plan accordingly.

Where to find it: Hrbek’s

Okay, GET READY FOR FOOD FEST 2018! I mean baseball season. Are we so ready for summer or what?

What are your favoritest, most craziest stadium eats?

Bonus if you name something from Target Field! Because then I can eat it, too.

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Monday, April 2, 2018

Weeknight Chicken Ramen

Easy Ramen Noodle Soup with Chicken

A bowl of ramen is a bowl of comfort. Oodles of soft noodles immersed in a bowl of fragrant broth can send you into weeknight—or late night—heaven.

These kinds of meals don’t typically come without a lot of time and effort. However, with a few shortcuts, you can make a bowl of ramen any night of the week in under half an hour.

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Sunday, April 1, 2018

Roasted Chicken Thighs with Fennel and Orange

Skillet Chicken with Fennel and Orange

Although this chicken with fennel and orange is great any time of the year, it’s especially welcoming toward the end of winter when you’re looking for something lighter to offset the heavier, stick-to-your-ribs dishes we tend to feast on during the colder months.

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Garlic Herb Carrots

This quick and easy side dish comes out perfectly every single time. The carrots come out amazingly garlicky, buttery and slightly sweet, tossed with fresh dill, parsley and tarragon. It is so simple yet it is elegant enough for any occasion!

Garlic Herb Carrots - This quick and easy side dish comes out perfectly every single time. The carrots come out amazingly garlicky, buttery and slightly sweet, tossed with fresh dill, parsley and tarragon. It is so simple yet it is elegant enough for any occasion!

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