Recipe: Mustard Garlic Vinagrette

This recipe is from the book - The Art of Living Well

1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 c. water
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 c. olive oil
1 tsp grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper

In a bowl combine garlic, mustard, lemon juice, water and sugar - mix well.
Gradually whisk in oil.
Add Parmesan cheese, season with salt and pepper to taste.

I really enjoyed it - none of the rest of my family was brave enough to try it.

Roxanne - The recipe update

Alright world,
So there are two recipes I would like to share with you today.
The first one is a healthier remake of an old favorite : Banana Bread :)

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar free applesauce
• 3/4 cup honey
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 mashed overripe bananas

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together applesauce and honey. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

 And I added some chocolate chips to mine.
If you would like to see the original recipe, it came from here : http://8weekstoabetteryourecipes.blogspot.ca/2012/09/banana-bread-8-week-friendly.html

 

The second recipe is this really delicious Lemon Garlic Pasta. I know the combination might sound a little different, but it is SO good!

Ingredients

1 clove garlic

2 tsp. olive oil

1/2 a lemon

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

And pasta to put it on :)

 

 

Directions:

While cooking pasta

Over medium heat sauté the minced garlic in the olive oil until it just begins to brown

Remove from heat

Squeeze lemon juice into it.

When pasta is finished and drained, toss with mixture and cheese.

 

Note: I used cheddar cheese because I didn't have parmesan and I added some pepper. Inspiration for this recipe came from: http://www.inomthings.com/?p=1756 

 

 

Okay. Now for a quick update on me.

So I am presently part of an online challenge from livestrong.com, called the Jackson's 100lb Challenge. The challenge is to lose 100lbs in a year. I update on Monday, so I'll make sure to update you as well.
Other than that I've been trying out healthier recipes, trying to estimate my caloric intake and trying to make sure I walk around an hour each day.

 

Trying to be consistent, another update coming soon! :)

-Roxanne





Creamy Avocado Pasta

Hey Everyone,

So this semester I moved into an apartment which means, NO MORE CAFETERIA FOOD! Yay, it's nice to be able to cook my own meals again.
Now I don't know if you are into all the pinterest hype that is going around, but if you are you know how it goes. You see all this great stuff and pin it all and you have all these great intentions to do the stuff you pin, and then. . . it NEVER happens.
So this week I decided to actually make a recipe I pinned. Technically, I heard of this recipe from a friend of mine first but then I pinned it.
It was a "Creamy Avocado Pasta" recipe and I made some adjustments to it, but it was fantastic. It reminded me of a pesto sauce almost, but it was absolutely delicious. With it I had some oven cooked tomatoes and some fresh cucumber.

Creamy Avocado Pasta

• 1 medium sized ripe Avocado, pitted
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 2 tsp dried Basil
• Ground pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese (grated)
• 2 servings or your choice of pasta

Instructions:

Boil water in a pot and cook pasta as per usual. While pasta is cooking mix together all ingredients in a bowl. I attempted to use a blender to just blend in the garlic better, however this did't blend very well so I just mixed it by hand. This just meant some of the garlic was still in pieces and some bites were quite strong, but still tasted excellent) Once the pasta is cooked strain it and mix in avocado sauce. Serve hot.

(Makes 2 portions)

Oven Broiled Tomatoes

• Tomatoes (As  many as you need)
• Dried Parsley Flakes
• Grated Parmesan Cheese

Set oven temperature to broil. Slice tomatoes up, or I cut the tomato into wedges, sprinkle with parsley flakes and parmesan cheese. Place on a baking sheet and cook in oven until cheese is lightly toasted.

Here is a picture of my meal, I'm not a photographer so don't judge the quality of the picture. The recipe is delicious no matter how the picture looks and if you don't trust me, you'll have to just test this recipe out for yourself.

I hope you enjoy!!!

Infinite x's and o's

-A

Banana Egg Pancakes

I just want to take a moment to share an easy, quick recipe.
- 1 banana, mashed.
- 2 eggs, scrambled
Combine and fry like a normal pancake.
So, so good :)
I ate it with lime yogurt and berries
-Roxanne