***Recipe Alert*** Coconut Crusted Shrimp

Sometimes you need to eat something other than chicken!  This is the way I felt the other night. I took a look in the freezer and my eyes spied shrimp. Shrimp- high in protein, low in fat and can be flavored in many ways. Also, quick to defrost when thrown in a bowl with some water :-p. I knew right away how I was going to prepare this shrimp! Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: Coconut Crusted Shrimp. 

This recipe was quick, easy and flavorful. I hope you enjoy it. 

Ingredients:

2lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails on

1/2c coconut flour 

2 egg, lightly beaten in bowl

1/2 unsweetened, shredded coconut 

Salt/pepper 

Curry powder (I used Madras curry powder)

Cooking oil spray 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375. 

Pat dry shrimp with a paper towel. Holding the shrimp by the tail, dunk in flour to coat. 

Next, dunk in egg to coat. 

Lastly, dunk in shredded coconut to coat. 

Place on a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining shrimp. 

Spray cooking oil on shrimp. 

Sprinkle salt/pepper and curry powder on shrimp. 

Bake at 375 for 25 minutes. 

Enjoy!

Servings: 4

Dinner: Raise-the-Roof Sweet Potato-Vegetable Lasagna

Last nights dinner was absolutely delicious!!! I made Raise-the-Roof Sweet Potato-Vegetable Lasagna. This is a recipe from the Fork Over Knives book, made by Rip Esselstyn, author of The Engine 2 Diet and son of Caldwell Esselstyn, author of Forks Over Knives.

For a lasagna that is oil free and vegan, this was delish!! Also, totally guilt free and felt good to have a second helping!!

Last Night' Dinner

Dinner last night consisted of 1/3c of quinoa and mixed vegetables. This is the first time I made mixed vegetables without using oil. I took whatever veggies I had in the fridge (zucchini, bell pepper and kohlrabi), and diced them up. I took cumin seeds and toasted them along with coriander powder for a couple of minutes. Then I added a chopped tomato and turmeric powder. The juice from the tomato helped move things along. I added the diced veggies and let their natural water come out. Then I added some tamarind paste and lemon juice. I let this cook for another 15 minutes.

I have to say, the tamarind and lemon juice added a great tang to this dish. Toasting the spices added a nice smokiness also.

Dinner was filling and delicious and followed by a bowl of fresh mixed fruit mixed with mint for dessert!

Hope you all had a great dinner!

It's a Whole Foods Dinner....

Dinner tonight was courtesy of Whole Foods. I stopped by earlier to pick up some ingredients to make blueberry oat breakfast muffins. While at Whole Foods I stopped by the hot foods section and luckily they had plenty of vegan, no oil options :-)

In a little container I packed in "The Green Squad" which had rainbow chard, yellow bell pepper and purple cabbage. I also packed in "The Mediterranean Crunch" which had chickpeas, broccoli florets, tomatoes and olives. Lastly, I layered in some "Detox Salad" which had minced broccoli, carrots, peppers and tons of ginger!! I mixed this all together in my small container and had a deliciously expensive ($10- SERIOUSLY!) vegan, no oil dinner :-p

I also saw Whole Foods was selling books with recipes from Forks Over Knives. That explains the no oil, vegan meals :-)

Day 1 is almost over. So far so good!!

Dinner tonight...

So, I managed to have a great dinner tonight. I made myself a filling salad with a butter lettuce base. My salad had sliced cucumbers, diced bell pepper, diced tomato and feta cheese. I dressed the salad with a tablespoon of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, freshly cracked black pepper and garlic powder. Mmmm...YUM!

Tangy Tandoori Chicken and Broccoli Dinner

After a grueling INSANITY workout I was starving for dinner. I took out some left over tandoori chicken, which was doused with vinegar and diced jalapeno. I also took out some frozen broccoli florets, put them in a bowl and nuked these until defrosted. I added the chicken and any leftover vinegar juice. I stirred to combine and nuked for another 30 seconds, just to warm the chicken. A minute later, I had a bowl full of Tangy Tandoori Chicken and Broccoli.

Last Night's Dinner...uh-oh

Last night my friend Nina and I checked out the hilarious act of comedian Ahmed Ahmed. Before that, we decided to have a small pizza dinner and cucumber salad. This was not the uh-oh moment. The uh-oh moment came during the dessert. Not only did I buy the wonderful mud pie and oreo cookie desserts but I also had quite a bit! This is the first time I've strayed from the Cinch! Diet. I think if I had just a little bit of the dessert then I would be fine, but I had a lot...and you know what? Since I over did it, this really didn't agree with me! The dull ache and bloat that I feel made me think that I just had too much. Now, this one setback will not undo all the hard work I've done.  Next time, I will tell myself to stop when I'm done!  Now, I still had a WONDERFUL night with Nina! I would do it all again, with a little less dessert :-p

Delicious Dinner!

Last night's dinner was so delicious, fresh and filling! Not only was this meal quick but it was also very nutritious! The deets are below:

Ingredients:
One whole wheat pita
2 cups of baby spinach
1/4c of reduced fat feta cheese
1 pint of cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
2TB of chopped walnuts
Balsamic Vinegar, to taste
Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Preparation:
In a large bowl, combine spinach, tomatoes,walnuts. Toss with black pepper and vinegar. Place the pita in the microwave for 10 seconds, slice in half and stuff.
Enjoy!!

PS:  Sorry, I know the picture is a little dark!

Day 5: Just 10 Challenge ....dinner

Well I said I would keep dinner light due to the fat in the cheese slices from lunch and keep it light is what I did. First off, I was not even that hungry, this made my keeping it light easy. I decided to warm up a bowl of Garden Broccoli soup by V8 and make some garlic balsamic glazed string beans. I made the string beans with no oil. This my friends, was my wonderfully light dinner.


Now, the only thing that I did not do today was go for my workout. This is ok, as long as I at least go for a run tomorrow and Sunday.

Just 10 Challenge: Made it through dinner....

Dinner tonight was Afghani food, which actually resembled indian food a lot. I think I did pretty well with dinner. I ordered the eggplant and lamb with salad and rice, but I asked for no rice and extra salad. I ate all of my salad and some of the lamb and eggplant. I don't know how many calories this was but I did not have any non complex carbs. I also went to Pinkberry for dessert. I ordered a mini twist of original and chocolate with about a tablespoon of toasted almonds. The Pinkberry mini's rank in at 90-100 calories. This is not bad at all for a dessert and certainly better than ice cream. All in all, I feel today was a very decent day and considering I ate outside for lunch and dinner, I think I did pretty well. I will weigh myself tomorrow morning to see if any damage has been done! Have you guys joined the Just 10 challenge

My Simple Dinner: Tomato and Mozzarella Salad w/Steamed Veggies

Sometimes it's the simplest of dinners which can give you great flavor and satisfaction! The other night I had a bowl of steamed veggies drizzled with good balsamic vinegar with some freshly cracked black pepper and salt. I also had a side of thinly sliced mozzarella and tomatoes, again drizzled in balsamic vinegar with a touch of extra virgin olive oil.





Now, the steam veggies with vinegar were no more than 40 calories. The mozzarella that I bought had 16 servings in it, each serving 80 calories. I cut the mozzarella in fourths. I took one fourth and sliced that up in fourths. I had three of the tomato and mozzarella slices. This very simple, filling meal was about 400 calories. Not bad and very delicious and simple!

It's a Subway dinner....

Armed with only 4 points left in the day, I needed to think quick for dinner. I decided to get a 6 inch veggie sub a Subway for 4 points. This managed to keep me full! As I always say, when in doubt....go for Subway!

Dinner time....

Well since I know I was a little clumsy during my snack, I knew I had to think of a healthy low point dinner. I decided to make myself an egg white wrap. This wrap was full of protein and very filling. Here are the deets: One wrap, use a one point one One egg white Small handful of chopped spinach 1 slice of reduced fat Swiss cheese Salt/pepper/garlic powder Cooking spray Preparation: Combine the egg white, spinach and seasonings in a bowl. Spray a sauté pan with the cooking spray and cook the egg white mixture. Once cooked, place on wrap, then add the cheese. Fold wrap up and enjoy! Servings: 1 points: 3

Last Night's Dinner...

Good Morning, All!! After I left work last night I headed straight to the grocery to get cooking on my recipe for Achari Paneer. This will be featured on TheAjnabee.com today. By the time I got home, it was pretty late and I was STARVING!!! I wanted to have something quick, filling and of course within my daily points. By this time, I had 5.5 points left in the day. So, I tweeked my usual peanut butter for these days and came up with another great version! Now, I know this doesn't look to appetizing but it was oh so good! I'm telling you, if you like peanut butter you have to try this recipe out. Here are the deets: Ingredients: 1 small apple, diced 1 1/2TB. of peanut butter of your choice (I used chunky) 2tsp. of cinnamon 1/4c of any cereal (I used Kashi's Honey Sunshine) Preparation: Combine all of these ingredients in a bowl and enjoy!! Servings: 1 Points: 5 What did you have for dinner?

Dinner last night...

I managed to have a 6pt. dinner last night. Just two points over my quota. I had homemade Bombay Sandwiches, loaded with veggies. Actually, all my points came from the bread. Each slice of bread had 2pts. In my sandwich I did not use any butter or potatoes. I only used green chili chutney, tomatoes, onions and two slices of beets. All for zero points. How was your dinner last night?

Kebabs for dinner...

Last night for dinner I went out for Indian food. I had a craving for Tandoori Vegetable Kebabs from Horn OK in Jersey City. Horn OK's food is delicious and the atmosphere is colorful. So, I ordered the Vegetable Tandoor Kebabs which consisted of a couple of broccoli florets, a couple of cauliflower florets, a few green peppers and onions, and two pieces of paneer. I ate everything but the one piece of paneer. These kebabs are soooo good! They are tangy and spicy and look as if they have been cooked on an open fire with just a slight char. I tried to get the recipe for this but they refused to give it to me :-( This weekend I'll have to try to come up with a similar recipe..somehow! I ate all the vegetables and no bread or rice. I also ate a ton of green chili's....I know that's 0 points. So, my issue is, finding out how many points the kebabs were. Now, alone, the veggies have no points. Any spices that were used are probably no points as well. However, the tanginess that I was telling you about earlier, I think that is from yogurt. I don't know if the used full fat yogurt, low fat or even fat free. So, any help with guesstimating these points guys?

Dinner Last Night...

I didn't really have time to cook something for dinner last night, which means I also did not bring my lunch today -but that's a later post. So instead of cooking I went to Subway. For me, Subway is the safest place for me to make a healthy food choice. There is hardly no guess work involved with their low fat 6 inch subs. Expecially since they have over 5 subs with 6 grams of fat or less! The key is, no cheese and load up on lots of veggies when ordering. Go to www.subway.com to view their healthy sandwhiches. So, last night for dinner I had the oven roasted chicken breast sandwhich for 6pts! Not a bad way to end the day. What did you guys have?

Guesstimating Dinner Last Night...

Last night for dinner I had Channa Masala. Honestly, I'm guesstimating the points on this because I did not make this. I did have this with two tortilla's, which I know were 1 point each, so that's atleast 2 points there. Also, I did not have more than one serving of the Channa Masala, and I think I had about a cup and a half. Therefore, I'm guesstimating the Channa Masala to be about 6 points. This would bring my dinner to a guesstimate of 8 points. Not bad, I went over my daily points by .5 so I delved into my extra weekly point allowance. I also have activity points ranked up, but I try not to use them. After dinner I watched Losing It With Jillian...anyone else catch this show? What did you guys have for dinner?

***Recipe Alert: Spaghetti Chicken and veggies***

I came home from worked hungry for dinner and wanted to make a quick and easy and of course low point dinner. This is a quick and tasty meal that I whipped up in 20 minutes and is only 4 WW points! Here are the deets: Ingredients: 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut in cubes 1/2c. chickpeas, drained Any veggies to your liking (I used okra because that's what I had) 1/2c. spaghetti sauce Add the sauce in a pot and add the chicken and chickpeas. Place a lid on the pot and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Take the lid off and add you veggies. Sautee for another 5 minutes. Enjoy!! Total WW pts: 4 What did you have for dinner?

***Recipe Alert- Smoky Chicken Bean Bowl***

This is great to make for a quick easy lunch or dinner, and of course, super easy :-)

Here are the deets:

One portion of Perdue Short Cuts chicken

1/2c. of black beans

1/2c. of pinto beans

1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 c of sliced mushrooms

1/4c. of thinly sliced red onions

1TB. of chipotle pepper sauce

1TB. of steak sauce

Salt/Pepper to taste

Mix all of these ingredients in a bowl and allow to marinate over night. The flavors will all marry each and be ready for the next day.

This huge, filling portion as only 4 WW pts. -not to mention it's loaded with fiber!

Enjoy!!