Sunday, May 31, 2015

Greek Lettuce Wraps by Cuisine at Home

Greek Lettuce Wraps

For the marinade, whisk:
1/2 cup olive oil
3 T each fresh lemon juice and red wine vinegar
3 T shredded onion
3 T minced fresh garlic
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp each kosher salt and black pepper
1.5 lb flank steak, trimmed and lightly scored

For the dressing, puree:
1/4 c packed sliced fresh mint
1/4 c plain Greek yogurt
2 T crumbled feta cheese
      Bibb lettuce leaves, seeded and sliced English cucumber,         halved grape tomatoes, and crumbled feta cheese

For the marinade, whisk together oil, lemon juice, vinegar, onion, garlic, oregano, 1 tsp. salt and pepper.  Pour 3/4 cup marinade into a resealable plastic bag and add steak; marinate for 2 hours. Reserve remaining 1/2 cup marinade for the dressing.  Remove bag from refrigerator 30 minutes prior to grilling, then remove steak from marinade and season with salt.  

For the dressing, puree remaining 1/2 cup marinade, mint, yogurt, and 2 T feta in a food processor; chill.  

Preheat grill to high.  Brush grill grate with oil.  

Grill steak to medium-rare, 4-6 minutes per side; transfer to a cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.  Thinly slice steak against the grain into bite sized pieces. 

Assemble lettuce wraps by topping two overlapping lettuce leaves with steak, cucumber, tomatoes, feta, and a drizzle of dressing.

Per serving:  340 cal; 24g total fat (7g sat); 84mg chol; 419mg sodium; 4g carb; 1g fiber; 27g protein 

Monday, May 25, 2015

Robyn's Low-fat Rhubarb Muffins



Rhubarb Muffins (Low Fat) from Food.com                                                                          
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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Jo's Summer Salad


1 mango cubed
1 avocado cubed
1 chopped scallion 
1-2 chillies/jalapeƱos, seeded,chopped
Juice of 1-2 limes
Cooked chicken cubed (as much as you like or none)
Arugula 
1 large handful cilantro, chopped
Olive oil to your taste
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Toss together mango, scallion, chillies, avocado 
Squeeze lime juice over these and toss again 
Add chicken, arugula, cilantro 
Toss and add olive oil to taste
Salt/pepper as needed.

(Add cherry tomatoes for color if you want!?!  - Adjust amount of ingredients as you like)

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Garden Veggie Soup

Garden Vegetable Soup by Food.com

Prep: 10 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Serves 4




Ingredients

    • 2/3 cup sliced carrot
    • 1/2 cup diced onion
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 3 cups fat free broth ( beef, chicken or vegetable)
    • 1 1/2 cups diced green cabbage
    • 1/2 cup green beans
    • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
    • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
    • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 cup diced zucchini

Directions

  1. Spray a large saucepan with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Saute the carrot, onion and garlic over low heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add broth, cabbage, green beans, tomato paste and simmer, covered about 15 minutes or until beans are tender.
  4. Stir in zucchini and heat 3-4 minutes.
  5. Serve hot.

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Massage Oil

Basic Massage Oil Recipe


How to make a basic massage oil:
Ingredients:
* 6 teaspoons carrier oil of your choice (Jaime S recommends fractionated coconut oil)
* 8 drops of essential oil of your choice
Instructions:
Blend ingredients well.

Warm up oil before doing any massage including your fingertips.