Chicken and Spinach Salad
Ingredients:
6 oz. fresh spinach
2 oranges, peeled and cut into chunks
2 cups cooked and cubed chicken
2 cups fresh strawberries
Dressing:
2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
3 Tbsp. orange juice
1-1/2 Tbsp. canola oil
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/3 tsp. poppy seeds
Mix dressing ingredients and regrigerate. Wash spinach and tear into bite size pieces. Add oranges, chicken and strawberries. […]
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Arizona Chicken
I just love lime and salsa….
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
1 tablespoon Smart Balance or Butter Flavor Pam
1/2 to 3/4 cup prepared salsa
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Pound each breast between sheets of plastic wrap to uniform thickness of about 1/4 inch. Spread each with mustard.
In large skillet, melt […]
Doing Chicken
Poach chicken in chicken stock and leave any fat out of it. Use Pam if you need to add some fat. Add wine, rosemary and thyme to some chicken broth and cook until done.
Broil
Broiling a piece of chicken allows you to do whatever you want with it – you can add any […]
Cucumbers Vinaigrette
3 cucumbers (peeled halved lengthwise seeded and thinly sliced)
1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
2-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
Place cucumbers and onion in a bowl.
Combine basil and remaining ingredients.
Pour over cucumber […]
Cantonese Shrimp and Snow Peas
1 1/2 pounds frozen peeled, raw shrimp
1 1/2 teaspoons chicken stock base
1 cup boiling water
1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon vegetable or canola oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger, or less
Dash of pepper
1 (6 ounce) package frozen Chinese pea pods, thawed
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Thaw shrimp. […]
The South Beach Diet Plan
The South Beach Diet Plan stresses eating the right carbs, and eating good fats like olive oil and you stay away from saturated fat like beef, bacon and butter. During the first part of the diet, you eliminate all alcohol and carbohydrates for the first 2 weeks. In the second phase, […]
Grape Tomato Salsa
1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbs each lime juice and chopped cilantro
1/4 tsp salt
2 dashes hot pepper sauce
Place tomatoes in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Pour tomatoes into a bowl and stir in onion, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, salt and hot pepper […]
Arthur Agatston M.D., cardiologist and author of “The South Beach Diet” and now “The South Beach Heart Program” will be airing a Heart-Saving Special on PBS throughout March.
Dr. Agatston is also an editorial advisor to Preventionmagazine, so to find out when his heart-related Special airs on a PBS station near you, please go to the […]
