Day 28, January 28th, 2012 Props to my husband! And a day off!

Did you know J is the best omelet maker in the world!  No joke!  He definitely has mad omelet making skills!  

This day I got to take a day off from cooking and we had a big salad at Sweet Tomatoes!!  Yum!  I controlled myself and only had 1 bowl of soup.  No potato and no chocolate chip cookies!  :(

They have a really good couscous there with black beans, tomatoes, and scallions.  I'm going to try to replicate it at home.  I think I like couscous better than quinoa. 

Day 27, January 27th, 2012 Stuffed Cabbage Casserole

So good...  I will be making this again and again.  J asked for more cabbage and so I think I provided with this recipe.  

Stuffed Cabbage Casserole

I followed the recipe exactly except I used ground turkey and maybe 3/4's cup of cheese.

E ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with peas.  I tried to get him to eat some brown rice and some turkey mixture by itself but he was being picky this day!

Day 26, January 26th, 2012 Chicken Burgers

Part of my eating healthy fast is no fast food!  I got into the habit of stopping and getting a hamburger at least once a week so it's been hard to just say no!  I've been craving a hamburger lately and I thought I should try to find a healthy alternative.  I started out wanting a turkey burger but recipe searching I found this one and gave it a try.  I could not have been more satisfied.  I just think it was too good it couldn't have been healthy...

Chicken Burgers with Garlic-Rosemary Mayo

I followed the recipe except that I only used 1/3 cup of low fat mayo and about 1.3 pounds of ground chicken.  I grilled them on the stove on my grill pan.  We didn't have any extra mayo and we ate them without a bun.  They were 5 star delicious!!!  

(My guilt comes in that I don't know what the fat % was in the ground chicken.  Next time I'm going to try turkey.)

Sweet Potato Fries

E ate a chicken burger on bread.  I don't remember if he ate any fries.  He has in the past.  

Day 25, January 25th, 2012 Cod baked in foil packets

Today we had baked cod with potatoes and asparagus.  I felt like I was eating really healthy tonight.  I can say that I've never sat down and had baked fish for dinner.  This is branching out for me.  I felt like I've made some improvements by adding fish to my diet!

Cod baked in foil packets

No recipe for this one.  I microwaved the red potatoes for 5 minutes then cut them in quarters.  I placed half of them on top of one square of foil and the other half on the other square.  I then placed the fish and then the asparagus.  I drizzled with olive oil and greek seasoning.  I wrapped it all up in the foil and baked it at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.  Everything was cooked perfect.  (As far as I know because I've never baked fish before!  But I think about my Chopped show on The Food Network and what the judges would have said about my fish...probably too overcooked for them.  Who knows?!)

I will say that I had to add more salt and pepper to everything on my plate.  It was a bit bland for my taste buds.  We got out the ketchup too for the potatoes.  The asparagus was perfect though!

E ate fish and I baked him a sweet potato.  I'm thankful he likes fish.

Day 24, January 24, 2012 Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan + Home-made chicken nuggets

The first picture below was home-made chicken nuggets and honey mustard dip I made for E for lunch.  They were very delicious and healthy.  I felt much better feeding these to him than the ones out of the bag.  Now do I have time everyday to un-thaw chicken and fry up some nuggets?  No, but if I'm going to do a crock pot meal with chicken I can start the recipe at lunch and cut off a little chicken for nuggets.  Some people make a bunch of nuggets and then freeze them.  I guess I could do that too! 

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Tuesday is Life Group day and so I needed something easy that makes a lot.  I saw this recipe as I was looking at another recipe on the same website.  I decided to give this a try.  Everyone said it was good but I thought it was ok.  It might have been the 100% whole wheat pasta that made it taste not so good.  The chicken itself fell apart but the sauce was funny tasting to me.  I don't know...judge for yourself.  

Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan

Day 23, January 23rd, 2012 Chicken Cordon Bleu

This is a repeat protein from Day 8.  It was just as good this time as the first.  The side dishes were wild rice pilaf and roasted brussels and asparagus.   

E ate chicken and rice.  

Day 22, January 22nd, 2012 Grilled Fish Tacos

I have to say that eating healthy is not so bad!  I still get my tex-mex fix but not with all the cheese and dairy!  This meal was so full of flavor.  Lots of lime and cilantro.  Bold flavors I really enjoy.  We went to Costco and got the cod out of the freezer section.  I have never been a fish eater but this tasted nothing like fish.  It was like a less chewy chicken and less fattening.

Grilled Fish Tacos

This is the recipe that got the ball rolling after we bought the fish.  I didn't follow it though.  I cut the cod in chunks.  I then marinated it in lime juice, honey, lime zest, s&p, garlic powder, and olive oil and then placed in the fridge until ready to grill.  I then grilled it on my stovetop grill pan.  I used the fiber & flax white corn tortillas again and the jalapeno greek yogurt (refer to day 13).  

(I didn't make the dressing the recipe calls for.  I didn't really do anything the recipe calls for.  It was inspiration!)

Fiesta Lime Rice

I made this as a side dish again.  It is so good with the long grain brown rice.  I would highly recommend checking it out if you haven't.  Also, check out day 5 for my tips on this side dish.  

E ate fish, black beans, and avocado.