Scallops and Veggies

Scallops and Veggies over Rice

 This is a simple meal thats only 10 weight watchers points.

Ingredients

	1 pound(s) scallops
	1 cup(s) cooked asparagus
	1 cup(s) frozen sliced summer squash
	2 clove(s) garlic clove(s) (medium)
	1/8 cup(s) Spanish onion
	1 cup(s) plum tomatoes, diced
	1/2 cup(s)  Merlot
	1 tsp Italian seasoning
	1 serving(s) Nutrasalt Seasoned salt, tsp.
	3 Tbsp teriyaki sauce
	1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
	3 cup(s) cooked white rice

Instructions

chop the vegetables and cook with scallops and all other ingredients, in a pan over medium heat, Covered for 10 -15 minutes or until scallops are cooked and veggies are cooked but still crisp. Serve over rice.
Cook rice according to packaging. 1 cup rice per serving.

Wasabi Almonds

This are my favorite snack to bring on vacation, aside from homemade beef jerky of course (see my beef jerky section), but normally i purchase the Archer Farms brand from target, but with the prices steadily rising i wanted to make my own. So these were definitely on my "to try" list. Not only do you get more for your money, but they taste like the Archer Farms version and are so worth the small amount of time to make. So instead of a yearly treat, they have become a staple.

 

Wasabi Almonds

Ingredients:

Serves: 16,

Yield:3 cups apprx

• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 lb natural almonds (brown skin on)
• 4 tablespoons wasabi powder
• 1 teaspoons coarse salt
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions:

Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 1/4 hr

1. Preheat the oven to 275°F.
2. Line a baking sheet with Release Foil or lightly greased foil or lightly greased parchment paper.
3. Whisk the egg white and water together until foamy.
4. Add almonds and toss to coat.
5. Place almonds in a sieve to allow excess egg white to drain off toss lightly as you are draining them.
6. Stir together the wasabi, cornstarch & salt in a large bowl or zip lock plastic bag.
7.  Add almonds and toss to coat.
8. Spread the almonds on the baking sheet single layer and bake for 30 minutes.
9. Stir gently lower heat to 200°F and continue baking for a further 20 minutes.
10. Let cool completely.
11. Serve now or store in an airtight container for up to a week.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/wasabi-almonds-150444#ixzz1TAqg1Cb5

Cooking, Cooking

Dinner tonight was a mixed bag of ethnic fusion. I made this wonderfull chicken recipe that I got off of weight watchers...it was great. And because I needed to give it a try, I made a polish dish that roughly translated means potato and barley dumplings. I have to admit I was skeptical about the dumplings....but they were really really good. and filling.

Ginger and Teriyaki Chicken

Course: main meals PointsPlus™ Value:    4 Servings:  4 Preparation Time:  20 min Cooking Time:  35 min Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Our ginger-flavored broth does double duty in this recipe: It's a cooking liquid for the chicken and a tangy base for the dressing.

Ingredients

	1 Tbsp ginger root, freshly grated
	1 clove(s) garlic clove(s), minced (medium)
	1 cup(s) fat-free chicken broth
	1 pound(s) Chicken, breast, raw, without skin & bone
	1 stalk(s) celery, rib, chopped (medium)
	1 small sweet red pepper(s), chopped
	1 medium scallion(s), finely chopped (green part only)
	1/4 cup(s) teriyaki sauce
	1/4 tsp black pepper
	16 piece(s) lettuce, use tender, inner Romaine leaves

Instructions

• Combine ginger, garlic and broth in a large skillet; bring to a simmer. Add chicken in one layer; return to a simmer. Cover and simmer, turning chicken over after 15 minutes, until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let chicken sit in broth for 5 minutes.
  
• Reserve 3 tablespoons of cooked broth; discard remainder. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces and place in a medium bowl; add celery, red pepper and scallion.
  
• In a cup, combine teriyaki sauce, reserved broth and black pepper; stir well. Pour over chicken mixture and toss to combine.
  
• To serve, arrange 4 lettuce leaves on each of 4 plates. Spoon 1/4 cup of chicken mixture into each leaf. Pick up each leaf and eat with your hands. Yields 4 filled leaves per serving. 

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PYZY Z KASZA JECZMIENNA or Potato Barley Dumplings

Ingredients

	1/2 cup(s) uncooked barley
	3 cup(s) uncooked potato(es), grated
	4 Tbsp table salt
	1 Tbsp garlic powder
	2 Tbsp dried parsley
	1 cup(s) all-purpose flour
	10 cup(s) water
	1 large egg(s)

Instructions

  Soak the cracked barley in 3 cups of water over night. Shred the potatoes on a grater and mix with the potatoes. Using cheese cloth or a clean towel. Remove the remaining moisture from the potatoes and barley.
add in garlic and parsley , flour , egg and 1 tsp. salt. Roll into walnut sized balled between floured hands.
Bring remaining water and salt to a gentle boil. Drop dumplings into boiling salted water and boil about 30 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon.Variations are served with pasta sauce or fried onions and diced bacon (not included in recipe.) Or stuff with ground beef.makes about 50 dumplings. Serving size 5 dumplings

Traditionally these are served with diced crisp bacon and tossed in the bacon drippings before serving. 

Note: I found that flouring my hands was not quite enough to make these into balls.  So I used a plate and put a handful of flour on it and dropped spoon fulls of the mixture onto the flour. it made it easier to flip the dumplings over and then pick them up and roll them into balls. 

its hot and I am broke

it seems the hotter the summer gets the more money I spend that I hadn't planned on spending. Money for a new wall, gutters, tree removal.....yay. So that means going out for ice cream is out. But i have fruit and I have ice!

Fruited Water Ice

1 apple – Cored

1 Pear – Cored

1 banana – peeled

1 kiwi- peeled

½ cup pineapple-fresh

½ cup cantaloupe – fresh

2 sweet’n’low packets

3 cups of ice

blender

This works with any fruit combo. I make it a lot as a snack or when I have leftover fresh fruit salad. Put it all in the blender (I don’t even peel the apples or pears) Pulse until it’s the consistency of water ice.  Add more ice if needed. This makes quite a bit, so if it isn’t all going to be eaten. Pour the remaining blended mixture into an ice cube tray and freeze. When you want more pop the “ice cubes” into the blender again and eat.

Ice Cream…without all that nasty stuff

2 cups frozen fruit of choice (I like mixed berries)

Make sure its frozen without added sugar

½ to ¾ cup of soy or almond milk, unsweetened.

Blender

Add all ingredients to blender and pulse until smooth. Eat.