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Reduced Fat Fudge Brownie Cupcakes
Lisa made this recipe from the book Fitness Food. We didn’t have a baking pan that was the size the recipe asks for, so she used an 8×8 pan and put the remaining mix in muffin pan lined with paper cups. The recipe yielded a full 8×8 pan plus 4 cupcakes. Lisa says: Yay for […]
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Arroz Rojo con Pollo y Frijoles Negros
Yep, that’s Chicken and Rice with black beans… this recipe is based on one in Rick Bayless’s Mexican Everyday cookbook and was a nice smoky twist on the usual. What really elevated the dish was a quick homemade chipotle-tomatillo salsa that we spooned on; as our dishes emptied we proceeded to just consume the salsa […]
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Maple Walnut Biscotti!
Lisa made these delicious treats from a recipe in the Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites cookbook. It made for a nice dessert following the swordfish. Chris says: What smells like pancakes in here? Carrie says: Yum! Were these really hard to make? Lisa says: No, they were easy… I just didn’t know how to cut them right. […]
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Swordfish Tagine with Chermoulla
A full plate courtesy of the Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites cookbook. Swordfish is baked in a lemony cilantro sauce with onions, carrots, ginger, garlic, and tomatoes. We served it over a couscous with onions and peas, a recipe also from Moosewood. Chris says: Lemony! Lisa says: And cilantro-y! I love that sauce. Carrie says: Wow, I […]
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Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries
We had our last batch of leftover bean burgers last night (tear) and needed an easy side, so we baked up a batch of thick-cut sweet potato fries! Delicious! Lisa says: Yum! What are these tossed in, and, uh… why are we eating them in ice-cream cups? Chris says: Um… they’re “sweet” potatoes? Lisa says: […]