Month: March 2008

  • Moroccan Chicken and Couscous

    Another recipe from Fitness Food tonight — seems like every recipe we’ve made from this book is a winner. This time, chicken drumsticks are slowly simmered in a tomato and chicken broth-based sauce and served over couscous with chickpeas, green onions, and cilantro. It was a nice departure from the ever-present chicken breasts we usually […]

  • (Almost…) Good-For-You Chocolate-Chip Cookies

    Lisa’s been spending her free time baking lately, and today she made a huge batch of chocolate-chip cookies that also have chopped walnuts and peanut butter. We really enjoyed the light, chewy texture of these “healthy” cookies. Chris says: Yum, these are good! They’re light and chewy like the soft-baked kind — I like the […]

  • Spiced Acorn Squash Stew with Couscous

    Tonight Lisa made a stew and couscous combo adapted from a recipe found on the Food Network website. Acorn squash, spinach, garbanzo beans, onions, tomatoes, and spices over a bed of couscous. Chris says: Apparently we [heart] stews! Lisa says: What’s not to [heart]? This one is especially delicious. Chris says: …and colorful. Also, I […]

  • Ropa Vieja with Vegetables

    I’ve been in a meat-mood all week, so last night I made this shredded skirt-steak recipe from one of our favorite cookbooks, Healthy Latin Cooking. The steak is slow-cooked in wine and broth until it’s tender enough to easily shred with a fork. This recipe is made lighter than the traditional by the addition of […]