Ingredients: olive oil (1-2 Tablespoons) 1 medium onion chopped 4-6 cloves of garlic smashed or chopped 4-6 1/2 chicken breasts cubed (about 1 1/2 lbs) 4 Tablespoons chili powder (you may adjust for spiciness)** 1 Tablespoon cumin 2 cans diced tomatos (14 oz) 1 small can tomato paste chicken broth 1 can kidney beans (rinsed) 1 can black beans (rinsed) Directions: In a large pot, add oil, onion & garlic. Over medium heat saute until onion starts to turn translucent. Add Chicken & cook until most of the pink is gone from the chicken. Add chili powder & cumin. Stir to coat. Add tomatos, tomato paste & just enough chicken broth to barely cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat & let simmer for 30 minutes Add black & kidney beans. Continue to simmer for 15 minutes. ** I substitute 2 Tablespoons chili powder, 1 Tablespoon ancho chili powder, and Read More . . .
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Ingredients: olive oil (1-2 Tablespoons) 3 – 4 garlic cloves chopped 1 medium onion chopped 2 green peppers chopped 2 serano peppers chopped 1.5 lbs chicken breast cut up 2 cans(14 oz ea) diced tomatos 4 cups water or chicken broth 4T chili powder lime juice (optional) cilantro (optional) monterrey jack cheese (optional) crushed tortilla chips (optional) Directions: Sweat garlic, onion, and peppers with oil in a soup pot over medium high heat. Add chicken until lightly browned. Add tomatos, cook for a minute or 2 longer. Add water and chili powder, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cook for 30 minutes. Add cilantro & lime juice. Garnish with cheese and tortilla chips. Read More . . .
Recipes
Main Courses Beef Stew Chicken Cacciatore Chicken Chili Chicken Jambalya Chicken Tortilla Soup Chinese Chicken Salad Crab Cakes Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich Ropa Vieja (shredded beef tacos) Sausage & Peppers Casserole Shrimp and Veggie Pasta Scampi Southwestern Chicken Taco Salad Stuffed Peppers Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts Thai Style Steak Tacos Turkey Meatballs Turkey Meatloaf Houston’s Copycat Veggie Burger [TOP] Marinades/Sauces/Dressings No-Cook Low Carb Bourbon Barbecue Sauce Guiltless Caesar Salad Dressing Honey Mustard Vinaigrette Italian Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Jerk Rub Red Sauce Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette Southwestern Marinade Southwestern Salad Dressing [TOP] Salads and Sides Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes Corn Salad Garlic Green Beans Green Beans with Carmelized Onions & Feta Jicama Orange Slaw Tex-Mex Zucchini Succotash Quinoa Caprese Salad Spinach Strawberry Salad Spinach Apple Salad Summer Wheatberry Salad Sweet Potato Fries Tabbouleh Salad with Chicken Winter Sweet Quinoa Salad [TOP] Sweet “E” Treats Apple Cobbler Banana Bread Banana Meal Replacement Read More . . .
Healthy Eating: beyond poached fish and celery sticks
I love food. I love the flavor of it, texture & aroma. I love eating. I am a self-described foodie. Wikipedia defines a foodie as "A gourmet is a person with a discriminating palate and who is knowledgeable in fine food and drink. The word is a corruption of the French word gourmet, a valet in charge of the wines. It is often used as an adjective for meals of especially high quality, whose makers or preparers have used especial effort or art in presentation or cooking the meal, or for facilities equipped for preparing such meals, such as a restaurant." I don't know if I fall into the gourmet part of this explanation; I certainly don't waste my calories on "common foods" like candy bars or fast food. Although it has to be good, it doesn't have to be gourmet & I'm all about volume. Why do I tell Read More . . .
Done with Dieting Episode #6: Do we need to Move More and Eat Less?
There’s no doubt that calories in vs calories out is the foundation of weight maintenance and weight loss. Yet, anyone who’s been on a diet and drastically cut calories, logged every morsel that’s passed her lips, knows the frustration and truth of being confronted with the math not working out when standing on the scale and not seeing the number that she had hoped for. So what’s that about? How is it that we can live in a calorie deficit and not lose weight? Truth is that although calories are in fact the way that we gain and lose weight, BUT there are many things happening within our bodies that are so complex – that we really don’t know why two people can eat and do the same things, and while one person will lose weight, and another won’t. In this episode of the Done with Dieting Podcast, we’re going Read More . . .
Foods & Their Macronutrient Categories
Wow! That is such a fantastic title for this article. I’m glad you’re still with me… I often have clients ask questions about “what is a protein?” or hearing that carbs are bad, not realizing the vast difference between the carbohydrates found in cookies versus the carbohydrates found in a tomato. This is a list of different types of foods, broken down into their MAIN category. I say “main” category because inevitably I’ll get the question about beans and or cheese: “But Elizabeth, beans & cheese have protein in them, don’t they?” Yes, they do. Beans have protein in them, but they are an incomplete protein [more on that in another blog post]. And although cheese has protein in it, it really has more fat than protien, so I put cheese and nuts in the fats category. And no. By all means, this is not a complete list. but it Read More . . .
Southwestern Marinade
Ingredients: 2T olive oil juice from 3 limes 1/4 c soy sauce 4 garlic cloves, minced 2T honey 1T corriander 1T chipotle chili pepper 1T cumin Directions: Place all ingredients & desired meat into a resealable plastic bag or covered bowl. Marinate for 1 hour up to 2 days. This marinade is fantastic on chicken or fish. Once cooked, cut meat up into strips & toss on a salad, or in tortillas with a bit of ranch dressing, cabbage & pico de gallo for a twist on standard tacos. Read More . . .
3 Tips for Eating & Weight Loss
Part 1 in the Runtex University Bucky & Bob Speaking Series My husband tells me that I eat more food than anyone that he knows. He’s probably right. I can eat large volume of food. I also remember as a kid going to an ice cream parlor with my sister. After I finished mine, I finished hers too. She looked at me & stated "Your stomach is a bottomless pit." Looking back, it’s really not a mystery to me that I ended up overweight, but also that I’ve devised a few really good strategies for being able to eat, not depriving myself & still being able to maintain my smaller size. 1) Don’t Drink Your Calories Have you seen the calorie counts on some of the Starbucks coffee drinks? A Venti Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino® Blended Crème has 670 Calories! That’s about a third of my calorie budget! Plus, in Read More . . .