Showing posts with label diabetic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diabetic. Show all posts

Monday, February 18, 2013

No Guilt Fajita Recipe

Fajitas are simple, fast, and healthy meals.  We LOVE vegetable fajitas at our house.  This seasoning is extremely easy and cheaper than buying pre-mixed seasoning from the store.  What's better?  You can tailor it to your taste, and you probably have most if not all of the ingredients in your cupboard!

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Warning:  I never measure ingredients unless I am baking.  This recipe will not include amounts.  You adjust seasoning amounts to fit your taste buds.

Fajita Guts:
We used about a pounds of sweet peppers, and 1 large yellow onion for this batch.  I also had some leftover salad (spinach ,green pepper, & radish) in the fridge, so I threw that in.  
Just enough oil to barely coat the bottom of the pan.  Whatever oil you prefer, go with it.  I use olive oil in my fajitas.

Fajita Seasoning:
Chili Powder
Cayenne Pepper
Cumin
Garlic
Salt

Chop desired vegetables.  (If using meat, cook meat thoroughly first).  Pour a small amount of oil over the vegetables.  Mix together seasoning and sprinkle it over veggies.  Cook on Medium-High heat until vegetables are softened to your desired texture.

Serve with tortillas or over rice.  

Great sides: Cilantro Lime Rice, Black Beans, Refried Beans, Lettuce

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

What's in your noodles?

The truth?  I very rarely serve noodles to my family and boxed foods, like Mac&Cheese are extremely rare.

But - I LOVE noodles.  I can't think of very many ways to eat noodles that I don't like.  The problem is that I am a type 2 diabetic.  For the most part, noodles are just plain out of the question.

Today was one of those extremely rare days.  I pulled out a box of "noodles and cheese" for my boys.  Monkey usually will not eat them, he's not a pasta guy.  I can't just serve them plain noodles and cheese either - I'm one of THOSE moms that can't leave a "good" food alone.  I searched the cupboard, looking for something to make it slightly healthier for my family, I checked the fridge...

Here's the end result:
Noodles & Cheese with hidden curried cauliflower
and some hummus
and some cheddar
and some parmesean

Sound gross?  I only gave Monkey about a spoon full, he gobbled it down and wanted more.  My noodles experiment was a success!

Do you hide things in your noodles?  What do you do to make this traditional lunch healthier for your family?

(By the way, tonight is lasagna night - my "noodles" will be thinly sliced yellow squash

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

My Egg-free, Peanut-free, Gluten-free, Low-carb life: Menu 3

Here is this week's menu for our house - some day I'll get it figured out BEFORE the middle of the week.  This week Randy and I are going carb free (or at least as much as we are able) - no fruits or breads at all.  Oh my do I want some chocolate! I did not include breakfasts and lunches, as lunch is always leftovers.

Monday - Zucchini Lasagna in the crock pot (sounds gross but my is it great)
Tuesday - Green Peppers stuffed with ground turkey and veggies, topped with cheese
Wednesday - Boca Burgers and Brussel Sprouts
Thursday - Chicken and Green Beans
Friday - Broccoli Casserole
Saturday - Soup
Sunday - Taco Salad (minus chips or tortillas)