Fish Tacos
I recently visited my doctor and I left the office with tons of questions.
Why are soap operas on in the waiting room? Why not something more neutral like a news channel?
What is that smell? Doctor’s offices always have that unique smell that you never smell anywhere else. I can’t explain it but if you were to blind fold me and lead me to a doctor’s office, I’d know I was there.
Who decided that a roll of paper is the best material to sit on while waiting endlessly for the doctor to show up?
Why are patient gowns impossible to tie without help?
Why are we weighed with all of our clothes on and why doesn’t the doctor take that into consideration when figuring out if we’re overweight? Surely the shorts, t-shirt and flip flops I wore during my July visit weigh less than the jeans, boots, and sweater I had on during the January visit.
Why, no matter what my ailments are, does the doctor always prescribe exercise and weight loss? I seriously doubt the chronic cough I recently developed is caused by being 10 or 20 pounds overweight.
Why am I all-of-a-sudden talking in a Jerry Seinfeld voice?
Who are these people…..
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Next up in my series of good for you meals is Fish tacos. Skeptical? “Hmmm…?” you say. Well I say don’t knock it until you try it.
They’re a nice alternative to chicken or beef tacos and of course, the fish combined with the fresh ingredients make them light and full of flavor and a heck of lot healthier.
Enjoy!
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(Better for You) Potato and Ham Soup
It’s January and people are making tons of resolutions they won’t keep. Get to the gym, save more money, quit smoking, and of course, eating better.
Today’s post is the first in a series of delicious meals that won’t go straight to your waistline and hopefully help you keep your resolution.
Then again, I think these recipes are so good that you may want to eat everything thus throwing this theory out the window.
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After Christmas, all of those hams that are stocked to capacity at the grocery store go on sale. Normally twenty or thirty dollar hams are half off…maybe less. It’s hard to pass up that kind of bargain so I throw one in my cart whether I need it or not.
The problem is I have a small family and a whole ham will go a very long way. So that means leftovers. Lots and lots and lot of leftovers.
I know you can freeze it, but to me, frozen ham that’s been thawed just doesn’t have the same taste. So I have to find alternative uses for it.
Ham omelettes for breakfast. Ham and Cheese sandwiches for lunch. And ham and potato soup for dinner. I’m good with these options.
Soup is a great meal when you’re watching what you eat. It can be loaded with calories but with a few simple tweaks you can make any soup healthy. This uses lots of lower fat/lower calorie ingredients. But I promise you it isn’t low on taste.
Soup is also very filling so you typically eat less. However, be warned, this soup is so tasty you probably will want seconds. Enjoy!
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Roast Beef and Kielbasa Sandwich with horseradish cheese sauce
The best part about food blogging is the interaction I have with other bloggers. We follow each others tweets, we’re friends on Facebook, and we connect through our blogs. Mainly, at least in my opinion, we’re each others inspiration.
I cannot begin to tell you how many of the family dinners I’ve made over the past few years that have started by me reading a blog. I have bookmarks upon bookmarks of recipes I want to try. Clearly I’ll never get to all of them, but I’m going to try.
In the midst of wading through the hundreds of recipes, there are probably 20 or so that have risen to the top.
The first recipe from my elite group of bookmarks is for a sandwich called “Beef and ‘Basa.” It comes from Adam Holland who runs a blog titled “The Unorthodox Epicure – Confessions of an aspiring food snob.” Adam doesn’t mess around with the recipes from his “Food Snob Chronicles.” They’re good, creative ideas and best of all, most are easy to follow. Perfect for a home cook. Take a few minutes to check him out and if you like what you see, give him a follow.
Like any recipe I find, I try to tweak it to my liking, but this one looked as though it required no tweaking at all. However, since I wanted to make it somewhat healthy, I traded out regular mayo for Olive Oil mayo and used turkey kielbasa. I may have negated the fat count that I saved by upping the amount of cheese. Also, since I really like caramelized onions, I used two. The technique is pretty much exactly the same.
My wife and I really loved Adam’s sandwiches and I’m confident that you will too. Enjoy!
Thanks Adam!!
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Stir-Fry
Over the holiday’s my hard-drive crashed.
If this has ever happened to you, my condolences. Clearly you felt my pain. If you haven’t, then let me tell you it sucks. Its a significant gut-wrenching, heart-stopping moment.
After the initial punch-in-the-face you step back and realize you’re just an average user and you didn’t lose your 500 page “masterpiece” that was in the final stages of refinement before shipping to your publisher. It’s not that bad.
You probably lost some music which isn’t a true loss because you probably have it all on iTunes.
Maybe it was some some pictures of your cute puppy, which, lets be honest, have probably already been overly shared on Facebook or Instagram. Again, easy to get back.
Even important stuff like taxes are most likely stored through your online tax service or if you’re “old school”, you have printed versions.
Yes I can get my music back, same with some recent pictures of the dogs and my tax information. What I can’t get back are pictures that I wasn’t ready to share. Namely a few hundred unedited senior pictures I took of my step-son. It’s not the end of the world but for a parent of a kid that isn’t the most photogenic to begin with, that’s a huge loss. Things happen so we’ll try again in the spring.
There is a lesson to be learned here and that is back up files and back them up often. Ironically I do have a back-up hard drive but its only as good as the frequency in which you take advantage of it. For me it was about every 6-8 weeks or so…which clearly isn’t enough. I also learned that “Google Drive” is now my new best friend.
By the way, I also lost a bunch of photos I had ready for the blog, which is partly to blame for my hiatus. Also, the batteries in my “grown-up” camera are dead hence the use of my smartphone picture for today’s post. I clearly need to step up my game.
While I throw myself a pity-party, here’s a healthy, immensely flavorful stir-fry dish for you to try. I made this version with pork but you could substitute chicken or shrimp. Enjoy!
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Serve with rice or noodles — eggroll optional.