2nd Week of Resolution

Did pretty well this week -
Tuesday, the 9th - Beef Stew (l/o) over pasta
Wednesday, the 10th - Taco Salad
Thursday, the 11th - Chicken Breasts w/Spicy Citrus Glaze - this is a very healthy dish that I first made in '99

Sear chicken breasts or strips of in butter (about 4 min. on each side).
While this going on, mix together:
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup thawed frozen o.j. concentrate
2 tsp. orange zest
2 cloves of garlic minced
salt & red pepper flakes

Pour the honey mixture over the chicken and cook, turning to coat for about 2 min or till sauce begins to thicken. Garnish with scallions and serve with rice.

For a starter for this dinner, we had Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup - garnished with one meatball (from freezer), capers, kalamatas and feta sprinkled over. Very good!!

Friday, the 12th - Postponed Christmas party dinner in Bellevue.

Saturday, the 13th - Got home late afternoon from Pike Place so had Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Soup from Trader Joe's (wanted to compare to the online order product Burr's gave us and it's just as good!) topped with goat cheese.

Pesto Stuffed Tortellini topped with Parmesan, capers, kalamatas and Pancetta (most of which were purchased in Seattle). This was a nice combination, will definitely repeat.

Sunday, the 14th, I made the dinner to be reviewed on C@H forum on Monday.

Chicken Pho with noodles, fresh herbs, and lime - here's my review of this dinner that I posted on the forum:

Now this is a tasty dish - pretty too!! (will try to post pictures here)

The broth is just a wonderful flavor - I've never charred cinnamon nor ginger, but I'll sure do it often now!And the overall combination - great!

In addition to the Pho, we had stir fried Bok Choy
Nuoc Cham - from Mai Pham's Southeast Asian cookbook:
2 crushed garlic cloves
1 tsp. chili paste
1/4 cup fish sauce
2/3 cup hot water
2 T. lime juice with pulp (author's note:"very important to include the pulp")
1/4 cup sugar
grated carrots

Red Bean Buns - I wasn't sure how to finish them, so steamed half and baked half. Love them both ways!!

Monday, the 15th - an old Cooking Light recipe that we especially like -
Conflake-crusted halibut with Chile-Cilantro Aioli (instead of making the Aioli, we tasted different chutneys/sauces we picked up in Seattle and all were great with the fish and 'chips'.
Oven fries with Yukon potatoes - these are becoming my favorite potato to use for oven fries.

So, for the week - four old dishes; two new dishes; and one night out to dinner - which the food was not the least bit tasty.

The third week will be mostly at the beach - and I'm taking the stuff for a lot of our old favorites (and healthy) that we've been making in the trailer for a long time. One nite tho, we are eating out at a local pizza joint that neighbors around here have said is the best pizza around.