Mission: Healthy(er) Meals

interesteddad
Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:42:32 +0000

My favorite easy cooking method is to take my pork chop, my piece of steak, my chicken breast coat it with salt and pepper and some spices and saute it in a little butter or olive oil. Then when it’s cooked take a little wine or juice, saute some onions or mushrooms,or some fruit and serve the meat topped with the sauce. The combination of spices can take you to Italy, France, North Africa, Mexico your choice…



Amen. Olive oil is very good for you. This idea that eating fat is “bad” is misquided and sends people down a track of unsatisfying diets. For example, if the family likes fried chicken, you can actually serve fried chicken. Just don’t serve it with bread and a baked potato or rice or pasta or some other high cal side dish. Serve with fresh sauteed brocolli.

A staple for me is is to cook some chicken – either whole breasts on the grill or some boneless skinless breast sauteed in olive oil. One night, I cut up some of the cooked chicken for a chicken caesar salad – olive oil, vinegar, anchovy, Worcester, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, romaine lettuce, vidialia onions, 1 oz per person of Parmeggiano Reggiano cheese, and croutons. Another night, some of the chicken gets chunked and quicked sauteed with a sliced onion and a sliced bell pepper. A little chili powder, a chopped chipotle pepper, a couple of spoonfuls of whatever salsa is on hand. Everyone spoons some on the tortilla of their choice and adds whatever their calorie target allows: some shredded cheese, more salsa, sour cream, guacamole. Ten minute fajitas.