Spring is beautifully expressed in a lovely dish of poached salmon, cool dill sauce and sweet roast asparagus. Don’t be fooled by poaching, it’s simply simmering something in liquid until cooked through. It couldn’t be easier and I know once you try it you’ll love it! And happily, it doesn’t add any fat to the dish so it’s a calorie-concious way to cook. You can poach eggs, fish and chicken breasts with ease. I often poach chicken breasts in hot chicken broth then cool and shred for chicken salad. Poaching is an easy and elegant skill to master. Give it a try and let me know how you like it! Poached salmon with dill sauce might be the perfect romantic dinner for two!
Eating Clean
Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
These Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are just the perfect marriage of fresh strawberries, homemade whipped cream and delicious, lightly coconut flavored gluten free cake. You don’t even notice that they’re gluten free but they are and they. are. addicting! I use organic coconut flour, raw honey, coconut oil and organic flaked coconut. These are so simple and, when you cut one in half, the strawberry in the center makes it look just like a little adorable strawberry shortcake! You can also make this into a lovely layer cake with sliced strawberries between the layers and decorating the whipped cream on the top. It’s a wonderful cake for a baby or wedding shower
Easy Balsamic Chicken in the Crock Pot
Balsamic vinegar-dark, sweet, and mysterious. I use it for all kinds of things including my favorite spiced fig jam but today, we’re talking chicken! I’m a dark meat chicken girl but my husband prefers chicken breasts so, perfect marriage right? I get the dark, he gets the white, everybody’s happy! I’ve discovered another perfect marriage-the marriage of dark and sultry, tangy balsamic vinegar, garlic, chicken and the low and slow cooking you get in a crock pot.
Salmon Patties
Here’s a heart healthy and delicious recipe loaded with Omega-3’s to add to your collection. I make these all the time! Honestly, this is one of my ‘go-to’ dinner recipes and the best part? You can use canned (wild caught) salmon! Or use fresh if you chop it up or pulse it a few times in the food processor. It also works fabulously with fresh crab meat.
Even my friends who don’t love fish love these salmon patties. They are crisp on the outside, tender on the inside, full of flavor and easy to make. Mix everything together and form into patties in the morning and at dinner time, all you have to do is cook them for 4-5 minutes on each side, just enough time to throw together a quick green salad and steam a veggie!
Homemade Honey Oat Granola
Don’t you just love granola in all it’s sweet, crunchy goodness? It’s ridiculously easy to make, in fact, I haven’t bought a box of granola in probably 10 years because it’s that easy and that good! When you make your own, you’re avoiding all the unhealthy fats, oils and additives in commercial granola. You can …