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Baked Fried Chicken

This “Fried Chicken” is finger lickin’ good and not bad for your waist line! My husband and I ate boneless skinless chicken breasts and the kids love the drumsticks and thighs or “chicken bones” as my 7 year old likes to call them. Marinate chicken (your favorite kind) in buttermilk and a dash of hot sauce for an hour. I add 2 eggs directly to the buttermilk mixture and mix it around to coat the chicken. Meanwhile in a large plastic bag add 1/2 corn flakes and 1/2 potato chips (I used reduced fat kettle chips). Crush until you achieve your desired consistency. Add seasoned salt and pepper to dry mix but remember your potato chips are salty too. Dredge chicken in cornflake mixture until coated on both sides. Lay on greased cookie sheet. Add a dash of cayenne on top of the chicken for those who like it hot. Drizzle a little EVOO on top of each piece of chicken which will help crisp the top. Bake at 400 degrees for ? Sorry, I didn’t time it. ~20-30 minutes…

Cottage cheese, tomato, and avocado salad

After one too many handfuls of Peanut M&Ms this weekend, today’s lunch was just what I needed to reboot. Cottage Cheese (Costco 2% is the best by far) Sliced tomato, avocado, and cucumber Sprinkled with lemon zest, a dash of lemon juice, and Tajin (YUM)

Greek Hummus Salad

I’m in love with this Greek Hummus Salad! Romaine lettuce Hope Spicy Avocado Hummus Rotisserie Chicken shredded Tomatoes Cucumber Avocado Carrots Feta Cheese Pita chips EVOO Lemon juice S&P Hummus dressing- 2 parts hummus 1 part EVOO 1 part lemon juice S&P Toss all salad ingredients together and top with crushed pita chips. ETC. I use this hummus for dips, wraps and sandwiches, over chicken burgers, and really anything!

Peaches, Vanilla Mascarpone, and Granola

My friend Karyn at @loomgoods is always looking for healthy snacks for her and her family. She loved this recipe I dreamed up for her leftover peaches. Yum! Peach half Madagascar Vanilla Creme Fraiche Granola Dash of Lime Fresca Salt ETC. The Creme Freiche is Vermont Creamery and can be found at Whole Foods and Harmons. You can also add vanilla bean paste to plain Creme Fraiche.

Opah and Corn Salad Lettuce Cups

Opah and Corn Salad Lettuce Cups I love when healthy = delicious! More farmers market fare for you. Butter lettuce Opah/Ono, or your favorite white fish Corn (I used frozen corn) Spinach kale chard mix Green onion sliced Avocado Red wine vinegar EVOO Honey Red Pepper Flakes Lime juice Lime zest Coat fish in EVOO, lime juice, and S&P and grill. Take off heat right before you think it’s done. You can also roast or sauté fish. For corn mixture, saute corn in a little vegetable spray and let brown before mixing. Julienne spinach, kale mixture and add to pan with sliced green onion. Add EVOO, dash of vinegar, dash of honey, and red pepper flakes. Cook through and add lime juice and zest at the end. Fill lettuce cups with fish, avocado chunks, and corn mixture. Squeeze with lime and serve!

Tandoori Shrimp

| INGREDIENTS | 2 lbs jumbo shrimp, peeled [leave tails on] and deveined 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice 1 1/2 teaspoons Cajun Rub 1 cup plain [greek] yogurt 1/4 cup heavy cream, half and half, or milk 1/2 of a small onion, coarsely chopped 3 cloves garlic coarsely chopped 1 1″ piece of fresh ginger peeled and coarsely chopped 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric a few drops of red and orange food coloring [optional] 4 tablespoons butter melted thinly sliced red onions lime wedges sprigs of cilantro for serving | DIRECTIONS | Put the shrimp in a large resealable plastic bag. Combine the lime juice and Cajun Rub. Pour over the shrimp and refrigerate for 15 minutes. In the meantime, combine the yogurt, cream, onion, garlic, ginger, chili powder, cumin, coriander, and turmeric in an blender jar and process until the mixture is fairly smooth. Blend in a few drops of orange and red food coloring, if desired, to imitate the brilliant color of authentic tandoori….

Baked tortilla chips

Taco salads call for homemade (EASY) baked tortilla chips. They’re crunchy on the corners, a little chewy in the center, and can be flavored any way you want! My favorite- Mission-Artisan Style Tortillas- Corn and Whole Wheat Blend With a pizza cutter cut into triangles. Spray cookie sheet with Coconut oil spray and spray tortillas. Season with your favorite salt. I love to add Tajin or even a little lime juice or zest. Bake at a very high temp or broil for a few minutes and then turn over and re-season and broil other side.

Cobb Italiana Salad

Girlfriends, lunch, and a Diet Coke! Happy Friday ~Cobb Italiana – Romaine Treviso Mustard Green Arugula Pancetta Grilled Chicken Breast Avocado Ranui Farms Hard Cooked Egg Anchovy Aioli Gorgonzola Dolce Herb Crouton Grana Padano

Hummus Salad dressing

My girlfriend had me over for lunch the other day and made a salad with the most delicious dressing! She is the queen of salads and mine never taste as good. I tripled the dressing recipe so I’d have it for the next couple of weeks. And really, I’d eat it by the spoonful! 1/3 cup sugar 2 tbsp sesame seeds 1 tbsp poppy seed 1 1/2 tsp minced onion (I added a lot more and used purple onion) 1/4 tsp Worcestershire 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/2 c veg oil 1/4 c apple cider vinegar (I used red wine and I think that’s fine too) Salad- Butter lettuce and Spinach Grilled chicken from last night Strawberries blueberries blood orange segments orange segments Avocado Sliced almonds

Acai Bowls

Hosting a morning meeting, and wanted to keep it healthy and fresh. I hate sitting down to a meeting and feeding my face with doughnuts and muffins (because if its in front of me, I will!) Sambazon Superfruit packs are the easiest way to make Acai bowls at home. I’ve only found them at Whole Foods in the freezer section. Blend Sambazon pack with – 1/2 C Almond Coconut milk Handful of berries 1/2 banana Spinach Blend to desired consistency (It should be very thick, similar to ice cream.) Add your favorite toppings! Fruit, banana, granola, coconut…