Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Simple, healthy, quick meals!
Inspired by the New York Times list of 100 easy recipes, here are my standbys:

Gazpacho:
Buy your favorite salsa (I love Herdez). Put in blender. Chill (the gazpacho, but you, too).

Cheese toast:
Buy Wasa Crisp'n light 7 grain bread, or any cracker bread. In blender, mix fat free cottage cheese, and your favorite antipasto- I love artichoke hearts, mild peppers, and a pinch of salt. Spread the cheese on the bread. It's delicious.

Sushi:
Buy Annie Chun's sushi kit at the grocery store. My supermarket has it on sale this week for $2.50- I bought 8! But carrots, cucumbers, or other favorite chopable veggies. Sushi grade meat would be good, too, but expensive. Make the rice as instructed on the box, then put your own sushi together. I'm going to do this a lot for lunch at work.

Salmon:
Buy one or more salmon steaks (once frozen is fine). Poke holes with knife and douse with soy sauce. Mash up some sesame rice crackers; coat salmon (soy sauce should adhere the crumbs). Put a small amount of extra virgin olive oil in frying pan, with some soy sauce. Heat should be on high. Pan sear salmon for about a minute on each side. The center should be pink and sashimi-esque. Eat right away. Blueberries are a good side dish.

Watermelon Italian Ice:
Middle school was one long scrape of a little plastic spoon in an Italian ice cup...am I right?:) This is how to make your own: buy a seedless watermelon; cut in half. Freeze halves (or chop up one and keep in fridge). Take frozen watermelon half out of freezer and scrape with a spoon. You don't even need to use dishes! The rind is the bowl! I'm so lazy.

Enjoy!

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