Thursday I went to physio to see if anything major is wrong with my knee after barrelling down my front steps and breaking my fall with it. My hubby, C looked after the dinner I planned and did a damn fine job at it. Marinated deer tenderloin, BBQ-d. Corn on the cob, cooked in foil with lime inside the packet (his idea), also cooked on the BBQ. Finally, red pepper, also cooked on the...you guessed it, BBQ! A delicious dinner that I am sad to say I wolfed down before taking any pictures of.
The good news is, having dinner cooked for me bought me time in the evening to prep some food for us for later. We had finished off the bran muffins a few days ago, which I had been taking as part of my breakfast, so I thought that now would be a great time to make some more.
Wheat bran, whole wheat flour, skim milk (we only use powdered now), vanilla, baking powder, baking soda...I was supposed to add blueberries but we didn't have any. Also I usually use sugar-free applesauce to replace the fat in the recipe (so, instead of oil or melted butter/margarine) but again, I had none so I used yogurt instead. Carefully mixing the ingredients until just moist so that they won't be rock hard, and voila! Breakfasts done, check!
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| Fat Free Bran Muffins |
Alright, time to roll up the sleeves. Once I am in a cooking/baking mood, stand back! So, now I started thinking about tomorrow's dinner. Hmm, check the fridge, check the freezer. Pick a protein first. Not much...some salmon, eggs, hmm, nope. Ground deer, meh...aha, frozen pickerel fillets. Now, what could I do with them. What's left in the fridge that needs to be used up...limes, that will work. Coleslaw, yup. I have canned mandarin orange segments, those will work together. So, defrost the fish, and tomorrow I'll make the salad for it: coleslaw with a homemade vinaigrette, maybe some grated carrots, lime zest and juice, mandarin segments, maybe crushed tacos.
What would be a good side to go with this dish? We are using lime and citrus flavours with an acid. Black beans would be good. It would give the meal some fibre and a smoothness. The fish salad will be lighter so this will add some "meat" to the meal.
Canned black beans get cooked in a pan with leftover chopped onion, lime zest, leftover tomato sauce (see how easy it is to be a leftover wizard? just add it in!), leftover chicken stock to cook it down, and some chili powder.
It's in the fridge now, waiting for its main course to join it.
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| Prep of Lime Black Beans |
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| Black beans with lime |
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