Wow – thanks for all your positive feedback on the new look here at BDL! 😀 I loved reading all your comments!
I was busy at work right off the bat, and I usually eat breakfast at my desk. Before I knew it, it was 10:45! Luckily I snacked on some watermelon to tide me over. Breakfast was scrambled egg beaters with 1/3 cup canned diced potatoes, baby spinach and habanero cheese. On the side was an everything bagel thin with 1 tablespoon garden veggie cream cheese. Breakfast comes in at: 384 calories, 50 carbs, 24 protein, 10.2 fat and 4.5 fiber.
I wanted to make a soup using my leftover sea bass from the night before. I made it yesterday morning while blogging, and swear to God, it was all I could do not to eat this for breakfast!
Spicy Thai Fish Soup Recipe (printer friendly version here)
Makes 1 serving (without noodles) (403 calories, 16 fat, 37 carbs, 24 protein, 2.7 fiber)
Ingredients
3 | ounces tilapia, cooked and shredded |
2 | cups chicken broth |
1/2 | cup water |
1/3 | cup coconut milk |
1/2 | jalapeno pepper |
1/2 | teaspoon chili paste |
1 | cup baby spinach |
1 | cup bean sprouts |
2 | tablespoons cilantro |
Directions
- Put broth, water, coconut milk, sliced jalapeno, chili paste and (optional sriracha!) and simmer for 15 minutes. Add fish and heat a few minutes until fish is heated through.
I used these noodles in my soup – I left that out of the recipe because I realize these might be hard to find. I got them at our local Japanese grocery store – 7 “bundles” of noodles are only 50 calories!
My bowl – I put the spinach and bean sprouts on the bottom, then poured the fish broth overtop, then garnished with a teaspoon of red chile paste, cilantro and lime, which I squeezed over the top – this is the perfect amount of flavorful heat! It never got too spicy!
The perfect bite!
I snacked on some almonds I picked up on my way home:
I actually had taco burgers on the menu using Trader Joe’s guacamole, but the more I thought about it, it didn’t really go with my side dish. Tony sent me a bunch of recipes using capers, which is the BSI Secret Ingredient this week. For some reason, I thought capers were hard as rocks, but these were soft and I was able to chop them easily.
I decided on a lemon caper sauce to toss in red potatoes. After the first taste though, the combination of the briney capers and acidity of the lemon juice was way too bright. So I added some plain Greek yogurt.
I still had some of this leftover from my soup and added it to balance out the tartness:
Spicy Red Potatoes with Lemon Caper Sauce Recipe (printer friendly version here)
Makes 6 servings (101 calories, 4.5 fat, 14. Carbs, 1.5 fiber and 2.1 protein)
Ingredients
1 | pound red potatoes, sliced |
2 | tablespoons butter |
1/4 | cup lemon juice |
1 | teaspoon caper juice |
2 | tablespoons capers, chopped |
2 | tablespoons parsley |
1 | teaspoon salt |
1/4 | teaspoon pepper |
1 | tablespoon chili paste |
1 | tablespoon plain yogurt |
Directions
- Boil potatoes until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and cut into quarters.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients together and toss with potatoes – serve warm.
I ended up making Tony a Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy – I did not make him eat my spicy potatoes – I tossed his red potatoes in a pat of butter, parsley and Parmesan cheese.
I still had burgers on the brain! I had forgotten that I had printed out a recipe for Belmont sauce. I had never heard of it, but holy shit, is this stuff good! Thanks foodelmundo!! If you have not checked out this blog – go, right now! 😀
Belmont Sauce Recipe (printer friendly version here)
Makes 6 servings (75 calories, 6.0 fat , 5.7 carbs, .2 fiber and .8 protein)
I stole this recipe – credit goes to www.foodoelmundo.com!
Ingredients
3 | tablespoons butter |
1/2 | cup catsup |
1 | tablespoon lemon juice |
1 | teaspoon worchestershire sauce |
1 | teaspoon mustard |
1 | teaspoon Tabasco sauce |
2 | tablespoons vinegar |
Directions
Melt butter and stir in remaining ingredients. Simmer until reduced by 25% or until nicely thickened. Serve over Salisbury steak burgers.
We had a gorgeous night too!
And I came home to a beautifully cut lawn – thanks Tony!
Our dog Ed loves being outside – I just wish he’d once look at the camera!
- 1423 calories, 113 carbs, 97 protein, 70 fat and 18.3 fiber
- no exercise (worked through lunch) 🙁
Who watched Biggest Loser last night?? I was right, I cried! 😀
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I’ve a mission that I am just now working on, and I’ve been on the glance out for such info.
For some reason posts from your blog from years ago (like this one) are showing up in my reader as current. The other day it said I had 30 new posts from my bizzy kitchen. Not sure what’s up – but just wanted to let you know!
Thanks for taking part in my BSI. The roundup is now posted!
I’ve never cooked w/ capers, or ever bought them even I don’t think! Usually I just get them on things out at restaurants as sort of a garnish!
The sauce looks great! I love worchestershire and think it’s often forgotten! I always add a little glug to the mix when I’m making burgers or meatloaf!
Thanks for sharing with Friday Firsts this week! 🙂
Love the mushroom steak! I watched BL but only got a little misty eyed 🙂 Who’s the people going to let compete? Darius or Koli?
I’ve never had those noodles before-I’ll keep my eye out for them!
I love how the noodles are in neat little yarn like packages, and they stay together in the soup!