Lunch | leanKitchen

Jun 28th 10

lK scores a 4 for 4 on this one; beautiful, tasty, healthful, and kid-approved. Nice!

Peach Mint Salad

Part of why I love summertime so much, is the CONSTANT variety. Right now, in my garden, arugula is running rampant! I harvested some of that, some fresh dill, chives, sage, rosemary, and another green and red leafy head of lettuce. Once I’d brought them inside, I rinsed well (to get the dirt and bugs out), and let that sit on a paper towel with another on top, weighed down with a bowl,...

Jun 28th 10

lK gets nostalgic, serving up a childhood favorite

Paper Towel Toasted Tomato Sandwich

When I was a kid, spending long summer days at my grandparents, some of my fondest memories spent with my grandmother are (shocking, I know…) her FOOD! To this day, I don’t know what it is, but I swear she makes the best EVERYTHING I’ve ever eaten!! Take TOAST for instance. She makes the BEST toast I’ve ever had! Granted, all she does is put a piece of bread in the toaster...

Jun 22nd 10

Carla from Hamburg, Germany serves as Guest Blogger today, bringing her BEAUTIFUL Fresh Fruit Bruschetta!

The Bee’s Knees Fresh Fruit Bruschetta

Today, the power and beauty of the internet brings you a guest blogger from Hamburg, Germany! Carla writes another food blog called The Bee’s Knees Kitchen. When Carla first wrote, and sent me the link to her site, I was immediately intrigued by the beautiful, colorful pictures. Seriously, I’m not sure which I’m more impressed with, her food or her photography. Here’s...

Apr 22nd 10

A delicious tasty treat comparable to stuffed shells, yet made with eggplant!

Purple Pizza Rolls

No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, and no, I haven’t closed the leanKitchen. I’ve just been reaaaallllllly busy. Yes, I’m always realllllllllllly busy, but at the moment, moreso than normal. I know I don’t talk a lot about my mom’s passing on here, it’s too personal, and I try to keep this page fun and happy, but I’d be lying if I...

Mar 16th 10

Enjoy my super-speedy sundried tomato and basil pesto atop spagetti squash with shrimp, chicken or any other protein. YUM!

Sunny Sundried Tomato Pesto

In celebration of our sunny weather, I made some sunshine tomato pesto!! ……Alright, that was a lie. Really, this recipe was a fluke, but a wonderful one! See what happened was, last night when making dinner, I thought I had a MUCH bigger container of basil than I really did. I realized when I was cleaning my basil that I didn’t, in fact, have anywhere near enough. So, I pulled...

Mar 3rd 10

Carrot Ginger Soup, with chicken to make supportive.

Carrot Ginger and Chicken Soup

As many of you know, my favorite food is SOUP! One of my all-time favorite soups is carrot ginger. Because it’s basically veggies and broth, it’s not supportive, as there’s no lean protein. Well, I changed that! First, I softened 3 cloves of garlic, 2 onions, a 1 one or two inch peice of ginger, and roughly ten carrots (don’t bother peeling, I just washed and chopped)...

Feb 26th 10

A spicy, supportive burger, quick and delicious!

Mexican Black Bean Burgers

Once again, dinner inspiration happened in the form of my friend Erica. She had sent me this e-mail, chocked-full of technical terminology : ) Spicy Black Bean Burgers: 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 2 inch pieces 1/2 onion, cut into wedges 3 cloves garlic, peeled 1 egg 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon cumin 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce (or 2)...

Feb 19th 10

Read as I fool my kiddo’s into eating squash!

Spaghetti Night

It’s pasta night here in the leanKitchen, as I have some spaghetti-lovin’ kiddo’s in my house. I thought that tonight, it would be fun trying to pull the wool over their eyes. So I started by poking some holes all over a whole Spaghetti Squash: Spaghetti Squash-Pokin' Holes Next, I stuck it in the microwave for 9 minutes, took it out and cut it in half. Here’s...

Feb 17th 10

Super fast weeknight cod topped with fruit salsa, ready in literally seconds!

Lightening Fast Weeknight Tropical Cod

If you’re anything like me, you’ve only got a couple of nights a week to get errand-type things done, am I right? Tonight was my grocery shopping night, but I stayed late at work, then ran a couple of errands, then grocery store last. Looking at my clock and seeing it was already past 7PM, I knew I was going to have to do something, or risk eating something unhealthy and unsupportive. ...

Feb 7th 10

An addendum to my delicious Shepard’s Pie!

Addendum to the leanKitchen Shepard's Pie

A couple of nights ago, I had a hankering (love that word) for Shepard’s Pie again, but I didn’t have any yellow peppers, and I had ground chicken instead of beef. So, I did what I do best, and substituted! I had a red pepper and a green pepper, diced them into corn-kernel-sized peices, browned up the chicken, and made it using the same technique as I did the first time. I also...