Vegetables | leanKitchen

Jul 22nd 10

Lime and pepper marinated chunks of fish topped with a yummy lime broccoli slaw!

Trish’s Delicious Fishes

My good friend Trish was telling me last night about the fish tacos she made for dinner. I wanted to try it so bad, so I asked for her recipe. I took the zest and juice from one lime, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 hot sliced fresh red pepper, 1/4 c. chopped & mixed green onion and cilantro (fresh from the garden!) and mixed it up well. I poured it into a large freezer bag over 1 lb. of cod (she used...

Jul 19th 10

Grilled n’ Filled Squash boats in celebration of my first zuke and squash harvest!

Salsa Squash Boats

Last summer, pre-leanKitchen, I found myself taking pictures of my food. At the time, I wasn’t sure why, but I think I’ve come to the conclusion: it’s for backup. Backup for nights like tonight, when I’m prepping for my little man’s 7th Birthday Beach Party this weekend, and don’t have some new concoction to blog about. Right now, I’m totally focused...

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...

Jun 15th 10

Fast Spicy Salmon Kabobs inside, without the grill!

Spicy Salmon Kabobs

This weekend, at the Relay for Life in my county, I was honored to be part of a phenomenal team. Want to read about the outcome of the relay? Click here! At the relay, we had tons and tons of food, lots of fun, and 24 hours of walking. It was great, it all went to a phenomenal cause, and I just know that my mother would have been so proud of me and the team’s accomplishments. While we were...

Jun 9th 10

A delicious, summery salad; perfect alongside a protein for a quick, supportive meal!

Grilled Watermelon, Arugula and Goat Cheese Salad

Alright guys, yeah, it sounds gourmet. But I had some watermelon, some arugula, and some goat cheese in my fridge, and..well, this is what happened! First, I grilled the watermelon. How did I do that? Well, I got a grill pan nice and hot, like I taught you in this post for Grilled Stuffed Pork Chops, and paper-toweled the watermelon dry. I grilled it with weight (see again what I mean in...

Jun 8th 10

Watch this instructional video on how to easily cut a pepper!

How to easily cut a pepper

Last year, I was in the presence of an “actual” chef, and I was making a dip that had in it diced yellow, red, and green peppers. As I was hacking away at the peppers, trying desperately not to cut my hand off, this chef stopped me dead in my tracks. She shared with me how she learned to cut a pepper in culinary school, and I’m going to share it with you! or, if for some reason...

Jun 7th 10

An amazingly fast beanless chili; a great summertime meal, as the stove doesn’t stay on for long!

Beanless Chili in Green Pepper Cups

The other day, I decided I was in the mood for some chili. So what were the problems I encountered? Well for one, it was 85 degrees, and I didn’t feel like keeping my stove on for hours on end, and for two, I didn’t have any red kidney beans in the house! So I browned 1 lb of 93% ground organic, antibiotic-free, local farm-raised beef with 1/2 a diced onion with some olive oil. When...

Jun 4th 10

lK introduces it’s first-ever GUEST BLOGGER- Deveney, with her supportive California Slaw!

Deveney’s California Slaw

Hey folks, Today, I’m on my way to Providence, RI for a conference, and so I’ve taken advantage of lK’s first-ever guest blogger, Deveney. Today, I’m on my way to Providence, RI for a conference, and so I’ve taken advantage of lK’s first-ever guest blogger, Deveney. Deveney, who I’ve talked about in previous posts, has literally gone (in terms of both kitchen...

May 28th 10

Beautiful, delicious, and best yet?

VICTORY Vinaigrette

A week ago today, I celebrated a HUGE personal victory in my life. SO, in celebration of my one-week-ago-today Victory, I bring to you my VICTORY VINAIGRETTE!! To make this, you will need to squeeze the juice from one orange (roughly 3 tablespoons if you happen to have juice in your fridge), then for added zip, the zest of a half an orange. Next, use a whisk to mix in 2 tablespoons of balsamic...