Fav Healthy dish made by you

[shootingstar]

What would you make for yourself easily..your fav healthy dish?

For me, it's probably steamed fish with ginger root, onion, etc...in all honesty, a steamed meat dish is a comfort dish to me...evokes childhood traditional Chinese home cooking.

When I was exhausted from studying at university, or if I've been travelling and eating for several weeks, I would as for therapy, to "treat" myself, prepare a steamed meat dish. Can be done with slice chicken breast.

Psychoologically it's like finding myself all over again..at home. In my heart.

And yes, it is healthy style of cooking. Steamed fish fillet is pretty fast. For 1 person under 15 min. With rice or noodles on the side.

[Zen]

broiled salmon filet stuffed with crabmeat covered with flax seed.
a pat of butter on the crabmeat , a side of fresh asparagus and I'm happy

[KnottedYet]

Steamed vege pig-out: all the veges I can think to steam, then served in a huge pile piping hot with shredded cheese (which melts and gets all gooooooooey!)

I suppose the cheese kinda negates some of the healthful purity of the veges, but it tastes so GOOD!

[Flybye]

One of my favorites is banana bread without the bread!

It looks absolutely disgusting and slimy, but tastes great:

1-2 Pretty ripe bananas
Honey to taste
Walnuts or pecans, chopped
Coconut- optional
Vanilla - optional

Mash and mix. Fry in a pan with 1 T of olive oil and eat with a spoon.

No sugar, no flour. Heart healthy oils.


I also LOVE air popped popcorn with olive oil instead of butter. It is a staple food, in my book.

[Blueberry]

I also LOVE air popped popcorn with olive oil instead of butter. It is a staple food, in my book.

Now I'm going to have to try that Do you just pour and toss, or use the spray on stuff?

CA

[Blueberry]

Hmmm...favorite healthy dishes:

Homemade Veggie Chili (onion, tvp, tomatoes, lots of kinds of beans, corn)

Pumpkin Soup

DH's Leeky Fish

Shootingstar - Could you share your steaming techniques?? I really don't know where to start, but it sounds yummy

[alpinerabbit]

chunky vegetable soup

Steak with oven-grilled vegetables (very little oil)

pan-broiled fish fillet (trout e.g.) with broccoli and roasted almonds

Paneer (that's an indian fresh cheese made from milk, curdled with lemon juice) with tomato sauce over rice

Thai veg curry

[ehirsch83]

hmm new dish I cooked the other night, which the BF loved!!

Shrimp bbq pizza

-1st in a skillet sautee chopped garlic in olive oil, then add onions and sliced portabella mushrooms. Once they have cooked add in shrimp.

While that is sauteeing take a whole wheat thin crust pizza and top with some type of chipolte bbq sauce, my favorite is raspberry, but honey chipolte also works.
Then top with fresh mozzerella and the sauteed veggies and shrimp.
top with pineapple, then cook in oven.

It was soo good!

I have so many things I love to cook though- turkey meatloaf with roasted sweet potato chips on the side, mojo baked chicken with veggies and wild rice.. mmm i could go on seared tuna with baby bok choy(i love to cook!! it is a favorite past time of mine)

[limewave]

This isn't a dinner, but has become one of my favorite snacks again:
Bugs on a log: Celery, natural PB, and raisins. Its the perfect afternoon snack--sweet and salty.

For a meal:
I've really been enjoying home-made vegetable soup with a pinch of curry. Or, a simple veggie omelet.

[Flybye]

Now I'm going to have to try that Do you just pour and toss, or use the spray on stuff?

CA

Just pour it on, mmmmmmmmm!!! I imagine that it would be healthier if you sprayed it on, though. I never thought to do that.

[kjay]

Flax Pancakes (for one)

2T Fibroflax
1 C eggwhites
Several pinches of cinammon
1 packet Stevia
1 apple grated

Mix together and pour into heated pan coated with olive oil

[shootingstar]

Hmmm...favorite healthy dishes:

Shootingstar - Could you share your steaming techniques?? I really don't know where to start, but it sounds yummy

NC- Leeky fish sounds delish. Let's swap dishes....

I checked the internet for the simplest version of steamed fish. This is the simplest version..but I don't use wine. No need to. No need to use sesame oil. (too much sesame oil is not healthy for you anyway). I would recommend a light sunflower whatever oil. Not olive oil. That doesn't mix well in flavour with soy sauce.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/102986

Just choose any glass or porcelain/enamel dish that is at least 2 inches in depth..so that the water bath doesn't bubble over. For 1 person, you could even use a cereal bowl with low sides.

Place fresh fish steak or fillet with smashed ginger root, finely chopped white onion or green onion, can add a bit of garlic (I don't) and just put in less than 1 tablespoon of oil and just 1 large jot of soy sauce.

Water inside your cooking pot should be deep enough so that it doesn't boil off in steaming. Turn up heat, when water boils, turn down to medium. Just lift the fish abit so it won't stick... and put lid on pot. Check periodically that the water doesn't boil off in steaming process.

Lift out dish with tongs or whatever..and serve.

You can make it more complicated by adding at the beginning of cooking: rehydrated shitake mushrooms, soy black bean paste, finely diced water chestnuts.


YOu apply the same philosophy for sliced up chicken breast, sliced beef pieces (small please), small thin pork slices..except you marinate meat if desired in a dusting of flour/cornstarch, soy sauce and couple drops of oil.


It is not necessary to have an Asian bamboo steamer to do this. I have one but I haven't used yet ..in my life.

[luv'nAustin]

This is not low in calories...but oh, so good!

Take a fresh (the soft kind, and in my case, from whole foods) wheat bun and spread a generous amount of some fresh ground honey roasted peanut butter (also from whole foods) on both the top and bottom and neatly cover the bottom piece with fresh blueberries before putting the two pieces of bun back together. Yum, yum, yum! Each bite is bursting with the sweet goodness of the fresh blueberries.

[roadie gal]

Chicken breast cut up into about 1" cubes, saute in a small amount of olive oil with the veges of your choice. (I use broccoli and carrots.) Season with pepper, garlic, and Mrs. Dash or other non-salt seasoning. Serve over pasta with some parmesan cheese. I don't miss having sauce. The spices make it flavorful enough.

[shootingstar]

Other fav dishes:

Stir-fried butternut squash =very easy. hardest part is probably cutting up the squash. With onions, garlic and ginger root. Can put in red pepper pieces too and mushrooms. Yummers. Jot of soy sauce accentuates the natural squash sweetness. No sugar nor honey required at all.

I make a focaccia from scratch half way baked with smoke salmon on top, onions, capers, dill, and Dijon mustard.

And make enough dough to make a healthy dessert foccacia at same time: fresh seedless grapes pressed into rolled out dough sprinkled with aniseed, honey, cardamon, cinnamon, ginger root (or ground ginger) and nutmeg. Can sprinkle on goat cheese or crumbled blue cheese near end. Any, some or all of these spices. Take out of oven and lovely to eat within next 1/2 hr.