Recipes With a Twist
Lunch
Mediterranean Style Bean Wrap
Jan 12th
Mediterranean Style Bean Wrap
I am a big fan of Fitness magazine’s 400 calorie lunches. Basically their mantra is 300 calories breakfast,400 calories lunch, 500 calories dinner and 2 snacks 150 calorie each. A sensible diet on this calorie plan and moderate work out and you will lose pounds without losing on taste! Here is my attempt for a 400 calorie lunch where I wanted to have Taco Bell style burrito lunch but with less fat. I switched the cheese with ‘good fat’ and filling hummus, regular tortilla with whole wheat tortilla, added some whole beans and salsa. I did not leave More >
Achari Paneer-Indian cottage cheese cooked with tangy pickle spices
Jan 6th
Achari Paneer
Here is one for the achar (Indian pickle) lovers. In India achar is a popular condiment thats made with picked fruit and/or vegetable cooked and pickled in a number of spices, vegetables and oils. There are so many different types of such pickles that I can’t even enumerate even if I wanted to.
Since some basic achar spices are used in this dish, it has a deliciously tangy,’achari’ taste that does justice to its name. I made it for the first time last week and was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to cook this seemingly ‘exotic’ dish.
You need:
1 lb More >
Spinach Tomato Mozzarella Sandwich
Dec 4th
Here is one for Spinach lovers. At first I wanted to make a Spinach calzone but I did not have any pizza dough on hand or even the time to make it. So I decided to make a sandwich instead. This is a no fuss recipe thats marries taste with nutrition and is definitely lower in calories than a regular calzone.
You need: 2 Rolls of French Bread, split 1 large tomato, sliced (I prefer large, thick slices) 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese,shredded 1 cup Chopped Spinach,with Ranch salt and pepper to taste garlic spread seasoning/Italian seasoning to taste 2 tsp Parmesan Cheese (optional)
1. Spread More >
