Lentejas Verdura
Ingredients 150 gms green lentils1 tomato1 leek1 carrot1/2 medium onion2 cloves garlic1 tsp sweet paprika powder2 maggi vegetable cubes1 bay leaf3 cloves (the spice) Directions Insert the 3 cloves into…
Tag: Low Calorie
Estofado de Carne con Patatas (Spanish Beef Stew)
Hubby first started cooking this dish when we went on a low calorie diet. It’s a hearty beef stew which is filling yet not heavy at all. It’s a very…
Caesar Salad with Cajun Grilled Chicken
We all love Caesar Salad especially if its made the right way. As a side dish or to start a meal. But as a main meal, its nice with Cajun-style…
Egg Muffins
Since we started the South Beach Diet, we’ve discovered that we could eat really interesting stuff AND lose weight. Well, I still can’t eat pasta but I’m getting there. We…
American Red Bean Soup
This is a more liquid version of our chilli beans and much less calories. We don’t use flour in this recipe and the portion also uses less beans than the…
Judías Blancas (White beans stew)
We usually cook Spanish bean dishes the night before…well, usually hubby cooks it. But we forgot to make it yesterday so I said I would do it this morning. I…
Lentil Vegetable Soup
INGREDIENTS 150 gms green lentils 1/2 medium-sized onion, minced 2 – 3 cloves garlic, minced 250 gms carrots 1 medium sized tomato, chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 2 vegetable…
Garbanzos con Arroz (Chick peas with rice)
From time to time, you “discover” a favourite dish and this is one of them. Hubby had told me about this dish which he cooked one day after chatting with…
“Quick and dirty” ratatouille for two
INGREDIENTS Serves 2 2 eggplants (240 gms) If you like zucchini, you can substitute 1 eggplant for 120 gms zucchini 1 1/2 medium-sized green peppers or a mixture of different…
Moroccan baked fish (Chermoula)
Serves 2 to 3 INGREDIENTS 500gms fillet of any white fish (frozen is good) Marinade: Juice of half a lemon 1 tsp paprika powder 2 tsp ground cumin 1/4 onion,…