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Asian-Style Capellini with Ginger and Vegetables

Maris Callahan — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 22:34:43 +0000

I miss summer. I miss summer for all of the reasons I like summer, but I also feel like a saner person during the summer. From June through September this year, I did a great job at eating healthy, working out almost every day and doing all of the things you’re supposed to do when you have about 60 pounds to lose. Then, like clockwork, October rolled around and I completely lost my momentum. I’ve maintained a 20 pound weight loss (only 44 more to go!) but for whatever reason, the changing seasons completely zaps any motivation that I have to get to the gym regularly, cook more at home instead of resorting to ordering food delivery every other night and eating foods that make me feel good instead of foods that make me say “why did I eat that?” That is why the world needs more healthy, hearty pasta dishes. This capellini pasta recipe is an adaptation of a recipe from a Weight Watchers cookbook and is one of three that I shared this morning on a CBS Chicago segment about healthy swaps to make in your favorite pasta dishes. There are a lot of ingredients I love in the […]

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Garlicky Black Pepper Salmon with Teriyaki Rice Noodles

Maris Callahan — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:00:33 +0000

Garlicky Black Pepper Salmon is served on top of a bed of rice noodles in a homemade Teriyaki sauce for the perfect quick weeknight dinner. When Brad and I moved in together I knew that a lot of things would change after nine years of living alone. No more leaving bras on the kitchen table, no more hitting snooze seven times in the morning and it’s only a matter of time before I’ll need to retire my pink, floral throw pillows. I also knew that cohabitation would be a great excuse to step up my dinner game. Now, I’ve long said that there is no reason someone should subsist on fast food simply because they live alone or are cooking for one, and I firmly believe in that. Even so, there are some real benefits to cooking for more than one person: there’s someone to eat your leftovers, you can try new recipes and get another person’s honest feedback, and also, it’s really nice to have a live in dinner buddy who happens to be your significant other. Neither Brad nor I are necessarily what you’d call picky eaters, but I’m very particular about quality seafood and he prefers shellfish over white […]

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Watermelon Gazpacho

Maris Callahan — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 04:09:19 +0000

Last week I was in Washington D.C. for work and the weather was finally nice enough to enjoy dining outdoors (which, along with drinking outdoors happens to be one of my great passions in life). Although tempted by the burgers and hand cut sweet potato fries, I opted for a Greek salad and gazpacho, which is a cold soup made of raw vegetables, usually with a tomato base and ingredients like cucumber, red pepper, onion, garlic and fresh basil. While the salad was your everyday weekday lunch fare, the soup warrants a mention here because unlike most gazpacho, which are loaded with fresh, crunchy vegetables and herbs, this one was pureed smooth and creamy like a bisque. Initially, I wanted to spend this weekend replicating that exact recipe, only with some of the fresh basil olive oil I have from my visit this past fall to the Queen Creek Olive Mill. As I was searching for some recipe inspiration, visiting cookbooks and cooking websites as I usually do before I set myself loose in the kitchen, I found a fun twist on traditional gazpacho from Martha Stewart Living that I couldn’t help but attempt to recreate in my kitchen. This […]

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Creamy Linguine with Shrimp and Vegetables

Maris Callahan — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 05:00:14 +0000

The worst thing about pasta is that while it’s relatively innocent on its own, it’s extremely easy to corrupt with butter, cheese, bacon, sausage and other delicious food items that happen to be rich in calories and fat. The best thing about pasta is that it can be equally easy to slim down whatever recipe you’re already dreaming up. Spicy turkey sausage is as satisfying to me as spicy pork sausage and fresh broccoli and earthy mushrooms are as satisfying as the heartiest meatballs. Well, sometimes. My favorite pasta concoctions usually involve some combination of red sauce, seafood and a generous helping of parmesan cheese, but more recently, I’ve been craving creamy pastas. Not so good for the diet/health situation. To offset the cheese in this dish, shrimp steps up for a healthy serving of protein and vegetables add fiber and bulk, so it’s hard to overeat. I like to cook with linguine but you could easily replicate this with whatever pasta you have in your pantry. Serve it with a load of crusty bread and a glass of red wine and you’ll never want to leave the house again. Save Print Creamy Linguine with Shrimp and Vegetables Author: Adapted from […]

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Sesame Cucumber Salad

Maris Callahan — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 05:00:52 +0000

This salad is the best of both worlds: a combination of cooling cucumbers and a spicy kick from crushed red peppers. Cooling cucumber salad is perfect for hot days and late night snacks, with a light flavor profile, tart dressing and crunchy texture. The best part? The longer you let it sit, the better the salad tastes. After you’ve made it once, alter it slightly to see what you like better — more or less soy sauce, more or less sesame oil. You can use regular cucumbers or crispier, crunchier Persian cucumbers. If this yields a bigger batch of cucumber salad than you can reasonably eat, you can toss it with pasta for a cold, cucumber-noodle salad that will repurposes perfectly into lunch-friendly leftovers. Save Print Sesame Cucumber Salad Author: Adapted from Cooking Light Recipe type: Worknight Dinner, Cooking for a Crowd Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 10 mins Serves: 6 Ingredients 1½ tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted 2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon hot water 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil 4 cups thinly sliced seeded cucumber Instructions Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a […]

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