Monday, May 27, 2013

Mushroom pizza bites & lazy times!

Hi there!
This weekend has been filled with wine, Caesars, good food and a whole lot of lazy time. It feels so great :)

I made Mediterranean salad, New Orleans style seafood and mushroom cap "bagel bites". Super good! Baked the scooped mushroom caps at 400 for 6 minutes, fill with pizza toppings and broil. Yum!

Mushroom caps

Mushrooms
Pasta sauce 
Cheese
Olives 

I hope you're enjoying the weekend too! 
-caitlin 

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Friday Night Zucchini Cakes


Hi There!
I hope you had a great week and are as excited as I am for the long weekend! The past few weeks have been go, go, go for me. I was in France at the beginning of the month, then I went home to Canada the following weekend, after that, my aunt and uncle were visiting. I am so happy to just chill this weekend :) Since the weather is not great (rainy,cold,windy) BF and I decided to stay in and hide. 
I made dinner for the 2 of us. I made salmon and zucchini cakes - an amazing discovery on Pinterest! These went great with a bottle of Pinot Grigio. 
Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 large zucchini, grated
1 large egg
1 c. panko bread crumbs(I used super hot chipotle panko!)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp. Adobo spices (added creole seasoning instead)
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese, grated (I used 2% shredded cheddar instead)
Directions:
Remove excess liquid from freshly grated zucchini by placing them between paper towels and squeezing. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Heat a large pan on medium, and spray with Pam. Shape spoonfuls of the zucchini batter into 2-in. (diameter) patties, and drop onto the sizzling pan. Cook each side for about a minute and a half, or until the outside is golden brown. Finish the cakes off in the oven. Stick them on a baking pan and broil them for 1-2 minutes. source: http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/meal-ideas/10-tasty-green-foods-st-pattys-day?page=6





For the rest of the weekend, I don't have very much planned. BF wants to get a BBQ so that might be fun!! Anyway, hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!!
-Caitlin