Saturday, April 17, 2010

Attack of the HG Breakfast

Spinach, Tomato, Feta 'n Egg Wrap Attack (Hungry Girl 200 under 200 book, page 12, 168 calories)

Dishes Used: 3
Fire Hazards: 0
Injury Count: +/- 1
Matthew Annoyance Level: 2

This is delicious and I actually ended up making this several times.  It's pretty easy.  I actually used my little single serving egg pan to make the egg patty at the same time I was chopping and cooking the rest.  Big tip that took Kelly and I time to learn is to read ALL the directions.  Now, even though I think I do that I obviously don't.  It is really important to prepare everything before you begin heating the spinach because it only takes a minute or so for the spinach to start wilting.  I gave it the +/- 1 injury report because chopping the spinach is pretty tricky and I came close to cutting a finger.  But hey, if you do no one will notice because the blood will blend in with the fire-roasted diced tomatoes.  I had to ask Matthew to open the sun-dried tomato jar and in our tiny kitchen I was blocking the dishes while he was trying to make breakfast, but otherwise he was undisturbed.  This is a great breakfast OR lunch option.

Cinnamon-Vanilla French Toast Nuggets (200 under 200 book, page 21, 151 calories)

Dishes Used: 2
Fire Hazards: 0
Injury Count: 0
Matthew Annoyance Level: 1

If you are dying for french toast, this recipe will do. I'm still wondering why the hot dog buns, but I did it that way and it tasted fine.  Not enough to feel totally fulfilling with one serving.  I couldn't find the coffee-mate brand creamer but I found a Ralphs' brand creamer that was the same.  I did find the nugget shape and size fun to eat and this would make a great kids recipe (ie. Joey).  I do recommend making more of the egg/creamer/cinnamon mixture than needed.  You never want to run out of egg mixture before bread.  Matthew gets annoyed by hot dog packages that have more dogs than you can buy buns for, so doing this recipe messes up that dog-to-bun ratio, so I bought my own buns and put the rest in the freezer.

-Diana

Easy Burrito night

Dishes used: 8 dishes
Matthew annoyance factor: Very Low
Fire Alarm count: Zero
Baby injuries: Zero

It's been a while since our last Hungry Girl Night.  We have both have had a lot going on in our lives so tonight we decided to get together and make it an easy recipe night.

Since we loved the Holy Moly Guacamole so much, we decided to repeat the recipe.  I would have to say that this is one of our favorites.  I know I have made it several times on my own and I have even brought to social occasions.  Everyone always comments on how great it is.

7 Layer Burrito Blitz: (Hungry Girl original cookbook, Page 116, 277 calories)  This recipe was so easy.  We bought the ingredients, warmed up the soy crumbles, beans & tortilla then put it all together.  However we didn't listen to the directions on how to roll the burrito, we did it the way we always do--tuck in the bottom then the side and roll.  This is a good size burrito.   We all enjoyed it and we would highly recommend this to anyone who craves a 7 layer bean dip.  We even got Matt to eat it.

Gooey Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing: (Hungry Girl 200 under 200, Page 36, 126 calories)  This was an OK recipe.  It doesn't taste like a Cinnabon by any means but it is an acceptable dessert.  This is a recipe that we definitely want to try again but we want to do it our way.  We followed Lisa's instructions but using a rolling pin on Pillsbury Crescent Rolls was a waste of time.  They are extremely elastic and every time we would roll it, it would slide back into the original shape.  It did give us the giggles trying to get it to roll out to her specifications but it never stayed. So we followed the rest of the directions but midway through the baking process, the cinnamon filling seeped out the bottom and some completely unrolled.  We thought we could try this two different ways.  One would be to use a muffin pan so they don't unroll.  The other way would be to keep the crescent rolls in their perforated state, spread on the filling and spray butter then roll it like a regular crescent roll.  We care more about the taste them how it looks.  We'll let you know how they turn out when we try this recipe again.

Overall, it was the easy, tasty food night we were striving for after the last few stressful weeks we have endured.