Valentines' Day Dinner
With that out of the way, here's what I made the Boy for Valentines' Day dinner:
Chicken Saute with Pine Nuts, one of Aaron's favorite meals, but one I don't do very often, since it's a big, multi-step process. It was really worth it this time, though--the chicken came out really moist and tender, and we have extras to eat all weekend.
Ingredients
2/3 cup uncooked cornmeal
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp dark brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 medium egg white(s), lightly beaten
3/4 cup apple juice
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp canola oil
1 piece corn on the cob, about 1/2 cup of kernels
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C). Coat a 6-muffin tin with cooking spray.
Combine ingredients and pour into prepared muffin tins.
Bake for 16 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
3 points each.
Pretty easy, though the recipe as written turns out very thin, soupy batter. I almost had to double the cornmeal, which means I got 12 muffins instead of 6.
And for dessert, Strawberry Angelfood Cake. Doing this recipe with strawberry instead of blueberry pie filling results in a disturbingly pink confection. It's a bit like eating Hello Kitty.
Chicken Saute with Pine Nuts, one of Aaron's favorite meals, but one I don't do very often, since it's a big, multi-step process. It was really worth it this time, though--the chicken came out really moist and tender, and we have extras to eat all weekend.
Ingredients
2/3 cup uncooked cornmeal
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp dark brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 medium egg white(s), lightly beaten
3/4 cup apple juice
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp canola oil
1 piece corn on the cob, about 1/2 cup of kernels
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C). Coat a 6-muffin tin with cooking spray.
Combine ingredients and pour into prepared muffin tins.
Bake for 16 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
3 points each.
Pretty easy, though the recipe as written turns out very thin, soupy batter. I almost had to double the cornmeal, which means I got 12 muffins instead of 6.
And for dessert, Strawberry Angelfood Cake. Doing this recipe with strawberry instead of blueberry pie filling results in a disturbingly pink confection. It's a bit like eating Hello Kitty.