Delicious & Nutritious!
Tom jotted down these healthy things to emphasize in our diets this year:
Fruits/Vegetables:
Several dishes have become favorites of the 1707 clan – Chicken Parmigiane, homemade pizza, Chopped Salad, Noodles & Company Knock-off, to name a few. But, all in all, the favorite of the favorites is T’s Chicken Fajitas. Truly superb.
The secret? The sauce.
The finished bowl of Turkey Penne Pasta – absolutely delicious!
It didn’t take long for T to realize that we could duplicate Noodles & Co‘s Penne Pasta with Chicken recipe for a lot (a LOT) less than indulging at Noodles. Feeding a family of 6 meant that duplicating this recipe was important to staying within our food budget.
Chicken Pad Thai ready to be served up
We used leftover rotisserie chicken (from, where else?, Costco!) to create a scrumptious chicken pad Thai meal. As usual, there was plenty — which we’ll use for weekday lunches or quick dinner options. We usually incorporate whatever fresh vegetables we have on hand – including sugar snap peas, snow peas, yellow, orange or green peppers.
Delicious asparagus soup
It’s bitterly cold in the Chicago metro region tonight – even though tomorrow is the first day of spring. Unseasonably cold temps call for soup – at least at 1707! Here’s the skinny on T’s delicious creamy asparagus soup – with no cream added!
Salmon piping hot from the oven (top)
T outdid himself with dinner tonight – he marinated salmon overnight and poached/baked it to a tender and flaky perfection.
the 1707 project 