Green Queen Chinese Taco

It's only Wednesday and it already has been such a long week. So I threw things together and made up a name for it and came up with this recipe. Eat it, enjoy it, and I'm not going to lie, I really wanted actual taco shells, mmmm carbs. Sweet, sweet carbs. Siiiiighhhhhhhh...

Ingredients:

• Lettuce
• Chicken
• Teriyaki Sauce
• 1/4 cup Green Onion
• 2 Avocado

A downside of everyone I like is that they're either dead or going to be. I saw this man fortunately this past week and it was a concert where I felt like I was just in my living room. So comforting.

Directions:

• Marinade the chicken in teriyaki sauce over night.
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Dice your green onions and slice your avocado.
• Bake chicken for 1 hour, when done dice the chicken up.
• Use the lettuce as a taco shell by placing onion avocado and chicken in each lettuce taco shell.
• Eat up!

Happy Eatings Everyone!

Low Carb Broccoli Cheddar Soup

After 200 posts of various different recipes, something in my gut says that I've posted a broccoli cheddar soup before. But I have grown as a person in the kitchen and think some recipes would be worth revisiting to see how I can better them or if I missed something that would have really made the recipe go above and beyond. Anyway, I don't like to chatter too much about the food, I'd rather just get on with the recipe. Stay warm and stay safe out there!

Searching through the vinyl stacks for what to listen to, I was reminded that I was blessed once again by my husband this past Christmas, when he presented to me an original pressing of the When Harry Met Sally soundtrack. Harry Connick Jr is a gift and I will forever treasure this piece of history. To one of the best soundtracks of all time!

Ingredients:

• 3 cups chopped broccoli
• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 stick butter
• 1 yellow onion
• 4 sticks of celery diced
• 8 oz cheddar cheese
• 3 oz cream cheese
• 1 tsp xanthan gum
• salt and pepper

Directions:

• In a stock pot sautee your celery and onion in your butter. Cook until onion is translucent. 
• Next add your broccoli and cook until the broccoli has softened and turned a darker green.
• Then add your broth and cream and cook until a slow boil. Slowly add your cheeses and stir frequently until it is all melted and combined. 
• Add you salt and pepper and your xanthan gum. Stir.
• Remove from heat.
• Serve warm!

Happy Eatings Everyone!

No Carb Cheese Crackers

I needed something to snack on this past week that, well, wasn't a vegetable. Though I love the freshness of lettuce, the crisp crunch of a carrot, or the full feeling I get after eating some delicious broccoli. At the end of the day, this girl needs meat and cheese. So a friend inspired me to make something I was always hesitant to make. Not only was this a lot less intimidating than I thought, it literally took a cut of my knife and then a wait period. Unfortunately they were gone in less than 2 hours, and took the place of the dinner I had planned (not the best), but they were just so good!

I have been lazy in my music listening lately. Meaning I've been letting Spotify choose for me, rather than me going out and exploring on my own. So, I will choose the one piece of music that came, not from an algorithm, but naturally came up in conversation with a dear friend of mine who was convinced that I truly loved ELO without actually knowing it was ELO. He was right. Here is an absolute banger:

Ingredients:

• Your choice of pre-sliced cheese, I used pepper jack and havarti (I would not recommend mozzarella because it's stringy).
• Parchment paper

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees
• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
• Cut pre-sliced cheese into 4's and place on the parchment paper
• Bake for 30 minutes
• Let cool and then eat!

Happy Eatings Everyone!