Week 59 Friday (2/26/15)

What the Beck?

Recipe Review

Today’s Recipe and Location:   Chocolate-Covered Cherry Smoothie

Found in: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays

                  Pages:  56 - 57     Copyright:  2013  Harper Collins

I figured out that there are 155 calories per serving, if 5servings are made. (Please note that the calorie counts vary depending on the specific brands of ingredients that you choose to use.)

         For someone who doesn’t eat cherries, I must say that I LOVE this dish. I think it didn’t make me itch, because it has a lot of milk and yogurt in it to lessen the acidity. I made five servings and can’t wait to have them for breakfast this week.  I love another new meal. (I also adore the chocolate grating on the top).

Here is what I need to prepare
this wonderful smoothie

It is such a pretty color and
that chocolate makes it so yummy.

      

Fabulous “Family and Friends” Food

Jambalaya

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Ingredients:

1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)

1 medium green pepper, chopped (about 1 cup)

2 medium stalk celery, chopped (about 1 cup)

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained

2 c. chopped fully cooked smoked sausage

1 Tblsp. parsley flakes

½ teasp. salt

¼ teasp. pepper

½ teasp. dried thyme leaves

¼ teasp. red pepper sauce

¾ pound uncooked, peeled deveined med. Shrimp

         (thawed if frozen)

4 cups hot cooked rice, for serving

Directions:

         Mix all ingredients except shrimp and rice in 3.5 – 6 quart slow cooker.

         Cover and cook on low setting 7 – 8 hours (or high heat setting for 3 – 4 hours) or until vegetables are tender.

         Stir in shrimp. Cover and cook on low setting about 1 hour or until shrimp are pink and firm.

         Serve Jambalaya with rice.

Ingredient Substitution: spicy, heavily smoked Andouille sausage is traditional for Jambalaya. You may use any sausage. Turkey sausage has less fat.