Zesty Italian Potatoes

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  It's Thanksgiving here in the states and it's my hubby's favorite holiday!!  I dont cook on this holiday...my sister-in-law does.  But did that stop me from cooking...ummm....no :)

I found this recipe on Pinterest the other day and since my husband LOVES potatoes - I thought I would try it out.  This recipe is so good and SO easy!!  It's gluten free (make sure you read the ingredients on the package of Zest Italian Dressing Mix) and goes well with chicken or steak!

Below is the recipe!  Hope you enjoy!!

Ingredients:

10-15 medium size red potatoes
olive oil
Package of Zesty Italian Dressing Mix
Salt
Pepper
1/8 tsp Onion Powder

Directions:

Cube the potatoes and leave the skin on.  Place the potatoes in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil.  Sprinkle a package of dry Zesty Italian Dressing Mix and stir.  Add in onion powder, salt and pepper to taste. Stir again to mix well.

Place aluminum foil on a large cookie sheet.  Pour potatoes on the cookie sheet and bake at 400 for 45 minutes.  I move the potatoes around with a spoon about 20 min in.  Enjoy!

Cilantro Thai Grilled Chicken

So it's the week of Thanksgiving...so that means I'm going to eat REALLY bad on Thursday, and Friday, and Saturday and so on!  SO - I'm eating lean and healthy in the earlier part of the week!  And I'm a runner so I think I'll be increasing some intensity and distance this week too!

Tonight I made a really simple but DELICIOUS dinner!  I found this one on Pinterest and it was simply amazing!  This one is Gluten Free if you use Gluten Free Soy Sauce and takes about an hour to sit in the marinade but the time is so worth it!  I made my Roasted Vegetable dish with this and Italian potatoes (which I'll post that recipe tomorrow) and it was excellent.

One of the ingredients in this recipe is toasted sesame oil.  This product can be a bit pricey, but don't skip on this product.  Part of the reason certain recipes taste so good is because of good quality products.

Below is the recipe!  It got HUGE reviews at my house tonight!!

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

4 Chicken Breasts
1/2 Bunch fresh Cilantro
2 Garlic Cloves Chopped
1 Tablespoon of Gluten Free Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Toasted Sesame Oil

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth.  Pour the marinade over the chicken breasts and put in the fridge to marinate for 1 hour.  After an hour, the chicken is ready to grill.

Easy Peasy and oh so Yummy :)

"Not Too Tricky" Tiramisu

This is by far one of my FAVORITE dessert recipes and I dont even rally like Tiramisu.  But my dad found this recipe years ago and it is a family favorite.  Most tiramisu recipes are complicated to make...but this one is not bad at all.  The taste is addicting and you are guaranteed to love this recipe!!

Now, you can make this either Gluten Free or regular.  There are 2 brands I'm going to recommend for the lady fingers.

Gluten Free Lady Fingers:

Regular Lady Fingers:

So if you are Gluten Free, you can STILL enjoy this dessert and for those who can eat Gluten...Alessi is an AWESOME brand!  And Jellos Instant Devils Food Chocolate Instant Pudding is Gluten Free!  Check out their site:http://www.gfoverflow.com/results.php?q=brand:+Jell-O

Here is the recipe!  Enjoy - but I'm warning you...this is addictive!!

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons Instant Coffee Granules
1 1/2 cup of water
4 cups of low fat milk
2 Packages (3.8oz Each) Instant Devils Food Chocolate Instant Pudding (Yes - this is Gluten Free!!)
1 package (8 oz.) Light Soft Cream Cheese at Room Temperature
24 Lady Fingers
3/4 cup 8 oz Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 Carton (16 oz) Lite Cool Whip Topping
1/2 tsp Cocoa Powder for Garnish

Instructions:

Mix the coffee granules with water and microwave on high for 1 min.  Leave in microwave and proceed with recipe.  Mix the milk, pudding and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl on medium speed.  Mix until well blended.  Split the ladyfingers in half length wise.  Place half of package in trifle bowl cut side up.  Drizzle 1/4 of coffee mixture evenly over the Ladyfingers.  Spread half of the pudding mixture over the Ladyfingers.  Spread 1/4 of the whipped topping over pudding.  Sprinkle 1/4 cup of chocolate chips over the topping.  Repeat these layers 3 more times.  Sprinkle cocoa powder on top to garnish.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hrs.

Halloween "Worms for Brains"

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!  We had a potluck at work and the theme was to bring a dish that was Halloween based.  So I created "Worms for Brains".  These are just too cute to not post about! 

This is simple! Get 4 or 5 Red or Orange Peppers and cut the tops off (like you do for your pumpkin carvings).  Clean out and discard the seeds.  Take a small parring knife and cut a pumpkin face into each pepper.  Scoop in your favorite recipe of spaghetti and you put the tops back on.  You're all set!

I hope you guys use this idea at your next Halloween potluck!