Cookbook Check In

As I indicated, we’ve tried a couple more recipes from The Biggest Loser cookbook over the past weeks.

Last week, when Matt was gone, I tried the Mini Broccoli Cheddar Fritattas (above). This is another recipe that goes in the “barely a recipe” category. You steam some broccoli, chop it, toss it in greased muffin tins and cover it with some beat-up, seasoned egg. Bake, add some cheese, and bake some more. The result was about as exciting too. I guess this is kind of fun for presentation? Or maybe for a take-along breakfast? But personally, I prefer a nice pan of scrambled eggs ANY DAY. They have a much nicer texture than these.

Another recipe we tried was the Strawberry Limeade Smoothie. It was not a great success, but this is in no way a reflection of the recipe. It is, in fact, a reflection of our 10-year-old persnickety blender. Our blender doesn’t really want to blend more than a couple of cups worth of stuff. It’s also not fond of frozen strawberries (too big, hard). Also, it really only likes to blend when there’s quite a good amount of liquid. All of this came together to totally thwart me making a freaking smoothie. I spent over 10 minutes just getting it made, having to mix it up with a spoon here and there to get it anywhere near smoothie consistency. I was a bit peeved.

However, when I did finally serve it, it was quite tasty. Everyone in the family loved it and I would make it again. I would like to post a photo and a proper recipe later, since I made some alterations, but the recipe linked above will get you the general idea of it (as it’s in the cookbook). Do not skimp on the lime zest or lime juice. They are key!

Sitting in our fridge right now is the Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf, ready to be popped in the oven this evening. I am really looking forward to trying it. I went easy on the Buffalo Sauce since the kids aren’t very keen on spice. I figured we could add a bit like ketchup if we wanted. It looks and smells awesome! Hopefully it will live up to the concept.

Hard to believe February is almost over! Just a couple of recipes left to try. Then it’s time to pay the mortgage … and check out the cookbook for next month, Moosewood’s Simple Suppers.