Showing posts with label Olive Oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olive Oil. Show all posts

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Quick Red Wine Cole Slaw

With the never ending heat wave in Illinois I am doing everything I can to avoid using my oven. I feel like using an oven would be an oxymoron while using an air conditioner to keep my 2 floor townhouse cool. Over the last 15 years with the increasing cost of electricity I have continued to move my thermostat up. Many of my friends during the summer keep their's set set between 73-75 while mine has been set at 78 or 80 since 2001. This year I had to drop mine to 77 as the temp and heat indices have been the hottest on record for Illinois. Of course when it is this hot outside most people simply resort to eating out, the drive thru, or very unhealthy frozen food to nuke in the microwave. Simply put, I do not have the finances to allow me to eat out that often or go to a drive-thru unless it is free or someone else is treating me. Having to watch all my calories, carbs, fat, sodium, & sugar for the rest of my life, means I do not buy unhealthy frozen foods.

1 16 Oz. Package of Cole Slaw
6 Oz Red-wine & Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing
1 Container

Empty Cole Slaw Into Container
Pour Dressing In
Mix And Store In Refrigerator For 3 Hours or Overnight

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Olive Gluten Free Tortilla Chip That TASTES GREAT!

In my last seven 8 years of eating a plethora of Gluten Free foods I have tried many foods that simply do not taste good. While reading an add in one of my health Magazines I saw an add for snacks from a company called Food Should Taste Good and it prompted me to find out all about the company and what they make. I found the website and they have a large selection of flavors of Gluten Free Snacks. I contacted them about trying there products, I received a prompt email reply about which 5 of their eleven flavors I would like to try. Within a few days I received 5 full size packages free via UPS. This is the 1st one I decided to try and see how it compares to non-gluten free snack chips. Take it from me after 8 years of Gluten Free Chips and my neighbor who has never had a Gluten Free chip in his life you can't tell the difference and they are great. I counted out the serving size which is 10 chips and dipped them into 2 TBSP of Classic Flavored Humus. If I was not a disciplined eater, the whole bag would be eaten in one serving. These would be just as good in salsa, or as the base for Nachos, crumbled into a salad, in a sandwich or in an egg dish. I have 4 more flavors of there snacks to try. I never eat more then the serving size in one sitting, so you will have to wait for my thoughts on those.