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This is my husband’s favorite thing to order in Chinese restaurants. It is a Szechuan dish and so not really available in a lot of the restaurants. The dish is also on the greasy side- like any other that we tend to order in the restaurant. As usual I try to make it at home. It doesn’t taste exactly the same but it tastes good and I know it is healthy.

Usually the dish is made with ground pork and soft tofu with a delicious sauce. I used my usual ground turkey, which is my ‘go to’ ground meat. It is much healthier- I use dark turkey meat so the taste is really good.

I marinated the meat with some tamari and corn starch. The corn starch was to thicken the sauce while cooking the dish.  I then prepared a sauce consisting of black bean sauce, chili garlic sauce, ketchup and vinegar. I made a delicious sauce and got the tofu ready. I decided to make the dish a one pot meal and added some peas to it. I thought it was a good addition to the dish and I didn’t have to worry about serving a vegetable on the side.

Try this dish- it is easy, quick and super delicious….
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I don’t end up ordering fish dishes in Chinese restaurants- mostly because majority of the dishes are deep fried. It is generally a whole fish, deep fried in a delicious sauce. Since I gravitate towards healthier food and even though I love anything fried, I stay away from it.

I do love fish cooked in delicious Chinese flavors- so, as usual I realized I can make it better at home- yes, I realize what you are thinking- she is not too modest… at all. I think if you have the right recipe, anyone can churn out better food in their kitchen than what they get outside.

I bought delicious bronzini from the Asian store and decided to make it simply with some key ingredients- tamari, black bean sauce, ginger, garlic, etc. I browned the fish quickly and mixed up a sauce in no time. This dish was ready in less than ten minutes. This is an ideal dish to make through the week.

I wasn’t sure if my daughter will like the dish since it was the first time I made anything Chinese using fish. Well, she loved it and wanted more… if I had made a bigger quantity, she would have eaten more.

Try this dish- it is healthy and delicious and best of all, it cooks in no time….
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Here is another healthy dinner for you to make. I have made chicken and broccoli before but this version is a bit quicker and healthier. I used frozen broccoli instead of fresh- you can use either one. I happen not to find fresh broccoli so I used the frozen.

I drizzled a bit of oil on the broccoli and roasted it to get rid of excess moisture.

In the meantime I mixed up a quick sauce and instead of my usual chicken thighs, I used chicken breast. I sliced the breast pieces really thin and marinated them. Obviously chicken breast has less fat and is healthier than thighs. Personally I prefer the taste of dark meat but to be healthy- I used the breast.

Overall the dish was delicious and I served it with brown rice- enjoy!!!
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This is the first recipe in a series of super healthy dishes I have been making for myself and my family. Everyone is currently on the healthy bandwagon- I decided to join in as well. In my case, it would be a ‘healthier’ bandwagon.

As some of you may know, I already cook extremely healthy. I decided to take it to another level.

My daughter’s friend was over and she had been asking for me meatballs for a while now. I have made many different kinds of meatballs but never Asian ones. So, I decided to give them a try. I still stuck with marinara sauce as the usual ones are served with sweet and sour sauce- which is not very healthy.

I added a mixture of garlic, ginger, green onions, oyster sauce, sesame oil, etc. The flavor was amazing and best of all the girls loved the meatballs. I served it with sauteed bok choy and brown rice pasta.

Super tasty and super healthy….
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This dish came out delicious. Cauliflower manchurian is very popular at Indian Chinese restaurants- especially amongst vegetarians.

We usually stay away from the dish as the cauliflower florets are dipped in a batter and fried. It is delicious but not too healthy.

When I decided to recreate it at home, I knew I was not going to fry- so the next best thing was roasting- it actually makes the vegetable yummier. I simply roasted the vegetable with salt and olive oil.

As the cauliflower was roasting, I made a sweet, savory sauce to complement the sweet vegetable. I mixed ketcup, sweet chili sauce and tamari. The whole process took almost no time and soon I had a delicious, healthy dish to serve my family.

As I mentioned in the previous post, I made delicious brown rice cooked in mushroom broth- it was by far the best brown rice I have made. The whole meal was really good- my daughter’s friend was over for dinner and enjoyed the meal with us.
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