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I'm always looking to try new food combinations, and tonight, I tried a couple of interesting combos. Mal says that I have a "strange" palate; I think of it as "complex." :) Here's our grill loaded up with Italian chicken sausages, green peppers, onions, and a peach. (Yep, a peach.)  The grilled peach ended up as part of a salad. Here are the rough measurements: Grilled Peach Salad Makes 1 serving (or 2 small) Ingredients: 1 peach (halved) 1/4 cup diced onions* 1/8 cup blue cheese crumbles 1/8 cup chopped walnuts 1-2 tsbp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp brown sugar Directions: Half and remove pit from peach, grill until both halves are soft. Combine brown sugar and balsamic vinegar then the remaining ingredients. Toss all ingredients well. Serve chilled. * I used diced yellow onions in the recipe, but I wasn't really a fan of the flavor that it added. When I make this again, I will probably omit the onions.  Our grilled Italian chicken sausages with green peppers and onions on whole wheat buns...  I topped my sausage with organic ketchup and buffalo sauce. I ate about 2/3 of this sandwich. I was stuffed!  Afternoon Snack While blogging my afternoon post, I enjoyed a pomegranate-lemonade with lime... and some sunshine out in front of our apartment building. The sun was so bright that it was hard to see the laptop screen.  Around 3:30, I made myself a 1/2 of a Thomas English muffin with peanut butter and some pitted dates on the side. This snack never gets old. Yum!  Baking I'm not sure why I decided to do some baking on such a hot evening. Our apartment is cookin' right now! I came up with a recipe for mango bread, and I have no idea what to expect! Kitchen experiments are always fun though! :) Before going into the oven...  Raisin-Walnut Mango Bread Ingredients: 1-2 cup diced mango 1 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/3 cup canola oil 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 egg liquid egg whites 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup walnuts 1/4 cup raisins Directions: Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix until blended well. Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35-45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. The mango bread should be finished any minute now. I'll be sure to report how it turned out! |
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