Sweet Potato Sticks with Creamy Chipotle Dipping Sauce

Sweet Potato Sticks with Creamy Chipotle Dipping Sauce

Bulgur Waldorf Salad

Bulgur Waldorf Salad

Parmesan Popovers

Parmesan Popovers

Chevre & Herb-Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Chevre & Herb-Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Steamed New Potatoes with Olive Oil, Parsley & Chives

Steamed New Potatoes with Olive Oil, Parsley & Chives

Baby Potato Salad with Peas, Mint & Ricotta

Baby Potato Salad with Peas, Mint & Ricotta

Fiesta Quinoa * Barbie Bootcamp

Quinoa is often called a supergrain, even thought it isn’t really a grain at all, but a seed jam-packed with iron, fiber and protein! To pump the nutrient quotient into overdrive, I've added extra veggies and the Cayenne's capsacin will boost your metabolism!


Ingredients:

• 2 c vegetable broth
• 1 c quinua
• 1 red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 orange pepper
• Cayenne pepper
• 1/2 onion

Rinse quinua. Pour into saucepan with broth. Cook according to quinua packaging. While it is cooking, saute onion and peppers for 3-5 minutes. Add veggies and cayenne pepper to quinua when you lower the heat to simmer.

Original: http://barbiebootcamp.blogspot.com/2011/07/fiesta-quinua.html

Fruit Taboule * Barbie Bootcamp

Fruit Taboule

Bulgur is an excellent source of several B vitamins—thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, B6, and folate—that are essential to metabolism and that help convert homocysteine into less harmful chemicals; this helps lower blood pressure and protect the heart. It also provides the minerals iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, and selenium, and it is high in fiber. The protein in bulgur is not complete. Like other grains, it lacks sufficient lysine, but the sunflower seeds make it a complete protein, making fruit taboule the perfect mini-meal!

Ingredients:
Bulger, cooked according to packaging
agave nectar
fruit of choice (we used cherries, pear and apple...peel the apple and any other thick skinned fruit)
sunflower seeds (optional - if not, have some proten on the side)

Chop the fruit, mix with bulger, stir in 2-4 tablespoons of agave nectar to taste.

 

Original Post: http://barbiebootcamp.blogspot.com/2011/07/fruit-taboule.html

Pilaf Sidekicks

Kashi 7 Grain Pilaf Sidekicks

Ready to eat after a quick cooking on the stovetop or merely a minute in the microwave, Kashi Seven Whole Grain Pilaf sides offer a day’s worth of whole grains, real vegetables, herbs and spices, plus seven grams of fiber and eight grams of protein in just one cooked cup.

 

Ready to eat after a quick cooking on the stovetop or merely a minute in the microwave, Kashi Seven Whole Grain Pilaf sides offer a day’s worth of whole grains, real vegetables, herbs and spices, plus seven grams of fiber and eight grams of protein in just one cooked cup. $2.50, kashi.com

Kale Chips

Kale Chips

(photo is of sea salt and vinegar version of Kale Chips that I took over the weekend... YUM YUM)

Ingredients

Oil Spray (canola or olive)

1 Large Bunch of Kale

Kosher Salt

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat two large baking sheets with oil spray. (The chips will be crispiest if baked directly on the baking sheet, without aluminum foil.)

Trim the ends off the kale and cut the leaves into 2-inch pieces. Divide the kale pieces between the two baking sheets and spread them into a single, even layer. Liberally mist the kale with oil spray and lightly sprinkle with salt. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the kale is crispy to the touch and the edges are beginning to brown.

Serving Size

Serves 2 to 4

Other Flavors

Sprinkle with Parmesan, Asiago or your seasonings of choice. Plus a sprinkle of kosher salt.

Another alternative is to buy them - they sell them at Whole Foods and I'm sure other places too!  New York Naturals below sells theirs at Whole Foods.