hi everyone!
i tried to cook this weekend and got mixed reviews…unfortunately.
i cooked a tomato soup which i knew keith wouldn’t like but i would… it was made with crushed tomatoes and leeks. i made it from a weight watchers recipe called "creamy tomato soup" (obviously there is no cream in it)…it is so good whether or not you are dieting… as you all know i am constantly trying to diet! can you say work in progress?????
tomato soup before i put it in the blender.
back in pot!
i made a super healthy unfried brown rice with onions, garlic, broccoli, peas, carrots, corn and all white meat ground chicken and egg… i seasoned it with soy sauce. it was really good (yes i ate some chicken- i eat chicken when i don’t feel skeeved out by it). but keithy didn’t love it because it wasn’t heavy enough (i think)… he likes REAL chinese food (as in take out)…not the healthy home made kind.
browning onions and garlic.
ground chicken breast (from fancy ny butcher lobel’s)
eggs for rice.
browning chicken and onions and garlic.
added veggies.
with the brown rice.
then i made a spinach/basil pesto with whole wheat pasta… i combined spinach, basil, pine nuts, a little olive oil, lemon juice, some grated parmegian cheese and salt. it was fantastic…even keithy liked it. (and he’s not much of a pesto person).
ok- so here is the pesto in the cuisinart…after i had tried making it in the blender. (i am convinced my blender is broken because it wouldn’t chop/mix/blend the spinach etc. but keith says i’m crazy because the blender chopped ice fine (we tested it)) so i put the blender away and took out the cuisinart. i am still not convinced the blender is fine.
close up pesto with parmigian.
my crappy camera makes the pesto super bright but in reality it wasn’t so electric!
watching barbara walters now (duh).
xoxox
jennifer
Yumm!! Everything looks soo good!!
Thanks for the pics & ing. list!
you should invest in some new dishes
Your soups always look yummy! I’m going to have to tackle that sometime instead of eating this canned stuff.
Jen, don’t give up on Keith, he will come around and eat healthy! I make brown fried rice for my family all the time and they love it, I like it better than take out. The brown rice gives it a nutty flavor.
Yeah, I think you need new dishes as well. I can only make pesto in a food processor — blenders don’t work for me AT ALL!
I’m watching Barbara too. Jennifer Hudson is way cuter than I thought. Good job cooking all the healthy stuff. Thanks for sharing!
It’s nice that you take the time to do that for your family, they are worth it.
Wow….you sure were a busy beaver this weekend….It is such a pain when the hubby does not like the healthier fare. I always give in and cook what mine wants, that is when he gets me in the kitchen…LOL
Blenders are only good for frozen drinks!
You should get a “Vita-Mix” blender. Very powerful… You can make soup right in the blender! I made the best tortilla soup in literally 10 minutes.
Everything looks so good, Especially the soup. I am going to make some this week. I like all the ideas you and Alexis are giving me. Thanks.
it all looks great!
how boring, why do you need to hear what everyone thinks about your cooking. The only thing interesting is the fact you have horrible taste and can’t manage to have decent dishes in your house.
Bunch of bullcrap.
with all your money, you should get off your lazy azz and hire a trainer.
then you can eat like a normal person and still be in shape.
I love all you big women constantly looking for wonder foods to keep you thin.
Start exersising, tubby.
hi voice of reason!
doing the best i can.
and i do exercise.
as i said… i am a work in progress.
geez…
thanks for being interested!
Hi jen dont listen to them. you look great to me. I dont know why some people have to be so mean. it is not the size that you are it is what is inside your heart. god does not look at your body when you. Its how good you were to people when you were alive
no one is even touching the fact that she didn’t spell the cheese right? Voice of reason is an ASSHOLE.
Shut the EFFF up you negative losers – Voice of Reason especially. If you don’t like these girls why do you spend so much time on their site posting mean things about them? They must really get to you huh?
Deanna S ,
I only post here to annoy you.
go take a handful of chill pills. LOL !
Jenn,
Thanks for having a sense of humor.
I rib you cuz I love you.
you sexy little chunky fireball !!
My hubby and I gave up eating meat for Lent… Maybe we’ll try your pesto pasta since it looks so tasty and easy to make! Thank you for the recipe Jenny. 😉
Try taking your food photos with no flash (no lightning bolt).
and use the close-up feature (the flower icon).
Also, an immersion blender is great for soup. Just blend it right in the pot! No dangerous pouring.
Please! Theres so much more to life than food every day
Voice of Reason you’re *soooo funny* I imagine you’re already taking chill pills and way too many of them at that!
Bird shit pasta nummy yummy?
The girls can post whatever the hell they want it’s their site, their show, their world, they rule! XOXOXO
Hey Dipshits who are downing Jenn’s dishes. It’s Fiestaware. It’s only a little slice of Americana. It’s quite pricey, especially if you have the retired colors/pieces. I’d serve all you tards a nice plate of shut the fuck up on my Fiesta. Bon’ Appetite.
Jenn–yes, you have great taste in dinnerware! Fiestaware is colorful, well-made, and very sturdy, especially compared to all the stuff that’s now manufactured in China.
Jennifer,
Did you hear that Beth Ostrosky is gonna co-host on The View!!!!!!! I heard it on Howard this morning. Hmmmmmm.
I know you will not publish this email, after the tirade you went on yesterday against Elisabeth “whatever her last name is”, of the View. So, because her views do not agree with yours, she is wrong and has no right to her opinions or likes or dislikes ad far as political parties go. So unless you are a liberal you are wrong, hum, does not sound to me that you are open minded at all.
To recap, your views are right and everybody else’s wrong.
For the most part I enjoy your show, is entertaining when you are driving home from work and want mindless chatter, but when you go on tirades against people because the have different view, I do change the channel!
Icky Rotting FOOD – The Food isn’t even still in your BODY! TAKE IT OFF YOUR WEBSITE PLEASE!!!!!!
Jenny, food looks good to me. At least you’re not making some prepackaged junk like most americans.I am always amazed when people marvel over anything homemade. It’s like canned or prepackaged is now the norm instead of the exception…..go figure.
Keep up the great talk!
Hey Voice of reason-you sound like a real asshole. why would anyone think one word of what you said was funny? chill pill? rib you? get a life. what do you look like????
Ok Jen, i have to say that it is a complete coincidence that you made this same dinner!! But first, my schpeel…. I missed you ladies sooo much! I lost internet after moving and I haven’t been able to log on to check the blogs in sooo long. So, I got online at my new job and I see that you made this meal also!! Holy crap! So, actually I made it on 2/22/07, and made alterations to it. I hate onions so I didn’t put any in, but it still turned out DELICIOUS!~ I’m bad though, I figured since I was doing good with the stirfry, I would be bad and put some frozen egg-rolls in the oven = deliciousness #2!! i was sooo freakin proud of myself that I actually took pictures of it. I wish I could figure out how to put them up b/c I would love to send pictures of it to you. You ladies make my afternoon on the way home from work! Thank you so much!