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Portobello Pizzas

11 Jun

I’m typically not a huge pizza fan, however, sometimes I just crave it.  I read about a “diet” version that uses portobellos instead of pizza crust and I was sold!

I prepped the ingredients: portobello mushrooms, tomatoes, fresh basil, pine nuts, and Saucy Solutions Bolognese sauce.

First you bake the mushrooms for 5 minutes.

Then you fill them with all the goodies and bake for 20 minutes.  (You can stick them in the broiler for a minute or two at the end to get them crispier on top if you prefer them the way I do)

We even topped them with some sliced roasted garlic.

This recipe is a total WINNER. And for just 5 points, it’s hard to beat (just 3 points if you use a fat free tomato sauce!).

I really enjoyed the bolognese.  It was hearty and full of flavor.  It was even better over pasta.  Nom Nom Nom.

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RECIPES
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Portobello Pizzas (Serves 2)

Ingredients:

  • 2 portobello mushrooms, cleaned with stems removed
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 tomato, sliced or 1 cup grape mushrooms, cut in half
  • 1 Tbs. basil, sliced
  • 1 Tbs. pine nuts
  • 1/3 cup bolognese
  • 3/4 cup Weight Watchers shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

  1. Preheat to 350 degrees F
  2. Spray baking dish/pan with cooking spray and place mushrooms in
  3. Bake for 10 minutes
  4. Fill each with half of the remaining ingredients (cheese on top)
  5. Bake for an additional 5 minutes (broil at end if desired)
  6. Serve warm

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Ostrich: The perfect diet food

7 Jun

I have the incredible fortune of working right by the Union Square Greenmarket. Besides going out for awesome lunches, fresh veggies, wine tasting, and buying   beautiful flowers, they sometimes have some rareties.  It was here that we secured our bison meat as well as the ramps (and miscellaneous other goodies!).  As I was searching for lunch, there was a vender cooking up some ostrich meat and singing it’s praises. 

What is so good about ostrich? Glad you asked! It is high in protein and very low in fat (even less than turkey and less than half of chicken!) It’s low in calories and high in iron (the meat is almost as red as steak).  Oh… and it’s delicious!  The vendor was giving samples and good thing as it convinced me to buy them (even though they were quite expensive at $20 for this steak for 2).

We paired it with delicious roasted cauliflower.

It was a FANTASTIC portion and my whole plate came to just 8 points.

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RECIPE
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Ingredients:

  • 4-4oz Ostrich Steaks (no thicker than 3/4”)
  • 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
  • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt

Directions:

  1. Marinate ostrich steaks in wocester sauce, garlic powder, and salt for about 30 minutes to an hour 
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  3. Roast for about 15 minutes per pound (internal temp should be about 155 degrees)
  4. Remove from oven and slice

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Winberie’s in Summit, NJ

4 Jun

After a long day in New Jersey, Mike and I found ourselves at the Summit train station and itching for dinner.  We decided to take a later train and find a local dining establishment.  I have actually never eaten at Winberie’s (partly due to bitterness that they wouldn’t give me a job when I was 16).  It’s a small chain that everyone I know who grew up in our area frequented.  They have a few other locations in New Jersey as well as one in PA and one in IL.

We started with the Bruschetta which was fire roasted tomatoes, basil, balsamic, and Reggiano Parmesan on garlic crostini.  It was quite delicious and had all the right flavor combination and textures (crispy without cutting up your mouth while you eat it). I had one piece of 3 points.

Mike opted for the burger. He seemed to enjoy it.  The fries were good but not crispy enough (a common complaint of mine with fries).

I balanced the crostini with a salad.  The Alsatian Chicken Salad sounded right up my alley… grille chicken breast, field greens, sauteed apples (why don’t more restaurants sautee their apples??), bleu cheese, candied walnuts (nom nom nom), and cider vinaigrette. Delish!  I calculated about 8.5 points for the salad.

Overall, for being a “chain” I was actually pretty impressed with the food.  A good standby… though nothing really special.

Total Nom Points: 6.5 out of 10

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