Favorite Things Friday

Favorite Things Friday- Round 2

If you're like me, dieting is a lot easier when you don't have other people to cook for.

I've gone through stages where I would cook the family one meal, and then make something else for myself, but this just ended up in resentment on my part.  My husband has the metabolism of a 12 year old while I have to really watch what I eat and work out just to maintain my weight.  Love ya, Honey!

A few months ago, my mom brought me this cookbook on one of her visits, and it is this week's favorite thing.

I love looking over cookbooks, and they look really pretty in the kitchen, but I rarely use them to actually prepare a meal.  However, my husband has really gotten into a frying stage - he wants to fry everything. Everything.  The skinny gal who lives way, WAY down deep inside me shudders in fright every time he gets the oil out of the pantry. 

I decided to open this baby up and see if Ol' Rocco had a healthier method of attacking the fry.

Enter in:  Flash-Fried Finger-Lickin' Chicken.

Yes, that really is the name of it.  Pg 114.

Avg fat/calories of normal friend chicken- 30gfat/549cal

His version- 10.9gfat/204cal

The basis of this recipe is that you boil the chicken in low sodium, low fat chicken broth FIRST, coat in low fat milk and whole wheat flour and THEN flash fry.  Since it doesn't spend much time in the oil, you soak up less.  You're basically frying the outside batter, not the whole dang chicken.   Tastiness factor- way on up there.

Genius I tell you, and all of the recipes in the book use some of the same, common sense, why the heck didn't I think of that, methods. 

If you get it, be sure to read the introduction and his Can't Live-without ingredients.

Love it.

:)  Courtney

Favorite Things, Friday!

I've decided to start this new series, Favorite Things Friday, here at And Then There Was Home.

 

I figure since Oprah is no longer doing her Favorite Things, SOMEONE should take over!  haha.

Disclaimer, these may or may not be home decor related.  I'm just going to pick whatever strikes my fancy.

So, here we go.

One of my favorite things this week is my new Shake Weight.

Yes.

You read that right.  I gave into the infomercials and bought one.  Well, not exactly the infomercials, because I actually bought it in a store.   Go ahead and laugh.  I laughed myself as I placed it in my shopping cart.

Did you know these things were available in colors now?  I bought light blue, just in case you're wondering.

So, this thing actually works.  I mean, if you're a fitness guru who is used to going to the gym daily and using first class workout equipment, you probably won't be impressed. However, I like that I can pick it up at random times throughout the day without feeling like I need to go change into workout gear before I work out my arms.  It comes with a 6 minute workout DVD, and while I didn't feel much in the way of muscle failure the first time I went through the DVD, I've felt much more each time since then.

So next time you see this thing on an aisle at Target, pick it up and give it a Shake.  I wouldn't list it as one of my Favorite Things for nothing.
:)  Courtney