Meditterrean Salad

Found this tasty salad recipe at Cooking Light

Ingredients

• Vinaigrette:
• 3  tablespoons  red wine vinegar
• 2  tablespoons  water
• 1  teaspoon  dried oregano
• 1  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1  teaspoon  Dijon mustard
• 1/2  teaspoon  kosher salt
• 2  garlic cloves, chopped
• 3  tablespoons  extra-virgin olive oil
• Salad:
• 2  cups  sliced fennel bulb (about 1 medium)
• 1 1/2  cups  thinly sliced red onion
• 1  cup  pitted ripe olives, halved
• 3/4  cup  chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
• 1  (15.5-ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 6  plum tomatoes, quartered
• 2  tablespoons  sunflower seeds

Preparation

1. To prepare vinaigrette, combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl. Gradually add oil, stirring with a whisk until blended.

2. To prepare salad, combine fennel and the next 6 ingredients (through tomatoes) in a large bowl. Drizzle vinaigrette over salad, tossing until well combined. Sprinkle with sunflower seeds. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

119

Fat:

8.1g (sat 1.8g,mono 4.5g,poly 1.5g)

Protein:

3.2g

Carbohydrate:

10g

Fiber:

3.1g

Cholesterol:

5mg

Iron:

1.7mg

Sodium:

346mg

Calcium:

74mg

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Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes

The way I look at it, If  I’m going to eat Carbs I might as well try the healthy Wheat way.  These are good, I added some blueberries and used Wild Maine Blueberry sauce (you can purchase at trader joe’s) as topping and it was delicious.  Wheat is a hard thing for me to accept in my pancakes, though it has nearly been a year since I”ve made pancakes .  I still miss the traditional white flour pancakes and prefer them over the wheat.  I found this recipe at Cooking Light

Ingredients

• 3/4  cup  all-purpose flour
• 3/4  cup  whole wheat flour
• 3  tablespoons  sugar
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  baking powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1 1/2  cups  low-fat buttermilk
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 1  large egg
• 1  large egg white
• Cooking spray
• 3/4  cup  maple syrup
• 3  tablespoons  butter

Preparation

Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine buttermilk, oil, egg, and egg white, stirring with a whisk; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.

Heat a nonstick griddle or nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter per pancake onto griddle. Turn pancakes over when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Serve with syrup and butter.

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Attention All Beer Lovers

So, I discovered this really good tasting beer this weekend,  Marin Brewing Co. St. Brendan’s Irish Style Red Ale. I now have two favorite types of beer, the Arrogant Bastard and this one.  There is a limited supply, but you can find it at Bevmo.  I”m unfortunately not lucky at finding any info about it on Google.  If you are able to locate this beer at another location please comment here and let me know where.

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