Recipe of the Week: Beloved Fried Chicken
By robyn | May 4, 2008
In today’s Washington Post’s Sunday Source, there is a article pitting Food Editor Joe Yonan’s take on fast food fried chicken with Joe Heim, a non foodie Post staff writer. But any way you look at Chick Fil A, KFC, Popeyes and McDonalds is still going to give you the artery clogging, greasy little bird that you can do without.
So why not just make your own. It’s not hard and you control what goes in it.
Here is one of my favorite recipes for fried chicken and with summer fast approaching, the chicken is great hot or cold, slipped into a sandwich or cut into pieces to adorn a crisp cool salad.
THE BEST OVEN FRIED CHICKEN6 servings/ serving size: 3-4 ounces
preparation time: 15 minutes All the crunch, without the fat!
Crust:
1 cup bread crumbs
1 Tbsp parmesan cheese
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
2 tsp paprika
Fresh ground pepper and salt to taste
3 egg whites
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
2 tsp olive oil
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless, halved chicken breasts
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients for crust in a ziploc bag.
2. In a separate shallow bowl, beat egg whites. Add tabasco.
3. Dip each chicken breast into beaten eggs. Roll in the crumb mixture.
4. Spread chicken breasts out onto a cookie sheet. Sprinkle each breast with some olive oil.
5. Bake the breasts for 30-35 minutes until no traces of pink remain and chicken is tender.
5 grams of fat per serving
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Adventures with Barb: Dining out healthfully or at least trying to in DC
By robyn | May 4, 2008
There’s a new ad on TV for Weight Watchers saying that the WW program works because they teach you how to eat and that includes dining out. As a professional nutritionist, I don’t always agree with some fo the WW guidelines, but in this case I do, about restaurant eating I mean.
I grew up in the hotel business and no one enjoys a meal out like I do. After teaching in home cooking many, many times in a week, I do indeed enjoy a wonderful meal out. It’s not only the food, but a chance to have someone else wait on me.
But what I found out among my clients is that restaurant dining is not just a diversion from time to time, it can be almost an everyday event. So I have to make sure that these clients do well in restaurant situations.
Enter Barb M. A client of mine for quite some time, Barb and I began a short while ago to have our counseling sessions take place over a meal. Talk about real life! So every couple weeks on a Friday we venture into the world of restaurant dining. Our first one, MeiWah restaurant located at 1200 New Hampshire was about the last place I would venture into, but a very pleasant surprise was awaiting me.
When Barb told me she had eaten there several times before as it was close to her office and she said she could eat there healthfully, I thought to myself” My God, have I taught this woman nothing. How could she possibly think she can eat here. Have I failed as a nutritionist?!
Upon entering the bustling restaurant and as the menu was brought to us, I was almost afraid to open it up. After passing by the usual suspects Orange Beef, General Tso’s Chicken, Spring Rolls, I began to get a sinking feeling and a massive headache. But then, a ray of hope as my eyes filtered down ot the very bottom of each page and there it was: All items can be steamed with sauce on the side. Now mind you , this was not for just one or two dishes, IT WAS FOR THE WHOLE MENU! I think I am liking Chinese.
I enjoyed a wonderful plate of steamed chicken, moist and tender with light brown sauce on the side ( I needed very little as the chicken reallywas fab!) and steamed broccoli all presented very beautifully. Barb had tofu with spinach , extremely tasty.
As we watched platters of Twice Cooked Duck and BBQ spareribs being paraded around the lovely dining room, we have to admit, we felt supremely smug. Here we are in a very good Chinese restaurant partaking in one of the beloved cuisines among us Americans and we are eating not only healthy, but really tasty food!
I am so proud of Barb, perhaps I really have taught her a thing or two!!
MeiWah Restaurant, 1200 New Hampshire Ave, Washington, DC 20036, 202-833-2888. There is a MD location as well at 4457 Willard Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD
Hours of operation:
Mon-Thur: 11:30am-10:30pm, Friday: 11:30am-11:00pm, Sat 12noon-11:00pm, Sun, 12noon-10:30pm
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Product of the Week:Morning Becomes Electra
By robyn | May 4, 2008
Ever stand inthe grocery store and are totally confused on which brand to buy? Well, you have a new found friend, a person who actually likes to go grocery shopping as I am in one type of a grocery store or another at least 3 times a day! ( yes, a day!). With the work I do as a nutritionist and culinary instructor, the grocery store is indeed my lab.
So I am always on the lookout for new exciting, tasty and of course healthy foods to try. Having reviewed products for several magazines, now I am making my suggestions to a wider audience.
So here is this week’s supermarket find!
When I was in Greece several years ago, it was very hard to leave the country. Yes, the Acropolis was mesmerizing, the sunsets over Santorini were enthralling, the laid back lifestyle enticing, but it was the food of course that made me want to stay in this wonderful country forever. And while I am a self admitted “not a morning person”, I could not wait for the sunrise just so I could have my breakfast of yogurt, a drizzle of honey and fresh fruit.
After my return I longed for that creamy heavenly taste of Greek yogurt. Dannon was not just going to cut it anymore. To my utter delight, I found Fage Greek yogurt and ever since that trip to Greece several years ago, Fage Yogurt has replaced all others.
Greek yogurt is strained yogurt. Simply put, its rich, creamy and has a far better flavor than anything else I have ever had. Luckily there is a non fat version and its tastes just like its full fat counterpart ( not easily said about most non fat yogurts). I know, I accidently picked up the full fat version of Fage once and it tasted exactly like the non fat version. And whoever knew PLAIN yogurt could taste so good. All it needs a a very small drizzle of honey ( our grocery stores do indeed sell Greek honey, another treat, another time, I will tell you about my adventures with greek honey) and you can pretend you are Shirley Valentine( for those of you who don’t know what I am talking about Shirley Valentine is the name a movie and the lead character who escapes her dreary life in England and heads to Greece in search of something different. She “finds herself” there and well… oh you just have to see this really glorious movie, it’ll make you want to hop the next plane to Greece!)
Fage yogurt can be found at Whole Foods and Trader Joes. I have yet to see it in a major grocery chain such as Safeway or Giant, but let me know if you do, I’d like everyone to have access to this great yogurt!!!
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Welcome to You can eat that by nutritionist and cookbook author Robyn Webb
By robyn | April 22, 2008
Hello all! In the wonderful world of blogging, I’ve decided to join in and give my clients and future clients an upbeat, informative place to read and share about the foods that they can indeed eat and remain healthy.
As a nutritionist, we can sometimes take a bad rap. We’ve been accused of telling our clients: “No, you can’t eat that if you expect to….”. Well, I’m here as a nutritionist over 20 years to let you know, that I’m with you! I’d much rather have someone tell me what I CAN eat rather than what I CAN’T. There’s enough CAN’T on this planet, so this blog will be nothing but upbeat, positive information that YOU CAN really use!!
So to start off with, I’ve developed three fun pages; YOU CAN Eat That Recipe, Adventures with Barb: Trying to Eat Healthy at DC Restaurants, and YOU CAN Eat That Products.
Here we go… REMEMBER : YOU CAN EAT THAT!!!
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