Behind the Bites

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  • Grilled Chicken Salad

    Grilled Chicken Salad

    I love leftover grilled chicken, the smoky grill flavor stays as long as it’s edible and provides an extra layer of flavor to whatever it’s used in. This recipe features chicken grilled over charcoal the night before as well as pickled banana peppers in a spread for sandwiches or wraps.…

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  • Fish Tacos (Tilapia)

    I inhaled six of these like a wale feeding on plankton. They were the small “street taco” size corn tortillas from Mission. Which helped them go down fast! Dinner on Friday is an event if I’m not going out on the town – and that is just what these are.…

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  • Creamy Spaghetti Squash Bake

    This was a treat. I loved it — and it was an experiment! I will be refining this for sure, but it’s worthy of a post. I made this recipe low-carb by using spaghetti squash where I would have used regular spaghetti. The squash worked with the onion and red…

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  • Get Rid of It Frittata

    The only thing in this dish not leftover or standing on the edge of spoiled are the eggs and chipotle ranch sauce made a couple days ago. I think the Gods of fresh food smiled on my effort to not waste anything because I really enjoyed this. The onion and…

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  • Shrimp Tacos with Chipolte Ranch Sauce

    I’m not the biggest seafood fan in the world. In general, I like it best when the “fish” flavor is mild and it’s breaded and fried. Shrimp is a different story. As long as it’s ultra fresh, I like it prepared almost any way. For these tacos, I sauted the…

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  • Low Carb Burger and Fries

    Ok. Its not actual fries – but one can dream. It’s asparagus spears  — and they were still pretty tasty. Using lettuce to wrap the double-cheese turkey burger — that’s the real low carb thing about this meal. No bun! I really like throwing away the bread. The burger is…

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  • Chicken Tenders with Peppers and Onions

    This plate is a perfect example of how I have been preparing diners with less carbs in mind. In the past, I would have served this — sauted onions, peppers and chicken — over a heaping mound of white rice. Afterword, I would have needed a nap and then a…

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  • Sauteed Radishes

    I have had roasted radishes many times and really enjoyed them. They are a close substitute for a roasted potato. This is the first time I tried to saute radishes. I did it simple — with olive oil, salt and pepper in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. 10…

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