Try Something Different Tuesday. Counting Calories.

Don't you just love it when products you've never tried go on sale?

Our local TOPS supermarket is simply amazing. They may be small, but they carry a good variety of products. Their sales are pretty darn good too! If their pet supply and paper products were less expensive, all our grocery shopping would be done there.

A few weeks back, TOPS had a sale on Asian cuisine supplies. What you're looking at is Sweet and Sour Chicken using bottled sauce by Asian Gourmet. (It looked better before I stirred it up.) Easy enough to make. Fresh carrots, peppers and onions were sauteed. Canned chicken and sauce added and heated through long enough to allow the flavors to meld. Served over rice. The whole process took less than half an hour.

This Sweet and Sour Chicken would be a quick (and tasty) company meal. As for us making it again - it's a possibility. More than likely a from-scratch version will make it into the monthly rotation. Less sodium, additives, and preservatives that way. 

Speaking of the monthly meal rotation...

Be advised: We're dieting here. The next few weeks, or months as the case may be, the food posts will be good tasting diet food.

Try Something Different Tuesday. BBQ Chicken Breast.

Do you ever get tired of eating the same old thing? I know I do!

Now, those who know me know that I'm not the greatest cook in the world. I can bake up a storm when it comes to bread or pastry or cookies and such. But regular meals are definitely not my forte and I get bored making the same old thing all the time.

The other day a friend posted a recipe on Facebook for a weekday make-ahead meal of Baked Chicken with Peppers and Onions (and salsa and tomato paste, etc.). While that recipe didn't strike my fancy, it did inspire me to roast some chicken breast and peppers.

Rather than use traditional, wet BBQ sauce, I used McCormick Grill Mates Barbecue spice that I picked up at TOPS. It has a slight, smoky flavor that goes well with the sweetness of the roasted peppers. A make-ahead meal that will be made again and again.

p.s. (Yes. I know it's Wednesday. Note to self: Push the "publish" button.)