Portabella mushrooms are by far one of my favorite go to meals. They are cheap ($3.99 for 2 caps) low carb, a great source of Iron and they will absorb pretty much any sauce or seasoning you flavor them with.
For the portabella flavoring I clean the caps and put them face up in a 9x10 baking pan. I liberally drizzle Extra Olive Oil inside. I them drizzle a good 2 tablespoons of Worshershire sauce on top of this. This gives them a fantastic steak flavor. Season with salt,pepper, garlic powder and Italian spices. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. About half way through I sprinkle mine with some blue cheese and allow that to melt.
Put some spinach on a plate and when your portabella is done cooking put it on top of the spinach. All the delicious juices from the EVOO and the Worshershire will cover the spinach leaves so you don't need dressing! These are also amazing with a side of Low Carb Cauliflower Faux Potatoes!
Go here for my Cauliflower Faux Potato recipe! http://richandskinnykc.blogspot.com/2013_06_01_archive.html
Friday, May 3, 2013
Drinks for a crowd
I LOVE throwing a party but often times a party means a lot of drinking that equals a lot of fun that also equals a lot of money. So here is one of my favorite cost efficient, delicious recipes to satiate the thirst of your party goers.
First off -EVERYONE should own a dispenser like the one below. Mine was $39.99 at Z Gallery but they are available everywhere much cheaper, such as Target, TJ Maxx and Walmart.
I buy a large handle of Vodka. Usually Tito's or Svedka both are $19.00 for a 2 little jug at my liquor store.
Buy any fruit or citrus that you want to infuse your vodka with. I love lemons because they are super detoxifying, match my interior accent color and delicious! They infuse very quickly and the Lemon Vodka is usually ready to enjoy in around 3 days. Some people may know the Stoli Doli which is a similar drink made with rings of Pineapple which is absolutely delicious.
Voila! Drinks for a crowd that won't break your bank!
First things first- Fabulous Cheap Wine!
At under $3 dollars at my Missouri Walmart you will never believe how incredibly delicious this white wine is! With a perfectly balanced blend of pear,lemon and honeysuckle notes this wine is super refreshing and sure to be a crowd pleaser!
Who doesn't want to be Rich & Skinny?
Most women want to be two things. 1. Rich. 2. Skinny. There are obviously numerous other important qualities we all want to posses as well, kindness, intelligence, patience. But two things I knew I could help with are what I titled my supper club. My rockstar lifestyle seemed to be breaking my bank account as well as expanding my waist line. It was time to combine socializing with saving money and eating fabulous yet healthy meals at home, with my fabulous also money and figure conscious gal pals.
After countless weekends of fabulous nights out to dinner with the girls I realized I was spending hundreds of dollars I didn't have on Friday night dinners , eating loads of calories that left me broke and wobbling out of the restaurant and miserable the rest of my "fun night out". All of us are young professionals who honestly don't have two cents to rub together but want to be fabulous, and live like the rich and famous and of course look like supermodels. But none of the things we were doing on the weekends were helping us accomplish this -they were the doing just the opposite! Leaving us poor and pudgy!
My concept is simple. Dinner parties IN. This way cost can be considerable controlled, as well as calorie in take and making sure you are eating the healthiest , freshest food to leave you with money in your bank account and a slimmer stomach. If you provide your own inexpensive wine as oppose to buying a bottle at a restaurant that has been marked up 40% you can drink more for less and host more girls before your night out, or night in!
Creating meals together of healthy, fresh, local and vegetarian and pescetarian ingredients will leave you feeling lighter and healthier without dragging you down with the carbs, fat , grease and calories your restaurant meal will fill you up on.
This site will have recipe ideas and document my adventures as my friends and I all work on becoming Rich & Skinny!
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