's MOTD Fri July 14, 2006 - Cooking

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's Daily MessageFridayJuly 14, 2006

HEY, GOOD LOOKIN`

Whatcha` been cookin`? We haven`t been talking about food lately, so today`s the day. Have you been barbecuing? This is a time to get out of that hot kitchen and stand over a hot barbecue. LOL! I`ve been doing chicken and turkey burgers. Turkey burgers are so easy to make! Just get some ground turkey meat, add parsley, onions, garlic, bread crumbs or brown rice, Egg Beaters, and your favorite spices. I add some jalapeno peppers to mine for a little extra kick.

Have you been making wonderful summer salads like spinach salad with grilled shrimp or a Caesar salad with grilled chicken? Cold tuna salad with celery, apples, and grape tomatoes? What about fruit salads? It`s been rather hot here in LA, and last week for a few days, I just made myself a fruit salad for dinner – plums, watermelon, ruby red grapefruit sections, and blueberries, topped with vanilla yogurt and a few pecans. Every weekend I`m in town, I go to one of the farmer`s markets around the city and buy my produce for the week.

Have you been woking on the wild side – little sesame seed oil, chicken breast slices, water chestnuts, green onions, bamboo shoots, lite soy sauce, quickly stir-fried and served over rice?

Have you had an Italian night at your home recently? Baby greens with beets and artichoke hearts, spaghetti with marinara sauce and freshly grated parmesan cheese?

Have there been fish at the end of your fishing pole? Grill it, bake it, steam it, and eat it. From the mild orange roughy and the filet of sole to something a bit meatier, like salmon or swordfish steaks?

I know many of you have my cookbooks. I worked hard on all these recipes, and I have to tell you, they work! They taste good, they look good, and they do good things for your body! If you`re a member of our Clubhouse, there are lots and lots of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snack recipes. They are very simple to put together. Don`t tell me you`ve been livin` on frozen dinners and take out food!

Get back in your kitchen, good lookin`, and start cookin`!

Love,