Insight for the Day 5/28/12

"Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today."

Maxwell Maltz
1899-1975, Author of Psycho-Cybernetics

Today's Recipe - Southwestern Cod Sauté

Today's Recipe
 
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
 

This is a great meal-in-one dish, which includes protein from the fish and vitamins and minerals from the variety of vegetables. And it can be prepared in just 25 minutes using our Healthy Sauté method of cooking, which uses no heated oils. Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes, Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced medium thick
• 6 medium cloves garlic, pressed
• 1-2 tsp minced jalapeno pepper*, seeds removed
• 1 TBS chicken broth
• 2 cups diced zucchini into 1/2-inch cubes)
• 1 lb cod filets, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 15 oz can diced tomatoes
• 3 TBS fresh lemon juice
• 2 TBS chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 TBS chopped fresh oregano
• 1 ripe but firm medium avocado, diced into 1-inch pieces
• salt and black pepper to taste
• *if you like your food less spicy, consider using less jalapeno pepper

Directions:

1. Cut onion and press garlic and let sit for at least 5 minutes to bring out their health-promoting properties:.
2. Prepare all other ingredients before starting the sauté.
3. Heat 1 TBS broth in a 10-12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion in broth over medium heat, stirring frequently for 5 minutes.
4. Add garlic, zucchini, jalapeno, and cod and continue to sauté for another 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
5. Add rest of ingredients, except avocado, and cook for another 2 minutes. Add avocado, season with salt, pepper and serve.

Serves 4 Serving Suggestion: Serve with

• Rice

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Insight for the Day 5/25/12

"It's really easy to fall into the trap of believing what we do is more important than what we are. Of course, it's the opposite that's true: what we are ultimately determines what we do!"

Fred Rogers
1928-2003, Creator of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Today's Healthy Recipe - Mediterranean Cod with Tomatoes

If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...

Enjoy this low-fat meal with cod as part of your Healthiest Way of Eating this week. It not only tastes delicious but one serving provides 80% of the Daily Value (DV) for health-promoting selenium and 66% DV for vitamin B-12 and much more.

Mediterranean Cod with Tomatoes

Prep and Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:

• 1 lb cod fillets
• 2 medium onions, sliced medium thick
• 3 medium cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup + 1 TBS chicken or vegetable broth
• 2 cups fresh or 1 15 oz can (BPA-free) diced tomatoes
• 2 TBS fresh lemon juice
• *1/4 cup chopped black olives
• *1 TBS capers
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
• 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
• 1 lb cod fillets, cut into 2-inch pieces
• salt and cracked black pepper to taste
• red chili flakes to taste
• * optional

Directions:

1. Slice onions and chop garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to bring out their hidden health benefits.
2. Heat 1 TBS broth in a 10-12 inch stainless steel pan or skillet. Healthy Sauté onion over medium heat for about 5 minutes in broth, until translucent. Add garlic and continue to sauté for another minute.
3. Add rest of broth, diced tomatoes, and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer on high heat. Once it starts to simmer reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes.
4. Add herbs, olives, capers, and cod fillets; cover and simmer for about 5 minutes, depending on how thick the fish is. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve cod mixed with tomato herb sauce.

Serves 4 Serving Suggestions: Serve with

• Great Antipasto Salad
• Brown Rice

Insight for the Day 5/23/12

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Mardy Grothe
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"Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen."

Horace Mann
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Insight for the Day 5/21/12

"The effects of kindness are not always seen immediately. Sometimes it takes years until your kindness will pay off, and is returned to you. And sometimes you never see the fruits of your labors, but they are there, deep inside of the soul of the one you touched."


Dan Kelly

Insight for the Day 5/17/12

"When I thought I couldn't go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck."


Estee Lauder
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