Review of Lemongrass Chicken Drumsticks

Super bowl. Pretty much the only time I will sit down and watch both a football game and the commercials. I was rooting for the Broncos, and as you may know, they lost badly. Even though that was sad, at least the food was good!

We wanted to make something healthy for the super bowl. Super bowl party snacks are sometimes fattening and makes you sick after awhile. Well, we decided to run away from high calorie finger food and turn towards something on the healthier side. I found a recipe on Pinterest for Lemongrass Chicken Drumsticks and thought that would be a wonderful alternative to the fried or coated in BBQ sauce chicken drumsticks. This recipe was by The Black Peppercorn. We also had sweet potato fries (not included in this review).

I love these drumsticks. If you like Thai flavors, this recipe is for you. It has a variety of flavors and I really like that these were baked and not fried, which made them a lot healthier. If you are like me and confused on how to prepare lemongrass, a lady named Pranee Halvorsen has a wonderful, simple YouTube video on how to prepare lemongrass (click for the link here). The lemongrass gives this chicken a citrus flavor and the chilies (on top of the chicken) with cilantro give extra flavor when you bite into it.

It took longer to bake this chicken then the recommended time, so I would definitely watch the oven and check to see if they are done consistently. Overall, I really liked the flavor of these drumsticks. This is an easy appetizer/finger food to make for your next party.

Recipe credit to: The Black Peppercorn

Overall Rating: 9 out of 10

Review of Alaskan Salmon Stuffed Tomatoes

Its dinnertime. What in the world is healthy, easy to make, and doesn't require food shopping? In our house, we always find that to be a challenge. Nobody likes to run to the store with the mess of people shopping and waiting in lines. So we thought, lets look around the house and see what we can use (attempting to be resourceful and save a little money). We went into the pantry and saw canned salmon. We also had Alaskan salmon in the freezer as well but felt we would save that for later. Salmon sounded good so we brought that out and looked online for a recipe. What do you do with canned salmon? Put it in a tomato!

The Alaskan Salmon Stuffed Tomatoes is such a brilliant and healthy idea. We found the recipe on Alaska Seafood website.

These stuffed tomatoes have a ton of flavor and are super easy to make. The tomatoes are stuffed with salmon, avocado, cilantro and parsley and topped with a mustard dressing. The dressing has a light and citrus flavor, because it has olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper. Overall such a wonderful flavor. We added some black beans for more texture and flavor.

I think that this dish would go good with a some rice or a side of noodles if you want. The only thing I would do different (to make it a 10 out of 10) is to put some crunch into it (like nuts or croutons or something crunchy).

If you want an easy meal that you can put together for dinner, this recipe is for you. Enjoy!

Recipe Credit to: Alaska Seafood

Overall Rating: 9 out of 10