The Daily Balance

GOOD MORNING! Happy Friday!

Have you submitted your photo for the Fashion Friday contest yet? Remember — SUPER cool prizes at stake

I’ve decided to post today’s daily delish a bit early today because I wanted to remind you all of the contest and give you a bit more time to send your photos. I received many emails telling me you were PLANNING on sending photos, but I haven’t received any yet. So, if you sent your photo, I didn’t get it. Send it again — info@thedailybalance.com

Anyway, today’s daily delish was actually my dinner last night.

Shrimp kabobs with cooked corn. I sprinkled the corn with some Parmesan cheese and pepper. Don’t tell the Mister (since he clearly thinks I’m a culinary goddess! – ha, not!), but I cheated on the shrimp kabobs and bought them pre-marinated. If you do the same thing — don’t tell anyone! They taste so great, just soak up the compliments and credit

However, when you choose pre-marinated dishes, MAKE SURE to read the labels! Many pre-marinated meats and veggies contain High Fructose Corn Syrup or other nasty sugars, fats and chemicals. Luckily, the one I selected was a healthy and delicious choice.

Shrimp and corn from above

Shrimp close up

Yummy spices!

While I prefer to come up with my own marinade concoctions, this really did the trick last night when I was pressed for time.

What is your favorite healthy shortcut when cooking?

7 Responses to “Daily Delish – Shortcuts in the kitchen”

1. Mara @ What's For Dinner? said:

   YUM!!!!

   Posted on March 27, 2009 at 11:37 am | Reply
2. Rachel said:

   One of my regular shortcuts is that I buy a whole roasted chicken that has already been cooked by the deli at my grocery store. The ones I get are organic too! And then I can use the meat for a million different things, without having to worry about cooking a chicken. I like to make chicken salad and healthy chicken tacos or quesadillas with it.

   Posted on March 27, 2009 at 11:59 am | Reply
3. kara said:

   Oooh looks good to me! I won’t tell

   Posted on March 27, 2009 at 12:15 pm | Reply
4. Michelle @ Find Your Balance said:

   My favorite healthy shortcut…I think canned beans vs. dried. Or dried seasonings vs. fresh. Sometimes you just cannot be running to the store for fresh parsley!

   Posted on March 27, 2009 at 12:26 pm | Reply
5. Run Sarah said:

   I use a combo of oils, spices and soy sauce for tasty marinades that turn out unique!

   Posted on March 27, 2009 at 12:26 pm | Reply
6. K said:

   My 2 favorite short cuts are microwaving and batch cooking. You can microwave just about anything if you need to. Since I usually cook for just myself, I’ll cook up a lot of something and save the left overs to have (i.e. baked tofu).

   HAPPY FRIDAY!!

   Posted on March 27, 2009 at 1:58 pm | Reply
7. Amy said:

   I have a number of favorite shortcuts. Frozen brown rice is fabulous. And though I almost never buy it, pre-minced garlic has saved me on a few nights when even the effort of garlic chopping was too much.

   Thanks for checking out my blog and for your sweet comments. I’m adding you to my reader so I won’t miss any of your updates

   Posted on March 28, 2009 at 12:29 am | Reply