Welcome to Nichele In The Kitchen

Welcome everyone to Nichele In The Kitchen!

I am so excited about starting this blog. It is something that I never dreamed I would be doing, but now cannot wait to see where it goes. I am a 26 year old mom of an 18 month old and a loving wife of four years. Since having my first baby, losing the baby weight has been quite a challenge. Granted, eating two or three BLTs a day while pregnant didn't help the weight issue at all. But really, I wanted to find a way to eat healthy, loose the baby weight, and still be able to cook at home great tasting food. I don't like to eat cardboard, and I am sure you don't either.

So this blog is going to be a real world view into the meals and lifestyle that my family leads. I am excited to announce that both my hubby and I have lost over 30 pounds using my new cooking method, and I cannot wait to share it with you. This blog is meant to be an interactive community where together we share our ups and downs as we venture through creating and maintaining a health lifestyle for our families.

You will find that my blogs are about practical ways that moms or dads could use to plan out their weekly shopping trips, plan meals by the week, and creative ways to "health-ify" our most treasured family recipes. If there is something that you would like to discuss, please feel free to post. Furthermore, I encourage you to post your favorite recipes as a challenge to me and the community to find ways to alter and improve the quality of the meal while maintaining its yummy factor.

Have fun in the kitchen, and keep on cookin!

Love, Nichele

PS So what's for dinner tonight? Thai Chicken Curry. Let me know what you think!

2 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1 onion diced
2 cloves of garlic
1 can low fat coconut milk
2 T curry powder
1/2 t cheyenne pepper (increase amount for desired heat)
a pinch of pepper
1 c pureed squash (any squash will do)
2 c mixed frozen veggies
Cooked brown rice

In a saute pan cook onion and garlic in 3 T of water, cook until just soft. Add chicken, coconut milk, curry powder, cheyenne pepper, black pepper, squash, and veggies. Cook on a medium heat until sauce become thick, approximately 10 minutes. Serve immediately on a bed of rice.

Tip: when boiling your rice, instead of water, use reduced sodium chicken broth. Yummy!