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This week is my first posting for Craving Ellie in my Belly “CEIMB". I bought The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life by Ellie Krieger when it first came out and I am a fan of her healthy recipes because they refrain from using ‘fake’ ingredients - I don’t care for recipes that are ‘low fat’ or ‘healthy’ because they use artificial fat substitutes and/or overly processed ingredients. I belive the latter just can’t be healthy even if it may help to lose or keep off weight. I rather use a little less real Parmigiano cheese than a lot of the reduced fat canned stuff (that stuff is gross, no offense if that is what you use - but you should really consider buying a block of the real stuff).

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Anyway, this week’s CEIMB was Chicken Cacciatore on page 204 of the Book. Nick and I both liked this dish. It was easy and fairly quick to make, and it was filling, which are two things that I like in a weeknight dinner. I really enjoy chicken dishes like this because the braised bone-in breast always comes out so juicy and tender, which is not what you always get when you are dealing with chicken breasts. I made the full recipe and froze half since Ellie said this freezes well. For a side dish I made Green Beans with Mushrooms and Shallots on page 246. They were also very tasty, but what I really wanted was some rice. Something starchy to soak up the delicious sauce. Fortunately I had made some soft pretzels that day, so we ate one with dinner and that helped fulfill my habitual need for carbs. I think when I heat up the frozen leftovers I will cook up some brown rice to go with it.

This recipe was chosen by Peggy of Pantry Revisited. Check out the blogroll on CEIMB to see what everyone else thought about the Chicken Cacciatore. Thanks Peggy for a yummy pick this week

Here are my green beans and mushrooms: