Does the holiday frenzy have you wondering what’s for dinner? It’s not all about cakes and cookies and I’m writing for Minute® Rice to give you one of my favorite quick dinner recipes so you can get back out there and tackle your “to-do” list.

This holiday season I vowed to do things a little differently, especially after such a busy November. I would enjoy this month, I would pick away at my lists and never feel overwhelmed. The minute I did, I would stop and hang out with my family.In the end, anything that I put aside for a few hours or days wasn’t really that important anyways. What I didn’t want was my family going in different directions every night shopping for present, goodies, decor items, etc. and eating out here and there. Besides the cost factor during an already costly holidays season, I wanted my family seated around the table eating a healthy meal.

Seafood is my go-to when it comes to making dinner fast. It’s so easy to prepare and takes just minutes. Minute Rice is another great pantry staple, regular Minute® White Rice is ready in just 5 minutes and now they have their Minute® Multi-Grain Medley that includes Thai red rice, wild rice, long grain brown rice, and quinoa that is ready in just 10 minutes! I’m always trying to provide a healthy, yet filling side dish to my family but usually it takes a while to prepare. Not anymore! While I’ve got the rice simmering, I prepare my fish, and toss in a vegetable and we’re good to go!

So, save on time and calories this holiday season with one of my favorite recipes and then you wont feel so guilty about a few extra holiday cookies! Looking for more ways to use Minute® Rice? Then check out www.minuterice.com for over 400 recipe ideas and more information about the Minute Rice family of products.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Minute® Rice.

Lemon & Thyme Pan-Seared Cod with Multi-Grain Rice

Ingredients

• Minute® Rice Multi-Grain Medley
• 1 lb Cod (about 3 small fillets)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/4 tsp minced fresh thyme
• 3/4 tsp minced garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice

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Prepare rice according to package directions.

Pat Cod fillets dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a medium nonstick saute pan. Cook fillets for about 3 minutes on each side, or until it has started to flake and they have turned a golden brown. Place fillets on a plate and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.

In the same saute pan, warm butter, thyme, garlic, and lemon juice until melted. Drizzle over Cod fillets and serve with rice.

Serves 4

Nutrition (per serving): Calories: 311; Total Fat: 15g; Saturated Fat: 6g; Monounsaturated Fat: 5g; Cholesterol: 65mg; Sodium: 270mg; Total Carbohydrate: 21g; Dietary Fiber: 3g; Sugars: 1g; Protein: 23g

The Way to His Heart

While I’ve never been one to turn the other way when it comes to decadent desserts, the holidays and decadent desserts go hand in hand. It’s one delectable dessert after another. Which, of course, is why most promise to eat healthier and exercise more when the New Year comes. No matter how much moderation I practice, I’ll be in that crew too, but here’s a delicious dessert that wont be the cause!

While it’s definitely not good for you, this decadent and luscious chocolate cheese cake filled with three different chocolates, is a lighter option while definitely not light on taste. Frankly, no one can tell so for those that wont eat healthier options, just keep quiet and for those that seek them out, go ahead and tell them this is good for them. Granted, I really don’t think you’ll need to convince anyone to try a slice. Who is going to say no to this when placed in front of them?

*As with any cheesecake, keep your eye on it. Your eye is the best judge versus the clock. Also, I chose to make this using an adaptation of the water bath method because that’s how I do all of my cheesecakes. Simply prepare as shown before, but while the oven is pre-heating place a baking dish with water in it to create some humidity. Then, leave in while you bake your cheesecake.

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

For the crust:

Preheat oven to 350°

To prepare crust, spread oats on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring after 5 minutes. Cool. Combine oats, crackers, brown sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a food processor; process until finely ground. Add butter and egg white; process until moist. Press mixture into bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 9-inch springform pan coated with baking spray. Bake at 350° for 22 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Reduce oven temperature to 325°.

To prepare the filling, sift together granulated sugar, cocoa, flour, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Place cheeses in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and chocolate, beating at low speed just until combined. Sprinkle sugar mixture over top of cheese mixture; beat at low speed until combined. Fold 1 cup whipped topping into mixture. Pour mixture into prepared pan, smoothing top. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until cheesecake center barely moves when pan is touched. Remove cheesecake from oven; run a knife around outside edge. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight. Slice cheesecake into 14 slices; top each serving with about 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Divide berries among servings.

Serves 14

Source: Cooking Light, November 2014

If you watch any cooking shows or read any articles about cooking, chances are you’ve heard how important using a food scale is. I’ve gone on and on about it in some of my posts, tweets, etc. I’ve been a food scale convert for a few years now and there’s no looking back. When mine was out of commission earlier this year, I was lost in the kitchen and only did the bare minimum of baking until I got mine back. It was a long 5 days, let me tell you. Thankfully, OXO came to my rescue and sent another one and I may have hugged it a little when it arrived. I’m a weirdo, I still have the old one in my basement because it was so good to me, I can’t just…dispose of it!

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I am SO excited about this giveaway! Besides my knives and my standmixer, my food scale is a work horse in my kitchen. When I was thinking of what I’d like to give one of my readers, this was one of the first things that came to mind. Not everyone thinks they need one, but you’ll see, I promise!

What’s so cracked up about a food scale? Well, lets start off easy, you only need to dirty one bowl and a spoon when you are adding your ingredients. Just keep topping off your ingredients into the same bowl, measure, then hit the “Zero” button and start with the next ingredient. Right there it’s worth its weight in goal for this busy mommy. Secondly, it takes the guess work out of dividing ingredients, whether it be dividing cake batter by thirds or trying to measure out 12 rolls from your dough. Everyone knows that baking is pretty precise, well how much more precise can you get than with a scale? Lots of people use it as a dietary aid, measuring out their foods. That’s not me at all, but it is good for that!

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We’re in the thick of the holiday season here and I’ve promised myself, and family, to take it easy in the kitchen. At least for now, but I do love whipping up all sorts of goodies and I’ll deal with the repercussions come January!

What I love about this mousse is that it is so easy to make, yet so elegant. Who is going to pass up chocolate mousse? Using white chocolate and crushed candy canes makes it a perfect holiday dessert whether you’re entertaining or gathered around the kitchen island after dinner which was the case at my house last night. Chocolate and peppermint are one of my all-time favorite flavor combinations. This recipe is always well received in my house and I know we haven’t seen the last of it this season.

To get the most flavor, use a higher quality white chocolate that contains cocoa butter. Really though, I’ve used your run of the mill white chocolate and we’re still happy campers. This may be frozen.

White Chocolate Peppermint Mousse

Ingredients

• 1 (4oz.) bar white chocolate, chopped
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp pure peppermint extract
• 1 1/4 cup chilled heavy cream
• 2 Tbsp chopped or crushed peppermint candies

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Melt white chocolate in a double boiler, about 3 minutes. Watch closely and stir often so that the chocolate does not seize. Set aside to cool slightly.

In a separate bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar, and heat in a double boiler. Whisk constantly until egg yolks feel hot to the touch and sugar has melted, about 3 minutes.

Fold egg mixture into white chocolate. Add peppermint extract and fold to combine. Let cool about 10 minutes.

Using an electric mixture on medium-high speed, beat ream in a large bowl until stiff peaks form, about 3 to 5 minutes. Be careful not to over beat. Fold whipped cream into white chocolate mixture, mixing thoroughly.

Scoop mousse into a large resealable bag. Snip one corner of the bag and pipe mousse into 6 cups or small bowls. Alternatively, use a large spoon to scoop mousse into bowls and smooth surface. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours and up to overnight. Just before serving, sprinkle with peppermint candies. Serve chilled.

Source: Hannaford Fresh, November/December 2014

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