Turkey Cutlets with Orange Sauce, page 196

I've been meaning to make this for two weeks.  The kids are sick.  Joe is sick.  And I am coming down with it, too.  Perfect time to try a new recipe.  No, really, Anna has not been eating well the past few days - mostly liquid nourishment - and I remembered that she has enjoyed these recipes in the past. 

Before I forget, I should mention that I substituted chicken cutlets in place of the turkey cutlets (Joe is not a big fan of turkey), and I did not use shallots.  Did not know where to look for them in the store.  Did not try too hard.

I involved Anna from the outset.  She pounded the cutlets, poured the water and the oil into the couscous pot, added green beans to the steamer, zested an orange, and whisked the orange sauce mixture.  It was a lot of fun to cook with her!  My thanks to Joe for wrangling Jamie in the other room while he was sick as a dog.  *smooch from a distance*

After working with several recipes calling for orange sauce, I realized how simple it is to make.  Equal parts chicken broth and orange juice, orange zest and corn starch.  Of all the recipes, I would have to say that the orange beef and broccoli has been my favorite orange recipe to date.  Joe concurs.

1 serving = 1 cutlet and 2 1/2 Tablespoons sauce = 4 points
PointsPlus:  still 4 points

Breakfast Bruschetta, page 25

This is a catch-up post.  My family came up for a visit at Easter, and we had this for breakfast on the day they left.  This recipe was pretty much a Western omlette without the ham (I added cheese) on toast.  However, the lesson that I learned with this recipe is that egg beaters are a viable alternative to eggs.  The recipe calls for egg beaters only.

The recipe calls for green pepper, onion, carrot, garlic, egg beaters, salt, pepper and whole grain bread (and reduced calorie cheese).

There were generally favorable reviews of the breakfast.  It was filling, and that surprised me.  A serving is one slice of toast with breakfast bruschetta topping.  I would probably make this again.

1 serving = 1 bruschetta = 3 points
PointsPlus:  5 points