Simple additions to boring foods

I love ways to spice up food without adding tons of sugar and fat!!! Here are some of my favorite ingredients to add to boring and bland foods...

1. Dijon mustard

Dijon mustard is good in almost anything!!! My favorite foods to add it to are scrambled eggs and fish, such as red snapper and tilapia. Adding 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard to scrambled eggs is amazing! I have no idea why! Here's a simple recipe that serves 2:

4 eggs
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Splash of low fat milk
Salt & pepper to taste
Fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Mix eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and Dijon mustard in a bowl. Pour into heated and buttered skillet. Scramble. Top with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.

Ahhh it's amazing!

2. Minced garlic (from the jar)

This stuff is so easy. Ad it to toast and you'll swear you put butter on it too. Put on meats instead of lots of salt.

3. Pancetta

Pancetta is similar to bacon, except it's WAY stronger in flavor. Substitute it in recipes that call for a lot of bacon and you'll save a lot of calories! I love it in pastas and I love using the grease it creates to cook vegetables in. Here's a good way to make a more updated BLT:

What you'll need:
Whole wheat bread
Fresh baby spinach
One tomato
Pancetta
Mayonnaise
Cayenne pepper
Heat a medium skillet and add pancetta. Once the pancetta is crispy like bacon, remove pancetta. Add a few slices of tomatoes and cook them in the pancetta grease for about 2 minutes on each side. Put the tomatoes on whole wheat bread with a little spicy mayo and some fresh spinach and you'll never know the bacon isn't there!!!

Spicy mayo recipe:
2 tablespoons mayo
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper