Issue Date: March 26, 2006
Luscious 1-pot chicken
This high-protein, easy-to-make stew bursts with flavor and antioxidants. Add a green salad for an ideal meal.
Spicy Moroccan Chicken
2 tsps. each cinnamon, cumin, coriander
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, or to taste
Salt, to taste
1 1/3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 tsp. grated ginger root
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups canned, chopped, no-salt-added tomatoes
2 cups canned chick peas, rinsed
3/4 cup kalamata pitted olives, halved
1/2 cup raisins
2 Tbs. honey
1 bay leaf
1 Tb. cinnamon
1/2 lemon, seeded, cut into 4 wedges
In a shallow bowl, combine 2 tsps. cinnamon, cumin and coriander, plus cayenne pepper and salt. Dredge chicken in spices.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; sauté until browned, turning once. Remove chicken.
Add onion to skillet; sauté 3 minutes. Add garlic, ginger and broth; sauté 5 minutes.
Add all remaining ingredients and the chicken. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Serve in bowls, with whole-wheat pitas.
Serves 6 Per serving: 431 calories, 31g protein, 45g carbohydrates, 15g fat (2g saturated), 59mg cholesterol, 7g fiber, 879mg sodium
For more great USA WEEKEND recipes, visit allrecipes.com.
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Mix up your routine: Try a triathlon
A triathlon is a great way to get in shape without burning out on one sport.
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Triathlon season is getting underway. The USA Triathlon organization estimates that 150,000 to 250,000 people try a multi-sport event in the United States each year. And the number of triathlon participants is growing quickly as people recognize that training for the events (running, cycling, swimming) is a great way to vary your workout, avoid or overcome injury, meet people and get in shape without burning out on one sport.
With training, almost anyone can do it. "An unfit beginner could complete a sprint distance triathlon with 12 weeks of training, no more than four hours a week," says Gale Bernhardt, the author of Triathlon Training Basics and 2004 U.S. triathlon Olympic coach. "You can walk and still enjoy a triathlon," she says.
Top tips to start, from Bernhardt:
Team up. Enlist two friends and each train for a leg of the race. It's not as daunting, and you'll have a support network. Once you experience the energy on race day, you'll be hooked and ready to train for all three sports.
Get structure. A training plan or coach will help. With a roadmap to how you'll complete your training, the task will seem much easier. Find a certified coach at usatriathlon.org.
Start short. Complete a sprint distance triathlon (1/2-mile swim, 12- to 15-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run) before tackling Ironman training (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run). Ease into the sport.
Contact Jorge Cruise, author of "The 3-Hour Diet," at 3hourdiet.com.
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Save on sports gear for the kids
Whether your child is a sports fanatic or simply active, you're likely spending a mint on sporting goods each year. Worse, you're fated to empty your wallet again when he's 2 inches taller or she decides to forgo the swim team for softball.
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Play It Again Sports is a chain of nearly 400 stores that buys (for cash or store credit) and sells used equipment. Stores also have a wide selection of new merchandise. Go online to playitagainsports.com to find the location that's nearest you.
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End "seatmate from hell"
If you get stuck sitting next to the wrong person, air travel can be a nightmare. That's what AirTroductions aims to eliminate with its pre-trip matchmaking service. AirTroductions.com, which launched last fall, helps subscribers find compatible seatmates by connecting them with other subscribers on their flights.
Here's how it works: Log on to the site and submit a profile that states your interests and intentions. (Who are you looking to meet?) Then, enter your itinerary and check out the profiles of subscribers who share your flight plan. You can contact as many as you want for $5 per round trip or $19.95 per month.
"Most people are just looking for someone to chat with who seems decent," says founder Peter Shankman. "Our job is to get people to have happier travels."
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