Saturday, December 13, 2014

Sweet potato hash & eggs #Paleo

Along my weightloss journey I hit a plateau as I was told I would. Recently I've been flirting with the Paleo eating lifestyle and made the commitment for my first 30 days and this was day 1 breakfast.... simply delicious!!!

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Friut & yogurt snacking simple

I found a brand called 'Open Nature' that makes dee-lish-ous whole grain bread. The one I like the most is simply name Multi Grain Bread at 90 calories per slice. This bread is thick enough to make a full sandwich, it's fulfilling and again delicious. For a quick snack to satisfy my sweet tooth I'd toast a slice top it with Ghee and strawberry jam...... simple ENJOY!!!

Friday, November 14, 2014

Goodness under 450 calories

4oz grilled chicken breast, 2 cups mixed spring greens, red onions, 1/2 tomato, 1 lil cutie, 1 boiled egg, 2 slices bacon, EVOO, lemon juice
....and a partridge in a pear tree

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Blueberry French Toast casserole

I now know for sure that I dream of food, in high def at 1080pi because I saw this dish so clearly lastnight. I woke up this morning (or did I even go to sleep...Idk) wanting to bake something blueberry-ish and this is what happened

Saturday, October 25, 2014

I made my first Blueberry pie

Yassss I did but I was over excited to taste it I cut into it too early. The taste of sweet and tart oh yeah topped with whipped cream

Leftovers for breakfast

Leftovers for Breakfast
 
This morning I wondered what to do with the tortillas staring at from top of the microwave. I wanted something simple and this is what turned out.
 
I USED...
A few sprigs of flat parsley chopped, fresh cilantro chopped, one whole green onion thinly sliced separate the green from the white, one whole egg, one egg white, heavy cream approx. 1 TBSP, 1 slice Swiss cheese cut into 4 squares, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 2 cups fresh baby spinach, Ghee, sea salt, pepper flakes, vegetable oil, 1/2 TBSP butter and some Olive oil, 2 corn tortillas, 1/4 cup x 2 leftover cooked black rice.
-To start, I fried the tortillas in vegetable oil (using just enough oil to fry them NOT deep fry them) until golden on both side, drain on paper towel, set aside.
-Then, whisk the eggs in a bowl with the heavy cream and any seasoning you like. I used garlic powder, curry powder, pepper flakes, sea salt, parsley, cilantro, and whites of the green onion
-Heat a med - lrg skillet with Ghee (if you don't have Ghee use the 1/2 TBSP of butter + a little Olive oil) over medium heat, sauté the spinach, then pour in the eggs, reduce the heat and swish around the eggs to evenly distribute the mixture to cover the skillet.
-Cook on reduced heat until the eggs settles, add the Parmesan cheese, cook until it melts, at this point the edges of the eggs should be dry, remove skillet from heat and divide the eggs in half using a spatula and fold over
-Using a  two 1/4 microwavable measuring cup heat the black rice up with a few drops of Olive oil until heated
-Arrange the tortillas on a plate, top with folded eggs, the black rice, Swiss cheese, and green onions
-Serve with salsa or seasoned dice Roma tomatoes
 
                                                                              ENJOY!!!
 

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Mini Swiss cheese burgers

 BISQUICK IS MY NEWEST BFF
This a one of many quick, easy and fun meals made in minutes
All you'll need are:
 THE BURGER MIX                                                     BAKINGMIXTURE        
1 lb. Lean ground beef                                                   1/4 cup heavy cream
*** (can be made with ground turkey)                          1/4 low fat buttermilk                        
1 medium onion                                                             1/2 cup Bisquick
8 sml - med sized mushrooms sliced                             2 eggs
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce                                         
1 tsp. garlic powder 
3 slices of low-fat Swiss cheese                                                GARNISH
   -cut into 12 squares                                                                 1 steakhouse tomato diced
1 cup reduce fat shredded Cheddar cheese                                  - seasoned with dried basil, cilantro
2 tsp. of the fat/salted portion of  homemade Ghee                     - olive oil, garlic powder
***or 1 tsp. salt                                                                           Catsup, Mustard, or BBQ sauce 
***You can even season this with steak seasoning
remember it's a burger go for it!!!          
                                                
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO
1) Preheat the oven 375 degrees, spray a muffin pan with cooking spray
***if using a large size muffin pan then spray only 6 molds and double up on portions
2) In a med-lg. skillet cook and brown your mushrooms using Ghee, butter or vegetable oil ( I used Ghee), then set aside
3)  In the same skillet cook your meat and onions over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, until thoroughly cooked; drain, stir in Worcestershire sauce, mushrooms, garlic powder, salt, and Cheddar cheese
4) In a good size bowl, stir together baking mixture ingredients with whisk until blended. Spoon 1 TBSP baking mixture into each muffin cup. Top with about 1/4 cup burger mixture (as shown above)  

5) Then place a square of Swiss cheese on top of the meat mixture (as shown above)
 
6) Spoon 1 tablespoon baking mixture onto the Swiss cheese in each muffin cup (as shown above).
7) Bake about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, and muffin tops are golden brown, allow to cool about 5 minutes then using a thin knife, loosen sides of muffins from pan; and place on cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes longer, and serve with garnishes
 
ENJOY!!! 
this recipe is adapted from Betty Crocker