Turkey and veggie meatloaf

The veggies are grinded up and mixed in with the meat

First blend the oats in a food processor until you get a fine texture set aside, then blend all the veggies (carrot, celery, bellpepper, garlic), in a food processor until smooth set aside...

In a large bowl add one pound ground turkey, 1/2 pound ground turkey sausage, 1 egg, the veggie mixture, the oat mixture, 2 good squirts of sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce and mix with you hand...its a dirty job but somebody gotta do it... then set aside.

Next... sauté 1 bag of baby spinach in 1/2 tsp + of coconut oil until done about 5-6 mins.

now...on a clean flat work surface lay out a strip of plastic wrap and flatten out your turkey meat mixture in a rectangular-ish shape...

Then...add the sauté spiach and 1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese spreading evenly on top of turkey meat...

Now....(here's the fun part) take the end of the plastic wrap nearest you and roll the turkey meat into a log folding the end caps in to hold in the filling...once you reach the end make sure the seam is on top facing you....

Now place a loaf pan (make sure there's no plastic on the turkey log) on top of the log then flip it over now the seam should be at the bottom of the 

Drizzle with more Baby Rays BBQ sauce place in a preheated over at 375 and cook for 60 minutes...

After 60 minute drizzle with more BBQ sauce turn over to broiler and cook for and additional 30-45minutes or until desired color

Allow to cool on rack in pan....

slice and ENJOY!!!

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 morning oatmeal & strawberries

This oatmeal is loaded with goodness.
1 cup of Almond milk, 1/2 peeled fugi apple, pinch of cinnamon, pinch of nutmeg, 1/2 cottage cheese, 1 TBSP brown sugar, honey drizzle. To add to the beauty of this day I had strawberries with mint, cinnamon, pumpkin seeds, and almond slices, and topped off with the tarty sweet blend of carrots, yellow sweet peppers, lemon and pineapple. ..ENJOY!!!

No cheese omelet

My boyfriend don't do cheese well so I made him an omelet without cheese and it turned out pretty great.

Stir fried veggies in Ghee & coconut oil

 

I am so happy that I was introduced to the Paleo eating lifestyle. Last week I learned about 'GHEE" which is easily put 'clarified butter'. This process should separate the butter into three parts, 1) the golden oily part of the butter, 2) the white fatty part that forms at the top, 3) the brown grainy part that settle at the bottom. "Ghee is the oily portion that is FULL OF FAVOR.

For this veggie plate I used the last of my weekly staple veggies so I didn't have a measured amount, I used:

 

2 zucchini diagonally sliced in chunks

thin asparagus sliced

sweet mini peppers cut in halves

white onion quartered

fresh snipped green beans

3 garlic cloves

fresh shredded ginger

1 quarter of green & red cabbage shredded  ***(I purposely used the cabbage to absorb any remaining oils but the seasoning from the veggies fused in and they tasted good)

peppered EVOO

coconut oil

**Ghee - this can be homemade or store bought

 

1) brown the onions in EVOO on all sides but allowing them to remain crunchy, set aside 

 

2) brown the asparagus in tsp. of Ghee just until brown,

 

3) **if after cooking the asparagus leaves brown drippings simply wipe out with a dry napkin.

Use tsp. of coconut oil to brown the green beans then add a little water and grated garlic clove, cover with a lid and steam them until the water evaporate, but still crunchy, set aside   

 

4) Use 1 - 1 1/2 tsp. of Ghee to brown the zucchini on all side sprinkle with sea salt and fresh ground pepper, and set aside.

  

 

 5) add the pepper skin side down first and brown, then turn and allow to cook 2-3 minutes longer then add fresh grated ginger and sauté.

Return ALL the veggie to the skill and toss sprinkle with additional sea salt to taste.

 

 

 6) place the shredded cabbage mixed on a serving plate or bowl top it with the cooked veggies.

 

7) serve and ENJOY!!!