Sriracha meets chipotle chili…Blending Mexican and Asian flavors to give a major delicious makeover to an already crazy good leftover!
Berry Trio Greek Yogurt
Those berries are just begging to be devoured with how much they pop with color don’t you think!? I love my Greek yogurt and treat her like a dessert even when it’s just an afternoon snack 🙂 I mean I see no reason why my dessert can’t be healthy and why I shouldn’t indulge in the middle of the day! 😉
If you are really in a sweet mood add some honey as well and don’t stop there treat yourself with a drizzle of hazelnut spread!
Berry Trio Greek Yogurt
Those berries are just begging to be devoured with how much they pop with color don’t you think!? I love my Greek yogurt and treat her like a dessert even when it’s just an afternoon snack 🙂 I mean I see no reason why my dessert can’t be healthy and why I shouldn’t indulge in the middle of the day! 😉
If you are really in a sweet mood add some honey as well and don’t stop there treat yourself with a drizzle of hazelnut spread!
Berry Yum Yum Roll
Ok so you know how at some grocery stores the sell fresh made daily sushi? Well I was checking out the booth yesterday and there was a picture of a “blueberry yum yum roll” it was called. I looked for this curious roll on the shelves but to no avail 
but I’m glad because the sushi chef offered to make me a fresh one and I even got to customize it a little bit!
This Berry Yum Yum Roll as I call it has strawberries, blueberries, avocado, carrots, a blueberry sauce and a yum yum sauce 🙂 Mmmm Yum Yum just about sums it up!
Egg White Scrambler & Hearty Oatmeal
I finally changed up my breakfast from just oatmeal to an egg scrambler…and oatmeal! Haha I couldn’t help it I had to get my oatmeal fix in 🙂 I think kiwi has to be one of the most delicious stand alone fruits out there!
Diced the leftover bell pepper tops from our stuffed peppers recipe (4 tops)
1/4 large onion diced
1 tomato diced
Spinach
Salt and pepper
Garlic powder
Crushed red pepper
The oatmeal was from our large batch of apple banana walnut steel cut oatmeal and just added a few raspberries and blueberries. Great energy giving addition to this protein packed breakfast.
Fiesta Inspired Stuffed Peppers & Lemon Pepper Shrimp
Fun to make, fun to eat! Stuffed peppers 🙂 There were a few really good decisions I made with this dish.
First was using black rice, which packed a ton of flavor that I had no idea it was capable of!
Second was using half black rice and half quinoa which added more protein into the mix!
Third was the crazy spice blend choices that blended so well together to create a taste that is hard to describe!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Prepare grains:
1 cup black rice
1 cup quinoa
4 cups water
(Cook in rice cooker together at same time)
Brown:
1/2 a large diced onion
1 lbs 93% lean ground turkey
3 tomatoes from the vine
2 cups of spinach
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Add mixture to bell peppers that you’ve cut off the tops (I saved the tops and am going to use them in another dish this week, perhaps an omelet)
Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes covered
Season tilapia on both sides with cracked black pepper, sea salt, and lemon pepper. Cook in cast iron skillet over medium heat and using minimal oil. 5 to 7 minutes both sides.
The fish and the stuffed peppers were a match made in foodie heaven 🙂
Berry Fiber & Protein Yogurt
I don’t think I could ever get sick of Greek Yogurt…Ever! Not only is it amazingly healthy, it’s also a super simple and quick meal that to me tastes like a dessert! As an added bonus it always makes for a beautiful food pic too 😀
This bowl of yogurt is packed full of antioxidants, protein, and fiber! Plain Greek yogurt plus fresh blueberries, strawberries, fiber plus cereal, LOTS of cinnamon equals healthy deliciousness!!
Dirt Good Oatmeal
I knew I would be glad I made a large batch of oatmeal with the chopped apple, sliced banana, and walnuts already mixed in and ready to go!
All I had to do this morning was add 2 teaspoons of unsweetened cocoa powder and a tablespoon of creamy almond butter 🙂 looks like mud but is so so good!
(Add splash of extra almond milk before heating up to make creamy!)
Large Batch Apple Walnut Banana Oatmeal
I make a large batch of steel cut oats in my rice cooker every week now and this time I decided to make things a little easier on myself and throw in all the fixings ahead of time so I won’t have to in the mornings. Could easily do this recipe overnight in the crockpot or rice cooker! Talk about easy! Weeks worth of breakfast for TWO!
5 cups of steel cut oats
10 cups of almond breeze unsweetened almond milk
(BTW when I reference cups and am dealing with rice cooker is am using the measuring cup it comes with…slightly smaller than an actual 1 unit cup)
2 apples (came out to about 3 cups small cubed chunks)
3 chopped bananas (each were about 6 inches long)
1 cup freshly chopped walnuts
So much cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger that I didn’t even measure! Oops! 😉
I know one day this week I’m already looking forward to adding some creamy almond butter and cocoa! I wander what other fun combinations I can think up 🙂
Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap
Talked little sister Lynnie into trying Korean for the first time! Granted she took it slow and had the chicken and veggie fried rice haha but I’m proud of her for branching out anyway!
I on the other hand went with my favorite Korean dish, the dol sot bi Bim Bap 🙂 the hot stone bowl gives the rice underneath a crunchy crust that is so different from traditional steamed rice and yet a very likable texture!
The gochujang (Korean hot sauce) just didn’t give me the kick I wanted so I had to up the ante with addition sriracha which gave the dish just the right amount of heat.
The Korean side dishes are in my opinion what sets a part a bi Bim Bap dish from other korean dishes because you get to add little by little a variety of totally different flavors. It’s like eating a bunch of mini meals with each new bite! What I like to do is start with the side dish all the way to my left as my “starting point” taking a small amount from it and adding it to a bite of the bi Bim Bap and then working my way right down the line though the rest of the side dishes. Repeat until stuffed 🙂
Tropical Paradise Oatmeal
I felt like I was about to start my day on a tropical island with this fruity breakfast oatmeal…When in reality we are getting 4 inches of snow today! I have a tasty, savory, HEALTHY treat for you today! 😉
Steel cut oats cooked with almond milk to optimize the creamy texture of oatmeal we are looking for!
Freshly cut pineapple cut into small cubes
Nice firm green grapes halved
(The pineapple and grapes were SO yummy nice and hot)
Chopped walnuts, which I have found are my favorite nuts in oatmeal
You know the deal…Lots of cinnamon 🙂
Pomegranate Blueberry Dressing Salad
Refreshing salad to go with our pizzas and stuffed chicken. This pomegranate blueberry dressing is a balsamic base and if you can believe it, because I almost didn’t myself, this dressing is ONLY 30 calories per TWO tablespoons! Most even low calorie dressings you are lucky to get around 70 calories per serving. This ones a keeper for sure! Sweet and low cal! Can’t beat it!
Mixed field greens
Cucumber
Grape tomatoes
Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Feta cheese
Avocado
Garbanzo beens
Cracked black pepper
Oozing Feta & Spinach Stuffed Chicken
Ever since I did the baked chicken roll ups I have wanted to do a stuffed chicken breast meal and I have to hand it to my guest Lisa for suggesting adding feta cause it made this dish oozing good!
Cut a pocket into the chicken breasts so that you do not cut all the way through the other side, allowing you to stuff the chicken with add ins. Add a small handful of spinach and about 2 Tablespoons of feta into the chicken pocket. Season both sides of the chicken with lots of cracked black pepper and sea salt. Top each breast with a large basil leaf and close the pockets with tooth picks.
(I underestimated the oozing power of the feta, next time I’m closing my pocket better to keep in all the creamy goodness from the melted cheese!)
Place on baking dish, I used a cooking stone for even heat displacement and bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes depending on the size of the chicken and how many you fit on the rack. Best to check in on them at 15 minutes and every 5 after until you figure out what works best for you!
What’s cool about this dish is that it is super easy to make and for a dinner party they look really classy and up scale. Hey they don’t have to know it was easy to make! I served them right on the hot stone cut up and let the guests do a free for all with their forks. They were gone in a flash! That’s a good thing though 😀
Too Hot for Lisa Pizza
I love a kick but this one was just too much for my friend Lisa to handle. If you are a sriracha fan and you like pizza, then again who doesn’t like pizza, then this recipe is for you! Let me emphasize that what you are about to make is HEALTHY PIZZA! One HALF of the delicious soft Syrian bread I use to make my pizzas is only 150 calories! Not too mention I didn’t use any cheese in this dish so we save a ton of calories there as well.
Apply a thin to medium base layer of your favorite hummus to the Syrian bread. Then sprinkle spinach followed by caramelized onions and mushrooms. Top with a healthy drizzle of sriracha making sure you get a spicy love kiss from lady sriracha in every bite! 😉
Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes or until reaches desired crispness. Can you believe that??? Only 7 minutes! Enjoy in this quick, easy, and delicious Model Meal 🙂
To Die for Leftover Coconut Shrimp Red Curry & Quinoa
I gave last night’s leftovers a twist by combining my coconut shrimp red curry with quinoa instead of the brown rice. Power lunch! Now we get even more protein! Whoever said leftovers had to be boring? Spice up your leftovers in a similar way by mixing up the grain or changing up the side dish you have with it. Leftovers deserve to be loved too! 🙂
Green Anjou Pear and Banana Oatmeal
I bought the green Anjou pears for the first time yesterday and decided to give one a try this morning, I usually stick with the red ones because they are softer and incredibly juicy! The green pear was very yummy when It was warm in the oatmeal and is very similar to the texture of a crisp apple. The bananas added a whole other layer of creamy goodness to the already creamy steel cut oats that I cooked in almond milk. Wanted to keep the calorie count down today so I kept nuts out but some chopped nuts of your choice would go great with this oatmeal! And it should be to no surprise that we added lots of cinnamon 🙂
(I show a picture of the before and after Incorporating the toppings)
Red Curry Coconut Shrimp
My first ever curry recipe!! I personally love really spicy curry but wanted to go simple and more mild the first go around…I’m usually not the cautious type in the kitchen but I have my family I cooked for to consider haha
So this dish is a nice light curry with a subtle coconut hint, subtle undertone of heat, and so many different pops of flavor from the remaining vegetables/beans/nuts! This is worth checking out and was a snap to make 🙂
3 1/2 cups almond breeze unsweetened coconut milk (only 45 calories/cup!!!)
4 T hot red curry paste
3 T coconut shavings (garnish each serving with additional tsp)
1/2 cup cashews
2 cups snap peas
1 cup garbanzo beans
3 cloves minced garlic
4 oz water chestnuts
1 red bell pepper chopped to medium size 1 inch squares
1 orange bell pepper ” ” ”
1/4 cup fresh whole bay leaves
1 tsp crushed red pepper
1 1/2 T while wheat flower to help thicken
I threw all above ingredients in a saucepan that I brought to a medium heat then lowered to a simmer and covered for 1 hour. In the last 15 minutes I brought heat back up to medium and added one pack of frozen shrimp.
Served over brown rice 😉
(I have left over quinoa that I think I’m going to have with it today for lunch!)
Thai Chicken Salad
I’m not a big fan of going to chains when I eat out but, boy do ya gotta love Panera Bread! Had a lunch meeting today going over the restaurant business plan and my guests had chosen to meet at Panera. I was a little disappointed I wasn’t going to a new whole in the wall lunch place however that disappointment subsided as soon as I dug in to my salad! I ordered the chicken Thai salad and asked for no crispy pasta strips, added almonds, and subbed the higher calorie Thai peanut based dressing with their lower calorie balsamic. Some black pepper and perfection! We have ourselves a model meal 🙂 loved the edamame btw in the dish, something I definitely plan on incorporating in a home salad of mine in the future.
Banana & Apple Topping Oatmeal
Back on my oatmeal grind 🙂 and with a new recipe! Added the special apple topping we baked yesterday morning along with half banana and lots of apple spice. I added extra almond milk to the already cooked steel cut oats that i made in rice cooker and whipped it together to make them nice and creamy! Highly recommend 😉
Spicy Turkey Soup
Last nights Spicy Turkey Vegetable Soup was the ideal winter meal. It warmed me right up and to set the mood even better I ate it right by the fire 🙂
I used leftover turkey meat I had frozen from an oven roasted turkey awhile back but chicken would work well too!
I put the meat in the crockpot (about 1lb) along with:
10 cups stock (we made homemade turkey stock when we roasted the turkey)
1/2 cabbage
1 large sliced onion
1 1/2 cups chopped yellow zucchini
1 1/2 cups chopped green zucchini
1 1/2 cups chopped carrots
2 jalepeños chopped
2 tsp crushed red pepper
2 tsp minced garlic
2 T sriracha
Lots of cracked black pepper
Sprinkle sea salt to taste.
Cooked slow in crockpot for 6 hours
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