Food

July 8, 2014

Homemade Mounds

One of my favorite food blogs posted a recipe for coconut bites– of which I have coined Mounds.  I tweaked the recipe only slightly and they turned out great.

These are easy to make and super yummy.  If you are a coconut lover- I highly recommend giving these a try!

I was far too lazy to take legit photos- so an iPhone photo using a four lightbulb ceiling fan with only one working light bulb kind of quality is what you get!

 

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Ingredients:

1 cup coconut (I used shredded)
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon cocoa
2 tablespoons stevia

 

Instructions:
Melt 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, add shredded coconut and maple syrup. Stir until sticky and as best as you can, form a ball shape. Freeze for 10 minutes.   For chocolate coating, melt 1 Tbsp. coconut oil and stir in cocoa and stevia. Dip coconut clusters in chocolate until evenly covered. Place them in the fridge for a few minutes until shell is formed.

 

Enjoy!

 

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July 3, 2014

4th of July Fruit & Marshmallow Kabobs

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Strawberries, Blackberries and Marshmallows dipped in Almond Bark = simple, light and refreshing 

 

Directions:

  • Melt almond bark
  • Dip mallows
  • Sprinkle with color crystals
  • Let shell harden
  • Assemble

 

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Cheers!

June 30, 2014

Turkey, Bacon & Avocado Wraps

Need a quick, simple, delicious and high protein meal?   This is what I had for dinner tonight.  It was pretty much fantastic.

 

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Layer lettuce, low sodium turkey breast, turkey bacon and avocado.

Roll it up, shove it in yo’ mouth.

 

 

Cheers!

 

 

June 18, 2014

Lemon Garlic Zoodles and Shrimp

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This recipe came together on total accident.

And for once – I am Team Accident!

 

Ingredients:

  • Shrimp
  • Zucchini
  • Cherry Tomatoes
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Coconut Oil
  • Lemon Juice
  • Lemon Pepper

 

Step 1

Melt a Tablespoon of Coconut Oil in pan and saute desired amount of onion and garlic until fragrant.   Add in shrimp.

 

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Step 2

Remove shrimp, add an extra Tablespoon of Coconut Oil to pan and add spiraled zucchini and a few cherry tomatoes.  I use a Vegetti to spiral my veggies! Find yours here.

Saute until you reach desired consistency of zoodles.

Tip 1: Don’t overcook, they turn to mush

Tip 2: Blot dry your zoodles before adding to pan.  Those suckers release a lot of water.

 

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Step 3

Season with fresh lemon juice and a dash of lemon pepper and you’ve got yourself a low calorie, high protein meal.

 

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Cheers!