Recipes

December 4, 2014

Greek Quinoa Salad

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The most refreshing salad you will ever have.  The dressing completely takes this Green Quinoa mix to a whole new level.

Salad Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked Quinoa
  • 1 small container of Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 bunch of green onions
  • 1 jar Kalamata olives
  • 1 green pepper
  • 2 jars marinated artichoke hearts OR 1 large can of artichoke hearts in water.

Cook quinoa and cool.   Chop up veggies and olives to desired size, stir into cooled quinoa.

Dressing Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 Tbsp Honey
  • 1 tsp. Oregano
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Sea Salt

 

Whisk dressing and pour over Quinoa mix.  Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

 

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November 20, 2014

Zucchini Patties

Let’s get a few things out of the way.

1. Don’t be Judgy McJudgersons regarding my incredible iPhone photos

2. I didn’t take the time to put together my typical recipe card for you.

3. These things really are good despite the fact that I couldn’t spend the time taking legit photos.

Ok, now that I have aired all my dirty laundry, you really should try these Zucchini Patties.   They are a perfect balance of spice meets veggie.

 

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Ingredients

2 cups shredded zucchini

1 small shredded onion

2 eggs

1/2 tsp sea salt

3 cloves minced garlic

3/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs

2 tsp. Hot sauce

1 tsp. cajun seasoning

3 cooked egg whites, diced

 

Directions

1. Squeeze out fluid from onion and zucchini.  Like, legit, squeeze.  Then blot on paper towel and squeeze again.   I promise there is more water that you could ever imagine in shredded zucchini and onion.

2. Combine all ingredients (except cooked egg whites) in a bowl.  Mix well.   Fold in diced egg whites.

3. Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan, spoon batter onto hot oil, creating whatever size of patty your little heart desires.

4. Cook each side until golden brown and cooked all the way through.

5. Enjoy!

 

Tzatziki Sauce

I made a quick Tzatziki sauce for the topping because I thought it sounded like a refreshing balance to the spice.

I liked it ok, but to be honest, I liked the hot sauce I slathered on it more when I reheated leftovers the next night.   🙂

1 cup Greek Yogurt

1 Cucumber grated

3 minced garlic cloves

1 tsp fresh lemon juice

2 Tbsp dill weed

Mix all together.

 

 

November 9, 2014

Greek Chicken

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Artichokes, Kalamata olives, mushrooms and basil?  Winning combination if you ask me.  Add in chicken and tomatoes and you’ve got yourself a meal!

 

Step 1

Whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, basil paste and garlic.  Stir in olives, artichokes and mushrooms.   Try not eat.  <— not lying.   I wanted to just take the bowl, sit on the couch and chow down.  It smells that good.

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Step 2

Cube chicken, place in bottom of 9×13 pan, cover with the basil mixture that you DIDN’T just eat and place in 350 degree oven for 35 minutes.

 

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Your house now smells delicious and you have a low carb, high protein meal in no time flat.

Enjoy!

 

Greek Chicken

 

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October 8, 2014

Peanut Butter Banana Bread with PB and Chocolate Chips

For the last three of days I have had three very brown bananas just begging to be put to use.  I put them in my refrigerator for two of those three days knowing if I didn’t, they’d be a mushy mess by the time I got around to using them.

Finally last night, at 8:45pm no less, I decided to throw together some banana bread.  I mean, who wouldn’t want to do that at bed time?  To add fuel to the fire, I knew I didn’t want to make the traditional boring banana bread so asked Clint what he thought about Peanut Butter Banana Bread.

“Ya, sure. Why not” was the response, so off to the kitchen I went.

The recipe I found was originally from Six Sisters, but the ingredients I had in my cabinet were not, so a little improvising was required.

The end result?

Delicious – according to my taste tester.

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Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup natural applesauce
1 egg
1/2 cup Stevia
1/4 cup brown sugar OR 2 Tbsp. Delecta (brown sugar substitute)
1 1/2 cups wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup peanut butter chips & 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips

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Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease loaf pan.

Mix together bananas, peanut butter, applesauce, egg and sugars.

Add in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  Do not over mix.

In a large bowl stir together bananas, peanut butter, oil, egg and sugars.

Fold in peanut butter and chocolate chips and spread batter into prepared pan.

Bake for about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer bread to a cooling rack.

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Enjoy!