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[Jolie77]

At a last minute yesterday, I whipped up something for lunch. It was all I had to make it work, haha. It was good, really.

Chicken tenders cut into cubes, 1 small sweet potato cut into cubes, avocados cut into cubes. Cook all 3 ingredients in coconut oil until chickens are golden brown and all are tender. Set aside. Put 1 or 2 (I used 1 and 1/2) dessert spoon of melted almond butter in the chicken/sweet potato/avocado mixture. Stir very easily to spread the almond butter. Add baby spinach, pinch of ground pepper, pinch of sea salt and just a very tiny bit of red pepper crushed flakes to boost the flavor. Voila, you have a delicious salad!

 

[ambrosia]

Oh another thing you can add to it, which I do when I use my chocolate protein mix, is a tsp of instant coffee or decaf, mocha mmmmmmm


oh that would be for the smoothies lol

 

[Grummer]

At a last minute yesterday, I whipped up something for lunch. It was all I had to make it work, haha. It was good, really.

Chicken tenders cut into cubes, 1 small sweet potato cut into cubes, avocados cut into cubes. Cook all 3 ingredients in coconut oil until chickens are golden brown and all are tender. Set aside. Put 1 or 2 (I used 1 and 1/2) dessert spoon of melted almond butter in the chicken/sweet potato/avocado mixture. Stir very easily to spread the almond butter. Add baby spinach, pinch of ground pepper, pinch of sea salt and just a very tiny bit of red pepper crushed flakes to boost the flavor. Voila, you have a delicious salad!

i like that, must try it in 2 weeks, when my sister and mum visits me for the grad

 

[ambrosia]

I love love love avocados!!! That sounds awesome, it really does. I haven't made this yet, but I wrote down all the ingredients, it sound super healthy and delicious!! I'm going to try it with scallops and shrimp I think, I'm think I'm going to try adding to avocado to it, absolutely, and possibly mango.

Ceviche Recipe - Allrecipes.com

 

[Rio]

I think he's also wanting to know a 1/3 of what, as in measurement, like 1/3 cup of cummin would crazy right?, 1/3 tsp?? tbsp?? liter lol

A pinch works lol

 

[Grummer]

A pinch works lol

that was long over due!
now thanks, so it's a pinch, not a whole 1 third of a CUP !!!

 

[Jolie77]

i like that, must try it in 2 weeks, when my sister and mum visits me for the grad

I hope u won't be disappointed when u give this a try lol

I forgot to mention that the avocados needs to be firm, or otherwise it will crumble when u cook it.

Enjoy it!

 

[Jolie77]

I love love love avocados!!! That sounds awesome, it really does. I haven't made this yet, but I wrote down all the ingredients, it sound super healthy and delicious!! I'm going to try it with scallops and shrimp I think, I'm think I'm going to try adding to avocado to it, absolutely, and possibly mango.

Ceviche Recipe - Allrecipes.com

Me too! I cannot live without avocados, haha. It is just THAT good! I tend to eat one each day lol

Ohh no you didn't! This looks good and while you're at it, you could throw in some mandarins? Yum! Here's to healthy eating!

 

[ambrosia]

Me too! I cannot live without avocados, haha. It is just THAT good! I tend to eat one each day lol

Ohh no you didn't! This looks good and while you're at it, you could throw in some mandarins? Yum! Here's to healthy eating!

mmmm mandarins huh? That does sound good. I had been looking it up because I know a girl from Costa Rica and she's been posting picks of Ceviche lately, the pic with that recipe doesn't look as appetizing as the ones she's posted.

But back to the avocados....here ya go. I want to start buying more, and eating more. I usually only pick up one a week, I buy them to put on my turkey burger, but since they don't keep real well after you peel it I end up putting it in my salad. I have salad everyday, I should just add to every salad every time I've eaten slices of avocado with slices of mango before, that is delicious! Coincidently I went from this thread to facebook and a friend of mine had this posted she's on a huge health kick lately and is forever posting sharing things like this.

 

[VacationGuy234]

I have two Guacamole recipes one of which I classify as Italian, but it's really just a variation. The Guacamole itself is totally healthy, but what can ruin this meal is the high fat, processed chips. To get around that problem, I don't use chips I use baked, tortilla, whole wheat bread sliced into chips.

One serving:

Bake the chips:
1. Slice up 2 - 3 whole wheat tortilla sheets in to triangles.
(optional: you can add salt if you like)
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Bake for 6 minutes or longer if you want brown chips.
(Note: electric and gas ovens give different flavors)

Traditional Guacamole: Does not contain garlic. (One servering)
1. Slice and mash one avocado.
1.1 Add a layer of cilantro.
2. Slice and juice 1/2 or whole lime over smashed avocado.
3. Slice one Romma tomato, de-seed and dice.
3. One slice white onion, diced.
4. Add pepper.
5. Add salt.
6 Add cumin seeds.

Italian Guacamole:
1. Slice and mash one avocado.
1.1 Add a layer of cilantro.
2. Slice and juice 1/2 or whole lime over smashed avocado.
3. Slice one Romma tomato, de-seed and dice.
3. One slice white onion, diced.
4. Add heaping tablespoon of minced garlic
5. Add pepper.
6. Add salt.
7 Add cumin seeds.
8. Add Chilli powder

The real argument to traditional Guacamole is actually the citrus, not the garlic. You can use lemon or lime.

 

[Rio]

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I have two Guacamole recipes one of which I classify as Italian, but it's really just a variation. The Guacamole itself is totally healthy, but what can ruin this meal is the high fat, processed chips. To get around that problem, I don't use chips I use baked, tortilla, whole wheat bread sliced into chips.

One serving:

Bake the chips:
1. Slice up 2 - 3 whole wheat tortilla sheets in to triangles.
(optional: you can add salt if you like)
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Bake for 6 minutes or longer if you want brown chips.
(Note: electric and gas ovens give different flavors)

Traditional Guacamole: Does not contain garlic. (One servering)
1. Slice and mash one avocado.
1.1 Add a layer of cilantro.
2. Slice and juice 1/2 or whole lime over smashed avocado.
3. Slice one Romma tomato, de-seed and dice.
3. One slice white onion, diced.
4. Add pepper.
5. Add salt.
6 Add cumin seeds.

Italian Guacamole:
1. Slice and mash one avocado.
1.1 Add a layer of cilantro.
2. Slice and juice 1/2 or whole lime over smashed avocado.
3. Slice one Romma tomato, de-seed and dice.
3. One slice white onion, diced.
4. Add heaping tablespoon of minced garlic
5. Add pepper.
6. Add salt.
7 Add cumin seeds.
8. Add Chilli powder

The real argument to traditional Guacamole is actually the citrus, not the garlic. You can use lemon or lime.

Yummy! I want to try it!

 

[VacationGuy234]

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Yummy! I want to try it!

Don't forget to add a glass of Chardonnay chilled in the fridge or kept in a wine cooler.

You can do light beer, but the wine will cost you less situps. Just sayin'

 

[Rio]

Zucchini Lasagna (Lasagne) - Low Carb
Ingredients:

Servings:
4
Units: US | Metric
2 1/2 cups zucchini, sliced 1/4 inch thick (about 2 medium)
1/2 lb lean ground beef (I use 1 lb.)
1/4 cup onion, chopped
2 small tomatoes, cut up
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup water
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 egg
3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese (or low fat or fat free ricotta)
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded (I use 8 oz. divided)
1 teaspoon flour
Directions:

1
Cook zucchini until tender, drain and set aside. Fry meat and onions until meat is brown and onions are tender; drain fat. Add next 8 ingredients and bring to a boil.
2
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered 10 minutes or until reduced to 2 cups.
3
In small bowl slightly beat egg.
4
Add cottage cheese, half of shredded cheese and flour.
5
In (1 1/2-qt.) baking-roasting pan arrange half of the meat mixture. Top with half of the zucchini and all the cottage cheese mixture. Top with remaining meat and zucchini.
6
Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.
7
Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer.
8
Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

I found this recipe here Zucchini Lasagna Lasagne) - Low Carb Recipe - Food.com - 749[/COLOR]

 

[Rio]

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon adobo sauce from canned chipotle peppers, (see Ingredient note), divided
14 ounces water-packed extra-firm tofu, drained and rinsed
4 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
8 slices crusty whole-wheat bread, toasted
4 pieces green-leaf lettuce
2 medium tomatoes, sliced


Preparation
1.Preheat oven to 475°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2.Combine mustard, soy sauce and 1/2 teaspoon adobo sauce in a small bowl. Slice tofu crosswise into eight 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Pat dry with a paper towel and place on the prepared baking sheet. Using a spoon, spread half the mustard mixture on one side of the tofu. Turn the slices over and spread the remaining mixture on the other side.
3.Bake the tofu for 20 minutes.
4.Combine mayonnaise with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon adobo sauce in a small bowl. Spread the mixture on toasted bread. Divide the tofu, lettuce and tomato among 4 slices of toast and top with the remaining toast to make 4 sandwiches. Cut in half to serve.

Tips & Notes
Make Ahead Tip: Prepare through Step 3. Wrap the baked tofu in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Ingredient Note: Canned chipotle peppers (smoked jalapenos) add heat and smokiness to dishes; the adobo sauce alone adds a spicy zest without extra heat. Look for small cans with other Mexican foods in large supermarkets. Once opened, chipotles will keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator or 6 months in the freezer.

 

[ambrosia]

I saw a recipe for cucumber and tomato salad on facebook a couple weeks, but I didn't save it. I googled similar recipes but I couldn't find the exact one I saw...so I just kind of winged it.

2c. cherry tomatoes (I sliced in half)
2c. peeled and diced cumumber
1c. diced red onion
1c. diced red bell pepper...or whatever kind of pepper you want
1tsp minced garlic
2tbsp key lime juice (or reg lime juice or heck lemon)
1/4c. canola oil
1tbsp italian seasonings I used this mix I have for making my own italian dressing which I put on damn near everything Italian Dressing Mix Recipe - Allrecipes.com

2c. cooked quinoa

okay put everything in a bowl, in order, except for the quiona, toss it all together, then add the quinoa and stir. I separated into 4 servings for my lunches or sides for dinner, whatever.

 

[dogmom]

yum....

this is what I just made:

"cheesy" turkey casserole...no measuring... just extra lean ground turkey, some low-fat Italian blend dairy and also non-dairy coconut-based Italian cheese shreds, and about 2 and 1/2 jars of tomato/marina and mushroom sauce.
And some cooked penne pasta noodles - I didn't get the whole wheat kind since hubby hates that <I eat it>, but got the "white, higher fiber" version.

Then I just made layers, like lasagna, in a big glass baking dish.
The ground turkey was sauteed in olive oil, onions and spices. I just kept layering, then baked in oven at 350 for about 20 minutes.

 

[dogmom]

Botti

 

[whatdidyousay!]

That reminds I also add a blob of almond butter and sometimes coconut oil to my smoothies/protein shakes.

I really like almond butter but I like cashew nut butter more. But they coat so much $$$ ,$9.00 a bottle.

 

[whatdidyousay!]

mmmm mandarins huh? That does sound good. I had been looking it up because I know a girl from Costa Rica and she's been posting picks of Ceviche lately, the pic with that recipe doesn't look as appetizing as the ones she's posted.

But back to the avocados....here ya go. I want to start buying more, and eating more. I usually only pick up one a week, I buy them to put on my turkey burger, but since they don't keep real well after you peel it I end up putting it in my salad. I have salad everyday, I should just add to every salad every time I've eaten slices of avocado with slices of mango before, that is delicious! Coincidently I went from this thread to facebook and a friend of mine had this posted she's on a huge health kick lately and is forever posting sharing things like this.

That is interesting that avocados are fruits because they're always sold in the veggies department. I wish I could have an avocado tree in my yard.

I will have gout now and buy some my for my salad.

 

[dogmom]

I'm glad you posted more info. about avocados! I love them and like to have them mashed on my salad instead of dressing.

And I enjoy both almond and cashew butter. I don't use peanut butter because of supposed peanut butter allergy found w/allergy testing, and since I have multiple allergies and sensitivities and have had acute allergic reactions with hives, and swelling, I decided to avoid the peanut butter though I used to eat it a lot and no problem with it.

So true about cost of the almond and cashew butters!