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Asparagus Sweet Potato Chicken Skillet
November 21, 2017

Asparagus Sweet Potato Chicken Skillet

Super easy and delicious dinner coming at ya! Asparagus sweet potato chicken skillet…sounds boring right? Thomas said, “it tastes like chicken pot pie”. Not sure where he got that, but it was frickin’ yummy so I won’t argue with him. Somehow this simple combo of […]

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by Janine
Spelt Flour Pancakes with Pan-Fried Honey Bananas
November 18, 2017

Spelt Flour Pancakes with Pan-Fried Honey Bananas

I’m honestly confused with my tastebuds lately. If you’ve read any of my previous posts you know I’m all about savory in the morning. Growing up I was always the child that wanted eggs and toast. I remember going to this breakfast restaurant near our […]

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by Janine
Healthy Comfort Food: Shrimp & Spinach Pasta
November 17, 2017

Healthy Comfort Food: Shrimp & Spinach Pasta

Italians love there pasta, that’s just a fact. Being that I’m Italian, every now and then I crave pasta. Thomas and I were both in the mood for some healthy comfort food so I looked into a couple of different recipes.

The shrimp and spinach pasta dish popped out at me. It looked easy to make and it was packed with protein. So we decided to give it a try.

Healthy Comfort Food:

healthy comfort food

Ingredients: 

  • 1 pound of shrimp, peeled & deveined
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 cup of sun-dried tomatoes, chopped and drained from oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 ounces of fresh baby spinach (about half the bag)
  • 1 and 1/3 cups of unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/8 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese (shredded)
  • 6 fresh basil leaves, chopped
  • mushrooms (optional)
  • Bacon (optional)

Ingredients: 

  1. Crisp up the bacon if you choose to use it (but let’s be honest why wouldn’t you). Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil from the sun-dried tomatoes into a large skillet. Cook the shrimp on medium high heat for 3 minutes or until pink. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Add sun-dried tomatoes, drained mostly of oil. Be sure to add 1 more tablespoon of the sun-dried tomato oil and the minced garlic. Mix together and cook for another minute. Remove the shrimp.
  3. In the same skillet as the sun-dried tomatoes add in the almond milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt, paprika, and then bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and add your mozzarella cheese. Stir to melt, on simmer. Add in chopped fresh basil and mix. Next add in the fresh spinach. Cover with a lid and remove from the heat. The spinach will wilt while you cook your pasta of choice (we used a whole wheat penne).
  4. Once the pasta is finished add it into the shrimp & spinach skillet. Stir around to coat the pasta and add more salt if needed.

**Note: we kept the bacon in the skillet the entire time.

Enjoy!

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by Janine
Almond Flour Crust Pizza You Won’t Regret
November 14, 2017

Almond Flour Crust Pizza You Won’t Regret

If you are human you most likely enjoy pizza. If you don’t like pizza there may be something wrong with you… This almond flour pizza crust has saved my life. That might be an exaggeration, but you know what I mean. Pizza is something I […]

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by Janine
Coconut Flour Chocolate Chunk Bars
November 12, 2017

Coconut Flour Chocolate Chunk Bars

Coconut Flour is my new best friend. These Coconut Flour Chocolate Chunk Bars are seriously off the charts. They are so moist and melt in your mouth. I would say they are the perfect combination of salty and sweet. I’m so excited to have found […]

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by Janine
Healthy Black Bean Burgers
November 10, 2017

Healthy Black Bean Burgers

Trying to cut back on meat? Or just looking for something new for dinner? These black bean burgers are healthy and super easy to make.  And delicious!

This past week Thomas and I decided to switch things up a bit. We usually eat meat for dinner, but this time we tried something different. After watching a documentary I realized that we definitely eat too much meat. I figured it wouldn’t hurt us to go a week without meat and try some new recipes.

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com, but altered it a little bit.

Healthy Black Bean Burgers:

healthy black bean burgers

Ingredients: 

  • 1 (16 ounce) can of black beans – here in Spain they don’t really have many canned beans so we soaked ours over night, cooked them, and then measured them out.
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, minced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon of Thai chili sauce or hot sauce (I used Valentino)
  • 1/2 cup of bread crumbs

**Note: If you like a lot of heat use 1 tablespoon of chili powder and 1 teaspoon of hot sauce to really give it an extra kick!

Instructions: 

  1. If grilling the burgers, preheat on high. Lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If you plan to bake them , preheat the oven to 375 degrees , and lightly oil a baking sheet.
  2. In a medium bowl, mash black beans up with a fork until they are thick and pasty.
  3. Add in your finely minced green peppers, onion, and garlic. Then stir into the mashed up beans
  4. In a small bowl, stir together the egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.
  5. Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture becomes sticky and holds together. Divide the mixture up into four patties.
  6. If you plan to grill them, place the patties on foil, and grill for about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place the patties on the baking sheet, and bake for about 10 minutes on each side.
  7. Top the burgers with your favorites. We decided on roasted sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and avocado. The sweet potatoes and the avocado really balanced out the heat!

***Note: If you have a food processor feel free to put the green pepper, onions, and garlic in there. We just don’t have one so we minced everything up and it worked out just fine.

Give them a try and let me know what you think. Enjoy!

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by Janine
An Egg-less Morning: Oats & Fruit
November 8, 2017

An Egg-less Morning: Oats & Fruit

For anyone that knows me they know I have an obsession with eggs. I’ve never been one for a sweet breakfast. Eggs, toast, avocado, and the occasional bacon (or chicken sausage) have always been my go-to. But after doing some research and letting my tastebuds […]

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by Janine
Dark Chocolate Cups: Roasted Blueberry & Almond Butter
November 4, 2017

Dark Chocolate Cups: Roasted Blueberry & Almond Butter

So remember when I said I was obsessed with dark chocolate? Well here I go again. Dark chocolate cups are my go-to. But it was time for something other than banana and almond butter. I found this recipe for roasted blueberry & almond butter dark […]

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by Janine
Perfect Fall Dish: Sweet Potato Chili
October 31, 2017

Perfect Fall Dish: Sweet Potato Chili

Fall is probably my favorite season aside from summer. What I love most about it are all the colors and all the “seasonal” food we eat. Take for example, this sweet potato chili that I made the other night.

When I found this recipe for sweet potato chili I was a little skeptical. I thought to myself, chili should be savory not sweet. Well I couldn’t have been more wrong.  It was absolutely delicious and it was just what I was craving.

sweet potato chili

There are so many different recipes, but I altered the one I found on Skinny Taste’s Blog.  Her’s is a no bean turkey chili, but I love beans so they needed to be included.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 20 oz 93% lean ground turkey
  • kosher salt, to taste
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 10 oz can Rotel mild tomatoes with green chilies/ diced tomatoes
  • 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp cumin, or to taste
  • 1/4 tsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 8 oz can of kidney beans (optional)

sweet potato chili

INSTRUCTIONS:

Add about a TBS of olive oil to a pot. Brown the ground turkey, onions and garlic. Next add the Rotel or diced tomatoes (Spain doesn’t have Rotel so I had to improvise), along with tomato sauce, sweet potatoes, water, and spices. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for about 25 minutes. Or until the sweet potatoes are soft.

Remove the bay leaf and serve with any toppings your heart desires. Avocado, lime, cilantro, whatever works for you!

Buen provecho!

 

 

 

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by Janine
Key to a Clean Mind
October 17, 2017

Key to a Clean Mind

Clean eating doesn’t just benefit you physically it also helps you mentally, “clean eating is good for the soul”. In order to have a clean mind you need to focus on what’s important in your life. Once I realized that I needed to prioritized my […]

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by Janine

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