Tag: healthy recipes

Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

These coconut flour chocolate chip cookies didn’t stand a chance in our apartment. I think we ate them within 3 days, and we were holding back. So that’s telling you something, right? Instagram is a wonderful thing friends, because it helps me find amazing recipes […]

Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps

These Ground Turkey Lettuce wraps might be my new “go-to” dinner. They were so easy to make and packed with flavor. Cooking healthy can get boring sometimes so you need to find new recipes that get you excited about what you’re eating. These lettuce wraps […]

Banana Bread Cookies Packed with Omegas

Banana Bread Cookies Packed with Omegas

I think this might be the easiest dessert recipe I’ve ever made! These Banana Bread Cookies are so delicious. And packed with so many omegas. I would say they are the perfect “breakfast cookie.”

I wanted to make some sort of honey glaze to top them with, but I haven’t perfected the recipe yet. So instead I topped them with dark chocolate (I’m not complaining). The texture is super gooey, they just melt in your mouth.

Banana Bread Cookies

banana bread cookies

Ingredients:

  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
  • 2 teaspoons of flax seeds
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup & 2 tablespoons of coconut flour

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or grease it.
  3. Mix together all your wet ingredients ( bananas, egg, and vanilla).
  4. Once everything is mixed well add in your chia and flax seeds.
  5. Next add in the remaining ingredients.
  6. This batter will form about 12 cookies
  7. Place in the oven for 20-22 minutes.

**Feel free to add any other ingredients you might want. For example: chocolate chips, craisins, coconut flakes, raisins. I think they are one of those cookies you could add almost anything too and they would be absolutely amazing.

Next time I’m going to try adding in some oats and maybe some craisins.

 

Lentil Bolognese For the Win

Lentil Bolognese For the Win

If my dad heard me say lentil and bolognese in the same sentence I think he would disown me. But he hasn’t tried this unreal lentil bolognese. “You can’t call it a bolognese if it doesn’t have meat,” said Thomas. However, he had three bowls […]

Sweet Potato Turkey Skillet

Sweet Potato Turkey Skillet

This sweet potato turkey skillet is so easy. It’s the perfect dish when you aren’t in the mood to make a mess of your kitchen. “Wait you made all of this in one pan?” Thomas asked me after he quickly finished his first bowl. Yes! […]

Chickpea Burgers For All My Veg-Heads

Chickpea Burgers For All My Veg-Heads

Chickpea burgers packed with protein in under 25 minutes, whose in? These chickpea burgers were unreal. And they are Thomas approved, which is always a plus in my book.

Super easy to make and a perfect way to get some protein in without eating any meat.

They aren’t vegan, but I’m sure you could try subbing out the egg for a flax egg. It’s absolutely worth a try.

I love finding meatless recipes that work for both Thomas and I. I’m in no way a vegetarian, but I do believe we over eat meat sometimes and it’s important to find alternatives to getting protein.

Chickpea Burgers

chickpea burgers

Ingredients:

  • 1 carrot (medium, grated)
  • 2 cloves of garlic, mined
  • 1 can of chickpeas (19oz can)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon of nutritional yeast
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons of flour (I used spelt flour)
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1. Peel the carrot, grate  it coarsely and set aside with the minced garlic.
  2. Drain and rinse the chickpeas and put them into a food processor with the garlic, ground spices, salt and pepper. Slightly process to obtain a rough paste then add the carrot and egg. Process again and slowly add in the two tablespoons of flour.
  3. Heat your pain with a tablespoon and a half of olive oil (or oil of your choice). Divide the mixture into 8 patties. Fry in batches for 2-3 minutes on each side until they are golden. Take them off and place them onto a plate with paper towel.
  4. Pair it with a burger thin, a wrap, on bed of lettuce, or just plain. I used a whole wheat wrap and stuffed it with spinach, arugula, sprouts, avocado, red onion, tomato, and paleo buffalo sauce.

Feel free to top it with any of your favorite burger toppings. Thomas used dijon mustard rather than the buffalo sauce.

 

 

Grilled Ginger Lime Salmon with Avocado Mango Salsa and Coconut Rice

Grilled Ginger Lime Salmon with Avocado Mango Salsa and Coconut Rice

Winter blues getting you down? In need of a tropical pick-me up? This grilled ginger lime salmon with avocado-mango salsa and coconut rice will cure even the worst of moods. Thomas and I hadn’t had salmon in a while and I was really in the […]

Healthy Creamy Tortellini Soup

Healthy Creamy Tortellini Soup

This healthy creamy tortellini soup will keep you warm during the winter season. I’ve always had a love for tortellini. Tortellini is hands down my favorite type of pasta. I wanted to incorporate it into a healthy soup. Pinterest has some awesome recipes and that’s where […]

The Perfect Soft-Boiled Egg

The Perfect Soft-Boiled Egg

Ever wonder how to make the perfect soft-boiled egg? I’m here to help you out! I’ve had an obsession with eggs for as long as I can remember. Omelettes, scrambled, hard-boiled, over-easy, you name it, I’ll eat it.

Last year I perfected the soft-boiled egg, which was hard for me because it was either over cooked or under cooked.

Soft-Boiled Egg

soft-boiled egg

I don’t think I need to give you the ingredients, it’s just an egg and boiling water. I like to boil 2 eggs at a time.

Instructions:

  1. Place the eggs gently into the boiling water and boil for about 5 minutes.
  2. Take the egg out of the water and place into a bowl of ice water and let cool for about 1 minute or 2.
  3. Peel the shell off the egg, I rinse the egg off with a bit of water to make sure there is no shell residue.
  4. Place the soft-boiled egg on your favorite slice of toast or eat it as is.

My favorite way to enjoy my soft-boiled egg is over a slice of Ezekiel bread (food for life baking) toasted. I add some toppings to spice it up a little bit. Sometimes I’ll sauté up some spinach, maybe a slice of ham or turkey, but I can assure you I always pair it with avocado.

Throw a dash of red pepper flakes or sea salt on there and you’re golden! This is the perfect protein packed breakfast with a whole lot of flavor.

Enjoy!

Korean Chicken Bowls

Korean Chicken Bowls

These Korean Chicken Bowls are one of the easiest and tastiest dishes to make during the week. This dish takes all of 20 minutes and it all happens in one pan. So that means minimal clean up afterwards. Have I sold it to you yet? […]