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Food + Blog= Love...Don't be fooled by the title.. Guys are welcome to view this blog too... This blog is written by a girl so obviously these recipes are girl friendly... Also, most of my posts will be healthy recipes YAY!! But every now and then I will throw in one of my favs! Hey, you gotta live a little!! It's OK to splurge and your man will love ya for it!

Feel free to share your recipes too! I am ALWAYS looking for new ideas!!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Crab and Green Bean Salad

Found this recipe in Runner's World and thought I would give it a shot.

*Make sure you use lump crab.  I had some leftover shredded crab and there wasn't enough of it.  Also, I usually don't add salt to any of my recipes, but this one you will need to.  The sourness of the Greek yogurt and the sweetness of the apple is really good.  I did feel that recipe was lacking something, so if you make it and you add to it, please post to the blog!  The dude thinks we didn't have enough crab, which could be a possibility.

10 ounces green beans, trimmed at both ends, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons coarse sea salt
1 cup 2% plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
4 tablespoons fresh chives, minced
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and cubed
1 ripe avocado, peeled and cubed
8 ounces (about 1 cup) cooked lump crab meat

Fill a large pot (fitted with a colander) with water. Bring the water to a rolling boil over high heat. Add coarse sea salt and the green beans, and cook until crisp-tender, three to four minutes.

Remove the colander from the water. Rinse the beans with cold water so they cool quickly, helping them stay green and crisp. Drain the green beans and wrap them in a towel to dry.

In a large, shallow bowl, whisk together the yogurt, mustard, and fine sea salt. Add the green beans, chives, apple, avocado, and crab. Toss carefully to evenly coat all the ingredients with the dressing. Serves four.


Calories Per Serving: 220
Carbs: 17 g
Protein: 20 g
Fat: 9 g

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Lemon-Thyme Chicken with Sautéed Veggies

Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Got a little extra time? Let the chicken marinade for 30 min so that it fully absorbs the flavors!

  •  4 tablespoons lemon juice 
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; DIVIDE (part will go on chicken, the rest will go on veggies) 
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; DIVIDE 
  • Salt 
  • Fresh ground pepper 
  • 1lb chicken breast tenders, lightly pounded 
  • 4 teaspoons canola oil (I used EVOO) 
  • 1 medium shallot 
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen shelled edamame, thawed 
  • 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes, halved 2 medium zucchini
  •  1/3 cup feta
*i also added yellow squash

In a ziplock bag, combine 3 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tsp garlic & 2 tsp thyme; season to taste with salt & pepper. Add chicken tenders, seal bag & gently turn to coat. Set aside.

Heat 2 tsp canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot, remaining garlic, edamame & tomatoes. sauté 4 minutes.

Use veggie peeler to slice zucchini into long ribbons. Add zucchini & remaining lemon juice & thyme to veggies in skillet; sauté 2-3 minutes.

Transfer to a serving bowl, stir in feta & season with salt & black pepper to taste. Add remaining oil to skillet. Remove chicken from marinade & Sauté 2-3 minutes a side or until cooked through. Serve with veggies

 Nutrition Facts 327 calories 28 g protein 16 g carbs 13 g fat 5 g fiber

Thursday, May 3, 2012

8 Bugs You Don't Know You're Eating | Yahoo! Health

8 Bugs You Don't Know You're Eating | Yahoo! Health

As I am sitting at my desk at work, eating a delicious breakfast of Quinoa, I come across this story on Yahoo.  Thought I would share because it does make you think twice about food.

Friday, March 30, 2012

The Dude made Quiche!

So I am all about giving credit when credit is due! I got home late last night and I walk into the oven timer going off and the dude pulling out paleo quiche(minus the cheese version ones- which I believe are not paleo due to the dairy).. Anyways there were 4 different versions:

1. Peppers
2. Sausage & Peppers
3. Sausage
4. Cheese

I had the sausage last night and the cheese for breakfast.. 1 word.. DELISH! Way to go dude! I think I'll keep ya around

Ingredients:
This is your chance to be creative..keep it healthy though.. Eggs or egg whites.

Mix up eggs and veggies/meat- already cooked & pour in a muffin tin. Bake on 350 for 20-30 min.

Enjoy!!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Love Salsa?!?

I wanted to share a great local Texas Salsa that I picked up a Whole Foods the other day.  If you love salsa, this is a pretty darn good one..  WARNING!  It is not lying when it says HOT!

Chicken Quesadillas with Apple & Brie

I know, I know... A new recipe is LONG overdue!!  The dude & I have been on a 24 day Advocare challenge (curious?!? advocare.com- 24 day challenge bundle- interested?!? Let me know and I can get you 30% off!!), so our dinners have been lot's of grilled and baked chicken & veggies..  Nothing I felt needed to blogged about..

I have been craving Mexican food and happened to come across this recipe in Fitness RX magazine as a great Fat Blasting meal, so I figured what the heck, I'll give it a try and it was DELISH & dude approved!!

Ingredients:
  • 1 large spinach tortilla or wrap, herb flavored if available
    • I used a Spinach wrap from Whole Foods- pic below
  • 1 tsp peanut or sesame oil
  • 3 oz roasted, skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced;
    •  I had the dude grill our chicken and seasoned with the following:
      • EVOO
      • All Seasoning
      • Minced Garlic
      • Minced Onions
      • Garlic Salt
  • 2 oz sweet crisp apple, thinly sliced & then sliced into semi-circles 
  • 2 oz Brie cheese, including rind, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp honey mustard
Heat the oil in a large skillet or saucepan & place tortilla in the pan.  Arrange Brie evenly on the tortilla & let it begin to melt.  Cover one half of the circle with the chicken & fold to close.  Flip semicircle over & cook until slightly golden.  Remove from heat, carefully pull tortilla open, drizzle with honey mustard & top with apple slices.  Fold to close & cut in 1/2 to create 2 45-degree triangles.  Makes 2 servings.

Fun Facts
Protein- 26.4% (18 g)
Fat- 44.4% (13.5 g)
Carbs- 29.2% (19.9 g)
Calories- 288
Cholesterol- 56 mg
Sodium- 517 mg