I went to Costco this week and bought a few new things to try and all 5 of us LOVED them all! Here are the products and the meals I made with them! Easy and delicious...it's how I roll in the kitchen!
Costco Finds:
Coleman Organic Italian Meatballs
Banza Rotini made from chickpeas.
Udi's gluten free dinner rolls
Trident salmon patties
The first meal we made is a breakfast option (I also found a large container of cherub tomatoes and Feta at Costco too!) The kids don't like their eggs runny but I sure do! We all love the patties in many different ways...for breakfast like this, on salads, plain, or as a burger! These salmon patties are a family fav for sure!
Recipe 1:
Salmon Patties
2 runny eggs
Tomatoes
Feta Cheese
The second one is self explanatory but man was it good!!! The noodles were ready before the rest of the things so I added a little bit of butter to them and put the lid on the pot so that they wouldn't stick together! It made so much we had plenty leftover which is always a plus!
Y'all these muffins are the bomb.com!!! You know I have a sweet tooth and the fact that they're gluten free, have chocolate chips AND lots of hidden veggies is just unreal! =) OK, well actually the recipe called for raisins and nuts but we're not a fan of those in our baked goods so we added chocolate chips instead! Other than that we followed the recipe as is and they have become a staple in our house! They were kid tested and mommy approved and I know you'll like them just as much as we did! The recipe comes from my new favorite cookbook...Run Fast Eat Slow.
Recipe below and here's a video of us making them and taste testing them for the first time...
Ingredients
2 cups almond meal
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (use gluten-free if sensitive)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup currants or raisins, optional
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup grated zucchini (about 1 zucchini)
1 cup grated carrot (about 2 carrots)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup Grade B maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
paper muffin cups
Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper muffin cups.
In a large bowl, combine the almond meal, oats, walnuts, currants or raisins, if using, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, zucchini, carrot, butter, maple syrup, and vanilla.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
Spoon the batter into the muffin cups filling each to the brim. Bake until the muffins are nicely browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 to 35 minutes.
Tip: Keep a batch in the freezer for a sweet grab-n-run breakfast. Defrost on low power in the microwave.
ENJOY and let me know what you think! I highly recommend this cookbook because this is just 1 of many delicious things we've tried lately!
I'm allergic to gluten so I always have to buy rice noodles but the latest craze on zucchini or spaghetti squash noodles intrigued me so I decided to give it a try! We bought my husband a spiral french fry maker for Christmas so I decided to test it out and see if it could co-exist as a noodle maker too! They look a little thick but honestly tasted delicious and I will for sure make it again and can't wait to use it for other things!!
I started by peeling 3 zucchini (1 per person you're cooking for) and then cut them in half to fit in my spiralizer better!
Then I put them one by one into the spiralizer and started twisting! FYI- the end of the zucchini that wont fit through the spiralizer is delicious to eat raw with some hummus while you're cooking! Just sayin'! =) You'll thank me later!
After that I pressed them in a paper towel to get the water out of them and then threw them in the skillet with some salt. I didn't use any oil because they have so much water in them you just let that cook out.
I blotted them with a paper towel again before putting them in a bowl and mixing some garlic pesto that I had bought from HEB. Then I topped it with some sliced almonds and cherry tomatoes. It was delicious!! Try it and let me know what you think! Please share it with someone who you think would enjoy this meal! It was very quick and easy! ENJOY!!
I can't believe this is my last weekend of my 21 days! What a journey it's been so far! I can tell my body has changed but I don't own a scale so I wont know the numbers until the end when I'll go to a friends house to weigh myself! =) I really don't care about weight, I just go by how I FEEL! If I'm happy and feeling good in my clothes and daily life then that's my perfect weight! When my clothes start getting tighter and I'm feeling sluggish and blah...I know it's time to make some changes! =)
This morning I tried Greenberry Shakeology for the first time and it was delicious! My usual Chocolate is so sweet and tastes like a yummy dessert so the Greenberry was a nice change and very refreshing! I can't wait to try more recipes with it but here is the one I had today and will definitely repeat in the future! =)
Today was a double day of Cardio Fix and Upper Fix. I can really tell that I am getting stronger! I really didn't feel like doing a double but pushed play twice and of course felt amazing afterwards! Why do I ever even argue with myself...JUST DO IT!!! =)
Oh man...when that alarm went off this morning I did NOT want to get up! I really wanted to roll over and go back to sleep. I actually might have done that but I really had to pee so I had no other choice but to get out of bed..true story. ;)
So I got up and was so tired that I knew if I wanted to kill this workout my usual slummy gear wouldn't work. No, today I needed something fierce to fire me up so I naturally went for my camo pants! Nothing says POWER better than camo! Then I had some E&E to kick-start me into enthusiasm! =)
I not only finished my double day of Total Body Cardio Fix and Pilates Fix, I killed it! I've said it before but there is no greater feeling then finishing what you set out to do! WINNING!!!
I decided to try a different recipe today and I knew I needed coffee in it! I'm really not a huge coffee fan, it has to be sweetened! This was delicious and another recipe I loved! Try it and let me know what you think!!
I had a busy day and was at my sons school for most of it. I loved being able to have lunch with him and I skipped out on getting fast food or eating at the cafeteria and instead ate a salad when I got home!
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