Chocolate Protein Pancakes...

I woke up this morning having a craving for Pancakes. So off to Pinterest I went and searched for Protein Pancakes. I found a recipe that sounded great. When I went to my fridge, I noticed my cottage cheese was not so fresh anymore, but I had unopened Ricotta in there so that is what I substituted. Also I reduced the eggwhites, cause the first batch was terrible and landed in the disposal. So here we go:

This makes 4 big pancakes:

2 egg whites
1/2 cup low fat Ricotta
1/2 cup oats
1/2 scoop of Protein powder (I used Cellu-Cor Molten Chocolate)

Put in blender and mix.

Then prepare like regular pancakes, medium heat. I put some cooking spray on my griddle.

Nutrtion:
385 Calories, 37 Carbs, 9 fat, 42 protein, 6 sugar

Zucchini Boats

3 Zucchinis
1lb. ground beef (you can substitute with Turkey)
Fresh Mozzarella
3 Tomatos
Salt & Pepper
Basil and Oregano
1 Glove of Garlic

Sautee the garlic in a tsp of olive oil, add the ground beef and brown. Season with salt and pepper.
Cut the Zucchini length wise in half and cut of the ends. Then take a spoon and scoop out the seeds.

Place in glass pan, or a on a baking sheet.

Once ground beef is cooked, pour into the zucchini if it over flows it's ok.  Preheat oven to F350.
Slice the tomatos and place on top of the ground beef.

Then cover with Cheese, I use fresh Mozarell and used about half a block. And then sprinkled a little bit of shredded Italian Cheese mix on top. Season with Basil and Oregano. (sorry about the fuzzy picture)

Put in the oven for 40mins.

Then cut and serve... ( my family eat this over rice, I just forgo this)

Enjoy !!!

Cabbage with Ground Beef....

1 head of Cabbage
1lb of ground beef ( I buy all natural, but you can use turkey, lean, whatever your heart desires)
Salt
Pepper
thyme
1 glove chopped Garlic
1 Onion
and a bit of water
1 tbsp Olive oil

Heat the oil in a wok, then add the garlic and chopped onion, sautee for a couple of Minutes, then add the ground beef. Season with Salt and Pepper to taste. Once the ground beef is browned, add chopped Cabbage and stir. add a 2-3 tbsp of water and cover. Reduce heat and let it cook, stir every 5-10 minutes. Season to taste with Salt, Pepper and Thyme. Cook till Cabbage is tender. Serve and top with a bit of Parmesan Cheese.
You can serve this over pasta, but since I try to go low carb for dinner I don't.

My kids love this and so does my hubby and it's a quick and healthy meal.

Enjoy!!!

Chia Pudding...

Like today, I like a breakfast that I can just grab from the fridge and don't have to prep to much.
This Chia Pudding was something I found from the Instagram user hovkonditorn. She has ton's of vegan recipes.
I had never heard of Chia before, it's a seed and the texture of this dish reminds me of Tapioca. Since I love Tapioca I love this dish...
I make 4 at a time as they last in the fridge and my husband likes to eat them too.
One Serving:
2 1/2 Table spoons of Chia Seeds ( I buy the white ones)
3/4 Cup Vanilla Almond Milk (I don't like regular, so you can use plain if you like)
1/2 scoop Protein Powder (I use vanilla)
Mix, put in the fridge and after 30mins Stir. This is very IMPORTANT!!! other wise you pudding will clump.
When you ready to eat, top with fruit. I like Strawberries and Blueberries. But I wanna try other fruits as well.

Nutrition Facts:
1 serving
120 calories, 4.5g fat, 11.5 grams of carbs and 7.5g protein. This is vary with the protein powder you use. Also this is without the fruit.

Enjoy!!!

2 ingredients Nutella Brownies...

This Sunday after I came home from a exhausting day at the Faire, my house smelled delicious and I aske my hubby what it was.
He said I found a recipe for Nutella Brownies... and I had to make it, well NUTELLA.

So here it is:

4 Eggs
1 cup Nutella

Put Parchment paper in a 9"x9" glass pan.
Pre heat oven to F 350

Beat eggs for 10mins until you the volume quadrupled and its foamy and fluffy.
Then put the nutella in the microwave for 30secs. Then slowly add it to the egg mixture.
fold under until well mixed. put into pan and cook for 30mins. Makes 16 1" squares wait till cooled before cutting.

And you have yummy gluten free brownies. Now they are more of a fudge texture but oh so good.

Nutrients per serving:
146 calories, fat 9gr, carbs 14gr, protein 3 gr.

Spaghetti Squash with Chicken Marinara Sauce

I love easy recipes... so here it goes...


2 Chickenbreasts
1 Jar Marinara Sauce ( I use Central Market organic)
1 Spaghetthi Squash
Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper, basil and oregano


Preheat oven at 350F.

Cut Spaghetti Squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Then put face down on a cookie sheet. I put foil on the sheet. Bake for 40 mins or until fork tender.

Sauce,

Heat about a tsp of olive oil, cut the chicken breast into half inch pieces and cook in the heated olive oil. Once cooked thru, add Marinara Sauce. Season with salt and peper and Basil and Oregano to your liking. Simmer for 15-20mins.

Serve with Parmesan Cheese.
This is low carb, low fat.

Oven Roasted Parmesan Cauliflower

I am working with a trainer now and I am not eating carbs in the evening, actually trying to avoid complex carbs almost all together. So we went to Costco yesterday and I love Cauliflower, so we bought a bag of florets.

I cut them into 1/2" pieces today about 6 cups, then tossed 1/4 cup of Olive Oil and 1/4 cup grated Parmesan Cheese and some Lemon Garlic seasoning from Velata that I had bought this weekend and tossed them. Then spread them on a cookies sheet and put them in a preheated to F350 oven and roasted them for 30mins.

It was the most delicious Cauliflower I ever had.