Egg Spinach 'Quiche' with a Cauliflower Crust

So today I was feeling a little creative and decided to try my luck at making a paleo version of a quiche while keeping it low carb to fit my dietary 'lifestyle'. 

I started off by steaming a head of cauliflower for about 20 minutes on high then letting it sit for 15 minutes with the cover on so it gets a little mushy.

I then took about 1/2 of the cauliflower head and mashed it. After that I lined my 12" pie dish with the mashed cauliflower and pressed it down with my potato masher.

I cut up about 2 cups of raw spinach and mixed it in a bowl with 8 eggs, 1/2 tsp of garlic powder, 3/4 tsp of cumin, 1/4 tsp of chili powder, and 1/4 tsp of black pepper.

After everything was all mixed I put it in the pie dish and baked everything at 350F for 35-40 minutes.

It ended up coming out pretty good, I really enjoyed it. It could definitely use some salt if you want though.

Tsurai Green Bean Fries

So today I made a ton of steamed green beans and I decided to take some and try to make a new snack. I call them tsurai green bean fries. Tsurai is the Japanese word for spicy, I wanted to be a little fancy with this one. I used a Japanese word because I know that sesame is used widely in Japanese food.

Ingredients:

200 grams raw green beans
1 tsp of chili powder (I used Nanami Togarashi)
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp coconut aminos

1/4 tsp sesame seeds (for garnish)




Prep time:
<5 minutes


Servings:
1
 
Preheat your oven to 400F. Clean everything! Add everything except the sesame seeds to a bag and shake. Put the green beans in a pan. Sprinkle on your sesame seeds and bake for 10-15 minutes.

2/17/2013

Greens & Whey Smoothie

Sometimes I'll go to Jamba Juice with my friend and get their vegetable & fruit smoothies, I think they're pretty good. I decided to try and make one for myself after my workout.

Ingredients:
1 serving whey protein (I used vanilla)
1.5oz raw kale
1oz raw baby spinach
1oz blueberries
1 packet Stevia
4-6oz water
2-4 ice cubes




Prep time:
<5 minutes


Servings:
1
 
Clean everything! Add spinach, kale, and water to the blender first and blend so they can get...blended properly? Then add blueberries, stevia, and ice cubes.

Just remember, it isn't meant to be delicious. It's meant to nourish your body! ;)

Calories: 146
Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 3g
Protein 27g 

1/24/2013

Banana Blackberry Protein Pancakes

I wanted to mix up my post workout eating routine today, so I decided to try to make pancakes using my protein powder.

Ingredients:
2 scoops (3.75 tbsp) protein powder. I used Banana Myo Lean Evolution but you can interchange flavors/brands
1/2 cup egg whites
2 oz fresh blackberries
2 tbsp chia seeds
1/4 tsp cinnamon




Prep time:
5 minutes

Cook time: 
1 minute on each side

Servings:
1 = 3 pancakes.

 
Mix all ingredients in a bowl with a wisk. Heat up your skillet over medium heat and add cooking spray. Pour in just enough batter so that you've almost covered the whole skillet. Cook each pancake for 1 minute on each side.

Calories: 469
Fat: 13g
Sodium: 358mg
Fiber: 20g
Sugar: 4g
Protein 62g

1/15/2013