Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Tasty Tuesday 12/2


(SKINNY!) OATMEAL COOKIE SMOOTHIE

YIELD: ABOUT 2 CUPS
PREP: 5 MINS

TOTAL: 5 MINS 

INGREDIENTS: 
1/4 cup old-fashioned oats 
1 frozen (peeled) banana 
1 cup unsweetened almond milk 
1-2 Tbsp. honey (to taste) 
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 
1/4 tsp. ground ginger 
pinch of nutmeg 
pinch of salt 
(optional: 1/4 cup raisins)

DIRECTIONS:
Add oats to blender, and pulse until finely ground. 

Add remaining ingredients and pulse until blended and smooth. 
Serve immediately.






              Spicy Blackened Chickpea Scramble Sandwich                                              
Serves 2

Ingredients: 

Blackening spice mix for 1 can of chickpeas: or use blackening or make your own:
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp cumin powder 
1/4 tsp onion powder 
1/2 tsp garlic powder 
1/4 tsp cayenne or to taste 
a very generous dash of black pepper
1/2 tsp thyme 
1/2 tsp paprika


Scramble: 

1 15 oz can chickpeas cooked Chickpeas 
1/2 red bell pepper 
1/4 cup red onions chopped or thinly sliced 
1/3-1/2 tsp salt (depends on if the chickpeas are already salted or not) 
blackening spice from above
hummus for serving

Directions:
Drain the chickpeas. 
Toss the chickpeas in the blackening spice and let sit while you cook the peppers and onions.
In a pan, add a tsp of high smoke point oil and heat on highest heat possible. 
Add red bell pepper and onions and cook until brown on the edges. 
Add the chickpeas and all the spice and salt. 
Use a Tbsp or so water to get the spice from the bowl and add to pan. 
Cook on high heat for 4-5 minutes. 
Stir and mash frequently to avoid burning and stir until you can smell the spices smoking. 
Remove from heat. 
Add a Tbsp of water
Tbsp or more of hummus to the scramble to add some moisture. 

Serve up in a sandwich. 
Layer hummus then greens and scramble.

Variations: Use other beans like white beans or black beans in the scramble. Use tofu or tempeh. Add roasted veggies to the sandwich or avocado.



Crock Pot Honey Ginger Chicken 
Servings: 4
Serving Size: Roughly 1 cup
Calories: 315 
Fat: 3.8 g 
Carb: 39.2 g 
Fiber: 0.6 g 
Protein: 33.2 g 
Sugar: 36.2 g 
Sodium: 493.9 mg


Ingredients: 
4 Chicken Breasts (About 4.5 Oz. Each), Cut into bite size pieces! 
1/2 C. Honey 
3 Tbsp. Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce 
1 Inch Fresh Ginger Root Grated 
2 Tbsp. Lime Juice 
2 Tsp. Sesame Oil 
1 Tsp. Rice Wine Vinegar 
4 Garlic Cloves Smashed 
1 Medium Yellow Onion Diced 
Salt & Pepper to Taste 
1 Tbsp. Cornstarch 
1 Tbsp. Water 
Optional Toppings: Sesame Seeds, Green Onions, Sriracha.


Monday, December 1, 2014

Musical Monday 12/1

Happy Monday! Happy December - I am a Christmas baby so I love winter/December it's my thing. I am pretty excited for December 2015 because if I keep at the pace I am going I'll be graduating. That would mean graduation, my birthday and christmas all within one week. How awesome would that be?

Anyway - I was hoping to find some Christmas music to list for today but you'd be surprised how few Christmas songs are upbeat enough to put you in the mood to workout. Unless you count this one....



But since you probably DON'T want to listen to Spongebob....here are a few songs I found. Some were held #1 spots on the billboard charts and others I just looked around for most played songs and came up with this. Hope you like


11.)      Rude Boy by Rihanna 2010
22.)      Tik Tok by Ke$ha 2010
33.)      Like a G6 by Far East Movement 2010
44.)      Firework by Katy Perry 2010
55.)      Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO 2011
66.)      Wild Ones by Flo Rida 2012
77.)      Locked out of Heaven by Bruno Mars 2012
88.)      Royals by Lorde 2013
99.)      Monster by Eminem ft. Rihanna 2013
110)   Thrift Shop by Macklemore 2013
111)   Roar by Katy Perry 2013
112)   Happy by Pharrell 2014
113)   Timber by Pitbull ft. Ke$ha 2013
114)   Fancy by Iggy Azalea 2014
115)   Rude by Magic! 2014
116)   One for the Money by Escape the Fate 2013
117)   Classic by MTKO 2014
118)   Really don’t care by Demi Lovato 2013
119)   Loud by T.Mills 2013
220)   Centuries by Fall Out Boy 2014
221)   Love never felt so good by Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake 2014
222)   Live while we’re young by One Direction 2012
223)   Break the Rules by Charli XCX 2014
224)   She looks so perfect by 5sos 2014

225)   Break Free by Ariana Grande 2014