Day 3 of 40 Originally posted on Cooking Up Clean [Photo credit: Kari Lund] Prep time: 10 min Cook time: 40 min Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 4-6 chicken breasts, thighs, or drumsticks ... Continue Reading
40 Days of Clean Eating: Zucchini Pomodoro
Day 2 of 40 Originally posted on Cooking Up Clean [Photo credit: Kari Lund] Prep time: 10 min Cook time: 10 min Serves: 2 Ingredients: 3 zucchini squash or yellow squash 2 garlic ... Continue Reading
40 Days of Clean Eating: Baked Sweet Potato Egg Nests
Day 1 of 40 Originally posted on Cooking Up Clean [Photo credit: Kari Lund] Prep time: 10 min Cook time: 15 min Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 sweet potato, peeled and shredded ½ ... Continue Reading
40 Days of Clean Eating: Dairy Free Roasted Garlic Cream of Mushroom Soup
Day 4 of 40 Originally posted on Cooking Up Clean [Photo credit: Kari Lund] Prep time: 75 min Cook time: 15 min Serves: 4 Ingredients: 10 ounces mixed mushrooms (cremini, shitake, ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilders Delight: Butternut Squash, Garbanzo Bean, and Beef Bowl
Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 60 minutes Serves: 6-8 Ingredients: 2 pounds grass fed beef, cubed 8 tablespoons Kerrygold grassfed butter 1 teaspoon pink himalayan salt 1 ... Continue Reading
Hardgainer Fuel: Hearty Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Yield: about 20 pancakes Ingredients: 6 large pastured eggs 3 cups full fat cottage cheese 1 cup of whole milk 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 2-4 tablespoons honey or maple syrup 2 ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: Triple Protein Marionberry and Blackberry Smoothie
Triple Protein Marionberry and Blackberry Smoothie Prep time: 5 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 6 tablespoons almond butter 1 cup frozen marionberries 1 cup frozen blackberries ... Continue Reading
Comfort Fuel: Nourishing Bison and Vegetable Stew
Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 90 minutes Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 2 ½ lbs grass-fed bison stew meat 1 large sweet onion, chopped 1 cup celery, diced 3 cloves garlic, ... Continue Reading
Recovery Fuel: Post-Party Smoothie
Prep time: 5 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 4-6 tablespoon cashew butter ½ cup frozen sliced banana ½ cup frozen coconut 1 avocado 1 cup coconut water 1 cup probiotic full fat ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: Open Faced Tuna Sandwich
Serves: 2 Ingredients: 4 large slices of gluten free bread 6 cans of tuna (Wild Planet Brand) 4-6 pastured eggs 2 cups mayonnaise (Spectrum Organic Mayonnaise with Olive Oil) Small ... Continue Reading
Hardgainer Fuel: High Protein White Cheddar Mac and Cheese Bake
Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: I box gluten free brown rice pasta (cooked al dente) 1 cup full fat Greek yogurt 4 eggs 2 cups full fat cottage cheese 1 cup shredded white cheddar Olive ... Continue Reading
Happy and Healthy: A Family Meal for the Holidays
The simple sight of fruitcake or Swedish rosettes brings me right back to my grandmother’s kitchen filled with the assortment of goodies and the scent of a holiday meal being cooked. The festive mood in ... Continue Reading
Comfort Fuel: 1 Crust, 2 Creamy Dreamy Holiday Pies
Creamy Dreamy Coconut Pumpkin Filling Ingredients: 1 ½ cups coconut sugar 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons bourbon vanilla 1 cup full ... Continue Reading
Christmas Morning Crustless Quiche
Christmas Morning Crustless Quiche Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 50 minutes Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 14 pastured eggs, beaten 1 cup full-fat organic heavy cream 1 head ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: Winter Salad with Kale, Pomegranate, and Butternut Squash
Ingredients: 2 cups butternut squash 4 tablespoons butter 1 cup cooked quinoa 3 cups chopped kale ½ cup pumpkin seeds 2 cups full fat goat cheese ¼ cup pomegranate seeds Salt and ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: High Protein Quinoa, Butternut Squash, and Black Beans
Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 2-4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 tablespoons Kerrygold butter 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ cup of red onion chopped ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: BodyBuilder’s Dream Egg Bake
Serves: 6-8 (large slices) Ingredients: 1 cup organic spinach 1 cup organic kale 4 tablespoons butter, sliced 1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions or red onions 1 tomato, sliced ... Continue Reading
Hardgainer Fuel: Hearty Oatmeal Four Ways
These oatmeal recipes are perfect for a hardgainer or an athlete looking for energy and nutrition to fuel workouts. Steel cut oats are essential grains that are full of magnesium, B-vitamins, calcium, and ... Continue Reading
Comfort Fuel: Chicken and Wild Rice Crockpot Meal
Classic comfort is a meal in a slow cooker. The moment cool weather begins to set in, I am immediately in what I call “crockpot mode.” A countless number of meals have been prepared via slow cooker ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: Triple Protein Avocado Boats
Ingredients: 3 avocados 2 cups Red Pepper Hummus (recipe follows) 6 large eggs Olive oil Salt and pepper Parsley Instructions: Preheat oven to 350F. Lay out parchment ... Continue Reading
Hardgainer Fuel: Pineapple Triple Protein Smoothie
Pineapple Triple Protein Smoothie Prep time: 5 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 2 cups fresh kale 1 cup coconut water/almond milk/full fat organic milk 1 cup pineapple frozen 1 ... Continue Reading
Comfort Fuel: Vegan Roasted Tomato, Squash, and Coconut Milk Stew
Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 60 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 10-12 roma tomatoes, halved lengthwise 4 cups winter squash, peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped 1 onion 2 ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: Frittata with Fresh Vegetables and Bacon
Frittata with Fresh Vegetables and Bacon Yield: 8 slices Ingredients: 12 large eggs 5 organic turkey or beef bacon slices, cut into small chunks ½ cup red onion 2 cups of baby ... Continue Reading
Nourishing Date and Almond Energy Smoothie
Prep time: 5 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 3-5 moist organic medjool dates 3 Tbsp almond butter 2 Tbsp coconut oil 2 Tbsp coconut manna 1 cup coconut milk or coconut water 1 ... Continue Reading