I am on my 2nd week of Insanity (a fitness DVD series) and I have a love hate relationship with it. I love that I can already feel results after 7 days, but hate it while doing it. My body has not felt this fatigued since my triathlon days! I am still teaching 7 classes a week, but this week I have mostly shown my classes what to do and then walk around and correct their form. I am taking my DVD's on vacation with me and I am only going to allow myself dessert once while I am gone.
I have measured myself so I can see the results of this 8 week program. My FB and blog friend is doing it as well. I think I am insane, but want to get down one more size, shrink my belly and become stronger. I will let you know my results once I get there. Wish me luck!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Tonight's dinner was a flop!
Yes, it was meatless Tuesday and I had all these wonderful (what I thought would be great) sides planned out. First it was zucchini fritters. The recipe called for dill and I like dill, though I should have known the kids would hate it and also hubby. I have to say the dill in the zucchini fritters was not a good combination.
Second, the green beans would have been great, but the recipe called for toasted cinnamon and I thought either we would love it or hate it....yeap....hated it! I am going to make them again but I am going to add garlic instead of cinnamon. It was a pretty easy recipe and I will post it how I am going to make it next time.
We ended up eating the roasted red potatoes and bread for dinner and I sliced up a watermelon too. A lot of work for most of it going into the garbage, but hey you have to try new things every now and then. We are looking forward to carnitas tomorrow night! It is marinating in the frig already.
Green Bean Recipe:
1 lb green beans
4 Shallots
2-3 cloves of garlic minced
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
Olive oil
Flour
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Boil your green beans until tender 6-8 minutes and drain.
2. Thinly slice your shallots and place in a bowl with milk or buttermilk, whatever you have on hand and season with salt and pepper (you are going to deep fry them).
3. Heat up in a sauce pan and place the shallots that have been sitting in the milk into a bag of seasoned flour. Deep fry until golden brown and place on a paper towel to drain.
4. Once the green beans are done, place them back into the skillet with 2 tbsp olive oil and add the garlic and saute for a couple of minutes adding salt to taste. Stir in the 1/2 cup Greek yogurt and toss.
5. Serve the green beans with crunchy shallots on top.
Second, the green beans would have been great, but the recipe called for toasted cinnamon and I thought either we would love it or hate it....yeap....hated it! I am going to make them again but I am going to add garlic instead of cinnamon. It was a pretty easy recipe and I will post it how I am going to make it next time.
We ended up eating the roasted red potatoes and bread for dinner and I sliced up a watermelon too. A lot of work for most of it going into the garbage, but hey you have to try new things every now and then. We are looking forward to carnitas tomorrow night! It is marinating in the frig already.
Green Bean Recipe:
1 lb green beans
4 Shallots
2-3 cloves of garlic minced
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
Olive oil
Flour
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Boil your green beans until tender 6-8 minutes and drain.
2. Thinly slice your shallots and place in a bowl with milk or buttermilk, whatever you have on hand and season with salt and pepper (you are going to deep fry them).
3. Heat up in a sauce pan and place the shallots that have been sitting in the milk into a bag of seasoned flour. Deep fry until golden brown and place on a paper towel to drain.
4. Once the green beans are done, place them back into the skillet with 2 tbsp olive oil and add the garlic and saute for a couple of minutes adding salt to taste. Stir in the 1/2 cup Greek yogurt and toss.
5. Serve the green beans with crunchy shallots on top.
New Look
Thought I would give my blog a new look. I wish the tomatoes would show up more, the picture of them is really cool. I will post some pics and the recipes to our meatless meal tonight. On the menu:
Zucchini fritters
Roasted Red potatoes
Green Beans with crispy shallots (made with Greek yogurt)
Homemade bread
The green bean recipe I have looks good, so I will let you know how that turns out.
Zucchini fritters
Roasted Red potatoes
Green Beans with crispy shallots (made with Greek yogurt)
Homemade bread
The green bean recipe I have looks good, so I will let you know how that turns out.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Moo Shu Pork
I made this tonight and it was really quick, easy and good. I baked tortillas for hubby and the kids and I used lettuce to wrap mine in. I made extra sauce since I made brown rice with it as well.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce, plus more for serving
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 3/4-pound pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into thin strips
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
1 14-ounce bag coleslaw mix
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
12 Bibb lettuce leaves
Directions
Whisk the hoisin sauce, vinegar, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the pork and marinate 10 minutes.
Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat. Remove the pork from the marinade using tongs (reserve the marinade) and stir-fry until browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer the pork to a plate. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons water to the skillet, then pour the pan juices over the pork on the plate.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the skillet; when hot, add the mushrooms and stir-fry until slightly golden, about 2 minutes. Add the coleslaw mix and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the pork, the reserved marinade and half of the scallions; stir-fry 2 more minutes. Season with salt and sprinkle with the remaining scallions. Serve the stir-fry in the lettuce leaves with more hoisin sauce.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce, plus more for serving
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 3/4-pound pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into thin strips
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
1 14-ounce bag coleslaw mix
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
12 Bibb lettuce leaves
Directions
Whisk the hoisin sauce, vinegar, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the pork and marinate 10 minutes.
Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat. Remove the pork from the marinade using tongs (reserve the marinade) and stir-fry until browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer the pork to a plate. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons water to the skillet, then pour the pan juices over the pork on the plate.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the skillet; when hot, add the mushrooms and stir-fry until slightly golden, about 2 minutes. Add the coleslaw mix and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the pork, the reserved marinade and half of the scallions; stir-fry 2 more minutes. Season with salt and sprinkle with the remaining scallions. Serve the stir-fry in the lettuce leaves with more hoisin sauce.
Meal Plan Monday
Monday- Moo Shu Pork wraps
Tuesday- Green Beans with shallots and roasted rosemary potatoes
(Do you think I will get away with no meat?)
Wednesday- Carnitas w/homemade salsa and if I have time homemade tortillas (Never got to it last week)
Thursday- Turkey Burgers w/fruit
Friday- Time for the beach!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Sunday Paper and Coupons
Target:
If you receive the Sunday Fresno Bee and have the Parade section, there are 3 Pantene coupons. At Target they are on sale for $3.49 for the styling products. To get 2 styling products for .50 cents this is what you need to do:
Use B1G1 Pantene Styling product
Use $2.00 off a Pantene Product
Use $1.00 Pantene Target coupon from the Sunday Target insert
Use in the order above and you will buy each product for .25 cents each!
Kraft salad dressings is $1.52. There was a $1.00 off coupon in the paper making it .52 cents.
Single roll of Bounty paper towels are .97 cents, use $1.00 Target coupon to receive one roll for free. Also in the Target coupon insert there was a buy Bounty multi pack of paper towels and receive one roll free.
Hunt's ketchup is .97 cents, use .20 cent coupon for .77 cent ketchup.
Pampers wipes had a $2.00 off coupon recently in the paper for 60ct or more. Target has them for $1.97 making them free.
These are the deals I found today on my shopping trip.
Rite Aid:
This week at Rite Aid you can buy Crest sensitive toothpaste for $2.99 and receive $2.99 rebate. There was a .50 cent coupon in last Sunday's paper, so you would make .50 cents on this toothpast. When you are at Rite Aid pick up their rebate flyer and keep your receipts. You enter your rebates online for one month and then send for the rebate at the end of the month once all your rebates are in.
Secret deoderant is $1.99, receive $1.00 back in UP rewards (with your wellness card), use .50 cent Secret coupon and it will cost .49 cents.
If you receive the Sunday Fresno Bee and have the Parade section, there are 3 Pantene coupons. At Target they are on sale for $3.49 for the styling products. To get 2 styling products for .50 cents this is what you need to do:
Use B1G1 Pantene Styling product
Use $2.00 off a Pantene Product
Use $1.00 Pantene Target coupon from the Sunday Target insert
Use in the order above and you will buy each product for .25 cents each!
Kraft salad dressings is $1.52. There was a $1.00 off coupon in the paper making it .52 cents.
Single roll of Bounty paper towels are .97 cents, use $1.00 Target coupon to receive one roll for free. Also in the Target coupon insert there was a buy Bounty multi pack of paper towels and receive one roll free.
Hunt's ketchup is .97 cents, use .20 cent coupon for .77 cent ketchup.
Pampers wipes had a $2.00 off coupon recently in the paper for 60ct or more. Target has them for $1.97 making them free.
These are the deals I found today on my shopping trip.
Rite Aid:
This week at Rite Aid you can buy Crest sensitive toothpaste for $2.99 and receive $2.99 rebate. There was a .50 cent coupon in last Sunday's paper, so you would make .50 cents on this toothpast. When you are at Rite Aid pick up their rebate flyer and keep your receipts. You enter your rebates online for one month and then send for the rebate at the end of the month once all your rebates are in.
Secret deoderant is $1.99, receive $1.00 back in UP rewards (with your wellness card), use .50 cent Secret coupon and it will cost .49 cents.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Low Fat Chicken Salad Sandwiches
I made chicken salad sandwiches for lunch today using a lower in fat recipe and I liked it better than the real thing.
Recipe:
1 1/4 cup low fat plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup low fat mayo
1/2 cup fresh dill chopped
1 tbsp chives chopped
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp dijon mustard
2 stalks celery diced
1 cucumber peeled and diced
1 rotisserie chicken
1. Mix the Greek yogurt, mayo, vinegar, dijon, chives and dill.
2. Take the skin off the chicken and shred into pieces and cool, then add to the dressing.
3. Mix in the chopped celery and cucumber and season with salt and pepper.
4. Chill in the frig 1 hour before serving.
I served these with Great Harvest whole wheat bread or croissants (but the whole wheat bread is better for you). This was simple and perfect on a hot day.
Beverage suggestion: Make iced tea and pour over a bag of frozen berries and ice. Let it sit for 30 minutes and you have a natural berry iced tea.
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