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Culinary Pursuits: Spicy Vegetable Frittata Muffins

May 12, 2014

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the amazing mothers out there including mine! I’ve wanted to try making these frittata muffins for the longest time and today I finally did. They were amazing and so easy to make that I thought I’d share them with you…virtually that is:) This was a bit of a spontaneous recipe post. Usually when I post recipes here, I make the food knowing ahead of time that I’ll be posting. This was more along the lines of “Let me throw together what I have in the fridge,” so bare with me if the details aren’t all that detailed. Anyway, check out the recipe below!

Ingredients:
6 large eggs
1 cup of egg whites
curry powder
fiery 5 red pepper
Rosemary garlic seasoning
1 spinach & feta chicken sausage link, sliced into 12 pieces
Vegetables of your choice (Use whatever you have on hand or whatever your favorites are. I made a vegetable medley of chickpeas, carrots, green beans, squash, and zucchini that was sitting in my fridge so that’s what I used)
1/3 cup of goat cheese

This should make exactly 12 muffins!

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Coat a 12-cupcake pan with cooking spray.
Add vegetables, then one slice of the spinach & sausage link, and a few sprinkles of goat cheese.

Pour ~1/2 cup of egg/egg white mix to each cupcake
Bake for 25-30 minutes
Enjoy!
These are packed with protein and would be great as a midday or post-workout snack, or they can even be a part of a meal.

Have you made frittata muffins before? If so, what are your favorite things to add to them? Tell me in the comments!

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Baked Banana Almond French Toast

April 27, 2014

Brinnertime! I love breakfast foods. Whether I’m eating them for breakfast, brunch, or dinner, it’s all good in my book. So I decided to make myself some french toast, one of my all time favorite breakfast foods, for dinner. To make it a little less indulgent, I used egg whites, whole wheat whole grain bread, and some agave nectar. Check out the recipe below.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of egg whites
1 large egg
1 tsp of almond extract (I got mine from TJ Maxx but you could also find it at Publix, Trader Joes, or Walmart)
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 tsp of cinnamon
3 slices of whole grain whole wheat bread (I used Peppridge farm)
1 banana, large (sliced into 18 pieces)

Agave nectar

1. Whisk the egg and egg whites in a bowl
2. Add the vanilla and almond extract.
3. Pre-coat a glass baking dish with cooking spray.
4. Dip a slice of bread in the batter and add six pieces of sliced banana on top,         sprinkling on some cinnamon.
5. Repeat step 4, with the other two slices.
6. Pour any leftover batter on top of the bread.
7. Cover with saran wrap first, and then aluminum foil.
8. Let sit in the fridge overnight or for 6-8 hours.
9. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes (Tip: It’ll probably work better if you un-layer the three slices of bread for more even and faster cooking).
10. Take out of the oven, let cool for 5 minutes, and drizzle on some agave nectar.
You can serve it with egg whites and chicken sausage like I did or whatever you’d prefer.
french toast
P.S. That’s sparkling pomegranate juice from Trader Joe’s;) You should try it!
I hope you’re enjoying a beautiful lazy Sunday!
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Culinary Pursuits: Tomato Coconut Curry Sauce with Roasted Spaghetti Squash

March 24, 2014

I’m bringing you a quick and easy, low-calorie, delicious, and vegetarian friendly dish that I made. If it sounds to good to be true just wait.

For the sauce you’ll need:

1/2, large white onion
1 Tri-color bell pepper mix (pre-diced from Publix)
29 oz can of Hunt’s tomato sauce
15 oz can of reduced sodium chickpeas
12 oz can of Rotel Seasoned diced tomatoes and green chilies
1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut milk
One tablespoon of olive oil (to sautee the onions and bell peppers)
Seasonings (the only seasoning I measured was the curry; everything else was to taste):
1 tablespoon of curry
Sea Salt
~1/2-1 teaspoon of Olive Garden’s Garlic & herb seasoning
~1/2-1 teaspoon of Tony Chachere’s Original Creole seasoning
~1 teaspoon of cilantro leaves

  1. At a medium to high heat cook the onions in one tablespoon of olive oil and sea salt until translucent.
  2. Once translucent, add the bell peppers and cook for 3 minutes, spraying some olive oil cooking spray.
  3. Add the can of diced tomatoes and green chilies, followed by the can of Hunt’s tomato sauce.
  4. Let that come to a boil, stirring occasionally.
  5. Once that comes to a boil add the chickpeas and let cook for 5 more minutes.
  6. Add the 1/2 tablespoon of coconut milk, followed by the different seasonings.
  7. Turn off the stove, the sauce is done.

For the spaghetti squash:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and while the oven is preheating heat the spaghetti squash (whole) for 3 minutes.
  2. Once the spaghetti squash is done in the microwave, slice off the ends and cut in half.
  3. Spray a pan with cooking spray and place the two halves (face down) in the pan and let cook in the oven for about 45 minutes to an hour. This depends on the size of the squash you have. For larger squash cook closer to an hour, or if you like your spaghetti squash mushier, cook closer to an hour
  4. After an hour has passed fork out your spaghetti squash.

I sprinkled black pepper on top of mine before adding the sauce since I know spaghetti squash can be a bit bland.
I suggest sprinkling on a little sea salt as well. Add the sauce on top. Enjoy!


I highly recommend trying this one and be sure to let me know what you think if you do! I’d love to hear from you!

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