SAMoothie!!!

This is my favorite thing to eat in the morning, it's fresh, healthy and a yummy way to start the day! And breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it helps your metabolism work better :) I usually have this with some turkey on whole wheat toast or I will have it alone if I am too lazy......

If you want more protein you can always add protein powder to it as well... I prefer not to as I don't really like protein powder but do you what you like ;)

You will need: (this is for 2 people)

6 ice cubes

3 handfuls of blueberries

3 1/2 handfuls of strawberries

2 bananas

Honey (we ran out)

Almond Milk or whatever you choose....

Thats it! Put in all in the blender and drink it up!! You will feel so much better knowing you got your fruits in for the day :)

Thanks for reading/watching!!!

Sam

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Banana Bread In Your Mouth!

1 1/4 cups sugar

1/2 cup margarine or butter softened

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (about 4 medium)

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup chopped nuts (optional) we didnt :)

1. Put racks in bottom so that the tops of the pans will be in the center of the oven. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches

2. Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt until just moistened. Stir in nuts if you like them :) Pour into pans

3. Bake 8 inch loaves about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted comes out clean :) Cool!

Put it in your MOUTH!!!!

Sam & Jay & Mr. Phoenix & Moo!!!

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BF'nB Recipe

Cook and prep time: 

Approx 15 min.

You will need:

Foil

Can of black Beans

Uncle Bens 90 second Brown rice

Sour cream

Salsa

Cheddar cheese

Tortilla

Avocado

Deli turkey

Tomato

Spinach/cabbage

Sprouts

1/2 Onion

olive oil

1. Set oven to Broil

2. Mince turkey. Then chop spinach, avocado and onion.

3. Put beans in sauce pan, put turkey in sauce pan with olive oil, put onion in sauce pan with olive oil

4. When everything is warm and onions are almost done put rice in microwave for 90sec.

5. Add rice to beans and mix

6.Get cookie sheet and place, tin foil on it. Then tortilla on top of tinfoil

7. Put bean rice mix on tortilla, then onion, then optional meat.

8. Top with avocado, lettuce, tomato, and then yummy cheese.

9. Put in Broiler for 1-3 minutes until cheese is melted goodness.

10. top with salsa and sour cream. 

11. EAT IT!!!

Thank you for reading and HAPPY COOKING!!!!

tell me your thoughts and ideas please

Jay

Banana Bread Recipe

Banana Bread

1 1/4	cups sugar
1/2	cup butter or margarine, softened
2	eggs
1 1/2	cups mashed very ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
1/2	cup buttermilk
1	teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2	cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1	teaspoon baking soda
1	teaspoon salt
1	cup chopped nuts, if desired Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches. Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans. Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days

Easy Artichoke & Tomato Brushetta!

Lemon and Parsley Recipe

Lemon Parsley Tilapia Dinner

Tilapia Hot Side Salad and Sweet Potato Mashed

Tilapia:

En Papillote, cooking fish in parchment or foil

Cook and prep time: 

Approx 45 min.

You will need:

Foil

Fresh garlic mince

Olive oil

Fresh mince parsley

Lemon wedges

course sea salt

NOTE: if you don't have fresh materials, use dried garlic, table salt, dried parsley and lemon it will still be yummy.

1. Set oven to 375 degrees F

2. Make a little boat with foil to hold in oil, juices and fish from leaking.

3. Rub fish with salt

4. Lay salted fish in the foil boat

5. Pour oil over them, don't be shy!

6. Put garlic on the top and the underside of  fish

7. Spread parsley over top

8. Squeeze lemon juice from wedges, and then leave the wedges on top.(if you want to add a little zest here that would be good too.)

9. Wrap them up with the foil boat, put in glass casserole dish or on cookie sheet and bake for about 30 min or until flakey fabulousness! 

Hot Side Salad

En a Pan, lol cooking in a pan

Cook and Prep time

Approx:10 min, lettuce 1-2 at end

You will need

Fresh carrots

French green bean

Asparagus

half head of lettuce

garlic

salt

olive oil

large pan

Clean your carrots and Julienne them for the looks and quicker cooking. If you want you can just coin them thinly. Clean and cut your asparagus, leave long. Clean and slice your lettuce leaving long thin strips of lettuce.

1. Mince fresh garlic.

2. Add oil to med hot pan.

3. Add garlic, carrots, asparagus, and other veg you may want to add like sweet onion or peppers.

NOTE: Add veggies that take longest to cook first.

4. When you veggies are almost all the way cooked to your liking add the lettuce. 

5. When lettuce is "wilted" splash salt in to taste and bada bing HOT SIDE SALAD

Sweet Potato Mashed

Cook and Prep time

Approx: 15 min

You will need

Sweet potato

Pot of boiling water

knife

potato peeler

masher

1. peel potato

2. cut potato in equal sized chunks

3. boil potato

4. strain the water

5. mash potato

6. season with what you like: salt, butter, pepper, moon rocks? lol

7. enjoy

Thank you for reading and HAPPY COOKING!!!!

tell me your thoughts and ideas please

Jay

Boring Ol' Pasta!

This can be a vegetarian style dinner or you can add a little chicken. It is a light but olive oil based dish, so you still feel you are getting a full meal :) The veggies make it have a little sweet tone but the dash of salt and the herbs give it a very nice offset so it keeps its pasta feel!

TIME: 20 minutes

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

Pot to boil noodles

Large Non Stick Pan to cook veggies and chicken in

1 pound of pasta of your choice ( I prefer to use loose pasta like elbows, bows etc so it allows everything to be free when plated)

1 Chicken Breast

2-3 Tomatoes

1/2 Onion

Handful of Asparagus

Parsley

Basil

Chives

Garlic (fresh or dried)

Salt & Pepper

Olive Oil

PRE:
Get your pans on the stove warming and get some water boiling for the pasta (add salt and oil) before you begin cutting etc....

1. Cut chicken breast into really small pieces

2. Cut all veggies

3. Once all veggies and chicken is prepped, add pasta to water

NOTE: Now the time begins, you want all your food to finish at the same time and this is your starting point. The pasta in this dish, will take the longest.

4. Put olive oil on the pan and add fresh asparagus with a pinch of salt and a dash of garlic.

NOTE: If you wish to add fresh garlic it should be minced already and added with the asparagus.

5. Cook asparagus for a couple minutes, cover to prevent splatter.

6. Add chopped onions and chicken

7. Splash seasonings to flavor..... You may need to add more oil, try to keep your pan "wet" and add tomatoes.

NOTE: If it smells good, then it probably is good! But remember, you can't unseason a dish!

8. Check pasta for al dente.

9. Strain pasta, add to your pan of asparagus, onion, chicken and tomatoes. Stir together, drizzle oil over if preferred.

For a little something extra you can add pin nuts and feta cheese at the end too :)

Thank you and I hope you enjoy!

Jay