Overnight Oatmeal aka Greatness in a jar!

Strawberrry, blueberry banana with flax seed

So this originally sounded kind of gross to me...I mean cold oatmeal??  

But I gave it a shot for a quick on the go breakfast situation.  So glad I did, its delicious, healthy and easy to grab and head out on the days you might be running late.

What you need::

• 1/2C dry oatmeal- best to not use the instant kind
• 1/4 C yogurt- I've been using low fat vanilla 
• 1/3 C milk - I ususally go with vanilla soy or almond
• 1 Tbsp honey
• Dash of Cinnamon
• 1 and a half Tbsp ground flax seed or chia seeds**- Optional but great way to add in a bit more healthy stuff; definitely play around with your milk amounts when adding these, they can make things a little too dry
• Fruit! - any combo you like. I've had some great turnouts with blueberry and strawberry, banana is also great to add!

What you do::

• Put all ingredients, yes the fruit too, in a jar or tupperware(I use the mason jars for convenience-easy to eat out of while walking)
• Seal/Lid
• Shake or stir to mix it all up
• Pop it in the fridge overnight
• In the morning grab it and eat it or like me let it warm up a bit on the counter or if i'm in a hurry pop in the microwave for about 10  seconds just to knock out some of the chill.
• Enjoy!

Other really tasty mixes: Blueberry banana-topped with chopped walnuts in the morning; Peach blackberry; Cherry-add a bit of vanilla extract in with this one!

Egg White Yummy Goodness!

I actually got the "recipe" for these on pinterest awhile back and decided to try them out for a good, and more importantly, healthy grab and go breakfast(or lunch) item.

Super simple just 3 Tbsp of egg whites - couple baby spinach leafs - red pepper and orange pepper - scallions - and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese

Put all the veggies and seasonings in the tins first then sprinkle in whatever seasonings you want.  I used a little pepper, some red pepper flakes and rosemary. 

Then just toss them in the oven @ 350F degrees for about 20 minutes...I lost track of time dancing around to Whitney Houston songs so not sure the exact length they were in the oven :)

And TA-DAAAAAAAA!!!!  

Happy little muffins to take on the go!

Nutrition Facts
1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories		33.3
Total Fat		0.4 g
	Saturated Fat	0.2 g
	Polyunsaturated Fat	0.0 g
	Monounsaturated Fat	0.1 g
Cholesterol		0.9 mg
Sodium		115.7 mg
Potassium		162.8 mg
Total Carbohydrate		2.4 g
	Dietary Fiber	0.5 g
	Sugars	1.0 g
Protein		5.3 g

(From Sparkrecipes recipe calculator)

Of course theres always the trial and error booboos lol.  Next time muffin liners, more seasonings and maybe a bit more cheese

Yummness

Shrimp Rangoon

Added by The Church Cook (Kay Heritage) on May 17, 2011 in Appetizers

Prep Time 45 Minutes Cook Time 15 Minutes

Servings 25

Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

• FOR THE RANGOON:
• 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
• 2 Tablespoons Cilantro, Chopped
• 2 Tablespoons Green Onions, Minced
• 2 teaspoons Fresh Ginger, Grated
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Fresh Lime Juice
• ½ teaspoons Salt
• ½ teaspoons Pepper
• 1 pound Shrimp, Par-cooked
• ½ cups Water Chestnut, Chopped
• 1 whole Egg White For Wash
• 50 pieces Wonton Wrappers
• 1 quart Oil, For Frying

Food of the Creative mind

When pushed creativity finds all types of outlets.

Tonights dinner::

Shrimp with angel hair pasta

No heavy sauce either, loving this olive oil herbs and balsalmic vinegar flavor explosion going on.

Delicioso!

Steps to getting back on track PT. 1

So I've fallen off the wagon a bit when it comes to the healthy lifestyle/diet/new me in 2012.  So I've set up some steps to get myself back on track.

STEP ONE::::

Prepare for the week on Sunday(or Saturday, depending on my work schedule)

I started today. Got up went to the grocery store, came back home and got to work.

Blueberries rinsed off.  Grab a handful and throw em in yogurt, oatmeal and my new favorite

Golden Grahams.....with soy milk and some blueberries..

Then sliced up some strawberries, also great to grab on the go

Took a little web surfing, relaxing time

Then on to the heavy cooking

No butter

No creamy sauces

Very little salt

Aaaand tons of flavor 

Add it all together and what do u get

BAM!

Garlic, red pepper pasta--inspired by my vegetarian bestie

aaaaaaand.....

Super BAM!

Cilantro lime shrimp(with red bell peppers...love em)

My take on this yummy recipe from Skinnytaste.com

(http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/03/cilantro-lime-shrimp.html)

Now all I have to do is toss some in a bowl and run outta the house

Best part theres less than 250 calories per serving in BOTH meals!!!!

Back on the right road...stay tuned for step 2!

Chocolate Mousse...MMMMM

Chocolate Mousse Frosting

(or just chocolate mousse)

• 1 can coconut milk
• 1/4 cup plus 1 T cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• sweetener to taste (I used a little stevia, but any dry sweetener will do.)

Open the coconut milk, and leave the can (or transfer to a bowl) uncovered in the fridge overnight. (Don’t shake the can before opening.) It should get very, very thick. (If it doesn’t, you’ve gotten a bad can that won’t work for the recipe. I highly recommend Thai Kitchen, or especially Thai Kitchen Organic.) Once thick, transfer to a bowl (you can opt to leave out the watery bit at the bottom of the can, if you want it even thicker) and whip in your cocoa, vanilla, and sweetener with a fork, or even beaters if you want to be fancy. (For the photos on this page, I didn’t use beaters. But I did pipe the mousse out using an icing tip.) Stored uncovered in the fridge, the mixture gets even thicker.