Chicken quinoa salad

1/2 cup cooked quinoa 

2 handfuls spinach, roughly chopped

A few sprigs of basil, roughly chopped

1/2 can of black beans

1 8 oz package of mushrooms, roughly chopped and cooked

1/2 pound cooked chicken (I used adobo chicken)

1 cup pico

Layer all ingredients. Stir to combine when ready to eat. Delicious!!!

Protein Bars

Ingredients:

• 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
• 1 cup quick coooking rolled oats
• 1 cup raw peanuts
• 1/2 cup organic, no sugar added peanut butter
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup dried dates or 15-20 manjool dates (available at Publix)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions:

• put all ingredients except eggs and vanilla and choco chips into food processor
• pulse a few times
• separate bowl, whisk egg and vanilla
• pour in and pulse all together
• mix in chocolate chips
• put into baking dish (9x9) and use spatula to pat down
• bake at 350 for 35 minutes
• let cool in pan and then cut up into squares

delicious!!!

Pizza Pasta

Preheat oven to 350

Boil pasta to al dente (takes about 10 minutes).

Layer noodles, tomato paste, olives, and pepperoni.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Nutella Cofee

Ingredients:

1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 teaspoons nutella
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup coffee (I use cold brewed coffee)
pinch of cinnamon

Blend everything in a blender and serve over ice. I added in a splash of cream for a little extra creaminess (also, I used almond milk instead of regular milk). You can also add a splash of Frangelica for a more adult version. :-)

DELICIOUS!!!!!

Wilted Kale miso salad

Takes about 1 hour from start to finish. 

Ingredients:

1 cup quinoa 

2 cups water

1 pound of kale

Garlic

Olive oil

2 tablespoons coconut oil

1 pound Brussels sprouts

1 package (8 oz) mushrooms

1/2 a large stalk of celery

4-5 green onions

2.5 tablespoons of miso paste

Juice of one lemon

I package feta cheese crumbles

Instructions:

Boil quinoa in 2 cups water and then let sit till all water is absorbed

Heat olive oil in a wok. 

Add 1 tablespoon of diced garlic and brown

Add chopped kale and cook till wilted, adding salt and pepper to taste. I usually add a few tablespoons of water to help steam it a bit and then set aside

Chop up Brussels sprouts and then pan fry with cooking oil (I like to use coconut oil)

Wash and chop mushrooms, then cook in same pan as Brussels came out of. As they sweat out the water, add in 1 tablespoon of miso paste to flavor. 

Wash and finely chop celery, add to the other cooked vegetables (do not cook)

Finely chop up green onions and also add to the other cooked vegetables

Juice one lemon and mix together with 1.5 tablespoons of miso paste to make dressing. Pour over vegetables and add salt and pepper to taste (I used 1 tablespoon of adobo)

Mix in cooked quinoa and feta

Eat warm or cold

Tofu scramble

This actually has as consistency that is remarkably similar to scrambled eggs!!

Ingredients:

• one cube tofu
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• onion (roughly chopped)
• 2 handfulls of chopped kale
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon curry
• 1 teaspoon adobo
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

• Cut up the tofu into 1/2 inch cubes and let the water strain away from tofu for about 10 minutes. Pour away excess water.
• pour oil into the pan and put onion in with it. Stir to brown onions
• Add in kale and stir. Add about 2 tablespoons of water to help steam the kale.
• Add tofu (make sure you have strained as much water away from the tofu as you can)
• Sprinkle on garlic, cumin, curry, and adobo
• Smash the tofu to make it crumble, mixing in the spices as you do so
• Add salt and pepper to taste
• Serve warm. It's delicious over bread.

I also like it with peppers, tomatoes, spinach, and mushrooms.

Baked Tofu

This is a nice way to de-liquidify tofu and make it more firm and very tasty for use in noodle dishes or stir fry dishes as a meat substitute.

Ingredients:

• One cube tofu
• Two tablespoons soy sauce (I like to use dark soy)
• One tablespoon sesame oil

Instructions:

• Cut up tofu into 1/2 inch cubes and let the water drain out of it for about 10 minutes.
• Strain the water away from the tofu and place in a ziplock bag to marinate with the soy sauce and sesame oil.
• Marinate for 30 minutes or overnight
• When you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 350
• Place cubes of tofu so they are not touching on top of parchment paper and bake for about 30 minutes.
• Serve warm by itself, or refrigerate to use another day.