Frittata with Rosemary Cauliflower Rice!

I could seriously eat cauliflower everyday. In fact... I do most days. I just love how you can reinvent the veggie in so many ways! Tonight I made a delicious twist on cauliflower rice - that might be my favorite cauliflower rice to date! I also made a bell pepper and spinach frittata!

For the "Rice": 
2 cups grated raw cauliflower
1 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic chopped
2 tbsp rosemary (fresh or dried)
1/2 cup chopped spinach
Salt and pepper taste

Recipe:
1. In a frying pan, saute the garlic and rosemary in the olive oil
2. Add the raw grated cauliflower and cook for about 5 minutes
3. Add in the chopped spinach and cook for another 3 minutes or until desired firmness.
4. Salt and pepper to taste.

For the Frittata: 
4 eggs
1/2 cup chopped bell peppers
1/2 cup chopped spinach
1/2 tbsp garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Recipe:
1. Preheat the oven to 375
2. Mix the entire ingredient list together
3. Spray a small pan with pam - I use my adorable little blue pie pan
4. Pour mixture into pan and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Easy Peasy dinner! Super delicious as well!

In Health and Happiness,
Stacy

Banana Pancakes! (Or any kinda of pancakes using Pudding Mix!)

Hi Team!!

I hope everyone is doing well with the start of the Holidays! This past weekend I had the privilege of visiting my best friend in North Dakota for the Baptism of her twins, my God Babies! It was a lovely weekend and I am so honored to be a part of their beautiful family. While I was there, Carolyn was more than accommodating, buying IP groceries and sugar free syrups. She even helped me make IP Banana Pancakes one morning. I am not a big fan of the banana pudding by itself but the pancakes were pretty yum!

                                                                                 

BANANA PANCAKES - IDEAL PROTEIN STYLE
Ingredients:
3 oz water (or sugar free torani syrup - I used Torani SF chocolate to make them chocolate banana!)
1 egg
1/2 tsp extract (vanilla, maple)
1/2 tsp sea salt
IP Banana Pudding mix

Recipe:
1. Mix all of the ingredients sans pudding mix together
2. Add in pudding mix carefully
3. Spray a non stick griddle or frying pan with pam
4. Spoon mixture into desired amount of pancakes (we made three!) Flip when bubbly
5. Top with Walden Farms pancake syrup, jam, or marshmallow fluff!

You can sub the Banana Pudding with any flavor! Butterscotch, Vanilla, Chocolate - change the extracts and make lots of combos!

In Health and Happiness,
Stacy

Baked Spinach Tilapia with Roasted Cabbage!

I was definitely experimenting with this recipe last night and I am proud to say - it came out AWESOME!!! So happy to share on the blog and can't wait to make it for my family over the holidays!

Baked Spinach Tilapia with Roasted Cabbage

Tonight's Players:
Half head of cabbage
2 Tbsp EVOO
2 4oz tilapia fillets
1 cup onion and peppers finely chopped
1 cup spinach finely chopped
1/3 cup go veggie mozzarella cheese (optional)
1 Tbsp garlic
1 Tbsp adobo spice


Recipe:
1. Preheat the oven to 375
2. Line a baking sheet with foil
3. In a separate bowl - combine 1 cup chopped Onion and Pepper, 1 Cup chopped Spinach and 1/3 cup Go Veggie Mozzarella Cheese - add 1/2 Tbsp garlic, 1/2 Tbsp adobo and 1 Tbsp EVOO - Mix well (Side Note: Tasty on it's own! use this as a side salad for other dishes or an entree with protein!)
4. Line the baking sheet with the 2 Tilapia fillets and top with the mixture - set aside
5. Cabbage time!! Cut the half head of cabbage thinly so the circles are in the middle creating "cabbage steaks"
 6. Add the steaks to the foil lined baking sheet and top with the remaining EVOO and Adobo - salt and pepper to taste.
7. Bake the entire meal for 30 minutes or until the fish is flakey and the cabbage has started to brown on the edges!

Enjoy!!! I LOVED this recipe - I hope you do too!

In Health and Happiness,
Stacy




Also!! At my weigh in this week I officially weighed into the "fit" category of body fat! High Five!!
 

Tuna Arugula Salad with Roasted Cajun Cauliflower

This was the first time I tried roasting my cauliflower and holy moly... a new fave FO SHO!

Tonight's Players:
2 cups cauliflower
1 tbsp evoo
2 tbsp cajun seasoning
2 cups arugula
2 4oz cans of tuna in water
3 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp light soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Cauliflower:
1. Preheat oven to 450
2. Toss cauliflower with evoo and cajun seasoning - salt and pepper to taste
3. Line cauliflower on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes

Salad:
Mix 2 4oz cans of tuna drained with 2 cups arugula, dijon mustard, and soy sauce

AND THAT'S IT! Ohmygoodness it was super yummy.

I am SUCH a fan of easy peasy recipes. Aren't you?! Wish me luck, fellow Ideal Proteiners, because my best friend and her hubby are staying with me in NYC for 5 days and I WILL stick to protocol! I cannot afford not to :)

In Health and Happiness,
Stacy

Cauliflower Soup

This soup is a delicious and fast option for the cold days to come!

Today's Players:
1 large head of cauliflower
1 tbsp evoo
32 oz of low sodium vegetable broth
4 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp rosemary
3 oz bag of organic greens: I used a mix of baby kale, spinach, and collard greens
salt and pepper to taste


1. saute the garlic and rosemary in the evoo
2. pour in the 32 oz of low sodium vegetable broth
3. add 1 large head of cauliflower chopped and the bag of greens
4. add salt and pepper to taste
5. boil until soft
6. move mixture to food processor or magic bullet and puree!
7. Enjoy your hot and yummy cauliflower soup

Note: make a big batch for fast and easy meals for the week!

In Health and Happiness,
Stacy

Weigh In Milestone!

Hi Ideal Fam!!

Today was a very big day for me because at weigh in I reached my 40 pound mark!!

That is right! I have lost 40.8 pounds and couldn't be happier!!! I only have 13.8 left to go!! Getting close!!!

Keep up the good work, my peeps!

In Health and Happiness,
Stacy

Baked Eggs in Mushroom Caps

So this was amazing. Tonight's dinner was definitely a WIN. 

Baked eggs in portobello mushroom caps. 

Tonight's Players: 

2 eggs

2 mushroom caps 3 oz each 

olive oil cooking spray 

seasoning to taste 

Preheat oven to 375. Wash and gut each mushroom cap until there is a small rift for the egg. Grease the bottom of each mushroom with cooking spray so they do not stick to the pan and cook evenly. Carefully crack 1 egg into each mushroom. Season each mushroom. I used garlic and a little fresh rosemary. Bake for 20-30 minutes. 

The result was amazeballs. SO good. I paired my caps with a side salad of arugula and shrimp - recipe in the post below! 

I LOVE when experiments yield WONDERFUL results. Yay!! 

In Health and Happiness, 

Stacy