New Recipes

With Dan recovering from surgery and not being able to train as he used to, we needed to come up with some new recipes with more fruits, vegetables, and grains without the carbs.  So, we switched to organic foods, tried successful new recipes, and so far, we've been able to not only keep from putting pounds on, but get leaner!

Turkey Stuffed Peppers - These are sooo good.  People at work were gawking at the left overs.  It seems expensive when you are buying stuff at the store, but one stuffed pepper and you will be full!
5  Peppers (Green, Yellow or Red)
1lb ground turkey or beef
Mozzarella cheese
1/2 Yellow or White Onion Chopped
Turkey bacon - 2 strips
16oz can Crushed Tomatoes
Basil

Remove the tops off the peppers and core out the seeds.  Blanch the peppers for 1-3 min in boiling water.
Cook bacon strips until crispy.
Ground turkey or beef.  If you use turkey, be sure to add salt and pepper.  If the turkey starts to get too dry, add some olive oil to keep it moist.  If you use beef, be sure to rinse, but don't leave too much water in the meat because your peppers will get soggy.  Add the bacon, crumbled, and the onion.  Cook until the onions are softened, but still crunchy.  Add 1/2 can of crushed tomatoes and basil to taste.
In the pepper, layer a good slice of mozzarella cheese, meat mixture, cheese, meat, ect until the pepper is full.  Close the top with cheese.
Bake peppers at 350F for 10-15min and serve!

Lemon Pepper Steak Roast - This didn't taste as strong as lemon pepper chicken, but maybe if you added some lemon juice to the marinade.
London Broil or Steak Shoulder Roast
1- Yellow or White Onion
EVOO
Worchestershire Sauce
Salt and Pepper
4 cloves Garlic
Parsley
Lemon Pepper
Crushed Red Pepper

Add ingredients to steak and marinate ON in the fridge.  You should add enough spices for it to look like this:

Grill or broil in oven until its done to your desire.  This was good, but again, the lemon pepper flavor is subtle.  A thin london broil maybe better then a shoulder.

Apple Pork Loin - This is very good.  Makes your house smell like cinnamon apples.  The carrots and pork have a apple glaze on them, and the carrots don't get mushy!  My apples got mushy, so next time I might add later.
Pork Shoulder
1 - Apple
Carrots
EVOO
Lemon Juice
Salt and Pepper
2 cloves of garlic crushed
Cinnamon
Ginger
Rosemary
Parsley.

Place loin in casserol dish and slice longways in 3 places about 1/2 way through the pork.  Drizzles with EVOO (I used about 1/4 cup), lemon juice (about 1/3 of the amount of EVOO you use), and sprinkle with salt and pepper and add garlic.  Add the apple sliced, and I used 3 big carrots cut up.  Place the apples and carrots in the slices and around the pork.  Do not put the apples under the pork or they will be apple sauce!
Sprinkle the whole thing with cinnamon, ginger, rosemary, and parsley.  You can't use too much, its a big roast.
Grill in aluminum foil or broil on high until 160F through the entire roast.
The carrots and apples will blacken, but they are still tasty.  Next time I'll add the apples 1/2 way through cooking.

And for dessert when you get a craving for some chocolate:


Dan's Chocolate Mouse Recipe - Trust me, its good.  Dan doesn't even like avocados.  Don't be afraid.

2 Ripe Organic Avocados
2 Tbls melted coconut oil
1 1/2 Cup of Splenda
1 Tbls of Pure Vanilla Extract
1 Cup of Raw Organic Cacao Powder

Blend the bajesus out of it until smooth, and dark chocolate looking.  You may see some very small specks of green, but keep blending and they should mix in as well.



This is very very thick, like thick frosting.  We added 1/2 package of sugar free cool whip and it helped lighten it up.

Its very good if you top on these coconut bars:

1 3/4 cups fine unsweetened shredded coconut
6 tablespoons coconut oil
1/3 cup coconut milk (or regular milk)
1/3 cup splenda
Pure stevia extract, to taste (start with 1/16 of a teaspoon)
Raw almonds

Melt coconut oil in sauce pan.  Add splenda, coconut, and milk.  Stir until its a paste consistence.  It won't look like it will turn out.  Sweeten with stevia to your liking.
Spoon out into bar shapes on a pan lined with wax or parchment paper.  Push almond on the top of the bar.  Freeze for 5-10min.
Frost and serve!  Next time I may put the coconut in the food processor to make it more of a powder.  Sorry, these didn't last long enough for a picture!