VIDEO. Almond Chicken with Peas & Arichokes

VIDEO. Pasta Sunday (just a taste)

VIDEO. How to make Oatmeal & Egg Whites

RECIPE. Zucchini pasta with pesto chicken

Check out this zucchini 'pasta' with pesto chicken and pinols (pine nuts) I made tonight in about 20 minutes! The 'pasta' is made by cutting zucchini into thin shreds. So good- and nothing in it is bad for you! Stay tuned, recipe to follow!

Zucchini pasta with pesto chicken and pine nuts

RECIPE. Steel cut oatmeal with egg whites

Here's the breakfast of champions. It's a completely healthy breakfast balanced with carbs and protein, to give you the energy you need to start the day. My favorite store, Trader Joe's has 8 minute quick oats so that's about as long as this is gonna take to make! To make 2 servings, you'll need:

~ 1/2 cup oats
~ 1 1/2 cups water
~ eggs, just the whites*
~ dash of cinnamon
~ 1/2 cup walnuts, or your favorite nuts
~ drizzle of honey

Put the water, oats and cinnamon in a sauce pan and cover, cook on medium heat til it boils then turn it on low and stir occassionally til the water is absorbed. (Watch 'em- you don't know how many times I've made a mess of the stove when it boils over!)

Crack your eggs in a sautee pan with some cooking spray, just the whites (that's where all the protein is) and stir as they cook til they're white and not runny.

Put eggs and oats in a bowl and top with nuts and a drizzle of honey. Now go eat!

*Use however many you like, I use 6 egg whites in mine every morning!

Steel cut oatmeal with egg whites

INSPIRATION. Ahi Benedict

OK, this is going to be a challenge cuz hollandaise sauce is super fattening, it has butter and egg yolk after all! And check out that ahi with the egg on top! This was so ridiculous I have to make it! This was from the Sea House in Napili Bay Maui... I think I need to go back there soon for this!

Ahi benedict with egg, hollandaise sauce and fried rice 

 

INSPIRATION. Ahi skewers over salad

Grilled ahi skewers over a bed of lettuce with a side of chimichurri sauce from my favorite lunch spot in Rancho Santa Margarita, Spike's Fish House. It's already healthy but watch what I can do with this at home! And just cuz it's healthy, doesn't mean it isn't delicious!

Spike's ahi skewer salad with chimichurri