In the shrimp vein, I've got something else for you to cook up, again, very low carb.
Take a stick of butter and melt it in a pan.
Throw a bit of garlic in there, it can be the jar kind, or fresh if you're fancy. Put your shrimp in, in an even layer. Cover and leave it alone for a while.
After they're all nice and pink (no more visible grey), cover with parmesan cheese (fresh if you can!). Recover to let it get all melty.
Dump in a bowl and eat with some greens!
Enjoy!
Well, I got cooking tonight, and shrimp was on sale. Made lunch for tomorrow!
Start off with a pound of shrimp.
Slap that stuff right into a hot pan, at about medium heat. Spray the bottom of the pan with cooking spray very lightly, so it doesn't stick. Spread them out evenly.
Salt and pepper to taste, and throw a bit of chili powder in there (for good measure!). Leave them cook until they are the right color (you know what I mean). Crispy is good!
Chop them up into thirds, smallish pieces. We don't need shredded shrimp, but small pieces is good. Throw them in a mixing bowl with a cup of real mayonnaise, a half cup of shredded cheddar cheese, and a up to a tablespoon of Sriracha.
Mix it up good!
You think that looks pretty good? Me too. But its not quite ready, it needs… Bacon. Yep. Get some nice thick bacon.
Throw two pieces on a paper plate, with paper towels underneath. A minute and a half on each side in the microwave, and chop it up nice, crumble it, even.
Mix it all in. I use "Artisan Lettuce" romaine lettuce to make my lettuce wraps. Spoon that goodness into the lettuce!
Looks good, doesn't it? Lunch tomorrow is HANDLED! Very, very few carbs. Enjoy!
Alright, so… I wanted ice cream, and I remembered that I got an ice cream maker as a wedding present. Neat, right?
So, after a bit of googling, I made some ice cream that is really very good, and decent for you too!
Ingredients:
This recipe makes a little over 16 oz of ice cream, so if you're using a ceramic container (like I am), throw it in the freezer awhile to chill it out.
Combine all ingredients into a bowl and whisk it until its all mixed up.
Toss it in the ice cream maker, and let it do its thing for 20 minutes or so, until its the consistency of… you guessed it, soft ice cream!
Use a spatula to scoop it all into your container (from the freezer), and freeze it for about 4-5 hours. Enjoy! (note, pay no attention to the frozen bacon fat.)
You can make a ton of different flavors, I just used Cocoa and Vanilla for this. I've also used 1 Tablespoon cinnamon, and its very good!
For the entire batch, the total nutrition facts are:
Its really good!
Its a Monday night, and after steak and greens (again, favorite meal, so what?), I had a bit of a sweet tooth. So, I looked in my fridge, saw a pint of heavy whipping cream, and decided to try my hand at low-carb whipped cream.
The recipe I used is as follows:
2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
2 Tablespoons Splenda (roughly 20 packets, or so?)
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Yields: Roughly 4 standard ramekins
Whisk that shit together until its nice and creamy. A powered hand mixer helps a lot… Don't attempt with a whisk, unless you're trying to burn calories… a lot of them.
I love this stuff, and will continue to make it… But there is a chemical after-taste. I want to try this recipe with agave nectar, or a mix of agave nectar and Splenda to try to rid this thing of the chemical taste as much as I can. Obviously, agave nectar isn't chemical, so, I think its going to come down to consistency.
I've also popped two containers in the freezer, to see how this stuff firms up. Could be on to something good here! Next time, with picture… Was a spur of the moment thing!
Today I attempted to go to a Yoga class at the Gym (Gold's Dundalk). I was not late, and I went in, and it was fairly full. Instead of being accepted, and welcomed, I was mean-mugged by a majority of the women in the class. I don't know why people would ever be pretentious in a gym. That's a terrible place to be judgemental when someone is trying to enter a class.
Thanks a lot, yoga. Better luck Thursday, eh?
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So, every Thursday night i am a single man, but with my new-found attempt at Paleo (or, not strict paleo, but "eat decent food, eh?") I've been toying with an idea to have friends over for dinner on thursdays. Makeshift, pot luck. It could improve my culinary skills, as well as spark an interesting convo. Should I give it a go? Eh, we'll see. Sounds like fun, though.
Also, I'm seriously toying with the idea of running the Michelob Ultra Challenge in Tampa. Thats a 15k, a 5k, an 8k, and a half marathon in one weekend. GRAAAAHH!
OMG I ran a half marathon.
I never ran anywhere (on purpose) before May of this year (2011). I picked up "Get Running" on the app store, and completed Couch to 5K in the fall. Half Marathon 6 months later in Richmond, VA. Felt great!
I just got finished reading Dr. Tyna Moore's article (http://renegadewellness.org/2011/05/14/would-you-eat-kibble-for-the-rest-of-your-life/). That sure did stir up some thoughts.
The idea that grains and grains mashed together and formed are kibble, and also, bread, pastry, and a lot of other carb-based products... Its amazing.
100 Calorie packs are the devil.
There is a good reason that calorie counting doesn't often work in the long run: Carbs don't make you full! Sugars often manifest themselves as carbs. Carbs do not keep you full, protein and fat does.
When ancient man hunted for an animal, killed it, and followed it with some leafy vegetables, he didn't need chocolate. You don't need chocolate either.
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