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THE BEST BEANS THING RECIPE

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This is the fastest, easiest thing to make ever.  
1. Sautee’ ONION and GARLIC in COCONUT OIL for a few minutes.
   (buy it at TROPICAL TRADITIONS – it’s seriously the best- don’t believe me?  Read the review)
2. Add some GROUND CUMIN.  I probably add about 1 tsp.
3. Cook for 1 minute.
4. Add 1 can of diced tomatoes.
5. Add 2 cans of BLACK BEANS.   RINSE THEM FIRST PLEASE!
6. And done.
 I love to add avocado and lime.  
 Now go make it and thank me later 🙂

Fitness Vacation Recap 4: THURSDAY

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the BEACH
Thursday morning we headed out to the beach… thinking it was warmer than it really was!  
But that didn’t stop us from the workout! HEHEHE… Seriously, my peeps were awesome!

OK, I was really cold!  I forgot my jacket!

the FISHERMAN
So this fisherman put out his line, and within minutes he was reeling something in…

 

It was very exciting to us!  I’m embarrassed to say that I clapped for him once he had the fish in his hand.  He looked over at us and said “Hi” with a head nod.
We then felt that we should go over to him to see the fish he caught.  

The Fisherman was really nice:  He showed us the fish and told us about it.  We learned that he works for a fishing magazine and gets paid to go up and down the Florida Coast fishing… “The Best Job!”  He was in this particular location because of the migrating fish.  We thought that was so cool!

Well, it became cooler a few hours later when we saw – from our balcony -what we think to be schools of fish migrating!  It was really hard to believe what we were seeing.  There were no clouds making shadows and the dark forms changed constantly!  
If anyone has any info on what we were seeing,  PLEASE share!  I would love to know more about this!

Oh and by the way, this is what that exact spot normally looks like- plus some surfers!
 Here is one more picture of this spot, plus me holding a really cool surfboard pretending to know what I am doing with it!  LOL
The dark shadows kept moving south for the next few hours, and then we never saw them again.  

the SNACK
This is me eating delicious Roasted Sweet Corn from MELISSA’S.  They are good as a salad topping, in trail mix and salsas, but we just ate them alone!  They make for a great SWEET TREAT, and we all agreed!
 Kay and Carolyn were eating a HEALTHY SNACK of chicken salad, veggies and hummus.

the MEAL
We had a LOT of wonderful zucchini from MELISSA’S to eat, and this is how we used them:

1) ZUCCHINI CHIPS
slice
toss in COCONUT OIL
add seasoning
sprinkle with parmesan cheese
350 degrees – cook 30 minutes
2) ZUCCHINI LASAGNA
Layer 
spaghetti sauce – diced zucchini – ricatta cheese 
Top with Parmesan Cheese

Here I did 3 layers. 
Cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes
 

3) ZUCCHINI PIZZA
We didn’t make this on our trip, but it is a great healthy way to eat zucchini.  
Find the recipe HERE.

Tomorrow I will let you in on our final day, FRIDAY.
SAND BAG WORKOUT
and
BEACH BLING

If you are interested in your own
 HEALTH & FITNESS VACATION
 e-mail me at
and we will talk!

Crock Pot Chili

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This is a great healthy meal for a busy family. 
 Get up a 15 minutes earlier in the morning, throw the food in the crock pot, and thank yourself at dinner time!
This recipe is inspired by the Ultimate Chili recipe.



What I used:
  • 1 lb organic ground beef
  •  1 onion
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 cans kidney beans
  • 1 can black beans
  • 3 cans stewed tomatoes
  • 1 can of corn
  • 2 celery stocks
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tbs chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 dash worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 cup red wine
STEP 1
Rinse the beans
STEP 2
Cook the onion and ground beef in a skillet.  
Salt and Pepper to taste.
STEP 3
While meat is cooking, chop up celery and bell pepper.
Combine all the ingredients into the crock pot- except the red wine.  Add the red wine in the last 2 hours.  Cook it on high for 6 hours or on low for 8 hours.
This is hard to mess up and you can BE CREATIVE with it! 
LET ME KNOW HOW YOU CHANGE IT UP!
 
BONUS:  I doubled my recipe and had plenty of leftovers!

CAULIFLOWER PIZZA

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This is what we ate last night.  I have it pinned on my Pinterest board “EATING and DRINKING”.  I’ve made it a few times and  it is SO YUM!  Last night, however,  I had to make a few adjustments… because I didn’t realize when I started that I was out of a few ingredients.  That’s never a fun moment when I am half way into cooking and realize I DON’T HAVE ALL THE STUFF I NEED!  Sadly that happens more than I want to admit. LOL  That’s when it’s nice having friendly neighbors 🙂
 
So I improvised last night and it turned out great!  
So I thought I’d share…
First, grate the CAULIFLOWER
Cook the CAULIFLOWER in microwave on high for 8 min.  
DON’T add water.  It makes it’s own moister.
Oven preheat to 450ª 
I actually think I will lower the temp and increase the cook time next time I make this.  The outer edges burned on mine. 
 
Spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
 
Add 1 EGG, GARLIC (fresh or powder), a little SALT, and OREGANO.
I’m sorry I didn’t measure. 
Pinterest:  add 1 cup grated mozzarella.
Me: had no mozzarella, so I cut up our Boar’s Head Provolone cheese.
MIX it all up.
PLOP the MIXTURE onto the cookie sheet.
SPREAD it out with your hands.
Brush OLIVE OIL onto the crust.
BAKE it for 15 minutes.  
Add sause and toppings.
I used pizza sauce, red & yellow bell peppers, feta cheese, and parmesan. 
I would have used pepperoni for the kids, but…I was out 🙁  
Put this under the BROILER until toppings are warm and cheese is melted.
WATCH IT CAREFULLY!
So this did NOT appeal to my kids, but my husband and I enjoyed it.  I actually thought it was GREAT!  Next time I will NOT call it pizza, and I think my kids MIGHT like it 🙂
 
If you think of a creative name for this “pizza”, PLEASE share… so my kid will eat it!  🙂
 
Give it a try. 
 What are your favorite toppings?