Kale Chips

This was the first time I cooked kale chips. And, I must say, I absolutely loved it. I've been trying to find some healthy snacks for when I get small cravings every now and then. 

So, it's easy:

For my first time cooking it, I didn't cook a lot, because I wasn't sure if I would like it. So I did this.

What you need:

    A stalk of kale (or more).

    2 tablespoon oil

    Salt

    Red pepper

What to do:

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

    Place the kale in the pan and lightly put olive oil on the kale. Then, sprinkle the salt on the kale and put it in the oven. Cook it until the edges are crispy and it's easily shaken on the pan. The amount I did only took 5 minutes and it was absolutely perfect.

And I dipped it into hot sauce (because I absolutely love hot sauce).

Spring Break in Photos: Fort Walton Beach Style

 This photo was taken before we left, while I got distracted packing and was fiddling with my camera. Sometimes, some of the best captured moments come from those times.

 Just because I love food.

 They have the best dog park in Destin (literally over the bridge from Fort Walton Beach). It's huge, the grass is extremely green and it was perfect. She enjoyed herself a little too much and was exhausted the rest of the day. I love it when she is all sleepy, that's when she likes to snuggle.

 I got these for Christmas, customized by my lovely. I absolutely love these shoes, on the back it says "CYA" and they are extremely comfortable. I really want to start growing my collection of running shoes.

 I pretty much lounged around in athletic clothes because I could never decide if I wanted to work out or not. The struggle.

 I adore this plant and want one of my own. They rarely ever need to be water (so I wont kill it) and they can grow into huge bushes, or not.

My touch to Cody's mom's home. I love this flower, it was splendidly gorgeous.

I hope everyone had a fun and safe spring break (and if you are just starting it, continue to be safe)!

Red Velvet Pancakes

Ok, so you could guess why I wanted to make these. They're red. And what season is it? The season of love, Valentine's Day. C and I wont really have time to celebrate it together because we have way too much going on, but we are taking two minutes and eating this super sweet meal together. I love him very much, and I am very grateful he is willing to try things I want to make. 

 Ok, you'll need:
1 cup red velvet cake batter
1 cup pancake batter
1/3 egg whites (2 large eggs)
1/4 vegetable oil
2/3 water

Mix all the ingredients together and cook, just like you would pancakes. It really doesn't take very long. And they are extremely sweet.

 My food doesn't look fantastic, but it tastes absolutely amazing. I, also, make very large messes.

My Red Velvet Box came with the icing, so I used it. We couldn't eat all these, actually, we barely made a dent in them, but they were very very good. Try them out! 

Cook, eat and enjoy!

Healthy Salad

I've been trying to find ways to make way healthier meals, especially salads. I've decided to put way more protein on my salads because they fill you up better than fillers, like dried fruit, nuts, dried noodles and other things.

In this salad is baby spinach, cold cut turkey, cooked egg whites, cheese, sun dried tomatoes and olives (not in this picture). Keep it light and full of protein and you'll feel full and nourished. 

Vegetarian Chili

Ingredients:

Hot Sauce - to desire (completely optional)

2 tsp. Chili Powder

1 clove ofGarlic

2 tsp. Garlic Salt

2 tsp. Cumin

2 tsp. Salt

2 tsp. Pepper

2 Cans Black Beans- Drained and Rinsed

2 Cans Navy Beans- Drained and Rinsed

2 Cans Pinto Beans- Drained and Rinsed

2 Cans Red Beans- Drained and Rinsed

2 Cans Light Red Beans - Drained and Rinsed

3 Cans Diced Tomatos

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 2 hours on High

Instructions:

Take the drained beans and the cans of diced tomato and put them in the crock pot on low temperature (my crockpot only has four settings: off, low, hot and warm). Stir it together until its completely mixed. Ad 2 tsp of chili powder, garlic salt, cumin, salt and pepper and 1 clove of garlic. I like things spicy, so I added 6 dashes of my hottest hot sauce (it made it super spicy). Stir all together and let sit on High temperature. Over time, season to your preferred taste ( I added a lot of seasonings afterwards).

Chili!

It tasted absolutely delish! It was spicey, but tasty! Enjoy! xoxo Brittany

Turkey Alfredo and Pasta

I actually cooked dinner for the first time since Christmas, so it is also the first time for the New Year. It wasn't hard, and I used what we had at home and made us all food. 

Basically, our house always has someone over. And currently my other half's brother lives with us; and our friend always comes over and stays for about a week at a time.

I used 3 different types of pasta: linguini, bow-tie and shells

4 cans of ragu Alfredo sauce (I bought what was buy one get one free at Publix) 

1.5 pounds of turkey meat

Oregano and Garlic Salt

 I couldn't fit it all in the pot I had, so I ended up using the one I cooked the meat in.

It was super simple to make and tasted really good. At least, I think it was by the empty pots and pans and plates. It's the perfect 30 min meal. And you can obviously make it healthy by adding turkey meat, wheat pasta and even a healthier sauce. 

White Sauce and the Beef that went with it

Have you ever been to a Japanese steakhouse and had the white sauce? It's fabulous, isn't it? I could eat it with pretty much anything. Actually, that gave me an idea for when I get home from work I'm going to make some fried rice and eat it with it. Yeah, you can say I have white sauce problems, but I'm ok with that (:

Anyways, it was super easier. I found a recipe online and I modified it a bit.

Recipe:
2 Cups mayo
6 1/2 fluid ounces of water
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 dash hot pepper sauce (the one in the picture isnt what I used, I changed my mind after I took it)
2 teaspoons of garlic powder
3/4 teapsoon of paprika
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 pinch of salt

Then, just put it all together in a bowl and whisk it (or a food processesor) until its really really mixed. Then, season to taste. Some people like it different ways.

With this white sauce I made Teryaki Beef and Zucchini.

The beef was seriously just cooked with oil and a bunch of teryaki sauce, I also added cilantro because I like it.

The zucchini was cooked in oil and garlic and it was delish. I definitely reccomend the zucchini, but don't let it cook too long so it wont be mushy. Mushy zucchini isn't good zucchini. (:

Weekend Fun

I know this post is a few days late, but it's better now than never.

I absolutely love tea, I drink it all the time. That, and coffee.

  This weekend, my sister, my mom and I all ran a race. We, also all placed. I used to run races all the time and this was my first one in about a year. Honestly, I felt miserable. Haha, but I'll get better. I just want to be skinny again!

We also went to Universal! I drank too much Butter Bear, and I got too sick. But it was a fun time.

Cooking is just one of those things that I love and that I will post a lot about food. Love love love it


Have a fantastic week this week!