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Bruschetta Chicken Salad with Brie Croutons

Dinner last night was based on having Brie cheese that needed to be put to use before it went bad. It’s also a salad take on one of my favorite dips (that I’ve posted before). I raided the kitchen and was pretty happy with the end result! Mix of butter lettuce and arugula Sliced leftover grilled chicken beast Instead of dressing I made a bruschetta topping of tomatoes, garlic, green onion, EVOO, balsamic glaze, and s&p. Sourdough Brie cheese “croutons”. Broil your favorite bread with sliced brie cheese. Top with kosher salt and cut into squares. Top with julienned basil, more balsamic glaze, and toasted pine nuts.

Creamed Spinach Burger

This is a healthier take on CREAMED SPINACH but you’re welcome to do a full fat version too. In 2 Tb EVOO sauté 2-3 chopped garlic cloves and 1/2 diced sweet yellow onion. After 5-7 minutes add 2 containers frozen spinach (thawed and drained). Cook through. Add a 1/3 C low fat cream cheese, dash of fresh nutmeg, and a healthy shake of S&P. Once cooked through add 3/4 (about..) 2% milk and simmer until liquid is cooked through. Add 1/2 C grated parmesan at the very end of cooking. Add more S&P if needed. BURGER- I used 96% extra lean ground beef. To raw meat I added 1/4 C Worcestershire sauce and S&p. Cook in a skillet until medium rare (it will keep cooking). Add 1/2-1 C of beef broth to the pan the burgers were cooked in and deglaze and reduce drippings and broth. TOAST good white bread and lightly butter. Add burger, creamed spinach and top with Trader Joes Fried Onion pieces.

Garlic Fries

These awesome garlic fries were the perfect compliment to our Burgers last night. Buy your favorite frozen fries in your grocers freezer. I used Alexia Organic Yukon gold. Bake as directed and then broil the last 1-2 minutes. Mix EVOO, minced garlic, and parsley in a bowl. After the fries are baked, add to bowl and mix around adding kosher salt once mixed. These reminded me of the Garlic Fries at Pac Bell park but fresher and healthier!

Mandarin Orange and Beet Salad

You’d never know most of this salad came from a CAN! 1 can beets 1 can mandarin oranges Mint leaves torn Goat cheese or your favorite cheese (feta would be good too) Dressing- 2 Tb leftover mandarin orange juice 2 Tb red wine vinegar 2 Tb EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) S&P to taste

Caramelized Grapefruit with Yogurt and Granola

I’m not someone who loves grapefruit but I do love this mid-afternoon snack. It’s the perfect combination of sweet and sour, warm and cool, and soft and crunchy! I post a lot of Greek yogurt but it is one of the healthiest snacks I have come up with. It’s high in protein, low in sugar, no fat, and low in calories. Our favorite is Chobani Plain 0% Greek Yogurt. I will admit I didn’t love it at first. I used to eat 1/2 vanilla flavored yogurt with 1/2 plain but have grown to love it. Skip the midnight bowl(s) of cereal and make this swap. Slice your grapefruit in half. Cut into grapefruit segments but leave in place. I’ve tried topping it with brown sugar which is great but my favorite is honey, a tiny bit of melted butter, and cinnamon. White sugar would be fine too. Use about 1-2 Tb of topping and put under broiler for 3-4 minutes. Eat plain or with yogurt and granola.

Mozzarella and Tomato Stacked Salad

So pretty and oh so tasty! Layer: Sliced tomatoes Fresh mozzarella Basil leaves Drizzle EVOO and Balsamic glaze. Finish off with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.

Hash Brown waffles and Soft Boiled Eggs

Last nights leftovers were better then the real thing. Soft boiled eggs a favorite Hash Brown waffles- store brought shredded hash browns put on a greased waffle iron (so easy)! Carne Asada off the Traeger Leftover salad fixings – Trader Joes frozen corn, TJ’s frozen onions and peppers black eyed peas edamame (I added this to lettuce with other things the night before but add chicken and you have a full meal) Grilled asparagus on a HIMALAYAN SALT BLOCK (more info on that later)

Three of the the best kids desserts!

These kid desserts were over the top cute! Fruit pizza- as shown with watermelon slices as the base shredded coconut assorted fruit for topping Chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich (easy enough) Banana and Peanut Butter Sushi roll bananas in peanut butter and rice crispies then dip in chocolate fudge.

Pineapple and Mango Spritzers

Playing bartender with 3 out of the 4 of my girls. We’re non drinkers but still love fancy glasses and fun drinks! With so much fresh fruit in Costa Rica we came up with some delicious concoctions. Sparkling water Lime juice Chunks of Mango Chunks of Pineapple Mint The key to good flavor is adding fruit, lime, mint, and ice first and “muddling it”. That means crushing it all together to get all the yummy flavors out. Then top with sparkling water. We all drink these fun drinks in the summer but I say get out your fancy glasses and bring a little summer today!

Protein shakes

Back at it! Shakeology Protein Shake Almond milk Spinach or Kale 1/2 Banana Berries Trader Joes Green Pressed Juice Cinnamon Ice Link to the shakeology shakes in my profile. I love all the vitamins, protein, and probiotics in this shake. It also comes with awesome exercise coaching (and it’s my amazing sister @tiffanymooresimmons).