Spicy Egg stuffed Tomatoes

May15

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This may sound obvious, but social media is a very wonderful thing. Between facebook, twitter, and instagram I have made a lot of online friends! I love interacting with likeminded people and being inspired by them. One of the awesome people I have ‘met’ is @ashatude on twitter! Shout out to Ashley :) She tweeted me a photo of this delicious breakfast and I had to take a crack at it myself! Of course I never bothered to actually read the recipe until after I was done cooking…I have an odd way of doing things. Mostly I was just to lazy to dig it up in my twitter, I won’t lie to you.

In the end, it turned out I did tweak it a bit by separating the yolks and adding hot sauce to the egg whites. You gotta have hot sauce! I just plopped the yolk right back on top after and voila. Delicious spicy eggs stuffed inside of tomatoes and cooked to perfection. It really doesn’t get much better, except for when you eat is alongside rose hip kombucha and snow peas! Snow peas are my favorite thing. They are so delicious it’s crazy!

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Ingredients
1 Large Tomato
2 eggs
1/2 tsp hot sauce (I use frank’s original…no creepy ingredients!)
sprinkle of organic garlic powder

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the middle. You can throw it out or be cool like me and eat it. Place the tomato cups in a greased muffin tin for stability.

2. Crack the eggs into a small dish and separate the yolks out into another. whisk the hot sauce into the whites, and pour them into the tomato cups.

3. Slide the yolks back on top of the tomato and egg white cup. I use my hands, just be careful! Sprinkle with garlic powder and bake for 25 minutes.

4. Remove from oven and serve with whatever you fancy!

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PRO TIP: Ever bake eggs and have them cake onto the container in which you baked them? When washing, sprinkle and scrub with baking soda and then pour a bit of water into it and let it soak. The baking soda does an awesome job of de-sticking the egg, much more than soap can accomplish! Don’t ruin your pans any longer!

#Walk365 Week 1 Recap

May10

Woot! Week 1 is done and I am super happy! I have really gotten my walk on this past week, and I captured some pretty great photos while I was at it, too! No one has joined me YET, but I’ve been getting a lot of love for my #walk365 photos on instagram so that makes me happy. Tag me in your next walking pic and I will shout you out on my page1 @canadagirleatspaleo on instagram. You can also post photos to my wall on facebook here, tweet at me, or just leave me comment here!

So here are my stats for the week:

WALKS: 7 / 7
Total Time: 310 mins aka 5.16 hours! HOLY.
Distance: roughly 15 miles :D

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Day 1: 6 am Dew
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Day 2: Mileage and flowers I found
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Day 3: Grounding walk in the grass
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Day 4: Taking the stairs in my new shoes
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Day 5: View from the trail
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Day 6: Emergency Helicopter at the hospital
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Day 7: Me in the sunshine!

Time to continue! I will be walking to the bookstore today to buy Gather, I can’t freaking wait!!! It’s going to be a great addition to my collection. Bill and Haley are geniuses.

Cocoa-nutty Banana Bites

May7

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Lately I’ve been feeling PRETTY uninspired when it comes to cooking. Moving has been such a task that my brain and body have just been fried. I’ve been living off of Chicken, Asparagus / Broccoli, and sweet potatoes; Eggs, bananas, and pineapple. Not a lot of variety or fanciness lately.

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Luckily, we are now moved in completely! Internet was set up just on Saturday in fact! Now, suddenly the creative juices are flowing. This is one I came up with based on cravings, period. It’s a goodie! I don’t post many treats but this one must be shared. It’s really easy and really good! You can change up the textures of these bites by placing them in the freezer for 15 minutes, for a hardened shell and soft banana, or longer, say 8 hours while you are at work, for a solid delicious bite!

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The funny thing about creativity is that once you get started it usually just flows. I’ve suddenly come up with multiple variations on this recipe and some other ideas, too! Thank goodness! So don’t fret, I’ll be back soon with more recipes to share :)

Cocoa-nutty Banana Bites

1 banana
2 tsp. coconut oil
1 tsp. cocoa powder
4 macadamia nuts, crushed

  1. Lay out parchment paper on a plate.
  2. Stir together the coconut oil and cocoa powder. If the coconut oil is too firm, heat it slightly on the stove top.
  3. Slice the banana. Spoon the chocolate concoction over the banana slices evenly. Sprinkle the macadamia nuts on top.
  4. Place in freezer and freeze for 15 minutes for mushy bananas with firm topping, or longer for a firmer banana. If too hard, let thaw.

Daaaaaaa-YUM these things are good! And way way way more healthy for you than any chocolate you buy at the store! No sugar added here folks, only god’s given banana sugar ;) So enjoy! And let me know if you do! I love hearing about people trying my recipes, it’s the best feeling when you enjoy the things I create.

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Walk every day for a YEAR!! I challenge you.

May1

Have you ever heard of the 365 photo challenge? It’s a challenge where you try to take at least 1 photo every single day for a year. It’s pretty hard to be THAT consistent but I am going to attempt it. With a twist. Recently I had this thought, that I want to try to walk everyday for a year. So why not walk AND take a photo everyday for a year?

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Now, most people will at least walk from the bed to the kitchen or whatever every day. Unless you CAN’T walk, you probably walk everyday. BUT, do you walk the bare necessity to get around? OR do you walk with purpose, outside, for prolonged periods of time?

What I’m trying to say is that, this challenge is not just to get up from the couch and walk to the bathroom and then sit down again. This challenge is to walk for at least 15 minutes, preferable 30, with purpose, without interruption, every day for a year. What I’m going to be doing is that, plus taking a photo while on my walk everyday for the next year. I’m starting on May 1. AKA today!

What inspired me to do this was that for the past couple of months I have been working full time. Before I started, I made a promise to myself that I would walk on my 30 minute break every day. And guess what? I did it! It gave me so many positive effects too, that I now KNOW how good it is for me!

While I was walking everyday I noticed a lot of benefits coming from it. When I came inside from my walk I was bursting with energy, first of all. I was ready to take on the rest of my day NO PROBLEM! Also, if I had been a bit hungry before I went out, when I came in I felt satisfied. Getting outside is great too because you can get some vitamin D action going on! Even if it was only my face, I was happy that my skin was getting some exposure to the sun. Walking outside especially can be a great mood booster- think about it. You’re getting physical activity, fresh air, and sun exposure. That’s like a good mood cocktail! Plus, I was shocked to learn that I was burning about 100 calories just walking for ½ hour each day. That’s pretty wild to me! I guess I was expecting it to be a lot less for some reason.

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So here’s what I am going to be up to for the next year:

- Taking a minimum of a 15 minute walk every day

- Taking a photo on that walk and posting it my instagram daily, hashtag #walk365

- Giving Recaps on the blog of how its going

- Logging how far I go. How many miles can I cover in ONE year? How many miles can YOU cover in one year?!

- Motivating others to get out and walk! Next time you need to run to the store that’s close by, try walking instead of driving.

Walking is a simple way to take charge of your health! So if you are with me, let me know! Comment below if you are joining in :) Or to cheer me on! ;) Tweet at me when you take a walk – @cgepaleo #walk365

So far I walked for 40 minutes today – 2.6 miles. Here’s the photo I snapped at 6:10 am!

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I haven’t decided WHAT yet but I will most likely give out a FEW prizes over the next year to some of my fellow walkers. More details on that to come!

So just to recap: Walk, every day. For a year. Can you handle this?!

Paleo Curry Chicken Salad

Apr26

Hey guys!

Sorry for the recent silence on this blog of mine. I still haven’t gotten internet set up at my new place yet! Crazy right? Well, I’m calling the company we chose today, but in the meantime I still really wanted to write something up, so here you go. I’m tethering with my phone to upload this to you. I love ya that much!

What I have to share with you today is a delicious salad that is easy and great to take with you on the go. It’s a flavorful salad due to the curry! It is so good though, trust me. The homemade dressing is only a couple of ingredients and way healthier than any soybean oil crap you could find at a salad bar or in the grocery store. If you pre-cook the chicken the night before, it’s really simple to throw this together in the morning before work, trust me I did it twice last week! The chicken also cooks really quickly when sliced, only takes 5 – 10 minutes.  Take the avocado whole with you too, so you can have it fresh when it’s time to eat!

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I tried to keep the ingredient list short for this one, in order to keep it easy breezy for lunches at work.

Ingredients (for 1 salad)

1 Chicken Breast, sliced (cook more for leftovers if you want!)
2 cups red leaf lettuce, or other salad lettuce of your choice
1 mini cucumber
1 small avocado
1 tsp. mild curry powder

1/2 tsp. mild curry powder
1 tbsp. Tomato Paste
1 tbsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tsp. coconut milk

1. Cut the chicken breast into small strips. Season with roughly 1 teaspoon of curry powder and cook in a frying pan on medium heat in about 1 tbsp. coconut oil until cooked through.

2. Chop up and wash the lettuce. Chop the cucumber. Chop the avocado if eating immediately if not keep whole until its time to eat!

3. Layer the salad: Lettuce cucumber, avocado, chicken. Then pour the dressing on top and enjoy!

Dressing:

1. Spoon 1 tbsp. tomato paste into small bowl or container. Add 1 small tsp. coconut milk. Add 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar and 1/2 tsp. curry powder. Mix together and serve.

The reason I love this salad is it packs so much flavor without a lot of ingredients. Apple Cider Vinegar has a lot of health benefits as well, so its good to have that in your dressing sometimes as opposed to just balsamic. Chicken salad with plain olive oil and balsamic will get repetitive after a while, I PROMISE you!

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I also like that its easy for people who don’t have a lot of time like me. I have been so busy trying to unpack and all of that lately that I have felt like I was a zombie. Today is my first day off alone and I am so thankful for it, I needed it! I was still able to pack this salad to bring to work this past week, so you know it is doable! I know I’ve been whining a lot about this move but it’s not all bad. Check out the badass sunset we had the other day above! That’s our view. The shiny stuff in the middle of the black is the Ottawa river. LOVE it!!! So happy.