Breakfast Omelette

Your breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It sets the tone for everything else. Now, what do you eat that isn't dairy and isn't grains? ( A moment of silence for beans on toast everyone). Today, I opted for a basic omelette and some fruit:

Ingredients:

• 2 egg whites, 1 egg
• Fresh Coriander
• Salt and pepper
• 1 handful of strawberries and 1/2 peach, sliced

1,2,3...Cook!

• Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a frying pan
• Whisk eggs and seasoning with a fork until fluffy
• Pour into pan
• Flip after couple of minutes...and done!
• Sprinkle fresh coriander when serving

Happy cooking x

I think that a lot of times we confuse “can’t” with “don’t care enough to try.”

( from Ben does life)

Meatloaf Muffin Magic

There is nothing worse than being hungry when you are out and about and realising you have nothing to eat, as you have cleaned out your lunchbox hours ago. Suddenly, you are finding yourself caught between going to the vending machine or the cornershop for a pasty. Your grumbling stomach takes over and next thing you know you are chewing on a Snickers bar telling yourself, you will burn it off later at the gym. I have done it many times, without fail. Reading an interview with fitness model Jennifer Nicole Lee triggered something and I concluded that

If you fail to prepare, be prepared to fail

I have taken some inspiration from Jamie Eason's recipes, tweaked it in places and I am very pleased with the outcome. These almondy Zucchini Meat Muffins are a lean source of protein and a great as a snack to take with you and nibble on throughout the day. 

Ingredients:

• 2 pck lean turkey mince (600gr), or alternatively chicken mince
• 4 medium zucchini, grated
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 diced onion
• fresh coriander
• parsley
• dash of pepper
• 1/2 cup almond flakes
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp basil (use either fresh or dried)

1,2,3...and Cook!

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees

• Combine ingredients in a large bowl, reach in and start mushing them together using your hands

• Spray muffin tray with Fry Light  or use non stick tray
• Using a tbsp, scoop the mixture onto tray

• Cook for about 7 mins in preheated oven

Happy Broiling! x

Ps. I have uploaded the original Jamie Eason 'Meatloaf Muffin' video, I love her cooking ideas, for those of you who are interested:

Chicken in Coriander with Green Asparagus

What did everyone have for tea tonight? I am christening my new kitchen (and new roasting dish) with baked chicken and asparagus.

Season a large chicken breast with salt, pepper, 1crushed garlic clove, 1 tsp coconut oil. Lay 2 handfuls of green asparagus on top, sprinkle fresh coriander leaves over it, cover with tinfoil and bake! I usually halve my chicken breasts into thinner slices -> the chunkier the chickenbreast the longer it cooks. Bake chicken dish for about 20-30 mins on a preheated oven. The asparagus & the herbs will infuse the chicken with great flavour. Happy baking! x

I have been working my butt off- literally! with barbell squats. Favourite exercise at the moment. I am aiming at 'arse to grass' aka deep squats to really get those legs and glutes burning. So far, I have lost about 1 cm on my thighs. Win. My leg and glute workout generally consists of squats, sumo squats, reverse bench lunges, walking lunges, leg presses and I will throw some calf raises in, too. I superset these for some extra fat burn. I have been trying myself at couple mins of HIIT before weight training which usually means I step inside the free weights area a sweaty betty, hair stuck to my forehead and breathing like an old man.

Almond Pancakes

These little beauties are a result of a conversation I had today with Dan one of the brilliant trainers at Pure Gym.

He was saying to me how difficult it is for the body to adapt to 'no grains', especially for breakfast. I have to admit, I have been cheating my way through breakfast for the first 4 weeks with a small bowl of porridge each morning and my home-made baked oatmeal. I took a little inspiration from the Civilized Caveman and swapped a few things here and there and voila! Out came some delicious almond protein pancakes. In terms of taste and texture, they taste exactly like your ordinary scotch pancakes, maybe a little grainier, but same fluffy consistency. I like my pancakes plain, but there is always room for a little honey, or agave for those of you with a sweet tooth. And berries that you can toss in for a fruity kick!

Ingredients

Melt 1 tsp of coconut oil in a pan

Beat 2 eggwhites and 1 yolk until fluffy

 Add 4 tbsp of ground almond (or almond flour) into a separate bowl with a little salt

Fold in the eggs and stir vigorously before adding 3 tbsp of vanilla soya milk. You can use almond milk or coconut milk, too.

 Add a tiny bit of baking powder, about 1/5 of a tsp.

By now, the coconut oil will  have melted and you can pour them into the pan. Make sure you whisk the batter thoroughly for an even and smooth batter.

....and flip!

 Voila. Cooking effort- about 15-20 mins of mixing, whisking and frying.

I usually make a large batch for the whole week and freeze it. Saves me cooking every day and usually means I can hit the snoozer for 10 mins in the morning :) 

Happy cooking, 

Much love from the Cavegirl x

Hot Child in the City

Ice cream post up soon!