New FATFREE /HCG precipes

So now that I have been out of school for a week I have had some time to whip up some new things in the kitchen. It seriously is one of my favorite things to do. And I love making things that I really liked before the diet all dieted and fat freed out:)

So here are a few that I have made.

Chile Rellenos/ Stuffed red Peppers

One Red Bell Pepper

3 oz. of Extra Lean Ground Beef

1/2 of a yellow onion sliced into cubes

1/2 tsp of minced garlic

1 tsp of tomato paste

1 TB of beef stock

Salt and Pepper

sprinkle of cumin

sprinkle of smoked paprika

sprinkle of ground cinnamon

Turn on your oven broiler on high.

Cut the bell pepper in half lenthwise and remove seeds.

Place the pepper halves on a baking sheet and place in the oven under the broiler flipping them so that both sides get charred and black spotted. (most Recipes have them all the way black, but I liked it not very black, just kinda charred.)

Brown your beef on medium high. once browned add the onion, garlic, and other seasonings.

When the pan starts to get sticky add the beef sock and let simmer on medium until the stock is evaporated and cooked in to the beef mix.

Remove pepper from oven and fill with the beef mixture. Serve hot!

This is sooooo good and if you like it a little less spicy, you can add more cinnamon to make it a little bit sweet. Super yummy if you are craving some mexican.

And you can bet y our bottom that when I am in phase 2 that cheese is gonna be on this too. :)

String Bean Chicken

3 oz of chicken

1/2 of a yellow onion sliced into cubes

1 TB of chicken stock

1/2 tsp of minced garlic

handful of fresh green beans snapped in halfs

Fill a small frying pan bottom with about 1/2 in of water and bring to a rolling boil.

Place your beans in the pan and add salt boil these until they are still crisp but really green.

In another frying pan brown your chicken with the chicken stock and add the garlic and onion.

When the pan starts to get brown, drain and add your beans.

Brown this for about another minute. Serve with salt.

I took this idea from when I worked at Panda Express. You are supposed to cook it in a diffferent sauce, but this tasted pretty similar. Just don't over cook the beans or else it looks like this...

Well that is all I have time for now. But I will post some more soon. :)

Awesome Fat Free delicious recipes

So I really hate eating the same thing all the time on the diet so I have to come up with some recipes to switch things up a bit. So here are a few that I have come up with that are completely fat free and taste awesome. They are all HCG diet approved.

Chelsea's Chocolate Mint tea
(Mock Mint Hot chocolate)

Bengal spice tea bag
Peppermint tea bag
Hot water
Vanilla Liquid stevia

Place both tea bags into hot water. Steep and add stevia to taste. You can also use these tea bags again to make a second cup because you will want one for sure.This tastes like Mint hot chocolate. Great for when you are on your period and craving.


Lemon yogurt

Fat Free Plain yogurt
Lemon juice
Stevia

Scoop some fat free plain yogurt into a bowl and mix it up so that it is creamy.
Add lemon juice and mix it in. If you do not stir the yogurt before you add the lemon juice it will curdle, so do it.
Add stevia to taste.
I think this would be good on strawberries, and I want to try it with lime juice or orange juice to make lime or orange yogurt. :)

I am also working on a salad dressing from this same idea so if you have some tips on some herbs or spices that might be good, let me know.


Lemon Yogurt Chicken Bake

Fat Free Plain Yogurt
Chicken (3 1/2) oz
Lemon juice
Melba Toast

Preheat oven to 350'. Spoon about two spoonfuls of plain yogurt into a bowl and stir it until creamy.
Add lemon juice mix together. In a separate bowl break up your melba toast into crumbs.
Defrost chicken and rinse and pat dry with a paper towel.
Line an oven safe baking dish with some wax paper so that your chicken will not stick while baking.
Coat chicken in lemon yogurt mix and then roll in the melba toast crumbs.
Place chicken on wax paper and sprinkle some salt and pepper over the chicken.
Bake for about 40 minutes or until the chicken is white when cut into.

This chicken is THE BOMB!!! While eating it I felt like I was on cloud 9. So delicious....mmmm Did not taste like Fat free :)


Lime Cilantro Shrimp

Lime Juice
Green onion
cilantro flakes or fresh
about 10-12 pre-cooked shrimp

In a small frying pan heat up about a teaspoon of lime juice.
Cut up about an inch and 1/2 of a green onion and add to heated lime juice.
When onions are soft, add shrimp. Season with cilantro while still cooking.
If you want juicy shrimp don't cook for long in juices.
If you like your shrimp dry drain juices and let the shrimp fry a bit in the pan.

Mom loves this. She has me make it like 3 times a week.

Mock fajitas

3 oz Chicken
Lime juice
Green onion
Cilantro flakes or fresh
one red bell pepper
Crisp lettuce

In a small frying pan heat up about 1 1/2 tsp of lime juice.
Cut up about an inch and 1/2 of a green onion and add to heated lime juice.
Defrost chicken and cut up into strips.
When onions are soft add chicken and season with cilantro.
When the chicken begins to brown remove from pan.
Cut up bell pepper into lengthwise strips and grill in uncleaned chicken pan.
When the pepper starts really smelling great and looking good and juicy, add the chicken until the chicken and peppers brown up a bit.
Wrap the chicken and peppers in crispy lettuce and enjoy. It is even good without the lettuce with diced tomatoes too. :)

Shrimp Paprika

Paprika
10-12 pre-cooked Shrimp
Water
Garlic salt

Boil up a little bit of water in a small frying pan. Add shrimp until heated. Once hot drain most of the water from the pan.
Return pan to stove and season shrimp with paprika and garlic salt. Fry them until they are dry and shrink a bit. Enjoy.

Baked Apple

Green apple
cinnamon
stevia

Heat oven to about 450' Slice up a green apple into about 1/2 inch wide pieces. Pour some ground cinnamon onto a plate.
Coat apples slices in cinnamon, and place in a non stick baking dish on some tin foil for easier clean up.
Bake about 10 minutes or until they are a little bit tender. Sprinkle on a little bit of stevia to taste and enjoy.

Lemon Lime Crush

6 lemons
6 limes
1 large stick lemon grass
4 lime leaves , optional
stevia

Zest 2 of the lemons and 2 of the limes. Juice all the fruits and keep the empty shells to serve the granita. Tip the juice, zest, lemongrass, lime leaf (if using), and sugar into a bowl. Pour over 500ml boiling water. Stir everything together until the stevia has dissolved, then leave to cool and infuse. Strain the lemon syrup into a tray and freeze as stated. Place the lemon and lime halves in the freezer and fill with granita to serve.




A few Eating out Tips

Applebees has a really good grilled chicken breast without any oil, just ask. And order the broccoli and steamed mixed vegetables because there is zucchini in the mixed veggies you can eat.

Chelsea and I went to Village Baker on redwood and 90th south and had an awesome salad for $7. Ask for the chef's salad with iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes, and roast beef. This was delicious even with out dressing because the iceberg and tomatoes make it not so dry. I actually got full. But they do put 4 oz of meat on it so don't eat the whole thing. But get the whole salad not the half.

Most drive through coffee places will serve you a cup of hot water for about 50 cents, so keep some tea on you and if you are feeling hungry, have a fresh cup of hot tea on the go.

Kneaders has an awesome TAZO tea called passion that is really good with only a small tap of stevia.



Love you guys. Keep at it and I hope that these make the diet a little bit easier.
- Leese

PS. As of today I have lost 20 lbs!!!! 20 lbs in 13 days. This is just awesome and I feel great.