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Healthier Fresh Margaritas

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I reference the healthier fresh margaritas with citrus in the Natural Air Freshener post, so make some margs and then make your house smell good!

I don’t have margaritas often because they’re typically filled with high fructose corn syrup, yucky mixers, etc. With type 1 diabetes, I can go from 80 to a blood sugar of 400 in no time flat, and I don’t like that, nor do I want to do that. Every now and then though, in the heat of the summer, an ice-cold margarita sounds really good (I really like salt, maybe that it’s it?). So I decided to just Google for fresh margaritas and see what I found. I reviewed a few recipes and then made these Skinny Margaritas from Cookie and Kate, but revised it just a bit 🙂

Healthier Fresh Margaritas

  • Coarse ground salt for rim
  • 3 ounces silver tequila
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Juice of 1 whole orange (if it is more dry, use more oranges)
  • 4 teaspoons organic raw coconut sugar
  • 1 lime wedge or round, for garnish

I put the liquid ingredients and coconut sugar in a shaker over ice, shook, and then poured into the salt rimmed glasses. I didn’t measure the juices, but I opted to use far more fresh squeezed OJ than the original recipe because I love the flavor orange adds to drinks, and well, recipes in general. I am not a big fan of agave which is why I replaced it with coconut sugar.

A great drink, very little blood sugar impact, and not too sweet/syrupy! Oh, low-cal too if you count calories 😉photo (4)

Chicken Cumin “No rice, Fried rice”

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This is a take on my “no rice fried rice” that happens to be one of the simplest, and most favored dishes based on reader feedback. You can see the original recipe here: Fried Rice…with No Rice.

Chicken Cumin “No rice, Fried rice”

  • 1 bag of broccoli  slaw
  • 6 eggs
  • Coconut oil
  • Kosher salt/pepp
  • Diced plain chicken
  • Ground cumin
  • Coconut Aminos

Start by sautéing a little coconut oil in a pan until melted and add the entire bag of broccoli slaw, sprinkle with a little kosher salt/pepp and a generous portion of cumin. Continue sautéing until the slaw starts to cook down. Then break the eggs into the pan and stir until everything is mixed well. Continue stirring until the eggs are almost cooked. Add another generous portion of ground cumin and incorporate. Last, cut pre-cooked or leftover grilled chicken into the pan (I use my kitchen shears, and cut the chicken into pieces directly into the pan), and stir until everything is well heated. The cumin gave it a wonderful flavor (I used quite a bit). Top with coconut aminos!DSC_0003DSC_0008

His and Hers Brunch

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Seth and I typically go out for breakfast at least once on the weekends, it’s our catch-up/talky time, and we enjoy getting out early and having the rest of the day. A couple of weekends ago on a Sunday, I slept in for much-needed Zzzzs and Seth went for a run. When he got back, he made this excellent brunch and I’m patiently waiting for him to make it again.

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His and Hers Brunch

Steaks (hers: filet w/grass-fed butter, his: NY Strip w/Worcestershire), one over-medium egg, sweet potato and pepper hash (that’s the first time he’s added bell pepper to his sweet potato hash, nomnomnom), and oven-burst campari tomatoes.

The steaks were marinated in Worcestershire, garlic powder, salt and pepper, then grilled. The hash is diced sweet potatoes cooked in reserved bacon fat with fresh garlic, diced mini tri-color peppers, salt and pepper. The tomatoes, super simple and fabulous (we’ll be doing this once we have more tomatoes than we know what to do with); simply toss the whole tomatoes in a little oil (of your choice), sprinkle with salt and pepper, and oregano (remember when I had more oregano than I knew what to do with, so I dried it in the dehydrator? Well, that’s what we’ve been using!), and roast at 450 degrees until they burst. The over-medium egg, well, he cooked them like we normally do, in bacon fat 🙂

Have some friends over and wow them with a super easy, flavorful and fulfilling brunch. Also be jealous my hubs cooks like this while I’m catching up on sleep 😀DSC_0952

 

(Dried) Strawberry Balsamic Salad

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I took a break from blogging over the last week and a half while I had family in town (now I have EVEN MORE ideas swirling around in my head to post about-lists everywhere), so I thought I’d get back into the swing with an easy summer salad recipe!

(Dried) Strawberry Balsamic Salad

  • Butter lettuce
  • Diced red onion
  • Cut grilled chicken
  • Dried strawberries
  • Kosher salt/pepp
  • Drizzle balsamic vinegar
  • Drizzle olive oil

Mix everything but the strawberries together in a bowl and toss. Top with dried strawberries.photo (2)

The advantage of this salad is three-fold:

  1. Drying fruit is quick and allows you to use fruit that you may not be able to eat in time if it ripens too quick.
  2. Topping a salad with dried fruit is a great substitute for croutons! Crunchy, but healthier 🙂
  3. If you want the fruit soft-it re-hydrates really well after being tossed in with the dressed salad.

Mushroom Tomato Brussels Hash

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If there’s one thing I love, for breakfast, lunch (great leftovers), or dinner, it’s a quick vegetable hash. The opportunities are endless, and they’re easy. It’s a great way to get a filling, healthy meal all-in-one.

Mushroom Tomato Brussels Hash

  • 1 bag shredded Brussels sprouts
  • 6 slices of bacon, chopped
  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 package white mushrooms
  • Kosher salt/pepp
  • Garlic powder
  • Chili flakes

I began by cooking the chopped bacon in the pan, and then added the onion. I seasoned with kosher salt/pepp, garlic powder and chili flakes, and let the onion cook until it started to become transparent. I added the entire bag of shredded Brussels sprouts, and continued tossing until they started to cook down. I added the mushrooms, and let them cook until they were no longer firm. Last, I added the halved cherry tomatoes, and continued gently tossing until the tomatoes were warm. Nom!photo 1 (2) photo 2 (2)

I enjoyed it with a fresh avocado and some fresh berries 🙂photo