Turkey Turkey Gobble Gobble

This is my recipe for turkey meatballs, which is a staple on my new diet. The recipe from The Skinny Rules was a little dry for my liking so I modified the recipe slightly. I pretty much eat these every day for lunch with different vegetable sides to change it up. They are easy to make and taste delicious.

Here are the ingredients:

I start with Jenny-O 99% fat free ground turkey breast. This brand tends to have the lowest sodium.

¼ cup shredded carrots 

¼ cup shredded zucchini.

1 egg

1/3 cup Italian whole wheat bread crumbs

Combine the ingredients all together.

Then I use about 2 tablespoons of coconut oil (yes I'm obsessed)

I roll the mixture into meatballs and brown them in the hot oil.

I then transfer then to a bigger pot (such as a sauce pan) and add in about 1 cup of low sodium chicken broth. You can use vegetable broth as well.

I then cover and let it simmer for about 10-15 mins until all the meat is cooked through.

They are now ready to serve or you can refrigerate them for a few days or freeze ten for later use.

C'est Magnifique

Tropical Fish

I have been trying to get back on track with eating healthy and getting back on the exercise bandwagon. So for dinner I decided to try something new and I wanted to share it with you all. (I promise it tastes better than it looks)

First of all I am obsessed with coconut oil!! It is the best product out there as far as I am concerned. 

This is a healthy dinner and so easy to make. I will call it tropical fish. I used tilapia fillet.

First you take a few tablespoons of coconut oil. (enough to coat the pan)

Season the tilapia fillet with pepper and garlic powder (you can use salt too, but I didn't use any) then place in the hot oil.

Now for the "special ingredient" Simply Lemonade with Mango juice! I put approximately 3 tablespoons in the pan with the fish and covered to let steam (keeps the fish very moist)

Cook for about 3-5 mins on each side (depends on how thick the fillet is)

Then serve with your favorite side. I made brussel sprouts, which I also mixed with coconut oil, garlic power and pepper, and roasted in the oven at 400 degrees for about 10 mins. They also came out delicious! 

I hope you try this out and enjoy it as much as I did! 

Popcorn Popcorn

I am obsessed with kettle corn. There used to be a kettle corn truck near our house here on the island. They had the most magnificent kettle corn, but they disappeared never to be seen again. There lied the problem. I was without my beloved kettle corn. 

One day, my husband and I had a brilliant idea! We will make our own kettle corn! So here is the recipe, after much trial and error, it is pretty damn good!!

So we start with some coconut oil, approximately 5 tablespoons (i found this brand at TJ Max)

Next you need 1/3 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of popcorn kernels.

Heat the oil evenly (medium/high heat)

Pour in the popcorn 

Then pour the sugar in to coat the kernels

Carefully stir the sugar and the kernels together, making sure to combine the sugar and kernels

Next cover and shake over the heat until all the kernels pop! (you will hear the pooping slow down) **Its important to shake as they pop so all the kernels can pop!

Remove from the heat and place onto a cookie sheet or in a bowl (need to remove from pot as they will continue to cook in the heat and burn)

Put your favorite movie or TV show on and ENJOY!!!