Turkey Burger with an almond bun
So you never thought you could eat a juicy burger in a bun when eating clean…I stumbled over the easiest recipe and it was both low-carb and lean…simply very healthy. Turkey Burger 1 pound/500 gram...
View ArticleGrilled steelhead with roasted vegetables and tarragon and avocado mix
I mentioned I have eaten food I don’t normally eat and although I have tried to stay away from gluten I have had dairy and now I am paying for it. So it is time to get back to basic and cut out all...
View ArticleLet’s grill out and cheer for the Blackhawks!!!
The weather is lovely, Blackhawks is playing so what is more appropriate than flipping some burgers on the BBQ and enjoy the game… Patties 500 grams/ 1 lbs Minced beef garlic powder paprika powder Salt...
View ArticleQuesadillas and a margarita…you gotta love the summer!
I guess you figured out by know that I love my food and sometimes my old favorites comes sneaking up on me! This is when I try to come up with substitute for things I try to stay away from like gluten...
View ArticleGrilled sirloin tip steak with basil vinaigrette tossed vegetables
This is the season to take advantage being able to eat clean and with a new grill I try to cook as much as possible outside and in between the thunderstorms Freddie managed to cook a sirloin tip steak...
View ArticleGrilled steelhead with a super salad and Garlic Romesco
Steelhead or rainbow trout is a fish that I recently started to cook with, it is very similar to salmon in both texture and taste but it is cheaper than salmon. Yesterday I had come a cross a great...
View ArticleLow Carb Pasta Bolognese with Cinnamon!!!
Ever since we got a new grill I have hardly been cooking at all on the stove but yesterday I did a Pasta Bolognese that was just heavenly, heavenly, heavenly…. 1 pound/ 500 grams minced beef 1 Onion 3...
View ArticlePicnic with Sting…
What an absolutely lovely evening we had last night and non of my swedish friends disappointed as we always have a cracking time when we hang together, nor did Sting or the Blackhawks!!! But before we...
View ArticleI grabbed what I had…
Freddie is out of town this week and I am trying to get organized before our own trip so for yesterday’s dinner I grabbed what I had and it turned out to be a great Grilled Chicken Salad with...
View ArticleGrilled Pork Tenderloin with a Spicy Mango Salsa
My sister is an amazing cook and this evening she served from her back pocket a grilled pork tenderloin with a spicy mango salsa with roasted vegetables… Pork Tenderloin 2 pound /1 kg Pork tenderloin...
View ArticleA quick summer lunch full of antioxidants
After a tough workout I came home and I was starving so I quickly put some chicken tender on the grill, sautéed mushrooms and kale and mixed together a cold fresh chimichurri sauce…yum! Chicken Tender...
View ArticleA date night with File mignon and a Moroccan Salsa
Last christmas I got a book called perfect pairings by Evan Goldstein. I love wine but I don’t know too much about it but last night I picked up the book and started to flip through it when I thought I...
View Article5:2 Grilled Chicken with lentils and feta
So it’s been a while since I posted any recipes but I guess things has just been crazy lately. But tonight I made my 5:2 diet dinner with 500 calories and I was surprised how much food I actually ended...
View ArticleLean Meat Bolognese and very tried legs
So not working out with my girls is a new experience as I am ending up workout mostly on my own. I miss them tremendously (but I still will see them like I use too) but I think I am so focused of...
View ArticleGrilled Salmon and a funny spinning class
I am so glad this day is finally coming to its end because it has just been one of those days when everything is not going your way! Mira has started first grade this week and it is very exciting but...
View ArticleGrilled skirt stake, roasted sweet potatoes and guacamole
What a hectic and not so healthy labor day weekend. Every night we had a party and don’t take me wrong it was fun and awesome but maybe not so healthy!! I was really in the mood for something easy,...
View ArticlePut another shrimp in the soup!
I knew last night when I went to bed that my second day fast this week was going to be a tough one. I’m not sure if it is mentally because I already had that mind-set that way, well what I do know was...
View ArticlePizza Date Night
Earlier this week I went to Costco and could not believe my eyes when I saw they already brought out the Christmas decoration and what I thought was even more weird was that there were people putting...
View ArticleVegetable Lobster Bisque…less than 500 calories
We are now 8 weeks into the 5:2 diet and I’m sitting in my kitchen eating a nice bowl of Kefir filled with Chai, buckwheat and hemp cereal just completed my fist “fast” of the week. I’m looking back at...
View ArticleAnother low calorie soup…with chèvre!
After my cracking spinning class this morning I thought this day would be though but fasting has gone great and now we have just finished a delicious Spinach and Asparagus soup topped off with a splash...
View Article