Sunday, 12 April 2015
Tweety's Paprika Chicken and Cauliflower Rice
Here we are again!!
It's time for some more Sunday afternoon cooking and today was part of the complete food prep for the week!!!
It's time for some more Sunday afternoon cooking and today was part of the complete food prep for the week!!!
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| All ready to go! |
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| 500g chicken, 3 peppers, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 cauliflower, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp mixed dried herbs, 2 bay leaves, black pepper, 2 cubes of chicken stock, can of chopped tomatoes and coconut oil. |
Chop the chicken up and remove all visible fat, chop up 3 peppers and the garlic to get you started. (please note the sweet potato has photo-bombed and isn't included in this recipe)
Heat up your pan and put in a bit of coconut oil (you can use an oil of your choice but I would recommend a healthy option and stir clear of the butter or stick marg)
Add the chicken to the pan and season with black pepper and fry for 4-5 minutes until browned.
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| Chicken in the pan, black pepper in and frying! |
Stir in the garlic,paprika and cook for a minute more. Then add the can of chopped tomatoes, chopped peppers, chicken stock, bays leaves and mixed herbs. Bring to a simmer and stir well! Leave to cook for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
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| Everything is in and it's time to let the magic happen!! |
In the meantime get ready to make a bit of mess unless you have a food processor! (I haven't so I made a bit of mess)
Get your cauliflower, remove all the leaves and cut up to remove the stork,next get your grater with a bowl underneath and get grating! It takes a while to get through it and I would recommend switching arms to get a workout in both!
Or if you have food processor just remove the leaves and stork and them whack in the tub and off you go!!
Once it is all done, get a frying pan, heat it up with a bit of oil and throw the cauliflower in. Add a bit of dried coriander and cumin to give it a bit of flavour. Mix and fry of for a few minutes and then it is done and ready to go!
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| Grated cauliflower with cumin and coriander. |
Once your chicken is ready, add a couple of teaspoons of cornflour into the pan to thicken the sauce up.
I have split both the paprika chicken and cauliflower into 5 portions ready for my dinners in the week.
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| Ready to go for the week!! |
Tweety's Sunday Food Prep!
To get the week off to a good start this week and I am going to prep as much in advance as I can, I seen a few people do this before and heard they found it easier to stay on track and takes the stress out of worrying about food too much during a busy week!
I really want to see if this is true and to see if I can 100% stick to the food I set for myself over the week, it will be all cooked (as much as possible) and be ready to go for breakfasts, lunches and dinners with snacks in between! I may even go as far to write out all my workouts ready to give me added focus at the gym!
Sunday afternoon's are made for prep! I got up this morning after a great night out with the gym crew and went to the gym at 8am, completed my workout, got showered, cooked a tasty omelette for breakfast and headed out to do the food shopping! I went with a list of the things I needed to prep all my meals and snacks! (didn't want to get sidetracked)
It is now 17:30pm and I am done!!! Food prep complete!!
The shopping is made up of:
I really want to see if this is true and to see if I can 100% stick to the food I set for myself over the week, it will be all cooked (as much as possible) and be ready to go for breakfasts, lunches and dinners with snacks in between! I may even go as far to write out all my workouts ready to give me added focus at the gym!
Sunday afternoon's are made for prep! I got up this morning after a great night out with the gym crew and went to the gym at 8am, completed my workout, got showered, cooked a tasty omelette for breakfast and headed out to do the food shopping! I went with a list of the things I needed to prep all my meals and snacks! (didn't want to get sidetracked)
It is now 17:30pm and I am done!!! Food prep complete!!
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| The food shopping! One bag to complete the magic! |
- bag of mixed seeds
- bag of plain cashew nuts
- 1 head of broccoli
- 2 heads of cauliflower
- 3 peppers
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- a bag of carrots
- 500g pack of chicken
- 2 packs of 2 portions of salmon
- a pack of mangetout
- smoked back bacon
- free range eggs
- peanut butter
From the cupboard:
First I measured out my afternoon snack. 30g of mixed seeds and 25g of plain cashew nuts into a tub and 5 done. (there was a bit left over so that is ready in case I need a little something extra, I know its there and its healthy)
Next I made Paprika Chicken with cauliflower rice, more information on that will be in a separate post. Once done it was split into 5 portions ready for my evening meals.
And finally I made lunches, that are made up of Salmon, grated carrot, sliced and fried sweet potato and steamed broccoli with a piece of fruit for after.
Breakfast will be a packet of raspberry porridge, it doesn't need any advance prep as it is already measured so can be made in the morning.
Mid morning, I will have a protein shake as my morning snack around 10:30am
I have been going most of the afternoon, I had a break for a cuppa and to change the washing over but all in I think its about 3 and 1/2 hours which isn't bad considering the time it will save in the week!
Right Week... you best be ready because I am and I am going to hit you hard!!!!
- coconut oil
- mixed herbs
- garlic
- bay leaves
- black pepper
- can of chopped toms
- paprika
- chicken stock
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| Getting everything ready for cooking! |
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| A mountain of plastic tubs is required! |
Next I made Paprika Chicken with cauliflower rice, more information on that will be in a separate post. Once done it was split into 5 portions ready for my evening meals.
And finally I made lunches, that are made up of Salmon, grated carrot, sliced and fried sweet potato and steamed broccoli with a piece of fruit for after.
Breakfast will be a packet of raspberry porridge, it doesn't need any advance prep as it is already measured so can be made in the morning.
Mid morning, I will have a protein shake as my morning snack around 10:30am
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| And here we go...Ready for the week!!! |
Right Week... you best be ready because I am and I am going to hit you hard!!!!
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Tweety's Beef and Vegetable mash up!
After a trip to a weekly club that just measures progress on weight, I am feeling inspired to get myself in shape but I will stop getting hung up on what the scales say. I am training at least 3 times a week, I'm fueling my body with the right things and I'm loosing inches where it matters!
So inspiration has created the below Beef and Vegetable mash up!!!
This little baby is completely made up this evening and is quite tasty!!!
So heat up your pan and a bit of your chosen oil, I used coconut oil. Throw the beef in and fry for 3-4 minutes until browned on the outside and add the courgette and peppers and fry for 6-7 minutes.
In the meantime, steam the broccoli in the mircowave, I have these magic bags which work wonders (I will let you know where they are from another time) and once that is done add it to the pan.
The mircowave the sweet potato for a couple of minutes so it is softened and then add to the pan.
Once everything is in the pan, stir fry for a few minutes until everything is cooked, add the chopped tomatoes and pesto and then after another 5 minutes or so it is ready!
So inspiration has created the below Beef and Vegetable mash up!!!
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| 1 courgette, 2 peppers, 1 head of broccoli, 2 sweet potatoes, 1 pack of lean beef, red pesto and not pictured a can of chopped tomatoes |
In the meantime, steam the broccoli in the mircowave, I have these magic bags which work wonders (I will let you know where they are from another time) and once that is done add it to the pan.
The mircowave the sweet potato for a couple of minutes so it is softened and then add to the pan.
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| Steamed Broccoli! |
And there is enough to lunch and dinner tomorrow so I will continue to enjoy my new creation then hehehehe!
Tweety's push up progress
I am not great at push ups but I have been going from strength to strength and they are really coming together.....
Really pleased with that!! #getresults
Really pleased with that!! #getresults
Sunday, 5 April 2015
Tweety's Mexican Chicken and rice
As it is Easter weekend and because I can, I cooked dinner for my parents on Saturday evening!
After looking through all my cookbooks and magazines with an abundance of recipes that I could do, I have decided on (with the help of my dad) to go for Mexican Chicken and Rice from a magazine.
This is a simple recipe that can be done in a slow cooker as easily as it was done in the oven. The prep doesn't taken long and it is ready in about 50 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 190 degrees. Start by frying the chicken in the pan with the olive oil for 6-8 minutes on a high heat until brown on the outside, then set aside.
After looking through all my cookbooks and magazines with an abundance of recipes that I could do, I have decided on (with the help of my dad) to go for Mexican Chicken and Rice from a magazine.
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| Mexican Chicken and Rice! |
This is a simple recipe that can be done in a slow cooker as easily as it was done in the oven. The prep doesn't taken long and it is ready in about 50 minutes.
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| 3 peppers, 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 300g of rice, 4 chicken breasts, 1 can of kidney beans, bit of olive oil, 1 tsp of smoked paprika, 1 tsp of chilli flakes, 2 tsps of cumin, 600ml of chicken stock, 200g frozen peas. |
Preheat your oven to 190 degrees. Start by frying the chicken in the pan with the olive oil for 6-8 minutes on a high heat until brown on the outside, then set aside.
Next, add the onions to the pan and fry for 5-6 minutes and then add the spices, garlic and rice. Fry for another minute.
Then transfer from the pan into an ovenproof pot or slow cooker. Add the chicken, peppers and stock. Cover with lid if available or foil.
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| Ready for the oven, let's get the lid on! |
Cook in the oven for 20 minutes, then taken out, add the kidney beans(drained and rinsed) and the frozen peas. Stir them in and put back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes until most of the stock has gone.
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| The magic in progress! |
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| What a beauty! Full of goodness! |
After magic is complete serve straight up and get it on the table! It wasn't on our plates long! It has a bit of a kick and the chicken was cooked perfectly!
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| Clean Plates!!! |
Saturday, 4 April 2015
Tweety's new earphones
I wasn't able to resist these earphones yesterday when I saw them say "Guaranteed to never fall out" - Yurbuds 100 Inspire for Women.
I am sure, I like loads of people have struggled with earphones in the past, they won't stay in, hey are uncomfortable, their too big so won't fit, the list goes on... I have found some recently that work well for me but as I said I wasn't able to resist these so I purchased them and tried them this morning on my run!
So Yurbuds, its time to give you a try...
There are two sizes of the enhancers included in the pack and I have used the smallest ones, as I have small ears!! They look very different from any earphones I have had in the past but this is not a bad thing at all! They are easy to put in (following the instructions). I found it a very odd feeling at first, they seemed quite big and I wasn't convinced they were going to stay in at all. I did then jump up and down and bobbing my head at the same time in all different directions to see what happened! And I have to say.... they stayed in beautifully, they didn't even move slightly so after that very 'rigorous' test, I felt ready to go for a run with them!
5.72km later....
I can not believe I had so little trust in these earphones when I first put them in, they didn't move or come out at all whilst I was running! I did have to take one out to itch at one point but it went back in easily and again didn't move or fall out at all! I would recommend these very highly and I will be using them from now on! 5 out of 5
I am sure, I like loads of people have struggled with earphones in the past, they won't stay in, hey are uncomfortable, their too big so won't fit, the list goes on... I have found some recently that work well for me but as I said I wasn't able to resist these so I purchased them and tried them this morning on my run!
So Yurbuds, its time to give you a try...
There are two sizes of the enhancers included in the pack and I have used the smallest ones, as I have small ears!! They look very different from any earphones I have had in the past but this is not a bad thing at all! They are easy to put in (following the instructions). I found it a very odd feeling at first, they seemed quite big and I wasn't convinced they were going to stay in at all. I did then jump up and down and bobbing my head at the same time in all different directions to see what happened! And I have to say.... they stayed in beautifully, they didn't even move slightly so after that very 'rigorous' test, I felt ready to go for a run with them!
5.72km later....
I can not believe I had so little trust in these earphones when I first put them in, they didn't move or come out at all whilst I was running! I did have to take one out to itch at one point but it went back in easily and again didn't move or fall out at all! I would recommend these very highly and I will be using them from now on! 5 out of 5
http://www.yurbuds.com/uk/for-women/152inspire-100-for-women.html#/color_uk-pink
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