First off, I hope everyone reading this is safe and comfortable. We’ve all been given an opportunity during this Corona virus lockdown to spend more time with family, embrace hobbies, learn a new skill or if you’re like me, grow a sick, pandemic beard. Aside from to not shaving until this whole thing blows over,Continue reading “Spinach, Chicken and Turkey Quinoa Bowl”
Author Archives: Dan Muhlstock
Carnitas Burrito Bowl
Carnitas Burrito Bowl I had Chipotle on Saturday and all i could taste was salt. It’s still all I can taste. So I’m cooking my own version of their burrito bowls for meal prep this week. Ingredients: 4 lbs Pork Butt 2 tablespoons paprika 2 tablespoons salt 2 teaspoons black pepper 1 1/2 teaspoonsContinue reading “Carnitas Burrito Bowl”
Turkey Tacos
MEAL PREP: Turkey Tacos Right now is a really amazing time to be low carb, gluten, and grain free. There are numerous companies that make alternate versions of your favorite carbs, and these days you won’t lose all of your friends for replacing rice, mashed potatoes, and pizza crust with cauliflower (only most of your friends). I’mContinue reading “Turkey Tacos”
Stuffed Cabbage
MEAL PREP: Stuffed Cabbage My favorite cheat meal is a burrito. 90% of the time I follow the Paleo diet, and only eat meat, vegetables, eggs, nuts and seeds. I don’t eat grain, beans, or dairy, and a burrito is all of those things wrapped up in another thing that I don’t eat. So it’sContinue reading “Stuffed Cabbage”
One Skillet Cashew Chicken Stir-fry
MEAL PREP: One Skillet Cashew Chicken Stir-fry Wedding gifts keep pouring in and I recently received a beautiful Le Crueset cast iron pan in sexy-red (image to follow). With proper maintenance, a good cast iron pan is indestructible! This thing is a work of art, and I was really excited to use it. So I wentContinue reading “One Skillet Cashew Chicken Stir-fry”
Beef and Chicken and Broccoli
MEAL PREP: Beef and Chicken and Broccoli I like Chinese food as much as everyone else does, but when you get Chinese takeout it’s full of crappy oils, crappy ingredients, and leaves you feeling just like it, crappy. Luckily, you can quickly whip up these flavors at home by swapping out their crappy ingredients withContinue reading “Beef and Chicken and Broccoli”
Slow Cooker Chicken Sweet Potato Chili
MEAL PREP: Slow Cooker Chicken Sweet Potato Chili I’m getting married in October, and I’ve slowly begun to receive wedding gifts, one gift I just got is a truly beautiful slow cooker (Thank you Stewart and Eileen). With all this great stuff arriving at our place, I think I’m starting to understand why people getContinue reading “Slow Cooker Chicken Sweet Potato Chili”
Blackened Chicken Thighs and Bacon Sweet Potato Hash
MEAL PREP: Blackened Chicken Thighs and Bacon Sweet Potato Hash On days when I don’t have food prepared for work I often go to Whole Foods and make lunches from their hot food and salad bar. They’ve recently been stocking blackened chicken thighs. I like blackening stuff because it healthily adds deep flavor. The issue with WholeContinue reading “Blackened Chicken Thighs and Bacon Sweet Potato Hash”
Meal Prep: Mexican Meatloaf
I meal prepped a Mexican meatloaf this week. I added a ton of vegetables to it so that it would be more nutritious. If you are concerned with the higher calorie count in this than in my other recipes, you can switch out the pork churizo with one made with chicken or turkey, or even sub it outContinue reading “Meal Prep: Mexican Meatloaf”