Insert Chicken Pun Here

DAY 10:

I made the Grape Chicken Salad WITH the Honey Mustard dressing (another two for one!) This was SO easy to make and talk about healthy, all natural ingredients.  

The honey mustard dressing in the fixate book TASTES great! Especially with the chicken =) I never made my own salad dressing before and was pleasantly surprised with this one.  

ALSO the salad kept me full for a while! Which was awesome...

My post lunch pre workout snack... I certainly cannot get enough of these shaker bottles. 

What should I make next?

We talk about the most important meal of the Day!

DAY 9

BREAKFAST FRITATA!  Okay just a minor alteration from the fixate book, I stuck to the recipe in the Hammer and Chisel Program Guide for this one.  BUT the Fritata is also in the Fixate book!  So it still counts?

I have never thought to make this dish because I never bake eggs, but this was super simple.  (Despite me stupidly grabbing the pan handle AFTER it coming out of the stove. OUCH!)

This has it all protein, veggies and not only when I have a serving am I full!!

Hammer and Chisel has been kicking my butt =) I love Sagi though, he makes me laught during my hard exercises.  My muscles HURT but it's a good pain.

French say Oh LaLa

DAY EIGHT:

I made my first batch at french toast from the fixate book.

I have to admit I have enjoyed making things I normally would not make =)

In order to make it Gluten Free I used GF bread from Shaws.  It absorbed and took to the egg mixture really well!  

Great breakfast dish that I would absolutely make again.

DAY 1/2 Hammer & Chisel Exercises have been kicking my butt, but that is the point.  

So far I have done Chisel Balance which I found difficult the first day. The worst exercise was the bent over row to a squat while on one foot.

Today I did Hammer Pylometrics with Sagi which was HARD! OMG The amount of burpees.  I did what I could I am very sore. But I will continue the challenge.

Until tomorrow... what would you like to see me make next. 

Why did the Chicken cross the road?

DAY SEVEN!

Today I made Chicken with a Cabrese Salad from the Fixate book.  This was another one that I ALWAYS wanted to try and just never completed.

The only issue I had was the chicken breast.  I don't normally make chicken, my husband usually deals with the meat.

BUT I did it and I was very tasty =)

I would definitely make this again... I am loving this experiment.  This cookbook is so full of delish!  What should I do next?

Two for one!

DAY FIVE AND SIX!

 SWEET POTATO

ZUCCHINI BAKE

I made the two dishes presented as a side in the Fixate book right from the recipe.  I made the two dishes within a half hour and they are DELISH!

First the sweet potato, it was very easy, cut sweet potato, cut onion, salt, pepper and in the oven it goes.  I would prefer a softer potato but it was very tasty. 

1 yellow is a serving

Second the Zucchini Bake was also very easy to make!! Four zucchini that I cut lengthwise.  Then it was Parmesan cheese, 2 TBSP of grated lemon peel, parsley, oregano, and into the oven.

1 green 

I must say that both these have been on my list of things to make since I got the book and procrastination I never made them.  Well these were so easy and I have gotten many sides out of them! I stay relatively full for HOURS.  Also my tummy is happy because they are both Gluten Free!

Breakfast for Dinner?

DAY FIVE: POACHED EGGS WITH ASPARAGUS TOAST

Welp, I took a picture but I must have deleted it off my phone.  This was made on Wednesday of this week.  You know when life just gets the better of you? Well that was me this week 100%, after Tuesday I did not have time to work out and my husband and I were out of food.  So I will be back this week mind you!

So, for the poached egg, I instead did overeasy (easier than boiling water) and to make it gluten-free I made it without the toast, and I would have added GF bread, but alas we had to go grocery shopping desperately!

One of my favorite ways to make asparagus is to spray a glass flat with cooking spray, lay the Asparagus down, then bake on 425 for 6 minutes, take them out, turn them/roll them, put them back in for 6 minutes.  Once out I do Parmesan mixed with garlic salt and coat the asparagus with that.

Let me tell you it is HUSBAND approved.  Not only did he eat asparagus, but he went back for seconds.

So I would ABSOLUTELY try this again with GF bread, toasted, and maybe poached.

Until next time!

Where did I go wrong? Am I cliche?

DAY FOUR: CUCUMBER WITH HUMMUS

So I TRIED BLOG WORLD! I tried! Where Did I go wrong? HOW did they cut their cucumbers so beautifully? Blog world please enlighten me.  I got my veggie slicer and I tried to make the thin long slices. Maybe I need a longer slicer? But I could not get my cucumber slices long enough OR thick enough.

So I gave up after a couple of attempts and just cut my cucumber and got some hummus.

Will I make it again? I want to try this looks like a good idea but I need different technique or different equipment and any input would be beneficial! The meal is gluten free, vegan friendly, and dairy free.  I found it filling.  I would definitely add the red peppers next time!

In other news my dinner today was made by a friend and full of deliciousness:

<3 What would you lie to see attempted from the fixate book tomorrow? Day 4/101