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

When life gives you eggs, you got to make that omelet

DAY TWO: PORTABELLO MUSHROOM AND GOAT CHEESE OMELET 2/101
 

This one is worth posting, I slightly burnt my omelet compared to the picture in the Fixate book. The recipe was simple ingredients eggs, portabello mushrooms, I used honey goat cheese, and a teaspoon of olive oil.

The equivalent 21 day fix containers are: one green, 1 red, 1/2 blue and a teaspoon.

This meal is gluten free and Vegetarian =) so my tummy is happy, and a happy tummy is a happy Christie.

Note: this was my first time making an omelet and this was one of the reasons why I avoided this recipe.  Well I am happy to say that I would definitely make this again! Also, for MANY years I avoided goat cheese because I thought it would taste weird but I tried it on a whim and LOVE it.

Another note, I did not end up doing the cize exercise Friday, BUT I am planning on starting today and having my rest day be Saturday.

Until tomorrow!