Quails with rustic potatoes and asparagus

This recipe was inspired by Charlie, a very talented chef from Montreal. And if you are reading this - thank you! You've been nothing but awesome! 

So, let's start with quails... 

Not much to do there, but basically I rubbed the poor little birds with salt and pepper. In a separate bowl I mixed olive oil with fresh rosemary and garlic. Brushed the birds with it and put them in the oven for 20 min, just until they are cooked through. Do not over cook them!! The last 5 min was on broiler, so they get nice colour on them. 

Potatoes were treated pretty much the same way. Asparagus I cooked in the same baking dish after the potatoes were done but I added some red wine vinegar to it, so it still has its crunch and a little bit of sourness at the same time. 

Thanksgiving pumpkin cottage cheesecake

Base is oats! 

1 cup of dry oats, blended into flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 egg 

1 tbs almond milk 

Mix everything, pour and spread in a baking dish and bake 10 mins at 350*F

Filling:

1 cup cottage cheese

2 eggs

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup pumpkin purée 

1 tsp vanilla extract

5 mini bags of stevia

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, pour into pre-cooked base and bake 25-30 mins at 350*F 

Happy Thanksgiving! 

High protein mug cake

Who eats cakes at 9 pm ?! I do! 🙈 mug cake - basically zero carbs, 34 gr protein almost zero sugar!

 1 scoop of protein,

 1 egg white, 

1/4 tsp baking soda,

 2 tbs milk (I used almond),

 1 tbs unsweetened cacao, 

a little bit of water. 

Mix everything and pour in a mug. Microwave for 1 min or a little longer. Be careful, it rises like crazy. 

Enjoy! 

Extra healthy Brownies

So, the recipe is simple but these guys are packed with goodness and protein... And there's zero butter in it! 

You'll need: 

1 cup of oat flour (blend regular oats) 

1 scoop chocolate protein

1/4 cup stevia 

1/4 cup plain yogurt 

1/4 cup almond milk 

1 egg

2 egg whites 

1/2 dark 85% chocolate bar, broken into pieces

1/2 tsp baking soda 

2 tsp unsweetened organic cocoa powder

Preheat the oven to 350F. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, including a part of dark chocolate. Place parchment paper in a baking dish, pour batter in it and bake 20-25 mins. Use a toothpick to check if it's ready. 

Put the rest of the dark chocolate on top while it's still hot. Cut up and serve warm. 

Cottage cheesecake

Well, I just can't find a correct word to describe it... Super healthy perfection? Just to sum up, it makes 7-8 servings and it's only 3 gr of fat, 3 gr of sugar, 16 gr of Protein and 13 gr of carbs per serving. The only thing I can say - Where have you been all my life?! I'm in love! ❤️. 

Here is the recipe... 

1 cup of whole grain oats 

3 large eggs

1 container (500 gr) of 0,5% cottage cheese

1/2 cup almond milk (or regular)

1/4 cup 1% Greek yogurt 

1 tbs baking powder

1/4 cup coconut shavings

1 tbs vanilla extract 

3 tsp stevia 

Preheat the oven to 350F (180 C)

Put oats in a blender and press the button until it becomes oat flour. Take 1/3 cup out and set aside. 

Put the rest of the flour in a big bowl, add 2 eggs, almond milk, 1 tbs stevia. Mix well, pour the mixture into a baking dish. I did spray it with a little bit of oil.

Put in in the oven for 10-15 min. 

Meanwhile, mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl, including the 1/3 cup of oat  flour, 1 egg, the rest of stevia, coconut, vanilla, baking powder, Greek yogurt and cottage cheese. 

In 10-15 min when the base is set, take it out of the oven and pour the cottage cheese mixture on the base, spread it evenly and put it back in the oven for another 30 minutes. 

Let it sit for a bit before serving but OMG it's delish! Let me know how it went! Yummy, right?! 

Quinoa risotto

Hey! It's been a while!!! 

Sorry for not posting new recipes for a while but I was busy. You know how life gets in a way. Well, I am happy to say that I am eating very healthy and I work out a lot. So, for those of you who is still interested in my blog... There is going to be a ton of healthy recipes. Here we go...

I love quinoa and it's packed with good stuff! 

1/4 of big white onion - chopped

1/2 cup dry quinoa

4 portobello mushroom caps

Kale (as much as you want)

1 cup milk (I don't eat dairy, so I used almond milk) 

1-2  chicken breasts

1 tbs Garlic powder 

Black pepper and salt to taste

Start with heating a frying pan, throw chopped onion in there. Yep, that's right no oil or butter! 

As soon as the opinion starts being soft, add 1/4 cup of water. Cut up chicken breasts and add to the onions. Keep your eye on it, give it 30-40 seconds and add quinoa. Pour 1 1/2 cups of water in the pan, cover and turn the heat down to medium-low. 

Quinoa will absorb all the water after 10-15 minutes, when it happens add milk, cut up portobello and cut up kale, stir, add garlic powder, salt and pepper, stir again and put the lid back on for another 5-7 minutes. TaDaa! Enjoy! 😉

Cheese Mushroom soup

Easy and delish! 

You will need: 

Mushrooms cut 2 cups

1 carrot

3 small potatoes

1 small onion

2 garlic cloves

3 cheese slices (I used Kraft) 

1/2 cup milk

4 cups of water

Cut carrot, onion and potatoes in small pieces, put in a medium pot and add water. Fry mushrooms in a frying pan with a teaspoon of olive oil, add to the pot. Boil everything until the veggies are soft. Purée it using blender, add cheese slices and milk. Mix until cheese melts. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.