Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

Creamy Southwest Dressing

By jennincat • Dec 20th, 2008

Today for lunch my kids were going to eat taquitos when the $&*! hit the fan.  We were out of sour cream.  I was about to remind them that they are lucky to have food at all when I remembered I my sweet friend Rachel told me she used Greek Yogurt in place of sour [...]



Favorite Dressing

By jennincat • Oct 15th, 2008

A few years ago my friend made something like this. Since then, I’ve been playing around trying get the ingredients in just the right proportions to fit my taste and it has become, by far, my favorite dressing. So much that I brought it in a cooler with me on vacation. It is a [...]



A “Good Idea” Pudding(s)

By jennincat • Oct 6th, 2008

This is not a recipe I made up. It’s more of an “idea” that I’ve heard buff fitness people make. The few times I’ve been eating my protein pudding outside of my home people have asked me what I’m eating. When I tell them they almost always say, “Oh that’s a good idea.” [...]



Healthy Thai Inspired Soup Recipe

By jennincat • Sep 16th, 2008

I wanted Thai food the other day. But most Thai is loaded with tons of sugar and other things I’m not eating right now so I made this instead! It was yummy.
¾ cup reduced fat coconut milk
6 cups of chicken broth
2.5 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into small chunks
2 cups of water
¼ [...]



Lasagna Love

By jennincat • Sep 14th, 2008

I love this lasagna. I’ve been eating it on my higher carb days during the competition prep and I feel like I’m having a major free meal but I’m not. As soon as the competition is over, I think it will work great for a maintenance food. I think it’s a perfect [...]



“Italian Stallion” Salad Dressing

By jennincat • Sep 12th, 2008

This is really good and even better, it’s really good for you!  It will have you looking as lean as the original Italian Stallion in no time!
4 tbs of olive oil
4 tbs of fresh squeezed lemon juice
4 tbs of raw-unfiltered apple cider vinegar
1 tbs of dry mustard
1 tbs of Worcestershire sauce
4 garlic cloves (minced)
Put all [...]



Homemade Taco Seasoning

By jennincat • Sep 3rd, 2008

Why buy taco seasoning in a packet when it’s full of salt, preservatives and who knows what else especially when it’s super simple to make at home and just as good or better! All these spices are staples in my cabinets so I know I can always make tacos, burritos, or in my case, [...]