Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins

I've been wanting to try a different egg muffin recipe since I always eat my bacon, egg muffin for breakfast when I'm at work. I decided to try the Buffalo chicken egg muffin recipe from the 21-Day Sugar Detox Book. Here's a link to the recipe. 

http://balancedbites.com/2013/02/easy-recipe-buffalo-chicken-egg-muffins.html

I didn't quite follow the recipe. I roasted a whole chicken a few days ago so I shredded it and used that. I also didn't have parchment lined muffin cups so I decided to use my silicone muffin pan. I think these cups are smaller than a regular muffin pan so my eggs were over flowing. Next time I would use 10 eggs instead of 12. I didn't add the green onions because I don't like onions. 

The muffins came out of the silicone pan so easy. I'm glad I used it instead of muffin liners. Here's what they look like...

These muffins were pretty good and I might try to freeze some so I'll always have some on hand. 

Roasted Cauliflower Soup and Shrimp Pad Thai

I finally had a chance to try out some recipes from The 21 Day Sugar Detox book that will be released at the end of the month. After crossfit, Lowes, Ikea and a trip to Whole Foods, I was starving and wanted to make something easy and quick and with ingredients that I had in my fridge. I was in a soup mode so I decided to make the Roasted Cauliflower Soup. I made a few modifications since I didn't have any carrots. Luckily I had some bone broth stored in the freezer. 

I marinated the cauliflower in a rosted garlic olive oil. I also didn't want to wait 30-40 minutes at 375 so I did 20-25 mins at 425. 

Overall, the soup was delicious and it was fast and easy to make. 

Shrimp Pad Thai satisfied my Thai craving. Instead of steaming the zucchini noodles, I "sweated" them out in the oven for 25 mins at 200 degrees (I did this earlier in the day so I didn't have to worry about it come dinner time. 

I ran out of almond butter so I whipped up a batch in the vitamix to use in the sauce. The sauce was good but it probably didn't need the whole 1/2 cup of coconut aminos. I ended up using less than 1/2 c and it tastes great. 

My non-paleo dinner guests enjoyed the meal greatly!

I'm excited for this new book and can't wait to do another round of the sugar detox using the recipes from the book. 

Hello Again!

It's been awhile since I've been on here.   A lot has happened...let's see I almost

sliced my finger off using a mandolin slicer while trying to cut a sweet potato. I ended up getting 9 stitches and had to be off work for 2 weeks. I'm not gonna post any pictures because it was pretty gruesome. I completed a 4 mile race the next day after my finger injury.  That's pretty much what happened in August. 

In September, I completed an Olympic distance triathlon. 

I have a half marathon coming up in a week and training hasn't been that great. I just plan to finish. It'll be my first half marathon since May 2012. 

I had a chance to meet the author of "Against All Grain" Danielle Walker. She came to San Diego for a talk and book signing. She was awesome! Very inspiring.  Can't wait for the next book!

Day 22! Reflections

I finally completed one full round of the 21 Day Sugar Detox, level 3. I lost 8 lbs total with moderate exercise. My clothes fits me better and I feel great. I can't believe how much energy I had. I've learned a lot about food and how diet can affect you. 

I look at these past 3 weeks as a steeping stone to the way I eat everyday. I know I'm not perfect and there will be days where I'll have "bad" foods but overall I'm more aware of what I'm putting into my body. 

I plan to introduce fruit back into my diet and also raw honey. 

Today's lunch was good and still part of the detox criteria...

Kale, tomatoes, bell peppers and chicken salad

I went to a heated yoga session and it was awesome! Good to be back at yoga. 

My first recipe from my new cookbook "Against All Grain" by Danielle Walker was the slow cooker orange chicken. I had it w/cauliflower rice (also from the cookbook) and green beans

It was really good. My non-paleo boyfriend ate te chicken too (but w/real rice). 

What a nice day to start my vacation!

Day 21- Lots of working!

So I ended up working a total of 17 hours so I wasn't prepared. At my 4am breakfast, I had chicken salad w/chia seeds in coconut milk. 

At 8am, I had 2 hard boiled eggs (that I purchased from the cafeteria) and my green veggie juice. I also munched on almonds and radishes. 

When I got home, I had some pistachios and then I took a "nap".

When I woke up, I didn't feel like eating anything so I made a hemp protein shake and pistachios. 

Day 20- Feeling strong

One more day to go! 

My 4am breakfast was the usual...eggs, bacon, avocado & chia seeds. 

When I got home, I had some pistachios :)

When I woke up from my day sleeping, I had my green veggie juice and a chicken salad (chicken breast mixed w/homemade mayo). 

I somehow convinced myself to go on a 2 mile run before going back to work. After my run, I made a hemp protein shake (hemp protein powder, frozen banana, almond milk, almond butter, avocado, spinach, coffee beans and flax seed oil)

For dinner, I had some leftovers 

Pork chop, asparagus, and roasted brussel sprouts. 

Day 19- Almost there!

I actually feel good at 4am. I don't feel tired like I normally would be when I wasn't on the detox. 

Breakfast was the usual. 

They were short staffed at work so I stayed an extra 4 (that's 16 hours total!). Luckily, I brought enough food but I'm surprised I wasn't that hungry. When I got home, I had a green veggie juice and pistachios and went to bed to do it all again later. It was nice to see some sun light...and beautiful flowers :)

After only sleep 5 hours, I woke up and made a hemp protein powder shake. 

Before heading in to work I had a pork chop, cauliflower mash and asparagus