Mexican Chickpea Bean Maize Casserole Ole!

Ok so this one is a bit complex.

1st Part

1 Can of Chickpeas

5 Cloves Garlic

2 Teaspoons Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon Unsweetened Cocoa

1 Tablespoon Crushed Red Pepper

1/2 Tablespoon Oregano

1/2 Tablespoon Cumin

1/2 Tablespoon Salt

1/2 Cup of Water

Take all of these ingredients and blend it up. Add more water to make your mixture a little thicker than pancake mix. Set this aside for now.

2nd Part

1 Can Black Beans

1 small Can of Corn

3 cloves of garlic (chopped)

1/2 Onion (chopped)

Cook this up in a frying pan. Set aside.

3rd Part (which actually you probably have to do first)

1 Red Bell Pepper

1 Onion

Roast these.

4th part (combination step)

1. Cook the chickpea mixture like a pancake. If it is too thick it won't flip. That's ok, you can swivel it around to cook it evenly. Put heated cake type thing on a plate.

2. Top with roasted veggies.

3. Top with Bean & Corn mixture

4. Garnish with Cilantro

Enjoy

Pork & Beans Egg White Omelette

4 oz. pork, chopped into strips

1/2 medium onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic

2 tsp olive oil

1/4 c. black beans

cook these ingredients together on low heat in a small frying pan

4 egg whites

cook these in a frying pan until done

food Journal 1/25/11

Ok, so i've been terrible about posting, but I've been worse at keeping my calories down.

So we're getting back to the basics. For Lunch I had dominican meal for about 800 calories. Dinner was a spicy corn soft taco for 485 calories. Daily total 1285.

I also did a light workout of yoga, pushups, jumping jacks and abs exercises.

A Mediterranean experiment not yet complete

5 cloves garlic

1/2 oz fresh ginger

2 tbsp. turmeric powder

1/2 c. chickpeas

1/2 tomato (chopped)

1/2 onion (chopped)

1 tbsp. olive oil

1/2 red bell pepper

2 teaspoons dry mustard

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon raisins

1/2 teaspoon hot paprika

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon honey

1 4 oz chicken breast

Put all of these ingredients in a sauce pan and cook on extremely low heat. Mine was a bit too gingery so make sure you finely chop or grate only the amount of ginger your taste buds can handle.

Provence Mustard Penne

1/2 Cup Penne Pasta

4 oz. chicken breast (chopped)

2 tbsp. chickpeas

1/2 onion (chopped)

1 pinch of kosher salt

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce

1/2 tablespoon dry mustard

1 tablespoon capers

1/2 tablespoon herbs de provence

Cook the chicken with all the ingredients under it. Mix with the cooked pasta. Bon a petit!

Hot Chickpea Salad

It's been awhile but I'm back.

Ok here is the dish

1/2 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon turmeric powder

pinch of salt

pinch of black pepper

pinch of cinnamon

1/2 tablespoon honey

1/2 cup chickpeas

3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)

2 tbsp. onion

2 slices of tomato (chopped)

1 tablespoon black olives

2 strips of red bell pepper (chopped)

Pickled Horseradish Chicken Sandwich

Back from being sick. Sorry for the slow amount of postings.

2 tablespoons fresh horseradish

6 slices of pickles

2 slices tomato

1 baguette

1 oz. smoked gouda cheese

6 oz. chicken breast (shredded)

paprika to taste

pinch of salt

1/2 teaspoon butter

2 eggs

1. cut the baguette in half and lather on 1 tbsp. of horseradish (warm in the oven)

2. cook the chicken with the other tbsp of horseradish and pam spray

3. cook the 2 eggs like an omelet (with the butter, salt and cheese)

4. put the chicken, omelet, pickles, tomato and paprika on the baguette

5. cook in the oven for 5 minutes

Voila. Tangy, delicious sandwich. Not the healthiest, but I hadn't eaten all day on account of being sick. It also clears out the sinuses.