This is a great way to stay away from the temptation of unhealthy food if you're home for an extended period of time with some unexpected temptation in sight.
I've been meaning to record (and/or blog) recipe videos more often but things life & work keep getting in the way! I was so tired on Tuesday, I overslept and woke up TWO hours late! T-W-O!!!
Anyway, I did a lot of cooking this week and decided to record a couple of recipes. I still have a pack of pork ribs in my fridge, that's another potential recipe video/blog right there. I'm thinking spicy ribs? We'll see :)
The turkey mince recipe will be uploaded later today so stay tuned (& subscribe) to www.youtube.com/HealthyDury
Just some more mouth-watering, healthy meals from the challenge :) Three weeks down, three to go!
And the ladies are starting to see results three weeks into it :) Someone's lost over 4kg and another has lost 2.5kg with many inches lost too :) If you're wondering why you can't see any posts from the challenge here, it's because it's a private challenge available only to paid members.
I've been asked for healthy pancake recipes for Shrove Tuesday (tomorrow). I decided to use the opportunity to test out a new recipe inspired by banana pancakes.
I also posted a link to another pancake recipe from my archives.
Enjoy :)
PS These are gluten/wheat free with natural, unprocessed ingredients.
Plantain Pancakes
This is so so SO easy and you just have to try it.
I'm always looking for new ways to cook plantains so a banana pancake recipe inspired me :)
I prefer this recipe because there's no need to sweeten the mixture as plantains are naturally sweet.
What kind of plantains are needed?
As shown in the video, ripe (yellow) plantains although very soft plantains would work even better as they'll be sweeter :)
Watch the video below for how to make these very simple, healthy and yummy pancakes:
Only two ingredients are needed for this simple recipe and it's become one of my favourites after only one try :)
Ingredients
2/3 of a medium plantain
2 eggs
1. Cut the plantain into three pieces (don't peel)
2. Boil for 10-12 minutes
3. Peel the skin off two pieces, add to a bowl.
4. Add the two eggs.
5. Mix
6. Grease pan, add a small portion of mix when hot.
7. Allow to fry/cook on either side for 1.5 minutes (max)
I used 2/3 of a medium plantain because I tried a whole plantain with two eggs and the mixture was too thick. What did I do with the last 1/3? I ate it with some stew of course ;) I'm not one to waste food!
And from the archives...
Almond Flour Pancakes
These are low in carbohydrates, high in protein and healthy fats. The coconut milk is optional because I've made these pancake many times without adding coconut milk and they're still yummy :)
The challenge is well and truly on its way :) It's Week Two!!
Well done ladies, I can't wait to see how you all do this week. This week's challenge is a tough one but very doable :)
If you missed out on this, I'll be running another one in a couple of months. Registration will be much earlier than this one so you'll have more of a chance of entering. I apologise for having to turn a few people away but the deadline was on Friday 1st February.
Don't wait till the next challenge to start eating healthy, make small changes every week and you'll start to see a difference :)
I uploaded this video earlier this week and forgot to post on here. It's been a long but very productive week :)
With the start of the The Get Trimmer Challenge (entry is officially closed), some interesting things coming up and life, I've been a little distracted.
Luckily I recorded and edited this video a while back so all I had to do was upload it to YouTube.
I have a blog post that goes hand in hand with this, as I used a step-by-step approach to reach my goal.
Read more here: "How To Cut Down On Carbs"
Watch the video here:
I'm playing with spice/herb combinations so I decided to try ginger and paprika. I love ginger with chicken but I hardly ever season my meat (goat meat, beef, etc) with it. Paprika is something I just started using more often last year after I ate some chicken my Aunt made. I went back for seconds AND thirds!
1kg Beef
4 medium carrots
2 medium onions
Seasonings: Ginger, paprika, mixed herbs and salt.
Cooked till tender :)
This turned out great and I can now say the ginger & paprika combination is a winner :)
