I have really been impressed with the things I have made and come up with lately, i'm totally in love with myself right now. :) I don't think i've ever eaten such tasty things and this was at the top of the list for tastiness.

Ingredients:
1 Pork Tenderloin (I used a peppercorn flavored one)
1/2 bag spinach
Reduced fat feta cheese

Directions:

1. Cut tenderloin down the middle to make a pocket
2. Boil water in a pan - add 1/2 bag of spinach
3. Boil spinach for 1-2 minutes so it is slightly wilted
4. Drain spinach
5. Place spinach inside of Tenderloin pocket
6. Top with Feta Cheese
7. Cook at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes

If you couldn't tell by now, I am an Ice Cream kind of girl! I especially love ice cream in the form of a Milkshake. For those of you from my native homeland, I'm sure you would all agree that Mack's Drive-In has some delicious milkshakes! Am I right? My favorite was always banana raspberry. However, I am also a cookie dough milkshake fan, D-licious! So I bring to you a recipe for exactly such a milkshake. Also, I am not a vegan expert, but I do believe all the ingredients qualify for being a vegan milkshake.

Ingredients:

Makes 4 Servings

Ice Cream
4 Frozen Bananas (to freeze bananas peel and slice. Place slices into zip lock bag and freeze)
2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

Cookie Dough
1/3 cup walnuts
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup pitted dates (or 6-8 dates)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 Tablespoon natural peanut butter

Directions:
Cookie Dough (make first)
Combine all cookie dough ingredients in food processor.
Combine until cookie dough mixture forms
Roll dough into balls and set aside (makes about 12 balls)

Ice Cream
Combine ingredients in food processor - hold on tight to your food processor to begin with, it is gonna rock and roll all over the place!
Process until a creamy mixture forms

Spoon mixture into 4 bowls and top each with 3-4 cookie dough balls.

*This recipe has been modified, but the original recipe for this came from damyhealth.com - this website ROCKS!

Remember the old jello commercials? So catchy. Well today I have for you a healthier version of Jello, and why it may not taste like the good ole jiggler kind, it is pretty darn good for containing NO SUGAR!

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups of water
8 herbal tea bags
2 packets unflavored gelatin
2 tsp artificial sweetner (optional)

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
• Add tea bags - leave until desired flavor is achieved
• Add artificial sweetner to this mixture
• Remove 1 cup of mixture and cool in the fridge
• After the 1 cup mixture is cooled remove from fridge and empty 2 packets of unflavored gelatin on top - let it sit for 1-2 minutes
• Rewarm the remaining 3 cups and add to gelatin mixture - stir for 5 minutes.
• Put into desired dish and add any fruit you would like
• Cool in the fridge for about 30 minutes

*I like the celestial herbal teas - they have fruity ones such as blueberry and raspberry.
**If you try to avoid artificial sweetners (as I am trying to do) you don't need the sweetner. I tried another batch without and topped it with a teaspoon of plain yogurt and honey and it was still deliciouis!
***OR you could just use natural fruit juice that has no added sugars!

**** The idea and original recipe for this came from http://blog.recipeforfitness.com/

I'm pretty sure nothing is better than homemade ice cream and lucky for you I have found something just simply awesome! So lets get to it!


                                                    Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Chocolate Strawberry Ice Cream:
Ingredients:
6 strawberries
1 cup unsweetened Almond Milk (chocolate flavor or Vanilla)
1 scoop Whey Protein - chocolate
1/2 Tsp. of Vanilla

Combine all ingredients in blender.
Place blended mixture in a quart size ziploc bag
Fill a gallon size ziploc bag with ice - pour in some salt (regular iodized salt works just fine)
Place quart size bag into gallon bag.
Shake and roll away for 5 minutes
BAM! You've got Chocolate Strawberry Ice cream!

Healthy and full of protein, now that is what I am talking about!

OTHER FLAVORS
Peanut Butter
Follow recipe from above, but substitute the strawberries for 1 Tablespoon of peanut butter. After the mixture was blended I added shavings of a 85% cacao dark chocolate bar to the mixture.

Mint Chocolate Chip
Follow recipe above, instead of strawberries use 1 teaspoon of mint extract. After mixture is blended I added shavings of a 85% cacao dark chocolate bar. Topped with additional shavings when hardened.

**** This idea came from http://blog.recipeforfitness.com/

I apologize for not posting for a little bit, but it does come with good reason. At the Bootcamp I attend I am in a competition called the Biggest Winner. About a week ago I made the top 5 (although I don't know exactly how many are competing), but I figured I better get super serious about this! So I have been following my trainers figure competition meal plan. It's been effective, there is some variety in the food, but not enough that I have been able to try/make up new recipes - the reason for no recent recipes. However, considering the foods on my meal plan I have come up with a little variation that I think fits into it well, and I think it tastes awesome because it incorporates one of my favorite foods, buffalo wings!


Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
2 Slices Ezekiel bread (or your choice of bread)
1 can of canned chicken breast
2-3 TBSP plain yogurt (I used Fage 0% yogurt for this)
Franks buffalo sauce (Has 0 calories and no artificial sweetners, but is a little high in sodium :( - it can be found in the hot sauce aisle)


Simply strain and empty the chicken breast into a bowl, add yogurt and as much sauce as you like, stir and place on top of a bread slice.

* I toast my ezekiel bread to give it a nice crunch
** For my meal I only use 1 slice of bread - I don't like thick sandwiches where the bread is just over done.
*** Don't worry, this is not the only thing I eat for my meal, I pair it with some yogurt etc..... So have no fear, I am not starving myself on this meal plan!

Oh and wish me luck, I'm going on a cruise this week, following an intense meal plan and going on a cruise is going to be hard work! Have you seen the food on cruise ships!? Only totally delicious and plentiful! Oh and here is another rant for half a second, yesterday my husband said he NEEDED a blizzard from Dairy Queen, so he dragged my butt there and I got to watch him and several others sit and enjoy their ice cream (only one of my favorite foods). How rude! :) I was a little bummed I couldn't have one, but I tried not to think about it and on the way home I wasn't sorry that I didn't have one, I felt pretty proud of myself.