Pork Kabob & Spicy Couscous

Pork Kabob

Ingredients:

- Pork tenderloin (2 lbs)
- Couscous (3 cups uncooked)
- Oregano (2 Tbsp)
- Olive oil (4 Tbsp)
- Vinegar (1/2 cup)
- Roasted garlic (4 Tbsp)
- Peppercorns, crushed (2 Tbsp)
- White pepper, crushed (2 Tbsp)

Pork
Cut up tenderloin into 2 inch pieces.
Place in bowl and combine with vinegar, white pepper, peppercorns, roasted garlic and olive oil.
Cover and let stand for 30 to 60 minutes.
Place on metal skewers after coating them with oil.
Preheat grill to medium to high heat, placing skewers and turning them once every 3 minutes until internal temperature reaches ~ 155 Fahrenheit.

Couscous
Bring 3 1/2 cups of water to boil, adding 1/2 tsp of salt during heating.
Slowly combine water, couscous and oregano, mixing evenly until homogeneous mixture develops.

Combine, eat, enjoy.

For sauce, you can use narsharab (Georgian pomegranate sauce).

Grilled Flounder & Cremini Mushrooms

Ingredients:

- Flounder fillet (4 oz)
- Crimini mushrooms (4-6 oz)
- Fresh dill (2 tsp)
- Ginger powder (1 tsp)
- Peppercorn powder (2 tsp)
- Olive oil (4 Tbsp)

Flounder
Season with spices, place on grill.
Grill for 1 to 2 minutes on each side.

Mushrooms
Preheat skillet to high heat.
Once oil is almost smoking, place crushed garlic.
After 1-2 minutes of garlic cooking, add mushrooms and peppercorn powder.
Toss lightly for 2-3 minutes.

Combine, eat, enjoy.

Let me know what you think.

Grilled Flounder & Crimini Mushrooms

Ingredients:

- Flounder fillet (4 oz)
- Crimini mushrooms (4-6 oz)
- Fresh dill (2 tsp)
- Ginger powder (1 tsp)
- Peppercorn powder (2 tsp)
- Olive oil (4 Tbsp)

Flounder

Season with spices, place on grill.
Grill for 1 to 2 minutes on each side.

Mushrooms
Preheat skillet to high heat.
Once oil is almost smoking, place crushed garlic.
After 1-2 minutes of garlic cooking, add mushrooms and peppercorn powder.
Toss lightly for 2-3 minutes.

Combine, eat, enjoy.

Let me know what you think.

Bodybuilding Pancakes.

1/2 cup oats (rolled or otherwise)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
4 egg whites
1 whole egg
1/2 banana
5 whole strawberries (chopped)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 cup milk

Combine and cook like ordinary pancakes.

These are delicious.

Let me know what you think.

Almond & Walnut Shrimp

Walnuts:

Ingredients:

- Toasted walnuts (1/2 cup)
- Sugar (1/8 cup)
- Splenda (1/8 cup)
- Salt (1/2 tsp)
- Paprika (2 tsp)
- Chili Powder (1 tsp)

Mix sugar, Splenda, salt & spices together.

Heat mixture in skillet until sugar dissolves (2-3 minutes)

Stir for additional 30 seconds to caramelize sugar.

Add walnuts and quickly coat with sugar mixture

Take out and place on parchment paper (so they won't clump together)

Break individual nuts apart and let cool.

Shrimp:

Ingredients:

- Jumbo or Collosal shrimp (1 to 1 1/2 cup)
- Almond flour (1/2 cup)
- Whole egg
- Egg whites (1/2 cup)
- Salt
- Pepper (black)
- Olive oil (1/2 cup)

Peel & devein shrimp.

Whisk egg and egg whites together until frothy

Coat shrimp with egg mixture, then dip in almond flour.

Heat skillet on high heat, add 1/2 cup olive oil

When skillet is at high heat & oil is just beginning to smoke, place shrimp in skillet for approximately 5 minutes, turning once half way.

Sauce

Ingredients:

- Mayonnaise (2 Tbsp)
- Milk 2% (2 Tbsp)
- Splenda (1 Tbsp)

Whisk together, spoon on top of shrimp.

Smoked Garlic Chicken Tenderloins

Chicken:

Ingredients:
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Tenderloins (8-10)
- Smoked garlic powder (regular garlic works as well)
- Red pepper flakes
- Olive oil

Heat skillet on high heat after pouring 1/4 cup Olive Oil. When Oil is starting to smoke, place chicken tenderloins and quickly season with garlic & red pepper.

Take chicken out after 4-5 minutes after turning once.

Tomatoes:

Slice tomato up longitudinally into 5-6 slices.
Place on hot skillet covered with Olive Oil. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, black pepper and salt on tomato.

Let fry for 1-2 minutes, take out, combine with chicken and enjoy.

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Sauce is green Habanero & Jalapeno salsa

Blueberries.

Yeah, not much here. Just delicious blueberries.

Soba & Chicken Thighs

Ingredients:

- Boneless skinless chicken thighs (1 lb)
- Soba noodles (1.5 oz)
- Smoked paprika powder (1 tsp)
- Garlic cloves (1 Tbsp)
- Olive oil (2 Tbsp)
- Sweet Chili pepper powder (4 tsp)
- Salt (1/2 tsp)

Preparation:

Noodles:
- Bring water to boil
- Add salt
- Place noodles in water, cook for 6-7 minutes

Chicken thighs:
- Bring saucepan to medium heat
- Add Olive Oil
- Combine chicken thighs & spices in sealed bag, coat evenly
- Place chicken on saucepan, turn heat to high
- Cook for 8-9 minutes, turning once half way though.

Enjoy :)

P.S. I also added in walnuts at the very end. I placed them on a hot skillet and let them heat for 1-2 minutes so they become more aromatic.

Grilled Shrimp & Avocado Salad.

Quick and easy. I bought a pound of shrimp and needed a quick way to cook them.

Ingredients:

-Shrimp, large or above (1lb)
-Lettuce (Iceberg, 1 head)
-Tomatoes (2)
-Avocado (1)
-Tortilla chips, whole wheat
-Cheese, shredded (Mozzarella)
-Olive Oil (4 Tbsp)
-Roasted garlic, crushed (2 cloves)
-Soy sauce (1 Tbsp)
-Paprika powder (2 Tbsp)
-Pepper, black (1 Tbsp)

Preparation:

- Preheat grill to medium.
- De-vein and peel shrimp.
- Combine shrimp, soy sauce, paprika, pepper, garlic & 2 Tbsp olive oil in pan, making sure to coat shrimp evenly.
- Place shrimp on skewers, piercing tail & head.
- Grill shrimp for 1-2 minutes on each side, or until center is no longer translucent.
- Combine Lettuce, Tomatoes, Avocado with shrimp, pour remaining 2 Tbsp Olive Oil over top. Add Tortilla chips & cheese, toss lightly.

Enjoy.