Recipes: Day 4

1 HSO Probiotic with 8 oz. water before breakfast.

Breakfast:

1 tb. butter
1/4 lb. round sandwich steak
3 eggs
kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tb. chunky salsa

-Melt butter in skillet and saute steak for 5-8 minutes per side, or until desired doneness.
-Fry eggs 2-3 minutes on each side until the clear part is white.
-Season with salt, pepper and salsa to taste.

-Beverage: organic coffee with organic creamer and Stevia for me; straight black coffee for Josh. He says after consideration that pure organic black coffee is much better than the typical bitter, stale black processed coffee. I actually agree. The creamer and sweetener still are a nice touch though.
-Serves 1.


Lunch:

Chicken Soup with Homemade Stock

I took the leftover bones and skin from the roasted crockpot chicken last night (a heaping soup bowlful approximately) and started boiling them in my dutch oven at 8 AM. I put in about 3 inches of water. After water was boiling, I turned it to simmer for 4 hours.

After 4 hours, I drained off the fat, skin and bones to leave a highly seasoned concentrated chicken broth. I added the leftover baby carrots from last night (about 1  1/2 cups), 1 cup of diced onion, 1 cup of diced celery, and 2 cups of shredded seasoned leftover chicken form last night. I added 2 tsp. of italian seasoning, and a dash of pepper. I brought this to a boil and simmered for 30 minutes. You could also add potatos and corn, but we are trying to follow the Maler's Diet and both are not allowed just yet.

Josh wanted to add a little kosher salt, but we both thought this was by far the best chicken soup we have ever had. The homemade stock was worth the trouble of making!

-Serves 4

Afternoon slump:
More organic coffee with creamer and Stevia!

Dinner:

Chicken Salad with Greens:

1 c. diced onion
1 c. diced celery
2 c. shredded seasoned chicken from yesterday.
1 Tb. flax oil (I found a bottle of this for $.25 at BB's which is a STEAL!)
2 Tb. Smart Balance Omega Plus mayo (Click here for coupon)
kosher salt and ground pepper to taste

2 c. baby spinach (1/2 bag of 5 oz. Ready Pac Spinach mix)
1/2 cucumber
2 oz. crumbled goat cheese
2 Tb. organic, preservative free ranch* (This is actually taboo until week 3, but my anxious Texan needed his ranch to make the first two weeks workable.)

-Dice vegetables and stir in shredded chicken, oil, mayo and seasoning to taste.
-Serves 2

-Serve with spinach, cucumber, cheese and ranch as side.
-Serves 2

Dessert:

1 c. Strawberry Kefir* (I just realized that only plain kefir is allowed and at week 3 and on for that. Homemade kefir is allowed for the first two weeks, but I can;t stomach making it so I am making an exception here too.)
1/4 c. frozen berries (blackberries and strawberries)

-Serves 1