HOW TO: Poached Eggs

From my previous post, it seemed that a few people wanted a more detailed description on how to make the poached eggs. Ask and you shall receive!

Step one: Fill a pot up with 3-4 inches of water and set to boil. Grab ANY mug and line it with cling wrap.

Step 2: Line the cling wrap with non-stick spray or coconut or olive oil to keep the egg from sticking. Then put in the raw egg.

Step 3: When the water is boiling, twist the top of the cling wrap to keep the egg inside, and then place the whole pouch in the water. Set the timer for 3 minutes.

Step 4: Pull the top of the saran wrap (carefully, it was just in boiling water...) and then release the egg on to your plate. PERFECTLY COOKED!

Let me know if you try it!! SO easy and a great way to get in lots of protein! :) 

xo

Healthy, Vegan, burgers?

To carry on the healthy food for 2015... let's have burgers!

I went to "Bareburger" in Astoria, Queens this weekend to celebrate finding a new apartment with Chase! :) We finally found one that was going to work for us, which was fantastic, and we celebrated with burgers.

This burger is a Sweet Potato and Rice patty served with hummus and tomatos on a collard green leaf! Stay tuned, because you better believe I will be recreating this at home.

Check out your local burger places for vegetarian or vegan burgers for a more tummy conscious option! The Collard green leaf did nothing to satisfy you desire for a burger bun but I enjoyed it. Of course you can ask for a regular bun though ;)

Hope your SECOND week of 2015 is FANTASTIC! Stay tuned for more food tips :)

xo

Hello, 2015

New year, new resolutions.

Everyone is coming up with their new years resolution this week, including me. Of course, like many others, improving my health and happiness is definitely a priority for me this year. However, I also want to challenge myself with more recipes, taking more risks and doing things a little different.

Yesterday morning I made Chase and myself this breakfast! It was delicious!! I wanted to go all out and make eggs Benedict but every recipe I looked up for Hollandaise sauce called for a STICK or more of butter! This was unreal to me. So I spun it a little differently. Instead I put some Siracha cream sauce on the toast, a piece of smoked salmon and 2 poached eggs.

It was simply delightful and much healthier for us!

Nutrition Facts:

353 calories

28 g. protein

13.5 g. carbohydrates

13.1 g. fat

Preparing poached eggs may seem tedious but recently I have discovered the easiest way!! boil around 3 inches of water in a sauce pan. Take a mug, and line it with plastic wrap. In the plastic wrap, spray or coat it with coconut oil or vegetable oil to keep the egg from sticking. Put in one egg and seal the top of the plastic wrap by twisting it. Place the "baggies" of eggs in your pot for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. When you remove the plastic it makes the perfect poached egg and you won't lose al of those great whites!! :) 

Instead of limiting my calories or restricting things I love, I am really going to focus my energies on moderation.

I was a vegan for a few months and I was gaining weight because of a lack of protein. I simply could not get enough greens in to get the appropriate amount of protein, and since introducing eggs and fish back into my diet, I have lost around 5 lbs. 

By the end of this year I hope to be 25 lbs lighter. I want to be really confident in my body. More recently I have been. Instead of being hard on the parts of my body I don't like, I've been complimenting little things I DO like about myself and it has totally improved and helped me in my weightloss journey.

Expect to hear from me more often! It is my goal to take one picture a day this year. Let's all keep up with our resolutions!!

Hope you all are doing well.