Peanut Butter-Banana-Dilla

Whoever discovered the combination of peanut butter and banana is just plain genius. It is great in this recipe, in oatmeal, in a quinoa bowl, in a sandwich, or just plain good on its own. I personally love making it in a quesadilla style because it is a little crispy on the outside and the peanut butter is nice and gooey on the inside! Yummmmmm! Such a good idea for breakfast!

Here's how you do it. It's super simple, super fast, and is a complete healthy breakfast with carbs, protein, and fruit!

Recipe:

Ingredients:

• One tortilla (preferably whole wheat or gluten-free)
• Peanut butter (as much as you'd like in it)-- I used PB2 the powdered peanut butter that you mix with water
• 1 ripe banana

Directions:

• Place some oil (I prefer coconut oil for a sweeter taste over olive oil but any oil works) in a medium-large frying pan on medium to medium-high heat (depending on how crispy or soft you want it)
• While it is getting hot, spread some peanut butter onto just one half of your tortilla
• Slice the banana into small thin slices and place as many as you'd like on top of the peanut butter
• Fold the tortilla in half so it makes a half circle shape with your peanut butter and banana inside
• Place tortilla on the frying pan
• Press down with a spatula on the top of the quesadilla and allow to cook for a few minutes, keeping an eye on it so it does not get burned
• Flip your tortilla when it is crispy
• Cook the other side of the tortilla until crispy to your liking

Enjoy :)

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Lemon Pepper Tilapia

I made this fish dinner for a "fish friday" dinner date with my boyfriend a little while back. It was delicious, although I wouldn't say it is my most "lean and green" recipe because it does require a lot of butter...but we substituted regular butter for vegan Earth Balance butter.

We made tilapia because I wanted to start eating a lot more fish and tilapia is a very good cheap option. It turned out to be super delicious! I got the recipe from Love That Food. Here is the recipe:

Recipe:

Ingredients:

4 tilapia fillets

salt and pepper to taste

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

1/2 teaspoon ground paprika

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

4 tablespoons butter (I used vegan Earth Balance butter)

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 lemon, sliced

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
• Grease a shallow baking dish and set aside
• Whisk together the chopped parsley, paprika, and red pepper and set aside
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat
• Add the garlic and olive oil and then immediately remove from heat
• Place filets in the baking dish and lightly season with salt and pepper
• Baste the filets with half of the butter, oil, and garlic mixture
• Then sprinkle half of the parsley, paprika, and red pepper mixture over the filets
• Bake for 8 minutes
• Remove from oven and pour the rest of the butter, oil, and garlic mixture over the filets
• Sprinkle the rest of the parsley, paprika, and red pepper mixture over the filets
• Bake for another 6-8 minutes until fish flakes easily with a fork
• Squeeze lemon juice on top and serve

Enjoy :)

Greek Yogurt "Cookie Dough"

I am so excited there are so many ways to make healthy things taste like chocolate chip cookie dough or cookies. It is definitely one of the greatest inventions ever. This is basically yogurt with some nut butter and flavoring, so it is super healthy and basically a protein snack that tastes like cookie dough. It is ideal for a healthy dessert. I found the recipe from Family Fresh Meals but modified it a little bit to what I had in the cabinet, here is what I did:

Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 serving plain greek yogurt (1 6 oz pack)
• 1 tablespoon chocolate chips (mini is better in my opinion, though either could work)
• 1 tablespoon almond butter
• 2-3 drops of Stevia extract or 1 tablespoon of honey (I used stevia)
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

• Mix together and enjoy!

Buffalo Cauliflower "Wings" and Healthy Blue Cheese Dip

Why didn't I make these for the superbowl???? No idea...but I am definitely going to make them for the superbowl for next year...or I guess the next "wing" occasion. These were flat out delicious. Except, I used extra spicy buffalo sauce thinking I could handle it...well I fooled myself with that one! I couldn't continuously eat them...but I loved eating them in doses haha.

These cauliflower wings taste like buffalo wings but obviously have the texture of fried cauliflower (but it is not fried, it is baked). So a.k.a. delicious. I got the recipe off of pinterest, but it was a pin so I do not have a direct source...but here is the recipe so you all can enjoy a healthier alternative to wings at home!

Recipe for the "Wings":

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water or unsweetened almond milk
• 1 cup flour (any kind--I used gluten-free)
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 head of cauliflower, chopped into pieces (however big you want your "wings")
• 1 cup buffalo or hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
• Combine the water or almond milk, flour, and garlic powder in a bowl. Stir until combined. 
• Coat the cauliflower pieces with the flour mixture and place in a shallow baking dish
• Bake for 18 minutes
• While cauliflower is baking, combine your hot sauce and olive oil in a small bowl
• Pour hot sauce mixture over cauliflower when its done and bake for another 5-8 minutes
• Serve with the blue cheese dip

Recipe for the Blue Cheese Dip:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt (plain)
• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons blue cheese
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

• Mix all ingredients together
• Add more blue cheese on top to garnish

Enjoy :)

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