The Lazy Cook
So i found your recipe for really easy blueberry muffins and couldn't wait to try it! I was already to cook except I was missing a few ingredients (including blueberries) so I modified the recipe and made mango strawberry muffins!and yeah I felt the need to tell you because they are so yummy :)

oh my god that sounds delicious!! i might just have to try that, thanks for telling me :)

Homemade Blueberry Muffins

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Ingredients:

3 cups of unbleached flour

4 teaspoons of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

2 eggs

3/4 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of canola oil [or vegetable]

1 cup of milk [I used skim]

1 1/2 cups of blueberries [I used fresh, just so much tastier that way!]

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Spaghetti Squash Pesto

Yummm spaghetti squash! Super low cal, and a delicious pasta supplement! 

Ingredients:

Spaghetti Squash

2 cups of broccoli florets

1/2 cup of diced onion

2 cloves of garlic

Handful of crushed walnuts

2 tablespoons of Pesto

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Parmesan

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Roasted Butternut Squash Seeds

A product of last night’s Butternut Squash, these were delicious, reminiscent of fall and all those pumpkin seeds! A perfect healthy snack for study season!

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Ingredients:

Butternut Squash Seeds [Cleaned and dried, I left mine overnight on a paper towel]

Olive oil

Salt

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Twice-Baked Butternut Squash

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Ingredients:

1 butternut squash

1 cup of spinach

2 cloves of garlic

1 teaspoon of paprika

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Parmesan

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Baked Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti squash—looks and tasted like pasta and yet it is super super low cal! 1 cup has only about 42 calories. That’s crazy. And it’s so so easy to cook! 

Ingredients:

1 spaghetti squash [1 medium squash easily serves two people]

1 cup of mushroom

2 large tomatoes

1/2 cup of diced onion

3 cloves of garlic

Olive oil

Italian seasoning

Parmesan

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Hot sauce

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Healthy Eggs Florentine
Eggs florentine is one of my absolute favorite breakfasts, but that hollandaise sauce is kind of a killer when it comes to calories. So here is my healthy version, which is still fantastic, without the guilty feeling afterwards!

Ingredients:

Two eggs

Whole wheat English muffin

2 cups of spinach

1 cup of baby new potatoes

1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Parmesan, Red Chili flakes

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Lemon & Spinach Cous Cous

Ingredients:

Cous cous [I used one of the Casbah boxes, Lemon & Spinach]

1 cup of chopped eggplant

1/2 cup of diced onion

1/2 cup of diced red pepper

2 cups of spinach 

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Chili flakes, Plain Yogurt

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Chickpea & Red Lentil Curry

Midterm week—the worst! So I decided to attempt one of my favorite types of comfort food—curry! The recipe I based it off of just had chickpeas, but I only had one can so I decided to include red lentils as well. And I think it turned out fantastic!

Ingredients:

1 can of chickpeas [garbanzo beans]; rinsed

1 cup of dry red lentils

1 cup of cherry tomatoes, sliced lengthwise

1 cup of water

1/2 onions, diced

2 cloves of diced garlic

Olive oil

1 tablespoon of ginger powder

1 tablespoon of curry powder

1 teaspoon of cumin

1 teaspoon of coriander

1 teaspoon of paprika

1 teaspoon of chile powder [Leave this out if you don’t like spicy!]

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Avocado Chocolate Pudding

I’ve been wanting to try this for awhile now. I’m always suspicious about those recipes that take something unhealthy and replace it with something healthy…you know the whole black bean brownies [something else I need to try], or greek yogurt chocolate muffins [ditto]…but more often than not I end up convinced! I’ve been making frozen fruit into “ice cream”, blended cauliflower into mashed potatoes, and loving it! Anyway, I’m labeling this one a success—the avocado makes this so creamy, it tastes like real chocolate pudding, and not even a hint of avocado flavor! Crazy & delicious!


Ingredients: [1 serving]

I still haven’t made that jump into going vegan, but this recipe can easily be, so I’ve included the equivalents]

1/2 medium-sized avocado

1/4 cup of milk [I used skim, but almond or coconut would work fine]

1-2 tablespoons of honey [Agave or maple syrup would work too]

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla [Optional]

2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder

Raspberries, dried coconut flakes—these were my own little additions!

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