🥣 TURKEY CHILI & SALAD | 🍝 TURKEY SPAGHETTI & BROC

DAILY RECAP – 12/06

Tracking:
OLD WW CORE PLAN
No Daily Points but huge 0pt food list
35 Weekly Points for items not on the list
Tracked using the Conquer Cravings plan with modifications
Core Food List: https://tinyurl.com/2enwwxan

For at least Dec, possibly longer, I am switching things up a little and going back to where this all began – the old Core plan from the 90s.

🗓️ WEEKLY POINTS REMAINING – 9
👟 ACTIVITY POINTS REMAINING – 9
USED TODAY – 1

MACRO TARGETS
CALORIES ✅
PROTEIN – Be within +/- 10g of target ❌ / under
CARBS – At or under target ❌/ over
FATS – At or under target ✅

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🥣 TURKEY CHILI & SALAD
▪️ Instant Pot Turkey Chili (🧊 Freezer Meal)
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Green Onion

▪️ Spring Mix
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ Mini Cucumber
▪️ Pickled Onions
▪️ Pickled Tumeric
▪️ Radicchio
▪️ Lemon Olives
▪️ Roasted Corn Nuts
▪️ Wasabi Peas
▪️ Skinny Latina Dressing (1)

🦊 CORE Points Used – 1
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🍓 FRUIT SALAD
▪️ Strawberries
▪️ Blackberries
▪️ Blueberries
▪️ Red Kiwi
▪️ Mandarins
▪️ Pineapple
▪️ Pomegranate Arils

🦊 CORE Points Used – 0
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🍝 SPAGHETTI w TURKEY MEATBALLS & BROCCOLI
▪️ Instant Pot Spaghetti & Meatballs
(🧊 Freezer Meal)
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Broccoli
▪️ Tamarind Powder
▪️ Homemade Everything Seasoning

🦊 CORE Points Used – 0
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🍊 Mandarins x3

🦊 CORE Points Used – 0
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🥾 ACTIVITY
Goal met!

🎨 MINIATURE PAINTING
I started (and completed) a system for creating color chip swatches for all the new inks and glazes as you can’t see the real color by just looking at the bottle. Only 230 more colors to go…

📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
Firefly Lane Season 2 + Billions Season 1

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ❤️ and Light 💫

🥚 NESTED EGGS & VEG | 🐔 TANDOORI CHICKEN & BROCCOLI

DAILY RECAP – 12/05

Tracking:
OLD WW CORE PLAN
No Daily Points but huge 0pt food list
35 Weekly Points for items not on the list
Tracked using the Conquer Cravings plan with modifications
Core Food List: https://tinyurl.com/2enwwxan

For at least Dec, possibly longer, I am switching things up a little and going back to where this all began – the old Core plan from the 90s.

🗓️ WEEKLY POINTS – 35
REMAINING – 9
USED TODAY – 1

MACRO TARGETS
PROTEIN – Be within +/- 10g of target ✅
CARBS – At or under target ✅
FATS – At or under target ✅

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🥚 NESTED EGGS & VEGGIES
▪️ Duck Eggs *
▪️ Sweet Potato
▪️ Homemade Everything Seasoning *
▪️ Asparagus
▪️ Tamarind Powder
▪️ Lemon
▪️ 2% Cottage Cheese (⅓c – 1pt)
▪️ Tomatoes
▪️ Cracked Pepper

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🥯 HOMEMADE EVERYTHING BAGEL SEASONING
You can adjust as you like to suit your tastes. If you want a sodium free version, leave out the salt. I buy the ingredients from my international market or bulk bins and can make 2 huge containers for far less than one bottle of Trader Joe’s or similar.
▪️ Black Sesame Seeds
▪️ White Sesame Seeds
▪️ Poppyseed
▪️ Minced Dried Garlic
▪️ Minced Dried Onion
▪️ Kosher, Pink Himalayan or Coarse Sea Salt

Original quantities can be found here:
https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/everything-bagel-seasoning

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🔘 Eggs beautifully poached in
ExcelSteel 2 Egg Poaching Pot
Bring water to simmer (not rolling boil)
Spray egg cups with cooking spray or oil
Crack 1 egg per cup – duck eggs / jumbos just fit
Cook over MED heat for 4min
Remove immediately (pan, cups and lid will be hot 🔥)

Or try these other methods:

🥚 PERFECT SOFT BOILED EGGS
In small saucepan, bring enough water to completely cover the eggs to a rolling boil. Reduce temperature to med and when the water is at a low simmer, gently add eggs. Avoid dropping them in the pot as they may crack.

Cook chicken eggs for 5 min (or duck eggs for 6 min) uncovered. I like to stir them every few minutes to prevent the yolk cooking more on one side.

If you prefer hard boiled (but not chalky super done yolks), increase time to 9min for chicken eggs and 11min for duck eggs.

Once cooked, drain out the boiling water and fill the pot with cold water. I personally don’t do an ice bath because I don’t want my eggs cold to eat.

Crack the eggs gently all the way around and put in the pot of cold water to allow water to get under the membrane. Leave eggs for 3-5 min, peel gently under running water and enjoy.

🌀INSTANT POT VERSION
https://ifoodreal.com/instant-pot-eggs
https://greenhealthycooking.com/instant-pot-eggs

Soft – 2min – High Pressure + Quick Release
Medium – 3min – High Pressure + Quick Release
Hard – 5min – High Pressure + Quick Release

🦊 CORE Points Used – 1
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🐔 TANDOORI CHICKEN & BROCCOLI
▪️ Chicken Breast
▪️ Tandoori Spice
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Sesame Oil

▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Mini Cucumber
▪️ Dried Dill

▪️ Black Rice
▪️ Broccoli

I cooked the chicken on the stove when I should have trusted my instincts and cooked it in the air fryer. I wasn’t thinking about the fact that the yogurt would break while the chicken was cooking and so I ended up with a broken sauce. Still edible but not as nice…

🦊 CORE Points Used – 0
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🍊 Mandarins x2

🦊 CORE Points Used – 0
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🥾 ACTIVITY
Goal met!

📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 11 + Firefly Lane Season 2

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Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ❤️ and Light 💫

🥔 TUNA POTATO | 🥣 LENTIL SOUP & SALAD

DAILY RECAP – 12/04

Tracking:
OLD WW CORE PLAN
No Daily Points but huge 0pt food list
35 Weekly Points for items not on the list
Tracked using the Conquer Cravings plan with modifications
Core Food List: https://tinyurl.com/2enwwxan

For at least Dec, possibly longer, I am switching things up a little and going back to where this all began – the old Core plan from the 90s.

🗓️ WEEKLY POINTS – 35
REMAINING – 10
USED TODAY – 0

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

Today was very productive. I didn’t need to go anywhere or do anything specific so I had a chance to reorganize some things like my craft room and my produce bins and eat at home all day which is always good.

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🐠 TUNA POTATO & PEAS
▪️ Japanese Sweet Potato
▪️ Chunk Tuna
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Dried Parsley
▪️ English Peas
▪️ Lemon Herb Butter *

🧈 I love this butter and have it on anything. I have always counted the calories for it but hadn’t looked at points for it in years.

So it turns out:
Up to ¾tsp is 0 (too fiddly to mess with unless you really really just want a smidge)
Then up to 2½ tsp is 1
Then up to 1⅓ tbsp is 2

I had the ¾tsp serving today with my peas to see if I wanted to use that amount and no, I’d rather just use my points for it 😊 but now I know…

I tried my potato in the air fryer but got distracted and forgot to oil and salt it… 🤦🏻‍♀️

Here is how you actually do it :
https://natashaskitchen.com/air-fryer-baked-potatoes/#jump-to-recipe

Apparently I forgot to take a photo properly so I just took a video grab.

🦊 CORE Points Used – 0
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

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🥣 LENTIL SOUP & SALAD
▪️ Lentil & Vegetable Soup
▪️ Couscous
▪️ Greek Yogurt

▪️ Spring Mix
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ Mini Cucumber
▪️ Baby Beets
▪️ Baby Corn
▪️ Avocado
▪️ Lemon Olives
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Low Sodium Soy Sauce

🦊 CORE Points Used – 0
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🍐 Red D’Anjou Pear

🦊 CORE Points Used – 0
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🥾 ACTIVITY
Goal met!

📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
Finished Wednesday + Snack to Chef

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Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🥚 EGGY BRUNCH | 🐷 MUSTARD CHOP w VEGGIES | 🥣 FRUIT YOGURT BOWL

DAILY RECAP – 12/01

For at least Dec, possibly longer, I am switching things up a little and going back to where this all began – the old Core plan from the 90s.

Tracking:
OLD WW CORE PLAN
No Daily Points but huge 0pt food list
35 Weekly Points for items not on the list
Tracked using the Conquer Cravings plan with modifications
Core Food List: https://tinyurl.com/2enwwxan

🗓️ WEEKLY POINTS – 35
USED – 8

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🥚 EGGY BRUNCH
▪️ Duck Eggs
▪️ Couscous
▪️ Asparagus
▪️ Avocado
▪️ Mediterranean Hummus (3)

🔘 Eggs beautifully poached in
ExcelSteel 2 Egg Poaching Pot
Bring water to simmer (not rolling boil)
Spray egg cups with cooking spray or oil
Crack 1 egg per cup – duck eggs / jumbos just fit
Cook over MED heat for 4min
Remove immediately (pan, cups and lid will be hot 🔥)

Or try these other methods:
🥚 PERFECT SOFT BOILED EGGS
In small saucepan, bring enough water to completely cover the eggs to a rolling boil. Reduce temperature to med and when the water is at a low simmer, gently add eggs. Avoid dropping them in the pot as they may crack.

Cook chicken eggs for 5 min (or duck eggs for 6 min) uncovered. I like to stir them every few minutes to prevent the yolk cooking more on one side.

If you prefer hard boiled (but not chalky super done yolks), increase time to 9min for chicken eggs and 11min for duck eggs.

Once cooked, drain out the boiling water and fill the pot with cold water. I personally don’t do an ice bath because I don’t want my eggs cold to eat.

Crack the eggs gently all the way around and put in the pot of cold water to allow water to get under the membrane. Leave eggs for 3-5 min, peel gently under running water and enjoy.

🌀INSTANT POT VERSION
https://ifoodreal.com/instant-pot-eggs
https://greenhealthycooking.com/instant-pot-eggs

Soft – 2min – High Pressure + Quick Release
Medium – 3min – High Pressure + Quick Release
Hard – 5min – High Pressure + Quick Release

🦊 CORE Points Used – 3
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🐷 MUSTARD PORK CHOP & VEGGIES
▪️ Bone In Pork Chop ♨️
▪️ Whole Grain Dijon Mustard
▪️ Green Beans 💨
▪️ Steak Sauce
▪️ Sweet Potato

♨️ PORK COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
425° for 12min

GREEN BEANS
💨 Steamed in @goodcookcom Microwave Steamer
6min on High

Good Cooks Microwave Steamer
https://amzn.to/3qcHXHf

🦊 CORE Points Used – 0
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

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👅 NIBBLES
▪️ Noosa Lemon Yogurt (4)
▪️ Pomegranate Arils
▪️ Raspberries
▪️ Orange Juice (1)

🦊 CORE Points Used – 5
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🎨 MINIATURE PAINTING
Nothing new today…

📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 10 + Wednesday (Netflix)

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🍈 SPLIT PEA SOUP | 🐷 PORK STEAK & VEG

DAILY RECAP – 11/25

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 7442

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🍈 SPLIT PEA SOUP & CHEESE CRISPBREADS
▪️ Split Pea & Ham Soup (🧊 Freezer Meal)
▪️ Wasa Sourdough Crispbreads
▪️ Swiss Cheese
▪️ Whole Grain Dijon Mustard

🧮 CALORIES – 688
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Simple but Satisfying

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🐷 PORK STEAK & VEG
▪️ Pork Steak ♨️
▪️ Pomegranate Molasses
▪️ Sweet Potato 🌀
▪️ Homemade Everything Seasoning
▪️ Artichoke 🌀
▪️ Lemon Herb Butter

♨️ Pork COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
425° for 15min

🌀 INSTANT POT SWEET POTATOES
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
1 cup water + trivet
Sml potatoes – High Pressure 15min + Natural Release
Med potatoes – High Pressure 20min + Natural Release
Lrg potatoes – High Pressure 30min + Natural Release
Xlrg potatoes – High Pressure 45min + Natural Release

https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/instant-pot-sweet-potatoes-for-meal-prep

https://www.wellplated.com/instant-pot-sweet-potatoes

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🌀 INSTANT POT ARTICHOKE
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Trim artichoke stem (and petal tips if needed). Cut off the top inch or so of the artichoke and rinse to remove any dirt between the petals.

Place Artichoke on trivet or in steamer basket face up, squeeze juice of 1 lemon into the crevices (*optional), add lemon halves to pot with 1 cup water.

Cook 20min on High Pressure + Natural Release

Stovetop Version:
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-cook-and-eat-an-artichoke

🧮 CALORIES – 611
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Orange Juice
▪️ Noosa Lemon Yogurt

🧮 CALORIES – 242
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🎨 MINIATURE PAINTING
Nothing today…


📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 10 + Wednesday (Netflix)

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🍜 PORK NOODLE BOWL | 🥗 SUPERFOOD SALAD | 🍲 BUDDHA BOWL

DAILY RECAP – 11/23 & 11/24
🦃 Happy Turkey Day if you celebrate 🦃

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 5896

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🍜 PORK NOODLE BOWL
▪️ Rice Noodles
▪️ Pork Loin (leftovers)
▪️ Pork Broth (leftovers)
▪️ Low Sodium Soy Sauce
▪️ Baby Bok Choy
▪️ Green Onions
▪️ Corn
▪️ Pickled Peppers
▪️ Mung Bean Sprouts
▪️ Wasabi Edamame
▪️ Japanese Fried Peanuts
▪️ Lime
▪️ Tajin Hot Sauce

🧮 CALORIES – 764
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🥗 SUPERFOOD SALAD
▪️ Salsa Ranch Salad Kit (veggies only)
🆕 – too much cabbage
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ English Cucumber
▪️ Clover Sprouts
▪️ Corn Kernels
▪️ Pickled Baby Corn
▪️ Pickled Baby Beets
▪️ Raspberries
▪️ Blackberries
▪️ Pomegranate Arils
▪️ Wasabi Peas
▪️ Skinny Latina Dressing

🧮 CALORIES – 285
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🍲 BUDDHA BOWL
▪️ Moroccan Couscous
▪️ Tuna
▪️ Squash
▪️ Tamarind Powder
▪️ Cucumber
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ Avocado
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Duck Egg (yolk only)
▪️ Cracked Pepper

🧮 CALORIES – 550
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Juice Box
▪️ Noosa Mixed Berry Yogurt
▪️ Japanese Fried Peanuts

🧮 CALORIES – 400
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🎨 MINIATURE PAINTING
Back to work on the Emerald Valley set for another buyer. I’m liking this set, it’s fun little angry mushrooms.

📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 10 + Wednesday (Netflix)

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🍳 BREAKFAST BISCUIT | 🥣SOUP & SALAD | 🐷 PORK LOIN

DAILY RECAP – 11/22

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 2924

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🍳 BREAKFAST BISCUIT
▪️ Italian Quick Dough Biscuit ♨️
▪️ Duck Egg
▪️ Turkey Sausage
▪️ Swiss Cheese
▪️ Lemonaise Light Mayo

🍞 QUICK DOUGH DROP BISCUIT
🔹 ⅓c Self Rising Flour
To make all purpose flour into self rising – add 1½tsp baking powder + ¼tsp salt per 1c flour…
🔹⅓c 0% Greek Yogurt

OPTIONAL EXTRAS*
🔹½tbsp Italian Seasoning
🔹1tbsp Nutritional Yeast*
*optional – it does not effect the baking – it is not that kind of yeast – I often use it because I am deficient in vitamin B12 among other things

If you add these, you may have to add a little extra yogurt, milk or water…

Season as YOU like 😁…

NO STICKY HANDS PREPARATION
Combine all ingredients in a bowl with a fork or small spatula. Lightly spray your baking sheet or lay down some parchment paper and turn your dough out onto the tray. Using the fork/spatula, shape the dough to the thickness and diameter you want. Top with an egg wash and additional seasoning if you’d like. Bake and enjoy!

♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack – BAKE Setting
400° for 20min

More information on Nutritional Yeast (Noosh)
https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/nutritional-yeast-2

🧮 CALORIES – 490
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🥣 SOUP & SALAD
▪️ Italian Wedding Soup (🧊 Freezer Meal)
▪️ Salsa Ranch Salad Kit
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ English Cucumber
▪️ Pickled Beets

🧮 CALORIES – 370
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Both were very good!

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🐷 MUSTARD BBQ PORK LOIN & VEGGIES
▪️ Pork Loin 🌀
▪️ Tangy Mustard BBQ Sauce
▪️ Artichoke 🌀
▪️ Lemon Herb Butter
▪️ Yellow Squash
▪️ Tamarind Powder

🌀 Pork Loin COOKED IN
@mychefiq 6Q Smart Pressure Cooker
Cook 15min on High Pressure + 25min Natural Release

🌀 INSTANT POT ARTICHOKE
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Trim artichoke stem (and petal tips if needed). Cut off the top inch or so of the artichoke and rinse to remove any dirt between the petals.

Place Artichoke on trivet or in steamer basket face up, squeeze juice of 1 lemon into the crevices (*optional), add lemon halves to pot with 1 cup water.

Cook 20min on High Pressure + Natural Release

Stovetop Version:
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-cook-and-eat-an-artichoke

🧮 CALORIES – 401
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Very nice!

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Orange Juice
▪️ Noosa Mixed Berry Yogurt

🧮 CALORIES – 185
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🎨 MINIATURE PAINTING
COMPLETED – Mistmourn Coast Warband Box Set
YAY! The person buying them is pleased with the painting… Very happy he likes them.

📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 8

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🐔 CHICKEN SALAD | 🐠 COD PICCATA | 🎨 MINI PAINTING

DAILY RECAP – 11/20

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 10,128

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🐔 CHICKEN SALAD & LENTIL SOUP
▪️ Chicken Salad (Meal Prepped)
▪️ Wasa Rye Crispbreads
▪️ Swiss Cheese
▪️ Lentil & Vegetable Soup
▪️ Greek Yogurt

🧮 CALORIES – 758
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🐠 AIR FRYER COD PICCATA w COUSCOUS & ASPARAGUS
▪️ Cod
▪️ Chicken Stock
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Capers
▪️ Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Dried Parsley
▪️ Moroccan Couscous
▪️ Asparagus
▪️ Tamarind Powder
▪️ Lemon Herb Butter

Based on this recipe but I air fried the cod instead of pan frying.
https://paleogrubs.com/cod-recipe

♨️ Cod COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack – BAKE Setting
400° for 15min

🌀 INSTANT POT COUSCOUS
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Pot in Pot method – 1c water in main pot liner
Place smaller pot on trivet stand with couscous + liquid in a 1.25:1 ratio. 1¼c liquid to 1c dry couscous. I like to use stock but you can just use water.

5min / High Pressure / Quick Release

POT-IN-POT 101
https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/pot-in-pot-instant-pot

🧮 CALORIES – 506
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Very nice!

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Juice Box x2

🧮 CALORIES – 180
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🎨 MINIATURE PAINTING
Almost finished… Once they dry and I do a little bit more detail work, they will be finished and then I go back to working on another commission.

📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 8 + Station 19

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🐷 POMEGRANATE PORK | 🍲 KORMA FUSION RICE CAKE STICKS

DAILY RECAP – 11/15

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 3001

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🐷 POMEGRANATE PORK CHOP w POLENTA & BEANS
▪️ Bone In Pork Chop ♨️
▪️ Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Pomegranate Arils
▪️ Pomegranate Molasses
▪️ Polenta 🌀
▪️ Chicken Stock
▪️ Green Beans
▪️ Parmesan Cheese

♨️ Pork COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack – BAKE Setting
425° for 15min

🌀 INSTANT POT POLENTA
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Pot in Pot method – 1c water in main pot liner
Place smaller pot on trivet stand with polenta + liquid in a 4:1 ratio. 4c liquid to 1c dry polenta. I like to use stock but you can just use water.

9min / High Pressure / Natural Release

POT-IN-POT 101
https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/pot-in-pot-instant-pot

🧮 CALORIES – 554
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Very, very nice!

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🍲 KORMA RICE CAKE STICKS w VEGGIES
▪️ Rice Cake Sticks
▪️ Coconut Curry Korma Sauce
▪️ Asparagus
▪️ Yellow Squash
▪️ Tamarind Powder
▪️ Lemon Herb Butter

🧮 CALORIES – 726
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Also very good!

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Juice

🧮 CALORIES – 90
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🎨 MINIATURE PAINTING
Working more on the private commission painting. It’s moving right along… Full update in the video…



📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 8

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

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Until tomorrow…
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🌼 DELICATA SQUASH BOATS | 🥩 STEAK & VEG | 🎨 MINI PAINTING

DAILY RECAP – 11/13

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 10,031 🏅

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🔪 MEAL PREP (For Sandy & I) – I wanted to get a jump start on my new week and made a chicken salad to share with Sandy (my neighbor).

🐔 DELUXE CHICKEN SALAD
▪️ Canned Chicken Breast
▪️ Cucumber
▪️ Capers
▪️ Pomegranate Arils
▪️ Red Grapes
▪️ Red Onion
▪️ Whole Grain Dijon Mustard
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Pollo Asado Seasoning
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Everything Seasoning

🧮 CALORIES – 178
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Adapted from and loosely based on:
https://www.culinarylion.com/delicata-squash-boats

🌼 DELICATA SQUASH BOAT & ARTICHOKE

▪️ Delicata Squash
▪️ Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend

♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
400° for 15min
[Next time I will do 375° for 25min]

▪️ Ground Turkey Breast
▪️ Parmesan & Romano Cheese Pasta Sauce
▪️ 2% Cottage Cheese
▪️ Italian Seasoning
▪️ Red Onion
▪️ Garlic
▪️ Adobo Complete Seasoning

▪️ Artichoke
▪️ Lemon Herb Butter

🌀 INSTANT POT ARTICHOKE
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Trim artichoke stem (and petal tips if needed). Cut off the top inch or so of the artichoke and rinse to remove any dirt between the petals.

Place Artichoke on trivet or in steamer basket face up, squeeze juice of 1 lemon into the crevices (*optional), add lemon halves to pot with 1 cup water.

Cook 20min on High Pressure + Natural Release

Stovetop Version:
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-cook-and-eat-an-artichoke

🧮 CALORIES – 408
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🥩 STEAK & VEG
▪️ Beef Top Round
▪️ Steak Sauce
▪️ Delicata Squash Boat (other ½ from lunch)
▪️ Purple Potatoes
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Asparagus
▪️ Basil Pesto

🧮 CALORIES – 963
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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Juice

🧮 CALORIES – 90
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🎨 MINIATURE PAINTING
I worked on base coloring some figures for a privately commissioned paint job! Exciting! He is buying a set I started painting and had asked me to finish the rest of the set.

I started it 2yrs ago and tonight I started getting the base colors down on the unfinished models. I was very happy to be able to get so close to the original colors used given that they were a custom mix back then and I was using different Paints now.
[Details in video]

These are pieces of a board game I am painting like their card art

📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 8

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🍳BREAKFAST BISCUIT | 🐔 BUTTER CHICKEN | 🥣 SPLIT PEA SOUP | 🍖 POT ROAST

DAILY RECAP – 11/12

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 8570

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🍳 BACON, EGG & CHEESE BISCUIT w ASPARAGUS
▪️ All Purpose Flour
▪️ Baking Powder
▪️ Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Greek Yogurt

▪️ Turkey Bacon
▪️ Duck Egg
▪️ Swiss Cheese

▪️ Asparagus
▪️ Hollandaise Sauce
▪️ Everything Seasoning
💨 Steamed in @goodcookcom Microwave Steamer
3min on High

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🍞 QUICK DOUGH DROP BISCUIT
🔹 ⅓c Self Rising Flour
To make all purpose flour into self rising – add 1½tsp baking powder + ¼tsp salt per 1c flour…
🔹⅓c 0% Greek Yogurt

OPTIONAL EXTRAS*
🔹½tbsp Italian Seasoning
🔹1tbsp Nutritional Yeast*
*optional – it does not effect the baking – it is not that kind of yeast – I often use it because I am deficient in vitamin B12 among other things

If you add these, you may have to add a little extra yogurt, milk or water…

Season as YOU like 😁…

NO STICKY HANDS PREPARATION
Combine all ingredients in a bowl with a fork or small spatula. Lightly spray your baking sheet or lay down some parchment paper and turn your dough out onto the tray. Using the fork/spatula, shape the dough to the thickness and diameter you want. Top with an egg wash and additional seasoning if you’d like. Bake and enjoy!

♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Smart XL Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
375° for 20-25min


🧮 CALORIES – 488
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ☆

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👩🏻‍🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY
Several days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who has limited mobility.

We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁

Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.

Cooking for her today:
Indian Butter Chicken w Rice
I am also taking her Pot Roast I made and some of the Split Pea Soup I made today.

🍚 INSTANT POT RICE
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Pot in Pot method – 1c water in main pot liner
Place smaller pot on trivet stand with rice + liquid

Depending on how soft you like your rice – liquid ratio will vary from 1:1 for a firm rice and 1:1½ for a softer rice. I like to use stock but you can just use water.

Long Grain White Rice
8min / Low Pressure / Quick Release

POT-IN-POT 101
https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/pot-in-pot-instant-pot

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🥣 PUB STYLE SPLIT PEA SOUP
Adapted from:
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/english-pub-split-pea-soup

▪️ Ham Hock
▪️ Chicken Stock
▪️ Beer
▪️ Celery
▪️ Onion
▪️ Garlic
▪️ Whole Grain Mustard
▪️ Dry Split Peas
▪️ Dried Parsley
▪️ Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Corn Starch
▪️ Greek Yogurt

🧮 CALORIES – 448
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🍖 POT ROAST & VEGGIES
▪️ Pot Roast (🧊 Freezer Meal)
▪️ Mixed Stir Fry Veggies

🧮 CALORIES – 500
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📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 8

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
In Love ♥ and Light 💫

🍜 SWEET POTATO NOODLE BOWL | 💤 EARLY NIGHT

DAILY RECAP – 11/11

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 6722



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🍜 SWEET POTATO NOODLE BOWL
▪️ 🆕 Sweet Potato Noodle Kit
▪️ 🆕 Pickled Tumeric
▪️ 🆕 Red Seasoned Vegetables
▪️ 🆕 Crispy Shrimp Head Snack
▪️ Baby Bok Choy
▪️ Radicchio
▪️ Tofu

Taste test and quick reviews of new items are in tonight’s Daily video above.

🧮 CALORIES – 760
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We had a big thunderstorm come over and I’ve been hurting all day. I ended up taking my night time meds early and feel asleep early (which was a good thing). Got a much better sleep but I slept right through dinner.

🧮 CALORIES –
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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Juice – Apple Berry

🧮 CALORIES – 90
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

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📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING
NCIS Season 8

Thank you for joining me today.
Until tomorrow…
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🥣 CHILI & SALMON SANDWICH | 🐷 PORK CHOP & VEGGIES

DAILY RECAP – 11/09

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 3644

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🍲 BEAR CREEK CHILI & SMOKED SALMON SANDWICH (Fridge Leftovers Lunch)
▪️ Chili (🧊Freezer Meal)
▪️ Red Onions
▪️ Greek Yogurt

▪️ Dark Rye Bread
▪️ Swiss Cheese
▪️ Smoked Salmon
▪️ Lemonaise Light Mayo
▪️ Lettuce

🧮 CALORIES – 742
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ☆

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🐷 TAMARIND PORK CHOP & STEAMED VEGGIES
▪️ Bone In Center Cut Chop
▪️ Tamarind Powder
▪️ Yellow Squash
▪️ Baby Bok Choy
▪️ Butter

♨️ PORK COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
425° for 12min

VEGGIES
💨 Steamed in @goodcookcom Microwave Steamer
3min on High

🧮 CALORIES – 439
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Starkrimson Pear
▪️ Juice – Apple Berry
▪️ Starburst (2)

🧮 CALORIES – 218
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

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Until tomorrow…
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🍲 BEEF BIRRIA #experimentsineating

DAILY RECAP – 11/07

🎯 CALORIE CYCLING
Weekly Calorie Target: 10,150
Calories Used: 818

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🍲 BEEF BIRRIA DE RES
🆕 NEW RECIPE 🆕 #experimentsineating
I have been wanting to try my hand at making this for awhile and finally got all my ducks in a row to do it. There are tons of different recipes depending on how you want to cook it and what region the recipe is from. I used a combination of these. I am not making the tacos – I just wanted it as a stew.

https://www.closetcooking.com/birria-de-res-con-consome
https://therecipecritic.com/instant-pot-birria-tacos/#wprm-recipe-container-168910
https://www.thekitchn.com/instant-pot-beef-birria-tacos-recipe-23105466#post-recipe-257180318
https://tasty.co/recipe/instant-pot-birria-tacos#tips
https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/instant-pot-birria
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/birria

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Techniques vary widely as well. Some recipes say to toast the chilis and aromatics, some boil or presoak the chilis, some sear the meat first, some use stock, some use water and powdered bouillon, some put everything in the pot together, some make the sauce first… There are a lot of variations!

As I have never done this recipe before – look at the traditional recipes above and decide for yourself what you want to do.

RECOMMENDED TIPS I SAW & USED
* Take your meat out at least an hour before cooking, season it and allow it to come to room temperature.
* If you are sensitive to chilis or their seeds, be sure and wear gloves when deseeding.
* Depending on your blender, you may need to strain the chili sauce to remove the small pieces of skin left over from the chilies.
* if you are blending the liquid hot, be sure to either use a blender that has an opening at the top to allow pressure and steam to escape or if like me you don’t have one of those you will need to let the liquid cool before blending. [ Full explanations in the recipes ]

Because I don’t have a super powerful blender – I decided to cook everything together and blend afterwards.

There is a lot of information here so I have compiled everything in a walk through on tonight’s video.

▪️ Chuck Roast
▪️ Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Beef Broth
▪️ Apple Cider Vinegar
▪️ Tomato Paste

▪️ Ancho Chili
▪️ Pasilla Chili
▪️ Guajillo Chili

▪️ Whole Cumin Seeds
▪️ Whole Allspice Berries
▪️ Whole Cloves
▪️ Whole Rainbow Peppercorns
▪️ Raw Cinnamon
▪️ Ground Coriander
▪️ Dried Oregano
▪️ Smoked Paprika
▪️ Bay Leaves
▪️ Fresh Thyme
▪️ Garlic Cloves
▪️ Fresh Ginger
▪️ White Onion

🌀 COOKED IN
@mychefiq 6Q Smart Pressure Cooker
Cook 40min on High Pressure + Natural Release

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💮 QUICK PICKLED RED ONIONS
In the first recipe, I was reminded of pickled onions which I normally keep on hand but didn’t have so I started by doing a quick pickled red onion which I knew would be ready by lunch time. Here are a few recipes to try if you aren’t familiar with making them.

https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/quick-pickled-red-onions
https://www.feastingathome.com/quick-pickled-onions

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After all the research, all the prep, all the work – I didn’t like it. It was edible and I have no idea what in the flavor profile I didn’t like, but I just didn’t.

Meat was tender…
It was not spicy…
It was just not at all like what I had before and I have to say I’m very disappointed and somewhat grumpy actually! 😡

I don’t want anything else so I’m calling it a night…

🧮 CALORIES – 768
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🧮 CALORIES
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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Starkrimson Pear

🧮 CALORIES – 51
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🐔 CHICKEN SALAD | 🍖POT ROAST | 🎨 MINI PAINTING

DAILY RECAP – 11/06

🎯 TARGETS
CALORIES ✅
PROTEIN ✅
CARBS ✅
FAT ✅

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🥪 CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH
▪️ Chicken Breast Canned
▪️ Red Grapes
▪️ Pomegranate Arils
▪️ Green Onion
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Whole Grain Dijon Mustard
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Tamarind Powder

▪️ Lettuce Leaves
▪️ Swiss Cheese
▪️ Dark Rye Bread
▪️ Garlic Stuffed Olives

🧮 CALORIES – 612
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🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

🍖 POT ROAST & VEGGIES
▪️ Instant Pot Pot Roast
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Artichoke
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter
▪️ Rainbow Carrot

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🍖 INSTANT POT POT ROAST & SALAD
▪️ Chuck Roast
▪️ Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Dried Parsley, Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Beef Broth
▪️ Worchestershire Sauce
▪️ Tomato Paste
▪️ Balsamic Vinegar
▪️ Rainbow Carrot
▪️ Fingerling Potatoes
▪️ English Peas
▪️ Ketchup
▪️ Corn Starch

🌀 COOKED IN
@mychefiq 6Q Smart Pressure Cooker
Cook 65min on High Pressure + Quick Release
Remove meat to rest
Add vegetables
3min High Pressure + Natural Release
Remove vegetables
Thicken gravy (SAUTE)

[See recipe for full instructions]
https://www.thereciperebel.com/instant-pot-pot-roast-recipe-pressure-cooker-pot-roast-video/#wprm-recipe-container-11776

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🌀 INSTANT POT ARTICHOKE
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Trim artichoke stem (and petal tips if needed). Cut off the top inch or so of the artichoke and rinse to remove any dirt between the petals.

Place Artichoke on trivet or in steamer basket face up, squeeze juice of 1 lemon into the crevices (*optional), add lemon halves to pot with 1 cup water.

Cook 20min on High Pressure + Natural Release

Stovetop Version:
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-cook-and-eat-an-artichoke

🧮 CALORIES – 663
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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Starkrimson Pear

🧮 CALORIES – 90
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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🥣 CHKN NOODLE SOUP & CHKN SALAD | 🥣 CHILI & RASPBERRY SALAD

DAILY RECAP – 11/04

🎯 TARGETS
CALORIES ✅
PROTEIN ❌
CARBS ✅
FAT ✅

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🥣 CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP & CHICKEN SALAD
▪️ Bear Creek Chicken Noodle Soup

▪️ Chicken Breast Canned
▪️ Red Grapes
▪️ Pomegranate Arils
▪️ Green Onion
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Whole Grain Dijon Mustard
▪️ Lemon Juice
▪️ Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Tamarind Powder

▪️ Lettuce Leaves
▪️ Aged Cheddar Cheese

🧮 CALORIES – 597
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

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🥣 CHILI & SUPERFOOD SALAD
▪️ Bear Creek Dang Good Chili
▪️ Sage Sausage
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Raspberry Crisp Salad (incl dressing)
▪️ Raspberries
▪️ Blueberries
▪️ Roasted Corn Nuts

🧮 CALORIES – 758
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Juice Box

🧮 CALORIES – 90
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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🍕 HAWAIIAN BBQ CHKN CRUST PIZZA | 🍖 INSTANT POT POT ROAST

DAILY RECAP – 11/03

🎯 TARGETS
CALORIES ✅
PROTEIN ✅
CARBS ✅
FAT ✅

🎨 PAINTING PROGRESS
STAGE 2 – Extreme Highlights
When I got back from Kroger and started dinner, I worked on the last 3 figures from the Zombies Box Set. I will finish them up tomorrow…

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🍕 BBQ HAWAIIAN CHICKEN CRUST PIZZA
▪️ Canned Chicken
▪️ Duck Egg
▪️ Pineapple
▪️ Mushrooms
▪️ Red Onion
▪️ BBQ Sauce
▪️ Parmesan Cheese

♨️ COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
425° for 15min
Rest 10min
Flip over and top
425° for additional 10min

Traditional KETO Chicken Crust Recipes
https://www.wholesomeyum.com/low-carb-keto-chicken-crust-pizza-recipe
https://www.ketoconnect.net/no-carb-pizza/#recipe

🧮 CALORIES – 476
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🍖 INSTANT POT POT ROAST & SALAD
▪️ Chuck Roast
▪️ Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Dried Parsley, Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Beef Broth
▪️ Worchestershire Sauce
▪️ Tomato Paste
▪️ Balsamic Vinegar
▪️ Rainbow Carrot
▪️ Fingerling Potatoes
▪️ English Peas
▪️ Ketchup
▪️ Corn Starch

▪️Raspberry Crisp Salad Kit
▪️ Raspberries
▪️ Blueberries
▪️ Cucumber

🌀 COOKED IN
@mychefiq 6Q Smart Pressure Cooker
Cook 65min on High Pressure + Quick Release
Remove meat to rest
Add vegetables
3min High Pressure + Natural Release
Remove vegetables
Thicken gravy (SAUTE)
[See recipe for full instructions]

https://www.thereciperebel.com/instant-pot-pot-roast-recipe-pressure-cooker-pot-roast-video/#wprm-recipe-container-11776

🧮 CALORIES – 715
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Juice Box x2

🧮 CALORIES – 180
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WHAT I’M WATCHING

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🍜 NOODLE BOWL | 🐔 PESTO CHICKEN & VEGGIES

DAILY RECAP – 11/02

🎯 TARGETS
CALORIES ✅
PROTEIN ✅
CARBS ✅
FAT ✅

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🍜 SOUR PEPPER BEEF NOODLE BOWL
▪️ Sour Pepper Beef Noodle Kit 🆕 👎🏼
▪️ Radicchio
▪️ Mushrooms
▪️ Wasabi Edamame
▪️ Wakame Seaweed
▪️ Tamarind Powder

🆕 While it wasn’t a bad kit, the sauce was lacking any real flavor. It was just a bit boring so I added some tamarind powder…

🧮 CALORIES – 824
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🐔 PESTO CHICKEN & VEGGIES
▪️ Chicken Breast
▪️ Tamarind Powder
▪️ Pesto
▪️ Artichoke
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter
▪️ Honeynut Squash

♨️ Chicken COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
425° for 15min

🌀 INSTANT POT ARTICHOKE
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Trim artichoke stem (and petal tips if needed). Cut off the top inch or so of the artichoke and rinse to remove any dirt between the petals.

Place Artichoke on trivet or in steamer basket face up, squeeze juice of 1 lemon into the crevices (*optional), add lemon halves to pot with 1 cup water.

Cook 20min on High Pressure + Natural Release

Stovetop Version:
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-cook-and-eat-an-artichoke

🧮 CALORIES – 528
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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Juice Box

🧮 CALORIES – 90
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🐠 SMOKED SALMON BRUNCH | 🥣 CHILI & SUPERFOOD SALAD

DAILY RECAP – 11/01

🎨 PAINTING – Stilt Town Zombies Box Set
STAGE 1 – COLOR BLOCKING
This is basically like coloring at this stage – just stay in the lines and get things in their basic color… Then we add details and highlights.

🎯 TARGETS
CALORIES ✅
PROTEIN ✅
CARBS ✅
FAT ✅

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🧊 FREEZER MEAL PREP 🧊
Bear Creek Chicken Noodle Soup
Bear Creek Darn Good Chili
[all details are in the video]

LOW PRESSURE – 10min
5 Freezer Meals – 1 for Sandy
LOW PRESSURE – 25min
5 Freezer Meals – 1 for Dinner

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🐠 SMOKED SALMON, AVO & EGGY BRUNCH
▪️ Bantam Chicken Eggs
▪️ Avocado
▪️ Smoked Salmon
▪️ Dark Rye Bread
▪️ 2% Cottage Cheese
▪️ Homemade Everything Seasoning

🧮 CALORIES – 594
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🥣 INSTANT POT BEAR CREEK CHILI & SALAD
▪️ Darn Good Chili Mix (Bear Creek)
▪️ Diced Chili Ready Tomatoes
▪️ Worchestershire Powder 🆕 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
▪️ 99% FF Ground Turkey Breast
▪️ Greek Yogurt
▪️ Shredded Parmesan

▪️ Salad Mix
▪️ Grape Tomatoes
▪️ Raspberries
▪️ Blueberries
▪️ Pineapple
▪️ Cucumber
▪️ Corn Nuts
▪️ Pepitas
▪️ Asian Sesame Dressing

🧮 CALORIES – 579
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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ Juice Box
▪️ Cheddar Cheese
▪️ Stuffed Olives

🧮 CALORIES – 274
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WHAT I’M WATCHING

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🐷 ORANGE PORK & VEGGIE STIR FRY | 🐮 SIRLOIN STEAK & VEGGIES | 🍱 NIBBLE PLATE

DAILY RECAP – 10/26

Forgot the Fitbit on the charger today

🎨 PAINTING – Stilt Town Zombies Box Set
STAGE 2 – EDGE HIGHLIGHTING
I was only able to do one figure before my hands were too shakey…

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🐷 ORANGE PORK & VEGGIE STIR FRY
▪️ Pork Loin
▪️ Orange Sauce
▪️ Konjac Rice
▪️ Bean Sprouts
▪️ Celery
▪️ Rainbow Carrot
▪️ Baby Bok Choy
▪️ Pineapple
▪️ Mushrooms
▪️ Japanese Peanuts

🧮 CALORIES – 442
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🐮 SIRLOIN STEAK, ARTICHOKE & HONEYNUT
▪️ Sirloin Steak
▪️ Worchestershire Sauce
▪️ Artichoke
▪️ Garlic, Parmesan & Basil Butter
▪️ Kinders Salt, Pepper & Garlic Blend
▪️ Honeynut Squash

♨️ Steak COOKED IN
@ninjakitchen Foodi Air Fryer Oven
Preheated – Middle Rack
450° for 12min – (medium)

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🌀 INSTANT POT ARTICHOKE
Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker
Trim artichoke stem (and petal tips if needed). Cut off the top inch or so of the artichoke and rinse to remove any dirt between the petals.

Place Artichoke on trivet or in steamer basket face up, squeeze juice of 1 lemon into the crevices (*optional), add lemon halves to pot with 1 cup water.

Cook 20min on High Pressure + Natural Release

Stovetop Version:
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-cook-and-eat-an-artichoke

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🌀 INSTANT POT WHOLE SQUASH
Cooked in @mychefiq Smart Pressure Cooker

1c water in inner pot + trivet
Puncture squash all around
High Pressure + Natural Release
(I like it to still be firm so I use the lesser times)
>1lb = 4-5min
1lb = 8-10min
2lb = 15-20min
3lb = 22-25min
4lb = 28-32min

It will be 🔥 SUPER HOT 🔥 when it comes out… Use a towel or mitts and cut open to cool. Once cool enough to handle, scoop out the seeds with a spoon and enjoy.

* Delicata, Honeynut, Red Kuri and Sweet Dumpling Squash can be enjoyed skin on.

* Small / young Butternut or Kabocha Squash skin can be eaten but may be tougher.

* Large Squash especially including thick skin varieties like Acorn and Spaghetti Squash are not intended to eat the skins.

🧮 CALORIES – 603
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👅 RANDOM EXTRAS
▪️ StarKrimson Pear
▪️ Cheddar Cheese
▪️ Stuffed Olives

🧮 CALORIES – 383
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