Homemade Whole Wheat Coconut Oil Granola.

This is a delicious healthy way to start your day! You can eat it over Greek yogurt like I did or with milk or just plain.First in a large bowl I started with 3 cups of whole wheat rolled oats.

2/3 a cup of pecan pieces.

2/3 a cup of sunflower seeds

3/4 a cup of shredded coconut.

3/4 a cup of mixed dried fruit. I used cherries, blueberries, and cranberries.

1 tbs of cinnamon.

1 tsp of cardamom.

Mixed that all together then in a small sauce pan I melted 1/2 a cup of coconut oil, 1/4 a cup of honey.

1/4 a cup of brown sugar.

1 tabelspoon of maple syrup.

Heated that till it dissolved the poured over the pat mixture.

Mixed well then poured out on to a parchment lined baking sheet and put in the oven at 325° for 15 minutes. Took it out and mixed it up then put back in for 10 more minutes till evenly browned.

This is what that looks like. Let cool then break up in pieces and put in a jar or bag to seal and keep fresh!

Yum!!

Crispy Quinoa Crusted Chicken Parmesan with Corn and Green Beans.

I'm still on a health kick so here is a delicious chicken Parmesan but instead of breading it's crusted in cooked seasoned quinoa! Yum!First I took 2 chicken breast halves and cut each in half lengthwise. Whisked 2 eggs in a dish, and put half a cup of flour on a plate.

I rinsed and cooked 1 cup of quinoa by the instructions on the bad then added 1 tablespoon on Italian Seasoning into it.

Then I poured it into a small baking dish to have room to coat the chicken.

I salt and peppered each chicken half on both sides then dipped it into the flour.

Into the egg.

Theb into the quinoa. Pressing the quinoa to stick to the egg mixture.

Then I placed them on a baking sheet with a wire rack to make sure the bottom gets crispy too! Spray with cooking spray first! Heat the oven to 400°

Then bake for 25 minutes. Take out of the oven.

Top evenly with 1/2 a cup of shredded Mozzarella cheese.

Yum!

Then evenly put on a cup of homemade or jarred marinara sauce and grate evenly 1/4 a cup of Parmesan cheese over each piece.

Put back in the oven for 5 minutes and then sprinkle some chiffonad basil on top before serving. So yummy!! 

Sweet and Spicy Salmon with Sriracha Cream Sauce, served with Rice and Soy Sauce Sautéed Zucchini and Yellow Squash.

Yuuuuummmm this was a good one :) and it's really healthy too!

For the sauce I put in a bowl 1/3 a cup of sweet chili sauce.

1/4 a cup of soy sauce.

1 tablespoon of brown sugar.

3 garlic cloves grated in.

1 tablespoon of fresh ginger grated in.

Then I took 1lb of salmon and spooned the glaze over each salmon filet. Then I let it sit and marinate for 20 minutes. Then put it under the broiler for 8 minutes.

For the Sriracha cream sauce I started with a tablespoon and 1/2 of Sriracha.

1 tablespoon of light mayo.

1/2 a cup of light sour cream, the orginal recipe called for yogurt but I didn't have any. If you use the yogurt it makes the salmon only 4 points in weight watchers numbers!

1 tablespoon of lime or lemon juice. And a pinch of salt. Mix then I put mine in a plastic baggy and cut the corner so it would drizzel out over the salmon.

For the veggies I sautéed 1/3 cup of diced onion in some olive oil.

Sliced 1 yellow squash and 1 zucchini in disks and threw those in with the onions after they softened.

When they are golden brown I threw in like 2 tsp of soy sauce and mixed that in.

I cooked up some plain white rice and put a scoop down, topped with the salmon, drizzled the Sriracha sauce, and layered the veggies. Then I curled some green onions in ice water for decoration!

Grilled Portobello Mushroom and Chicken Caesar Sakad with Herbed Whole Wheat Croutons and Parmesan Cheese.

This is a delicious low calorie lunch I made for my mother and I! She LOVES Caesar salad! And she enjoyed this one very much :)

For the dressing I put in a teaspoon of Dijon mustard.

1 teaspoon of worchesterchire 

1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

I mixed that together then grated in 1 clove of garlic and whisked in half a cup of light mayo. You can also use light miracle whip.

I didn't take pictures but I grilled up 2 portobello mushroom caps then sliced them. And 1 chicken breast half I cut in half and grilled with salt and pepper. I used some vegetable spray to coat the grill pan. I sliced up 1 cup of romain lettuce for each plate. I added 5 already made croutons to each plate and about half a tablespoon of grated Parmesan. This recipe makes for 4 but I only did for 2. So if you are making for 4 then use 2 chicken breast halves. Deeeelicious!