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Dry Rub Chicken Wings

Ingredients

5 Pounds of Chicken Wings
1/2 cup of Cassava Flour or Gluten Free Flour
BBQ Spice (recipe)
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon Cilantro

Directions

In a mixing bowl place the chicken wings

Add spices to the chicken wings and toss/mix IMG_3721
Toss in Cassava Flour (gluten free flour can also be used)
Place on raised cooking rack and back for 20 minutes in Oven IMG_3722
Spinkle BBQ Dry Rub on both sides of wings
Place wings back in the oven and broil for 10-15 minutes

Enjoy!

Stuffed Mushrooms-crab, bacon and cream cheese

Ingredients:
1 package of cream cheese, soften
2 pounds of mushrooms
1 clove of garlic
10 oz of lumped crab meat
¼ of a medium white onion chopped
4-5 slices of bacon
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
Slice bacon into small pieces and chop onion and garlic
Place all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix together
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Using a spoon stuff each mushroom with the mixture
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Place on a baking sheet (I used a silicon mat)
Place and oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown on top of the mushrooms
Enjoy!
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Cheese Steak Casserole

Ingredients:
1-2 pounds of shaved steak
1 package of mushrooms, chopped
2 Bell Peppers, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
12 ounces of mozzarella cheese, shredded.

Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven, 350 degrees
2. In a frying pan saute the chopped peppers and onions
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3. Layer the meat, veggies, and cheese and continue until the casserole dish is filled to the top
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4. Cover the casserole dish with foil, and place in the oven for 40-45 minutes.
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Eating real food, why is it so hard to look at french fries or an Italian sub and not walk away? Then make a better decision to eat something real like a chicken breast or a piece of steak? I have been having issues always choosing the correct thing to eat this week. I ate an Italian sub this week, and felt like I carried a brick in my gut for 15 hours. I noticed that my performance while doing my weekly sprints was affected. Even though I had extra carbs in my system, I felt like there was no gas in the tank. I also followed the next meal with french fries that were tossed in gluten and fried in shitty canola oil, I felt like I needed to take a shower after indulging in every one of those fries. That evening I didn’t sleep very well, actually it was only 5 hours and it wasn’t continuous sleep. Then throughout yesterday I felt bloated all day, and even though yesterday I made healthy meal choices (YAY), I don’t feel like I adsorbed any of the meals I ate because my intestines and body were stunned and still in the reaction phase by my bad choices and acting out like a two year old that didn’t get what it wanted. To be honest, my body didn’t get what it wanted so acting childish and throwing a tantrum was well deserved. I should have eaten the sweet potato mash, cauliflower, and grilled pork chops that I had every intention of preparing but failed to do so, and ate crap.

Well with the good and the bad, I will move on and try my best to eat the best food possible, and not be lazy about preparing and eating the food I worked hard to prepare and shop for.

TGIF: I woke up earlier this morning by 30 minutes and got on my spinning bike for 25 minutes and went for a leisurely ride while watching Netflix. Last night I made seasoned fingerling potatoes, broccoli, salt and pepper flank steak and chicken breasts. For breakfast-chicken sausage, different root veggies hash and hard cooked eggs. I will eat like I am suppose to today-and have success at my crossfit gym completing the Barbell Class to start the weekend on a more positive note.