Loaded Baked Tomatoes

Loaded baked tomatoes recipe

shopping list & ingredient list


3 ripe tomatoes
5 medium size potatoes
dash of salt
dash of pepper
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
2 slices of bacon
1 tbsp. parsley minced
1 tbsp. butter




Kitchen Setup


Sharp paring knife
tablespoon
teaspoon
medium size sauce pan
skillet
ice cream scooper
pizza cutter (to mince parsley)
cutting board
parchment paper
blender or food processor






Directions and Prep.


wash off potatoes and chop them
bring water  to boil in a medium size sauce pot
let potatoes boil until soft
while potatoes boil cut the tomatoes in half
scoop out flesh from tomatoes
While waiting cook two slices of bacon
When potatoes are finished drain and rinse
Place potatoes into a blender
warm milk until lukewarm
add half the warm milk and butter
blend on medium and slowly add in rest of milk
remove potato puree and place in a medium size mixing bowl
chop bacon
chop parsley
whisk in bacon and cheese into potatoes
whisk in a slight amount of bacon grease


Baking and Cooking instructions


preheat oven to 350 degrees
TAKE a ice cream scoop and overfill the tomatoes with the potato mixture
place the tomatoes on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
bake for 30 to 40 min.
broil for another couple min. until golden brown.


Remove from oven and top with minced parsley.




optional


make a Avocado sauce and drizzle over top of the loaded baked tomato.

Created by Eric Roberts Health Coach & Cook


09/18/16

Oatmeal at home

The World's Best Oatmeal at home

Jar of Cooked Oatmeal

The Recipe 

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25-30 minutes

Serves 2

Ingredients:

3 cups water

1 cup bob's red mill whole rolled oats 

¼ cup unsweetened almond milk

½ teaspoon frontier pumpkin pie spice

1 tablespoon local raw honey

¼ cup chopped roasted walnuts

Small pinch of sea salt

1/8 cup sliced cherries

1/8 cup bittersweet cacao chocolate chips

1 tablespoon bee pollen

Recipe: Bring the water to a boil in a medium pot, then stir in the oats and sea salt. Let the

water and oats come back to a boil, then reduce to medium-low heat and cover.. Let  simmer 20-30 minutes, depending on how you prefer the texture.

Remove from heat and stir in the almond milk, spices, honey, bee pollen,cherries  and walnuts. Top with chocolate chips===---optional would to top with coconut flakes.

Oatmeal


Created by Eric Roberts
Health Coach & Cook

2015/12/12

Almond Butter Cookies With Chocolate chips

Fluffy Almond butter cookies w/ chocolate chips & cranberries

Ingredients:

2 cups creamy almond butter

2/3 cup raw agave nectar

2 local farm eggs

2 level teaspoons baking soda

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 teaspoon chia seeds

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup bittersweet cacao chocolate chips 70%

1 teaspoon coconut sugar

Recipe: Preheat the oven to 350º. 

Line two baking sheets with parchment paper

 reserve coconut sugar. Place all of the ingredients

to a large mixing bowl and mix together on

 medium-high with a hand mixer for 60-90 seconds 

 Form the dough into ping-pong sized balls, rolling them 

gently with wet hands to form.Flatten the cookies in the 

palm of your hands. You will need to rinse your hands 

every few cookies to keep the dough from 

sticking to your hands  Place dough balls on each parchment

lined cookie sheet spaced about 2 inches apart.

Once cookies are placed on the cookie sheet sprinkle

with coconut sugar.

.

Bake each sheet of cookies individually

for 10-13 minutes, until nicely browned but not

too dark on the bottoms.  Let cool 5-10 minutes before

eating. Store the cookies in an airtight container

in the refrigerator up to 5 days.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Makes 16 cookies

Created By Eric Roberts

Health Coach & Cook

2015/12/06

Maple Honey Mustard Baked Ham

Maple Honey Mustard Glazed Baked Ham with Carrots, Potatoes & Baby Bok Choy

Maple Honey mustard smoked ham

Directions

Preheat oven to 375˚F.

1.Whisk together the mustard, maple syrup, cider, butter, honey,salt,

pepper, and rosemary.

2.Place the ham into a baking dish and surround it with the

carrots, potatoes & baby bok choy . Brush the sauce liberally over the ham, then pour

the remaining sauce over the carrots,potatoes & baby bok choy  and toss to coat them.

Place the rosemary on top of the ham, then bake until it

reaches 160˚F internal temperature - about 50 to 60  minutes.
serve and garnish with pineapple and hot sauce

Ingredients

1 tablespoon mustard

1 tablespoon raw unfiltered honey 

1 tablespoon maple syrup

3 tablespoon apple cider

1 tablespoon melted butter

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

1/4-1/2 teaspoon dried

rosemary

2  pound smoked ham

1 medium yukon gold potato chopped into 1/8's 

4 to 5 large carrots peeled and

chopped 1” pieces

1 baby bok choy separate the stalks

2 sprigs rosemary
hot sauce to taste
1 cup fresh pineapple chunks

Details

Serves 3 to 4 

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 60 to 80 minutes

Created by Eric Roberts 

Health coach & Cook

"I love to cook ,as it makes my home smell like herbs & spice" 

Written: 2015/12/05

The Beginners Spice shopping list

Spices and Herbs

The Starter Pantry Stocking List

Hi,

Once I began to cook at home. I realized that most if not all the recipes that I would follow or modify required

a number of spices and herbs. I have compiled a list of my most common ones that I use.

It can be a little overwhelming without some sort of basic shopping list.

I have found that by stocking these common spices that cooking becomes more easy and enjoyable 

since most of within arms reach now. I have also invested in turntables to stock the spices on. 

This turntable makes finding your spice easy, they are compact enough to keep on the kitchen counter or kitchen table.

I buy all organic spices and herbs, this is optional but it is the preferred brand to purchase.

Spice shopping list

• Dill
• ground cumin
• ground black pepper
• liquid amino's
• sweet basil leaf flakes
• ground turmeric root
• crushed red pepper flakes
• onion powder
• ground ginger
• whole bay leaf
• chili powder salt free
• cayenne pepper
• ceylon cinnamon
• pumpkin pie spice
• ground sage leaf
• ground nutmeg
• fine pink salt
• rosemary
• oregano
• Bragg sprinkle 24 herbs and spices
• sea salt
• course pink Himalayan salt
• dill weed chopped
• paprika
• organic sencha green whole leaf green tea
• pure unrefined honey
• ground mustard seed yellow

Free download Healthy shopping list form

Free download getting in the habit of cooking healthy meals

To schedule your Free Pantry Consultation please contact me.

Created By Eric Roberts 

Health Coach & Cook

2015/12/05

The Best Omelet Ever!!

A very fine omelet with breakfast sausage

Ingredients 

2 farm eggs

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

2 tbs diced yellow onion

1 tbs chopped red bell pepper

1 tbs butter  (Kerry's Gold)

1 tbs diced and seeded fresh tomato

2 tbs shredded cheddar cheese

2 baby bok choy leaves chopped

1 tbs spring water

Pink salt to taste

Ground black pepper to taste

Hot sauce to taste

Mustard to taste

Bragg's sprinkle 24 herbs & spices to taste

dash of ground sage

1 cup breakfast sausage 

Omelet Directions 

1. Crack the eggs place in a small mixing bowl- fold in water 

2. heat olive oil in a skillet and cook onions and peppers for 4 to 5 minutes over medium heat. Add in the baby bok choy the last couple minutes. 

3. remove the veggies from the skillet and place in a small bowl with tomato, mix together.

4. add butter to skillet until melted and coating the skillet fully.

5. work quickly and add in egg to skillet, place veggie mixture over top of eggs, add in some hot sauce, salt and pepper and herb mix.

6. once the eggs firm up on the bottom fold over and flip the folded omelet. Cut in half after cooking for a min. 

7. add the  cheese and let melt during the last minute of cooking. You want the omelet nice and fluffy and not over cooked so be careful on how long it is in the pan. Total time to cook the omelet mixture will be 4 to 5 min over medium heat. 

8. remove the two omelets and serve.

Breakfast sausage Directions

1. Make golf size balls out of the breakfast sausage

2. flatten out into patties in the palm of your hand

3. place on a flat skillet over medium high heat 

4. sprinkle ground sage over patties while cooking.

5. cook until well done.

6. Serve and garnish plate with mustard and hot sauce.

Serves 2

Prep time 15 minutes

Cook time 15 minutes

Created by Eric Roberts 

Health Coach & Cook

Garland,Texas

Steamed Brussel Sprouts with roasted nuts & dressing

Steamed Brussels Sprouts with Roasted Nuts, seeds and dressing

Directions

Fill steamer with a couple inches of water
chop sprouts into fourths
chop or press garlic
steam sprouts for 5 minutes
add garlic,lemon juice and olive oil to a small bowl with finished sprouts
mix altogether
Roast sunflower seeds and walnuts in oven for 5 minutes
top off Brussels Sprouts with toasted nuts and seeds


Ingredients

1 TBS Raw sunflower seeds
1 TBS Raw walnut halves
1 lb brussels sprouts
 Dressing
3TBS Extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp lemon juice fresh
2 medium garlic cloves
sea salt and pepper to taste



cook time 5 minutes
serves 2


Created by Eric Roberts
Health Coach & Cook


2015/12/03

Influenced By the worlds healthiest foods book

create a condiment tray

CONDIMENTS

create a condiment tray 

 Getting in the habit of cooking simple meals, such as steamed veggies with beans and a grain, will save you time and energy. Instead of adding complicated sauces, create a condiment tray for your table so that you and your family/guests can personalize every meal. Rotating trays, often called Lazy Susans, are perfect for making condiments visible and accessible. Here are some recommended condiments worthy of experimentation. Feel free to add your favorites, and use organic whenever possible. Look for those with minimal ingredients, additives, and processing.


For more information and infographic click here


Created by

Eric Roberts

Health Coach & Cook

2015/11/28

HEALTHY SNACK LIST

HEALTHY SNACK LIST

Crunchy Snacks

 

• Frozen grapes 

• Rice cakes 

• Plain popcorn – use coconut or canola oil to pop kernels in a covered pan on the stove 

• One or two hard pretzels – the large Bavarian variety 

• Crunchy crudités of veggies and dip (hummus, guacamole, vinaigrette, favorite dressing) 

• Celery or carrots with peanut or almond butter (use non-hydrogenated peanut butter) • Hummus with whole grain toast or rice crackers 

• A handful of nuts

for more snack ideas click here for infographic

October 2015 Newsletter Is Chocolate Good for You?

Hi,

Chocolate is the only ingredient that is its very own food group.

Well not really—but it seems as if it should be. Powerfully comforting, creamy, delicious—many people eat chocolate at least several times a week.

Which begs the question…

Is Chocolate Good for You?

The answer is both yes and no.

Chocolate has been used for centuries to treat bronchitis, sexual malaise, fatigue, hangovers, anemia, depression, memory loss, high blood pressure, poor eyesight, and more. It also helps release that feel-good neurotransmitter—serotonin—in the brain.

But eat the wrong kind and you’ll get loads of sugar, calories, and junky ingredients. 

To read the entire newsletter Click here

Created By Eric Roberts Health Coach

2015/11/14

Fried rice - made easy

Ingredients 

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 small onion

2 cloves minced garlic

1 diced carrot 

1/2 bunch scallion 

1 tablespoon grated ginger

4 cups cooked brown long grain rice

2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

1 egg beaten 

saute onion in olive oil for 5 minutes

add in the garlic

add scallions and ginger

saute for 4 minutes to allow flavors to meld together

add rice and some water-- the water will make steam 

add in the tamari soy sauce, tamari and the beaten egg

let heat and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally 

Recipe Credits- Integrative Nutrition simple grains  recipe from the Feed your hunger for health and happiness book. 

7 days--7 ways to have breakfast day 7 --- muffins

Banana Chia muffins




Click here to see our recipe 

Shopping List August 14

I have been upto planning the next weeks menu and shopping list-- here is a sneak peak at the shopping list --- the menu is secret --- that is until it is cooked up in the man kitchen.

The mAn in the kitchen shopping list

Kuzu
2 cans chopped tomato
2 cans chickpeas
2 yams
spaghetti squash
button mushrooms
bok choy
sesame oil toasted
brown rice vinegar
tamari soy sauce
brown rice
garlic
carrots
ginger
long grain brown rice
water
arame
millet
2 cans diced tomato
3 cans kidney beans
2 cans tomato paste

7 days --7 ways to do breakfast Day 5

DAY 5 Of the 7 days -- 7 ways to do breakfast, today's breakfast if a variety of fruit topped with a yogurt sauce

ingredients 

1 chopped apple

1 peeled and sliced kiwi

1 peeled and chopped pear

1 peeled and chopped honeydew melon

Sauce 

2 tbs non fat yogurt

2 tbs raw honey

juice of one lemon 

4 chopped mint leaves 

stir all  sauce ingredients together in a small bowl

place all the fruit into a large mixing bowl 

stir to mix together 

serve 1 1/2 cups  and top with the yogurt sauce, save the rest for another time

enjoy 

7 days --7 ways to have breakfast -- day 2 Bean Soup recipe

7 days --7 ways to have breakfast -- day 2 Bean Soup recipe

Bean Soup

Ingredients 

1 can organic aduki beans 

5 inch piece of kombu 

2 to 3 cups spring water

1/4 cup chopped cooked  ham or a slice 

2 bay leaves 

1 teaspoon sea salt 

Directions

wash beans 

place kombu and beans & ham  in a pot

cover with water

bring to a boil 

add bay leaves

cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes 

check periodically add more water if necessary

allow beans to cook until they are cooked through 

add salt

drain excess water if necessary 

optional instead of cooking ham with beans place a slice of cooked ham on a plate 

and serve bean soup over ham

if you are using non-canned beans the cooking time is about an hour


This recipe was inspired by the Feed your hunger for health and happiness book by Integrative Nutrition the original non modified version can be found there.

The Breakfast experiment- 7 days - 7 ways to have breakfast

Day one of the 7 days - 7 ways to have breakfast

Scrambled eggs with greens

Ingredients 

2 eggs beaten
1 cup organic spinach chopped
1 clove garlic pressed
1 organic carrot peeled and diced
1 tbs extra virgin organic olive oil
salt to taste
pepper to taste
hot sauce to taste
sharp cheddar cheese

Directions

Heat oil in a frying pan
saute garlic
saute carrots covered until soft
add in eggs
stir in spinach
stir mixture until eggs are done


add salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste and serve

grate Cheddar cheese over top

Steamed Broccoli w/ Bacon Avocado

Steamed Broccoli w/ Avocado & Bacon





Ingredients

2 To 3 slices of cooked and chopped bacon
1 avocado diced
3 cups of chopped broccoli
juice of one lemon
2 chopped mushrooms
1/4 cup of shredded Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon olive oil
sea salt to taste

Directions

Steam Broccoli and mushrooms for 2 minutes
add to a medium mixing bowl with the other ingredients
toss and mix well

top off with cheese

Recipes with balance

On top of blueberry hill --oatmeal recipe

No eggs or bacon for this man this morning --- I am out of them both :) No worries..

Ingredients 

2 cups spring water

1 cup organic rolled oats

1/2 cup organic raisins 

1/4 cup organic chopped walnuts

1/2 tsp organic cinnamon

1 tsp raw honey 

1 tbsp organic almond milk

1 tbsp organic blueberries 

Directions

bring water to a boil--- 

add in oats lower heat to low

let cook for 5 minutes

add in the walnuts and raisins 

add Cinnamon

turn off heat and cover for 5 more minutes

serve and add mix in almond milk top with blueberries or a fruit of your choice
drizzle honey over top

:) 

enjoy 

I found this recipe in the world's healthiest foods book

I give this one a thumbs up

10 minute--Sauteed White Cabbage with apples

my cabbage dish that I made

Cabbage, Apples, Summer Sausage .... and some special ingredients to make the taste buds say hello./

1 small head of white cabbage about 4 cups slice it thin 1/4 inch 

1/2 granny smith apple cored and sliced in 1/2 inch slices leave the skin on

1 tsp lemon juice sprinkle onto sliced cabbage before cooking

1 tbs apple cider vinegar

2 tbs of raw honey

3 tbs of virgin olive oil

sea salt to taste

5 tbs veggie broth  heat in a skillet over medium heat, when broth begins to steam

, add cabbage and apples top with vinegar, and honey.

Mix, cover and cook for 5 minutes 

Dress with olive oil and sea salt 

cut the cabbage into small pieces 

serves 4

I was inspired by a recipe in the World's healthiest food book

No Bake Navy Beans Recipe

No Bake Navy Beans 

Looking for something quick and simple. I have something for you here. I came up with this recipe because I needed something to eat but I did not feel like cooking too much.

The Recipe 

1 can organic navy beans

1 can diced tomatoes 

1 clove garlic pressed

1 small red onion chopped

4 slices bacon cooked

1 tablespoon raw unfiltered honey

1 teaspoon coconut sugar

1 teaspoon hulled hemp seeds

1 jalapeno pepper sliced thin

spice mix

1/8 teaspoon of each 

onion powder

basil

turmeric

paprika

cinnamon 

mix all spices together well.

Rinse the navy beans and tomatoes place them in a large mixing bowl stir together

add in the spices stir well 

add in the rest of the ingredients reserve the honey and hemp seeds

stir together with a wooden spoon until mixed together well

add in the honey and stir into the mixture.

plate and sprinkle with the hemp seeds