Monday Jan 3

Back to "real life" after a great holiday spent with family and close friends. Its always funny to see the New Year Resolutioners packing the gym at 7 am that first Monday of the New Year but I hope the keep it up!

Anyway, for Breakfast I did my simple Berry Medley, Cinnamon Oatmeal. It looks kind of gross in this picture but tastes awesome. I use frozen berries because they are more economical and I waste nothing like I do when I use fresh berries. They lack the super-fresh taste, but they add a nice kick to the oatmeal and still provide the nutritional value.

This picture makes it look a little gross. But trust me, it aint!

Ingredients
1/2 cup dry McCan's instant Oatmeal
1 cup of non-fat milk (Vanilla Soy milk is also a nice alternative)
1 cup of frozen berries
Cinnamon to taste

Directions
1. Rub the sleep off your eyes.
2. Place 1/2 cup of dry oatmeal in a fairly deep bowl.
3. Add cup of milk and frozen berries to bowl.
4. Cover in as much cinnamon as you desire
5. Microwave on high for four minutes
6. Stir and Enjoy



Lunch was the steak and asparagus salad with the leftovers from yesterday. I simply added the steak and asparagus to a bed of romaine lettuce and added onions, red and green peppers, and my trustee balsamic dressing.

For the Dressing I do equal parts olive oil and balsamic vinegar a healthy helping of Adobo Goya Seasoning (Sin Pimiento), dried oregano, garlic powder and pepper. Its delicious and I use it for pretty much all my salads.

Dinner


Thirty Minute Turkey Chili 
Good Chili doesn't have to take hours or days (though great chili probably does). This recipe makes probably 4 or 5 servings. So I will use some of it tomorrow and probably freeze the rest for a nice treat on the weekend.

Ingredients
1 lb Ground Turkey
1 15 oz can Black beans ( I use Goya)
1 15 oz can Kidney beans (Goya again)
1/2 a red pepper diced
1/2 a green pepper diced
1 small onion diced
Garlic Powder
Salt
Cumin
Pepper
Cayenne Pepper
Celery Salt
Worschestire Sauce

1. Heat about 1 teaspoon of olive oil in a pot on medium heat. Place all the ground turkey in the pot and cook until brown. Probably around 5 minutes.

2. About 3 minutes into browning the turkey, throw onions in the pot. Season entire mix with Salt and Pepper.

3. After the Turkey is completely browned throw in red and green diced peppers and both can of beans with the juice. Swirl around in the pot to mix everything up.

4. Season the chili with Cumin, Cayenne Pepper, Garlic Powder, Celery Salt, Worchestire sauce . I wish I could give exact amounts of seasoning but I rarely measure and just go on smell and color. As a starting point you could try 1/2 TSP of cumin, 1/4 TSP of Cayenne Pepper, 1/4 TSP of garlic powder, a dash of celery salt and a few drops of worchestire sauce. Taste throughout and figure out what you want more of and adjust accordingly.

5. Once seasoning is in, stir the Chili, turn up heat and bring to a boil. Let the mixture boil for about a minute, then reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes.

6. Serve in a bowl and top with some shredded cheddar cheese.

Store the rest of the chili. I am putting some in a small container to go as a side with my lunch tomorrow and in a large container for future meals.

ENJOY!