How to Grill FRUIT!
Ok- you guys are probably getting annoyed with my pineapple kick, but it’s so good!
I use pineapple here, too (shocker!), but I’m thrilled to report that in this recipe, you can also use papaya’s, mangoes, peaches, pretty much any fleshy fruit with some substance. You can grill bananas, too, but with skin on to maintain the integrity of the fruit. Though I don’t here, you can brush them with some oil to avoid sticking, and hey, don’t be afraid to play around with flavors- cayenne, pepper, these are all FABULOUS with the contrast of the sweet fruit on the grill. Plus, the grilling caramelizes the sugars in the fruit, making them taste even more sweet. You’ll truly love this. You can also cut a mix of fruit into chunks, drizzle lime juice over them, and grill on skewers. Mmmm…
Here, watch this:
And, here’s the final product:
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Pour ½ scoop of Prograde Chocolate Meal Replacement into a fancy cup. Add small amounts of water, stirring, until the Prograde becomes the consistency of a rich chocolate sauce (TIP: If you want this layer to be more like hot fudge, use warm water; if you want it to be cold like chocolate syrup, use cold water).
Next, pour the other ½ scoop Prograde Chocolate Meal Replacement into a 6 oz. container of Chobani Plain Greek Yogurt. Stir well (or food process), and dollop right into the chocolate sauce.
This tastes like a decadent, sinful dessert, and looks stunning in the cup. Garnish with mint and berries, or drizzle peanut or almond butter into the chocolate sauce layer for a peanut-buttery rich-tasting snack! You could also top with nuts, shredded unsweetened coconut, add berries into the yogurt, or use a flavored Greek Yogurt.
* If you don’t have Prograde, use chocolate-flavored protein powder!
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Summer Salmon Salad
Hope you all had a fabulous Memorial Day!
Let’s get right back to it, shall we?
For this salad, I made a “plate” right on the grill rack with foil, and topped it when the grill was hot with a large bag of frozen cauliflower florets, a 1/2 a medium diced red onion, and topped with italian dressing till the veggies were cooked. Take them off the grill, make a salad with red lettuce and red peppers, and eat with a filet of salmon that’s already been cooked (or grilled in foil alongside your veggies!). ENJOY! Top with a bit more cheese for flavor, and YOU’RE DONE!
Beautiful, supportive, and phenomenally satisfying!
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Happy Memorial Day!
It is not often (ok, it’s NEVER BEEN) that I can blog from this location:
It’s like…vacation destination at home! I LOVE three-day weekends! As you can probably imagine from reading my about me section, I don’t have much time left at the end of the day to do much in the “rest and relax” department. When I have the opportunity, I’m filling it up with some other thing. At this moment, after three days off, I’ve:
watched my son learn how to ride a bike with no training wheels,
took them to an amusement park on opening day, got my (albeit small) garden in (remember, I’m buying a CSA this year?), built a home patio with fire pit, Adirondack chairs, and topiary trees, (and can’t forget the cute little umbrella!), spent time goofing off with my loves,
made memories, and now, at this moment, giving thanks to my friends and family who’ve done so much to make our Country free. Ok, really, it’s my first moment to “relax” (naptime for the kiddo’s!) so I consider blogging my form of “relaxation.”
What you may not know is, I come from a family FULL of soldiers; my brother (ARMY), Stepdad (ARMY, also a full-time National Guardsman), Sister-in-law (NAVY), Uncle (ARMY), as well as lots of friends. To the men and women who have died serving our nation, hats off to you!!
Happy Memorial Day to those who made us free. With my Blue Moon Belgian White Ale, I salute you. Your lives were not lost in vain.
Thanks to those of you who protect and serve our Nation!
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White Wine Sangria
Yup, I’m doing it-
In “Spirit” (no pun intended) of Memorial Day, I’m posting a fun, delicious drink, full of fruit. Definitely not calling it a Supportive beverage in any way, but it bears sharing 
Sangria is typically red wine and fruit and other stuff that varies from recipe to recipe. As you know, I can’t ever do anything food-wise by the book, so I used white wine. When I drink, it’s usually Pinot Grigio. My favorite “everyday” wine, Barefoot Pinot Grigio, is what I had on-hand. I dumped one bottle (the 750mL, or the smaller bottle) of the pinot grigio, and then a bunch of fruit. I used halved frozen cherries I’d frozen after cutting them the other day, sliced oranges, lemons, limes, mangoes, peaches, pineapple, and blueberies. Once they were all floating, I poured one 2 liter bottle of citrus (orange, lime, lemon) soda (not orange soda, or lemon, or lime- a combo of each, I believe it’s called “Citrus Cooler” soda or something- it’s a storebrand) in. It’s a beautiful light orange color. The longer it sits, the better, but don’t add the soda till just before serving.
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VICTORY Vinaigrette
A week ago today, I celebrated a HUGE personal victory in my life. SO, in celebration of my one-week-ago-today Victory, I bring to you my VICTORY VINAIGRETTE!!
To make this, you will need to squeeze the juice from one orange (roughly 3 tablespoons if you happen to have juice in your fridge), then for added zip, the zest of a half an orange. Next, use a whisk to mix in 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, and one 6 oz. Chobani Greek Yogurt till smooth. Then, add 1 tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and salt and pepper to taste. As always, I strongly recommend cracking your own black pepper, and using fine sea salt. I also cut in small pieces of fresh Rosemary, from my kitchen garden!
I made a really simple salad- red lettuce, red peppers, and red onions (hey, what can I say, red’s my favorite color!), drizzled it over, and VOILA- beautiful, delicious, and best yet?! Because the Chobani is considered a protein source, and topped with some cheese (fat), this salad is a supportive meal!
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lK Meal Makeover with MOO92!
Big thanks to MOO92 for letting me come in and chat with the Wake Up Crew this morning. Also, Congrats to Jessica for winning the Chobani Greek Yogurt Giveaway!!!! There’s a mixed variety case heading your way!!!
Tod n' Deveney, the MOO92 WAKE UP CREW!
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In celebration of both the unofficial kickoff to summer, as well as the FIRST lK Meal Makeover radio show on MOO92 (!!), I was charged by Tod n’ Deveney to makeover a classic summer staple:
POTATO SALAD!
Deveney told me how her mom used to make potato salad growing up, and here’s what she had to say:
“My mom used to put dill in it – which I love. Mom used to do potatoes, onions, celery, eggs with mayo and a little Dijon mustard. Top it with…I think paprika – the red stuff! IT WAS SO GOOD!”
In order to lean it out, I first needed to get rid of the carbs and extra calories. To remove? The potatoes and the Mayo! Typically, full fat mayo is fine in moderation, but at the amounts you put into a salad, well, let me put it into mathmatical perspective…
1 Tablespoon of Mayo = 90 calories (all of which are calories from fat). 16 tbsp=1 cup. Say in a salad you put in 1/2 cup of mayo. 16x.5=8tbsp Mayo. 8Tbsp. Mayo=720 calories.The mayo alone in the side salad is about half my daily allowance! And the carb content in the potatoes…well, I’m not even going to go there!
Enter cauliflower and Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt has 100 calories in an entire 6 oz. container (none of which are from fat!). That’s it! It also shares the same consistency and tang as mayo, NO fat, whereas mayo has 10g/serving (10g per TABLESPOON!), and 18 g. of protein, where mayo has 0. WOW! The better choice option is pretty clear there!
So what I did was put 5 eggs in a shallow pan full of cold water, turned on the stove, and hard-boiled 5 eggs.
I then opened ONE 6-oz container of plain chobani yogurt, cut in a sprig of dill to taste, and stirred some sliced green olives, 1/4 of an onion, 5 chopped eggs, some celery (I used 1 rib), a tablespoon of yellow mustard, and 1/2 tablespoon of Dijon mustard right into the container of chobani. I put in salt and pepper to taste. Some people like pickles in their potato salad (I do!), so the key here is to dump in some of the pickle or olive juice for a kick in flavor!
When it’s all combined, it should look like this:
Next up, take a head of cauliflower, chop it up on the smaller side, and boil it till fork-tender, careful to keep it the same consistency as what a boiled potato would be. Then, rinse with cold water, strain, and put into a bowl, well dried. I actually lined my bowl with a paper towel, dumped it in, then patted dry on top with another paper towel.
Next, combine everything (carefully combining in the 5 eggs that you’ve hard-boiled and chopped), and let it sit in the bowl in the fridge…the longer the better, preferably overnight!
Top with paprika for a classic twist, and don’t be afraid to try things! Whatever your summer potato salad recipe makes SUMMER for you, go ahead and use! Pickles, onions, green onions, red onions, black olives, whatever.
Play, have fun, experiment, and enjoy a long, hot summer, full of family, fun, and BBQ’s
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Hello lK fans!
Tomorrow at 7:30 AM EST, LISTEN LIVE as I take over the radiowaves, and makeover a summer classic for The Wake Up Crew’s Tod n’ Deveney at MOO92!! You can listen locally by turning your radio dial to 92.1FM, or Listen Live on MOO92.com!
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HUGE thanks to our friends over at CHOBANI GREEK YOGURT for providing the giveaways!!!
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