Recipe Roundup: Tex-Mex Turkey

Last night I made this recipe and absolutely loved it!  I got this recipe out of a Weight Watchers Magazine and couldn't find the recipe online so, since I love you, I will type out the whole damn recipe.  (read: you better effing make it)

Tex-Mex Turkey
Prep: 10 mins   Cook: 25 mins     Serves:4

Mix 1 tbsp Mexican-style chili powder, 1 tsp garlic powder, and 1/4 tsp black pepper in small bowl; rub over all sides of 1 (1 lb) turkey tenderloin.  Put 1 sliced red onion, 1 1/2 cups trimmed fresh green beans, and 1 cup fresh corn (i use frozen and it works fine) in stockpot colander insert.  Nestle turkey into vegetables: sprinkle 1/2 tsp salt over turkey and vegetables.  Set insert into stockpot over 3 inches simmering water.  Cover and steam until vegetables are tender and instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of turkey registers 166 degrees, 20-25 minutes.  Remove insert. Transfer turkey to large cutting board; cover and let stand 5 minutes.  Cut turkey into 12 slices; serve with vegetables and 1/2 cup fat-free salsa.

***I used a tall chili pot and a metal colander.  I also served this with a salad because, honestly, this is not at all enough veggies for 4 servings.  Today I had the leftover turkey over a salad and it was delicious!!

Enjoy!

Recipe Roundup: Chicken Parm Wraps

In keeping with my goal to take the Pinterest world by storm and try EVERY skinny recipe ever created, I tried another recipe from my Skinny Eats board.  This is by far the easiest recipe in America and was very filling.  I served it with a light Caesar salad kit from Wal-Mart.  This will definitely be added to my recipe rotation.  The spinach is optional but I liked it…Mr. Fluff preferred it without.  Enjoy!

HEALTHY CHICKEN PARMESAN WRAPS

Ingredients:

§  1 cooked chicken breast, cut into strips

§  1/4 cup marinara or spaghetti sauce

§  1/8 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

§  1/8 cup parmesan cheese

§  1/8 tsp Italian spice blend

§  1 large low carb or whole grain wrap

§  Optional: 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves

Method:

1. Cut and warm chicken through in the microwave. Place chicken, sauce, cheese, and spice blend on wrap bread. Wrap bread around filling, and microwave seam side down for 30-60 seconds, or until warmed through and cheese is melted. Enjoy warm!

 Source (including picture): http://www.roomag.com/healthy-chicken-parmesan-wraps/

Tip:  I used my favorite chicken from Costco.  You just pop it in the oven for 20-25 minutes straight from the freezer.  It has become a staple in my house. 

The calorie count will depend on the ingredients that you use.  Make sure to read labels and measure, measure, measure. 

Good Luck!

Fluffy in Frisco

New Year.....New ME

It’s so funny how much things have changed since welcoming Fluffette in to the world.  Case in point: New Year’s Eve.  Usually on New Year’s Eve I like to tie one on, get wasted and pass out (by 9pm).  New Years Day consists of laying around in pajamas and stating multiple times that I will NEVER drink again.  (which is, of course, never the case). 

Well this year we went to a friend’s house to ring in the New Year.  There were 3 couples total and we all have kids.  I drank some Champagne with Ginger Ale and frozen strawberries and a couple of beers.  I was “that girl” that tried to get everyone to play games all.night.long.  “Is Fluffette sleeping through the night?”  “yes, wanna play dominos?”  “Are you gonna go back to work?”  “I dunno.  Wanna play mad gab?”  and so on and so on.  By 11 pm, when we should all be drunk and playing charades, we were instead lounging on the couch, all looking at the clock wondering how the hell we were supposed to stay awake for a WHOLE ‘nother hour.  Longest hour ever.  Once the clock struck midnight, we all kissed (our spouses, perverts, not each other).  Then we immediately started loading up our kids to head home.  Oh how times have changed!!!

We still laid around in our pj’s on New Year’s Day and didn’t do much of anything.  I thought a lot about where I’d come from in my weight loss journey and where I want to be in 2013.  If you’ll remember, I shared my results in a previous post (click HERE to refresh your memory).  Not too shabby for a lazy girl, if I do say so myself.  I took new measurements this week and will share those with you momentarily.  Before you ask, the answer is NO.  I will NOT be sharing pictures in my sports bra.  I really wish you would just get over that. (rolling eyes).

First, I will share my goals (not resolutions, those are lame) for 2013:

1.     Run.  Remember that time I wrote that gut wrenching post, I Am Not A Runner, about my first 5k on Thanksgiving Day?  You know, the one that left you blowing snot bubbles from sobbing and shouting “GO FLUFFY GO” at your computer screen?  Remember how proud you were of me and that you then realized that I was pretty much the most amazing woman in the world?   (um….no…it was not THAT emotional, idiot)

(pause for dramatic effect)

Yeah…..well…..I haven’t run since then. (insert blushing smiley here)   So, this year I will start over on the Couch to 5k and complete 2 races. 

2.    Lose 30-40 pounds.  As you will see shortly, I am currently 5 pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight.  I would LOVE to weigh in the 140s but I will be happier than Katie Holmes when her divorce from Tom Cruise was final (too soon?) if I can make it to the 150s. 

3.    Decide what I want to be when I grow up.  As I’ve mentioned before, I am a stay at home mom.  It is the hardest…and the funnest  (real word, I promise) job I’ve ever had but mama needs to make some money (to spend on manicures and tutu’s and other necessities like that).  I really love blogging but I’m not making any money at it.  Sooooo…it would be GREAT if you could each send me $50 a month to help me buy pointless items that I don’t need.  That’s like $150 a month if you all do it!  (high kick)  If you’d like my address to send me a check, please email me at inyourdreamsfluffy@notarealemail.com. 

4.    Stay Awesome
5.  Drink more water.  I drink way too much coffee and not enough H2O.  I'm going to try to drink 90 ounces of water daily.

I realize that’s a short list and I should include “be a better wife and mother”, “pay off debt”, “complete 500 random acts of kindess” and “adopt all of those dogs so Sarah McGlauklin (too lazy to see how her last name is actually spelled) will stop singing to us in that awful commercial” but I’m keepin’ it real and keepin’ it easy.  (twss)

Now it’s time for results!!!! 

Again, please check out my previous measurements so I don’t have to copy and paste them.  Here’s the link to that post:   The Results Are In

January 2, 2012

Weight: 180.8 (down 22.6 pounds since 9/12)

Chest: 38 (down 3 inches)

Arms: 13 (down 1 inch)

Waist: 33 (down 6.25 inches)

Hips: 43.5 (down 2.5 inches)

Thigh: 26.5 (down 2 inches)

Calf: 16 (down 1.75 inches)

And here are my picture updates in the goal jeans.  I gave up on the goal shirt because it’s a little too big up top and looks like complete shyt on me. 

I zipped those bytches!! 

Just kidding…..I tricked yo azz.  Those are the exact same jeans in a larger size.  Don’t even act like you don’t have the exact same pair of jeans in the “skinny self” version and the “bloated like a mug” version. 

Here’s the real pictures of the goal jeans… 

Just as a refresher, this is what these jeans looked like 4 months ago……

I may not be able to zip them and I may not be at my pre-pregnancy weight yet, but dammit……THIS IS PROGRESS!!  If I don’t watch out I’ll be running a 5k in my bikini this year.  (Double hair flip.) 

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Recipe Roundup

I’ve decided that I’ll try at least one new recipe per week that I’ve pinned on Pinterest.  My Pinterest boards are out.of.control so I’m hoping I really eff most of them up so I can delete some (and then forget I deleted it and pin it again later) and clean up my Skinny Eats board.

This week I’ll share three recipes with you: (just click on the name for the link to the recipe)

1.     French Breakfast Muffins:  Make these immediately.  If you like cinnamon sugary goodness, then you will LOVE this recipe.  Best eaten warm (twss).  The recipe claims that if you use light butter and skim milk that these are only 121 calories each.  I choose not to believe that.  Please be prepared to eat all 12 in one sitting then immediately go to bed and try to sleep off your sugar coma.  Um….have you made them yet?????

2.     Skinny Sloppy Joes:  These are a little labor intensive with all the “mincing” involved but well worth it for a sloppy joe alternative.  Mr. Fluff ate three of them!  I served them with Alexia Onion Rings.  I LOVE all things Alexia brand.  They can be found in the freezer section and come in different varieties.

3.     Healthy Zucchini, Black Bean and Rice Skillet:  So glad I made this.  I added baked chicken to this recipe and it was VERY filling. 

I will leave you with this picture of me in some size 10 black skinny jeans from Old Navy.  SIZE 10 BYTCHES!!! (Style “Sweetheart” to accommodate my full thighs)

Stay Awesome,

Fluffy in Frisco

Tis the season to get fat and be jolly

Christmas is upon us and is by far my favorite time of year.  This will be Fluffette’s first Christmas so I have very high expectations and hope to make it a memorable one for her even though she’s only 6 months old and won’t remember a damn thing.  I can’t wait to force her to be as psychotic about this time of year as I am.  I look forward to years and years worth of wonderful Holiday traditions such as Mother/Daughter /Mia (grandma) Christmas Baking.  We had our very first one a couple of weeks ago.  Fluffette wasn’t much help at all but I certainly enjoyed watching her in the jumper staring at our Christmas tree and beating the crap out of the poor red bird that never saw her coming!

We cooked for most of the day and made eight different treats.  The plan was to put the goodies in cute little bags and decorative boxes and hand them out to friends and family.  Well….the plan failed.  I did manage to give away a small portion of them but most of them ended up in my belly….and I don’t regret it for one second!  I’ve worked hard the last few months and if I want to eat my weight in cinnamon pretzels then, by golly, I will!

Today was round two of our mother/daughter/Mia cooking extravaganza.  To keep myself  from eating it all, we immediately packaged everything and put it under the tree so I could forget about it.  I only saved two small goodie bags for Mr. Fluff so I wouldn’t be tempted. 

I am too tired from all the cooking today to share all eight recipes so I will share my top three faves.  I urge you to try each and every one of these recipes so you can sabotage your weight loss efforts JUST LIKE ME!    To further evidence my inability to say no to fatness, I got eliminated from a contest today.......in Week 2.  (patting self on back).  All I had to do was lose weight or maintain my weight from last week.  I weighed SEVERAL different times to make sure I could send in the lowest weight and I still managed to gain .8 pounds.  I blame Christmas. (rolling eyes)

**Please note that all pictures used are from the websites that I obtained the recipes from.  These are not my pictures or recipes so please don’t sue me.  Thanks. 

1.        White Chocolate Cinnamon Pretzels.  These are my absolute favorite, fo sho.  These are delicious without the white chocolate but who the hell wants to save themselves the calories? 

2.        Christmas Crunch.  The first time we made this I couldn’t find the Vanilla Candy Melts so I used almond bark instead.  WAY.TOO.SWEET!  Today we used the candy melts and it was amazing. 

3.       Mini Muffin Cookies.  I really liked these because there are SO many varieties you can use.  I did peanut butter cookies with Reese’s Peanut Butter cups and sugar cookies with Kisses.  This is also pretty much the easiest dessert a girl could ask for so even YOU won’t eff it up.  Nevermind, I take that back.  The first batch, I didn’t put enough cookie dough in the pan, then pushed the Reese’s down too far so when I picked up the cookie the Reese’s fell out the bottom.  Don’t worry, I still ate them.  Just be mindful of how hard you’re pushing (twss). 

To make myself feel like less of a fat azz, I will end this post on a healthy note. 

In true stalker fashion I not only went to Mama Laughlin’s hair hooker, bought Bic Bands because she said she liked them, started following her on Instagram, Facebook and her blog,  but I also made her recipe for Skinny Dorito Taco Bake.  It actually turned out pretty awesome and will go on the ol’ recipe rotation!  It's a "eat in one sitting" type of recipe because the chips get soggy the next day.  (i just scraped them off for lunch today because I have issues with wasting food)I’m not asking you to stalk her like I do (waiting for the restraining order), I’m just asking you to try this super easy and yummy recipe. 

Merry Christmas to all my three readers!!!

Fluffy in Frisco