Recipe Thread

[Weltschmerz]

The last time I cooked I made a Shepherd's Pie. This is how Gordon Ramsay makes it.

[- Ram Raid -]

I'm reading a book by the ultra marathon runner Scott Jurek at the minute and there's quite a few decent recipes in there. I made these a couple of days ago, takes a bit of effort but well worth it.

Lentil-Mushroom Burgers

Ingredients:

1 cup dried green lentils (2 1/4 cups cooked)
2 1/4 cups water
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/4 cups finely chopped onion
3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 cups fine bread crumbs (see Note)
1/2 cup ground flax seed (flax seed meal) 3 cups finely chopped mushrooms
1 1/2 cups destemmed, finely chopped kale, spinach, or winter greens
2 tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika

Cooking Instructions:

In a small pot, bring the lentils, water, parsley, 1 garlic clove, and 1/4 cup of the onion to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 35 to 40 minutes, until the water is absorbed and the lentils are soft.

While the lentils are cooking, combine the walnuts, bread crumbs, and flax seed in a bowl. Add the nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, and paprika and mix well.

Saute the remaining onion, remaining garlic, the mushrooms, and greens in the oil for 8 to 10 minutes, then set aside. Remove the lentils from the heat, add the vinegar and mustard, and mash with a potato masher or wooden spoon to a thick paste.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the lentils, sauteed veggies, and bread crumb mixtures, and mix well. Cool in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes or more.

Using your hands, form burger patties to your desired size and place on waxed paper. Lightly fry in a seasoned skillet, broil, or grill until lightly browned and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Extra uncooked patties can be frozen on wax paper in plastic bags or wrapped

Note: To make the bread crumbs you'll need about half a loaf of day old bread. Tear the bread into manageable strips and chop in a food processor for 1 to 2 minutes until a fine crumb results. The walnuts can also be chopped in the processor with the bread.

[- Ram Raid -]

This one was a surprisingly good way to use up the quinoa that I had left over from an meal earlier in the day. I didn't have any oil blend or coconut flakes but it was still good to go. I used raspberries to garnish, but you know the score, use whatever you fancy or have at hand.

Quinoa Porridge

1 cup Dried Quinoa; rinsed and drained
2 cups Water
1 cup Almond milk
1 Ripe pear or 1 banana, sliced; cored, quartered, and finely sliced
1/4 cup Dried coconut flakes
3 tablespoons Flora Oil 3-6-9 Blend
1/2 teaspoon Sea salt or light miso
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon

Preparation:

Add the quinoa and water to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the water is absorbed and the quinoa turns translucent. Fluff the quinoa with a fork and cool for 5 minutes.

Place the quinoa and the remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor and mix for 1-2 minutes, until smooth.

This porridge can be made the night before and refrigerated so it is ready before a morning workout. For a warm porridge, pour the porridge into a small pot and warm on very low heat for 5 minutes (you may omit the Flora Oil from the mixture and stir it in after the porridge is warmed).

Garnish with raisins, apples, and chia seeds or your favourite nuts.

[Jase01]

It must really be hard being a boxer following each dietary requirements needed for you to be stronger. Most of the time, the tastiest meals are prohibited.

[vilhelmcarlberg]

Banana & Almond Butter Toast
This simple yet tasty morning pick-me-up features no fewer than three of the best foods to eat for breakfast. The bananas and whole-grain rye bread are high in resistant starch, to help boost metabolism, while the almond butter adds hunger-curbing protein and healthy monounsaturated fats.

One slice contains just 280 calories, but it's guaranteed to keep you full until lunchtime.

[stephaniewindom]

White Bean & Herb Hummus with Crudites
Tired of bland supermarket hummus? It only takes five minutes to whip up a batch of this flavorful, fiber-rich version in your own kitchen. All you need is four ingredients: lemon, hearty-healthy olive oil, chives, and—last but not least—white beans, which contain nearly 4 grams of resistant starch per serving.

Pair with assorted raw vegetables, like broccoli, to get even more fiber and fat-burning resistant starch from this wholesome snack.

[vilhelmcarlberg]

Middle Eastern Rice Salad
This 20-minute dish, which works equally well as a side or a stand-alone meal, is filled to the brim with nutritious ingredients. When it comes to fat burning, though, they're all outshined by the chickpeas.

Just one half-cup of these hearty beans—a staple of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine—contains more than 2 grams, and enough protein and fiber to fill you up without weighing you down.

[AnnJensen]

Healthy snack - when you have a craving for some sweets or need a healty homemade protein supplement instead of proteins bars full of E-numbers etc.:

Use a foodprocessor for this!

1 handfull almonds - crush them first
1 1/2 handfull of dates - then turn on the machine again
1 handfull of oats
30-60 grams of protein powder (chocolate or vanilla)
Cocoa powder - 3-4 table spoons (more if you like)
Coconut flour
A bit of coconut oil (can be left out)
A bit of vanilla corns (can be left out)
A bit of water

First crush the almonds, then put in the dates and run the machine again.
Put in the other ingredients - add a bit of water at the time.

It shouldn't be to wet.

Roll some bars or small rolls in your hand and roll them in coconut flour.

For the luxury version - and for chocolate lovers - roll them in dark melted chocolate first and then in coconut flour....yummy.

[Alden]

Nice recipe looking Yummy ....
I must try it...

[STEELHEAD]

favorite protein sanwich.
slices of all ready cooked roast beef on russian rye.
put on slice of jalapeno jack cheese.
mustard one side little bit of ketchup other side and three drops of A-1 sauce.
add lettuce and tomato and a ring of onion.