Ginger Red Curry Sea Bass

I served this dish last night and we all loved it. 

Gluten-Free

Soy-Free

Clean Eating - Guilt free

Enjoy!

1 (13.5 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk

Juice of one lime

2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste

1 teaspoon agave nectar or maple syrup

2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon fish sauce

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro plus more for serving

2 tablespoons minced scallions plus more for serving

4 6-ounce Sea Bass

Cooked Brown rice for serving

Combine first 7 ingredients (coconut milk through fish sauce) . Sir together then place your fish in a baking pan and coat both sides of the fist with about half of the sauce. 

Place the rest of your sauce in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, 8 to 9 minutes. 

Remove from heat; stir in cilantro and green onions. 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 10-20 minutes, depending on thickness of fish. Serve fish with hot rice and remaining sauce. Sprinkle with additional cilantro and scallions, if desired.

Healthy Easter Recipe Round-up

Our company did a great job rounding up some of the healthiest FUN easter recipes. Just click the link and it will take you to the recipe! 

Easter Yogurt Bark
Pomegranate seeds and blueberries give this beautiful holiday bark pops of Easter egg-like color and lots of antioxidants. Since it’s made with Greek yogurt (instead of sugar-laced white chocolate), it’s a great way to sneak some protein into a sweet treat. Get the recipe from Mrs. Happy Homemaker.

Photo by Mrs. Happy Homemaker.

Yogurt-Dipped Strawberry Carrots
Even if your kids don’t love to munch on carrots, they’re sure to love these fruit faux “carrots” that are perfect for the season. Get the recipe from A Whisk and Two Wands.

Photo by A Whisk and Two Wands.

Minions Easter Eggs
Take your egg-decorating game to the next level with these adorably devious minions from @hannah_rex. They’re simpler to make than they look – all you need are blue and yellow dye, a sharpie, and a steady hand. Dunk the whole egg in yellow dye until it’s completely colored, let it dry, and then hold the bottom half of the egg in blue dye for one to two minutes. Googly eyes available at your local craft store make these cheerful characters come to life, but they can also be drawn on. For those who prefer something a bit more conniving, a purple minion will get kids giggling.

Photo by Hannah Rex.

Easter Egg Lunch Box
This idea from A Kailo Chic Life makes lunchtime fun with veggies, crackers, fruit, and bite-sized sandwiches packed in colorful plastic eggs served in an egg carton. They’re like a fun version of Portion Fix containers, but for kids!

Photo by A Kailo Chic Life.

Cheese and Crackers Chicks
Bring a little springtime spirit to snack time with this super simple take on cheese and crackers. All you need to make these chicks are round whole-wheat crackers, cheese, baby carrots, and a handful of spinach leaves. Find out how to make them here.

Photo by Canadian Family.

Carrot Patches
Taste and Tell turned the simple snack of carrots and hummus into an Easter party centerpiece. She made individual carrot servings by dipping carrots topped with parsley leaves into tiny flowerpots filled with hummus.

Photo by Taste and Tell.

Yogurt Easter Egg Popsicles
If your part of the country is hit with a springtime heatwave, you’ll need something refreshing to feed your kids when they finish running around outside searching for hidden Easter eggs. These popsicles from Eats Amazing are a healthy, frozen treat made with yogurt, sweet berries, and crunchy granola mixed together and frozen in egg-shaped molds.

Photo by Eats Amazing.

Sweet Potato Bunnies
All you need to make this Easter-inspired snack from With Style and Grace are sweet potatoes and a bunny-shaped cookie cutter. If you don’t have a cookie cutter, try your hand at shaping slices of sweet potato with a sharp paring knife. Spray them with nonstick cooking spray and bake them until soft for a healthy and adorable Easter side dish.

Photo by With Style and Grace.

Tomato Tulips
We know that April showers bring May flowers, but when Easter falls in March, Mother Nature might need help in the floral department. Brighten up any spread with these tulips made from cherry tomatoes, chives, and cheese. Use Neufchatel or ricotta cheese to keep this treat both healthy and beautiful. Get the recipe from Surviving a Teacher’s Salary.

Photo by Surviving a Teacher’s Salary.

Bunny Pancakes
Kick off Easter morning with with a darling bunny pancake breakfast like this one from Nico and Lala. Whip up a batch of Multi-Grain Banana Pancakes in sizes to make the bunny body, head, ears and feet. Decorate the paws with banana slices and mini chocolate chips, and fashion a fluffy tail from shredded coconut.

Photo by Nico and Lala.

Veggie Flowers and Egg Birds
This snack idea from Artsy Craftsy Mom presents a cheerful Spring scene. Dress up peeled, hard-boiled eggs as chickens using carrot slices for feathers and beaks, and sesame seeds for eyes. Place them on a bed of lettuce in a garden of flowers made from decorative cucumber and carrot flowers.

Photo by Artsy Craftsy Mom

Easter Bunny Eggs
These Easter bunny eggs from My Fudo will hop off their centerpiece and into the mouths of happy kids. Use radishes for the ears, celery for the whiskers, and sliced black olives for the eyes. Set the bunnies on a bed of tuna, place it all on a plate of lettuce, and serve! Get full instructions here.

Photo by My Fudo.

Clean Vegan Thai Ramen

The time has come again for me to do my 3 day cleanse. When I first did the cleanse it was much harder for me. Now it is so easy. I actually feel too full to finish my daily food portions. I love it because you get to eat real food. 

My choice of living consists of this: 

21 days of clean eating. It includes yummy desserts and foods I love. Then I go off clean eating for 4 days. I plan those days as my ladies nights, date nights, etc... I have cocktails and eat pretty much what I want, within reason. Then I start a 3 day cleanse to get out all the crap I put in the last 4 days. Then I start over. I love this lifestyle. I have a date that I know I will get to splurge and have fun, and I have a safe way to remove the sugars from my body. Being a Cancer survivor I am SO BLESSED to have found this product that allows me a little fun! 

My husband only cleanses about twice a year, and he struggles. He is a big eater and because of that, the cleanse is needed from time to time. So this time I was prepared with some of his favorite flavors. We are halfway done and he is feeling great. We had this for dinner last night and he at it also for lunch. It contains the veggies needed and your healthy fat. Totally cleanse safe and clean eating. We loved it and I would eat it on or off the cleanse any day of the week!

If you are interested in trying out this 3 day no exercise cleanse, email me and I will send you over all the info. It is Vegan, Organic, Non-gmo, whole food cleanse. 

The secret is in the red curry paste. 

Ingredients in it are: Red Chili, Garlic, Lemongrass, Galangal (Thai Ginger), Salt, Onion, Kaffir Lime, Coriander, and Pepper.

 It is only 20 calories per serving and 100% cleanse safe! I do sometimes make my own, but since the kids have all moved out, this is SO much easier.

Thai Ramen

Serves 4

1 4oz jar thai kitchen red curry paste

1 13.66 ounce can of thai kitchen organic coconut milk

2 cups vegetable broth

2 Zucchini 

1 Tsp Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

Mixed veggies of choice, I used:

1 onion (sliced)

2 carrots (sliced)

10 mushrooms (sliced)

2 green peppers

Combine one 4 ounce jar of Thai Kitchen red curry paste with one can of thai kitchen organic coconut milk and 2 cups of vegetable broth and bring to a boil.

While bringing to a boil use your zoodle maker to make noodles out of your zucchini. These are very affordable tools you use to make noodles and I recommend every kitchen has one! This is what makes your clean yummy cleanse safe noodles! I peel my zucchini first, but you don't have to. 

Once your broth is at a boil, add your salt and chopped veggies (NOT THE ZOODLES!)

Bring back to a boil and stir constantly cooking for 5 minutes. 

Add in your zoodles for 30 seconds (just enough to heat the noodles) then divide between 4 bowls and serve immediately!!!

Salt and pepper to taste

Healthy Asian Lettuce Cups

Hello my faithful friends! I hope everyone is having a fabulous week so far. I have been extremely busy with the pre-release of my book. If you haven't heard, my new book; 

"Nourish - the beginner's guide to eating healthy and staying fit", hits the shelves next month. It is available for pre-sale at Barnes and Noble, Books and Things, Cedar Fort, Amazon and many other great bookstores

Reach your health and fitness goals with this ultimate guide to eating right and staying fit. Learn how to cook for yourself and how to plan nutritious meals-without processed foods-step photos for exercises, and Pilates and yoga poses. Great as a graduation gift or for anyone who wants to make a fresh start, this book will help young and old alike start healthy habits to last a lifetime.

I am just as excited to tell you that the book tour and workshop is underway starting in 2 weeks! The first one is focusing on kids and family! Please see the description below:

I am looking forward to seeing you at the workshop! 

Today I am sharing one of the recipes in the book. I have been making all things healthy in this house, and I have never felt better. I started training 5 months ago and I am on cloud 9! I think as long as you have things to eat that you like, you won't splurge on things that are bad for you. One easy way to cut down on calories is to use lettuce as your wrap, rather than a carb. 

This is a lightened up version of the PF Changs lettuce wraps. To make sure they are gluten-free use my recipe for gluten-free hoisin sauce.

Healthy Asian Lettuce Cups

Serves 4

1 lb. Chicken Breasts, chopped.
1 Tbsp sesame oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
2/3 cup thinly sliced green onions (about 4)
1 (8 oz) can sliced water chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped
12 Butter lettuce leaves
3 Tbsp gluten-free hoisin sauce
2 Tbsp gluten-free soy sauce -or- braggs amino acids
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp. roasted red chili paste
1/8 tsp. pink himalayan salt

Heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic and ginger to the pan and cook for about 6 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. 

Combine chicken .mixture, onions and chopped water chestnuts in a large bowl, stirring well, and set aside.

Meanwhile in a small bowl, whisk together hoisin, soy sauce, rice vinegar and roasted red chili paste and drizzle over the chicken mixture. Toss to coat completely.

Add about 1/4 cup chicken mixture to each lettuce leaf, serve and enjoy!

Clean Eating Jerk Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

Hello Readers! 

It has been a while since my last article. I am going to try to post once a week now. So much is happening in my life. I wear many hats. My 3rd book is being published next month. I could not be more excited. It is clean eating, and exercise combined. Nourish - The beginner's guide to eating healthy and staying fit, will be hitting the shelves!

You can order the book now from Amazon HERE. 

This book is what I consider to be my best work. I am going to be coming to your area this summer! We are doing a book tour/yoga workshop! This unique workshop is a collaboration between Me and 200 Hour Yoga Certified Instructor, Heather Foat. Participate in a class that will be sparked with creativity and be infused with food for thought; courageously checking-in within to see how well you’ve been nourishing yourself.  After practice, Christi will provide a demo making a healthy snack for you to enjoy in very little time and requires little money. Be informed and leave with a weeks worth of recipes, grocery lists and yoga moves to step out as a new you. Are you ready to change your life and get healthy?

Please head over to the Nourish The Workshop website and let us know where you practice! Looking forward to meeting you and leading you on a journey to nourish your mind, body and soul!

One of the other major changes in my life has been my superfood diet. I used to spend all this money making my own whole food, organic, non-gmo concoction to fight off my cancer. I also used to waste a lot of time juicing. Until my doctor pointed me to the whole food, organic, cancer fighting superfood shake! I love to pick apart the ingredients in my shakeology and find out exactly where they came from and what they do for the body. Today I am sharing a nutritional nugget about Amylase, along with one of my favorite green smoothie recipes. 

Amazing right? Hit me up if you want some! 

I have been eating clean for over a year now. I don't fall into any one diet category, but I do eat clean. This is one of my most favorite dishes to serve. This dish is full of Caribbean flavor. It is also really really healthy. No need for heavy sauces or bad fats. This is a crowd pleaser. People will think they are indulging or "cheating" but it is extremely good for you. 

So I thought I would share the recipe in time for Valentines day. You can make your sweetie a special meal, and still have it be healthy! 

Caribbean Jerk Salmon and Mango Pineapple Salsa over Quinoa with Mango Puree

For the quinoa:

1 cup quinoa

2 cups water

For the salsa you need:

2 mangoes, peeled and diced

1/2 pineapple, cored and diced

3/4 cup finely chopped red onion

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

3/4 teaspoon himalyan salt, 

Jerk Seasoning: 

1 teaspoon ground allspice 

1 teaspoon ground cumin 

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

 4 salmon fillets 

1 teaspoon olive oil

Chop and combine mangoes, pineapple, onion, cilantro and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Refrigerate until use.

Next make your quinoa. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add your quinoa and bring back to a boil. Cover and turn the stove to lowest setting. The quinoa will be ready in 25 minutes. Lift lid and fluff. 

Combine remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, allspice, cumin, thyme, cayenne and cinnamon in another bowl; rub over both sides of each fillet. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; cook salmon until cooked through, 5 minutes per side, The skin should be able to peel right off after being seared. Serve with salsa. 

Mango Puree: one sliced mango in the blender. 1/2 tsp of stevia and juiced 1/2 a lemon. Blend until a puree.

To assemble, I started with a bed of quinoa. Then topped with the mango pineapple salsa. Next add the Salmon. Dollup a little mango puree on top and add a circle of it around the quinoa. Enjoy! 

Some of you know I write for a lot of other media outlets. I also write for my other blog Gourmet Cooking For Two. It was quickly picked up by my publisher and is available in stores now. You can also purchase it online at Amazon HERE. 

Making gourmet meals for two is the perfect way to grow closer to your sweetheart, whether you are a new couple, empty nesters, or somewhere in between. With romantic tips to help you spice up your love life, and over 100 delicious, high quality recipes such as Brazilian Red Snapper and Tuscan Potato Soup, you'll never want to go out to dinner again.

Gourmet Cooking for Two is available for sale at Barnes and Noble, Books and Things, Cedar Fort, Amazon and many other great bookstores. I would love to help you clean up your life. You can eat GREAT food and be healthy happy and cancer free like me! Why not learn how to make amazing healthy clean meals that you don't have to feel guilty about?  My book Nourish is full of these types of recipes. Check it out, or email me today and I can help you get started on your healthy lifestyle.

December's Clean Eating Crock Pot Group

I am in the middle of leading this amazing group right now on this clean eating challenge. It is going so well, we are getting a lot of people asking to join midway through. SO back by popular demand, we are doing another one December 1st!

Free grocery list, FREE recipes, FREE support and motivation.

Why do it? One week of putting real whole food in your body can change everything. Your mood, Your aches and pains, Your sleep habits, your outlook on life.

Why not clear out your body before Thanksgiving? I think you are all capable of eating clean for one week. I also think the way you feel at the end of the week will blow your mind.

If you are planning to change your lifestyle in 2015, this is the perfect first step. Life is all about balance. We all over do it on Thanksgiving so this is a great way to balance it out.

Okay Holidays! Not this year! I'm not going to let all the deliciousness of holiday foods do me in!! I have worked hard on my fitness goals and I LOVE that I've learned how to eat clean and still ENJOY my meals--just as much as when those meals were not healthy! Quite a few of you have been asking for recipes and/or meal plans suited for the holidays and winter festivities that your family will be sure to enjoy! All while saving TIME by using my favorite kitchen appliance--MY CROCKPOT!!! So, I've decided it's time for another FREE clean eating focus group!! You IN? 

7 day this time and it is FREE! Can't beat that price, eh? 

My last group, people dropped anywhere from 3-8 lbs...in a week!! Not too shabby!!

I will be providing a complete "Crockpot" meal plan (easy to follow and yummy!) WITH shopping list! Everyone will be expected to do some sort of exercise but I will provide some workout plans too. {But walking your dog would count too!}

It'll also include: 

•Daily motivation/check-in 

•My tips on getting those most out of your work outs 

•Support from the group 

•My favorite healthy snacks

YES?? Simply ask to join the group here: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/693383594092028/ 

We will get this party started on December 1st So, mark your calendars!

Clean eating egg salad wrap

So I will be giving you a glimpse into how this Clean Eating Challenge is going. I have 33 participants and I could not be more thrilled. Doing this challenge together helps us stay motivated. It holds us accountable and we feel like we aren't in this alone. Plus we are making amazing comfort food that leaves us full and satisfied.

I will be doing another clean eating challenge next month so stay tuned for more peeks into what's going on! You can follow me on Instagram: @momwhatsfordinner for more views of the FREE recipes I provide. In fact the Clean Eating Challenge is completely free. It comes with a FREE grocery list, FREE recipes, and FREE meal planning for breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 snacks per day. The dinners feed a family of 4 The breakfast and lunch options serve one, because everyone has different dining needs in the morning. It also comes with me as a FREE coach. Nothing costs. We believe in sharing not selling. I get points for participants, so I would love for you to join me in December!! This group is now closed. But I am going to redo another one December 1st for those that missed out on this one. 

If you want in on the next one, simply email me momwhatsfordinner@yahoo.com and I will make sure to invite you to the next group.

So on day one here was the lunch recipe:

Clean eating egg salad wrap

2 hard boiled eggs (whites only if you are being really good)

¼ cup cottage cheese

1 Tbsp yellow mustard 

½ tsp dried dill 

sea salt and pepper to taste. 

1 cup lettuce or raw veggies of choice (cucumber is great too)

Organic gluten-free whole grain wrap/tortilla

Peel your hard boiled eggs. Chop them up. 

Add cottage cheese, mustard, dried dill, sea salt, and pepper to the eggs and stir. 

Lay out your wrap and line it with your lettuce and/or veggies. 

Top with your egg salad and wrap closed. 

Serve immediately.

 If you are taking it on the go just keep the egg salad separate from the lettuce and wrap/tortilla. Store in the fridge until use. 

Superfood Boabab Berry Breakfast Bowl

So down here in Southern California Acai bowls are all the rage. It is no secret why. The high nutrition of the Acai has been all over headlines. What you probably don't know is there is a little berry that is better. Let me introduce you to the Boabab berry. What makes it more nutritious you ask???

Boaba has more antioxidants than any other superfruit, even acai, blueberries and pomegranate.

Exceptional fiber – more than half is ultra-healthful soluble fiber.

A raw, whole food.

Organic.

Ethically and sustainably harvested.

The planet’s highest plant source of calcium.

More iron, potassium, magnesium and Vitamin C than most other popular super foods.

While it comes in many forms, I like it in the same form I use my acai which is freeze dried powder. 

Baobab (bao-bab) Fruit Powder is packed with nutrient rich vitamins and minerals. The fruit dries naturally in its pod – nothing added. The nutrient rich fruit boosts immunity and energy, supports healthy digestion, and reduces inflammation. 

I recieved a sample of this amazing product in exchange for my views on it. I was not paid and these views are my own. 

I was so excited to receive a sample of this new product I had not heard of. I am all about health and making every single ingredient count in my body. First thing I had to do was make a Boaba bowl, because I LOVE my acai bowl. 

Oh. My. Goodness.... 

You have to make this bowl. Get the fruit powder here. gokaibae.com

So easy and kept me full until dinner I had to try to remember to eat a snack because I was so satisfied. 

Boabab Breakfast Bowl

Serves two

2 tbsp coconut oil

1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

1/4 cup pumpkin seeds

1/4 cup cashew meal

1/4 cup sliced almonds

1/4 cup oats

1/4 cup raw honey

1 sweet ripe banana 

1/4 cup boabab powder

1/2 cup plain greek yogurt

1/2 cup almond milk

fresh berries slices for topping

1. Heat the coconut oil in a pan on medium-high heat. Toss the coconut, oats, and all the nuts in the pan and coat in the oil. Stir them continuously. Watch them very closely as they can burn quickly. You want the coconut to brown. Once the nuts are toasted, remove from heat, stir in the honey and then let them cool.

2. Put the banana in the blender with the boabab powder, yogurt, and almond milk. Start the blender on low then ramp it up to max. Blend for 1 to 2 minutes. Pour equal parts berry blend and nut mixture in bowl.

3.Top with berries and serve.

Simple Szechuan Stir-Fry

Hi guys! How are all of you? I am doing great. Today I am one year cancer free!

I am celebrating life today! Which means I am not spending that much time in my kitchen today. I am getting out there and living! So it is really nice that I recently was blessed to receive some San-J's Szechuan Sauce to review.  

 This certified gluten free sauce is perfect for putting a new twist on your favorite chili recipe or stir-fry. The complex combination of gluten-free Tamari, spices, ginger, plum and sesame gives San-J's Szechuan Sauce a balanced heat. 

I love working with San-J because they make cooking dinner SO EASY. With this sauce you can make a killer stir-fry in under 15 minutes and 5 ingredients. 

Simple Gluten-Free Szechuan Stir-Fry

1 sweet onion

1 zucchini

1 cup broccoli florets

1 lb chicken thighs

1/2 cup San-J's Szechuan Sauce

Prepare your ingredients, by chopping your veggies and chicken into bite sized pieces. 

Add 1/4 cup of San-J's Szechuan Sauce to a Wok or large skillet over medium high heat. Add your chicken pieces and cook thoroughly.

Top with your veggies and pour remaining 1/4 cup of San-J's Szechuan Sauce.

Cook until your veggies are to your liking. I like mine al dente, cooked but with a crunch still. 

I serve mine over cooked quinoa. Enjoy!