Stuffed Mushrooms & SoCal Regionals!

Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

 

Ingredients:

•  1 lb of grass fed ground beef (Sprouts)
• 6 pack of portobello mushrooms (Trader Joe's)
• 1 bell pepper, pitted and chopped to dime size pieces
• 1 XL egg
• 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon - Paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon - Cayenne Pepper
• Pinch - Cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon - Ground black pepper
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon of coconut oil, melted
• Louisiana Fish Fry Cajun Seasoning, to taste* (This seasoning can also take place of all your spices, just add the cinnamon)

Prep:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Line baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with melted coconut oil
• Remove stems of mushrooms, chop and set aside
• Stem face down, bake for 7 minutes
• Stem face up, bake for another 7 minutes. Then set aside and let cool
• While that's cooking, heat coconut oil and saute bell pepper, mushroom stems and garlic on low heat
• Hand mix your spices into your meat
• Once the bell pepper, garlic and mushrooms softens, add meat and brown. Cut up into smaller chunks
• Drain of excess fat/liquid and remove from pan to cool
• Once the meat mixture is cooled, hand mix in the egg. Make sure it's cool enough so it won't cook the egg!
• Bring oven temperature to 350 degrees
• Using a spoon or you hands, scoop the meat mix onto the mushroom and pack that! Stack that! let it fall next to the shrooms!
• Bake for 5-10 minutes, remove from oven and add the Louisiana Fish Fry Cajun Seasoning
• Serve immediately. Serves 4-5.
• Faceplant

 

Yesterday, I went to Del Mar for So Cal Regionals. And I got this shirt from Life as Rx. Too. Legit.

 

Paleo: Interview at CrossFit Ero

So, I was interviewed this weekend about my experience in last year's Paleo Challenge at my gym, CrossFit Ero. We are currently having another paleo challenge and I'm actively participating, but not officially IN the challenge. I haven't been updating much because I'm focusing on healing. I have a sprained thumb, dislocated my knee last week (my coach put it back in place!), and yesterday, I fell and ate it hard at Ross and landed on the knee I dislocated so it's pretty swollen. Although, I did PR on my mile run! 8:56, lol. I haven't had a fast mile since I was in high school. Anyways, here's what was featured on CrossFit Ero's page yesterday!

 

Hope everyone's first week on the Paleo Challenge went well. Last year's Paleo Challenge winner was Stacy V. Her strong discipline in eating clean and working out have helped her transform exponentially in losing weight and building strength. Have you seen how much she back squats?

We want to share Stacy's experience winning the Paleo Challenge. Here's what she said:

1. Your first Ero Paleo Challenge was last year, how was it for you? It was definitely a struggle transitioning from eating whatever I wanted to eating clean for 30 days. It was a frustrating experiment finding which foods I like to eat and foods I needed to eat. After about the first week, it started to become fun because I ended up finding delicious recipes that were easy to prepare. It also forced me to learn how to cook! I find myself enjoying grocery shopping more than retail shopping!

2. What kept you motivated to stay eating clean during the challenge?
A few things kept me motivated to eat clean during the challenge, but in no particular order: being diagnosed with PCOS and told that I was also borderline diabetic; I liked the feeling of how "light" I felt after a big meal; my brother's encouragement and guidance; the changes to my hair, skin, and sleeping habits; the desire to win the challenge, of course.

3. How was your workout performance during the challenge? I felt weak at first but once I incorporated more fats into my meals and increased my fruit intake, I found myself getting stronger, and getting faster during metcons. I was PRing almost every WOD! Just don't eat a super fibrous meal before you work out, lol.

4. You were the winner of last year's Ero Paleo Challenge, do you have any tips for the new people who are just starting? Don't cave in during the "carb flu." Maybe it's just me, but just smelling the foods I craved, satisfied my cravings. Find a good support system. Eat nutritious foods that make you happy! Meal plan and meal prep for the week. Finally, just remember that good nutrition is the best gift you can give yourself.

Thank you, Stacy V. for your participation in this interview. She said it best – good nutrition is the best gift you can give yourself.