Firefly Fitness Fridays Week 16
July 30th, 2010
Today we are going to talk about foods that can help you increase your metabolism. I’m sure you all know when your metabolism is working how it should it helps you with loosing weight and staying fit and healthy. One thing that will sure help is to stoke your metabolic fire and burn calories faster with diet-friendly foods and beverages. Post this list of top 10 on your fridge and make a copy to bring with you the next time you shop for groceries. It will help you get foods that you will benefit from. Water. Drinking water actually speeds up weight loss. Researchers in Germany … Continue reading →
Grilled Turkey Breast
June 12th, 2010
Grilled Turkey Breast Ingredients: 1½ pounds boneless, skinless turkey breasts ¼ cup Dijon mustard Pinch freshly ground black pepper Juice of 1 orange 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon macadamia oil Directions: Place the turkey in a glass baking dish. Brush both sides of the turkey with the mustard, and sprinkle with pepper. Mix together the orange juice, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic. Pour half the orange juice mixture over the turkey, and reserve the remaining half. Turn to coat evenly. Cover, and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Coat the grill rack with the macadamia oil. Preheat the … Continue reading →
Turkey Gumbo
March 6th, 2010
I’m not sure why today felt like Turkey Gumbo day LOL, but this yummy recipe was what we had for dinner! Turkey Gumbo Ingredients: Stock 1 meaty turkey carcass 2 quarts water 2 celery stalks with leaves, coarsely chopped 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 3 carrots, coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon crushed peppercorns 2 bay leaves, crushed Soup 3 cups pulled turkey meat 1 large green pepper, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped ½ cup diced celery 3 cups chopped canned tomatoes 1½ cups sliced okra 3½ cups frozen corn kernels 1 teaspoon dried thyme ¼ … Continue reading →
Thanksgiving Roast Turkey
November 21st, 2009
No Thanksgiving dinner could be complete without Roast Turkey. There are many ways how you can roast a turkey, but this is one of my favorite. Thanksgiving Roast Turkey Ingredients: 1 (14 to 16 pound) frozen young turkey For the brine: 1 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 gallon vegetable stock 1 tablespoon black peppercorns 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice berries 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped candied ginger 1 gallon heavily iced water For the aromatics: 1 red apple, sliced 1/2 onion, sliced 1 cinnamon stick 1 cup water 4 sprigs rosemary 6 leaves sage Canola oil Directions: 2 … Continue reading →
