Archive for the Recipes Category


A Salad Recipe For Nights When You Get Home Late

Getting home late at night isn’t all that uncommon…I usually get out of work at about the time that I’d prefer to be eating dinner in an ideal world, and most nights will then coach and/or run before I head home. If you are as busy as I tend to be, you might not get [...]

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A Recipe for Imam

On our recent trip to Greece, I got some more ammunition against my wife’s dislike of eggplant as she not only enjoyed eating the Imam but even ordered it for herself after trying mine earlier in the trip. Of course, that just meant we had to try to recreate the dish at home. (I will [...]

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A Quick & Easy Swordfish Recipe

It has been a while since I’ve put up a recipe, and since I plan on making this again I’ll at least have a starting place by sharing what I did with tonight’s meal. It obviously tasted quite good. We served the swordfish along with some acorn squash, which worked out well. Time Required: ~20-25 [...]

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Pan Fried Barramundi

At the grocery store this evening, I was chatting with the guy behind the counter and asked how to prepare a new type of fish that they are selling that I had never heard of called barramundi. He wasn’t really sure, but since it is a new offering and he couldn’t help with the preparation, [...]

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Two Easy Chicken Recipes

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we wrote about food and recipes for the month of January. I’d like to finish the month up by offering a few of my favorite chicken recipes. Chicken is a great source of protein because it contains all of the essential amino acids [...]

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50 Recipes for Protein Shakes

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about food and recipes for the month of January. This week, Scott shares 50 protein shake recipes that you can make at home. Along with the 50 recipes, he offers some advice for making substitutions and has a list [...]

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Add Quinoa To Your Diet

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about food and recipes for the month of January. This week, I would like to recommend that you add quinoa to your diet. It has become a staple in our household over the past few months. Quinoa is very [...]

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Make Your Own Protein Bars

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about food and recipes for the month of January. This week, Scott shares a method for making your own protein bars out of a few simple ingredients.

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Rolled Tilapia

My fish choice at the grocery store is often based upon the current market price of what they have available. This week, tilapia and the chowder mix were the only things worth shelling out for, and it has been a month or so since I last had tilapia. I wanted to try something new, though, [...]

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Grilled Catfish

Tonight’s main dish was catfish. Catfish is pretty easy to cook, and tastes great fried or grilled. Tonight, I opted for grilled. Here is how I prepared it: Ingredients catfish filets 1 egg wheat flour bread crumbs cayenne pepper black pepper onion salt Mix the bread crumbs, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and onion salt on [...]

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