Stuffed Peppers

6:44 PM Sevil 0 Comments


Hey from a sunny spring day 😎

I am so happy that sun started to shine, days are getting longer, it gets warmer and warmer and I can finally smell the spring in the air. 😊

These colorful stuffed peppers are perfectly fitting to spring. If you fancy something light but rich in flavor, this recipe is for you.

There are many stuffed pepper recipes with rice or ground beef filling. I like them both. But today, I don't know if it is the spring vibes or what but I wanted to make something different, something full of flavor, something dynamic, something sweet and spicy, crunchy and juicy and cheesy..  Do I sound crazy? 😏 Anyways, I started to mix things up. And this recipe turned out to something amaziiiiiing!! I couldn't get enough of it, seriously. Go and try it, you will see what I mean. 😍

Love,
Sevil

Servings: 2

Prep Time: 40 min


Ingredients

  1. 300 gr Ground Beef
  2. 1 Onion
  3. 1 clove Garlic
  4. 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  5. 1/2 cup of Cranberries
  6. 1/2 cup of Pecans
  7. 1 Tbs Turmeric 
  8. 1 Tsp Cinnamon
  9. 1 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
  10. Sea Salt & Pepper

  11. 2 Bell Peppers

  12. 100 gr. grated Mozzarella  

Preparation 

  1. Stir and fry the chopped onions and garlic with olive oil on a medium heat
  2. Add ground beef and cook until it changes the color and get juicy
  3. Add cranberries and pecans
  4. Season with salt and pepper, and add other spices
  5. Let it simmer on a low heat like 15 min
  6. Cut the bell pepper into half and take the seeds out 
  7. Fill the peppers with the filling you have prepared 
  8. Place them to a tray and cover them with grated Mozzarella cheese 
  9. Bake them until cheese melts (preheat the oven to 180 °C)
  10. Voila! Stuffed peppers are ready to eat 😚

Enjoy!

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mushroom soup

9:41 PM Sevil 0 Comments




Hey,

Today's soup is extremely simple. Even though it is prepared with minimum ingredients, it is really delicious.

Impressions from yesterday, well, it was not very easy. I felt full like 2 hours but then, I started to feel hungry. I made myself a good night tea and it helped a bit 😕

By the way, if you also plan to have only this soup for dinner, I strongly recommend that you watch out your lunch and breakfast. You need to plan all your meals properly to get all of the required nutritions. For example, I had my muesli for breakfast, grilled turkey breast and some vegetables for lunch and my yummy pre-workout snacks around 5 pm.

Now, I call it a day with my warm soup belly.

Love, Sevil


Servings: 2

Prep Time: 30 min


Ingredients

  1. 300 gr Mushroom
  2. 1 Onion
  3. 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  4. 1 Tbsp Butter
  5. 1 Tbsp flour 
  6. Sea Salt & Pepper

Preparation 

  1. Chop onions and mushrooms and cook with olive oil like 10 min
  2. Add 1 liter of water
  3. Season with salt and pepper, and let it simmer at low heat
  4. Add butter to a small pan, when it is melted add flour as well
  5. After 3-5 min, add some soup to the pen and stir 
  6. Then add the mix in the pan to the rest of the soup and cook 15 min
  7. Voila! Soup is ready! you can spice it up if you like with some chili

Enjoy!

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chicken soup

10:16 PM Sevil 0 Comments



Hey, 

This week, I start a new challenge 😎 A soup week - meaning soup for dinner for a week! 

You know the saying: "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper like a pauper!" I decided to follow this principle and reduce some calories from dinner. And please, who would resist to a warm bowl of soup on a freezing winter day 😍 

I start my soup journey with an oldie but a goodie 😊 Chicken Soup! Everyone makes it different and here is my take on. I try to make it low in fat, low in carbs and high in protein 💪

Wish me luck guys! ✌ 

Love, Sevil


Servings: 2

Prep Time: 45 min


Ingredients

  1. 1 Chicken Breast / 1 Chicken Leg
  2. 2 Tbsp Rice
  3. 1 Egg
  4. 2 Tbsp Greek Yogurt 
  5. Sea Salt & Pepper
  6. Lemon Juice

Preparation 

  1. Put the chicken with 1 liter of water to a pot and boil like 30 min ( until it is well cooked)
  2. Take the chicken out of the pot, mince it and put back to the pot again
  3. Add washed rice, salt and pepper
  4. While rice is cooking, whisk the egg and yogurt in a bowl
  5. Add some broth from the pot to the bowl to warm up egg-yogurt mix. (Tip: This will prevent egg to cook suddenly and smell like egg)
  6. Add warmed up egg-yogurt mix to the pot
  7. Serve it with some lemon juice

Enjoy!









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Raspberry Oat Bars

9:25 PM Sevil 0 Comments


Hey,

Today, I am sharing with you a perfect pre-workout snack! I generally do my workout after work, around 6 -7 pm. And at that time as you can imagine, I feel very hungry and tired. 😕I can admit that I already start dreaming of dinner when I am in the train. And when I am home, first thing I check every drawer desperately in the kitchen for some energy.

Therefore, I decided to prepare a healthy, energy boosting snack in the weekend. Result was these delicious, juicy raspberry oat bars. Go and try, you will love it! I can also guarantee that your kitchen will smell heavenly afterwards.

And hey, you don't necessarily eat them as pre-workout snacks. They would perfectly accompany an afternoon coffee or tea. Or, they could also be your breakfast on the go 😋

Love, Sevil

Servings: 12 bars

Prep Time: 40 min


Ingredients

  1. 2 cups oats
  2. 1/2 cup chia seeds
  3. 3 cups milk
  4. 1/2 cup pecan 
  5. 1 tsp coconut oil
  6. 2 cups raspberry
  7. 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  8. 1 tsp cinnamon

Preparation 

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 200 C°
  2. Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl
  3. Place them in a tray (tip: use baking paper)
  4. Bake it 30 min. 

Enjoy!

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Cauliflower

8:47 PM Sevil 0 Comments



Hey, 

I know what you are thinking. Cauliflower?😷 I know it doesn't smell good.. I know it is not on top of the most delicious foods list. Not my husband's for sure...Whenever I cook cauliflower, he smells the kitchen and asks: "Let me take you out for dinner today.." 😃 And believe me, even he likes this recipe. Despite of its smell, cauliflower doesn't have dominating taste. So, if you bring it together with ground beef and right spices, you would have a delicious, healthy and low carb meal. If you use low fat ground beef, it could be a perfect diet food as well. Go and give it a try! I am looking forward to your feedback.

Love, Sevil

Servings: 2

Prep Time: 15 min

Cooking Time: 45 min 

Nutrition per serving:

Energy: 661 kcal
Protein: 61 kcal
Carbs: 21 gr
Fat: 40.3 gr

Ingredients

  1. 1 medium cauliflower
  2. 500 gr. ground beef (use low fat if you want to lower the calories)
  3. 1 onion
  4. 1 tbsp olive oil
  5. 1 tbsp tomato paste
  6. 1/2 tsp cumin
  7. Sea salt & pepper
  8. 1 tsp chili pepper
  9. 1 tsp thyme 

Preparation 

  1. Sautee the onion with olive oil at medium heat
  2. Add ground beef, salt, pepper, cumin, chili and thyme and cook like 10 min
  3. Add cauliflower florets 
  4. mix tomato paste with 1 glass of water and add to the pot 
  5. cook ~45 min at low heat
Enjoy!

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Mushroom - Raclette Omelette

4:02 PM Sevil 0 Comments


Hey,

It's a cold, snowy Sunday in Stuttgart. Even though sun is not shining, snowy trees, roof of the houses look really magical. So that, we wanted to have walk in the woods before the breakfast today.


We were back home, full of fresh air, energized for the day and no surprise hungry 😄 I am a big fan of breakfasts - my favorite meal of the day. In the weekdays, even if it is only 5 min, I don't leave home without having breakfast. But when it comes to weekends, I really love big and long breakfasts. I generally make omelettes and serve with some cheese, olives and of course a cup of tea. We had some Raclette left in the fridge, so I thought this would be the perfect ingredient for a winter day omelette. I added onions and mushrooms, voila! Perfect, yummy, high protein omelette.😋 It will also be the perfect energy boost for my workout today. 💪

I hope you are also having a great, relaxing Sunday! If you are in the mood of a comforting Raclette omelette, I add the recipe here. Enjoy!

Love, Sevil


Servings: 2

Prep Time: 10 min

Nutrition per serving:

Energy: 426 kcal
Protein: 30 gr
Carbs: 8 gr
Fat: 30 gr

Ingredients

  1. 4 medium eggs
  2. 300 gr mushrooms
  3. 1 onion
  4. 100 gr Raclette
  5. 1 Tsp olive oil
  6. Sea salt & pepper

Preparation 

  1. Sautee the onion with olive oil at medium heat
  2. Add mushrooms and cook until they get soft 
  3. Whisk the eggs with salt and pepper
  4. Add eggs to the pan as well and place the Raclette slices on top. 
  5. Put the lid on and cook until cheese melts












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Pork Chops with Broccoli

1:25 PM Sevil 0 Comments


Hey, 

Today was a crazy Saturday. I don't know how is there but here in Germany everywhere is closed on Sundays. So, it was around 6 pm and we really needed to go for grocery shopping. However we were really hungry.. You know the temptation when you are hungry to have a pizza or a burger or chips or chocolate😋. Anything fast, full of calories, fat and sugar. So when my husband asked me to go to a pizzeria around the corner, I was really tempted, my mouth was watering but I managed to say no. Not that those foods are necessarily bad, I think we can eat them moderately. But as I have decided to cut the carbs for a while after Christmas it was better to say no for me. Anyways, then we went for shopping and I prepared these pork chops when we were back. In 15 min, food was ready! It was very delicious, full of proteins and no carbs. 
Point is, it is always good to know we can cook something good even when we are really hungry and tight in time. I would keep something in my fridge for next time though, not to test myself like that 😅

Here is the recipe if you are interested in. Enjoy!

Love, Sevil


Servings: 2

Prep Time: 15 min

Nutrition per serving:

Energy: 592 kcal
Protein: 65 gr
Carbs: 5 gr
Fat: 28 gr

Ingredients:

  • 4 pork chops (600 gr)
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 3 sprigs of thyme
  • 2 cloves of garlic 
  • 1 tsp butter
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1 broccoli
  • 1 tsp olive oil

Preparation 

Roasted Broccoli

  1. Heat the oven to 200 °C 
  2. Season broccoli florets with salt, pepper and olive oil
  3. Place them on a baking paper and roast in the oven 15 min

Pork Chops

  1. Season pork chops with salt and pepper 
  2. Heat the pan to medium-high and add coconut oil
  3. Cook 1 minute one side of the pork chops and then flip, after another minute of cooking flip again. Repeat the process one more time. Add butter, garlic and thyme and cook 1 more minute of each side. In total pork chops are needed to be cooked 6 min for medium cooked. You can cook more or less depending on how you like your meat.



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