P2 Rogue "Shepherds Pie" Recipe

Oh Man!!! This was a comfort food night!!!

P2 Rogue Shepherds Pie

Meat portion:
12 oz Leanest ground beef you can find (4 - 4oz servings)
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce (or substitution)
1 tablespoon soy sauce (or substitution)
1/2 cup beef broth (low sodium)
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 medium zucchini grated

Topping:
1 large head cauliflower (approximately 6-8 inches across)
chives if desired
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425f.

Rice Cauliflower then whirl to fluffy mashed potato consistency. Microwave for 8 minutes let sit while you're cooking the meat.

Brown burger, rinse and drain. Add Seasonings and broth, stir. Add zucchini and cook until tender. Turn off heat and let sit while you season the mashed cauliflower topping.

In a 9X13 glass baking pan place the meat mixture evenly in the bottom of the pan. Top evenly with mashed cauliflower.

Bake in oven for about 20 minutes until boiling and starting to brown.

Serves 4
217 calories per serving

Let me tell you!!! This was so YUMMY!!! I honestly couldn't eat more than half a serving. It really is filling!!! Perfect for those cold rainy days. When you hit P3 and 4 you can add cheese!

Enjoy!!!
Sabrina

HCG P2 Portobello Mushrooms with Ground Turkey and Spinach Stffing

Dinner tonight!!! 

OMG!!! So Devine!!!
Sure wish I had taken a photo of them finished!

Today was a busy day!!! Thank heavens for quick inspiration at the local Trader Joe's!
I found these gorgeous Portobello mushrooms in the vegetable section waaaay up on the top shelf! I had to get help from my son to reach them.

I love how fast this is to whip up! took me 15 minutes to cook up the meat and another 20 to bake!

Portobello Mushrooms with Garlic Spinach Lean Turkey Stuffing!

Ingredients:
3-4 Portobello Mushroom Caps
1/2 lb leanest ground turkey you can find (this is 2 4oz servings)
1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
1/2 cup cauliflower riced
6 cloves garlic minced
2 table spoons tomato paste
1/4 onion chopped
1/4 cup water
Italian seasoning to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Remove stems from mushroom caps and wipe the caps clean. Don't wash them to avoid them becoming soggy. ;) Pat dry.

This step you can do or not do it's up to you.
Broil the mushroom for 5 minutes on each side. This helps to release excess water and to cook them a bit.
I personally don't always do that unless it's a stuffing I don't need to cook through etc.
This time I just precooked the stuffing then baked extra long because I was being lazy. ;)

In a small frying pan cook minced garlic and onions until slightly browned/translucent. If you need oil use a small amount of coconut oil or water.

Add ground turkey and seasonings cook until done. Add tomato paste and water cook for another 5 or so minutes.

Toss in chopped spinach and cauliflower rice, mix well. Let cook for 1 more minute then set aside.

On a lined cookie sheet place your mushrooms with space between. Stuff (or top) with meat mixture. Since I didn't have cheese in this mix I pressed the meat mixture a little but not to mash it into the mushroom, more to make sure it doesn't crumble and fall off when I move the pan.

Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and then broil for 5-8 minutes until browned.

Total recipe is 402 calories for 3-4 mushrooms stuffed. If you've got 3 mushrooms stuffed they're 131 calories each. If you got 4 stuffed they're 100.5 calories each!

Enjoy!!!
Sabrina

P2 Rogue Recipe Greek Chicken with Cauliflower Rice and Greek Salad

I made some Witch Hats, Bats and Pumpkins!!!

I worked late last night on a tutorial for an online glass workers magazine and ended up working even later making beads! AND I just love halloween beads! 

I am known for my Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Focals and so I generally fill my late summer and early fall making those. But decided that it was time to break out the traditional Witchery for Halloween! 

So maybe my late night might be the reason for my lack of hunger today... I don't know but it sounds good. ;) 

I hadn't eaten until dinner with the exception of my tea. I keep my tea hot and full on rainy days like this. That might be part of the reason I'm not hungry. I did eat a couple slices of dried apples just because I thought I should eat something... But that's it. 

It's a daily chore! I have to make dinner not just for myself but for my husband and my boys. Even if I'm not hungry. But when I started cooking this! Oy vey! I found myself Hungry Hungry!!! The scents! The texture!!! What a great dinner! I'm glad I did get off my lazy tea drinking rear and made dinner tonight!!! 

This meal is almost Greek... I say almost because I have not included Kalamata Olives or Feta Cheese or even Olive oil. But the seasonings make up for that in a big way!!!

Try this recipe and let me know what you think!!!

Greek Chicken and Cauliflower Rice with Greek Salad/Salsa
Ingredients:

Chicken Ingredients ~
2 Chicken Breasts trimmed and sliced into lengthwise strips
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon greek seasonings
Ground pepper to taste
1/4 Onion sliced thinly

Cauliflower Rice ~
1 head of cauliflower ran through your food processor to rice consistency

Greek Salad/Salsa ~
1 Cucumber chopped into cubes
2 Tomatoes chopped into cubes
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon greek seasonings
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Directions:

Cook chicken breast over medium low heat with all seasonings, lemon juice and onion until done. Remember to cover with a lid. You'll want the sauce to top your meat and "rice" with.
If you don't have greek seasonings you can improvise with italian seasonings and add rosemary, dill, cinnamon, nutmeg, marjoram, and garlic. Just season until it smells yummy to your nose. I add a little bit of the cinnamon and nutmeg...not a lot as they are very strong in small amounts.

While that's cooking rice your cauliflower and pop in the microwave until finished.

Then chop up your cucumber and tomatoes put in a bowl. Then add seasonings and mix.

When everything is done place meat over rice with a bit of sauce. You can either top it with your greek salad/salsa or put it on the plate as a side dish.
Makes 4 servings @ 178 calories each.

This was Delish!!! If you're in P3 or P4 add feta cheese and the kalamata olives!!! It makes this dish even better!!!

Happy Sunday!!!

Sabrina

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Rainy, Lazy Day Lunch HCG P2 Rogue Recipe Zucchini Egg Skillet with Ground Turkey

Lunch is Served!!!

It's a Rainy day out and I need to get moving!!! It's after 12 pm and I haven't gone out to the shop to make beads yet because I was stuck in the world of Pinterest looking for dinner idea's. Oh how I love Pinterest!!!

Needless to say I started to get hungry and thought I should get my butt in gear and eat before I get so hungry that I eat those dang Oreo's that my husband is currently eating...and he's sitting next to me... AND They're Peanut butter!!! Ack!!!

Seriously! Ok, so now you see my dilemma... cook and eat healthy or dive bomb into those nasty cookies. I choose healthy. Even if I'd like to be naughty! I still choose healthy!

To gain the sense of rightness physically ~ to eat healthy and actually feel satisfied ~ I hit the refrigerator and stove!

Breakfast for Lunch on a Sluggish Day!!!
Looks so very naughty!
This recipe makes 2 servings at 186 calories each!

Quick Zucchini Egg Skillet with Ground Turkey

Ingredients:
4oz Leanest ground turkey
Poultry seasoning to taste (is similar to sausage seasonings)
Garlic to taste
1/4 small onion sliced thin
1 cup zucchini cubed
1 tbs tomato paste (no sugar added etc)
1/4 c water
2 eggs
Salt and Pepper to taste

Heat up a pan with a little dab of coconut oil (medium heat).
Add meat and onions stir then add seasonings.
Cook until done, then stir in zucchini. Add tomato paste and water, stir. Cover pot for 4 or 5 minutes. Then open pot and make two small wells/dents and crack your eggs into each well. Cover and let cook for another couple minutes until whites are done but yoke is still wiggly. Cook longer if you don't like liquid egg yokes.
Serve Hot!

If you are looking for a Facebook group for Support Join my group!
The Rogue HCG Support Group!
I'd love to see you there!!!

Ok, now I need to head out to make beads! Someone kick me in the butt now!!! ;)
Happy Saturday!
Sabrina

HCG Rogue! Recipe ~ HCG Slow Cooker Stuffed Bell Peppers

Well, it's come down to my going Rogue!!!
I'm not so good at being POP (that's Perfect on Protocol). The original protocol is very basic and frankly boring for my mind body and soul.

Food is supposed to be enjoyed EVEN if you're dieting!!! If you don't enjoy your food you will want to stray and find something else to eat that is not on your diet.

Yep! Even something as innocent as a lonely little chocolate bar or bag of chips that are there on the counter and nobody is looking or home so they won't know...

I've been there and done that! Heck I still do it. BUT I've figured out what I can and cannot do while I'm on HCG. I can have chocolate when it's in the form of ChocoDelight. I can have Chocolate Mock Cake and Oh Man Do I LOVE it!!! I can have crunchy chips...in the form of freeze dried foods, baked kale chips etc. Healthy decisions that are not POP but actually hit the spot and don't affect how my body looses weight while I'm on HCG. Not to mention allowing for me to take those foods with me beyond my HCG journey. It's how I maintain when I'm in P4.
......Unless it's Christmas...or my Birthday. Then I have some serious making up to do. I'm only human after all.

We all struggle. We all loose and then a few months, a year (me) or a couple years, those pounds tend to all of a sudden suck themselves right back on to your Ass! Or Gut! Or BOTH!!! Oh! Don't get me started on my Chicken Tenders!!! (Those are the flaps that hang over your bra in the back. So not my favorite!)

So, satisfaction and the desire to enjoy my life while on the HCG journey is what has forced me to go Rogue! I need to feel satisfied when I eat. My taste buds, my emotions, my physical being, all need to be satisfied. Since I'm a food junkie I might as well tend to that junkie in me while nurturing my body correctly to see the results I want to see.

Just incase you were wondering what the term Rogue means where the HCG diet is concerned it means that I'm eating outside of protocol. I'm allowing myself to eat foods that are not allowed in the original Dr. Simeons HCG Diet Protocol, Pounds and Inches.

Don't get me wrong. The original protocol does work that's how I got down into Onderland! (that's the 100's) But as I continue to move towards my ultimate weight goal I need to augment my foods to fit my world and to satisfy the food junkie that I am. I need to eat and I need to love what I'm eating!

Which brings me to my next subject... Support Groups for HCG users. No, not addicts! We're talking support for those on the HCG protocol diet. I've been a member of a couple HCG Support groups on Facebook. One of them is severely against anything that is not protocol. Which is fine. But not for me...and as I've noticed several other members in that group are having difficulties and doing Rogue eating. That group frowns on it. So in an effort to help and guide as well as to have that community that I need for my journey I've started a Facebook group for Rogues like me. It's called The Rogue HCG Support Group. You can search it up or click here to join.

Speaking of Rogue Foods!
Today's recipe is Super Duper Yummy!!!

HCG P2 Rogue Slow Cooker Stuffed Bell Peppers


Ingredients:
6-8 large bell peppers (I used red and yellow)
1.5 lbs leanest ground beef you can find
1/4 onion
5 cloves garlic
1 14oz can fire roasted tomatoes (make sure it's the kind without sugar)
1-2 tablespoon worcestershire sauce (to taste really) I use one only because it has sugar.
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 small zucchini
1 cup shredded broccoli
2 egg whites

First clean and prep your peppers by removing the tops and cleaning out the insides. You want a pepper cup basically, so just remove the very tops of your peppers.  Set aside.

Cook ground beef in frying pan with salt and pepper. Drain and rinse to remove as much fat as you can. Sounds gross but it really isn't it's just extra work but worth it in the end.

In food processor mix cherry tomatoes, garlic, onion and worcestershire sauce. After blended add burger. Blend then add more salt and pepper if wanted. When finished mixing set aside in a large mixing bowl.

Shred zucchini in the food processor. Drain excess water. (I squish mine in the strainer so I can squeeze as much water out as possible. It will continue to weep as you go so don't freak.)

In large mixing bowl that contains the meat add your shredded zucchini and broccoli. Mix. Then add the 2 egg whites and fire roasted tomatoes (drained) Mix well! The eggs are the binding because we've already cooked our meat and removed the fats.

Make sure your crockpot is open and ready! One by one stuff the peppers. Really pack them full of the meat and veggie mix. I use a large spoon to pack the mixture in. You might see lots of juice while you're squishing the mix down. Go ahead and squeeze as much of that out as possible. (I do it over the sink and not into the bowl to avoid having to squeeze more and more as I go.) Once your pepper is full put in the crockpot and repeat with remaining peppers.

Put your crockpot on low for 3-4 hours. We're only trying to heat them through and cook the veggies inside because we've already cooked the meat. If you do this with raw meat you'll want to cook for 6 or more hours to make sure the meat is cooked through.

My crockpot is full at 7 peppers so calories per serving are 200/ea pepper!
If you do a 2 lb meat recipe your servings will be approximately 246 calories (this is the 7 pepper comparison).
A 1 lb meat recipe will yield a 155 calorie serving (again based on my 7 peppers).

Have fun cooking... But mostly Enjoy Eating Healthy!!!

xoxo
Sabrina

HCG Peach Meringue Cookie Recipe

Peach Meringue Cookie Recipe Altered to work for HCG Diet!
Yay!!!

As you know I already have posted a delicious recipe for Meringue Cookies prior to this. Well these are a recipe I found on Pinterest that I took inspiration from and created Peach Meringues!

They're light and airy with the sweet tang of peaches! The coloring is soft, peachy and inviting. This treat is a must have when you're feeling deprived and want to cheat. Why is that? Well BECAUSE the whole recipe only has 50 calories! 

That's approximately 12 cookies for 53 calories!!! No Joke! (I'll break down the calories for you later.)

I cannot stress to you enough how this diet is life altering for those on the journey. It's at times very frustrating and other times so joy filled and occasionally depression filled. Gotta be honest. 

If you had to go completely off your normal eating habits and were used to having what you wanted when you wanted it you'd feel very deprived of the joy's of eating. I know I did! 

And at times when I see my family consume ice cream or even kielbasa sausages hot off the grill I very much want to chuck that little bottle in the trash can with some words of hate and lob off a hunk of that yummy grease filled meat or grab a bowl of that creamy cold ice cream top it with chocolate sauce and nuts and dig in. But then I remember the feeling of being the sausage I was before I started this journey. Yep! Stuffed in a pair of jeans or shorts. Not so good a feeling. So I decided I'd start to think outside the HCG box and find ways to trick my mind into feeling like I am filled and emotionally fulfilled by the foods I eat and create so much so that I can get my family to join me at the table. 

So with the invention of the ever popular search engine that Pinterest is I am able to find things and augment or alter all together to make a meal or treat that fits into the HCG diet parameters or is only a bit Rogue but still fits the bill. Hell, it ain't lying, cheating or stealing until you get caught right? Or you stall... maybe gain. But that's how you learn how your body works and how you need to change things for you. Because that is what this diet is really about... Y O U. 

It's all about you. You're the center of the universe right now. The foods YOU eat, the number YOU see on that scale, the measurements YOU see on the ribbon, the injection, drops, tablets YOU give yourself to encourage YOUR body to do as YOU say. The compliments YOU receive or (and Please Do this Part it's VERY Important!!!) the Compliments YOU give YOURSELF! It is Truly ALL ABOUT YOU! :)

And after you're done and have reached your goal weight hopefully you'll still continue to focus on you. It's still important. You're still important. Even if you stop hearing "Wow! You've lost so much weight!" or "You look GREAT!" It's still about you. About how YOU Feel. How YOU eat. Etc. You still need to focus on eating healthy and taking all those great eating habits with you into the future for the You that YOU have become! The Healthier, Happier You. 

That's what this Journey is supposed to be about. Nurturing yourself and healing all the bad we've done to our bodies with the foods we've stuffed ourselves with without even thinking or sometimes even knowing the serious consequences of doing so. 

So this recipe is HEALTHY and can be used beyond HCG in Your New Eating Style created by you for you. 

Ingredients:

2 egg whites room temp (I use eggs from a local gal who has hens that give her those pretty green globes. Love them! So Yellow and untouched by chemicals. )

1/8 tsp Cream of Tartar

Stevia Powder to taste (Trader Joe's in the shaker without the added powdered milk.)

1tbs Peach Compote (recipe follows)

Peach compote:

1/3 Ripe Peach or 5-6 slices frozen

2 tbs Water

1/4 tsp Vanilla 

Stevia 1 small scoop (Trader Joe's comes with a tiny scoop in the shaker bottle. Use that as your measurement)

Toothpick Tipped Wilton's Red Frosting Dye (if wanted. Not Needed! It's only to add a bit of a pop of color)

First Things First! Heat that oven to 300f. This has to be done first!!! Trust me!

Separate your egg whites fro the yokes and set them in the mixer so they reach room temp, covered.

While those are sitting take your peach slices and place them in a small sauce pan with 2 tbs water. Cook your peaches down, chopping, stirring and breaking apart. You're making a quick jam otherwise known as a compote. When they're soft stir in the vanilla and a scoop of Stevia. USE the small scoop provided in the Trader Joe's shaker. If you're not using Trader Joe's stevia add 1/4 pkt plus or minus depending on the sweetness you want. 

Once peaches are done puree in your Magic Bullet. You will end up with approximately 2 tbs compote... We only need 1 for the recipe so save the rest for a frozen ice blendy treat!

Pour out onto a plate to cool. Take your toothpick with the tip dipped in red frosting dye and run through the compote until you're happy with the color. (AGAIN! You do NOT have to add food dye to your compote unless you want to. For me color is fun. I absolutely favor colorful foods.)

Set aside to finish cooling while you whip up your egg whites.

Now that your egg whites are room temperature add the cream of tartar and turn the mixer on medium/high (make sure you're using the wire whip). Watch your eggs go from liquid to frothy in a couple minutes. Whip until they get stiff and come to peaks. Gently fold in stevia. 

Then take 1/2 of the frothy egg whites and gently fold it in to the peach compote. Take that mixture back to the main bowl and gently fold into the rest of the whites. Doesn't have to be perfect here. Marbled is ok because it looks pretty. 

Spoon out your batter onto a parchment lined pan. I used a teaspoon as my scoop. This gave me approximately 13 cookies. 

Place in the oven and immediately turn it off! Set the timer for 1 hour. When the dinger goes off your meringues should be done. If they're still moist in the center you can leave them in for another 10-15 min. or until dry. 

That's it! :)

Caloric breakdown!

2 Egg Whites = 34 calories
1/8 tsp Cream of Tartar = 1 calorie
1/2 Peach = 30 calories ...cooks down to 2 tbs. We used only 1 tbs = 15 calories
1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract = 2.5 so lets make it 3 calories

Stevia = 0 Calories
Water = 0 Calories
Total Calories for the whole recipe = 53 Calories!!!
That's 4.4 calories per cookie!

Joy in Eating those Little Delights = Priceless!!!

Hope this makes your journey a bit more colorful and tasty!!!
Sabrina

Phew it's HOT!!!

It's hot and I'm fussy...not because of the heat but because TOM has arrived and I'm doing the whole no NSAIDs thing.

TOM (time of the month) started yesterday. I was wondering why my weight loss slowed down to a crawl! That and I haven't been hungry at all. I was actually relieved when I figured out it wasn't because of me and how I was doing on HCG.

So while I am relieved that my slow losses just had to do with my natural bio rhythm I'm not so happy with my real pain tolerance. Seriously!!! I don't remember ever having cramps this bad. It's making me seriously want to run down to the store and grab a bottle of Ibuprofen. Honestly.

It feels like I'm going through some sort of withdrawals or something. One minute I'm fine and coping ok then the next I'm feeling like I'd eat my own child just to get one of those little brown pills. It's really scary. I never realized how dependent on pain relievers I was. Crazy!

In order to lessen the cramping and to ease my psycho brain I ate a tomato and cucumber salad with LOTS of dill!!! Dill is supposed to help with cramps. It definitely took the edge off for a bit. But I probably should have just stayed still.

I really want to make this happen in my back garden!

I went outside to plant a few plants I picked up today. I got through 4 pots before I had to stop. My arm decided to join my uterus. LOL Why?! Ugg!

Other than that I'm doing pretty good! :D Really!!!
Today is P2VLCD12 and I'm down 11.3lbs so far! I actually am seeing with my eyes the difference! The measuring tape shows that I've lost almost 2 inches around my waist and a solid inch around my bust, ribs, hips, thighs and ARMS!!! Seriously!!! This is so Awesome! Real results that you not only see on the scale but actually see in real time!

So tomorrow when I hit that scale I don't expect to see any change...maybe a gain because of water weight.

I'll let you know! :)