Amy's Kitchen at Home (2024)

17/07/2024

Salmon Rice Bowl 🍲

Make a Cabbage Salad using green and red cabbage, fresh chunks of mango, sliced red onion, lime juice, salt and pepper. Set aside or store in fridge until ready to serve.

Season fresh salmon filet with chipotle rub, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, avocado oil drizzle. Bake on foil lined cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 9 min, then broil for 2 min.

While the salmon is baking, prepare your rice according to package directions. I use frozen from then added crushed pineapple, cumin, fresh cilantro, salt and pepper.

Finally, dice 1/4 avocado and add to the bowl.

Mix avocado oil mayo, sriracha and a little water for a smooth and creamy sauce.

Dinner is served! Let me know if you try this recipe 🙋

17/07/2024

It’s tomato season! Choose tomatoes that have bright, shiny skins and firm flesh. Try this Caprese Salad 🍅🌿 It’s simple, light and bursting with flavor. Drizzle with olive oil, balsamic glaze then salt and pepper. It’s delicious on its own, or serve it with grilled sourdough for a quick and easy appetizer.

04/07/2024

Wishing everyone a Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸

20/06/2024

Shakshuka is a simple dish, yet so satisfying. It’s one of my favorite things to make when entertaining for breakfast or brunch on the weekend. It’s made of soft cooked eggs and a chunky tomato and bell pepper sauce. You can add spices like cumin, paprika, coriander or crushed red pepper flakes, but I like to keep in simple by adding fresh herbs and jalapeños to give it just the right flavor. Some of you were asking for the recipe, so here it is!

Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
4-6 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 jalapeño, seeded and sliced (or leave seeds in if you like it spicy)
2 - 4 cloves garlic
1/2 c water
6 eggs
2 T feta
Handful of fresh basil and fresh cilantro

In a medium to large skillet, add 1 T olive oil and diced onions. Sauté for 3-4 min until soften then add minced garlic. Add peppers, tomatoes jalapeños and water. Cover and allow vegetables to soften and create a chunky sauce, about 10-15 min.

When the sauce is mixed and ready, nestle in the eggs, by breaking each egg over the top of the sauce, evenly spaced, about 1-2 inch apart. Cook the eggs to your liking. They are meant to be runny, but you can cover with a lid, if you like them more of a poached consistency.

Garnish with crumbed feta, a handful of fresh cilantro and basil. You can also use fresh parsley if you prefer.

Serve with toasted sourdough, naan, brioche or corn tortillas to keep it gluten free.

12/05/2024

🌺Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! I love being a mom to these two and although some days are busy, fast paced and full of “to do’s”, I wouldn’t have it any other way! If you’re celebrating yourself, wife, mom, mother-in-law, aunts, or grandmother’s, etc today, I hope it’s filled with laughter and joy!

📸

06/01/2024

I shared this salad on my stories earlier this week and wanted to put it out there for anyone who might have missed!

➡️Greek salad with canned tuna and chickpeas for added protein!

➡️Purple cabbage, carrots, cucumbers and pickles for added crunch!

➡️Avocado and olives for healthy fat!

➡️A drizzle of tahini dressing for added flavor! Just add water, lemon juice, s&p, oregano, garlic, apple cider vinegar or Dijon mustard to tahini and you have a delicious dressing! And if you like it on the sweeter side, add a touch of maple syrup or honey!

🙋🏼‍♀️Let me know if you try this one!

Swipe ➡️for the recipe!

31/12/2023

Happy New Year friends and thanks for being here! Cheers to a new year of healthy recipes, nutrition tips and cooking with me in my kitchen! #2024 🥂🍾🥳

29/12/2023

Nothing like a good charcuterie board for a birthday celebration! Sweet and savory, and always with our favorite espresso Parmesan cheese, mixed nuts, , turkey pepperoni, some dark chocolate salted caramels and fresh berries. Wishing my sweet daughter a Happy Birthday today! 🎉

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

07/12/2023

Citrus Orange Roughy Foil Packs serve up 25 g of protein per packet. To a piece of foil, I add sliced peppers and onions, garlic, a drizzle of Hawaiian sauce, an orange slice, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley.

Wrap everything tightly in the foil leaving no air pockets then bake at 350 for 25 min. Serve with roasted sweet potatoes and steamed sugar snap peas.

04/12/2023

Does this lunch look like 31 grams of protein to you? Well it is! With just 400 calories, this lunch has 31 grams of protein and 10 g fiber.

Here is the recipe and breakdown for my Hot Honey Chicken Reuben:

2.5 oz Dietz and Watson Chicken Breast Hot Honey - 15 g protein
2 slices Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Bread- 10 g protein
1 slice Swiss cheese - 6 g protein
2 T Sauerkraut - good for your gut health.
2 T thousand island - because it pulls everything together and tastes good! If don’t have any, I like to mix light mayo, mustard, relish, and ketchup together for a quick and easy sauce.

➡️Ezekiel bread is made from sprouted grains which help with digestibility, release natural antioxidants and sprouting can help lower the glycemic index found in grains. Each slice is a complete plant protein, is flourless and has 5 grams of protein.

➡️Don’t like Thousand Island? Mashed Avocado would be a healthy option to use!

➡️Add a small salad and pickle to complete the meal!

Were you surprised at the protein in this? What are some of your favorite lunch items with at least 30 grams of protein! ⬇️Share below!

29/11/2023

My daughter’s most requested meal when she comes home from college?

This is it! 🍣🍚🫛

I love this meal because salmon is a good source of Omega -3’s and supports her brain health. AND this meal only takes me 20 min from start to finish! ✔️

Frozen “microwaveable” rice and frozen edamame is a huge time saver for me. So while the salmon is baking at 375 degrees for 10 min and broiling for 5 more, I pop a bag of edamame and a bag of rice in the microwave for 3 min each and just like that, dinner is served. She likes to wrap her salmon bites in strips of Nori and I like to sprinkle mine with sesame seeds!

Here is the recipe…

Ingredients:
1.5 lb center cut salmon filet
1/3 cup of honey
1/4 cup of Tamari
1/4 cup of avocado oil
1/4 cup of seasoned rice vinegar
4 t minced garlic
1 sliced green onion

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside. Slice salmon filet into bite size chunks and season with salt and pepper.

Combine honey, Tamari, avocado oil, seasoned rice vinegar and garlic in a medium size bowl and whisk until well combined. Add salmon bites and gently toss to coat evenly then spread them evenly on foil coated sheet pan. Pour any leftover sauce over the top. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes then broil for 5 min until slightly caramelized. Serve over cooked white or brown rice with a drizzle of any leftover sauce from the pan. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and sliced green onion, if desired.

10/11/2023

It’s Friday and that usually means pizza at my house. Homemade pizza nights are my husbands favorite. Why?

Well, for starters, Pizza is his all time favorite food! He also likes the fact that we are doing something together as a family and lastly it’s cheaper than delivery or take-out!

I love create your own pizza night because everyone gets what they want, everyone helps me do the cooking and I control the ingredients.

➡️Not sure where to start? Well, decide on a crust, if you’re gluten free there are several great options like the cauliflower crusts. If you like thin and crispy, the brand is delicious. If you like a little thicker, chewier crust, ‘00 Neapolitan-Style Pizza Flour is a family favorite.

➡️Once you’ve decided on a crust, choose your sauces. Marinara is the most versatile, but BBQ and pesto are crowd pleasers too!

➡️Provide a few protein options, plenty of veggies, a few cheese options and this a fun way to feed a crowd…especially teenagers!

➡️These are some of the pizzas my extended family recently made.. Margherita, BBQ Chicken, Pesto Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper, Sausage and Pesto, and Supreme with Pepperoni, Sausage, Mushroom, Onion, Spinach.

🙋🏼‍♀️What are some of your favorite pizza toppings?

Need some ideas? ⬇️

PROTEINS:
Turkey Pepperoni
Italian Sausage
Shredded Chicken

VEGGIES:
Diced onions
Sliced mushrooms
Fresh spinach, arugula or kale
Sliced tomatoes
Bell peppers
Butternut squash, zucchini or eggplant
Roasted tomatoes
Fennel
Jalapeños
Artichokes
Roasted Red Peppers

CHEESE:
Fresh and shredded mozzarella
Shredded or grated Parmesan
Colby Jack
Goat cheese
Feta
Non- Dairy mozzarella

HERBS:
Fresh Basil
Dried Oregano
Fresh Thyme

SAUCE:
Rao’s Marinara
Pesto
BBQ sauce
Olive oil and Garlic

I would love to hear from you on some of your favorite ideas for pizza night! 🤩

06/11/2023

Working on my menu for meal pick-up next week! If you are interested in ordering from me, comment below or send me a message for more details! If you’re a current customer, be on the lookout for my email with offerings this week. I will also be taking pre-orders for Thanksgiving goodies!

21/09/2023

Kicking off fall with some Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins 🍂

19/09/2023

Can’t decide what to make for dinner tonight? 🙋

Try these Shrimp Taco Bowls by adding your favorite protein, brown rice or cauliflower rice, black beans, grilled veggies and serve with a warm tortilla.

➡️🍤Sauté raw shrimp in avocado oil with your favorite spice blend like .foods Taco flavor. Cook for 3 min on each side.

➡️🫑Roast sliced zucchini, mushrooms onions and peppers of use frozen fajita peppers with avocado oil in the oven on sheet pan for 20 min.

➡️🍚Microwave frozen spicy cauliflower rice or brown rice according to package.

➡️🫘Add black beans for more protein and fiber.

➡️🌮Warm your favorite tortilla and serve on the side.

➡️Top with queso fresco

Will you try this today? Leave a comment below!

11/09/2023

Beef Broccoli 🥡🥢

Ingredients:  1 lb flank steak, very thinly sliced into strips 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided 1 lb broccoli, (cut into 6 cups of florets) 2 tsp sesame seeds (garnish)

Stir Fry Sauce Ingredients:  1 t minced ginger
2 t minced garlic
1/2 c hot water 6 T Tamari 3 T light brown sugar or coconut brown sugar  1 1/2 T corn starch
1/4 tsp pepper
2 T sesame oil

Mix sauce ingredients together and set aside. Add 1 T olive oil to a wok or skillet and turn to medium high heat. Add broccoli and toss until lightly cooked and edges are brown and crispy. Remove broccoli and add remaining olive oil.l to the pan. Add strips of steak and cook for 4-5 min until meat is cooked through. (Do not overcrowd the pan, you may have to do this part in segments.) Add stir fry sauce to the steak and mix until slightly thickened. Add broccoli until everything is well mixed. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over brown rice, cauliflower rice or rice noodles.

10/09/2023

🍳Veggie and Goat Cheese Omelet

Always a good option for a Sunday brunch!

➡️This is a great way to use up any leftover veggies you may have from the week.

➡️Load it up with tons of veggies and save half for Monday morning.

➡️Sub egg whites, omit the goat cheese and add fresh herbs such as fresh basil for added flavor without the fat.

07/09/2023

On the menu this week:

🍝Baked Pesto Chicken with Fresh Mozzarella and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes over Rotini

🙋🏼‍♀️Gluten free? Swap zucchini noodles or use chickpea pasta for added protein and fiber.

🙋🏼‍♀️No time for a sit down dinner? Serve on a toasted ciabatta bun and add some fresh spinach for a quick on the go sandwich.

🙋🏼‍♀️Interested in placing an order? DM me for more details!

28/08/2023

🥘Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Jalapeño Sauce and Arugula Salad with Grilled Vegetables and Burrata 🍽️

➡️Marinate chicken breasts in your favorite spice blend such as Fajita blend, or make your own by combining cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, oregano, salt, pepper, lime juice and avocado oil. Marinate for at least 2 hours. Grill until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.

➡️For the salad, toss 3 cups of arugula in a drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, then top it with fresh burrata and grilled vegetables.

➡️Use whatever veggies you have on hand such as yellow squash, zucchini, onion, belle peppers, asparagus or mushrooms. Season with garlic salt, pepper, avocado oil and balsamic vinegar. Grill 10-15 min turning frequently. Set on top of arugula salad, drizzle with balsamic glaze and fresh basil.

➡️Serve with rice, roasted potatoes or grilled sourdough.

19/08/2023

Loaded Greek Salad 🥗

Chocked full of cruciferous veggies, lean protein and healthy fat, this salad is nutrient dense and full of flavor! No dressing required!

2 c fresh spinach
1 c marinated vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, celery, mushroom, carrots, red pepper and tomatoes marinated in Good Season’s Italian seasoning packet, avocado oil and vinegar- recipe on packer.)
3 oz grilled chicken breast
5 banana peppers
1 T sliced Kalamata olives
1 T hummus
1 T fat free feta
2 T gluten free croutons
Lemon juice
Salt and pepper

19/07/2023

🍓Summer Strawberry Salad with Goat Cheese

This salad is light, healthy and takes just 10 min to make. It’s easy to make as a side or can be turned into a full meal. Let me know if you try it!

➡️8 c chopped Romaine Lettuce
➡️2 c sliced Strawberries
➡️1 c sliced Almonds
➡️1 c crumbled Goat Cheese
➡️4 chopped Scallions

Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic glaze.

➡️Need more protein? Add some grilled chicken or salmon.

➡️Don’t like almonds? Try using pecans or walnuts.

➡️Not a fan of goat cheese? Feta works well too!

21/05/2023

Vegetarian Breakfast Tacos 🌮

2 scrambled eggs
1 T shredded smoked gouda
2 corn tortillas
3/4 c sweet potato croutons
1/2 piece of slice red onion
3 leaves or spinach or romaine

Scramble eggs, add shredded smoked gouda, salt and pepper.

Toast corn tortilla on a gas stove turning every 15 sec. Or microwave for 20 sec to soften.

Air fry sweet potato croutons for 12-15 min.

Add torn spinach or romaine. Enjoy!

14/05/2023

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! 🌸

27/03/2023

Dinner tonight was quite delicious! With 25 grams of protein per bowl, this meal did not require any pre-work on my part. The best part, I cooked everything in 2 skillets on the stove and it was ready in under 20 min. 👏🏻

Spicy Salmon Burger
Mexican cauliflower rice mixed with leftover grilled peppers and
Black Bean and Corn Fiesta mix
1 leaf of Romaine lettuce
Crumbled Queso Fresco

13/03/2023

If you’re in the mood for Greek food, try this Easy Salad! I swapped euro meat for these baked lamb meatballs and it was so good!

➡️3 baked lamb meatballs (see recent post for lamb burger recipe and instead of burgers, form them into meatballs and bake for 15 min at 350 degrees.)
➡️2 cups romaine & 1 c spinach
➡️4 cherry tomatoes
➡️1 T chopped Kalamata olives
➡️1 mini English cucumber
➡️1 T Plain Hummus
➡️1 T Greek Yogurt Tzatziki
➡️1 t Tahini
➡️1 sprig fresh parsley
➡️squeeze of fresh lemon juice

10/03/2023

🍔One of my favorite burgers to make at home is a lamb burger. Lamb is a great source of protein, has similar calories, fat and mineral content as beef, but is a winner when it comes to omega 3 fat content. I first had a lamb burger at a local restaurant and fell in love with the flavor. Here is my at home rendition…

Lamb Burgers
8 servings
1 lb natural ground lamb
1 egg
1/2 c GF Italian breadcrumbs
1 T dried parsley
1 t minced garlic
1 shallot finely diced
1/4 t cumin
1/4 t paprika
Salt and pepper

Mix all ingredients together and pat into 8 burgers. Grill for 5-10 min on each side until cooked through.

8 gluten free buns
Spray gluten free sesame bun with avocado oil. Lightly grill.

Spinach 1/4 c
2 T grilled mushrooms
2 sliced red onion
1 oz feta
1 t fig jam warmed for 20 sec in microwave

Top with fresh spinach, lamb burger, grilled mushrooms, sliced red onion, crumbled feta, and drizzle with warm fig jam.

Serve with a small side salad and sweet potato fries.

21/01/2023

Lower carb pizza hack! 🍕

Try using almond flour tortillas as your crust. Only 9 g of carbs per tortilla and you can even eat each slice like a New Yorker (or if you live in the Midwest…folded like a taco! 😉)

For the pizza….
2 almond flour tortilla, 2 T Rao’s pizza sauce, 1 sliced mushroom, 1 T diced red onion, 2 T diced red pepper, a handful of fresh spinach, 1 piece of fresh mozzarella torn into pieces and 1/4 c finely grated Parmesan. Bake at 375 for 15 min.

For the salad…

2 cups of Arugula, 1 T pine nuts, 3 cherry tomatoes, 6 Kalamazoo olives, 3 pieces of diced salami. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and top with grated Parmesan.

06/01/2023

Butternut squash ravioli with pine nuts, fried sage leaves and brown butter. Serve with arugula, pomegranate seeds and mandarin oranges.

03/01/2023

🥬Looking to add more leafy greens and vegetables into your diet this year?

They are loaded with healthy nutrients like iron, fiber, calcium and vitamins. And if you’re like me, eating huge salads everyday gets old. Here are some suggestions on how you can mindfully add them into the All-American favorite meal; Burger and Fries!

➡️Try substituting romaine for the bun. Sprinkle shredded carrots and purple cabbage under your burger for added crunch. Or go topless and try adding your burger on top of your salad.

➡️Steam green beans, and skip the French fries. They have less fat, more soluble fiber and are rich in Vit K.

➡️Still like the bun? Opt for whole wheat and try stuffing more vegetables like tomatoes, grilled zucchini, squash, peppers and onions between your bun. Pile on th spinach, romaine, cabbage, or arugula.

🙋🏼‍♀️Need less saturated fat while still maintaining adequate protein in your meal?

➡️Sub turkey for your beef burger or opt for 93% lean. Add grilled mushrooms, goat cheese and fig jam and you won’t miss out on any flavor!

🙋🏼‍♀️Need more complex carbs?

➡️Try adding baked sweet potatoes drizzled with avocado oil, then season with salt and pepper. They have natural fiber and are a healthy carb source to fuel your body with energy.

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