Hi, my name is Cassey Ho and I'm a Pilates Instructor, healthy foodie freak, and the designer of oGorgeous Yoga Bags. You may have suffered through some of my POP Pilates workouts on YouTube.
RAW Vegan Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce
Makes 1 pie tin
Crust:
2 cups raw walnuts
1/2 cup dates, pitted
Filling:
3 cups raw cashews (soaked overnight or a couple hours minimum)
1/2 cup agave nectar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup coconut oil, melted (set in a warm bowl-do not heat if keeping it really RAW)
Raspberry Sauce:
1/2 bag frozen raspberries
4-6 dates to taste
1/4 cup agave or more to taste and thickness desired
Creamy Green Avocado Miracle Pasta!!!
Here’s an all natural pasta recipe that’s sure to tantalize your taste buds! I loved that I did not have to use a pre-made sauce or add cream. The avocado is all you need for that succulent fatty taste without the guilt….mmmmm. This is a vegan friendly recipe.
INGREDIENTS (serves 2-3)
Sauce:
- 1 medium avocado
- 1/2 -1 lemon
- 1 cup full of fresh basil leaves
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- paprika or red pepper flakes to taste
Sauteed veggies:
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup frozen and shelled edamame
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 roma tomatoes, chopped
- little bit of extra virgin olive oil to coat pan
- salt and/or stevia to taste (I did not use a sweetener though. You may if it suits your taste buds)
Noodles:
- 1 pack of zero calorie Miracle Noodles per serving or plate
DIRECTIONS
1. Chop up your veggies. Sautee all of the veggies except for the tomatoes with a bit of extra virgin olive oil on a pan on high heat. Once the veggies look cooked and the onions are slightly opaque, add in the tomatoes at the end. Salt and pepper to taste.
2. To make the sauce, add the avocado, lemon juice, and basil into a food processor. Blend for about 10 seconds. Then add the salt, paprika/red pepper flakes, and pepper to taste.
3. Wash your Miracle Noodles thoroughly in warm water. Then pat try on a paper towel. Right before serving, heat them up in the microwave for about 45 seconds to 1 min.
4. Scoop some of your cream sauce onto the heated Miracle Noodles and stir until noodles are all green! They really absorb the flavors of the sauce. Mmmm…
5. Next transfer the green noodles onto a clean plate and top with your sauteed veggies.
6. EAT!!!!!
NOTES
This is absolutely DIVINE for me. It’s one of those dishes where you need to take time to think about eat bite to truly savor the freshness of the basil, the aroma of the onions, and the slight spiciness of the paprika. Of course this is all made “to taste” to experiment 1/4 tsp of things here and there to make it yours. The above recipe is how I ate it and I absolutely loved it!
This is me being surprised at how amazingly good it was!!!
You can get Miracle Noodles here on their website. As you all know, I am a HUGE FAN of feeling full without feeling the unnecessary calories. The nutrition in this meal comes from all of the fresh veggies you used. So good!!!
NUTRITION FACTS
For 3 servings, each serving has 237 calories, 12.8g of fat, 26.3g carbs, 12.1g fiber, and 10.2g protein. (I used sparkrecipes.com to calculate this.)
What’s on my Grocery Shopping list?
Well this weekend, it was this!
Love Trader Joes. And sorry I made the background music too loud here…
HOLY GUACAMOLE! Healthy Chobani Greek Yogurt Guac Recipe!
I didn’t know you could mix avocados and greek yogurt. Now I do. And I like it.
INGREDIENTS:
*1/2 cup Chobani Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt
*1 ripe avocado
*1/2-1 lime
*2 small tomatoes
*2 garlic cloves
*1/4 tsp cumin
*salt to taste
*paprika or tabasco sauce to taste
*If you have cilantro, put it in there! I was out:(
(Recipe adapted from Chobani Kitchen)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Chop up your veggies and place in a separate bowl.
2. Mash your avocados. Leave the whole seed in there and add lime juice immediately to prevent browning. Now add in the greek yogurt.
3. Mix together you veggies and your guac. Sprinkle your cumin, salt, and paprika or tabasco sauce in there and keep taste testing until you like it.
4. DONE! Eat!
Nice and chunky. Smoothy and creamy.
I didn’t have tortilla chips/I don’t eat them anymore so I made a taco lettuce wrap instead. It was so good! Just sautee some lean ground turkey, then add black beans, salsa, and guac over an iceberg lettuce leaf.
Super yummy! Great summertime meal.
NUTRITION INFO for guacamole (1/4 cup): 47 cals, 3g fat, 3g protein, 3g carbs, 1.5g fiber
ZERO CALORIE NOODLES - Pad Thai Recipe, seriously.
The folks at Miracle Noodle sent me a pack of shirataki noodles to try and I couldn’t wait to see what culinary magic I could conjure in the Blogilates kitchen. These noodles are ZERO CALORIE and ZERO CARB! Sound too good to be true? Well, I did a little research and I’ll tell you why they are 0 cals.
These noodles are made from a Japanese yam called konjuc or elephant yam. The end product is 97% water and 3% fiber in the form of a viscous liquid. Makes sense. They come in a bag full of water! The highly soluble fiber is known as “glucomannan”. According to a study review by University of Connecticut researchers, glucomannan can help lower bad LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood sugar, and even body weight. Scientists in Thailand found that just 1 gram has the power to significantly slow the absorption of sugar into your bloodstream after you eat a carb-loaded meal. I’ve also heard that it helps with constipation.
All in all, it’s a win-win noodle! It was hard to find anything BAD on it. If anyone knows about something I didn’t mention, do comment!
On to my tasty Pad Thai recipe…
I was feeling quite Thai that night so of course I had to make Pad Thai! My other Thai dish loves include Pad Se Eew and Vanilla Fried Ice Cream :)
Here’s my super low calorie recipe for Miracle Noodle Pad Thai:
MAIN INGREDIENTS:
* 2 bags of Miracle Noodles Fettucine
* 1 chicken breast, chopped
* 1 small head of broccoli
* 2 carrots
* 1 can of straw mushrooms
* 2 green onion stalks
* 1 small onion
* 3 garlic cloves, minced
FOR THE SAUCE:
*1/4 cup lite low sodium soy sauce
* 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
* 2 TBS of peanut butter (I used Better N Peanut Butter, only 100 cals per 2 TBS vs 200 cals using regular peanut butter)
* 2 TBS sriracha hot sauce (It was pretty spicy and I liked it but for the average person, I’d suggest you stick to just 1 TBS)
* 1/4 cup Splenda (you can use sugar if you want but my nutrition info is based off of Splenda)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Pour noodles out of bag into a sifter and let drain. Rinse with cool water. Then place in a bowl of warm water for 2 min. Pour on paper towel and pat dry.
2. Steam your chicken breast! Slice into small chunks when ready.
3. Then steam your broccoli and your carrots which should be chopped up. Chop up all your veggies.
4. To make the sauce, simply mix all of the sauce ingredients together, mix it up and place in the microwave for 20 sec.
5. Now to the pan! Lightly oil your pan with extra virgin olive oil and add minced garlic. Then add sliced onions. Once onions have turned a little clear, add the mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, and chicken.
6. Sautee a little and pour 1/2 of your sauce on top. Mix around.
7. Then add your noodles, stir, and add the rest of the sauce.
8. Lastly, garnish with some chopped green onion on top. Give a quick stir!
9. You’re done! EAT!!!
There it is! Delish huh?
TASTE:
Noodles reminded me of glass noodles at a Chinese restaurant. I loved it. Slightly chewy and it bounced around in my mouth. That was pretty fun. The sauce was so perfect - the intensity of the lime really brought out the authentic Thai taste. This Pad Thai dish was a definite success!
NUTRITION INFO (for 1 serving): 150 cals, 3.3g fat, 13.5g carbs, 4g fiber, 18.8g protein.
This recipe makes 4 servings. You can buy your own Miracle Noodles here!
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