Carne Asada

Active time: 10 minutes

• 1 lb. skirt steak or flank steak, sliced into thin strips
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 Tbsp. lime juice
• 2 Tbsp. avocado oil
• 3 tsp. minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 1/2 tsp. oregano
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Place all of the ingredients into a bag or a bowl and mix well. Allow to marinade in the refrigerator for anywhere from one to 12 hours. Remove and sauté in a skillet over medium-high heat, around three to four minutes total.

You can serve this in a variety of ways: as tacos or in a salad are two of my favorites.

Nutritional info: 3 servings at 40g protein, 27g fat.


Sausage and Banana Breakfast

Here's a new spin on a recipe I wrote a few months back.

Time: 20 minutes

• 2 large breakfast sausages, your choice (I used chicken-apple sausages)
• 4 bananas, peeled and sliced
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• salt to taste

First, cook the sausages. Place them in a medium saucepan and add enough water to cover the sausages about half way. Bring to a boil and cook the sausages for 10 minutes, flipping them over around halfway. Remove the sausages and slice them crosswise into bite-sized pieces.

Discard the water and add the butter to the saucepan. Bring it to medium heat and add the sliced banana, sausage, and salt. Cook for around five minutes, mixing often, until the banana has softened. Serve warm.

Nutritional info: 2 servings at 54g carb, 27g protein, 17g fat.


Blueberry/Watermelon Salad

Time: 15 minutes

• 1 1/2 lb. diced watermelon
• 1 lb. blueberries, rinsed clean
• 3/4 cup white grape juice
• 3 tsp. grated lime zest
• 3 Tbsp. lime juice
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. chopped mint

Place all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Allow to sit chilled for 30 minutes or more, and then serve.

Nutritional info: 4 servings at 35g carb.




Rice or Tapioca Wraps

This isn't a recipe per se, but just an easy idea that can come in handy in a variety of meals. We use these for both Asian dishes and Hispanic meals.

• 1 package rice wraps or tapioca wraps (find this in Asian markets)

Bring a large pot of water to a warm temperature. Place a single wrap into the water for five to 10 seconds to soak, and then remove. The warmer the water is, the faster the wraps will soak properly. They are ready if the lines in the paper have disappeared or are nearly gone. They'll be too tough or chewy otherwise.

Wrap the main part of your meal in the wrap. This can be an Asian-inspired salad or spring roll, or it can be more along the lines of a small burrito. You can also just add any kind of meat and vegetable stir-fry you wish. Roll the contents into a small wrap.

You can serve this as-is with in an uncooked wrap, or you can coat them with coconut oil and fry them on both sides until some browning has occurred.

Use your creativity with this one!