Light chicken quiche for picnic days

Although I live in the city of unpredictable weather, once in a blue moon we have picnic days. Those days as as rare as enjoyable and if you are so lucky to see them you will realized that even the hangover go out into the sun as soon as it shows up.

Those days trust me I am not gonna stick around the kitchen but for the minimal time required, but you gotta get feed and if you do it outside chances are that you are gonna get lots of temptations, so the best option bring your own food. I prepare this super simple quiche between coffee and shower and I promise you it is delicious warm or cold and it is easy to bring around in a container.

INGREDIENTS 

• 2 cooked Chicken breast pieces ( I got mine form some grilled chicken I made, but you can buy cooked ones too)
• 1 onion 
• 3 eggs 
• 6 tablespoons of fat free formage frais 
• nutmeg, pepper and salt
• reduce fat cooking spray ( this time it is not optional)
• Add to your list in case you dont have baking paper and springform 

HOW TO 

Gather your ingredients and preheat the oven at 240C/ 475F 

Chop the cooked chicken breast and the onion in chunky pieces so they will show in the mix, I rather my ingredients to be abundant and visible but if you prefer less and less visible feel free the taste doesn't change that much.

In medium bol add the three eggs. I suggest to crack them in a small cup and then add it ti the bol just in case the eggs are no good. Them mix them with a whisker if you have or a fork if you don't. 

Then add the formage frais and and whisk again.

The mix will be complete when you add the nutmeg, which give it a really distint flavor, the salt and the pepper. I would use black pepper as it is my preference but any pepper would do.

Mix your eegs with the rest of the ingredients. It should look something like this.

Now get you baking paper and cut it to fit your mold. As I said before I recommend you use one of the springforms that you can remove the walls of the mold and keep the botton but if you dont have one as I didn't before you could use a silicon one and I works just fine.
Add the paper to the botton of your mold and spray it with the low fat cooking spray you don't need much.

Finally put the mix in the mold and put the mold on the oven, set your timer for 20 min, check at the end just to make sure it is as done as you like. Make sure that the sides are cooked that would be your indicator that the quiche is done.

And it is that simple, I hope you are having gorgeous weather and you can go out and enjoy a lovely summer, and till we see again,  

ENJOY :)

5 min. asparagus and prawn's scramble

I've always loved scrambles, probably because they are so easy to make and sooo tasty. On a rainy day like today when I get home I just want to chill and normally eat something that either comes from a man in a bike or it takes no time or effort to make. As the man on the bike should not be an option anymore as mostly he only brings unhealthy things, I have to go for the effortless option, 5 minutes tasty scramble.

INGREDIENTS

Enough for one hungry and tired person.

• asparagus tips
• a cup of prawns 
• 2 medium eggs
• salt and pepper to taste
• low fat cooking spray (optional)

HOW TO

Gather your ingredients

Your prawns might be frozen and if you do not have time to unfreeze them, give it a quick microwave defrost or add it to the pan a bit early, luckily I did remember this morning to leave it to defrost.

Start by cooking the tips I add a bit of cooking spray

When they are a bit toasted add the prawns, they take almost no time to be ready so don't add it too early or they would get burn ( I know from experience)

Prepare the eggs, beat them obviously but in my case this is the time that I add the salt an pepper, it doesn't mean that I might not add a bit more lately but I got the feeling that the saltiness is nicer when I add it to the beaten egg.

last but not  least ad the egg and shake it, baby shake it... move it and remove it so it spreads all over the  other ingredients

Ehhh voila, there you have a quick tasty and healthy dinner in not time add some custard for dessert and you got yourself a marvelous and nurturing rainy day dinner 

Let me know how you got on and in the meantime 

ENJOY :)

Green Lovers Soup

Although Mach is supposed to bring warmth to this lands, here in Ireland still quite cold, at least for my taste and there is nothing better than a soup to warm you up and also to give you the extra vitamins your body needs to look as beautiful as you do. Let me present you the Green Lovers Soup:

The good thing about this soup is that you can eat it warm it you are freezing like me or cold if you are in a warmer weather ( I envy you for that)

INGREDIENTS

• Broccoli floret 
• half zucchini
• some mushrooms ( I add about 6)
• three leaves of celery
• sal and pepper to taste
• optional some fat free formage frais

  INSTRUCTIONS

As you know we are following the Dukan diet  so we only will used allow vegetables. First gather your vegetables

I start by cutting the Brocolli . I cut only the small florets and dimiss the rest, you can cook it if you want to but it would take a bit more to get tender so bear it in mind if you decide to add them.

Then cut the zucchini in half and proceed to cut it into small pieces, they do not need to be really small because we are going to smash it later but still it helps to go faster.

Next step, do the same with the celery. The celery help to give your soup a refreshing taste. To be honest I am not a fan of celery myself but I love the touch that gives soups. I use just three leave because otherwise it overcomes the taste of the broccoli. 

Then it is the turn of the mushrooms. I use quite a bit because it gives a nice consistency to the soup and you don't want it to be super watery.

Next step put some water to boil on the kettle and add all you ingredients together in a pot. Add enough water to cover the vegetable but not more we want it to be thick not watery and turn the heat to the maximum. This is the time to add some salt if you want, I normally add it at the end but that goes on taste.

Let it boil for over 20 minutes, we want most of the water to evaporate and the vegetables to be as tender as possible, then it is time for the blender. I have a hand one but you can use whatever you have.

You have to blend it until it is consistent and smooth. If your blender is awful as mine it can take some time if it is a good you will have it in minutes.

Finally it is the time of pepper and fat free formage frais, you can skip this step but a love the contract in textures, I do not want to think that I am on a diet, I want to think that I am eating great tasty food and those little details help me

And that is it, fool proof soup. Get a plate and prepare to have a fantastic tasting experience.

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ENJOY ;)

Welcome to the challenge

Hello YOU!!!

I am Anaveltia and my entire life I have been dealing with my weight. I know everything that it is to know about loosing weight... even though I struggle to loose it; why? I love food and also I eat when ever I am stress which tends to be often.

My life used to gravitate around a scale; until one day I throw it away out of frustration. Now I am healthier and I work towards my desire body one step at the time and one delicious recipe after another. I am following the principles of the Dukan diet and I try to do my best. Sometimes my will is strong, sometimes I just can't make it, but I keep trying and so should you.

I am here to demonstrate that dieting following the rules can be a tasty pleasure, and to share with you what I learn along way. By the way, I dont know how much I weight but I can tell you this. I was in a sized 18 and now I can used the size 12, so I might be doing something right ;)

I hope you stay with me on this journey.

 ENJOY ;)