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Peppered Gizzards #SummerIdeas

 

 

It is summer here in Australia, the default thing here on a weekend or if you are on holiday like me is to throw a steak on the barbecue but I chose to do something different today.

I got some packs of giblets from Coles (grocery store) while shopping for Christmas and I thought why not some peppered gizzards this afternoon. The good thing about gizzards is they are very cheap, easy and quick to cook.

So let me show you how to make a sumptuous, delicious and finger licking peppered gizzards.

Ingredients

Gizzards (Giblets)

Tomatoes

Onion

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Olive or Canola oil.

Spices and herbs.

How to make your peppered gizzard.

First thing first, make sure you wash your gizzards thoroughly in water at least twice.

Wash the tomatoes, onions and garlic too.

 

Blend the tomatoes and onions briefly to make sure they don’t end up smooth.

 

Pour the washed gizzards into a cooking pot, add water, salt and spices to taste and cook for at least 30 minutes.

Dice the remaining onion, chili and garlic.

Once the gizzard is cooked, Sieve out the stock and keep meat separate in a bowl.

Pour some oil into the frying pan.

Allow to heat for about 3 minutes.

Add the diced onion and allow to heat for 2 minutes.

Add the garlic into the heated onion and oil.

Stir and allow to cook for about 3 minutes.

Add the blended tomatoes into the heated oil, onion and garlic mix, one cooking spoon at a time to avoid hot oil splashing into your face, body or the cooking stove.

Allow the mixture to cook for minimum of 5 minutes or until the sauce is thick.

Add the gizzards to the sauce, stir continuously to ensure a thorough mix and allow to cook for 5 minutes.

It is ready, you can have it with some cold drinks to counter the effect of the chili or eat with vegetables, salads or rice.

©All rights reserved Oladapo Kolawole 2015.

MelKiSpin Smoothie

I woke up this morning, thinking of a smoothie to drink after my morning exercise.

I came up with MelKiSpin smoothie based on the available ingredients at home with a cleansing effect in mind . This smoothie should help with cleansing your body due to excess food eaten over Christmas if taken for at least 3 days while abstaining from any form of meat.

Ingredients.

Watermelon – 1 1/2 cups

Kiwi fruit- 2

Lemon -1 

Spinach -1 cup

Grapefruit – 1/2 (juice).

The star fruit of this smoothie is the Kiwi fruit and the health benefits are listed below;

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Kiwi fruits are;

Rich source of Vitamin C
High potassium
High in fiber (Promotes Bowel Regularity)
Helps induce urination
Contains essential fatty acids

Make sure all your fruits and vegetables are thoroughly washed in water with drops of white Vinegar to ensure it is bacteria and harmful chemicals free.

Add all the ingredients into the cup of your extractor/blender/juicer, blend for 60 seconds or until smooth.

Serve in a glass cup and enjoy.

HealthyLiving #HealthyEating #EatToLive #FitFam

©All rights reserved Oladapo Kolawole 2015.

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BaMePle Smoothie

You need energy to shop around on boxing day, you also need to stay hydrated depending on which part of the globe you live in, it is summer in Australia, so you need fruits like watermelon with high water content.

BaMePle is the ideal smoothie for shopaholics on a day like this. This is mildly sweet and came out quite nice.

Ingredients

Banana – 1

Apple – 1

Watermelon- 1 Cup

Basil – 1-2 Sprigs

Parsley- 2 Sprigs

Caca0 Nibs- 1 Tablespoon

Chia Seeds- 1 Tablespoon

How to make the BaMePle Smoothie.

Make sure all your fruits and vegetables are thoroughly washed in water with drops of white Vinegar to ensure it is bacteria and harmful chemicals free

Add all the ingredients into the cup of your extractor/blender/juicer, blend for 60 seconds or until smooth.

It is best enjoyed cold, so leave in the fridge for 30 minutes or use a few cubes of ice.

HealthyLiving #HealthyEating #EatToLive #FitFam

©All rights reserved Oladapo Kolawole 2015.

Spinach & Broccoli Vege Soup

 

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If you are already thinking of a healthy vegetable mix for Christmas, here is a very good idea for you.  I fell in love with this when i finished cooking it and couldn’t resist the urge to eat it with rice, it came out so nice and yummy.

Spinach and Broccoli are great vegetables with strong antioxidants content, antioxidants are known to be useful in the prevention of cancer and maintaining a healthy system.

Ingredients.

Spinach – 3 Packets

Broccoli – 3 Bunches

Prawns- 2 Cups

Giblets (Gizzrads) – 2 Cups

Capsicum – 1

Tomato- 1

Onion – 2

Bell Pepper – 1 or 2

Olive oil – 1 scoop of cooking spoon

Spices, Salt & Herbs to taste

Shrimp Powder – 3 Tablespoons

Moroccan Spice – 2 Tablespoons

Mixed Herbs – 1 Tablespoon

A dash of ground Cinnamon.

Garlic- 3 pieces

Chicken Drumsticks – 5 or more.

Water

How To Make Your Perfect Spinach & Broccoli Vegetable Soup.

Please make sure you was h all your vegetables in water at least thrice in water with a splash of white vinegar to prevent bacterial and harmful chemicals getting into your soup.

Add water to to your cooking pot or Wok and allow to boil for 3 – 5 minutes.

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Add the peeled Garlic to the boiling water in the cooking pot or wok.

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Add the uncooked raw prawns, allow to cook for about 5 minutes.

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Add the already cooked Giblets (I cooked them earlier to make my cooking easier).

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Add the your Olive oil , spices, salt and herbs to taste and allow to cook for 3 – 5 minutes.

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Add the diced onions, cover the pot and allow to cook for up to 5 minutes.

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Add your washed and diced fresh Capsicum, Tomato and Pepper mix.

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Add your washed Broccoli vegetable, stir and allow to steam for a 3 minutes.

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Add your frozen of fresh Spinach vegetable, to steam for a 3 minutes.

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Add the already cooked chicken . i did this last so chicken won’t dissolve into the vegetable soup due to over cooking. You can also use a bit of the chicken stock.

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Allow to steam again for a few more minutes and vola !!! , your delicious and ‘superfood’ vegetable is ready to eat with rice, pasta , quinoa or alone.

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CocoBerries Smoothie

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This is to a weekend of awesomeness and one of the best smoothies for summer in in Australia.

I love the color, taste of the smoothie and it actually came out so nice.

Ingredients.

2 Cups Blueberries

4- 6 Strawberries

2 Red Apples

1 Tablespoon Chia Seeds

1 Tablespoon Flax Seeds

Almond-Coconut Milk

How to make your CocoBerries smoothie.

Make sure all your fruits  are thoroughly washed in water with drops of white Vinegar to ensure it is bacteria and harmful chemical free.

Dice your Strawberries.

Cut your Apple into 4 to make it easier to blend.

Add all the ingredients into the cup of your extractor/blender/juicer, add the Almond/Coconut milk and blend for 60 seconds or until smooth.

Serve and enjoy.

#HealthyLiving #HealthyEating #EatToLive #FitFam

©All rights reserved Oladapo Kolawole 2015.

SpinBerCumb Smoothie

Awesome, yummy, soothing those are the words that describes this smoothie.

Ingredients.

1 Cup of Spinach 

1 Cup of Blueberries

1/2 Cucumber

1 Lemon

1 Apple

1 Tablespoon Flax Seeds

1 Tablespoon Hemp Seeds

Water.

How to make your SpinBerCumb smoothie.

Make sure all your fruits and vegetables are thoroughly washed i water with drops of vinegar to ensure it is bacteria free.

Cut the Cucumber into smaller bits.

Cut your Apple into 4 to make it easier to blend.

Cut the Lemon and squeeze the juice into a cup.

Add all the ingredients into the cup of your extractor/blender/juicer, add water and blend for 45 seconds or until smooth.

Serve and enjoy.

#HealthyLiving #HealthyEating #EatToLive #FitFam

©All rights reserved Oladapo Kolawole 2015.

 

After eating junks for a while, it is time for a detox smoothie.

Let us assume you had a great weekend of eating and drinking or you just arrived from a long vacation where you ate all the calories and junk foods on this earth without blinking.

You feel guilty after stumbling on a healthy living magazine on the flight which cataloged the implications of all those junks you ate.

You want to do something about it but you don’t know what to do.

I will recommend you try this detox smoothie for the next 7 days if possible;

Recipe;

½ Cup  Pineapple

½ Small  Cucumber

2 Handfuls  Kale

½ Lemon Juice

¼ Cup  Mint

Add enough quantity of water.

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©All rights reserved Oladapo Kolawole 2015.

The Land is green, so also is this juice. #GreenBoost

Hello awesome folks.

I must confess any project or task in life requires commitment and i am highly inspired by the results i am seeing in body and and the encouragement from people all over the world who love to change their lifestyle by living healthy and eating responsibly.

Warning: This is not sweet at all but those who love it sweet may increase the apples or introduce pineapple.

Recipe;

1 handful of Kale (i love this vegetable, i can eat it almost everyday).

1 Handful of Celery leaves

1 Handful of Parsley

1 Handful of Cucumber

1 Handful of Mint

2 Green Apples

1 Tbsp (table spoon) of Ginger

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