Shaz by the Sea

Sooooooo....how's the cooking, eating, and drinking going?  I feel like I went on a cooking spree this first week and I can really feel it. I haven't been outside much, but trying to do indoor workouts to at least move my body. Last night, I made some peanut butter cookies and filled a few of them with nutella. OMG, whyyyy did I do that? They are so good. As far as meals are concerned, I have been putting together various dishes with ingredients I have in my house. I made balsamic glazed chicken with cauliflower rice and rice pilaf tossed together. I also added marinated artichokes and some cayenne pepper for a kick.. Shayla - this dish especially made me think of that message you sent me on instagram haha. It was random, but tasty. I have to be honest, I overcooked the chicken and it was dry. These were yummy! I made them first. We had leftover spiral ham from Theresa's baby shower. So I made these (sort-of) cobb salads. I added cheddar cheese, egg, hummus, ...

I've been meaning to find a good lettuce wrap recipe for quite some time -- I usually order them when I'm out at a restaurant and LOVE them. For some reason, I never think of making them at home, and I don't often have Boston lettuce. But this weekend, I stumbled upon a Healthy Turkey Lettuce Wrap Recipe by Eat Yourself Skinny and tweaked it a bit to make it my own. Chrissy and Lindsey came over and they loved them! They are staying with me and C and C a few nights while Jimbo takes the bar this week. The inspiration for this post is "lettuce wraps, two ways!". Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps Ingredients: 1 1/4 lb. Fat-free lean ground turkey 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 Clove garlic, minced 1/4 Red onion, diced 3 Tbsp lower-sodium soy sauce (green top) 1 Tbsp rice vinegar 1 Tbsp sesame oil Dash of crushed red pepper 12 Boston lettuce leaves 1 Pckg udon noodles 5 Baby carrots (shredded)  Veggies of your choice (topping) Salt & Pepper to taste Instructions: 1. ...