Peanut Butter Oatmeal Protein Balls

1 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)

1/3 cup honey

1 cup coconut flakes

1/2 cup ground flaxseed

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

1 tsp vanilla

Mix everything above in a medium bowl until thoroughly incorporated.  Let chill in the refrigerator for half an hour.  Once chilled, roll into balls and enjoy!  Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.

Black Bean Taquitos Please!

Ingredients

1/2 medium yellow onion

1 clove garlic

1 small jalapeno

1/2 tablespoon sunflower oil

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon cumin

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 cup black beans

1/4 cup cilantro

6-8 corn tortillas

1/2 cup Colby Jack Cheese

Sunflower oil for brushing

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425˚ and bring a medium/large pot of water to a simmer.

In a pan, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion and pepper until onion becomes translucent. Stir in garlic, cumin, paprika, salt, and continue to cook for 1-2 more minutes. Add in black beans and cilantro, cooking until beans are heated through- two to three minutes more.

Turn off pot of water. Taking one corn tortilla at a time, dip in hot water for 3-4 seconds. Place on a cutting board and scoop one spoonful of black bean filling and a hefty pinch of cheese on top. Roll tight and place seam side down on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper. Repeat until all the filling is used. Brush each piece with oil.

Bake for 12-15 minutes until the corn tortilla is a light brown color. Dip in salsa, guacamole, or sour cream.

Kid Kraddick's Famous Brown Bag Thanksgiving Turkey

With the recent death of one of my favorite morning show hosts of all time, Kidd Kraddick, I thought I would take the time to post his most famous recipe! I will definitely be making this recipe for Thanksgiving this year in honor of Kidd.

Ingredients

1 (18 -20 lb) whole turkey

2 stalks celery (roughly chopped)

1 carrot (roughly chopped)

1 onion (cut into quarters)

3 -4 crushed garlic cloves

olive oil

Directions:

Take everything out of the turkey. There will be a giblet bag and some other stuff.

Next add vegetables to the inside of the turkey. You dont even have to peel anything. This is easy because the veggies are just for flavor -- you are going to throw them away later.

Take the onion and cut it into quarters.

Chop a nice long carrot.

Do the same with a couple stalks of celery.

Add several cloves of garlic that you mash between a broad kitchen knife and the kitchen counter.

Throw it all inside the turkey

Then rub the turkey all over with olive oil -- not butter because butter usually has salt in it and salt is the enemy of a moist turkey. Make sure the whole bird is covered in olive oil.

Put the turkey in a roasting pan and cover it with a large brown paper bag.

Staple shut. If you have a huge turkey use two paper bags at each end. It wont stick to the bird because of the olive oil.

Sprinkle the bag all over with water.

Place into pre-heated 375 F oven. ON THE MIDDLE RACK.

The bag wont burn because paper burns at 451 and we're at 375 degrees.

The advantage of the brown paper bag over the reynolds cooking bag is that the paper breathes so the turkey ROASTS. In the reynolds bag the turkey STEAMS, giving it a different taste.

Roast for 13-15 minutes per pound.

When you think it's ready, shove a meat thermometer through the bag and into the turkey and give it a minute to register. Make sure it doesnt touch the bone.

The thermometer should register between 163-170 degrees

Remove from oven, cut away the bag and remove the basting pan.

Do not throw out the drippings!

To make the gravy, strain the pan juices into a really big pot. Any juices that accumulate on the turkey platter get poured into the pot.

Add six oz. of boiling chicken broth and 1/8 cup of corn starch to the gravy to thicken it up. Cook on low heat and stir and cook and stir.

If it seems it isnt going to be thick enough, add a little more corn starch.

What about the talk that brown paper bags are unsafe for cooking?.

If you mean unsafe because of fire, it is important that the bag doesnt make contact with the heating element of the oven. If you mean because of the recycled paper bag releasing toxins into the turkey, all we can say is that this recipe has been around for over 30 years. We,ve been postonmg this recipe for over 10 years and never had a single complaint that anyone got sick. We've had hundreds of emails that this is the best turkey they've ever tasted and the perfect recipe for first time chefs!

DIY Coffee Cellulite Scrub

1 c freshly ground coffee

1/2 c brown sugar

1/2 c sea salt

1/2 c almond oil

Start Your Morning Off with This Yummy Protein Treat!

peanut butter frozen yogurt pops • makes 12 mini ice pops • 2 c. greek style yogurt + 1 c. milk + 1 1/4 c. smooth peanut butter + 1/3 c. honey (or 1/2 c. honey if you prefer sweeter) • combine ingredients in blender + process until smooth. fill 12 shot glasses with the mixture + freeze until they become almost solid (1-2 hours). insert mini stick. continue to freeze overnight. remove ice pops from the shot glasses by dipping them in warm water.