In eating healthy there are good weeks and there are bad weeks, at least for me. As an emotional eater I sometimes crave the foods that comfort me and they aren't always the best for my body. But I have learned to never make myself feel bad about the bad weeks. I am a human being and I should show myself more grace when it comes to my journey of diet and exercise. I served this appetizer as a meal because it screamed comfort to me. It also took two seconds to make which is a major plus. (Sorry for the dark photo, yay winter!)
The jams this past week have all been familiar music that makes me feel like curling up with my cat, sipping tea and wish for rain. This man's voice has been in my life for over a decade and I never tire of how vulnerable and soft it sounds.
Ingredients:
4 oz cream cheese
1/2 lb chorizo
20 cremini mushrooms stems removed
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Fry your chorizo until browned, then drain the excess liquid from the pan.
In a medium bowl mix your chorizo and cream cheese together until well incorporated.
Take a tablespoon and scoop your mixture and stuff each mushroom and place on a baking sheet.
In my quest to healthiness this week was definitely hard. I had some wins and some losses but I can only really keep going and doing my best. Trying to be intentional in the things we consume at home again has been interesting. Saying no to Uber Eats and instead making something from scratch, or fighting the urge to go out to eat and instead building up my need for home cooked meals, it's been hard. So I am posting one of the recipes I made when all I really wanted was a burrito from the local Mexican restaurant. This, as you probably know because I thrive on ease, was super easy.
Had a dance party in my kitchen, like I do:
Ingredients:
1 lb medium shrimp
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp fresh dill
olive oil
Asiago cheese
1 head of broccoli chopped
1/3 cup water
Directions:
In a medium skillet heat olive oil and place shrimp in pan.
While cooking add your fresh dill and lemon juice.
Continue to cook until the shrimp is finished.
In another skillet place water and broccoli. Cover and let steam until broccoli is soft.
Remove broccoli from the heat and drain the water.
3 oz honey goat cheese (I found mine at Trader Joe's, but you can use regular and drizzle honey on top when you top the pizza. Same diff.)
salami (add as much as you want)
pesto
It's not Sunday, but it's how I feel ok?
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a medium sized microwavable bowl, take you mozzarella and cream cheese and melt them.
When they are melted add your almond flour, egg and garlic salt and mix well (spatulas work best in my opinion).
On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spread the mixture across (it'll make a 5X8 crust roughly). This mixture is sticky but easily spreadable.
Bake for 12-14 minutes or until browned.
When its done baking, remove from oven and spread pesto over the top.
Add your toppings. I like to add the salami on top of the pesto first, then add everything else.
