Food tricks

My sister is three things: an amazing chef, an incredible athlete, and the most social person I have ever known. I call her "The Mayor" because no matter where we go, she always knows someone... And if she doesn't know anyone, she meets them. Apparently on her last flight, she met a guy and somehow learned this recipe for a quick protein fix. She made it for breakfast, my first try was as a post-workout snack. This is a super easy recipe, and super healthy, and it even tastes good! Protein Pancake Ingredients: 4 egg whites 1 scoop protein powder (I don't like the flavor of the whey protein I am using right now, but they still turned out pretty good with it... Personally my favorite so far--flavor wise--is Pure Protein. You can get a big blue tub at Sam's Club for about $20) Directions: Spray a griddle or frying pan with cooking spray and heat on medium. Whisk together the egg whites and protein powder in a small bowl. Add batter to heated pan and cook like a panca...

This is a pretty cool little craft. I love having candles burning in my apartment. I think they just make everything more cheery... something I really need in this never-ending New York winter. I stumbled upon this on Pinterest and decided to try it out. It took a couple oranges to get a usable half, but it ended up burning for a pretty decent amount of time and, to be honest, it looked awesome. The hardest part is peeling the orange (or you could use a clementine). I used a knife to cut a line around the equator. I tried to just cut through the rind. I'm not sure if that makes things easier, but I figured it might help to not having juice spraying everywhere. Now the difficulty comes in removing the rind without tearing it AND pulling out enough "wick" in one piece to make a burn able candle. I used my finger to slowly work the rind away from the flesh of the orange. When you get a workable half without any holes, fill the bowl with olive oil. I poured it directly onto t...

I've been wanting to try making Spaghetti Squash for a while now, but couldn't get the courage to try it out. Thankfully, my Super Bowl cook off champion Courtney had some experience with it and helped me out. We were on the phone with her family a couple times while making this, they grow squash so they make it a lot. We were also checking out  this page  about how to cook spaghetti squash either pre-cut or whole. I was expecting it to be a little more "spaghetti-ish" but it is a little crunchy... I still really enjoyed it, it just took some getting use to. I think it is really all about the sauce. We made the Roasted Red Pepper Sauce I posted a few weeks ago, saut�ed some peppers and onions, and made Turkey Meatballs to go along with it... We even made some of Courtney's Pizza Crescents as an appetizer. It. Was. Awesome. Probably one of the best meals I've ever made. AND it was super healthy, which felt even better after the rough workout we'd had ea...