Recipes

Bigger Stronger Leaner Competitive Bodybuilding
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This is the first of many recipes I intend to post.

Spicy Ground Beef

Ingredients:
1 lb Lean Ground Beef
2 Tbsp Canola Oil
1 Onion - Finely Chopped
1 Clove Garlic - Crushed
1 Tsp Ground Cumin
2 Tsp Ground Coriander
Cayenne pepper to taste
Dash of Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Salt to taste
1 Green Pepper - Diced

Fresh Cilantro - Chopped
1-2 Fresh Tomatoes - Diced
1/2 cub grated chedder
Optional - sliced hot peppers

  • Heat up a pan or wok and add the oil.
  • Add the onions stirring on medium heat until they are golden brown
  • Turn the heat down and ttir in the garlic, cumin, coriander, and cayenne. Heat the spices slightly
  • Add the Diced Green Pepper.
  • Add salt to taste and grind in some fresh black pepper (not too much).
  • Stir
  • Add the ground beef, stirring and breaking up all the clumps.
  • Brown the beef on medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until done. Don’t dry the beef out.
  • All done

Serve topped with tomatoes, chopped cilantro, hot peppers and chedder cheese. You can also put it into a taco shell and add things such as Sour Cream to make a soft taco.

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Z, you’re a man after my own heart. Your wife and children must appreciate your skills in the kitchen. I’ll be over for 6.

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Onion, Garlic, Cumin, Coriander, Cayenne, pepper, cilantro…

Yeah, I’m gonna have to try that.

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Hehe, My wife loves my cooking, except when my experiments fail. Here’s another one…

mmmm Shrimp/coconut/okra fusion

10-12 Large Shrimp
10-12 Small Okra
2 Tbsp Canola Oil
1 small onion - finely diced
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 Tsp Garlic Paste
2 Tsp Ginger Paste
1 tsp Chili Flakes
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter
2 Tbsp UNSWEETENED shredded coconut
2 tbsp Hoisin Sauce
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1/2 cup Coconut Milk
Salt to taste (I use 1/2 tsp)
1 tomato diced
fresh cilantro finely chopped (to taste preference)

  • Heat up a pan and add the oil
  • Stir in the onions and saute until golden brown on medium heat
  • Add the turmeric, garlic, ginger, peanut butter and chili flakes. Stir
  • Toss in the coconut, shrimp and okra. Stir around and fry up the ingredients a little. Less than a minute. Don’t over fry.
  • Add the lemon juice, coconut milk, salt and hoisin sauce. Stir and bring to a boil over medium/low heat.
  • Cover and let cook for 6-8 minutes over medium/low heat. Don’t overcook or the shrimp will get tough and the okra will break apart into a slimy mess.
  • Serve garnished with Cilantro and Fresh Diced Tomatoes

I like to serve this over a bed of boiled Basmati rice.

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As Jim Carrey’s character said in Dumb and Dumber:

“mmmmm, that sounds good. I think I’ll have that.”

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dessert:

Chocolate Pudding Pie

crust( i have give credit to John K. Williams Ph.d for this awesome crust)

1 Cup graham cracker crumbs(break up and put into blender)
1/4 Cup ground flax seeds
1/4 Cup raw oat bran
1 oz. fat free cream cheese
1/3 cup water

filling:
1 package chocolate fat free,sugar free pudding
1 1/2 cup cold fat free milk
2-3 scoops van. or chocolate protein powder
2 cups of fat free cottage cheese(smooth out in blender if you dont like white clumps)

after spreading crust in a 8-9" pie pan dump in pudding mixture and freeze. NOTE:after about an hour in the freezer slice the pie up so you dont have to take a hack saw to it later.

this is a great P+C snack,great for post workout after your shake.this pie is put together super quick so there are no excuses not to try it!!

please post some feedback so i know if i should post more of my recipes.
Enjoy
Dave

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That sounds good… I think the last dessert I made was Sesame Street Cookies.

I’ll get me wife to make it. She’s the dessert expert :slight_smile:

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hey Z-man what are those cookies like? was there a good T-man spin to it?

I got the idea because i have been putting scoops of protein powder in sugar free pudding for a while,then i stumbled upon John Williams recipes on John Beradi’s site. This is a chocolate lovers variation on his cheesecake(which is a must make!)

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One more Note,try not to eat all the graham cracker crust before you actually use it for the pie. It is soooo gooood…

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I can’t remember. I was 7 years old.

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A very easy Fish Recipe:

1 medium/large whitefish or tilapia - Gutted, scaled and cleaned

in a bowl combine:
2 diced tomatoes
1 chopped onion
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1 tsp soy sauce
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 tsp Garlic Paste
1 tsp Ginger Paste
1 tsp salt (I always use Kosher salt)

  • In a narrow baking pan, brush the bottom with oil and spread a part of the mixture alng the bottom.
  • Make 3 shallow slashes diagonally on each side of the fish.
  • PLace the fish on top of the mixture on the bottom of the pan. Put the rest of the mixture inside the fish and on top.
  • Cover the pan with Tin Fiol and bake for 12-15 minutes or until the fish flakes easily from the bone with a fork.
  • Plate onto a platter. garnish with a little fresh cilantro and Enjoy!
  • This dish presents nicely and goes well with boiled rice.
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that Tilapia recipe sounds good…think i may buy the materials i need tonight and cook it tomorrow night…

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Something that would really help would be a nutrient content breakdown for each of these recipes, Z-Man.

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I have no clue what the nutrient content is. Maybe someone with some expertise in nutrition can analyze them.

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Instead sour cream or cheddar cheese, try some low fat cottage cheese.

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Z-Man, any low-carb/no-carb recipes?

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awesome shake

just made this for breakfast today and figured i would share:

Yam Shake

i bake yams every week so i always have some on hand.

1 decent sized yam skinned
10 oz water
handfull of ice cubes
2 scoops of vanilla protein powder
spoonful of raw oatmeal
cinnamon,and nutmeg

blend and enjoy…this was a perfect filling breakfast!

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Here’s one I like.

Pre or Post workout shake:

1 cup non-fat vanilla soy drink
1 cup light cranberry juice (aspartame sweetened)
2-3 scoops low carb low lactose protein powder
1 cup frozen strawberries
Combine in blender until smooth.

If you’re not worried about carbs use regular sweetened juice.
If you’re worried about the soy I dunno, I am fairly lactose intolerant.
I tried working on am working on a dairy alternative, including non-fat lactaid milk, vanilla extract and honey, but it didn’t pan out. Tasted off - I think the enzymes in the lactaid munch on the protien powder and make it taste “off”.