Recipes - hit me!

Hey all! Can you post me your favorite recipes? I'm so tired of this screwed up meal schedule of mine. I get so swept up with my kids and my husband and my house and running and all of that jazz that I go hours and hours without eating and it has become my routine. I'm tired of it. I'm asking here and not in recipes because I'm hoping that those who have tried to gain weight, especially after restricting, will have some good healthy recipes. I want the good fats, the whole grains, the veggies, the stir fries, all of which that is health conscious in the good, right way.

Easy recipes will be helpful, and grocery lists are welcome!

Also, if you have recipes with NO mustard, mustard powder, mushrooms or mushroom sauce, and no seafood, I'd like them in addition because my husband is a picky eater.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner. All of it. Hit me, folks. I want to turn over a new leaf.

this is awesome! okay, for a weight gainer here are my personal fav's...

breakfast:
1. fried egg, cheese, veggie burger cooked with oil, baby spinach, sprouts, and a slice of tomato on a whole wheat bagel or english muffin.
2. omlettes- start with eggs, add cheese, veggies (spinach, tomato, onions, bell pepper, celery, cilantro, basil, broccoli, etc.), last night's leftovers (beans, pasta, etc.), then put on the salsa, guacamole, and sour cream.
3. yogurt with add-ins (wheat germ, nuts, dried fruit, honey, etc.)
4. i've never been a big fan of hot oatmeal but i used to make cold oatmeal: put the oats in a bowl with milk overnight, then add fruit, nuts, and sugar in the morning.
5. parfait with yogurt, granola, and fruit.
6. pancakes, substituting whole wheat flour, and using homemade fruit syrup with or instead of maple syrup (bake or microwave fruit like strawberries, peaches, blueberries, etc. and ad sugar or honey).
7. baked egg casserole (great for family breakfasts): lay out slices of bread in a greased casserole dish, then cover with a mixture of beaten eggs and milk (about 2x more eggs than milk) and add in lots of veggies. you can also add salsa. cover the top with frozen tater tots if you like or leave them off, sprinkle with cheese and bake ~350 until you can stick a fork in it and it comes out clean (20 minutes for me). you can make it at night and bake it in the morning, too.
8. sandwich between whole wheat waffles (i like kashi). fav. combos are peanut butter/banana, cream cheese/strawberry, and sharp cheddar/apple.

lunches/dinners:
1. prepare couscous with veggie broth, add edemame (about equal parts edemame and couscous) and other veggies like tomato, sauted bell pepper and onion, broccoli, carrots (you may want to cook these a little first to soften them up), spinach, etc. this makes a very colorful and healthy dish!
2. homemade pizza (use a recipe to make the dough if you're ambitious or you can make single servings on tortillas, bagels, or english muffins) with tomato sauce and/or pesto, cheeses, and tons of veggies (basil, olives, tomatoes, whatever.)
3. mix up cream cheese, a few tbsps olive oil, basil, and tomatoes (or use pesto instead of basil/olive oil) in the food processor or blender and smear on a whole wheat bagel.
4. hummus/veggie sandwich on whole wheat (i like spinach, tomato, cucumber, and sprouts).
5. whole wheat pasta with kalamataolives, lemon zest, juice of one lemon, olive oil, and chopped basil. add grated parmesan if you like.

those are my ideas for now. more later, probably! cool idea for a topic! :)

My god blueberry, you're quite the chef!

Ok so for the last little while I have wanted a salad so badly, especially now that it's boiling hot and everything. So I took 1/4-1/3 cup cooked quinoa that was cold from the fridge, and added it on top of diced veggies. Then I added 1/2 cup chickpeas, 1 salmon fillet all cut up, 2 tablespoons raisins, 1/2 diced avocado, and some balsamic vinegrette (just EVOO, balsamic vinegar, and a little oregano). I didn't have any nuts/seeds on me at the time, but some sunflower seeds would have been heavenly! And some people like cheese on salads, but I'm not really one of them. But go for it If you do! Ended the meal with some nice dark chocolate :)

That is a freakin healthy meal, and not short of protein either.

this is my favorite recipe ever, makes about 3 medium pancakes, very filling, i eat them everyday :)

Ingredients

1/2 cup rolled oats (ground up in food processor) 1 tbsp ground flaxseed 1/4 cup sliced banana 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup fat free milk 2 egg whites 1 tsp light agave nectar

all for about 315 calories, and a good source of protein and fiber, yum

sweet! i'm definitely going to have to try those pancakes later. okay, i have two more, hehe.

salad: mixed field greens, roasted beets (wrap them with their skins in aluminum foil at 350 for about 40 minutes or until soft all the way through, the skins should just slip off when they're done, then slice the beets up), sliced nectarines or peaches, toasted walnut pieces, and goat cheese crumbled on top. i make a dressing out of orange juice, a squeeze of lemon juice, olive oil, and honey, but there's no precise recipe and if you don't have time some regular raspberry vinaigrette might be fine.

grilled cheese: mix cinnamon, sugar or honey, and toasted walnut pieces into cream cheese. spread onto two slices of bread (cinnamon raisin is best with this) and put apple slices in the middle. cook on the stove with a tiny bit of canola oil.

Evolution that recipe sounds amazing, it uses the type of stuff I like as well :-)

I tried the pancake recipe over the weekend crazy, they are pretty good!

thanks you guys!

are there any really high protein lunches? or like... really good sandwich spreads? maybe i can make my sandwiches more interesting with guacamole.

I'm kind of out of luck - well, in a shopping sense! - because there's no point in my doing a big shopping as my husband and I are getting rid of the kids tomorrow and going away for three days for our anniversary, then going to a birthday party on Saturday night. So I think on Sunday I'm going to drive to Wegmans (It's like 30 miles away but it has all of the stuff - ethnic spices, organic, lots of fresh produce, they just don't have a lot of that stuff by my house) and do a nice overhaul. I need a good grocery list, though.

the best "sandwich" in the world (in my opinion!) is awesome for weight gainiers and really high in protien!

take a slice of WW bread and spread half a mashed banana on it. then get some PB and put a couple hugggeeee spoonfuls. i swear i used to have like over 600 cals of PB when i made this (when i was gaining) ok and then sprinkle some brown sugar on top, and YUMMMO =) lol

i would make 2 of these everytime about once or twice a week.. phewfff thats how i gained most of my needed weight.. plus huge bowls of icecream lol 

I'm hoping to get good whole wheat pitas at Wegman's and make roasted red pepper hummus....

So here's a shopping list:

- PEANUT BUTTER
- Whole wheat pitas
- Chicken Breasts
- Cubed beef
- Chick peas
- Plain yogurt (for marinades, hummus, etc)
- Tahini
- Avocados
- Diced Tomatoes
- Asian stir fry noodles, cellophane noodles
- shrimp

I don't know what else. Of course I'm getting fruits and vegetables...

all sounds yummy, i dont have much luck in the kitchen i made a apple spiced cake today , and it sunk in the middle :(

it may have been yummy anyway!

If you don't think anyone will hate this you could try Stuffed Peppers or Galumpkis (Stuffed Cabbage).  I recently made them and put them in my recipes. http://caloriecount.about.com/stuffed-peppers -recipe-r253628

Hopefully you can see that.  I used lean beef...I think ground turkey would work just as well.  I kind of estimated/eyeballed the amounts so you'll have to go by what looks right.  Each stuffed pepper half is about 540 cal.  Serve with more veggies if you want, but it's really a meal in itself.

Original Post by bsh0611:

I'm hoping to get good whole wheat pitas at Wegman's and make roasted red pepper hummus....

So here's a shopping list:

- PEANUT BUTTER
- Whole wheat pitas
- Chicken Breasts
- Cubed beef
- Chick peas
- Plain yogurt (for marinades, hummus, etc)
- Tahini
- Avocados
- Diced Tomatoes
- Asian stir fry noodles, cellophane noodles
- shrimp

I don't know what else. Of course I'm getting fruits and vegetables...

To add to your list (this is by no means comprehensive):

Whole grain bread - Something like Ezekiel brand would be good

Different kinds of nuts & seeds (walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, soy "nuts", sesame seeds) - a really easy way to add fat and calories without bulk

Different dried fruits of your choice (excellent source of iron for runners!)

Nut butters: Almond butter, cashew nut butter .. and why not Nutella!!

Grains: oatmeal, brown rice, quinoa

Soybeans - in pod or not (you can make great spreads like hummus for sandwiches)

Ground bison

Pork tenderloin

Salmon (I know you said no fish, but it is delicious and very good for you)

Olive oil

Eggs

Good quality dark chocolate

Good quality herbs & spices, depending on your preference

Bars like Luna, Clif, Builders - for when you're short on time

Just a few ideas to get you started for now...

CC31 - I have this flax bread that I love, it's Arnold Flax, it's not low cal or low fat or anything but it has flaxseeds in it and its high in fiber and protein (and its yummy). I've heard good things about Ezeikel bread!

The list was definitely not comprehensive!! I should have said that - no, it is just stuff that is new for me. I usually shop and shop for the kids and my husband, then at the end throw some boca burgers and quick meals in for me with some lunch meat and call it a day.

STUFFED CABBAGE! YUMM!!!:-)