Sear (yellowtail) Tuna Salad

Whenever I go to this local restaurant here .. I always love their Sear Ahi Tuna salad.. They make it with an Asian slaw..mix with purple cabbage.. carrots  and their delicious sesame dressing. 

I went to the grocery store and saw that they had these fresh tuna filet.. I had to pick up a few pieces. 

Ingredients: 

Tuna filet 

Target Sesame ginger dressing 

I just marinate the tuna with the sesame ginger dressing and a little salt n pepper 

Salad: 

Thinly sliced red onion 

Sliced mango

Romaine lettuce 

Avocado 

Silvered almond 

I used the same dressing that I used forum marinate .. The salad was delicious ;) 

Pork chop with steam broccoli

My first day of clean eating and I wanted to make something easy and flavorful..I LOVE STEAM BROCCOLI 

Pork chop: 

4 pieces of pork chop (bone in) 

3 T ranch seasoning 

1 T Tony Chachere's ( Cajun seasoning) 

1 t garlic powder 

2 T Italian dressing ( needed a binding agent) 

Pepper 

Marinated n refrigerator for at least 2 hrs 

Direction: 

In a bowl.. Mix all your ingredients then marinate your pork chop. 

If you can grill these pork chop it would taste even better. I just used an indoor grill pan.. Cook both side and cut into little strip.. 

Use the juice and pour over the chops 

Broccoli: 

I added about 6 C of water in a pan and add your broccoli floret.. Cook for about 10 minutes then shock in cold water. 

Serve with chops 

Enjoy!! 

Clean Eating

I have been eating so badly lately.. Tons of carbs and fried foods. I have lost all the weight from my 4 right after I had her but in the last 3 month.. I have gained it all back and some :( 

So this week after we got home from our mini vacation.. I have decided to eat better and lose these last 15 pounds ;) 

 

I can't afford to buy "new" clothes LOL 

Tuna Salad: 

3 C of spring mix 

1/2 avocado 

Red onion 

1/4 C sliced tomato (I used cherry.. because that was what I had on hand) 

1 small can of white tuna in water ( I microwave it up for 2 minutes.. With a dash of salt and pepper) 

Dressing: 

Juice of 1 lemon 

1 T olive oil 

Dash of salt n pepper 

Semolina

Everytime I ask my kids where would they like to eat.. they would pick Semolina.. I like it also for the price and its kid friendly. The food is very consistence and they LOVE the bread and butter ;) 

Red Beans and Rice

Usually during the summer I try to cook a meal that we can eat for at least 3 meals... It's so hot to stay in the kitchen and we are so busy running around or hanging out by the pool.. Who wants to be inside right??? 

Ingredients: 

2 lb bag red kidney beans 

1 pack pig tails (I like the unsalted ones) 

1 pack pork belly marinate in salt 

1 pack cubed ham seasoned 

2 pack Hillshire sausage .. 1 spicy and 1 mild 

1 T dried parsley (if u have fresh.. It's good too) 

1 T garlic powder 

1 T Worcestershire sauce 

1 T sugar 

1 t chicken powder 

1 chopped up onion 

1 chopped up bell pepper 

5 stalk chopped celery 

3 bay leaf 

** Add last 1 stick of butter 

Pepper 

Hot sauce (to taste) 

***I like to soak my beans over night 

DIRECTION: 

Drain the water out the beans..

In a large pot pour the beans and cover with water. I put in the pig feet and all my seasoning .. I leave the sausage until the last 30 minutes.. I don't like my sausage to cook. Sometimes I don't even put the sausage into the pot of beans.. I cook it separately then add on top when I am ready to eat. Especially since I have a spicy and a mild.. Since my kids don't like spicy 

Cook on medium for about 4 hours.. In the end.. Take your spoon and smooch the beans to the side of the pot so it can be creamy. Right before you turn off the pot.. Add the stick of butter.. 

Taste in the end.. Then add your salt last because the ham and pork belly that I used is already salted 

Serve over rice 

Garnish with parsley 

ENJOY!!!