I recently made a discovery in food preparation that has made eating leftovers easy and fun. I discovered the wonderful pita pocket bread!

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When I used to have leftovers, it was a pain for me to eat any of it because it was usually in small quantities and didn’t taste so fresh. But now that I’ve got pita pocket breads, all I do is put my leftovers in the pocket and heat it up in the microwave. This basically turns your leftovers into a sandwich and can be incredibly tasteful. It also allows you to get a little creative by mixing your pita creation with other foods.

Nutrition Facts for 100% Whole Wheat Pocket Pita Bread
Serving Size: 1 pita (57g)

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Cooking is awesome, especially when the meal is easy to prepare, healthy for you, and can be made in batches so you can savor it later.  Men’s Health has a new article out detailing a list of grocery items that are painless to prepare and perfect for the health-minded fitness enthusiast, all for under $50.
Their grocery list of low-fat protein packed meats and healthy vegetables includes:

Frozen Shrimp 1 lb uncooked, medium size
Rotisserie Chicken  1 cooked
Pork Tenderloin 1 herb-flavored or lemon-garlic marinated (about 3/4 lb)
Bell Peppers 1 tray tricolor (or pick out 1 red, 1 yellow, and 1 orange)
Yellow Onions 2 lb
Baby Mixed Greens  4 oz bag, washed
Portobello Mushrooms  2 large caps
Asparagus  1 bunch
Garlic  1 head
Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto  8 oz jar
Avocado  1 ripe
Mozzarella 8 oz bag, shredded
Instant Brown Rice  1 lb box
Black Beans  12 oz can
100% Whole-Wheat Fettuccine  16 oz box
10″ 100% Whole-Wheat Tortillas 1 package

Their Monday through Sunday individual recipes can be found here.  Have fun cooking and eating healthy!

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Last weekend we had some guests over at my parents house and I was called upon to contribute a dish.  Since I love grilling in the summer and love to eat steak, I grilled a flank steak served with creamy mushroom sauce on top.  The steak was well-liked by the guests so I thought I'd share it here with everyone.  Besides, I haven't posted a recipe in a while.

Ingredients:

Kosher salt and ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves minced
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pound flank steak
1 can Campbell's condensed Cream of Mushroom
1/2 cup milk
1 cup button mushrooms sliced

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I’m a big fan of shrimp and just recently this summer I’ve started to grill them rather than doing the usual stir-fry. Here’s one of my favorite recipes that’ll add some zing to your shrimp.

Ingredients:

2 large shallots, peeled and chopped
1 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, smashed
3/4 cup light soy sauce
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
2 pounds large tiger shrimp, shells and head on

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The other night I made one of my favorite dishes, the Butter Sage Pasta. This meal is so unhealthy that I can only eat it once a year, and even then I can feel my arteries clogging up. I don’t know why I ate that dish especially since I’m trying to lose my beer belly and my doctor says I have high cholesterol and high triglycerides. Anyways, I’ve decided to share the recipe because I think everyone deserves to have one of those “guilty” meals once in a blue moon. Speaking of Blue Moon… I haven’t had that beer in a while.

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