I am guilty of being a ship jumper. I had an iphone since inception. However, I got bored with the technology. I wanted something a little more snazzy and gadgety. So I jumped ship to the Samsung Galaxy S3 back in January. LOVEDDDDDD the phone for a minute. Then came time to get my work out on and I realized MY MUSIC!!!!!! MY YEARS AND YEARS OF MUSIC!!! gone!! My playlists that had been delicately created based on the intensity of my work out and of course my daughter's playlist to let her listen in the car.
The conundrum is that I can't figure out how to put music on my new phone without having to make accounts and buy it all over again. yeah NOT COOL android!! So I was stuck thinking what on earth am I going to do with this????? ALAS! Pandora! They have secret workout stations that have a continuous flow instead of a change in tempo it stays at the pace you want! Thank you sweet baby jesus in a manger! So without further adieu here I present the 12 super secret pump you up workout stations on Pandora!
Do you need help with melting those inches away? How about a nice clean natural boost of energy? Give ACE a try!! You have nothing to lose but inches! we offer a no questions asked money back guarantee! Get yours today www.patrioticpeacock.com So converting our lives to a Paleo way of living has been amazing. We no longer have that sluggish feeling a person would have after eating too many carbs or something heavy like a pasta dish or bread. I am losing weight along with the help of My AMAZING tool, ACE!!! I can't get by without the energy it gives me due to our crazy schedule and I'm not one who would drink a cup of coffee each day. I don't drink caffeine at all except for the occasional Skinny Frappe I made! I digress, even living Paleo, sometimes you just want a treat! Something sinful or at least appears to be sinful! I love tapioca pudding. Of course I wouldn't eat it now but in my quest to find a delish sinful treat, along came CHIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT SWELLS like Tapioca would. The possibilities of this recipe are endless! ENDLESS. I am going to post a basic recipe. YOU decide what you want to add to it such as cocoa powder to make a chocolate version, Some lemon for a zing, perhaps raspberry for a sweeter delight. The world is yours! Personally, I prefer, vanilla with coconut flakes and banana. So delish! I could eat a bucket of It!!
Ingredients: 2 cups Unsweetened coconut milk (you can use whatever unsweetened soy milk or almond milk if you wish).½ cup white chia seeds 3 tbs of your fav sweetener. Whether you use stevia or honey, agave or maple syrup. 2 tsp pure vanilla extractDirections: - Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Stir well. (now this is where you would add all the other ingredients you want IN the pudding such as cocoa etc)
- Stir every 10 minutes or so until the chia seeds start to thicken.
- When the chia seeds are floating around evenly, refrigerate for a few hours in your individual serving dishes, I personally chill over night
- Top with fresh fruit, coconut flakes even make a nice whipped cream using coconut milk!
- EAT
~Mandy
Check out this amazing inspiration video here! Download your FREE QR Code reader today! My recommendation is REDLASER it's free and you can price shop with it!! www.facebook.com/thepatrioticpeacock.com Pumpkin Pancakes HOLLA!! Gluten free and paleo yes indeedy! my daughter is the worlds MOST picky eater. No joke, she can live on a single goldfish all day. I have been struggling to find things that she will eat that are great for her and this recipe really just hit it out of the park!
I made her little bite size pancakes OR as she calls them, little tiny ninja turtle pizza shaped pancakes. Yes we are at the ninja turtle phase in our home. She is such a little tomboy but lord so prissy at the same time. Best of both world's I guess lol!
So here is my Paleo Gluten free Pancake recipe. To make the tiny bite size pancakes, I took the batter and poured it into one of these. You can find them at Target in the housewares section for around $2.50. They are amazing for so many things. We use a little food color at the holidays and make shapes with colors for pancakes!
So for the ingredients in your amazing gluten free paleo pumpkin pancakes you need the following. 3/4 cup coconut flour 1/4 cup almond meal 1/2 cup coconut milk
1/3 cup pumpkin puree 2 eggs 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted or melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons sucanat or pure cane sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon all spice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/16 teaspoon clovesOR you can cheat and use pumpkin pie spice lol!
Next you want to:
- Combine all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir until well
mixed. - In another bowl whisk the eggs, milk, pumpkin, and vanilla until
combined. - Whisk in the melted coconut oil and pour into the dry ingredients.
- Stir until just combined. Avoid over stirring.
- Let sit 5 minutes. The batter should be pourable but not
runny.
- either pour it into a condiment bottle or simple ladle it onto a hot griddle. The griddle should be set to 350 degress with some melted coconut oil or butter on the griddle. I personally used a skillet on my stove so have your fire/temp set to medium.
- Put the batter on and when it starts to bubble through the top, then it's time to flip!! just a few minutes max each side depending on size. I made well over 100 of these little guys today! She loves them, they have amazing flavor and are perfect for the impending fall season coming.
~~Mandy
This can be you!! The question isn't WHY? it's WHY NOT? Just do it, try it don't miss out! www.patrioticpeacock.com or www.facebook.com/thepatrioticpeacock I personally have made these quite a few times over the years, sometimes I use ground beef, sometimes I make ground sausage. Easy to make in advance and just reheat if needed. A Scotch egg is a great high protein breakfast or even pre-workout snack!!
Simple, cheap and VERY filling
1lb Lean Ground Beef 4 Eggs Basil, other green seasonings Salt and pepper for taste Coconut oil for frying Almond meal & egg for coating (optional) For the scotch eggs: Preheat oven to 350F & heat coconut oil in frying pan (enough oil to for frying). 1. Boil eggs (hardboiled eggs can take ~ 10-12 mins boiling) – shell and set aside. 2. Mix minced beef with seasonings of choice (I used salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and finely ground basil). 3. Take portions of this seasoned minced beef and flatten. Mold the meat onto the boiled egg so as to make a coating to to surround each – roll them in your hands to maintain the round & even meat coating on the eggs. **Optional (but will keep meat together better): coat each scotch egg with beaten egg & roll in almond flour / meal until evenly coated. 4. Place scotch eggs in heated coconut oil in frying pan – fry until golden brown. 6. Remove from pan and place scotch eggs on baking tray and place in oven for ~ 10 – 12 mins
~~Yum~ Mandy
Rock on lady friend!! get your healthy on!! ACE makes the world go round seriously try it, I'll even send you a free sample! www.patrioticpeacock.com or www.facebook.com/Thepatrioticpeacock So there are 3 things you should know about me by now. 1) I LOVE BACON!! 2) I love ACE! 3) I love CILANTRO
so welcome the amazing chourico (or chorizo depending on region) meatballs!! It's gluten free, egg free and paleo friendly.
It is so ridiculously easy that you kids can make it for you while you kick back and just what? Read my blog that's right, browse my FB page! check it all out, soak it all in!!
Here is what you need. 1 lb chorizo 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped 1/4 cup onion, chopped juice of 1/2 a lime salt and pepper to tastePreheat oven to 425. Grease muffin pan with coconut oil. Remove chorizo from casing if necessary (just cut a line down the middle to break casing and squeeze out). Combine all ingredients and mix together until well incorporated (don’t be afraid to use your hands!) Roll into 12 equal balls, placing one in each of the muffin holes. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until fully cooked through.
THAT's ALL FOLKS!! Easy peasy lemon squeezy!! ~mandy
Instead of trying to get skinny, why not try to get healthy!! HEALTHY is far more sexy than skinny!! www.patrioticpeacock.com or www.facebook.com/thepatrioticpeacock ok the magic word here is BACON!!! yes I am going to say that again BACON!!! all things taste better with bacon and bacon should be it's own food group AND (yes I know huge run on sentence) BACON MAKES THE WORLD a better place!! I love bacon........ Oink.. Pork me! What is the best thing about living Paleo?? I can eat bacon, I bet all of you skinny bitches living on grass are jealous aren't you!! So best juicy delish ground chicken recipe EVER!! Your kids will rave about it! Ingredients: Directions: Preheat outdoor grill or stove. In a large bowl, combine grated apple, celery, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix in honey, chicken, and cooked, crumbled bacon. Shape chicken mixture into 1/2-inch-thick sliders, using 1/8th pound of meat per slider. Grill over medium heat about 4 minutes per side, or until cooked through. Serve and enjoy!
Freezing Directions: In a large bowl, combine grated apple, celery, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix in honey, chicken, and cooked, crumbled bacon. Shape chicken mixture into 1/2-inch-thick sliders, using 1/8th pound of meat per slider. Place in freezer bag separating each patty with parchment paper. Seal the bag, removing as much air as possible, Label and freeze flat. To serve: Thaw. Grill over medium heat about 4 minutes per side, or until cooked through.
Looking fantastic lady!! keep it up!! Be sure to join the movement and get your healthy on!! Order your ACE today www.patrioticpeacock.com OR keep an eye out on my fb page for deals and giveaways! www.facebook.com/thepatrioticpeacock I am in love with all things paleo! and all things low/no carb, high protein and healthy!! I stumbled across this recipe on one of my FAV sites, Epicurious!! and fell in love. I did a little tweaking so be sure to check for the original recipe. I found this to be an amazingly refreshing and hearty lunch!
1/2 cup lump crab meat 1/2 tbsp light mayonnaise 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped 2 tsp red onion, diced finely 1-2 tsp jalapeño, diced finely 1 tsp lime zest Juice from 1/2 a lime Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste Dash of cumin 1 avocado, cut in half, pit removed
TO make it a much healthier option be sure to make your own "mayo" by using the avocado oil variation!
And now the directions. It's really going to take just a minute. are you ready?
Combine the lump crab meat, mayonnaise, cilantro, red onion, jalapeño, lime zest, lime juice, sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and cumin together. Spoon the crab mixture into each avocado half and serve immediately. Enjoy.
BAM done, like a boss! ~~Mandy
Join the Movement!! Start pledging to yourself and your family to make a difference in the health of NOT only your life but their lives! Let me help you! www.patrioticpeacock.com or www.facebook.com/ThePatrioticpeacock This little lady right here is my entire heart and soul wrapped up in her little 39 pound body! She is truly the most amazing thing to ever happen to me. The two of us have been through hell and back together. For a short brief back story. Fally was born with a rare genetic disorder called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Without going into too much detail, it's a connective tissue disorder affecting the collagen production in her body which deeply affects her joints and blood vessels. (for more info feel free to check out her awareness page www.facebook.com/FootstepsforFally ). It's been a long long road fighting to find someone, anyone who could treat her. We have traveled all across the country only to end up leaving Upstate NY and moving to southern Texas to a place where she is getting the most AMAZING therapy services a person could possibly get! We had a set back in her progress the day after thanksgiving last year (2012) when we were out for the lighting of the Christmas lights on the Riverwalk in San Antonio when she suffered a minor stroke at the very tender age of barely 3 years old. However, she fought back and has kicked ass along the way. I digress because that's not what I'm writing about today. She is severely motor skill delayed due to her disease. In fact we were told when she was an infant that she would never walk, never run, never jump, never dance and just never really do most things that the average healthy child/person would be able to do. She had been dealt a life of leg braces (AFOs) and wheelchairs. We had to carry her everywhere even at 3 years old because walking was hard, after a few too many steps she was exhausted and in pain. It was just so hard to watch her struggle. My anxiety from all of this comes because 6 months ago she had another standard physical therapy evaluation where they measure and score her motor skills (we will go through this same process again for occupational therapy, speech and feeding therapy). 6 months ago my little girl was in a wheelchair, leg braces barely moving much other than toddling around the house or wherever we were for a few steps. She was scored by the medical community at the age of 3 and a half years old as having the gross motor skills (walking jumping etc) of 14 month old baby. The taller she got, the heavier she got, the harder for her it was to get around and the more pain it caused her joints. Her development pediatrician and genetics physician as well as her regular pediatrician didn't seem too optimistic that she would really ever progress very well as most children with EDS tend to digress as their joints deteriorate or have chronic pain. Well her new Physicial therapist (fally's 3rd) saw something in fally that made her think, no this isn't it for her. She is one determined and motivated little child. She has so much more in her. So we set a long hard schedule of therapy every single day, some days twice a day plus working with her at home. It was a lot of tantrums, a lot of tears, a lot of days where fally just wanted to go to sleep she was so tired. An adult would buckle under her work out schedule. The goal was to build muscle! yeah you heard that right BUILD MUSCLE in a 3 year old child who has hypotonia (severe low muscle tone very loose and floppy). Well tomorrow is the end of 6 months. Tomorrow is Fally's re-evaluation and scoring to see where she is today. I'm so anxious to see where they put her on the age charts for motor skills. She still is behind other 4 year olds. Very behind in fact. However, fally is no longer in a wheelchair, she has graduated from leg braces to SMOs (just ankle brace which she will always need) and........................... that little girl that all of those doctors told us would never dance..... takes a dance class both tap and ballet every Tuesday!! In fact she had a dance recital on fathers day weekend. Yes she was much more behind than the other girls, she couldn't do most of the leg work but she went through the motions, gave it her all and was so very proud of herself. That is all I could ask for. So here I sit, anxious to see how far my little warrior has come in the last 6 months.
I am the ultimate homebody when it comes to working out! I get so intimidated by all of those hard bodies and hard core fitness gurus out there that I feel so out of place and embarrassed in a gym. So In my pursuits to get more fit and work out, Oddly, I like to get in shape IN ORDER to go to the gym. I know it's a twisted way of thinking but I really don't want to be judged when I go to a gym and we all know that many of those skinny buff broads will all be like "oh my god look at her huge ass, or Oh my good look at her sweating. I think she might be having a heart attack" Nooo skinny, I'm not having a heart attack I just happen to get really red in the face whether i'm a size 2o or a size 2.
I know I shouldn't think this way but really I just can't help it. I have this fear of people mocking my fatness. So for those of us who either do not have time in our busy day to travel to a gym, we can't afford a gym membership or you suffer from the same ill fate as I.............Here are your great crossfit at home work outs that will really get that heart pumping in a short time and get you on your path to buff you! ~~mandy (The Patriotic Peacock)
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2 pounds pork or beef ribs 2 tablespoons sesame oil 1/2 teaspoon crushed chilies 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 cup coconut aminos (or soy sauce) 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 green onions, minced 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, ground 2 teaspoons fish sauce (I HATE Fish sauce so I personally do not use it) 1 teaspoon rice vinegar 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
Directions
Stove Top or Grill Method
Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the ribs to the water. Reduce the heat and boil for 20 minutes or until the ribs are just cooked through.
Remove the ribs from the water and place onto a foil lined roast pan. Preheat the grill or broiler in the oven.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour the mixture over the ribs making sure to coat all sides evenly.
Grill or broil for 3 to 4 minutes, watching constantly so they do not burn. Flip the ribs, brush with sauce and broil for another 3 to 4 minutes.
Serve warm with additional sauce for dipping.
Slow Cooker Method In a small bowl, combine the marinade ingredients. Pour the mixture over the ribs making sure to coat all sides evenly.
Arrange the ribs in the slow cooker and pour the sauce over top. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Remove the ribs from the slow cooker and place onto a foil lined roast pan. Preheat the broiler in the oven. Broil the ribs for 3 to 4 minutes, watching constantly so they do not burn. Flip the ribs, brush with sauce and broil for another 3 to 4 minutes.
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