Why do this?

DO WORK! It's a saying used to motivate people, particularly at the gym, or in my case, at CrossFit.



DO EAT! In my experience, when people work out they are afraid to eat. In reality, it's not the case. It's more that they don't know what to eat. It's ok to eat. In fact, when you're working out, you HAVE to eat!



Over two years ago, I got fed up with how I looked and felt so I decided to embark on a "lifestyle change" (I refuse to say diet). That included exercise and eating right. Over the years, I have learned a lot about nutrition, what to eat and what not to eat. By no means do I claim to be a nutritional expert. I'm just some schmo that's learned from reading and speaking with people that are smarter than me.



That being said, I've developed various recipes using natural and organic ingredients that were not only lower in calories and tasted great, but are also good for you!



CrossFit is supposed to be hard, eating right shouldn't be! So work hard and DO EAT!!

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Scotch Bonnet Pepper Olive Oil

When I cook, I like to use different flavored olive oils. Garlic olive oil is easy, fill a glass bottle 1/2 way with garlic cloves and completely fill the bottle with olive oil. Pepper oil is alittle different to make.
1 Scotch bonnet pepper, cut in 8 - 10 pieces, LEAVE THE SEEDS and do not handle with bare hands (see above picture)
2 Cups of olive oil

Heat 1 cup of olive oil on high. Add the pepper to the oil. Sauté for 3 minutes and remove the pan from the burner. Let cool. Once cool, remove the cooked peppers and discard. Pour into a glass bottle. Add the second cup of oil and mix well. Following the directions on the misto, add oil to the misto sprayer. The misto sprayer is fantastic for cooking with oil and adding little to no calories but still giving food the olive oil flavor. More on the misto at www.mistooliveoilsprayer.com. I got my misto at The Kitchen Collection store at the Palm Beach Outlets for $9.99. I have two so far. One for garlic oil and the other for the pepper oil.
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