Dinner with Thea Nolan and our amazing clean eating recipes for turkey lettuce cups and mango curry chicken salad! Also, HIIT Back and Bicep day too!

Hi everyone,

I hope that you are having a wonderful week, that you are able to get those workout in when you can, and you aren't beating yourself up for the ones you can't! Remember it is a journey not a race, to build healthy habits takes time! :) You will get there one way or another!

This week has been a bit busy for me, and I was able to have a little date night with my good friend and fellow blogger Thea Nolan. We had a wonderful girls night... full of gossip, laughter, and of course wine! :) Here is a link to Thea's awesome Mango Curry Chicken Salad , it was so yummy! You have to give it a try!

 Here is the recipe for my yummy in your tummy turkey lettuce cups! Severing for 3-4 people. All ingredients found at Trader Joe's :)

Ingredients: 

• 1 package-98% fat free ground turkey 
• 1 head of organic Ice burg lettuce 
• 1 pack of Shiitake mushrooms 
• 1 yellow onion 
• Basil pesto paste 
• Balsamic dressing (oil based) 
• 1 pack of dried cranberries 
• 1 tube of goat cheese (plain) 
• 1 pack of sliced almonds 
• grape seed oil 

Seasonings: 

• Ground pepper (milled) 
• Garlic powder 
• Oregano 

Cookware: 

• wooden or metal spatula 
• large cooking pan 
• oven approved dish
• large mixing bowl 

1. Dice 3-4 mushrooms and 1/2 of the yellow onion 

2. Oil large pan with grape seed oil, set heat to medium 

3. Add diced veggies- and 1 Tbsp of balsamic dressing (or to your liking) 

• let sauté for 5 minutes, then add sliced almonds 

4.Add turkey meat to the same pan and season to your liking with pepper, garlic powder, and oregano 

5. Mix meat with veggies together 

6. Add 2 Tbsp of basil pesto paste and balsamic 

7. Set oven to 400 degrees

8. Cook until completed 

9. Pour cooked mixture into a large mixing bowl 

10. Add package of dried cranberries, 2 tbsp of pesto paste and balsamic dressing, and 1/4 cup of sliced almonds 

11. mix together 

12. pour mixture into oven approved dish 

13. Cover mixture with goat cheese, to your liking

14. Put into oven for 10 minutes, or until cheese is lightly browned 

15. While dish is baking in oven, pull apart the ice burg lettuce for cups 

16. When dish is ready to come out of the oven, it is ready to be served! 

ENJOY! 

HIIT Back and Bicep workout: 

Warm up: 4xAMAP assisted pull-ups 

Superset: 

• 5 Plate bent over rows, with 1 twist on each side at the end of the 5th row 3x10
• Standing Kettle bell bicep curl, into overhead press w/ a squat (fast) 3x15
• Glider high plank 1 jack, 1 tuck, 6 total mountain climbers 3x10 

Superset: 

Cable column standing reverse lat pull down in a lunge: 26,22,20

• For this exercise you will step back into a lunge, alternating legs each time. 
• The leg that steps back, that same hand will lead the lat pull 
• I.E. if you step back into a left leg lunge you will pull your left elbow back first then right, when step back into the column you will release both sides together slowly (between 3-5 seconds)
• Repeat on the other side. 
• Single arm step up on bosu, to hammer curl, to shoulder press 3x15 on each side 
• Scissor kicks 3x25 on each side 
• Supermans 3x20 
• W's against the wall 20,15,12 

I hope you have a wonderful day, and remember you are worth it! Get your workouts in, they are for you, to feel better inside and out! You are a rock star, keep shining bright! 

Much love, 

Pistols 

xo