The Stronglifts recipes thread!

[Sam277]

Yeah spinach is a neat idea, got some growing in the garden, will be giving that a go.

Only got oven dried tomatoes mind you.

[luco]

I love this, it's very quick and tasty. It's low carb, high protein, high fat, so perfect for the AD. If you want a low fat option, just make the dip with cottage cheese.

Crayfish 'n dip

200 gr Crayfish (or any other prawn, I just like crayfish)
100 gr Creme fraiche
big handful of chopped chives
1-2 cloves of finely chopped garlic
salt & pepper to taste

Kcal Protein ---- Carbs ---- Fat
470 45 ------------ 4 --------- 36

Pretty self explanatory. Make the dip. Dip the crayfish. Also really good as a spread on toast with the crayfish on top.

[Subdeacon]

Homemade Protein Bar
I have this as a post-workout snack, with a tall glass of my homemade sports drink (1/4 orange juice, 3/4 water, a few grains of salt -- great for rehydration, energy, and electrolyte replacement).

8 scoops* of vanilla-flavored whey protein
12 scoops of rolled oats
2 cups peanut butter
1 cup raisins (or more, to taste)
2 tablespoons honey

*I've been using the "Nature's Basket" whey from Giant Eagle, which comes with a 21.5g scoop. Use the same scoop to measure the oats.

Mix together until uniform, divide into eight equal portions, and refrigerate. If you want a lower fat version, halve the peanut butter and add enough milk to form a stiff (but not sticky) dough.

Nutritional content per bar:

Calories: 652.5
From fat: 283.75
Total fat: 34.25 g
Sodium: 365 mg
Potassium: 165 mg
Total carbs: 55.75 g
Dietary fiber: 8 g
Sugars: 25.25 g
Protein: 36.25 g

Note that an equivalent amount of PowerBar has a third as many calories and more than twice the sugar, all of which comes from cane and corn syrup.

[luco]

That looks tasty Deacon.. I'm gonna have to get me some more whey. Have you tried it with chocolate whey? PB & choc is usually a good combo.

[Soofy]

Chicken Curry (medium/hot)

Ingredients:

2 Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 Medium sized Onion
Yogurt (however % fat)500g
Raisins
Curry Powder (mixture of coriander, salt, turmeric, ginger, cumin, fenugreek, mustard seed, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper)
Ginger
Cumin
Thyme
Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice (400g)

Recipe:

Cook the chicken breasts before hand in oven with Thyme seasoning for 45 minutes on 180 degrees celsius (tin foil on top)
Heat oil in a pan, chop up the onion and and fry on high flame till soft and slightly brown
Add the Curry Powder and stir for 1-2 minutes to release flavour
Add the Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice stir and mix them in then simmer slowly untill tomatoes are not visible and oil has disappeared
Slice up the chicken into chunks of your preference and add to sauce
Stir and cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes whilst adding raisins to your taste (few handfuls) and any extra seasoning you want.
Add boiling water, simmer for 15 minutes until the suace has thickened
Once thickened add half the container of yogurt to the mixture and stir in, simmer for a further 5 minutes, then serve.

You can stir in coriander at the end if you like it, but I leave it out. If you're not a carbo-phobe it's great with wholegrain rice. You can then have the remainder of the yogurt afterwards with some fruit like a little lassi to cool your mouth down!

[mjh]

thanks Soofy, that recipe looks awesome. I'm a big fan of curries, but haven't really tried making my own much. Might be time for me to change that.