JANNY CONTEST WINNER

Woah, she was a tough one!  SO to refresh your mind with a moist towelette....the contest was basically  for readers to submit a non-allergenic recipe, no gluten, dairy, corn, shuggy sugar, or soy.   And two yummy and quick recipes were submitted.  A big hearty thanks to Angie and Shabana!

Black Bean Salsa VERSUS Avocado Stirfry!

Okay, how exciting is this...Angie's pile of goodness is on the left and Shabana's is on the right.  I didn't have time to go to my crunchy groovy Earth Fare or the illu$triou$ Whole Foods, so I came home with Planters sunflower seeds, which they totally semi-violate the pure sunflower seed but time was limited!

Black Bean Salsa

One can organic black beans, rinsed and drained

2-3 Roma tomatoes

1 small bunch cilantro, rinsed and chopped

1 shallot peeled and minced

Cumin, a couple dashes (awww shake shake!)

Salt and pepper to taste

Gently toss all ingredients in a bowl and enjoy!

Angie recommended as a side dish or as lunch.

My husband and I loved this dish.  And it was so super fast to make.  The shallot is broken down nicely by the lime and since my guy can sometimes be a savory light weight, the shallot is appreciated since it is less bold than garlic.  Also colorful for the eyeball!

Avocado Stir Fry

Combine in a small skillet:

1 TBSP of EVCO or EVOO

1 (not quite ripe) Avocado

1 tsp ginger

1 minced garlic clove

1 tsp turmeric

pinch of cumin (ouch! said the cumin, just jokes! Get it?)

Garnish with sunflower seeds

Stir fry 5-7 minutes until done to your liking.  If you have a young avocado and it's a little harder, follow as above and let it steam until done.

Mmmmhmmm, creamy avocado... and I put ours over steamed brown rice.  Putting avocado in a stir fry was new for us!  But the warm and creamy-ness was also dreaminess. The flavors were also a new pairing for me, a fresh combo with turmeric and ginger sharing the stage.  I enjoyed this too but liked the salsa just a tiny scooch more.  A sincere thank you to Shabana for opening my eyes to avocado as a stirfry option!

CONGRATS TO ANGIE, 

THE JANNY NOM NOM NON-ALLERGENIC MEAL WINNER!

And thank you to Shabana for the awesome and thoughtful contribution!  Both of these ladies are constant and supportive GO training members and each on a unique fitness journey!

Shabana is 8 months away from her first half marathon!  WOOT!

And Angie is doing 30 days of yoga in 35 days, a challenge put out by her local yoga studio!

Here are these two beauties together!