Carbless Sin - Mini Aubergine / Eggplant Pizza with Chorizo and Parmezan

Sometimes being too lazy to go to the store results in something wonderful like this. I started with a wrinkly eggplant/aubergine I'd forgotten about and this happened. *so happy*
These are mini eggplant/aubergine pizza's with a 'raw' tomato sauce, some leftover chorizo and a bit of parmezan, which had hardened which made it very hard to grate, so I just put little cubes on them, and it was wonderful, you guys. Maybe it was because I was a bit desperate to put together without going to the store, but honestly it was. I have since these made another version of these (actually following a recipe) at home with my family, but that one had a sauce that was more work, and without the chorizo, but with mozzarella. But the original leftover version of them was better imo (in my opinion)! Chorizo really made this magical. The leftover rucola was a nice touch, if I may say so myself. And I'm definitely making this super-easy raw tomato sauce again for other things. Let's get on with the recipe of these awesome 'leftovers' eggplant pizza. First version of the recipe will be the extended one, with reasoning behind everything. And then there's a short one at the bottom which you can use while cooking.

Lunch/Snack/Appetizer - 1 eggplant ~ 12 pizza - 650cal - 30min (without salting)

(45g fat; 44g carbs and 22g protein)

Mexican Hash - Butternut, bell pepper, chorizo, spinach and eggs with guacamole

 

I can't take any credit for this one, but I thought I'd quickly share this one so more people can enjoy it. This is a Mexican inspired hash made from chunks of butternut with red bell pepper, chorizo, spinach and some tasty eggs. This lovely recipe comes from a blog I'm planning on exploring further called 'every last bite'. I did make some minor adjustments, so you just decide which suggestion you want to follow. ;) I changed some amounts and cooking times I think and I switched out the spicy pepper by just a sprinkling of cayenne, since I don't do spicy well (I also used mild chorizo). I've made this twice now, for my sister and for friends, and most of them were big fans as well. 

On the original blog it's advertised as a breakfast food, but I've yet to try that, seems a bit heavy to my tastes. I made it for dinner both times and my sister took leftovers to work the day after and successfully reheated it in the microwave (without the egg, just bake one separately, or go without).

Here's quick overview with photo's as to what to do, but definitely go to the original blog for even better photo's! (I just have my camera phone :p)

Dinner/Lunch and apparently Breakfast - 3 portions - 450 cal (with guac) - 50min

(35,4g fat; 29,6g carbs and 18,5g protein)

Chicken with Green Beans - Two Ways

Yes, another super simple chicken recipe. I'm sorry, I just have a lot of them left. Also I'm too lazy to go to the store right now and I had all the ingredients for this one lying around. ;) I made a few more delicious things over the past two weekends at home, but unfortunately I totally forgot to take a picture (not used to doing so), so you'll have to wait until I make them again before I can put the recipe up. I personally really prefer recipes with a photo, so I don't really like putting any up without one. Chicken with green beans is my staple food for when inspiration has escaped me, so I have made a bunch of variations on it, here is one with my go-to chicken seasoning and with mushrooms and below there is one with a honey ginger glaze.

With a honey-ginger glaze and sesame seeds

With Champignons

Chicken with ratatouille (and couscous)

Classes have started up again so we're back to budget, healthy recipes. In my week off I visited Krakau/Krakov for a few days, which was wonderful, might do a quick post about that and just generally relaxed at home. Apparently both my mother and brother are doing a low-carb diet, so it wasn't too hard to keep at it, not that I didn't indulge once in a while.

This one is actually a classic I make all the time, since you can make a big batch of ratatouille and eat leftovers all week long or freeze them for when you just can't be bothered to cook. I so usually eat this with couscous, which I'm foregoing today since I'm going out later and need my calories for drinks, ah the struggles of being a student. For a fancier version this recipe would definitely go well with some lamb as well, though I wouldn't use such an elaborate recipe for the meat then, just salt/pepper and thyme.

The typical ingredients of ratatouille are onion, garlic, courgette/zucchini, eggplant/aubergine and paprika/bell pepper. I didn't have any bell pepper so I used some leftover butternut instead, which worked fine as well!
 

Dinner - 3 to 4 people - 350 cal (ca. 400 with couscous) - 45 min prep + 45 min oven time

Surviving Healthiness - Recipes

I've very recently (like 3 days ago) decided to start trying to eat more healthier things, cutting some carbs down and all that rot, so I could doubly enjoy the days where I cook delicious meals and treats. So I'm no longer buying snacks or crisps/chips and trying to eat less carbs and more fruit and veg basically. It's going fine so far, I still enjoy eating, thank goodness!
I also started going for a run (if you can call it that :p) in the morning, I'm hoping I'll keep it up once classes start up again, but not sure, I definitely can't say I'm enjoying it just yet...
Last thing I'm doing is keeping track of how much water I drink and make sure it's enough. For that I use this 0.5 l (2 cups) bottle that filters the water while I drink, and make sure I drink at least 3 of those during the day. I'm peeing a lot more I've found, but I'm hoping that evens out soon, or all the doctors are wrong and we're not supposed to drink this much water. :p
Right now I'm drinking a glass of skim milk, and surprisingly enjoying it very much! Unfortunately it's also 60cal or something, why?! But at least it's healthy calories, unlike the 3 oreos (160cal) I had earlier... ^^

Anyway I thought I'd share some healthy really basic recipes I'm using doing this. Sorry for the not so pretty pictures, since the recipes are so simple and meant just for yourself and not at all to impress anyone else, I'm not really bothering with plating them nice or watching the light... I'm really just snapping a picture at my desk before I dig in. If you really would like prettier pictures, comment below, and I might take the time next time. ;) Also, do you like recipes clumped together like this or would you rather I make separate posts for them?