McDonald's..I ain't got time for that!

I love to eat.  I love food.  But, to be honest I'm lazy.  I like my food fast....today I have two quick food tips for you and I promise you, I won't be swinging into McDonald's anytime soon to get my fast food:

 

Fast Food #1:  Bacon, Egg, Cheese Biscuit

 

Carole's Ingredients:

 

Classic Drop Biscuit from the Gluten Free Almond Flour Cookbook

2.5 cups blanched almond flour

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 cup grape seed oil 

1/4 cup agave nectar (if I run out, I've used coconut nectar and honey as substitutes)

2 large eggs (cage free- straight from the farm)

1 tsp lemon juice (I never have lemons handy - I've always used an orange or if no fruit then I skip this ingredient)

 

This is my biscuit actually pictured with sausage and not bacon.

Mix together - bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.  I always make a double batch.  I use them for bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches.  I use them as the biscuit in my strawberry shortcake.  I use them as my biscuit for biscuits and gravy.  They re-heat nicely and are so delicious.

 

Bacon

Hormel Natural Choice Original Uncured Bacon

Pork, Water, Salt, Turbinado Sugar, and seasoning.

 

Egg

My eggs are fresh from the farm usually under 2 weeks old from cage free chickens.

Cheese

Raw cheddar cheese from Layman Farms

I will guarantee this is the BEST cheese you will ever eat.

 

With the bacon and the biscuits pre-cooked, this morning I fried an egg and put it all together it took me less than 5 minutes and breakfast was ready.  Add a big old scoop of berries and a nice warm cup of coffee and you'll be set for hours.

 

Here is McDonald's version of my same sandwich:

 

Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit (Regular Size Biscuit):

 

BISCUIT (REGULAR), BACON, FOLDED EGG, PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE

 

BISCUIT (REGULAR):

Ingredients: Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cultured Nonfat Buttermilk, Vegetable Oil

(Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil), Water, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Contains 2% Or Less: Salt, Sugar, Modified

Cellulose, Wheat Protein Isolate, Natural Flavor (Dairy and Vegetable Source), Soy Lecithin.

CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK AND SOY LECITHIN.

Prepared with Liquid Margarine:

Liquid Soybean Oil and Hydrogenated Cottonseed and Soybean Oils, Water, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium

Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives), Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color).

CONTAINS: SOY LECITHIN.

 

BACON:

Pork Bellies Cured with Water, Salt, Sugar, Natural Smoke Flavor (Plant Source), Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite

FOLDED EGG:

Pasteurized Whole Eggs, Modified Food Starch, Soybean Oil, Natural Flavors (Plant Source), Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Carrageenan, Flavor Enhancer (Salt,

Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor [Plant Source], Spices, Herb, Turmeric [Color]), Monosodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Soy Lecithin.

CONTAINS: EGG, SOY LECITHIN.

Prepared with Liquid Margarine: Liquid Soybean Oil and Hydrogenated Cottonseed and Soybean Oils, Water, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Soy Lecithin,

Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives), Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color).

CONTAINS: SOY LECITHIN.

 

PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE:

Milk, Cream, Water, Cheese Culture, Sodium Citrate, Contains 2% or Less of: Salt, Citric Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Lactic Acid, Acetic

Acid, Enzymes, Sodium Pyrophosphate, Natural Flavor (Dairy Source), Color Added, Soy Lecithin (Added for Slice Separation).

CONTAINS: MILK AND SOY LECITHIN

 

Fast Food #2:  Buffalo Chicken Ranch Salad 

 

I'm sad to say that I don't have a picture of my actual salad from last night's dinner, but it was truly amazing.

 

 

Ingredients:

 

Chicken:  

You know this is free range boneless chicken breast, I put 7 chicken breasts in a crock pot, on low,  frozen solid as rocks at 2:00 pm.  When we arrived home at  7:17 pm I shredded 3 of the chicken breast with a fork. (Approx 24 oz of chicken)

I added 1/3 cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce - ingredients cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder

and 1/2 cup Simply Dressed Ranch - ingredients, canola oil, buttermilk, water, salted egg yolk, distilled vinegar, EVOO, sugar, sea salt, garlic, onion

to the shredded chicken.

I laid out 3 plates and filled each plate with at least 2 cups of either organic mixed greens, spinach, or romaine depending on what each person prefers to eat.

I topped each "green" with my chicken concoction.

I added a sprinkle of raw cheese and wished I would have added some crumbled up bacon that was already cooked but didn't see it until after.  I also put cherry tomatoes around the side of the plate.

I served the Buffalo Chicken Ranch Salad along with 1 cup of cooked broccoli to all.  This was very satisfying and filling.

And literally from the time we stepped foot into the house it took me 10 minutes to prepare and have dinner on the table.  How's that for fast food?

Now, I know I said I only had two things to share....but I did mention that I use those biscuits to make strawberry shortcake.

Last night for dessert, I topped biscuits with some cut up strawberries and a drizzle of coconut nectar.  It's the BEST DESSERT EVER!!!  Don't forget a little cream on top....for a delectable yummy delicious treat!!  ENJOY!!

More blogs to come.....Silver Jeans or 230# Back Squat That is the ? and of course Powder Me Up...my gory details of WOD 13.6;0)