Oven Roasted Salmon with Lemon Dill Seasoned Salt

zest of 1/2 lemon
2 tsp dill
salt
1 tsp sugar
Pinch cayenne
4 salmon fillets
oil

preheat oven to 300
combine lemon zest, chopped dill, 1 T salt, sugar, cayenne
rub on salmon
Roast for 18 minutes.

Southwest Spaghetti Squash!
Prep Time: 20 minutes / Cook Time: 40 minutes / Servings: 6

Remove from the oven, check to see if the squash is soft and easily comes up with a fork into a spaghetti like texture. If it's too hard to remove, cook for another 10 minutes. 
Remove from the oven, scrape and fluff the stringy squash with a fork. Transfer the spaghetti squash to a large mixing bowl, but reserve the shells.
Heat a large skillet with 1 tbsp. olive oil on medium heat. Add the ground turkey, scallions and red bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, paprika and cayenne powder. Stir to combine and continue to cook on medium heat until the veggies are soft and the turkey is browned and cooked through, about 7-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
In the large mixing bowl with the spaghetti squash, add the turkey mixture, tomatoes, black beans, cilantro and lime juice. Stir with a fork to mix until all ingredients are combined. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
Fill the two squash shells evenly with the mixture, garnish with the avocado slices and a few more sprigs of cilantro

Ingredients:

• 1 large spaghetti squash
  
• 1 lb. lean ground turkey
  
• 2 medium Roma tomatoes, chopped
  
• 1 red bell pepper, seeds removed and chopped
  
• 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
  
• 3 scallions, chopped
  
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (plus a few sprigs for garnish)
  
• 1 avocado, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced

• juice of 1 lime
  
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
  
• 2 tsp. garlic powder
  
• 1 tbsp. ground cumin
  
• 2 tsp. chili powder
  
• 1 tsp. paprika

• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)

Instructions:

• salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Using a large knife or a cleaver, slice the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise down the middle. Use a spoon to remove the seeds and center strings.
Drizzle the two halves with 2 tbsp. of olive oil and then sprinkle with salt, pepper and 1 tsp. garlic powder.
Place the squash, open side down on a cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes. 

Candice's Chili

1 1/4 ground turkey

1 onion

1 green bell pepper

1 clove of garlic

1 28oz can petite diced tomatoes

1 15oz can tomato sauce

2 15oz can black beans or dark kidney beans

1/2cup red wine

3 Tbsp chili powder

4 dried bay leaves

In a large pot, saute onion and pepper in 2 Tbsp oil until soft.  Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.  Add chili powder and cook for 2 minutes.  Deglaze with red wine for 3 minutes.  Add turkey and cook until browned.  Add tomatoes (undrained), tomato sauce, beans (drained), and bay leaves.  Simmer for 30 minutes.  Remove the bay leaves before serving.  

Even better the next day!

Shrimp Fried Rice

6-8 large shrimp/person
1 cup baby spinach (optional)
1⁄2 cup onion, diced
1⁄2 cup broccoli, diced
1⁄2 cup carrots, diced
2 cups cooked brown rice
2 eggs
2 TBS coconut oil
Salt/pepper, to taste
Coconut aminos (optional in place of soy sauce)
Shrimp – Peel & devein if needed, rinse/dry. Season w/ salt, pepper & other seasonings of choice. Heat skillet to medium heat and add 1-2 tbsp coconut oil or DF/SF butter. Cook shrimp for just 2-3 minutes each side, until no longer transparent. Fried Rice – Saute spinach, onions, broccoli & carrots. Add 1/2c cooked brown rice. Scramble 2 eggs into side of fying pan. Add butter and sesame seeds (optional).