Curry chicken salad

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tbsp yellow curry powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cooked crockpot chicken breasts cut into bite-size chunks*
• 1 tart apple, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces**
• 2/3 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup roasted salted cashews
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup sliced chives

Katie's dessert recipes

Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 sticks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
2 large eggs
2 1/2 tsp. real vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 12-oz. bags semi-sweet chocolate chips (or 18-oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.

In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, salt, baking powder and baking soda with an electric mixer until smooth.

Stir in flour and chocolate chips with a wooden spoon to combine.

Shape dough with hands into golf ball-sized dough balls and place a couple inches apart on un-greased cookie sheets.

Bake for exactly 9-13 minutes or until edges are light brown.


Makes 36 cookies, 166 calories, 2.2P, 26c, 6.8f

Handle the Heat Class Brownies

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) plain cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into six pieces
2 1/4 cups (15 3/4 ounces) sugar
4 large eggs
1 tablespoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Adjust an oven rack to the middle position; preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Line baking pan with parchment paper or foil and spray with nonstick spray again.

In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and baking powder together until combined. Set aside.

Melt the chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl over a saucepan of almost-simmering water, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Alternatively, in a microwave, heat the butter and chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl on high for 45 seconds, then stir and heat for 30 seconds more. Stir again, and, if necessary, repeat in 15-second increments until melted. When the chocolate mixture is completely smooth, remove the bowl from the saucepan and gradually whisk in the sugar. Add the eggs, on at a time, whisking after each addition until combined. Whisk in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture in 3 additions, folding with a rubber spatula until the batter is smooth.

Transfer the batter to the prepared pan; using a spatula, spread the batter into the corners of the pan and smooth the surface. Bake until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center of the brownies comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack to room temperature, then remove the brownies from the pan. Cut into 2-inch squares and serve. Brownies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

2019 Books

1. Cracking the CrossFit Open by Oliver Norris
2. How I Became the Fittest Woman on Earth by Tia-Clair Toomey
3. Learning to Breathe Fire by J.C. Herz
4. Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
5. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
7. The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner
8. The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Making Money on Airbnb by Evian Gutman
9. Chasing Waves by Amy Waeschle
10. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
11. The Cactus by Sarah Haywood
12. The Rise of the Ultra Runners by Adharanan Finn

2019 Resolutions

1. Lift weights 5x/week for three months
2. Finish a Spartan super
3. Take a photography class
4. Read 12 books
5. Visit Yosemite National Park
6. Reach 22% body fat
7. Learn to do handstands
8. Find a good investment for my savings
9. Take a sabbatical
10. Do a triathlon

Cornbread Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups buttermilk baking mix
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 cup butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine baking mix, sugar, baking powder and cornmeal.
3. In a separate bowl, combine eggs, milk and melted butter; beat until creamy. Stir in flour mixture until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Serve warm.

Pumpkin Protein Pancakes

Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (Bob's Red Mill)
1 tsp baking powder
1 scoop or one packet vanilla egg white protein powder (100-120 cal)
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
½ tsp cinnamon

1 cup almond milk
½ cup plain non-fat greek yogurt
1 egg
¾ cup canned pumpkin

Directions
Mix dry ingredients and moist ingredients separately. Combine and fry on stovetop. Makes 10-12 pancakes.

2018 Resolutions

1. Travel somewhere new abroad (Scotland)
2. Read 20 books
3. Run a half marathon
4. Get a motorcycle license
5. Complete Italian levels 3-4
6. Take dance lessons
7. Learn to do handstands
8. Do a strict pull-up
9. Reach < 20% body fat
10. Scuba diving certification
11. Visit three national parks (Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon, Sequoia)
12. Meditate daily for one month