Meaty mushrooms and more muffin madness!

These mushrooms are delicious served as a starter or as a side dish. You really don't need much meat to stuff these. They taste very meaty, juicy and are really filling!

MEATY ITALIAN STYLE MUSHROOMS
This made enough filling to stuff 8 large mushrooms.

• Portobello mushrooms
• 200 g of lean mince beef/ turkey
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• Some chopped up courgette or carrots
• Sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp of light mayonnaise (optional)

1. Pan fry your onion and garlic, once softened, add in your meat, finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes, courgettes/carrots and the stems from the mushrooms.
2. Once the meat is cook, season with salt, pepper, dried herbs and cinnamon (I think I am definitely addicted to cinnamon!).
3. Mix in 1 tbsp of mayonnaise and your mix is now ready to stuff the mushrooms. I tried some with and without mayonnaise, the ones with the mayonnaise were definitely more moist and juicy but both were as tasty :).
4. Stuff your mushrooms and top with a sprinkle of cheese if you want. Bake in a hot oven (180 degrees Celsius) for about 30 minutes.

Decided to try out some more muffins to add to our box of healthy muffins in the freezer. Decided to stick to a gluten free muffin, I've been more or less on a gluten free diet for about week and my stomach definitely feels flatter!

CHOCCY ALMOND MUFFINS

• 100 g ground almonds
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Half a tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp honey (or more!)
• 1 tbsp oats (optional)
• 1 tbsp yogurt (or a dash of milk, just to get to the right consistency) (optional- if using oats)
• 1 tsp vanilla (optional)
• 1 tbsp chia seeds or some choc chips (optional)

1. Preheat your oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
2. Mix your almond meal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chia seeds/choc chips and cocoa together.
3. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the melted coconut oil, vanilla, honey and egg. You could stop here and bake your muffins if you aren't keen on oats.
4. Add your oats and yogurt and mix until well combined. Fill your muffins cases and bake in a hot oven for 15-20 minutes. ( Makes 5-6 muffins).

Make sure (whether you add oats+yogurt or not) that your batter is of dropping consistency, if it is too thick just add a splash of milk to the batter.

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