THE DOLCE DIET Valentines Day Menu 10 Recipes That Say I Love You, Now Lets Grapple by Mike Dolce with Brandy Roon Conrad James Books
Conrad James Books Las Vegas, NV conradjamesbooks.com The Dolce Diet: Valentines Day Menu 2013 by Mike Dolce. All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher. Published by Conrad James Books. First Edition. Electronic Edition Printed in the United States of America.
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Praise for THE DOLCE DIET: LIVING LEAN The Dolce Diet, three words about Living Lean: 1. Simple 2. Inspirational 3. Effective. Thank you, Mike Dolce! You've made staying in shape easy! ~STEWART M. The Dolce Diet, Love it! My Little-Boy-2-B has been on it for 5.5 months! This diet is truly amazing for moms pre & post baby! Yes, The Dolce Diet is prego friendly! Plenty of the RIGHT kind of food that tastes great! ~THE H2H WAITRESS Started two weeks ago.
Lost 13 pounds so far. Yea! Love the recipes! So do my kids! Thank you! ~DAWN H. Body fat down 4% in 2 months?! Yessss! #LIVING LEAN ~MOLLY C. The Dolce Diet, started 410, down 50 lbs. so far. ~ JOSH W.
The Dolce Diet, 13 lbs. lost in 4 weeks! People are asking what I'm doing...Telling them LIVING LEAN! ~MIKE S. Real talk! The Dolce Diet is the Einstein, da Vinci and Jesus of losing weight all wrapped up in one...gluten free wrap that is. ~MIKEY F. Another 5 (lbs. 25 pounds down in 2 weeks, 100 to go! #LivingLean! ~JOHN P. 25 pounds down in 2 weeks, 100 to go! #LivingLean! ~JOHN P.
Making THE DOLCE DIET turkey burgers. LIVING LEAN and loving it! ~JULIE W. The Dolce Diet, I've lost 35 lbs. of fat since January 3rd. Healthy and delicious! I love Living Lean. ~BRANDON E.
I can't walk! That means I had a great booty workout!! Yeah buddy! #LIVINGLEAN ~MARI C. The Dolce Diet, 31 lbs. lost now. Feeling great. Can't believe I didn't do this before. to go. ~JEFF S. 24 lbs in 6 weeks! BOOM! All thanks to The Dolce Diet & Living Lean! ~CHRIS P. 24 lbs in 6 weeks! BOOM! All thanks to The Dolce Diet & Living Lean! ~CHRIS P.
Day 40 tastes just as good! Mike Dolce is the Weight Whisperer. ~STEPHANIE S.
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THE DOLCE DIET Valentines Day Menu 10 Recipes That Say I Love You, Now Lets Grapple by Mike Dolce with Brandy Roon
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For Starters... Light the candles.
STRAWBERRY SALAD (Vegan & Gluten free) Serves 2 Ingredients 2 handfuls baby spinach 10 fresh strawberries, sliced avocado, cut into bite-sized chunks 1 cup walnuts Directions Arrange spinach, avocado, walnuts and strawberries in bowl.
Dressing: Light drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar
For Dinner... Turn on some Barry White.
STEAK AND ASPARAGUS (Gluten free) Serves 2 Note: This can be served on a bed of quinoa. Ingredients 3 Tbsp. grapeseed oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium sirloin steak, cut into 1/2 inch cubes 3 sprays of Braggs Liquid Aminos or 1 Tbsp. crimini mushrooms, sliced 1/2 lb. asparagus, each spear chopped into 1/2 inch bites cup water Directions Heat grapeseed oil in a large pan over medium heat and spray steak with Braggs Liquid Aminos or low-sodium soy sauce. asparagus, each spear chopped into 1/2 inch bites cup water Directions Heat grapeseed oil in a large pan over medium heat and spray steak with Braggs Liquid Aminos or low-sodium soy sauce.
Cook until steak is browned on all sides, about 3 minutes. Turn off heat and set aside. In separate pan, add garlic, onion, celery and sliced asparagus. Saut 2 minutes and add steak into mixture. Add water and cover pan. Cook about 5 minutes or until asparagus is tender and steak pieces are cooked through.
Enjoy!
SMOKED VEGGIE PAELLA (Vegan & Gluten free) Serves 6 - Reduce ingredients to make for 2 people, or make this big batch and keep as leftovers. Delicious! Note: The smoked paprika and turmeric are very important in this recipe . Ingredients 5 cloves garlic, minced 7 oz. portobello mushrooms, chopped 2 large bunches chard, leaves pulled from center stem and chopped 1 large yellow onion, chopped 5 whole artichokes hearts (canned in water is fine), cut into quarters 1 cup black rice, dry (a short grain brown rice, or quinoa works well, too) 4 1/2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth (keep some extra on the side) 4-5 vine-ripened tomatoes, seeded and diced 1 1/2 cups chickpeas, drained 3 Tbsp. grapeseed oil 1 Tbsp. turmeric sea salt, to taste ground pepper, to taste Directions Drizzle extra large pan with grapeseed oil. turmeric sea salt, to taste ground pepper, to taste Directions Drizzle extra large pan with grapeseed oil.
Saut garlic and onions for about 5 minutes over medium heat until tender and then toss in the mushrooms and saut until brown. Add the uncooked rice to the pan and stir well. Now add the tomatoes, chard, chickpeas, salt, pepper, turmeric and smoked paprika. Stir well for about a minute. Pour in enough vegetable broth to cover the entire mixture and layer artichoke hearts on top. Theyll eventually fall apart when you mix the paella later.
Reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Let cook about 40 minutes before uncovering and cooking another 15-20 minutes until rice is tender. As it cooks, youll need to add more broth to the mixture so keep it at the ready! Once its done, set aside about 10-15 minutes and then serve.
SEARED AHI TUNA STEAKS (Gluten free) Serves 2 Ingredients 1 lb. sashimi grade yellow fin tuna, cut into serving portions sea salt, to taste black pepper, to taste 1/2 cup oat bran or buckwheat* (*gluten free option) 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil Directions Roll the tuna in the oat bran or buckwheat and the sprinkle with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning Drizzle grapeseed oil in large pan and put on high heat.
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