shark's bites of life

A simple quick meal that only uses 3 ingredients! Perfect when short on time and short on ingredients.  This is also great for people on a high fat, low carb diet! And also, it tastes delicious!  You will need: Butter 1/2 a head of cabbage  1 pound of sausage So far I have used brats, kielbasa, pork sausage, chicken sausage My favorite is with brats and kielbasa When buying your meat you want to make sure it is uncured and nitrate and nitrite free Also, if you can, buy organic grass fed meat it tastes the best and is so good for you Preheat oven to 350 F  Butter the bottom and sides of your 13x9 baking dish Dice up the cabbage and add it to the baking dish Pour in 2 tablespoons of water  Cut up the sausage and layer on top of the cabbage  Cover with aluminum foil or lid and place in the preheated oven  Bake for 30 minutes with the cover on Then bake for another 10 minutes with the cover removed to brown the top ...

I love pecans, but I them even more when they have cinnamon and sugar on them!  This recipe is low carb and and sugar free because it uses Truvia a natural sweetener that doesn't have affect on your blood glucose or insulin levels. What you will need: 1 egg white 1 tbs water 1 pound of pecan halves 1 cup Truvia 1 tsp ground cinnamon 3/4 tsp salt Preheat oven to 250 degrees F In a large mixing bowl whisk egg white and water together till it is a little frothy. Add nuts into egg mixture, and stir around the pecans till they are all covered. In a separate bowl mix the dry ingredients together,  then pour the mixture in with with the nuts. Stir the nuts until nuts are coated in the cinnamon sugar mixture.  Spray a pan lightly with coconut oil and spread out the nuts.  Bake in the oven for 1 hour, stir the nuts every 15 minutes. Let cool, and enjoy!   These are a great sweet treat you don't have to feel guilty a...

About a month ago I changed my diet to LCHF (low carb high fat). I have always had a lower carb diet but now I just add more healthy animal fats to it.  I love the results so far and I have been working on new ideas for quick treats to get me the extra fat that my diet requires without adding any carbs. This treat helps satisfy my hunger between meals and before bed and it tastes like a desert!  All you need:  1 tea bag (any flavor will do)  8 oz or so of filtered water organic heavy whipping cream (however much you feel like adding)  Start out by brewing your tea, when I am just making one cup of tea I just microwave a cup of water for 1 minute, then let the tea steep about 3 minutes.  Fill the remainder of the cup up with ice and stir in the heavy whipping cream. Sometimes if I am really craving something sweet,  I'll add a little Truvia sweetener. I switch it up with hot tea and iced tea, it tastes great either way you do it. ...

I am always looking for something new to try. So while discussing ideas with a friend, she told me about Climbmax a gym solely for rock-climbing. I have climbed once or twice before at my gym, but this place sounded a lot more intense, so I was in! At Climbmax you and your partner are the ones doing the belaying as one climbs. You have a test wall to make sure you understand what you are doing, then you are set loose to climb all over the place. Each wall is marked with a ranking so you can see how difficult each wall is. The practice wall starts at 5.5 which is the easiest rating. The highest difficulty level we ventured to was 5.11, and it was a challenge that is for sure.  Taking photos of us climbing was not easy to do, I didn't want my belayer with a camera in hand as I'm 20 feet high in the air, just in case I slipped I'd rather his hand on the rope;)  So I had to ask for nearby climbers to assist with t...

Downtown Chandler, Arizona is a great area to go for food, drinks, watch sports and chill with friends and family. This area is filled with great bars and pubs but one of my favorites is Vintage 95 a wine lounge on the edge of Boston Street. It has a patio on the sidewalk so you can enjoy a glass of wine while people watching on the streets and a patio in the back complete with a fireplace, mood lighting, comfy couch seating (or table if preferred). Also, it has misters a big plus especially if you live in Arizona and still want to venture outside once in awhile. The only downfall with the misters is you can't take a good photo because you have water droplets everywhere, as you will see on the last image below. Another great feature is their live music Thursday, Saturday and Sunday featuring local artists. Definitely a spot to check out!       I was overly annoyed with the way my photos were turning out, so I did not get any good photos of the food we ate....

Low Carb High Fat - Meatza This is a great tasting pizza alternative for people on a low carb - high fat diet. It tastes amazing and is super easy to make. I adapted this recipe after looking through a few different ones on different blogs and recipe sites. I like simple and quick because I don't always have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen and usually when I'm hungry I want food ASAP, so the quicker the better. You will need: sweet italian pork sausage about 1 pound fresh grated parmesan cheese 1/2 cup 1 large egg Italian spice blend  pizza sauce (without high fructose corn syrup and low carb) grated organic sharp cheddar cheese (or cheese topping of choice) green peppers black olives onion mushroom (and any other topping you choose to add)  Crust: Preheat the oven to 375° F Mix the Italian sausage, egg and parmesan cheese together in a bowl, then spread thinly and evenly on a 13x9 cookie sheet or baking...

I try to always prepare our lunches for the week on Sundays.  It helps to never have to worry about what to pack for lunch.  One of our favorite lunch meals is chicken, veggies and quinoa.  Super simple, tastes delicious and is extremely nutritious.  Quinoa is gluten free and has a high protein content of 18%,  it is a complete protein and contains essential amino acids.   This is what you need... chicken breasts (about 1 pound) 1 bag of frozen vegetables  (you can cut up fresh ones, depends on how much time you want to spend) quinoa (1 cup) garlic (i used minced) old bay seasoning vegetable bouillon (1) or you can use a vegetable or chicken broth mushrooms or other vegetables you want to throw in   Start with your chicken breasts in a lightly greased pan, season both sides of your chicken  with Old Bay.  Let that cook thoroughly. Then sauté your vegetables in a lar...