{"id":31366,"date":"2012-05-23T08:20:21","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T15:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=31366"},"modified":"2012-05-18T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2012-05-19T00:21:16","slug":"stuffed-pepper-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=31366","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Pepper Delight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One night after work I headed to the gym to do a sort-of quick run on the treadmill (I am so ready for nicer weather so I can run outside again) and a really good strength training session. It was a nice day, cooler than the summer-streak we&#8217;d been having, but sunny and clear. I was almost tempted to go home and just run outside and skip the gym. Biking to work a few times already this month has reminded me just how much I prefer outdoor activities. That being said, I am still focused on the strength training and not ready to sideline that for the summer yet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31379\" title=\"photo-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo-11-e1337315181417-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo-11-e1337315181417-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo-11-e1337315181417.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My run was pretty good. My body felt nice, I stayed at a steady pace the entire time and did 3 miles. I&#8217;ve decided that I won&#8217;t be doing any MORE miles on the treadmill. Anything above the 3 will have to be outside. I mean really, who wants to do 4 or 5 miles on a treadmill? Unless it&#8217;s the dead of winter, not me!<\/p>\n<p>I spent a decent amount of time doing the body weight exercises I like to do (side lunges, walking lunges, squats, step ups, pushups, Russian twists, to just name a few) and then went over to the machines to do that for the rest of the session. I felt strong and stable and had to increase the weight on one machine. Oh, and doing bicep curls I&#8217;m now up to 45 pounds!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31382\" title=\"photo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo1-e1337315475318-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo1-e1337315475318-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo1-e1337315475318.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gym Stats:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 1:22<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Calories Burned: 655<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Distance: 3 miles\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hurried home because I was starving and Michael was making something really tasty for dinner. The day before I had picked up a few good-looking peppers with the idea of grilling them. I then got the idea in my head that I really wanted stuffed peppers. I sent Michael a few recipes I thought sounded good and he picked one to try. I was really grateful that he put in so much time and work to make something I was craving. Here is that recipe:<\/p>\n<p>[amd-zlrecipe-recipe:35]<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I wasn&#8217;t at home for most the dinner creation so I&#8217;m not sure how closely he followed the recipe. He said he kind of &#8220;winged it&#8221; off the above recipe. He did leave out the egg and used leftover pizza sauce from a can instead of the tomato sauce (which is basically the same thing just with Italian seasoning I think). He also used lean ground turkey meat instead of beef and added chopped green onions. I think he also said he used regular white rice, not instant, and cooked it ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6478.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31370\" title=\"IMG_6478\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6478-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6478-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6478-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dinner was fantastic! I devoured mine because it tasted so damn good. I wasn&#8217;t sure if one stuffed pepper would be enough after a hard gym session so I added some raw broccoli to my plate. I used some Roka Blue cheese dressing as a dip. The combination turned out to be the perfect amount of food for me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31371\" title=\"IMG_6480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6480-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6480-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6480-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6482.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31373\" title=\"IMG_6482\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6482-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6482-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6482-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The stuffed peppers were a bit messy to eat, but worth the mess. I ate mine by cutting sections of the pepper off and eating bites of pepper with the stuffing mixture. Michael used his pepper as a bowl and just ate the stuffing mixture. \ud83d\ude09 To each it&#8217;s own. I ended up nibbling on some of his leftover pepper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6481.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31372\" title=\"IMG_6481\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6481-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6481-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_6481-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was filling and it felt really healthy. I calculated the calories according to the recipe, minus the egg, and it actually wasn&#8217;t that bad. Of course factor in more calories for extra cheese topping!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-16-at-7.07.32-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31367\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-05-16 at 7.07.32 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-16-at-7.07.32-PM-242x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-16-at-7.07.32-PM-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-16-at-7.07.32-PM.png 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I would most definitely have this recipe again. I&#8217;d probably try it with the egg included next time. I think perhaps the egg was kind of the &#8220;glue&#8221; to hold everything together inside the pepper. My friend Star introduced me to stuffed peppers about 4 years ago and I fell in love with the concept then. Hers were stuffed with brown rice or quinoa, lots of veggies and sauce. They were so damn good, I need to ask her what she did to them.\u00a0I&#8217;m already getting more ideas on what I can stuff peppers with for next time!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>QUESTION: What do you stuff your peppers with? And how do you eat stuffed peppers?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One night after work I headed to the gym to do a sort-of quick run on the treadmill (I am so ready for nicer weather so I can run outside again) and a really good strength training session. It was a nice day, cooler than the summer-streak we&#8217;d been having, but sunny and clear. 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