Ingredients:

2 organic chicken breast halves, with skin and bone
1 tablespoon organic olive oil
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon organic rice vinegar
2 teaspoons unsalted organic soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon organic ginger
1 tablespoon organic cilantro, chopped

Instructions:

Place organic oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Heat the oil until hot but not smoking. Add the organic chicken and cook 4 minutes. Turn and continue cooking 3 minutes or until organic chicken is nicely browned. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the organic chicken skin side up on the sheet. Bake 12 minutes. Place the hoisin sauce in a mixing bowl. Add the organic vinegar and organic soy sauce and whisk to combine. Sprinkle in the organic ginger and whisk until all the ingredients are well combined. Brush the organic chicken breasts with the glaze. Return to the oven and continue baking 8 minutes or until juice run clear when pierced with a fork. Sprinkle organic chicken with the organic cilantro before serving. Any remaining glaze can be used on the chicken after serving. Serves 2

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Ingredients:

10 cups organic broccoli florets
1 tablespoon unsalted organic butter
1 organic shallot, minced
1 organic garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup toasted bread crumbs
2 teaspoons organic lemon peel, grated
1/4 teaspoon organic pepper, divided
1 tablespoon organic olive oil
2 tablespoons organic lemon juice

Instructions:

Fill a saucepan 2/3 full of water. Place on high heat and bring to a rapid boil. Add the organic broccoli and steam for 3 minutes or until broccoli is crisp tender. Cool under cold tap water and drain well. Place the organic butter in a skillet over low heat and allow the butter to completely melt. Add the organic shallot and organic garlic. Cook 2 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the bread crumbs and continue cooking 2 minutes or until the bread crumbs begin to brown. Remove the mixture from the skillet and place in a mixing bowl. Add the organic lemon peel and 1/8 teaspoon of organic pepper. Combine well. Place the organic oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the steamed organic broccoli to the organic oil and cook 4 minutes until slightly brown and heated throughout. Sprinkle the other 1/8 teaspoon of organic pepper over the cooked organic broccoli and stir to cover. Pour in the organic lemon juice and sprinkle the top with the bread crumb mixture. Serve hot. Serves 8

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Ingredients:

1 cup organic all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon organic baking powder
3/4 teaspoon organic baking soda
1/4 teaspoon organic nutmeg
2 organic eggs, separated
1 cup organic buttermilk
2/3 cup whole milk ricotta cheese (organic, if you can find it)
1 tablespoon grated organic lemon peel

Instructions:

Place the organic flour, organic baking powder, organic baking soda and organic nutmeg into a large mixing bowl. Whisk together, blending well. Place the organic egg yolks in a separate bowl. Pour in the organic buttermilk. Add the organic ricotta cheese and organic lemon peel and whisk until completely blended. Place the organic egg whites in a separate bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium high speed until soft peaks begin forming. Add the organic ricotta cheese mixture to the organic flour mixture and blend until just combined. Carefully fold in the egg whites. Heat a skillet over medium heat until hot. Coat the skillet with organic oil. Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto the prepared skillet. Cook 2 minutes or until bubbles appear around the edge. Flip and continue cooking 1 minute or until a light brown. Continue until all the batter has been used. Heat oven to 200 degrees and place cooked flapjacks on an oven safe platter in the heated oven to keep them warm until ready to serve. Makes 15 flapjacks

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Bodybuilding.com announced its 2009 Supplement Award Winners. It’s the fifth year in a row that Bodybuilding.com has announced these yearly awards. All nominations were based on sales, and since customers’ opinions are what truly count, Bodybuilding.com lets the general public provide 100% of the final vote.

Here are the winners:

-Supplement of the Year – Optimum 100% Whey Protein (5th year in a row!)

-New Supplement of the Year – MRI Black Powder

-Muscle Builder of the Year – BSN NO-Xplode (5th year in a row!)

-Pre-Workout Supplement of the Year – BSN NO-Xplode

-Intra-Workout Supplement of the Year – MuscleTech IntraVol

-Recovery Supplement of the Year – Scivation Xtend

-Protein Powder of the Year – Optimum 100% Whey Protein (5th year in a row!)

-Protein Bar of the Year – Supreme Protein Carb Conscious Bar

-Energy Supplement of the Year – VPX Meltdown

-Energy Drink of the Year – VPX RedLine RTD

-Fat Loss Supplement of the Year – Nutrex Lipo 6x

-Weight Gainer of the Year – BSN True Mass (3rd year in a row!)

-Nitric Oxide Supplement of the Year – BSN NO-Xplode (5th year in a row!)

-Creatine Supplement of the Year – BSN CellMass (5th year in a row!)

-Glutamine Supplement of the Year – MHP Glutamine-SR

-Multivitamin of the Year – Universal Nutrition Animal Pak (5th year in a row!)

-Joint Health Supplement of the Year – Universal Nutrition Animal Flex (4th year in a row!)

-RTD of the Year – CytoSport Muscle Milk RTD (2nd year in a row!)

-Tanning Product of the Year – Dream Tan

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Ingredients:

1/2 cup organic mango, pitted, peeled and diced
1 organic green onion, sliced thin
1/4 cup organic red bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons organic cilantro, chopped
1/4 organic jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped fine
2 tablespoons organic lime juice
1 (8 ounce) container pineapple cream cheese spread
32 slices baguette French bread

Instructions:

Place organic mango, organic green onion, organic pepper, organic cilantro, organic jalapeno and organic lime juice in a tightly sealed container. Turn to coat ingredients with the juice. Refrigerate at least 2 hours so all the flavors can blend together. Spread each slice of baguette bread with the cream cheese. Use a slotted spoon to top each of bread slices with the salsa. Serves 16

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