Taco Bowl!

Taco Bowl!

I never would have thought about this before, but my sister told me about Taco Bowls she makes at home.  I said, “How do you make taco bowls at home?”  We both love the Mission Low Carb Tortillas that are only 1 point on Weight Watchers.  They …

Great dinner idea

Great dinner idea

Sometimes when I go to the store, I have a plan about what I am making every night.  Growing up, my Mom would do the weekly shopping, make a menu and post it on the refrigerator so if you asked her “What’s for dinner?”, she would say …

Pesto

Pesto

One of the things I am trying to do while losing weight this time is to make things I love to eat, but obviously try to make them healthier.  Sometimes when you are watching what you eat, you automatically think you can’t have a certain …

Mini baked mostacolli

Mini baked mostacolli

Sometimes its hard to lose weight when no one else in your family needs to.  I still get requests to make dishes that may not fit into my healthy eating plan.  One request I got from my oldest son for one of his favorites:  Baked …

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th!!  I’ve been on vacation for the past week which has been so nice!  Today we are going to a family party.  I’ve had one of my Peanut Butter muffins for breakfast, and I plan to have a light lunch and I am thinking …

Beef Stew

Beef Stew

Tonight I made my favorite beef stew for dinner. I got the recipe from a very old Better Homes and Garden cookbook my Mom had. (The cover had red and white checker pattern). Anyway, its the easiest to make by far, and once the vegetables …

My version of Chicken Parmesan

My version of Chicken Parmesan

This was my impromptu dinner idea. I cooked Whole Wheat angel hair pasta, I had a jar of Barilla garlic flavored tomato sauce, I had some chicken tenders in the freezer. I cooked the pasta, and set it aside. In a skillet I sprayed Pam …

How to cook Good ol’ Macaroni-and-Cheese!

How to cook Good ol’ Macaroni-and-Cheese!

I know there are about a zillion different versions of macaroni and cheese. I love it, but I don’t love how the full fat versions are tons of calories and lots of fat. I adapted this recipe from a Healthy Choice recipe I read in …

Spaghetti & Meatballs

Spaghetti & Meatballs

I hate it when you get home from work and look around to see what there is to make, and you fear that there is nothing good in your freezer/fridge/pantry. That’s the predicament I was in. It was late in the week and groceries from …

Spaghetti & Meatballs

Spaghetti & Meatballs

I hate it when you get home from work and look around to see what there is to make, and you fear that there is nothing good in your freezer/fridge/pantry. That’s the predicament I was in. It was late in the week and groceries from …

Food Find

Food Find

I love grocery shopping.  If I could spend a Saturday afternoon at any grocery store I would.  I love Trader Joe’s (although I only get there about once a month), there is a Whole Foods about 10 minutes from my house (but too expensive for …

Slumgulion – a.k.a. Goulash

Slumgulion – a.k.a. Goulash

I don’t know where the name of this dish came from, but growing up that’s what my parents called it. The only thing is when my Mom made it, I would ask her to have no chunks of onions in it! I make it all …

Dinner Wed. night

Dinner Wed. night

I really didn’t have much of an idea of what to make for dinner. So when I got home, I cooked up a few huge chicken breasts with Mrs. Dash lemon pepper seasoning.  Once it was done, I let it rest for about 5 minutes, and …