Crispy Baked Cheesy Onion Rings
I was thinking of what to make as a side for my lunch, when I looked in my fridge and saw I had half a small white onion that needed to be used up and thought of making onion rings…but I didn’t want to make …
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What I Eat in a Day 8-26-22/Just Bare Chicken nuggets with hash browns, apple pie on Joseph’s Pita and Party Pizza Friday!
Happy Friday! Welcome back to What I Eat in a Day! So ecxited to share some awesome meal ideas whether you follow Weight Watchers like me – or just on your own weight loss journey. First Meal! My first meal today was 11:30. I’ve been …
Edible Cookie Dough Recipe
Who doesn’t love cookie dough?! I’m excited to share this edible cookie dough recipe! One of my favorite things about being a food blogger is that on all social media platforms I follow mostly other foodies and chefs so there is never a shortage of …
Easy Banana Oatmeal Muffins with Chocolate Chips
You probably have all the ingredients to make these muffins right now! Scrolling through Instagram yesterday – Erin from The Wooden Skillet made a recipe for easy banana oatmeal muffins with chocolate chips. So I got up and made these right away! Just mix all …
Baked Potato Soup/Homemade Salsa
So, my first week of getting back on track and I did way better than I thought I would. I used www.myfitnesspal.com to track all my foods and exercise in. So are you ready? -5.6 pounds! What did I do? *Planned my foods in advance …
How to Make Homemade Crackers!
With all the rain we had this weekend, I was able to spend time in the kitchen!! Yeah!! There is nothing I love more than spending an afternoon in the kitchen! While reading blogs, I came across www.ceramiccanvas.com blog. He had made home made crackers …
Roasted chick peas
I made another batch of these last night to bring as a snack for work (also counts as veggie serving!) It’s so good, I wanted to post the recipe again. I would suggest using 2 cans of chick peas (garbanzo beans) because the process takes …
Low cal dips!
One thing I am trying to do this time around losing weight is to find a different way to do the things I love but in a better way. What I am talking about people is chips and dip! My husband and I don’t go …
Mini meatloaf + red potato mashed potatoes + microwave potato chips
I can’t believe the week is almost over!! I have a 4 day weekend this weekend, so I am totally excited about that! For dinner the other night, I made my mini meatloaves again. It’s such a nice change from burgers or tacos! I used …
Guacamole with a twist
My friend Kathy gave me a great cook book for my birthday last year that’s called the “Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook” by Tosca Reno. For those of you who don’t know who Tosca Reno is, she was a yo-yo dieter for years and after changing her …
How to Make Banana chocolate muffins
Someone in my office brought a bunch of bananas to work today that were super ripe. My co-worker and I walked by and saw them, she bakes too, and we said to each other, “banana bread, banana muffins, banana smoothies!” After about an hour and …
Savory breakfast muffins
I’ve posted so many muffin recipes that are sweet, I decided to make a recipe that is savory instead. I consulted a few places, and ended up finding one I liked as a base to go off of from Eating Well Magazine. I’m going to …
Mini banana muffins
While reading blogs yesterday, I read Maris’s blog and her Mom had made low fat banana muffins. I knew I was going to make these this weekend. I did change a few things, and at the last minute decided to make mini muffins instead. 1 …
I’ve added a new page on top “Index of Recipes”
I am in the process of making an Index of all my recipes. I have several hundred buried in here and I want people to have better access at a glance. I am starting with breakfast foods. I’ve already added some and will be adding …
I've added a new page on top "Index of Recipes"
I am in the process of making an Index of all my recipes. I have several hundred buried in here and I want people to have better access at a glance. I am starting with breakfast foods. I’ve already added some and will be adding …
Chile-Roasted Edamame
So, I have talked recently about the importance of protein, and getting it from legumes. I’ve posted roasted chick peas, black bean soup and imagine my excitement when I saw a recipe from FOOD TV for chile-roasted edamame. (I know, I get excited about the …
Orange sunrise smoothie
I was contacted by a representative from the Florida Department of Citrus, who wants to educate consumers about the benefits of orange juice. By including foods that are high in vitamin C, like 100% orange juice, you can stay healthier during the cold and flu season. …
Honey roasted chick peas/Fantastic Trail Mix
The other day I made roasted chick peas for the first time and they turned out great. They were super crunchy, I added garlic salt, cumin and chili powder. Basically, you take a can of chick peas, drain it and rinse it, throw it …
Roasted Chick-peas (garbanzo beans)
I read about a dozen different varieties of how to make them. You can used canned chick peas, or dried chick peas, where you soak them overnight. I also read many variations of how long to cook them as well as at what temperature. I …
Microwave potato chips?
I have to admit, one of my huge weaknesses are chips. Any kind of chips; Doritos, Cheetos, Frito’s, Potato chips, pretzels, etc… One of the things that has been hard for me to change is my chip habit. I actually gave up chips for lent …
Spicy Shrimp tacos with Tomatillo salsa
Yesterday I posted a recipe for tomatillo salsa. It was so fantastic! I love green salsa, so it was a weird coincidence that flipping through an old Cooking Light magazine, I saw a recipe for spicy shrimp tacos with tomatillo salsa! I think that was …
Roasted tomatillo salsa verde
These are tomatillos. The look like green tomatoes except they have these paper skins on them. This is only my second attempt at making salsa and when I tasted it, I thought it tasted like it was from a Mexican restaurant, I was so excited! …
Zucchini-Potato Latkes with Tzatziki sauce
I make potato pancakes at least a few times a month. My oldest son always gets excited when I am making them for dinner. He’ll smell them from another part of the house and come running. “Are you making potato pancakes?” And of course, when …
Granola balls
I saw this recipe on Whole Foods web site and I made them to include in my kids lunches this week. We all tried one and they taste awesome! 2 cups old-fashioned oats 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup …