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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Hummus with sautéed mushrooms

Make my hummus here on the blog.
Place in a bowl
8 oz of mushrooms of your choice chopped
1 tsp oil oil
garlic
1 tbsp balsamic vinager
 

Add oil to a hot skillet and add mushrooms and garlic and cook until tender, Add balsamic vinegar and cook until mushrooms are coated . Place directly on hummus and serve with chips

Friday, February 21, 2020

Pickled Carrots

1 very large carrot or enough to full large  jar cut into thick strips
Pickling ingredients
1 1/2 cups of water
1 1/3 cups of white vinegar
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 1/2 tbsp of dried dill
1 tbsp pickling spice
3/4 tbsp salt
1/2 cup Splenda sugar substitute

Place your carrots in your jar. Add all the pickling ingredients in a medium pot and bring to a boil and boil for about 2 mins. Pour over carrots in jar and let cool b4 placing in refrigerator . Should last in the fridge for 2 weeks.

There are zero smart points on all plans. The Splenda is 1 smart point.



Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Bread Pudding in a Mug

1 slice of low calorie bread,  I use the 647 Italian.      1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
49 grams of 1% fat cottage cheese
1 1/2 tbsp of unsweetened  vanilla almond or cashew  milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp of monk fruit sweetner
1/4 tsp cinnamon

Spray your mug  with spray, ADD your egg, milk and cottage cheese mix well. All the rest of your ingredients and mix well. Add your bread and make use it is nice and submerged. Cook in your micro wave for 1 minute . Mix again and cook for another  1 minute. I did cook it again for another 30 seconds. Place in a bowl and add toppings of choice.

2 sp on Blue and Purple and 4 on green.





Friday, February 14, 2020

Pumpkin 2 ingredient Dough Bagels

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup of nonfat Greek yogurt (drained well)
1 egg
3 tbsp of pumpkin puree
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
6 tsp of monk fruit sweetener or sweetener of your choice

In a large bowl add flour, baking soda, and salt and mix well. Add the rest of your ingredients and combine well and separate into 4 buns. Place on a well sprayed baking sheet and brush buns with egg wash. I sprinkle monk fruit golden (brown sugar substitute ) lightly and add some pumpkin seeds and crushed hemp hearts and a/ few lily chips on top, (not necessary but zero in points and adds a texture ). Place in a preheated air fryer or oven 375 degrees and cook for 20-25 mins.
They freeze well. I place mine in a sandwich bag and then in a larger plastic bag.

Points 3 blue, 3 purple and 4 green



Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Home Made Ranch Dressing using a house made ranch mix and home made buttermilk

Ranch Dry  Mix

1 tbsp powdered buttermilk                                                             1 tsp light mayo
1/4 tsp dried dill                                                                       1/2 cup non fat greek yogurt  drained
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp chives
1 tsp parsley
1/4 tsp Trader  Joe's onion salt
1/4 Trader Joes 21 seasoning salute or mrs dash
dash of chipotle pepper powder
mix all ingredients above

Buttermilk
1/2 cup of 1% milk
2 tbsp white distilled vinegar
mix and let stand 5 mins
1/4 tsp xantham gum

combine your home made buttermilk with your homemade ranch mix and combing well.
Add 1  tbsp lite mayo and 1/2 cup of non fat greek yogurt and combine well. Add 1/4 tsp of xantham gum to thicken 
Chill for 1 hour
The whole jar is 5 smart points on Blue and Purple . Smart Points on Green 6 smart point for the whole jar. Use and point as you see fit.

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Buffalo Deviled Eggs

10 hard boiled eggs
1 tsp light mayonnaise
2 tbsp hot sauce
scant 1/4 cup non fat greek yogurt
1 tbsp dijon mustard
pepper/salt (butter flavored popcorn salt would be great too)

toppings:
Blue cheese crumbled
shaved celery and carrot

Slice eggs in half and remove yolk and put into bowl. Mask yolks then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Place back in egg half and add toppings and sprinkle with paprika.

2 egg half are zero on blue and purple and 2 on green.



Thursday, February 6, 2020

Cannoli Bread Pudding in a Mug

 1 slice of 647 bread I  used Italian cut into cubes
1 egg
2 tbsp Fat-Free ricotta cheese
2 tbsp monk fruit sugar substitute
2 tbsp unsweetened vanilla cashew milk
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
8 lily chocolate chips separated
TOPPINGS
7 grams of special dark chocolate syrup ( zero Point)
Fat-Free Redi Whip
4 lily Chocolate  chips

Get a microwave-safe mug and spray with nonstick spray. Crack your egg in the mug and add the milk and mix well. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Place in microwave and cook for 1 minute and remove and mix and place back in and cook another minute. You can chill or eat warm, I prefer it chilled with the toppings added.

2 sp blue and purple and 4 on green