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Friday, August 03, 2012

E-Z Cheesy Garlic Bread Pizza

Need a quick fix for dinner but don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen? I have a great solution for you. My kids absolutely LOVE these Cheesy Garlic Bread Pizzas. You simply take a package of those frozen garlic breads you get in the freezer section of your favorite grocery store. I use the generic version most especially since we're piling it full of goodies anyhow. You top it with pizza sauce, followed by any sort of pizza topping you so desire. My family loves mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. I found some little mini-salad pepperoni last time I shopped that were perfect for these. They don't slide off or pull half of your topping off like the big ones do when you bite into them. You bake according to the directions on the box of garlic bread. Mine was 425degrees for 10 - 15 minutes. They are SO GOOD!!!

You can also freeze and microwave them in a pinch but they are best right out of the oven, hot and bubbly just like this:

Oooey Gooey Goodness!

There were none left from this batch to freeze...in fact now that I mention it, there never has been. Ah well, it really is a good thought! LOL Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wintertime S'mores

I have been working hard on coming up with healthy alternatives not only for myself but for my family as well. My kids have found that they love fresh fruit smoothies, cauliflower poppers, and even YOGURT! I have not been buying those pre-packaged snack foods, chocolate, and candy. I saw a recipe for some oven baked s'mores over at IzzyMom and I knew this would be something I my kids would love and worth a splurge!

The recipe includes: Ritz Crackers, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, and Large Marshmallows (cut in half). Yup, that's all! While you're preparing the salty-sweet goodness, pre-heat your oven to 350°.

Start by stacking 5 chocolate chips on a Ritz cracker (salty side up) and top with the halved marshmallow. That's it! It is THAT easy to make this oooey-gooey deliciousness!!

Prep-work was so easy the kids did it!

Before baking...

It takes around 10 minutes to toast the marshmallows. Keep a close eye because there is a fine line between toasting the marshmallow and burning the crackers. Thankfully, they will smoke (a lot) before they burn.

After baking...

Once you remove from the oven, top with another Ritz Cracker, smash together ever so lightly and watch the yummy, sweet goodness ooze out the sides. Resist the urge to clean them with your tongue...Serve warm! children,recipes

I must say that I've never been a HUGE fan of the traditional "camp fire" s'mores. I do enjoy one every now and again, but they are SO sweet it is hard for me to eat a lot of them. These snacks are the perfect combination of sweet and salty goodness, so I HIGHLY recommend!!

Gotta love this!!!

Not only did I give it high marks (and NO I did not take time to figure up the WW points on one, I just counted it as a "SPLURGE"!), but the children loved them as well.

Tyler approved!

Emily approved!

Obviously Shelby approves as well!

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

New Year, New Me Day 2

Day two of my healthy new lifestyle started off great. I was pouring my first cup of coffee at 5:30 and found myself singing. YES, I said singing at 5:30 in the morning. I felt great. I was refreshed, and ready to tackle the day, no matter what was thrown at me. Boy, did I ever eat those thoughts!!!

Against my better judgment I gave Emily chocolate milk because she threw such a fit wanting it. Let me reiterate that this was against my better judgment. I knew that she should probably not have milk since she was vomiting and had an upset stomach on Monday but she was kicking and screaming. I will spare you the details but suffice it to say that I should not have given her the chocolate milk. It was with a heavy heart that I stayed home with her again.

With that being said, I managed to get a work out in and had a great work-out partner to boot! Day two of the 9 week challenge on EA Sports Active 2 brought back ~~nightmares~~ memories of the original EA Sports Active Personal Trainer and all of those squats that made me almost unable to walk for days. I must say I could definitely feel the burn after today's work out. I am worried that I will feel it for a few days in fact. OUCH!

I tried a new recipe for dinner tonight and had a very skeptical husband. He was wondering what the "back up" was before he even tried them. We had Gina's Spinach Lasagna Rolls from Gina's Skinny Recipes. Of course mine didn't look nearly as beautiful as hers, and I did deviate a bit from her recipe because I didn't have any sauce on hand, but Emeril Lagasse helped me out with some of his original recipe sauce. For a more enticing photo, check out the link to the recipe above. Mine weren't nearly as pretty, but they did taste awesome!! Although it was a little more prep work than I care to do normally, it wasn't too bad. I've come to the realization that cooking healthy will require more work than the norm, but it is worth it to lose weight and know that I am feeding my children healthy food! The lasagna rolls had a great taste and fit into my points perfectly! I added extra since I deviated to the recipe but still ended dinner with a nice side salad as well as a slice of whole wheat toast sprinkled with olive oil and topped with garlic powder. If you're looking for delicious recipes that fit into your Weight Watcher lifestyle, check out Gina's site. I will be trying out a few more later this week and I will let you know what I think!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Diet Recipes - A Great Source

If you're in the market for some great recipes, I would like to suggest a website: Aimee's Adventures. I am doing Weight Watchers and this website is FULL of awesome recipes that also gives you the points to each recipe. Of course it is always a good idea to re-figure points as you cook because they can vary from recipe to recipe depending on the different ingredients you may use. If you do WW online like I do, you can use the recipe builder (which has been a life saver for me) to help you figure up the points on various recipes.

Aimee also has links to other sites full of recipes as well as dieting tips. Did you know that if you get a sweet tooth at night you can drink a glass of water and brush your teeth to subside it? It's true, the water will make you feel full and the sugar will trick your brain into thinking it's getting something sweet! Not only is this a great way to lose weight, but also keep your teeth nice and bright!

So, hop on over and check out this awesome site. It's a great resource for any diet, no matter what kind of diet you are doing. So, now I've helped you out in the dieting department, but if you need help with allergy bedding you may have to look elsewhere. ;)

Saturday, October 03, 2009

Black Eyed Punch Recipe

To concoct this wicked brew you’ll need to combine:

* 2 cups of sugar
* 3 quarts of water with
* {1} 13 ounce envelope of unsweetened grape soft drink mix
* {1} 13 ounce envelope of unsweetened orange soft drink mix

Stir until all of the ingredients are completely dissolved.

Right before serving, add in 1 liter of ginger ale and several pieces of eyeball candy to float on top of the punch.

This recipe was taken from MyPunchBowl.com, the leader in start to finish party planning!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Ruby Tuesday - Fresh Salsa

Fresh Salsa:

Ingredients:
Tomatoes - peeled and diced
Jalapeno Peppers - diced
Garlic - Freshly diced
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

All ingredients are "to taste". But for good measure you can add one medium pepper for about 15 medium sized tomatoes. One large clove of garlic should do the trick and three teaspoons of olive oil. I usually make it the night before an event because that gives all of the ingredients time to mesh together.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Easy as Pie Recipe

Here's a recipe that's "easy as pie". Ba-dum! I made two for the Mother's Day celebration at my sister's house on Sunday. The key lime was more of a hit than the pictured strawberry. This recipe is easy and a wonderfully low in fat. You can use any flavors you like, even mix and match. Since I don't have a red Ferrari, I can't use Ferrari parts as my RT post, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to post this recipe:

Ingredients:
* 1 reduced fat graham cracker crust
* 1 (1/16 ounce) package sugar-free lime gelatin
* 1/4 cup boiling water
* 1 (8 ounce) container fat-free whipped topping
* 2 (6 ounce) key lime pie yogurt

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
2. Stir in yogurt with wire whisk.
3. Fold in whipped topping with wooden spoon.
4. Spread in crust.
5. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
6. Top with fresh fruit (if desired)

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Summertime Goodies!

One of my family's favorite "summertime" recipes is quick and easy. We don't have room for a garden where we live now, but when we did have a garden we always had an abundance of cucumbers. Ripe, juicy summer tomatoes are my favorite, so combining the two seemed like a perfect solution. I am not a big fan of just plain cucumber. My mom used to do half and half vinegar and water with salt, pepper, and onion. If you soak it about a half a day before eating they are scrumptious. But, my kids didn't care much for this recipe.

I found a way to make the kids love them. I slice my cucumber and dice a few tomatoes. Sounds easy doesn't it? Well, it only gets easier from here. Take your favorite brand of Italian dressing and cover. I usually refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving, but it's great at room temperature as well. The longer it marinades in the dressing, the better the taste. Give it a try (if you haven't already) and let me know what you think. It works well with most meals, light or heavy.

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