Chili Frito pie is layers of chili, cheese, and Frito corn chips. It can be made in a casserole dish or kind of like a walking taco.One of my FAVORITE things to do is figure out how to make recipes more Weight Watcher friendly or lower in points so that you can still be able to enjoy all those yummy and trending recipes that you see floating around on Pinterest. Like this chili frito pie recipe. You might think how are Frito chips diet friendly? Well let me tell you, something friend. You ... continue reading...
Gnocchi with Cinnamon Butter
This week I had the urge to make gnocchi. Tonight I decided to give it a shot. I skipped my run today, and went straight to the kitchen when I got home from work. I normally get home at about 3:30. The weather was somewhat cooler than it has been all week and I used that as an excuse to not go.Gnocchi took about almost an hour and 30 minutes to prepare. I was trying to think of a sauce to make a long with it, and I remember one time on Food Network I saw Giada make a cinnamon butter sauce ... continue reading...
Baked Ravioli
The tomato sauce for this recipe smelled so good when it was cooking on the stove. Some of it even ended up on the floor and spilled, just a splash here and there. The ravioli took no time to cook in the boiling water so it comes together pretty fast. All you have to do then is wait for the cheese to melt and get a little brown on top. Delicious!Another Martha Stewart recipe, and this time it wasn't a cupcake. I'm giving up baking sweets for awhile. :( Baked Ravioli was really really good. ... continue reading...
Ham and Spinach Quiche
I made this recipe today, to get rid of some leftover ham from Easter. Guess what?! We STILL have ham leftover. I am getting very sick of it fast too. A quiche, can help you with that. I changed things up again in this recipe to make it lighter. The bacon was left out. I used 3 whole eggs, and 3 egg whites, 1 cup of part skim mozarrella cheese, and I just realized I left out the milk. WOOPS! I was planning on using 1% milk and totally forgot it, in this recipe. Maybe that is why it ... continue reading...
Banana’s Foster French Toast
French toast is so good, and even better when you have some bread to get rid of. I found this recipe on Pillsbury website and saw that for one serving it was 620 calories and 17 grams of fat! I tried altering the recipe to make it healthier. I used 4 large eggs and 4 egg whites, 1 whole wheat french bread loaf, and 1 cup of 1% milk. I also cut back a little on the amount of syrup that was supposed to be in there. According to fatsecret.com (my new favorite website) ... continue reading...
Easter Sunday
On Sunday, I burned this potholder. I was boiling some asparagus in some water and turned off the heat. Didn't realize that the oven was still hot, and I placed this potholder on it and this is what happened. Isn't it pretty? I know this design looks really cool and everything. If you really, really want this design on your potholder leave it on the hot stove for less than 20 seconds and it should end up looking like this.Other than burning this potholder, we had asparagus, ham, and cheesy ... continue reading...
Pineapple and Ham Pizza
Pineapple and Ham Pizza is only 5 ingredients and it's a great way to use up any of that leftover ham lying around from Christmas or Easter dinner. The Midwest is in a major Winter storm right now. When there's a storm outside all I want to do is stay inside, watch some good movies, and eat a pizza. The pizza delivery place was even closed so I decided to make my own. I ALWAYS have the ingredients for 2 ingredient dough on hand so I can make a personal pan pizza. There was leftover ham from ... continue reading...
Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs
If you are looking for the ultimate grilled chicken thigh recipe you don't need to look anymore because this is it! These chicken thighs are tossed with a spicy seasoning and then sweetened with some honey on the side. I posted this recipe back in 2010 and still make this recipe today. (Post updated in 2019 with new pictures) It is so simple. Mix seasonings in with chicken thighs. Toss. Grill, Brush with honey. So good and so easy. You can serve this recipe with some grilled asparagus ... continue reading...