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Mini Zucchini Bread

Mini Zucchini Bread
You will love this mini zucchini bread recipe.  No oil, no butter, yet fluffy and delicious! Can you make zucchini bread without butter or oil? Absolutely!  Most recipes will tell you to use applesauce in place of butter or oil.  But I find that I don’t get the right crumb when I use applesauce as a replacement.  In this recipe, I used cottage cheese and...
September 5, 2023

Top 10 Family Friendly Dinners

Top 10 Family Friendly Dinners
Top 10 Family Friendly Dinners While my school age kid days are far behind me, I know it can be a struggle to figure out what to make for everyone so that you aren’t a short order cook.  This is a roundup of our Top 10 Family Friendly Dinners! KFC CHICKEN NUGGETS Pretty sure most families can agree on these chicken nuggets.  The best part...
August 30, 2023

Lightened Up Banana Bread

Lightened Up Banana Bread
You won’t be able to tell this is a lightened up banana bread.  It’s so light and delicious! My late husband LOVED his Mom’s banana bread.  And no wonder because it had 1 1/2 sticks of butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar.  I’ve tasted it and it’s delicious.  But her recipe is also 15 WW points per slice. This is my homage to her...
August 15, 2023

Heirloom Tomato Basil Soup

Heirloom Tomato Basil Soup
Heirloom Tomato Basil Soup Fun fact about me:  I don’t like sliced tomatoes but I love tomato soup!  This heirloom tomato basil soup screams summer. When I went to the Logan Square farmers market yesterday, there was a whole table of heirloom tomatoes and they looked incredible!  I bought this one, which is called an accordian heirloom tomato.  How gorgeous is this? What are heirloom...
August 7, 2023

Korean BBQ Meatballs

Korean BBQ Meatballs
Korean BBQ Meatballs These Korean BBQ Meatballs will be your go to recipe when you short on time but want to have tons of flavor.  Weight Watchers doesn’t mean eating boring food – pinky swear! Perfect for a weeknight meal or appetizers. When I first started blogging in 2008, I made EVERYTHING from scratch.  Like everything.  From condiments, sauces, etc.  Because I loved being Bizzy...
August 2, 2023

Jumbo Zucchini Muffins

Jumbo Zucchini Muffins
My go to “snack” on my way to work on the train was an Otis Spunkmeyer banana nut muffin.  Those are 20 WW points!  These jumbo zucchini muffins come in at just 8 – whoop! When I think back to how I used to eat, it was no wonder I got to 211 pounds.  With my recent loss this week of another 1.2 pounds, my...
July 31, 2023

Skinny Pizza Dough Sopes

Skinny Pizza Dough Sopes
These skinny pizza dough sopes are a great way to use up any leftover skinny pizza dough.  So delish and customizable! Best part about these sopes is that the filling is totally up to you.  Have some leftover steak or chicken – perfect! What is Masa Harina? Masa harina literally means dough flour in Spanish, and as the name suggests, it is dough that has...
July 27, 2023

Biscuit Quiche

Biscuit Quiche
Nearly 5 years ago I wrote a recipe for mini veggie quiches.  That recipe called for 2 tablespoons of butter Crisco. The recipe was due for a makeover, so I subbed in just one tablespoon of salted butter and the result is these biscuit quiches.  The crust tastes like biscuits! This is perfect for meal prep, because you can make them over the weekend.  My...
July 25, 2023

Sugar Snap Pea and Radish Salad

Sugar Snap Pea and Radish Salad
Sugar Snap Pea and Radish Salad This Sugar Snap Pea and Radish Salad will quickly be on repeat this summer. My friend Morgan made this recipe on an Instagram story and I knew I had to make it.  The only thing I did was add hot honey to the recipe. How do you peel sugar snap peas? Until last weekend, I never knew you should...
July 19, 2023

Shrimp Tikka Masala

Shrimp Tikka Masala
This shrimp tikka masala is packed with so much flavor – you’re whole family will love this! What is the difference between tikka masala and regular masala? Tikka masala is typically a cream based sauce, while regular masala relies on many spices to get it’s depth of flavor.  I worked with a woman who was Indian the first time I make tikka masala in 2010. ...
May 23, 2023