Appetizer

Homemade Chicago Style Pizza Puffs If you grew up in Chicago, or Chicagoland, chances are you know exactly what a pizza puff is.  And if you’ve never had one, you are in for a treat! A Chicago-style pizza puff is basically everything you love about pizza, but wrapped in a crispy, deep fried pocket of deliciousness.  Think seasoned Italian sausage, gooey mozzarella cheese, and pizza...

Extra Crispy Fries (Homemade) These extra crispy fries (homemade) are hands down THE BEST FRIES I’VE EVER MADE.  And I’ve made a lot over the years.  One problem I was always running into is that the fries would be crisp within the first five minutes of them coming out of the fryer, only to get soggy and limp minutes later. These extra crispy homemade French...

Easy Chinese Cabbage Stir Fry This easy Chinese cabbage stir fry is a great side dish that I think the whole family will enjoy.  Recently I was at an event where I met a woman named Ting (you can check out her two Instagram pages HERE and HERE), and I started following her.  She posted this recipe and said if you think cabbage if boring,...

Homemade Beef and Zucchini Meatballs These homemade Beef and Zucchini Meatballs are one of those recipes you’ll want to keep in your back pocket. They’re tender, flavorful, easy to make, and the zucchini helps keep them moist without making the meatballs taste like vegetables. We’re using 93/7 ground beef, so we added a little chopped pepperoni to bring in extra flavor and richness. The combination...

Top 10 Shrimp Recipes Below is my top 10 shrimp recipes on my website.  Turns out I also have a lot of buffalo shrimp recipes, but I think this is a great selection of recipes that have minimal ingredients and are easy to make even on a busy weeknight.   Shrimp Spring Rolls These shrimp spring rolls are a perfect light summer dinner and look so...

Million Dollar Zucchini Fritters A video popped up on my Instagram feed for Million Dollar Zucchini Fritters.  It was an AI video, and it had over 300,000 views.  While they listed a few of the ingredients, in order to get the full recipe you needed to go to their link in bio, click a link to buy a Mediterranean cookbook that cost $60.  The problem...

Green Beans with Insane Sauce This recipe for green beans with insane sauce is inspired and adapted from my friend Bobby’s website.  You can check out his original version here.  Since I don’t like mayo, this is my adapted version and makes me crave green beans!  Because I made the swap from mayo to yogurt, it reduced the Weight Watchers points to just 2 points...

Lazy Pork Wontons Half the battle of making wontons is figuring out how to wrap them.  These lazy pork wontons solve that problem.  This recipe serves one, so feel free to double or triple the recipe.  Each serving is only 4 Weight Watchers points and a whopping 30 grams of protein. Ingredients Needed ground pork – be sure to find pork that is 90/10 or...

Zero Point Weight Watchers Instant Pot Refried Beans | Easy Healthy Fat-Free Recipe If you’ve never made refried beans from scratch, let me tell you.  Once you do, you’ll never go back to the canned version again. These Zero Point Weight Watchers Instant Pot Refried Beans are creamy, flavorful, and made with simple pantry staples, but without any added fat or oil. They are perfect...

Cheesy Breadsticks I have to be honest, I think I’ve only had Domino’s cheesy breadsticks once.  Not that I didn’t love them, but I’d rather eat pizza.  That is more insulin worthy!  These breadsticks can definitely be incorporated into your Weight Watchers journey or macros. But I found myself with a batch of sourdough bread, and wanted to make something other than a loaf of...