Appetizer

Crispy Pan Fried Panko Shrimp Recently I discovered that my favorite crouton company came out with sourdough panko breadcrumbs – what?  Kooshy panko breadcrumbs are the perfect ingredient for these crispy pan fried panko shrimp.  So crunchy! Ingredients: shrimp (buy frozen shrimp – saves $$) flour cornstarch seasonings:  onion, garlic, salt, pepper seltzer (could be beer too!) Kooshy sourdough panko bread crumbs chives for garnish...

Crispy Delicata Squash Rings Dare I say these crispy delicata squash rings may be my new favorite delicata squash recipe?!  The squash is slightly fork tender, the Parmesan cheese is crispy and I ate the whole plate by myself.  Best part?  Only TWO Weight Watchers points!   How do you know when it is ready to eat? Delicata squash is ready to eat when the following...

Low Carb Meatball Subs These low carb meatball subs are going to be on repeat in your home soon!  One of the questions I get asked most as a Weight Watchers member is to find the LOWEST point anything – breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, or football food.    I don’t subscribe to that philosophy, because personally I found that if I ate super low point...

Crispy Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower If you are someone like me who didn’t even try cauliflower until about 8 years ago, give cauliflower another chance.  This recipe is great as an appetizer or a light lunch or dinner. What is the trick to getting things extra crispy in the air fryer? Avocado oil spray is a staple in my kitchen.  For some reason it’s zero...

Vegan Egg Rolls These vegan egg rolls were inspired by Derek.  Do you follow Derek Sarno on YouTube?  You can check out his channel here.  I stumbled on his channel a few weeks ago, and he makes amazing vegan food.  He now follows me on Instagram, so we are basically best friends now, he just doesn’t know it yet.  😂 He’s challenged me to go...

Eggplant Rollatini Who knew that I liked eggplant?  I’ve given it the stink eye for so long, but this eggplant rollatini is delicious. This is not a new dish.  I simply swapped cottage cheese for the ricotta because that’s what I had on hand.  Feel free to substitute ricotta if you like! Do you have to peel the skin on eggplants before cooking? Yes and...

Chickpea Salad Is this a chickpea salad?  Or is it a chickpea spread?  Whatever you call it, it’s delicious! Eating veggies has always been my downfall.  Not going to lie, but I think because my parents overcooked veggies growing up (my mom still loves her fresh green beans boiled for 45 minutes) I never ate them growing up.  In fact, the only vegetables I ate...

Buffalo Shrimp Buffalo Shrimp was my late husband’s favorite dish at Hooter’s.  Which was weird because he didn’t particularly like spicy food!  My version tastes just as delicious, but only 4 WW points per serving.  Winning! Ingredients Needed to Make Buffalo Shrimp frozen shrimp – unless you live in an area that you can get fresh shrimp, it’s always more economical to buy frozen shrimp...

Crispy Sweet Potato Fries Recently I did a live Q&A and one of the questions I got was how to make crispy sweet potato fries without burning them. So I got bizzy in my kitchen and figured it out!  The trick is to simply microwave the sweet potato fries for one minute.  This is just enough to make them slightly fork tender, but they will...

If you think you don’t like beets, try my roasted beet hummus – it’s the perfect balance of sweet and savory! Ingredients Needed for Beet Hummus fresh beets canned chickpeas garlic cloves tahini crushed red pepper vinegar (any will do!) I used rice wine vinegar for this recipe salt aquafaba – which is the liquid from the canned chickpeas – so don’t throw this out...