Soup

I had 4 ears of corn leftover from our Saturday bbq, and was about to throw them out when Tony suggested I make a corn chowder.  I cut off all the ears of corn – since they were cooked on the grill I thought it would lend a nice smokey flavor to the chowder. Except I am an idiot.  We had two flies in our...

For whatever reason, yesterday turned into comfort food day!   I started out the day with a baked burrito, for lack of a better word.  I threw out the original recipe, so I can’t give proper credit, but here was my take on it! 1 low carb tortilla (mine was 110 calories and 11 fiber!) 1/4 cup black beans 1 cup baby spinach 1/2 cup egg...

I saw a recipe on Eating Well’s website for huevos rancheros verdes.   But the serving size was for six people, and considering the fact that no one else in my family would touch that dish with a ten foot pole, I customized it for one.   I was a bit leery when I saw pinto beans, but I actually loved it!  I had two corn tortillas,...

I have two ladies to thank for my lunch and dinner yesterday – but I’ll get to that in a minute!   One of things I got in my BSI win from Megan was Trader Joe’s cranberry instant oatmeal – I loved it!  You can’t tell from this picture, but its in the bottom!  I had 4 ounces of diced honeycrisp apple (on sale for .99...

I was back to the good ole egg/cheese/ham sammie for breakfast yesterday – except this time my cheese of choice was pepper jack.  My store had it on sale for $1.99 a pound!!  So spicy and good 😀 Does anyone subscribe to Bon Appetit?  I am actually really starting to like this magazine.  In the front they have people write in asking for recipes they’ve...

When Jenn picked garlic as the BSI ingredient this week, my mind went into so many different directions!  I kept trying to come up with a spicy hot garlic cheese dip, but it just wasn’t coming together.  I knew I wanted the garlic roasted, so yesterday I roasted 20 cloves of garlic.  Bake in foil in muffin tin for one hour at 400 degrees.  Don’t...

This is my copycat Panera broccoli cheddar soup - 4 smart points per cup!

Before I get to the delicious food, I want to wish my MIL a speedy recovery – she had knee replacement surgery today and while the surgery went very well, she’ll probably have a tough couple weeks ahead of her – send good thought her way! 😀  Breakfast was a good ole bagel sammie – this version is a smaller Lender’s bagel with egg white, spinach...

I am posting the original recipe, but I did have to make a couple of substitutions – as I like a creamy (not tomato chunky) sauce, I used a small can of tomato sauce and one can of V8, and of course, left out the onions! Recipe from Frontera Grill/Topolobampo Serves 4 to 6 Like guacamole, tortilla soup has a place, I feel, in practically...

Lately I’ve liked the combination of mixing flavors and textures, and this grilled cheese certainly delivers in that category!  I picked up this bread, which I am loving: two slices healthy life flax bread (really nutty!) 2 ounces deli smoked turkey breast 1 ounce pepper jack cheese 1/2 anjou pear, sliced thin handful of baby spinach I used Smart Balance oil – about 1 tsp....