Vegetarian

Apple strudel.  This apple strudel with cream cheese filling and glaze completely cured my jones for apple coffee cake.  I know, those are two completely different things, but on Sunday morning I legit almost made an apple coffee cake with two sticks of butter. But I remembered that I have goals and I am going to crush this last quarter of 2018.  Guess what –...

Delicata Squash Gnocchi This delicata squash gnocchi was first posted in 2018.  The food photography was just okay, and I’ve updated the recipe by using store bought hash browns for the potato mixture and it worked out perfectly!  Even if you’ve never made homemade gnocchi, you can make this.  This squash is zero Weight Watchers points and available from late summer through Thanksgiving. Here are...

I think delicata squash is a love it or hate it vegetable.  But also, if someone says “I made delicata fries!” they are going to taste like squash, not potatoes.  I have found them at Trader Joe’s for .99 cents each – Whole Foods for $1.49 A POUND, or at my local farmers market, where I got them for 2/$1 because I hit up the...

My friend Jenn from my Weight Watchers meeting was meeting her family downtown and we rode the train down together.  It was nice having company on the train ride in yesterday – made the hour trip go by really fast!  My sister Jenn was home sick yesterday and didn’t listen to my Instagram stories until later in the day, and when she heard “the Biz...

These low point banana muffins are still low in points as of 2023!  Back in the day, it wasn’t unusual for me eat a giant Otis Spunkmeyer banana nut muffin with a giant Dr. Pepper on my way to work.  In case anyone is counting WW points – that would be 18 points for just the muffin – and that was my “appetizer.”  I’d probably...

You’ll want to add this spicy roasted red pepper sauce to your weekly meal prep – so good! When I was making my breakfast yesterday I made a 1 point omelette and thought I needed to add some bread to that meal. Luckily my train station has a huge market and I bought a loaf of whole wheat sourdough bread – and decided to make...

Mini Cherry Pies Mini Cherry Pies.  Swoon.  And you know what?  There are only 4 ingredients in these mini pies:  refrigerated pie crust, canned lite cherry filling, egg yolk (mixed with a tiny bit of water) for a wash, and a sprinkle of course sugar.  That’s it! And guess where I found the reduced calorie cherry pie filling?  The Dollar Tree – who knew?  1/3...

I can’t wait to share this recipe for the zucchini bread – it’s a pretty big mini loaf for only four points!  But it’s my next Chopping Block blog recipe, and since they pay me for it, they get first dibs – I’ll be sure to link to it when it’s published!  This was my chocolate zucchini bread version – I could only add 3...

This is a 5 point biscuit - but so good - pair with scrambled eggs and fruit - you've got a delicious diner breakfast at home!

Another busy Monday is in the books.  I knew it was going to be steady busy, so I was mentally prepared for it.  Even though I would have rather hung out with my brother and his family before they left last night.  Such is life! I made this quick picky plate for breakfast.  Hannah and Jacob bought cantaloupe last week and hadn’t cut it yet...