Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Crockpot potatoes

From the Hungry Jack recipes....

5 boxes of Hungry Jack scalloped potatoes (I used the cheddar)
10 1/2 cups of water
2 - 12 oz cans of evaporated milk
4T of butter or margarine

Put potatoes and mix in the crockpot, then add liquid and margarine.
Stir well to mix thoroughly.

Cook on low 4-5 hours until mixture is think and potatoes are done.

YUM!

For WW people this recipe is 3 points per serving. I cut the receipe in 1/2 when I made it.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Tuna Noodle Casserole

with a little twist!

1 bag of whole wheat noodles
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1T Worcestshire sauce
1 small can of mushrooms
1 pouch of albacore tuna

Cook noodles and drain water.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Spray non-stick spray on baking dish.
Pour soup in bowl and put in about 1T of worcestshire sauce.

Put noodles in bottom, then layer some soup and tuna. (You may not need the whole bag of noodles)
Mix the layer, then layer again and mix, to integrate all 3 ingredients well.
Top layer should be noodles.
Then sprinkle with breadcrumbs or potato chip crumbs or cereal crumbs.

Bake in oven about 20 minutes or until top is brown and sides look crispy.

Serve with ketchup and/or hot sauce.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Easy Dinner....

Shredded pork sandwiches

1 pork tenderloin
1/2 -3/4 bottle of Italian dressing

Put pork in crockpot and pour italian dressing on to cover.
Cook on low about 6-8 hours.

Shred pork with a fork when done.
Pile on a bun.
Top with a piece of your favorite cheese, provolone sounds the best. Microwave on high 30 seconds to melt cheese.

This was so good, I had 2 sandwiches!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Alteration to Slow cooker Lasagna recipe

I made this again last night

http://jenniferisafoodie.blogspot.com/2008/11/slow-cooker-lasagna.html

BUT I used 16oz more sauce and I added about 4oz more cottage cheese and shredded mozzarella to the mixture.

I also put the crockpot on a timer so it only cooked for 6 hours on low instead of 8-whenever which I think it did the last time.

It was YUM!

Friday, December 5, 2008

On the fly Seafood Marinara

The other night I didn't want to make plain old marinara so I spruced it up!

2 cans of diced tomatoes
minced garlic (to taste)
olive oil (to taste)
1 can of minced clams
1/2 of package of albacore tuna
2 cans of mushrooms
Italian seasoning
salt and pepper

Put it all in a pot and stir until well heated and mixed through and tastes good!

It is great plain or over pasta :-)

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year I did not have to cook the whole meal so I made:

2 Weight Watchers Recipes

Green Beans with Mushrooms and Crisp Onion Crumbs - 2 points

Sweet-Orange Roasted Baby Carrots (Kid-Friendly) - 1 point

They got RAVE reviews!

I also made our family dip:
1 - 16 oz containe of reduce fat sour cream
About 1/2 - 1T of Beau Monde seasoning
About 1/2-1T of Spaghetti Sauce seasoning (recipe by Spice Islands)
Blend together to taste.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

What's for Dinner?

Another unplanned night...

I was hoping to make Lake Erie perch but I didn't make the marinade sooo...

We had salmon burgers on the grill and I re-heated some green beans we had last week that had lemon juice, garlic, and pepper on them.

Quick horsdoevres were multigrain tostitos chips with salsa.

Monday, November 24, 2008

What's for Dinner ... at the last minute?

Heated up some Progresso Italian Vegetable soup, the Weight Watchers 0 point kind.

Grilled cheese sandwiches, use 2 slices of fat free american cheese and it's creamy and tasty!

Just right for a late supper.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Tastefully Simple Open House

I went to my sister's open house for her products.

She made

-stuffed mushrooms that had a italian cheeseball mix as the stuffing
-bourbon glazed carrots
-lasagna soup
-creamy wild rice soup
-butterscotch dessert cheese ball
-warm artichoke and spinach dip
-roasted chicken with herbed seasoning

It was all very tasty and I couldn't put down those mushrooms!

Check them out at www.tastefullysimple.com

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Friday night feast!

We had the most tasty dinner!

* filet steaks marinated in Tastefully Simple Merlot sauce
* shrimp (already cooked) in a foil packet to warm on the grill with Smart Balance butter and minced garlic
* sliced potatoes drizzles with the seasoned marinade that my fresh mozzarella cheese was in and put into a foil packet on the grill
* a nice Merlot

DELICIOUS!!!! It was just mouthwatering... put some reduced fat sour cream on the potatoes and they were tasty.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Ruined dinner?

Nope! We forgot to turn the crockpot on to cook a pork tenderloin in italian dressing. So I turned it on high when I got home and it cooked in there about an hour and then we grilled it!

Served with the Italian dressing heated and some white rice.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

What's for Dinner?

Tonight it was quick!

Salmon burgers (from the freezer)
Sugar snap peas in a foil pouch with about 1Tbl of butter and some butter spray and cooked on the grill
Rice pilaf from a box

It all turned out tasty and filling. I put my burger on a bun with some light mayonnaise, slice of tomato and some pickle slices.

Monday, November 10, 2008

A tasty salad!

For Dinner tonight we kind of had a quick hodge podge of things I wanted to use in the fridge.

SALAD

Mixed salad greens
6-10 small fresh marinated mozzarella balls, with oil
tomato slices
Drizzle some balsamic vinegar to cut the oil from the mozzarella
Salt and Pepper

Toss it all together for a tasty salad!

The mozzarella balls I got fresh at BJs in the refrigerated cheese section, they are marinated in an herbed oil. Very tasty right out of the container or on salads.

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Marinated Flank Steak

Coat with Tastefully Simple's Merlot sauce and marinate 24 hours in the refrigerator
Grill with sauce on it to doneness, we like it medium rare

Let stand a few minutes and slice with the grain.

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Roasted red potatoes

Spray nonstick spray on foil
Put potatoes on foil
Drizzle with olive oil
Sprinkle with fresh italian parsley, chopped
salt and pepper

Fold up foil and shake
Put on grill for about 30 minutes until potatoes are fork tender

Serve and cut up, drizzle any excess oil on them and salt and pepper

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Beef Stew with Peppers Slow cooker style...

Put it all in the crockpot and turn on low... no prepping such as sauteing or browning of meat. Cook for 8 hours on Low.

1.5 pounds stew meat
2T vegetable oil
2 onions, chopped
3 cloves of garlic (I used minced garlic, 3 T)
1 can of diced tomatoes drained
3 red bell papers cored seeded and cut in 1" strips (I used 2 HUGE ones)
dried oregano to taste
2T soy sauce
2T instant tapioca
2T capers (top at the end if desired) I did not use these.

Cook it all on low for 8 hours....

This wasn't a thick stew but served over baked potato with some butter spray it was filling and delicious!

Adapted from All You Magazine

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Slow Cooker White Bean and Chicken Chili

YUM!

I just put it all in the crockpot and turned it on for about 8 hours.

1-15oz cans white beans rinsed and drained
4 cups low sodium chicken broth
1T vegetable oil
2 chicken breasts (about 3 pounds) [I used 4 boneless, skiness chicken breasts]
2 onions, chopped
2 -4oz cans roasted green chilies, drained
1 T ground cumin

Dump it all in the slow cooker and cook on low for aobut 7-8 hours!

Serve with a tasty salad!

Monday, November 3, 2008

Slow Cooker Lasagna

Well it turned out pretty good, a tad burnt because I got home later than anticipated.

I mixed a jar of spaghetti sauce with meat with 1 chopped onion, minced garlic, and about 1 tsp of oregano and stirred and heated through.

Mix 12 oz of low fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
and 16 oz shredded mozzarella cheese

Put some sauce on the bottom of the crock pot
Layer uncooked noodles to fit in the pan, break if needed.
Spoon some (about 1/3) of cheese mixture on noodles
Top with some sauce
Layer again, noodles, cheese mix, sauce
then noodles, cheese mix, sauce and top with extra mozzarella

Cook on low for about 7-8 hours.

We had with some merlot and some texas toast garlic bread with it.

YUMMY!!!


Tomorrow night: Chicken and white bean chili from All You magazine

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Trying a new recipe....

Tomorrow is my first day at work so I am trying a new crockpot (slow cooker) recipe.

Lasagna in the crockpot!

I'll be using it a lot since I drive 2 hours a day. We did put a light timer on the crockpot so I can get it ready the night before and set it to turn on at a "normal" time of the morning since I'll be leaving around 6:15am and returning around the same time. 12 hours is too long to be cooking:-)

Check back for recipe and review!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Delish Ribs

In the crockpot combine

boneless country ribs
Your favorite BBQ sauce to cover ribs
dried minced onion
garlic and herb seasoning
salt and pepper

Stir to mix and cook on low for about 7-8 hours

About 1/2 way through, take off lid and stir and add more seasonings to your taste!

Serve with mashed potatoes and use the sauce for gravy -- I refrigerated the leftover BBQ sauce mixture to make with pork chops or chicken on the grill!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Last Night's Dinner

* Flat iron steak marinated all day in Kraft Greek Vinegarette dressing
* Yoder's rice, broccoli and cheese side dish
* Romaine lettuce with some reduced fat feta cheese and Greek Vinegarette
* Sutter Home White Zinfandel to drink!

It was the best dinner in a long time! We didn't eat much all day so we gobbled it all up. The steak came out tender and juicy.

Monday, October 6, 2008

What's for Dinner!

REVIEW OF LAST NIGHT's DINNER:
Don't sprinkle chili powder on catfish or eat catfish plain -- it needs a rub or something to coat it otherwise it is very bland.
Spaghetti was delish with some Mid's sauce with meat.
Salad was okay for leftover, it got eaten.

Tonight is Chipotle Chicken, Zatarain's Black Beans and Rice, and miscellaneous leftovers from the fridge (salad, veggies, and rice).

Sunday, October 5, 2008

What's for Dinner?

REVIEW of last night's meal:
Steaks were yummy, black angus filet mignon! Near East brown rice pilaf tasted delish and cooked well in the microwave. The veggies were steamed tender and delicious!

Tonight is a strange potpourri - we are eating with my parents and meshing our meals:

* Catfish with some chili powder on the grill (need to eat it)
* spaghetti with sauce (contributed by Mom)
* salad with some Athenos feta cheese and fresh tomatoes and your choice of salad dressing.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

What's for Dinner - change of plan

OK so what I listed last night for tonight's dinner didn't work out. The fish didn't thaw and so I went to the grocery store and changed the menu.

* filet mignon steaks with Tastefully Simple (T.S.) Garlic Garlic seasoning
* broccoli, cauliflower, and peppers in a foil pouch with T.S. Season Salt and olive oil
* Near East brown rice pilaf (I did not cook it this time in the microwave!)

Friday, October 3, 2008

What's for dinner?

Tonight's dinner will be quick and small since we are working on our house.

Mama Rosa's oven deluxe pizzas - in the 5 items for $19.95 at Buehler's
Leftover breadsticks that my sister brought over with her

REVIEW: Don't cook pizzas on pizza pans, they are too soggy or cook them about about 2 minutes longer which helps a bit. Leftover breadsticks don't microwave reheat very well.

Tomorrow we will eat a nice dinner.
* catfish cooked on the grill
* Bush's baked beans
* Rice with Rotel tomatoes

Monday, September 29, 2008

September 24th review

I haven't posted because we haven't been eating in much since we got our house and are working there a lot.

REVIEW of DINNER, last Wednesday:

Steaks were tender and delicious. Yoder's products are tasty and don't taste salty but they do average about 700-800 mg of Sodium, keep that in mind if you need to be salt conscious. The pasta was good, it's one of my favorite ways to eat it with some olive oil and parmesan cheese melted on it. The only thing better is Myzithra cheese and brown butter on pasta from The Spaghetti Factory.


Tonight's dinner was rigatoni with Mid's sauce with meat and some Ciabatta bruschetta garlic bread -- quite tasty like texas toast but with tomatoes and herbs and cheese on top. Just pop from the freezer to the oven for 10 minutes!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

What's for dinner?

Tonight's meal will consist of:

* flat iron steaks marinated in Kraft Light Balsamic dressing all day and cooked on the grill

* Yoder's green beans in mushroom sauce - delightful 45 calories per 1/2 cup!

* pasta tossed with some olive oil and parmesan cheese


REVIEW of last night's dinner:

Delish! The pork chops had a lovely smoky flavor from the Mesquite marinade and were cooked just right and juicy. The spinach and chunks of melted feta tasted good. You can't beat homegrown tomatoes in a salad this time of year either!

The new version of the Kraft Free and Kraft light dressings have a lot more vinegar than previously. Very tasty but if you are not a huge vinegar lover, beware, it's now the second ingredient after Water in their Italian dressing.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

What's for Dinner?

Since my husband asks that at least once a day!

* Lean boneless pork chops with a Mesquite rub and cooked on the grill.

* Spinach (canned) cooked with some olive oil and reduced fat feta cheese and salt and pepper.

* Salad - iceburg lettuce with some fresh garden tomatoes and a sprinkle of tomato and basil feta cheese. A dressing smorgasboard of Kraft Free Italian and Kraft Balsamic Vinegar dressings.

REVIEW of last night's dinner:

Not my crowning glory.... burnt the rice to a crisp in the microwave and DH overcooked the chicken on the grill a bit. Needless to say we replaced the rice with some curried wheatberry salad and seafood salad with crackers. I used some italian dressing to moisten the chicken as I ate it. The veggies turned out okay but I used a bit too much olive oil so you couldn't really taste the season salt flavor.

Overall just not a good meal for me and the rice thing reminded me I can't cook in the microwave. We were pretty lazy as the dishes are still sitting on the table too!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Moving...

As I get ready to move into a new home soon I will be posting some delicious recipes for the crockpot or slow cooker that make eating healthy time saving and quick!

Tonight I am having something simple.

Chicken breast marinated with minced garlic and pepper and a little olive oil.
[I forgot we threw out the minced garlic in the big power outage, so I am doing a rub with Tastefully Simple Garlic Garlic seasoning]
A variety of vegetables drizzled with olive oil and some season salt and cooked on the grill in a foil packet to seal in moisture.
White rice with olive oil and some Garlic Garlic seasoning.

Check back for some yummy ideas for fall and winter that are easy and time saving!

Monday, August 18, 2008

Salad review

If you are in the mood for buffalo wings but don't want the fried fat and grease Rockne's has a good alternative for that craving.

Buffalo chicken salad - lettuce with grilled chicken with hot sauce.
Order the hard boiled egg halves instead of the pita bread to cut points, calories and carbs.

Even though the salad is pretty plain, shredded cheddar cheese, celery, and tomato, the added spice from the chicken makes it worth it!

Order with some blue cheese dressing to cut the heat (they usually give you 4 2T cups but you probably can use only 2 at the most). It is worth the points to get the real stuff.

ROCKNE'S pub

A short post

Here is a yummy Greek salad recipe I like to make

I just throw all this together in this order so I don't usually measure so you may have to do to taste.

1 1/2 heads of iceberg lettuce, torn and put in bowl
1 container of Feta cheese tomato and herb flavor, sprinkle on lettuce
1-2 large tomatoes, chunked how you like
1/2 cup of pitted Kalamata olives
A few tablespoons of garlic powder to taste, sprinkle on salad
salt and pepper to taste

Toss all these ingredients in salad bowl
Add about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup (to taste) of corn oil
Toss salad

Right before serving toss salad again and add lemon juice or white vinegar (about 1/4 cup).


ENJOY!

Monday, June 30, 2008

Hiatus

I will be taking a short hiatus from posting this blog.

I am moving this summer and have much to do!

Although if I make something interesting with "what I have in the house" I'll post it!

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Best Burgers

I made my best hamburgers the other night.

Ground beef
dried minced onions
garlic powder
A-1 sauce

Just put all together to make a good mixture.

They were so moist and tasty! They even tasted good leftover!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

First time making Beef ribs

I had some beef back ribs from the Food Coop to cook so I bought extra ribs for company and here is what I did.

Boiled the ribs in water with onion, celery, carrots, and salt and pepper for about 45-50 minutes.

Took ribs out and cut them apart in individual rib pieces and put them in a baking pan, I used 2 9x13 size pans.

Basted them with BBQ sauce, I combined original bulls eye with some smoked chipotle bbq sauce.

Put them in the oven for about an hour at 350 degrees to make the sauce stick and cook the meat a bit more.

Then put on the grill to warm them through and char them a bit for that old home BBQ taste.

They were tender and delicious!
I know I haven't written in awhile so you'll see quite a few posts today and tomorrow...

Easy "What's in the house" Marinara sauce

1 quart of fresh canned tomatoes
1 chopped green pepper
1/2 chopped red onion
4 large chopped white mushrooms
1 can of mushrooms
Lots of minced garlic
Lots of seasonings (basil, oregano, parsely, italian seasoning, etc.)
A little bit of grated paremesan reggiano cheese for some kid
Olive oil
salt and pepper

Throw all in a pot and stir regularly until the cheese melts and vegetables are softened.

A quick and tasty week night meal.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Easy Desserts!

Got some cake mixes laying around, odd ingredients you dont' know what to do with?

Cherry cake (this cake has many variations, use any filling you want for a new flavor)

1 box of angel food cake
1 can of cherry pie filling
Mix together until blended
Pour in 9 x 13 pan
Bake at 350 degrees for 18 -20 minutes

Frost if you would like

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Easy Pumpkin spice cookies

1 box of spice cake
1 large can of pumpkin pie filling
(optional) about a 1/2-1/3 cup chocolate chips
Mix together until blended
Drop in spoonfuls on cookie sheet
350 degrees for 25 minutes


Make cream cheese frosting
4T of powdered sugar mixed with 1 8oz package of your favorite cream cheese (I used reduced fat).

ENJOY!

Monday, May 12, 2008

Mexican Food

Tonight we are having Mexican Food...

Some locally made beef tamales

Lightened up Nachos Grande with:
baked corn chips
fat free refried beans
Mexican blend shredded cheese
salsa
fat-free sour cream
guacamole

Some black bean dip I got a recipe for today... I have everything in the house for it (which is rare!)

There's always room for fresh salsa and corn chips too!

Maybe we'll make some MARGARITAS!!!!!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Mexican Food is so good!

My mind wanders to nachos loaded with cheese, beans, meat and salsa with those tasty chips!

Margaritas

Tamales

Enchiladas

YUMMO!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Another quick recipe for Pinto Beans

You know I had that pound of pinto beans which turns from dry to cooked into a ton of pinto beans, well....

I took some of the leftover beans and mixed in a can of Rotel tomatoes and some already cooked white rice and a small can of green chile's.

A nice, spicy, filling concoction to go with any mexican meal!

We had it with beef tamales and some chips and salsa.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

How to handle eating at a Buffet

We went to an all you can eat Buffet this past Sunday.

I think I have tackled the best way to eat at these without being a glutton and not feeling like one either!

1) DO NOT EAT BREAKFAST if it's a Brunch buffet. Fill up on water or coffee in the morning.

2) Eat only foods you can not have or make at home.

3) Eat as healthy as you can...

4) If you don't like it or it doesn't taste so good stop eating it!

Here is a sample of my plates Sunday:

Steamed crab legs (no butter)
Jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce
Smoked salmon
Mussels in a tomato sauce
Sushi (both roll and sashimi)
Yogurt parfait with fruit and granola
Grits prepared with some vegetables in them (yum!)
Pineapple and strawberries, lightly dipped in the chocolate fountain
Last but not least... DESSERT
1/2 piece of carrot cake
Bread Pudding
Bite of not so good Tiramisu


Happy Eating!

Monday, April 14, 2008

What to do with Pinto Beans!

Cook 'em!

Make a one pot meal with them.

1Tolive oil
1/2 pound of ground beef
1/4 chopped onion
1/2 c chopped carrots
->Saute all that until meat is cooked
1/4 green pepper chopped
1/4 red pepper chopped
16 oz cooked pinto beans
1/2 can chopped tomoatoes
2T tomato paste
2 oz of green chilies
chili powder
oregano
salt and pepper

Just cook until done and mixed well.

I served over white rice and had Guiltless Gourmet corn chips and salsa with it.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Outcome of Chili's dinner

I did eat at Chili's and found something good.

Create a Combo!

Margarita Chicken - one full chicken breast
Spicy garlic and lime shrimp - not that spicy
steamed broccoli
black beans pico de gallo - instead of the loaded mashed potatoes

Very tasty! Still quite a few calories but overall 15 points on WW and about 600 calories.

Not the best thing though to be eating 1/2 your calories in one meal though.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Chili's Guiltless Grill

So how can a Black bean burger be bad for you?

I don't know... Chili's Guiltless Grill black bean burger has 650 calories and 12g of fat! Which equals 24 points on the Weight Watchers program.

The grilled salmon dinner has less calories but 14g of fat

The chicken dishes are more reasonable with 8 and 9 grams of fat.

What can they possibly do to this food to make it so high in fat and calories?

This is why I just don't eat out much... it's more work to figure out what to eat than it is to just either go to the store and get pre-prepared fresh food from the meat counter or just make it myself.

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Chocolate!

Recently I have gone on a chocolate binge.

My current fave is Kit Kat bars, they are addicting, they taste light.

The other fooler are Little Debbie Nutty Bars -- WOW! Although 2 are a serving which 2 come in a package - unlike pop tarts where 1 is a serving but you get 2 in a package. They taste light and crispy but are 5 points for 2 bars, not too bad.

I also had a binge on the new Butterfinger Crisp bars. I hate butter finger but these are tasty!
6 points, about 240 calories!

The lesson I learned was don't go to the Dollar Store when you are hungry, they have cheap candy bars!

Monday, March 31, 2008

New food to try

I saw an internet ad for these

Laura's Lean Beef - www.laurasleanbeef.com

They are hormone and antibiotic free

Looks delicious and she ships to regular stores in 47 states. Albertson's in Utah and Giant Eagle in Ohio from my store searches for myself and family.

I will try them and see and I'll post a review here.

Best Burgers!

We grilled these steak burgers and boy are they delicious!

They are from Gordon Food Service and are made with sirloin beef and are 80/20 lean.

They are 1/3 pound each and when cooked med rare they are delicious with a everything on it burger!

Weight Watchers - they are 7 points per burger, but well worth the treat!

Friday, March 28, 2008

Girl Scout Cookies

Now that it's Girl Scout Cookie season

I reviewed the Nutritional Information and the best cookie for your serving is...

Trefoils with 5 cookies per serving for 150 calories

Thin Mints are a close second with 4 cookies per serving for the same calories.

YUM!

The worst deal are the new Lemon Cremes at 1 cookie per serving for 80 calories!

Second are the the peanut butter Tagalongs with 2 cookies per serving for 160 calories and 10 g of fat!

Neiman Marcus Cake

I had this at someone's house last night for dessert. It is rich and delish!

Here is the original recipe from what I could find on the internet.

About 240 calories per serving and lots of fat!
Based on 9 x 13 pan cut into about 20 pieces.

NEIMAN MARCUS CAKE
Bottom Layer
1 box yellow cake mix
1/4 lb butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 cp chopped pecans

Top Layer
1 box powdered sugar
8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 eggs, beaten

Mix together first four ingredients and press into 13x9 cake pan. Cake pan should be greased and floured. Mix last 3 ingredients together and spread on top of cake that has been pressed into pan. Bake at 300 degress for 1 hour.

MAKEOVER:
About 60 calories and some fat

Use light yellow cake mix (saves about 160 cal)
Use margarine instead of butter
Use light cream cheese (light has more body than fat free)

I may make this sometime to try out my updates.

For those on Weight Watchers - the original is 6 points per serving the new version would be about 1.5 points per serving.

ENJOY!

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Crab, Shrimp & Lobster Fettucini Alfredo

Earlier this week I went to Red Lobster for dinner. Among these 2 wonderful lobstertails and some steamed broccoli lurked a pile of this Alfredo!

Because I did not want to use up my WW points I did not eat it and brought it home - worth a gold star there!


Today I brought it for lunch -- is it really worth the approximately 650 calories and who knows how much fat? Is it worth the 17 points on Weight Watchers? I did journal this and planned to eat it!

Review: While this was good and tasty, I am glad I didn't eat it with my meal, not really worth the calories or points.

MAKEOVER to make this at home:

* Use whole wheat or multi-grain fettucini

* Keep Crab, Lobster, and Shrimp

* Saute in some olive oil instead of butter and cream

* Season with some chopped fresh parsley and fresh parmesan cheese on top



NOTE: Frustration with Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants! What are you afraid of? Why don't you publish the nutritional information for all your menu items? Not just the garden fare or Litehouse fare! If I want to eat the fettucini alfredo I should be able to see what I am eating nutritionally? Are you saying that all your other menu items are not worth eating since you aren't brave enough to post their nutritional information? I may eat a Lite entree but I may want to treat myself to a dessert or an appetizer that is not but I don't know how many calories or fat or anything since you are too scared to post your nutritional information. PLEASE POST IT ON YOUR WEBSITE!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Inspiration for this Blog

Was this blog...

Becoming a Foodie

I hope to talk about bad food and how to make it good or not....

I hope to put out recipes of creations I have come up with...

Come back for more soon!