Apr 30 2009
Try out this menu for dinner one night this week – Everything is cooked either on the grill or in a skillet so you won’t have to heat up the house!
Lemonade Chicken
Green Salad (made with the Kumback Dressing above)
Roasted Corn on the Cob
Okra & Tomatoes
Cornbread or Dinner Roll
Apr 29 2009
This salad dressing recipe has been a favorite of my family for years. My mom has made it the regular version (with regular mayonnaise) and we have also made it this low-fat version. The dressing works well for salads, dip for shrimp or veggies, etc. It’s similar to a tangy style Thousand Island.
2 teaspoons garlic [...]
Apr 25 2009
Check out this very popular list of healthy snacks from my website and cookbook:
1. Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt. Roll in crushed cereal and freeze.
2. Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese. Top with raisins. Enjoy your “ants on a log.”
3. Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket with ricotta cheese [...]
Apr 24 2009
Last weekend, I began to make a delicious cheesecake recipe, only to find that I had no heavy cream! Living 30 minutes in the country, I am very familiar with improvising/finding substitutions to fit a recipe. I busily searched and found the recipe below, which worked perfect in my Easter Cheesecake:
Heavy Cream
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup [...]
Apr 23 2009
This week’s menu idea is very similar to our Sunday dinner this week:
Tacos -
- Beef
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Cheese
- Salsa
- Sour Cream
- Guacamole
- Olives
- Taco Shells
Sides/Salads
Low Fat Black Bean Dip, served with chips