Braised Cabbage with Bacon= 3 Points Plus per serving
I had some cabbage I needed to use up so I went looking for cabbage recipes. These are some of them I found and I thought looked good.I will be making them this next week. I will let you all know how I liked them.
Cabbage Soup= 4 Points Plus per serving
Latin Cabbage Salad= 8 Points Plus per serving.
These look great....I'm going to make the cabbage soup. I have a soup luncheon to go to and I think this would be really a good one to take.
ReplyDeleteLet me know how you liked it. I'm going to make it tomorrow. Enjoy
DeleteOh, how I love cabbage! The Braised Cabbage w Bacon sounds divine! I'm going to make it for St. Patty's Day.
ReplyDeleteI made the Lavash Bread Pizza today for lunch using crumbled turkey sausage and olives. It was so good! I ate half the pizza with a salad, as you suggested, and it was very filling and tasty! I will definitely be making this pizza again, each time trying new toppings.
Also bought the few things I needed to make your Chicken Pot Pie--talk about a comfort food, perfect for the rainy week coming up. I will also try your dessert pizza.
Tonight I'm making a Six-Vegetable Chowder and Crab Cakes, both recipes from one on my fantastic cookbooks. The meal (1-cup of chowder, 1 large crab cake, 1 tablespoon of homemade tartar sauce and fruit) is only 8 pp. And, enough points left over for either a WW Chocolate Smoothie or a WW Giant Fudge Bar (cause a girl has gotta have her chocolate!)
I will get my activity in at Curves this week. I will probably also use some of my Leslie Sansone DVDs. I'm glad you are encouraging us to make a plan ahead of time. That way it won't be as easy to make excuses.
Looking forward to another great week . . .
Please share your Six-Vegetable Chowder and Crab Cakes recipes. MMMM. You are eating some great foods. Glad you liked the pizza. Pizza is a close second to chocolate and I couldn't imagine never eating pizza again. Had to figure out something that tasted like pizza and was a good size serving. The Lavash does just that.
DeleteThank you for letting me know you are using my recipes and tips. Keep checking in and we will all support each other to good health.
An update for you . . . today was weigh-in and I lost another 2 lbs!! Total thus far is 9 lbs, and, even better, I am now in weight numbers I haven't seen in some time! Hurray!!
ReplyDeleteOn that happy note, here are a couple of recipes that I have made and enjoyed--Six Vegetable Chowder and Creamy Chicken Fettucine Alfredo. FYI--I made the Crab Cakes the other night, but I was disappointed in the taste. Hubby could only give them a weak, "okay," so I will pass on that recipe in the future. But, we did enjoy the other two that I am sharing with you. I won't share a recipe that I don't like because I am really not that hard to please when it comes to food. So, I figure if I don't like it, it must not be all that great. Here you go . . .
Six-Vegetable Chowder
Makes 8-1 cup servings, 3 point plus per serving
2 cups chicken stock
3 cups frozen corn kernels, defrosted
1 medium onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 celery stalk without leaves, finely diced
1 potato peeled and diced
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 medium carrot, peeled and finely diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 - 12oz can evaporated skim milk
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/3 tsp salt
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
2 teaspoons dried parsley or 1 1/3 tablespoons fresh
Tabasco Sauce (optional)
In a blender or food processor combine 1 cup of the stock with half the corn and blend until smooth. Pour into a 2-quart soup pot.
Cook onion, garlic and celery in the corn liquid for 5 minutes over medium heat. Add the diced potato, zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, and the remanining stock and corn. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes and carrots are tender. Add the evaporated skim milk and seasonings. Continue cooking for 5 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Can add a few drops of Tabasco Sauce if desired.
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Each one cup serving: 124 calories, 7.4g protein, 1g fat, 23.8g carbs, 1.9mg cholesterol, 3.8g fiber, 175mg sodium
And, here's the next one . . . a salad and fruit served with this makes a filling meal.
ReplyDeleteCreamy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Makes 2 servings, 8 points plus per serving
(I double the recipe so I have leftovers for next day)
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 chicken cutlet (3 ounces)
3/4 cup sliced mushrooms
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon flour or cornstarch
1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup evaporated skim milk
2 tablespoons whipped cream cheese
3/4 ounce grated parmesean cheese
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups cooked fettuccine (hot)
In a 10-inch nonstick skillet heat oil; add chicken and cook over medium-high heat until tender, 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from skillet and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; set aside.
In same skillet combine mushrooms and garlic and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms begin to brown and liquid has cooked out of pan. Sprinkle with flour or cornstarch and stir quickly to combine; continuing to stir, add chicken broth and evaporated milk. Reduce heat to low and let simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens, 2-3 minutes. Stir in cheeses and pepper; return chicken to skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until chicken is heated through, 2-3 minutes.
To serve, arrange fettuccine on serving platter and top with chicken mixture.
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Per serving: 342 calories, 23g protein, 11g fat, 35g carbs, 314mg sodium, 81mg cholesterol, 3g fiber
Oh, forgot to tell you, I thickened my Vegetable Chowder recipe with a little cornstarch mixed with water. That way it has the thickness of a true chowder. I am buying the ingredients today to try the Cabbage Soup and the Apple tarts. Sounds so good!
ReplyDeleteCongrts on the 2 pounds. You go girl. Sounds like your doing all the right things and it feels so good. Be proud of yourself, you deserve it.
ReplyDeleteThe recipes sound great. I go shopping on Thursday so will get what I need to make both. They sound so good.
I have struggled this week. Exercise going good, Daytime eating going good, Nightime eating (binge) :(...
Today I got up and as hard as it is for me to throw food away that is exactly what I did. The things that I haven't been able to stay away from hit the trash and went immediatly outside to the trash bin. I'm proud of myself though for the things I have done right and I will get this under control. As easy as it would be for me to not go to my WW meeting on Thursday that is not a option. So I will go and face the music and listen and learn from my WW friends.
Have a wonderful OP week and keep the great recipes coming.
Lynda,
ReplyDeleteNight time eating has always been a problem with me, so I completely understand. I don't know if it's the "down" time or the "quiet" time of day when you really have time to think about food, that makes this a difficult time. I try to save one treat for night time eating, such as, the WW Giant Fudge Bar or the WW chocolate smoothie (both 3 pp--the chocolate thing!). For some reason, knowing I have that last treat each day, keeps me from circling the kitchen and fridge like a vulture all night.
I know it wasn't easy to throw food away, but I keep thinking about what my WW leader talked about at a recent meeting--You can't eat what you don't have. It works both ways--you can't eat the foods you shouldn't eat if you don't have them in your pantry, and you can't eat the good foods you should eat if you don't have them in your pantry. So I say, "Bravo!" for getting rid of those trigger foods in your pantry!! You should be proud because you have taken a step in the right direction. And, your WW friends at those meetings are the ones who truly understand your journey and will not pass judgement on you for a slip that we all make.
Hang in there! You've come so far and you will complete this journey, one moment at a time! Enjoy each day for what it is--a gift.
Deb,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the encouragment. I do save a treat as you do but I'm just feeding feelings. My husband supports me in my journey but he wants his treats and he works hard and deserves to have them in the house. I wasn't even eating his treats last night. I was eating Kix cereal (which if measured is ok), No measuring last night, I added marshmallows (No measuring), and Almond Breeze. That was the first course. Then I added chocolate syrup for the second bowl. Anyway today is a new day and if I feel like eating after hubby leaves for work tonight I will go to bed. Thats my plan and I'm sticking to it.
Again thank you for your support and the gift of you.