The Bagel Sandwich

Let me teach you how to make a sandwich that has breathtaking deliciousness :)

Toast a SaraLee Plain Bagel.

Fold two pieces of Bar S smoked ham lunch meat and place them on the bottom portion of the bagel.

Spread the top portion with 1/3 fat Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese.

Put it together, and enjoy!

It really is so so so good :)  And quite nutritious!!!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

So easy.  So cheap.  So delicious.  Not too fatty?  WHAT?!  Let me share :-)

1 box Spice Cake Mix
1 can Pumpkin
However many milk chocolate chips you want.

Mix, cook.  That's IT!  I do 350 degrees for about 18 - 20 minutes.

Also, if you're feeling Harry Potter-y, bake them in a cup cake dish and top them with cream cheese frosting for "Pumpkin Pasties!"  DELICIOUS!  Weight Watchers recommended.  Try it.  I promise you'll love it!

The Perfect Late-Night Snack...

Pop one bag of this...

                                       



And drink some of this...

                                                        



Almost NO calories, absolutely delicious, and give you energy without the caffeine headache!

Chocolate - Banana... Supreme!

So, here's the story.  We had family come up for a big barbecue, and I was in charge of dessert.  So, I decided to make pie!  One Banana Cream Pie, which I already provided the recipe for, and then I thought I'd try a Chocolate Silk Pie!  The Banana Cream turned out great, as always.  Perfectly delicious.  And, well, let me give you the recipe I used for the Chocolate Silk...  Use with caution!

 Chocolate Silk Pie


Chocolate Cookie Crust
12 oz can Evaporated Milk
2 egg yolks
12 oz package semi-sweet chocolate chips
Whipped Cream

Whisk together evaporated milk and egg yolks in medium saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is very hot and thickens slightly; do not boil. Remove from heat; stir in morsels until completely melted and mixture is smooth.

Pour into crust; refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Top with whipped cream before serving.



So, anyway, it didn't ever thicken as I was stirring it.  But I melted the chocolate chips in it, poured it in the crust, and refrigerated it.  About 2 1/2 hours later I took it out.  To me, it looked like the edges were starting to firm up a bit, but the rest was totally liquid!  But it was time to eat pie.  So I tried just mixing a bunch of whipped cream in it to try and firm it up a bit...  But it was still totally runny.  So, we turned it into chocolate soup!

That white stuff in the bowl is additional whipped cream ;-)  Haha.  I honestly think that if we had just let it sit in the fridge a few hours longer it would have been great.  So, if you wanna try it please do!  And leave comments letting me know how it turned out!  But let me tell you something.  If ever there was a delicious chocolate soup, it was that one!  And then we had the brilliant idea of just using it as a topping for the banana cream pie!

I didn't get the picture til it was already partially eaten.  But, you could totally make it look all elegant and fancy.  And it was SO delicious!  So we all decided that we just created a new recipe!  Chocolate Banana Supreme!  (Instead of cream...  get it?  Sorta?).  Many great things are invented by accident, right?  Anyway, so try to make the chocolate pie, if you dare.  Or, you now have a great recipe for Chocolate Pie Topping!  Enjoy!!! :-)

            

The Perfect Snack... Low Fat!

Dip This...

                                                     

In This.....

                                                           

And love every bite!

Zucchini Bread :-)

So, this year I grew my very first garden!  And the very first thing I got to harvest from it was zucchini!!!!  And they are plentiful and delicious!!!!  So, I made bread :)  And now I will share my recipe with you!

Zucchini Bread


3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups white sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups grated zucchini



Mix dry ingredients first, then wet ingredients.  (I made the mistake of mixing them all together...  it took FOREVER to get it all mixed thoroughly!!).  Cook in bread pans at 325 degrees for about an hour.  It should make 2 decent sized loafs.  You can test when it's done by putting a toothpick in the center.  If it comes out with goo, the bread's not done!




recipe courtesy of allrecipes.com, but I left out the nuts!


ENJOY!

Dutch Oven

We went camping this weekend, and it was so much fun!!!  Last night, I cooked up a DELICIOUS dutch oven dinner!  So good!  And super simple.  For you cooking rookies out there, let me tell you how to make the best and easiest dutch oven dinner ever.

Put your choice of meat, vegetables, and seasonings in a dutch oven with some oil and water.  Cook it with coals (on top and bottom of the dutch oven), or just on a camp stove.  Wait til it's cooked all the way through.

That's all :)  Haha, easy, right?!  Let me tell you what I used!


The BEST Dutch Oven dinner ever

Red potatoes, sliced into thirds
Baby carrots
Sliced (not diced) onion
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and Pepper
Garlic Salt
Italian Seasoning
Vegetable Oil and a little bit of Water

Put it all in there, season it to taste, and cook it til it's tender!  It was wonderful!  Try it and enjoy it!