GET BUSY COOKING

OKAY SO I AM GOING TO DO MY BEST TO GET THESE RECIPES OUT  AND ABOUT .. HOPE YOU LIKE THEM... 


APPLE SALAD... EASY EASY 

1 APPLE OF YOUR CHOICE

WALNUTS  ( ABOUT A TABLESPOON CHOP FINE)  

  2 TABLESPOONS LOWFAT GRANOLA  PREFERABLY LOCALLY OR NEAR LOCALLY MADE IF POSSIBLE   ~  CHECK CALORIES AND AND FAT /FIBER/PROTEIN ...

A TON OF CINNAMON..OKAY ONLY KIDDING BUT USE CINNAMON TO YOUR TASTE I LOVE A LOT.. SPICEY ME... I USE SIAGON CINNAMON

I USE SWERVE SWEETNER... ITS MY FAV AND MEAUSURES LIKE SUGAR WHILE BEING CALORIE FREE... I ORDER IT FROM AMAZON..

( RIGHT NOW I AM USING A WHEAT FREE GRANOLA.. NO REASON.. JUST FOUND IT... AND ITS LIGHT ON THE SUGAR) 

SO LIKE I SAID .. ITS EASYY!!!!!!

CHOP UP APPLE.. LEAVE SKIN ON

PUT IN A BOWL 

ADD GRANOLA

ADD  WALNUTS

ADD CINNAMON UNTIL YOUR HEARTS CONTENT

ADD A LITTLE BIT OF SWERVE OR SWEETNER OF YOUR CHOICE OR   GO COMANDO... 

NO SWEETNER AT ALL   ....  

MIX WELL..  TAKE SPOON AND EAT... YUMMY

ALL YOU HAVE TO COUNT IS THE WALNUTS AND  GRANOLA  2 POINTS.. YUM AND FILLING!!!


OKAY THE NEXT RECIPE IS A BIT MORE COMPLICATED BUT STILL EASY..

I FOUND THIS RECIPE ONLINE AND PLAYED WITH IT A BIT...  
A GREAT WEBSITE IS  THE SCIENCE OF EATING...  ( not sure if this site is back up as they were having server work done) ...  LALOOSH is another great website .. google it ... 

SO  here we go....... GET ONE BUNCH FRESH SPINACH OR ONE BAG OF BABY SPINACH...  RINSE AND SAUTE WITH  VIDALLIA ONION OR ANY SWEET ONION AND FRESH GARLIC... TO YOUR TASTE..

ONE LARGE HEAD OF CAULIFLOWER AND BREAK UP INTO FLORETS... PUT IN  POT WITH WATER AND  BOIL UNTIL FORK TENDER.. AND DRAIN WATER ( YOU CAN BOIL IN BROTH IF YOU WANT ..)   


WHILE YOUR CAULIFLOWER IS  COOKING..

PAN UP 3 PIECES OF TURKEY BACON UNTIL CRISPY OR TO YOUR LIKING..

PAT BACON UNTIL DRY..

CRUMBLE BACON UP AND SET ASIDE  

ONCE CAULIFLOWER IS DONE...  DRAIN... ADD COOKED SPINACH

ADD 1 CONTAINER OF FAGE  0 FAT  GREEK YOGURT.. OR PLAIN GREEK YOGURT OF YOUR CHOICE...  

ADD 1/2 CUP SHREDDED PARMASEAN CHEESE

ADD TURKEY BACON  

SEASON TO TASTE 

I LIKE TO ADD 2 AND 1/2 TEASPOONS OF  BETTER THAN BULLION FOR FLAVOR... 

I USE A HAND HELD IMMERSION BLENDER AND MIX EVERYTHING ALL UP..  I LOVE WATCHING THE SPINACH AND YOGURT AND CAULIFLOWER BLENDING...

SEASON TO TASTE... AND THIS  SIDE DISH IS YUMMY .. SOMETIMES I USE IT AS AN ENTREE TOO... 

ENTER INGREDIENTS IN PP CALCULATOR  ... I COUNT THE YOGURT, AND THE PARMESEAN CHEESE.. AND USUALLY END UP WITH  2 POINTS...  THIS RECIPE SERVES 2-6 PEOPLE DEPENDING ON SIZE OF CAULIFLOWER.. 

THIS RECIPE IS ADAPTED FROM  THE SCIENCE OF EATING.. THEY RECCOMEND  USE KALE INSTEAD OF SPINACH BUT SAY THAT YOU CAN USE SPINACH IN ITS PLACE... 

*****Be forwarned I like to over estimate points too... just for my safety sakes..

Tommorow night we are going to experiment making Honey Spiced Chicken thighs a bit different.... we are going to take a whole chicken ( Paula Deen Chickens./ Springer Mountain Farms . shockingly are the best  most delicious whole birds we have used... all natural.. not pumped and absolutely delicious)  SO tommorow night we are going to make the sauce and baste the whole bird and either grill or  roast.  This recipe came to me via way of Steve's daughter...  and it amazing.. 

I figure points out when I add the dinner to my tracker... I count 2 chicken wings ( thats what I like ) .. and then I count the honey... 

Here is recipe..  from BUDGET BYTES..adapted from Cooking Light.

Honey Spice Chicken Thighs

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honey spice chicken thighs

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

40 mins

Total time

50 mins

Author: Adapted from Cooking Light

Total Cost: $5.13

Cost Per Serving: $0.64

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 8 (4 lbs.) chicken thighs $4.16
• ⅓ cup honey $0.59
• 1 Tbsp cider vinegar $0.06
• 1 Tbsp chili powder $0.15
• ½ Tbsp garlic powder $0.08
• ¼ tsp smoked paprika $0.02
• ½ tsp cumin $0.03
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper $0.02
• 1 tsp salt $0.02

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, combine everything except the chicken thighs (honey, cider vinegar, chili powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cayenne, cumin, and salt). Stir until combined.
2. Remove the skin from the chicken thighs if desired. Place the chicken thighs either on a roasting pan or a baking sheet covered with foil. A roasting pan can be simulated by placing wire cooling racks over a baking sheet to allow juices to fall below the chicken. Brush the honey spice mixture over the surface of the chicken thighs, using about half of the total honey mixture.
3. Place the chicken thighs in the fully preheated oven. Roast for about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken thighs from the oven and use the remaining honey spice mixture to brush on a second coat. Return the chicken to the oven and roast for another 20 minutes. Serve hot.

Notes

Do not brush any of the honey spice mixture onto the chicken after it is finished cooking because it is contaminated with raw chicken. Use all of it prior to the last 20 minutes of cooking.

and that my friends is all I have for now...

Just some of my favorite recent recipes...  

The only original recipe  included is   the Apple Salad.. that is proudly my creation..  after going having lunch at a local organic cafe.. and having their version which had honey and other sweet things in it... I changed it up a bit.. and created the Apple Salad... actually there is nothing green it.. so can it still be a salad.. lol... hmmm for now it is...