Low Carb Snacks

Low Carb Snacks Celery with tuna salad Hard boiled eggs Deviled eggs Dill pickles and cheddar cheese (no kidding, it's a great combo) 1/4 cup berries with 1/3 cup cottage cheese Nuts (keep raw ones in the freezer if you think you'll overeat them) Sunflower seeds (get them in the shell so it will take longer to eat them) Other seeds (How to Toast Pumpkin or Squash Seeds) Low-Carb Trail Mix Jerky (beef or turkey -- try to find low-sugar varieties) Low-carb shakes Cheese sticks, such as string cheese Sugar-free Jello, alone or with cottage cheese and a sprinkling of nuts Make sugar-free lime Jello with part coconut milk -- For a large package, dissolve the powder in a cup of boiling water, add a can of coconut milk, and then add the rest of the water. Stir well. Cheese with a few apple slices 4-ounce plain or sugar-free yogurt with berries and flax seed meal Smoked salmon and cream cheese on cucumber slices Lettuce Roll-ups -- Roll luncheon meat, egg salad, tuna or other filling and veggies in lettuce leaves Lunch Meat Roll-ups -- Roll cheese or veggies in lunch meat (read the labels for carbs on the lunch meat) Spread spinach dip, or other low-carb dip or spread on the lunch meat or lettuce and then roll it up Raw veggies and spinach dip, or other low-carb dip Pork rinds, (try dipped in sour cream) Ricotta cheese with fruit and/or nuts and/or flax seed meal Mushrooms with cheese spread inside (or other spreads or dips) Low-carb snack bars (watch out for sugar alcohols, especially maltitol) Product Review: Atkins Advantage Bars Pepperoni Chips -- Microwave pepperoni slices until crisp. Great with cheeses and dips Garlic Parmesan Flax Seed Crackers Parmesan Crisps -- Good when you want a crunchy snack. Celery with Pimento Cheese Cream cheese stuffed strawberries You still need to remember do not get carried away! Some of these do have some carbs!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a local chef smoke of Turkey and it was wonderful.

Gourmet Cream of Mushroom Soup with a hint of Blue Cheese

Gourmet Cream of Mushroom Soup Juice of one lemon 1 stick of butter salt n pepper to taste 1/3 cup flour 1 lb.. mushrooms (two containers) 1 small whipping cream 3 cups chicken broth 1 small onion sliced thin Melt butter and saute mushrooms. remove mushrooms and cook onion til tender. And lemon juice, chicken broth, salt n pepper. Add flour slowly and add mushrooms back in place in blender and blend. put back in pan and add whipping cream, romano cheese and some blue cheese. Serve hot with romano cheese ontop and a crouton if you like.

Pinterest project

Ok Here it is I tried a pinterest project. Simple though- Bought some black felt,some black rocks and some glue and made a trivet to put my teapot on.

Croissant Pudding

Croissant Pudding 4 large croissants sliced in thin small circles 4 T butter, softened 3 cups half n half 1/4 cup sugar sprinkle through croissant slices 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp. salt 4 large eggs beaten 1/2 cup raisens (optional) 3 tbs. maple syrup (I used pecan syrup to drizzle over top) Preheat oven 350 degrees Place sliced croissant pieces in mixing bowl. Add sugar through out the bread as you toss it gently in. In a square baking dish spray with cooking spray. Mix half n half, vanilla, cinnamon, salt & eggs. Pour mixture over bread. Add raisens. Mix well Pour into baking dish. Bake 45-50 minutes. until a toothpick inserted come out clean. Remove from rack. Drizzle maple syrup over the top. Cut like cake and serve. (also topped with some coolwhip)

Dr. Oz Energy drink

Ok My first try making ahead and freezing it 1 cup spinach 1 banana 1 granny 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup pineapple put into freezer bags. When ready to use add 11 0z. Nak'ed coconut water.

Look what I got for 34 cents!

Look what I got for 34 cent! 1 package idahoan potatoes 1.00, 1 can bush beans .49, 5 nerd ropes 2.50, 1 12 pack coca cola 4.49, 1 Bird Eyes Skillet meal 2.99 coupons used potatoes 1.00, coke 4.49, birds eye 5.98 with tax came to $.34