Healthier foods may include recipes such as those that are made with sugar substitutes, are lower in fat, calories, or are generally more nutritious.
Tomato vegetable soup is the perfect soup recipe to use leftovers in your fridge! The fire roasted tomato soup recipe is vegetarian, gluten free, and has NO Weight Watchers Freestyle points. You read that correctly – this is a ZERO Weight Watchers points soup recipe! I cleaned out my fridge today. I highly recommend it, especially if…
Chocolate covered strawberries, with a blast of lemony citrus flavor! These homemade candies are perfect treats for Valentine’s Day, Easter, or any time you want a healthier sweet treat. If you’ve been hanging around my Facebook page for the past few days, you likely heard that I’ve had a bit of a struggle with my health this…
Shrimp scampi is incredibly delicious and quick to make, using less than 5 ingredients! It’s an easy, healthy weeknight dinner that cooks up in less than 15 minutes. This keto, low carb shrimp recipe is a healthy dinner idea for two! Two weeks ago, during my first-ever trip to Trader Joe’s, I picked up some…
Spinach Parmesan Sables are healthy, light, crispy crackers that will give you the salty snack you’re craving for WITHOUT all of the fat, calories, and guilt! Do you know the oh-so-talented Abagail Johnson Dodge? Her friends call her Abby. She’s a gem in the world of baked goods. I was first introduced to Abby when…
Blueberry Lemon Cornmeal Muffins are tender and fluffy mini cornbread muffins, studded with blueberries and lemon zest. This easy lemon blueberry muffins recipe makes the perfect summer snack, and the muffins are Weight Watchers friendly, having just 1 Weight Watchers Smart Point each! FACT: I’m SO far behind in my posting, I feel like I need…
I bet I can guess what you’re thinking. You just saw the word pumpkin and cringed a little, didn’t you? YES, I remember what I said about pumpkin recipes. My problem, however, is that I’m a frugal girl who hates to toss away perfectly good food, and as I was cleaning out the fridge the other…
For those who practice it, we are now officially in the time of Lent. During the time of Lent, many people give up eating certain foods, and meat seems to be a big one. That’s where these salmon spinach ricotta patties come into the picture perfectly. Fortunately, the grocery stores help us out by carrying…
When I started Weight Watchers almost 2 weeks ago, I was really hopeful that I wouldn’t have to give up my love for all things chocolate. Turns out, the program gives me a lot of flexibility to eat what I want…within reasonable guidelines. So I was Ms. Happy Pants when I stumbled across Emile’s recipe…
Banana walnut oatmeal with swirls of Nutella is an easy oatmeal recipe that makes for a sweet breakfast your kids will love! I’ve always been a believer in the policy “all good things in moderation”. Now if you’re thinking that I’m a girl who consistently walks the walk AND talks the talk, I’m afraid…
Roasting a chicken is a healthy, economical, and tasteful way to put a main dish on the table. If you can, splurge on a free-range or locally raised bird for this herb roasted chicken recipe. The improved taste is amazing, and you won’t need to worry about pesticides and hormones in your dinner. When you’re…
Making sun dried tomatoes at home is easy, fun, and rewarding. It’s also a delicious project, and a great way to save money over buying them from the store. The end of summer is close at hand! I can smell the change of weather in the air, which means that now is the perfect time…
Morning Glory Muffins! Healthy and satisfying are the words of the day when these delicious muffins are on your plate. Why are they called Morning Glory Muffins? The recipe for Morning Glory Muffins is attributed to Chef Pam McKinstry, of the Morning Glory Cafe, which was open from 1978 to 1994 on Nantucket’s Old South Wharf in New England….