Peanut Soba Noodles

This is another delicious Weight Watcher’s recipe, one of many that I have posted over the past two years as I am a Lifetime Member of this organization.   Yes, two years with my food blog and this is my 650th post so today is a real celebration for me.  There is actually more recipes as I often … Continue reading

Weight Watcher’s French Onion Soup

This is the month for onion soup; first there was Win Schuler’s Onion Soup and now I am posting two more recipes.  This one from Weight Watcher’s  has a PointsPlus value of 5 per serving (this recipe serves 4) and another one from Augusta Country Club called French Onion Soup.  They are all different in their … Continue reading

Weight Watcher’s Chicken Casserole with Saffron

This is a flavorful Weight Watcher’s casserole full of chicken, veggies, rice and a nice touch with the saffron.  There are 8 PointsPlus per serving which is 1/4 of the dish.  I have been wanting to use some saffron a sister brought back from her trip to Italy, among other things  like tomato seeds for … Continue reading

Creamy Pesto Dip

This dip comes from Town House Pita Crackers found in the Food Network October issue.  As I have mentioned before I am continuously looking for ways to use the pesto I make fresh.  I also froze some this past summer which is what I used over the holidays.  This sounded really good especially with the … Continue reading

Weight Watcher’s Sweet and Sour Pork

This is one  of my favorite Chinese dishes and this low calorie version with a lighter sauce is really good.  I have added some more vegetables and changed the directions a little.  Pork tenderloin slices do not need so much cooking time as Weight Watcher’s suggests.  See also my recipe Sweet and Sour Pork where the pork is fried (you could … Continue reading

Honey Garlic Chicken in the Slow Cooker

This “healthy” recipe came from slenderkitchen.com in  my weekly “Ziplist” from Pinterest.  Most of my recipes come from cookbooks, magazines, Food Channels, friends, family and my own versions of recipes and in the last couple of years I have used the internet a lot more.  I love my computer for researching information related to ingredients or recipes … Continue reading

Weight Watcher’s Applesauce-Sour Cream Coffee Cake

You know there are so many good Weight Watcher’s recipes and this is one of them.  A very moist, tender cake which is delicious topped with some low-fat whipping cream or perhaps some frozen yogurt.  See whipping cream recipe below  which would be 3 PointsPlus per 3 tbsp.  A mere 3 points per serving for the cake and yes the … Continue reading

Weight Watcher’s Pearl Onions and Baby Carrots

This is a simple side dish that you can make ahead of time and freeze  for up to 1 month.  So, I have already made it and popped it in my freezer; come Thanksgiving day I will see how good it tastes then (see comment below).  I believe in homemade recipes and getting dishes done … Continue reading

Turkey Breast in a Slow Cooker for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I am thinking about cooking a turkey breast in my slow cooker in addition to a 16-18 lb. turkey.   One year the turkey weighed 24 lbs. – too heavy to manage!!!  See my post Roast Turkey.  Cute nephews anxious to dig into those turkeys 🙂 Something else that will make … Continue reading