Grandma’s Sweet Potato Pie
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011A pie recipe from my Christmas cookbook for you! Grandma’s Sweet Potato Pie Yield 1 pie 3 large sweet potatoes ½ c. brown sugar ½ tsp. nutmeg ½ c. coconut [...]
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Blueberry Cobbler~Healthier Version
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011I’ve been playing around with ingredients I’m allowed to have on my diet and came up with this. Blueberry Cobbler~2 servings 1 1/2 c. blueberries–frozen is fine 2 Tb xylitol or sweetener of your choice 2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg Stir all together and place in glass baking dish. Topping: 3/4 c. almond [...]
Tellin’ The Truth Tuesday
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Well, I’ve lost all the weight I gained by cheating and being lazy all summer. In some ways that’s ok that I was lazy and cheating. This is a life long process for me. I don’t have the genes that will allow me to quit being vigilant. It’s good to take a bit of a [...]
Stevia Basil Lemonade
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011I saw this recipe for basil lemonade the other day. Hmmm…. that sounds weird to me but maybe it would be good? I’ve been drinking a lot of lemon juice/water/stevia this summer. I have basil in my garden–ok why not! I’ll give it a try. It was delicious! The basil makes it less tart in [...]
Sugar Free Fat Free Spaghetti Sauce
Thursday, March 10th, 2011Spaghetti Sauce 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can tomato sauce 1 can tomato paste (Read all cans for sugar!) Mix all together Add 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tb oregano 1/2 tsp pepper 1 Tb onion powder 1-2 tsp stevia Simmer—MMMMMMMMMMMM really really good. The boys ate it twice so far with NO CLUE that [...]
Low Carb Pumpkin Cheesecake
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010Here’s a great recipe that we’ve all enjoyed–even Lee! He won’t even try anything if he thinks it could possibly be healthy. If he eats it you know it’s good. **You’d have to decide if the pumpkin is low enough in carbs for you. 2 8 ox packages cream cheese 1/2 c. xylitol (or sweetener [...]
“Honey” Mustard Dip or Salad Dressing
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010Since a major part of my healthy eating plan is no sugar and no starch, I have to make my own salad dressings. You’d be amazed at the things you’ll find in the bottled versions–most of them are off limits for me. Here’s one I’ve made that I really like. I use it as a [...]
Mocha Shake
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010One great trick I discovered when I was on the stricter phase of my diet is that coffee and ice foams up really nice in the blender! You can add milk to this if you prefer. I don’t have dairy on the strict phase and this turned out fine without it. Into your blender add: [...]
Homemade Enchilada Sauce
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010I tried homemade enchilada sauce for the first time this week. MMMM~ It is so good. It’s also quick and easy. 15 oz can tomato sauce 1 small can green chilies 1 Tb chili powder 2 tsp onion powder 2 tsp cumin 1 tsp oregano 2 fresh garlic cloves Put it all in a blender [...]
Baked Tomatoes~Healthy Recipe
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Barbara said I should share some of my healthy recipes so I will try to remember to do that once in awhile. Some of them I’ve tweaked from other people but here goes. I’ve been having this about every other day and it’s so good. If you’re not working on losing weight, or if your [...]
