Monday, September 29, 2014

Italian Zero Point Soup

Ingredients:
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 small zucchini, chopped
  • 1 fennel bulb, sliced thin
  • 1 pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup chopped radicchio
  • 1 cup fresh spinach
  • 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1 tsp fresh oregano chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup fresh Itilian parsley
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil
Directions:
  1. Bring broth to a boil
  2. Add vegetables through fresh herbs
  3. Cover and return to boil
  4. Uncover and cook for 10 minutes
  5. Stir in rest of ingredients and serve

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Pumpkin Soup (2 points)

Ingredients:
  • 29 oz can Libby's Pumpkin
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 cup onion
  • 3 tbsp. water
  • 14 oz chicken broth
  • 1.5 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp. splenda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • Romano for garnish
Direction:
  1. In large pot, cook onions in butter. Add water, cook until soft
  2. Add pumpkin and broth, stir
  3. Add remaining ingredients and stir until blended
  4. Serve 1 cup portions with a topping of Romano

Libby's Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 cup sweetener
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp ground cinnaon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 4 eggs (1 cup egg beaters)
  • 1 can pumpkin (29 oz)
  • 2 cans Evaporated Milk
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 425
  2. Mix sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves
  3. Mix in eggs, pumpkin
  4. Stir in evaporated milk
  5. Pour into ramekins
  6. Bake for 15 minutes
  7. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for another 50 minutes or until done.
  8. Cool and serve

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Crispy Cauliflower Buffalo Wings

Ingredients:

  • 1 head cauliflower, chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. melted butter
  • 2/3 cups hot sauce

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 450
  2. Combine flour, water, garlic powder, salt
  3. Whisk until smooth
  4. Toss cauliflower in batter
  5. Put on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, tossing half-way through
  6. Remove from oven and toss in hot sauce
  7. Cook again for 25 minutes
  8. Serve with no-cal ranch.