Bread Dip

This recipe is super duper easy and super duper delicious! It's always a hit when I bring it to a party!

Ingredients:

(1) 16oz container of sour cream
1 package of Good Seasons garlic and herb salad dressing packet
1 bread bowl
2 fresh loaves of bread of your choice (I used 1 french bread and and 1 loaf of wheat bread)

Directions:

Mix together the sour cream and salad dressing mix. Let sit for 3 hours. Hollow out the bread bowl as shown in the picture. Fill with the dip. Cut up the breads into bite sized pieces. Serve. Yummy. Easy. Enjoy.

Crabby Bites

My mom used to make this recipe for family gatherings and it was always a great crowd pleaser! It is not an original recipe so I am giving credit where needed! 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of butter soft

1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder

1 1/2 teaspoons of mayonnaise

1 (5oz) jar of Kraft Old English cheese spread

1 (6oz) can of flaked crab meat

1 (6 count) package of English muffins.

Directions:

Pre heat your oven to 400. Mix together the first 5 ingredients. Slice the English muffins in half then quarter them like in the picture. Top the English muffins with the mixture. Place them on a cookie sheet and let them bake at 400 for about 15 minutes or until browned like the above picture. Serve away!

Steak and Cheese Egg Rolls

Ingredients:

1 lb Shaved steak
1 white onion
1 package of mushrooms
1/4 lb white american cheese from the deli
Spring roll wrappers
Non-stick spray

Directions:

Slice the onions and mushrooms to desired size. Place in a medium sized frying pan and spray with non-stick spray. Cook on medium.

When they are just about finished cooking, add the shaved steak to the frying pan. Continue cooking until the onions, mushrooms and steak is cooked to your desired liking.

Pre-heat your deep fryer to 365 degrees and make sure it is full with the recommended about of oil. Next, lay out 1 spring roll wrapper. Line with the cheese and fill with the meat and vegetable mixture and fold into a spring roll. Click this link for a useful video on how to roll a egg roll wrapper.  Be sure to lightly wet the edges of the wrapper to create a seal.

Create an assembly line to make this process easier. 

Place into the fryer. Make sure that the egg rolls are not touching in the fryer. Rotate half way with tongs once the egg roll starts to get bubbly looking. Continue to cook until it is golden brown.

Place on a paper towel and allow to dry for about 1-2 minutes.

Serve whole or cut in half!

Caprese Salad

As simple as it is, there are probably over 100 different ways to make and present a caprese salad. I figured I'd make a blog post for one of my never forgotten favorite Low Calorie Italian foods. Made as a lower calorie version with all natural ingredients, you can't go wrong!


Ingredients

- 8 Cherry tomatoes
- 1 oz fresh mozzarella cheese
- 1 basil leaf
- 1 tablespoon of balsamic dressing (I used Newman's Own Light Roasted Garlic Balsamic)

Directions

Slice up the tomatoes into quarters. Dice up the mozzarella into even small cubes. Shred the basil leaf into small pieces. Add the 1 tablespoon of dressing. Mix all of the ingredients together and serve! What an easy lunch!

Nutrition Facts (For 1 serving - This recipe makes 1 serving)

Calories - 160
Carbs - 8
Fat - 7
Protein - 6
Sodium - 255
Fiber - 2

Easy Pumpkin Muffins - 74 Calories Each!

This recipe is a great treat for a snack, dessert, or even breakfast! They come out really moist and stay fresh for at least 5 days. I made a huge batch, so i froze some (I wasn't able to eat 24 muffins in 5 days!) They taste just as good reheated from the freezer.

Ingredients

1 can of canned pumpkin (15 oz)
3/4 cup of water
1 box of moist carrot cake mix
24 cupcake tins
PAM spray

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Mix well for about 2 minutes. Place the cupcake tins into a muffin baking dish. Spray the insides of them lightly with PAM or any other baking spray. Once they are all sprayed, fill each cupcake liner about half way with the mix. Once the oven is preheated, place inside. Cook for about 20-25 minutes. Serve! :)

Nutrition Facts - (For 1 muffin - this recipe makes 24 servings)

Calories - 74
Carbs - 16
Fat - 1
Protein - 1
Sodium - 131
Fiber - 1

All Natural Applesauce

So I went apple-picking this week which is a plus if you live in New England. Born and raised in the hometown of Johnny Appleseed, it's kind of a big deal around here. So I went apple picking and filled a whole peck full....

Once I got home, I thought to myself "what the heck am I going to do with 14 apples?" I've been eating 2 apples a day now and I still have a ton left over! I decided to think up a recipe for homemade apple sauce. Nothing is better than eating warm homemade apple sauce on a cold fall day! I began my recipe search online and realized that most of the recipes called for a cup or more of sugar. Not my idea of a healthy snack. So I created my own little take, using only all natural ingredients. If you live in New England, or somewhere where you can pick your own apples, I highly suggest it!

Ingredients:

- 4-5 large apples (I used fresh picked Cortland)
- 2 tablespoons of a natural sweetener (I used ideal - similar to truvia)
- Ground cinnamon -  about a tablespoon or so

Directions:

Peel all of the apples and chop them up into small cubes. Combine in a baking pot and place on medium. Add a little bit of water. Continue to stir until they are mushy (20-30 minutes). Slowly, add in the cinnamon and natural  sweetener. Continue to stir until it bubbles and looks like this...

From there, turn off the stove top. You can serve this as a side as is to any dinner (preferably a country style dinner) if you would prefer. Place the mixture into a mixing bowl. Using a hand held blender, mix together until it is to your preference of consistency. Serve warm, it tastes better that way!

Nutrition Information for 1 serving (one cup) - this recipe should make around 4 servings

Calories - 85
Carbs - 23
Fat - 0
Protein - 0
Sodium - 1
Fiber - 6

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