Skinny Vanilla Mocha Frappe | Peanut Butter and Peppers Hi Everyone, Since it’s Monday again, I thought I would share with you my newest coffee creation. I figured we would need the caffeine kick to get us through the day! Wouldn’t you agree? This my lovely Friends is so easy, so low-calorie, not to mention a chocolaty, creamy treat that is so guilt-free, that you can have two or three. I made this drink using instant coffee, but you can always brew up your favorite coffee, the key is to make it strong cup. I have to say, nothing like sitting outside on a hot day and sipping on a cool drink. Now you know I love to do my comparisons. Starbucks Caffe Vanilla Frappuccino Light Blended Coffee – Grande: Calories: 180, Fat: 0, Sodium: 200, Carbs: 40, Sugar: 39, Protein: 3 My Skinny Mocha Frappe – over 2 cups: Calories: 43.3, Fat: 0, Sodium: 65, Carbs: 7, Sugar: 6, Protein: 4.2 You have to love mine! Skinny Vanilla Mocha Frappe Ice coffee blended drink made with milk, vanilla and cocoa powder. Ingredients Instructions Notes Have a wonderful week! Toodles, Jen
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries These cheesecake stuffed strawberries are the perfect dessert treat! Can I just say that I have died and gone to heaven. Cheesecake stuffed strawberries….how have I not made these before?! I’m serious. They are amazing! Making up the filling was a breeze too. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Yield: 10 - 12 strawberries (depending on size) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound large strawberries 8 ounce block cream cheese – softened 3 – 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (depends on how sweet you want the filling) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or use almond, lemon, etc. ) Graham cracker crumbs Source: Inspired by pictures seen on Pinterest Directions: Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with a mixer or by hand. You could also drizzle or dip strawberries in chocolate if desired. Enjoy!!!
Blackberry Frozen Yogurt July 15th, 2011 When browsing for new recipes to try I’m usually drawn to the simple ones with fewer ingredients. This frozen yogurt recipe only calls for yogurt, blackberries, and sweetened condensed milk. The flavor is amazing, and it’s the perfect summer dessert (or lunch… ehem). 3 cups fresh blackberries3 cups yogurt cheese (or greek yogurt)1 can sweetened condensed milk In a blender (or food processor) puree the blackberries with the sweetened condensed milk. Recipe from Just Cook Already The Pastry Affair - Home - Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread I once made the driest pancake in the world. I can see you sitting at home, staring at your computer screen, and scoffing at my bold statement. Driest pancake in the world? Yeah, right. How would you even know? But this is the truth, my friends. Let me share my story with you. A few years back, I made chocolate chip pancakes. Quickly flash to the next morning. Still cold. Confusion. Was the microwave broken? I got angry, as one will when they want food and want it now. When I took it out, the pancake was slightly less cool. It took me a few hours to realize what had happened. It only stands to reason that my pancake was so utterly dry that there wasn't enough water in it to be absorbed by the microwaves. Thus, the world's driest pancake was born. And to think I took a bite... Luckily, this Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread is definitely not dry. One Year Ago: Chocolate Orange Miniature Cakes Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread Yields 1 loaf Punch down the dough.
Summer Recipe: White Peach-Lavender Soda What does one do when one receives a gift of perfect and oh-so-fragrant lavender from a friend's garden? If one is like me and has just finished writing a book of homebrewing projects and suddenly has free time to play with recipes not going into the book, one naturally thinks about making soda. Lavender became a bit of a nemesis when writing True Brews. But contemplating my bounty of lavender last week, I figured that a soda would be safe. The white peaches and white nectarines are phenomenal right now. And they were. I didn't intend or expect that lovely pink color either. White Peach-Lavender SodaMakes about 4 to 6 servings (enough to fill a recycled 1-liter soda bottle) 1 cup water, plus more to fill the bottle 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lavender flowers (1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers) 1 pound very ripe white peaches 1 tablespoon lemon juice Pinch salt 1/4 teaspoon champagne yeast or baker's yeast Need: one clean 1-liter plastic soda bottle with screw-on cap Notes:
Twice-Baked Potatoes Recipe : Ree Drummond Directions Watch how to make this recipe. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Slice the butter into pats. With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Smash the potatoes into the butter, bacon and sour cream. Fill the potato shells with the filling. 2011 Ree Drummond, All Rights Reserved 50 Different Foods You Can Put in a Jar {Saturday Inspiration & Ideas} A couple weeks ago I posted 50 different things to do with mason jars…though all the ideas were creative and fun, none of them had anything to do with food. I thought the whole concept of food in a jar deserved a post all of it’s own. So this weeks Saturday Inspiration post is dedicated to all the glorious foods … You can put in a jar: desserts in a jar, bread in a jar, appetizers in a jar, meals in a jar, drinks in a jar… I think you can pretty much put anything in jar and it instantly becomes a million times cuter! Now I want to save even more jars! The Sunday Showcase starts tonight … I can’t wait to see what you have been working on this week! Hope you are having a fabulous weekend ~Enjoy.
Oreo Truffle Stuffed Cupcakes With Cookies & Cream Frosting After making cupcakes stuffed with peanut butter balls this weekend, I had to come up with a nut free version for my nut allergy kiddo, who was feeling all kinds of left out of the stuffed cupcake enjoyment. Since we love making cupcake pops with the Oreo Truffle recipe, I figured I would try that. Worked like a charm! To make these, you will first want to make your Oreo Truffles. For 24 cupcakes, I’d use an entire regular size bag of Oreos and about 3/4 to a whole 8oz block of regular cream cheese, and you should be able to get 24 one inch size truffles. Next make up your cake. And cover with your remaining batter. After they have cooled you can get ready to frost. You could certainly use a premade canned frosting for this. But surprise! I’m totally loving this stuffed cupcake thing.
DIY Light Frappuccino Recipe - 2 Points photo credit: animalfriendly.me In about as much time as it takes to stand in line at Starbucks and order one of their Grande Light Frappuccinos, you can make one yourself at home and save about $4.00. Just try this Frozen Blended Cappuccino Recipe and enjoy the creamy, coffee flavored goodness that you know and love. Enjoy a homemade version of Starbucks Light Frappuccino from the convenince of your own kitchen. Ingredients 2 tbsp instant coffee granules (regular or decaf)2 tbsp fat free vanilla flavored coffee creamer, powdered1/2 cup fat free milk8-10 ice cubes Instructions Blend all ingredients together in a blender and process until smooth. Preparation time: 2 minute(s) Cooking time: Diet type: Vegetarian Diet tags: Low calorie, Reduced fat Number of servings (yield): 1 Culinary tradition: USA (Traditional) Entire recipe makes 1 cappuccino smoothie Serving size is entire recipe (about 1 ¼ cups) Each serving = 2 Points +
Warm Bean Dip So with all the talk and posting of Super Bowl party grub I have to be honest, I am not a fan of football. At all. No offense to any of you fans out there, but I'm just keeping it real. Thankfully, I lucked out and married a man that isnt a fan either. So with my confession, I do have to say that we like to watch the Super Bowl. (no that is not my manly hand, it's my hubbys) Warm Bean Dip 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 cup sour cream 2 cans (16 ounces, each) refried beans 1 packet taco seasoning 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cheese in melted and slightly browned.
Food My brother recently celebrated his 30th birthday so I decided to make him a fun birthday cake. Since he loves sandwiches I went with a sandwich cake. Although it would have been nice to have the filling look like lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, etc. I've always been a big believer that it must taste great first and foremost. Marbled Rye Sandwich Cake with Almond Buttercream and Strawberry Filling Ingredients Cake: 1 package white cake mix 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup white sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/3 cups water 1 cup sour cream 2 tbsp canola oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 egg whites 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon almond extract Strawberry Filling: 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and coarsely chopped 1/4 cup sugar 1 tbsp cornstarch Almond Buttercream: 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 tsp almond extract 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 2 tsp milk Olive Cakepop: 1/4 cup cake trimmings, crumbled 1 tsp prepared Almond Buttercream icing 1 square of white bakers chocolate A few drops of green food colouring 1 or 2 red M&M's
Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Filling and Chocolate Buttercream Every year, I manage to ruin Stephen's birthday cake. The first year we lived together, I decided to throw him a "surprise party". His family never made a big deal about his birthday when he was younger, so I wanted to give him the birthday party he never had. I don't remember for sure, but I'm guessing Betty Crocker had more of a hand in making the cake than I did. I don't recall what happened the next year, but I'm sure it was horrifying. By the third year we lived together, Betty and I had gone our separate ways. Last year, I tried to prevent disaster by making a single-layer rectangular cake. This year, I took every possible precaution in order to guarantee my success. I'm generally a very patient person, but when it comes to baking I'm uncharacteristically impatient. But this year I learned from my mistakes, and Stephen finally got the birthday cake he deserved. As they say, patience is a virtue. Chocolate Layer Cake Adapted from Hershey's Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Olive Garden Pasta Alfredo Recipe If you like this recipe then PIN IT on Pinterest Make sure to follow Budget Savvy Diva on Facebook Find more Copy Cat Recipes HERE Find more Recipes HERE I am just going to go right out and say it — you need to make this recipe — no excuses ( even if you are on a diet – make it ( try it) and share the wealth Simply put this is the best Alfredo sauce around – and this recipe makes a good amount of sauce which can be used later!!! **** WARNING**** There is a good chance you will gain 1 lb while reading this recipe — so please proceed at your own risk. What You Need Pasta 1 stick of butter 1 clove of minced garlic 1 pint of heavy cream 1 cup of Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons cream cheese salt and pepper What to Do Make Pasta ( I was cooking the pasta while making the sauce) In a sauce pan over medium heat – melt butter and add garlic and cook for two minutes. Add cream and cream cheese and heat till bubbling ( not to the point of a boil) All mixed but it is missing CHEESE! Enjoy! Final Product : Entree
Chipotle's Cilantro Lime Rice I am a huge fan of the rice at Chipotle's. Here is my copycat version, it tastes just like the real thing. Of course, I used less oil. Makes a wonderful side dish for chicken, beef or pork. Make your own burrito bowl, with my quick black bean recipe, barbacoa beef, sweet barbacoa pork, pork carnitas, chicken ropa vieja. Chipotle's "Skinny" Cilantro Lime RiceGina's Weight Watcher Recipes Servings: 4 • Size: 3/4 cup • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 5 ptsCalories: 201.0 • Fat: 3.4 • Carbs: 37.4 • Fiber: 0 • Protein: 4.0 g Ingredients: 1 cup extra long grain rice or basmati rice1/2 lime, juice of2 cups water1 tsp salt3 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro3 tsp vegetable oil Directions: In a small heavy pot, add rice, water, 1 tsp oil and salt. In a medium bowl, combine chopped cilantro, lime juice, rice and remaining oil and toss until completely mixed.