Chilled Avocado Soup.......Finally! ;)

Since I promised a week ago to share my Avocado Soup recipe.....I figured I should make good on it!  I used an avocado recipe of Martha Stewart's and changed it up so much that it isn't even similar to the original!  (except for the fact that they both use avocados and are chilled!)

Chilled Avocado Soup (Martha Stewart Recipe altered by me)

THM peeps, this is a S soup!

Ingredients

·         3 ripe avocados (I used 6 small)
·         1 ½ cups kefir (I make my own, so this is what I had on hand)
·         ½ cup half&half
·         Several dashes dried dill
·         1/3 cup diced onion
·         1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
·         1 teaspoon coarse salt
·         2 shakes cayenne pepper
·         2 T Lime juice

Directions

1.    Halve and pit avocados. With a spoon, scoop out flesh and transfer to a food processor.

Add all ingredients and blend until smooth. 

The soup will be pretty thick at this point so add chicken stock until it is a soup-y consistency.
2.    Cover the blender and refrigerate until the soup is well chilled, at least one hour.
This makes about 6 healthy servings!

Bon Appetit!!
Dana 

 

Waffles!!!!.....

Good morning!  I have a BIG announcement today!!  ;) 


I ate WAFFLES for breakfast!!!!

I know, you are all shocked and surprised!  LOL!  j/k!  I'M shocked and surprised!  After eating low carb for YEARS, this Trim Healthy Mama way of eating is amazing!  I LOVE being able to eat carbs AND lose weight!  So, without further ado, here is the recipe!

E Waffles - this recipe made 4 waffles for me!
1/2 cup dry old fashioned oats
1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup egg whites (I use Great Value brand in a carton)
dash or 2 of salt
2 tsp Truvia
2 shakes NuNaturals Stevia (small holes)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda (I use aluminum-free)

I started by pulling out the nut/seed blade for my Magic Bullet and giving the oats a spin.  It made oat flour and made sure we didn't get big chunks of oats in our waffles!  (but if chunky waffles are your thing, go right ahead and leave them whole!)  :P
Then I blended everything in my food processor and it looked just like regular waffle mix!  If your mixture seems a little thick, add some water.....but only a little at a time!  (don't ask how I know this!)I would like to add, since there is NO oil in this recipe, you will need to spray your waffle maker EVERY TIME you make a waffle!  Just a little squirt will do, but it is necessary!  Trust me!  ;)  (don't ask how I know this either!)

Now for the "syrup"
4 oz of low fat cream cheese
between 1/8-1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 shakes NuNaturals Stevia (small holes)
1/4 tsp vanilla
maple flavoring (I used some sugar free maple syrup)

I blended all of that in my Magic Bullet, adjusting the almond milk until I had a good syrupy consistency!  I warmed up 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries and mixed in about 2T of the syrup and poured it all over my waffles!  YUMM-O!!! 


I'm so thankful that God guided my path toward this new, healthy way of eating!  It's been a wonderful, waffle-y blessing!!

Happy Thursday!!
Dana

Happy Tuesday!

Holy Smokes!  It's been CrAzY busy around here!  Whew!  I finally found stole a few minutes so I thought I'd share my super yummy raspberry sherbet that I whipped up this morning afternoon (morning/afternoon, what day is it?!)!!  It was so creamy and sweet and raspberrie-y (it's a word!!).....first the pic.....

Now the recipe:

Raspberry Sherbert (for my THM friends, this is a FP snack!)

Add 1/2 c. ff cottage cheese, 1/2 to 3/4 c frozen mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries and blackberries), and some Truvia or a tiny shake of NuNaturals Stevia Extract in a bowl.  Use an immersion blender to combine.
(I used my Magic Bullet and it worked ok.  I had to add about 2T of liquid to get to mix)
This will remind you of a raspberry sherbert! 

Credit for this yummy recipe goes to   ~Amanda Wylie

Avocado soup and Loaded Cauliflower posts to follow soon (hopefully!).

Happy Tuesday, Y'all!!
Dana

A Yummy Midnight Snack....

Well, it's not really midnight.....it's actually about 3am.  My sweet hubby is out of town this week and I barely sleep when he's gone.  SO!  I thought it was the perfect time to do some late night snacking and baking!  (What else would you have done?! ;)

First, a snack was needed!  I bought some Light Wasa crackers the other day and as I opened the wrapper, my first thought was........cardboard.  These crackers look just like cardboard!!!  Uh-oh!  I've been following the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan for 2 weeks now and I've tried a LOT of new foods, all of them have been so yummy and NONE of them looked like cardboard!  LOL!  I was having flashbacks to my mom's "diets"......you know, rice cakes and tuna fish?!  YUCK.  So I plowed ahead thinking, "I'll try a bite, maybe it won't be too bad.  Maybe."  I spread Laughing Cow cheese on it, then sprinkled some nutritional yeast, sliced a juicy tomato and laid it on top.  Then I grabbed my Himalayan salt (love that it's pink!  so pretty!) and my Herbs de Provence and sprinkled it all over the top.  Here's what it looked like......

I took a bite......and........it was WONDERFUL!  Nothing like cardboard at all!  Thank goodness!  The cracker had a kind of nutty flavor, but the crunch!  Oh the crunchiness of that cracker was heavenly!  I'd been really craving chips.....crunchy chips, and these hit the spot!  This ain't your mama's diet!!  LOL!  (btw, this snack was considered a S Helper because of the carb content.)

After this lovely snack, I started craving something sweet and warm.  I've had several lovely smoothies lately, but no warm, soft cookies!  So off I went in search of a cookie recipe and I found one!  A Peanut Butter Chocolate  cookie!  The recipe is on page 387 of Trim Healthy Mama.

 

 



They turned out beautifully!  So yummy!!  I ate 2 and was totally satisfied!  They were SO delicious and I'm sure I won't get to enjoy many more of them once my girls are up and about in the morning!  I may have to hide a couple to savor with my morning cup o'espresso!

Happy snacking and sweet dreams!
Dana