time to get back to blogging!

It have been a couple of weeks since I have written a blog post.. I know, I know.. bad me. Between sickness, traveling, and hubby throwing away my nutrition info that I had a on a couple of un-posted recipes, I kind of gave up for a short time..Now its back to workouts and watching what I eat.. Luckily I have maintained my weight.. so no worries there. So anyway, get out your grocery lists and look forward to some new recipes in the coming days!

13 is a lucky number! :)

Everyone associates 13 as being an unlucky number..and most of the time I suppose I believe them. (whoever they are!) But today, 13 is 100% a good thing.. Because for the first time ever in my adult life I saw a 13 on the scale.. In the form of 139.5 ( just made it! I know!)..and am thrilled to say I am no longer overweight according to BMI.. normal never felt so good!

Chinese Spaghetti

Not sure what to say about this dish other than it was yummy.. I say a lot of things are yummy though, anyone want to pitch in some descriptive words for tasty dishes?.. I'm all ears. its a nice change from the traditional Italian version... and less calories... because your not dumping tons of sauce on it. (or cheese.. you can't have spaghetti without cheese!) original recipe here.

Chinese Spaghetti (328 calories/5.25 grams fat/4 grams fiber/4 servings)

• 1/2 lb ground beef (93% lean)
• 8 oz sliced mushrooms
• 4 scallions, chopped and divided
• 8 oz spaghetti or angel hair pasta
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 1 t chili paste w/ garlic ( I left this out for the little ones.. but mama likes it spicy!)
• 1 T reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1 T fish sauce ( or oyster)

Cook pasta until almost finished, drain. Brown ground beef. Add mushrooms, half of the scallions, and the bean sprouts, and cook until sprouts are tender, and mushrooms are brown. Stir in soy, chili paste, and fish sauce, and pasta, toss lightly and garnish with fresh scallions.

Ginger Lime Rib-eye

My FIL always makes these soy marinated beef ribs at pretty much any party he has.. they are really good.. I would imagine this concoction  is pretty similar  to what he makes.. except i think he uses lemon.. I think..he has never given me his "secret" recipe. Hubby thought it was a little to limey.. But I liked the extra kick it gave.. you could easily reduce the amount of lime for your taste. you could also use any steak, but we prefer the taste of rib-eye!

Ginger Lime Rib-eye (55 Calories per ounce with fat removed/95 Calories per ounce with fat)

• 1.3 lbs rib-eye steak ( that how much was in my package, you get what you will eat!)
• 3T lime juice
• 3T low sodium soy sauce
• 3 T vinegar (I used cane, white or apple cider would work)
• 1/2 inch to an inch grated ginger root
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste ( a few grinds not sure how much)

Marinate all ingrediants in refrigerator for 6-8 hours, ( or overnight even) Grill!

Chicken Pot Pie Soup

OK.. So I Am going to be extremely lazy when in comes to this post..I didn't change one thing about this recipe ( except i didn't peel the potatoes so add  6 total grams of fiber).. So why reinvent the wheel when Gina did such a great job already? I will give you my picture tho.. and mention that I added a Pillsbury Grands Jr biscuit so it was more pot pieish. (hint hint.. Click on Gina to get the recipe!)

National Nutella Day.. Super Simple Nutella Brownies

Today is National Nutella Day, and while I can't justify eating an entire brownie I had one bite and They are so tasty for being SOOO simple..The recipe only made 4 brownies though, so if you do make them.. it wouldn't cause to much damage as you would run out!  Hubby ate 2 in a matter of a couple minutes and told me I was a tease. Original recipe here

Super Simple Nutella Brownies (224 Calories/12 grams fat/1 gram fiber/4 servings)

• 1/2 cup Nutella Spread
• 1 egg
• 5 T flour.

Mix and put in greased muffin tins.. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.

Portuguese Green Soup

This is an Americanized version of a soup that was popular for Portuguese fisherman back in the day.. pretty tasty stuff.. Original recipe here

Portuguese Green Soup (192 Calories/5.5 grams fat/3 grams fiber/4 servings)

• cooking spray
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 3 medium potatoes, chopped
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 oz chopped frozen spinach, thawed ( you could add more, but that's all I had)
• 3.5 cups chicken broth
• 1-2 cups water
• 7 oz smoked turkey sausage or Kielbasa, sliced
• salt and pepper to taste

Saute garlic and onions in cooking spray until soft, about 5 minutes. add water, broth, and potatoes and cook until potatoes are soft, 20-30 minutes. Add turkey, spinach, salt, and pepper and simmer 5 minutes until warm.

Dark Chocolate Oat Muffins

These hit the spot.. mhh just enough chocolate to satisfy the craving while still being good for you! :) Total win! Original Recipe here

Dark Chocolate Oat Muffins (167 Calories/6.5 grams fat/2.5 grams fiber/12 servings)

• 6 T melted Light margarine (or butter..mmhhh butter)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/3 t baking soda
• 1/4 t salt
• 3/4 cup no sugar added apple sauce
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350F. Mix first 8 ingredients in a bowl. Stir in oats and chocolate chips. Bake in greased muffin tin for 20 minutes.

Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Easy Peasy to put together.. I love my crock pot. Original recipe here.

Crock pot Buffalo Chicken Wraps (243 Calories/5 grams fat/8 grams fiber/ 6 servings)

• 1.5 pounds chicken breast
• 1/2 cup Franks hot sauce
• 1/2 cup FF blue cheese or ranch dressing
• 6  100 calorie wraps (I used FLAT OUT multi grain)
• lettuce
• blue cheese crumbles (optional and not included in calories)
• salt and pepper

Put chicken, salt, and pepper in crock on low for 6 hours. Take chicken out and shred, add dressing and hot sauce, and return to crock for 30 minutes