Red Velvet Gobs w/ Cream cheese Filling

Mhhh, OK so these aren't so diet friendly but they sure are good! If you don't want to eat them all you could always take them to a party right? Sharing is a good thing! :)

Red Velvet Gobs w/ cream cheese Filling (4 points each/150 calories/30 servings)

Cream cheese Filling
4 T butter, room temperature
8 oz  1/3 less fat cream cheese
1 t vanilla
1 cup confectioners sugar

Blend ingredients together and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Cake
1 box red velvet cake mix
Ingredients listed on box
1/2 cup flour

Preheat oven to 375F. Mix all cake ingredients. Drop one inch blobs on a greased cookie sheet about 1.5 inches apart. bake for 6-8 minutes. Allow cake to cool. Repeat process until mix is gone.

When cake is cooled, add spoon full of filling and make a "sandwich". Wrap and refrigerate any uneaten gobs.

Horseradish Meatloaf with Caramelized Onion

Mhhh meatloaf, the ultimate comfort food. The sour cream and onions make this really moist and delicious!  This is not a quick meatloaf. It takes quite some time, but it is still easy to make! Recipe from Kayln's Kitchen

Horseradish Meatloaf with Caramelized Onion (5 points/231 Calories/8 servings)
2 lbs 93% FF lean ground beef
1 large yellow onion, diced
1 T olive oil
2 eggs
3 T prepared horseradish
1 T Worcestershire sauce
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/4 cup FF sour cream
1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
Salt and Pepper
Add oil and onion to a non stick pan. Cook on low for about 30 minutes, being careful not to burn.

Add Garlic and cook additional 2 minutes.

While onions are caramelizing, whisk together eggs, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, horseradish, and sour cream.

Preheat oven to 375F. Combine ground beef, onions, sauce, and bread crumbs. Mix with (washed!) hands until incorporated.

Put in baking dish, bread pan, or on a broiler pan and bake  for about 1.5 hours.

Lighter Side Mashed Potatoes

I know in the past when I would make Mashed potatoes I would just keep adding butter and milk until I liked how it looked. Yes, it was super creamy and delicious.. but I have no idea how many calories I was putting into my body, and well that's not really a great idea when you are try to lose weight! With this recipe, I didn't even miss all the extras. I think I will be making my mashed like this from know on! Recipe from Stephanie Cooks

Lighter Side Mashed Potatoes (2 points/130 Calories/4 servings)

4 average sized red potatoes, cut into pieces
1/2 cup chicken broth ( or vegatable)
1 T Promise buttery spread.
2 T FF sour cream
pepper
garlic powder

Boil potatoes until fork tender, drain,  put potatoes back in pot you boiled them in. Add broth, spread, pepper and garlic. Mash with hand masher until smooth and stir in Sour cream.

Chicken Spinach Soup (crockpot)

                                                                (yet again not the prettiest pic, but it tastes good!)

Chicken Spinach Soup (2 points/142 Calories/ 6 servings)
1lb chicken breast
1/2 an onion, chopped
1 can white beans
6 oz fresh spinach
1 cup diced tomatoes
2 large cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup water
2 cups chicken stock
Italian seasoning and pepper to taste

Put EVERYTHING in the crock.. cook on low for about 5-6 hours..Take out chicken breast and shred, put  chicken back in soup for another hour. Original Recipe: Finding Joy in My Kitchen

Broccoli, Mushroom, and Cheese Soup (CROCKPOT)

I love Velveeta..its a bad for you but oh so good kind of an item....and it's fabulous in this soup! This soup whips the pants off that canned stuff! I will never win any reward for photography so you will have to take my word that this is some yummy stuff! Adapted  from Recipe here!

Broccoli, Mushroom, and Cheese Soup (7 points/320 Calories/4 servings)

1/4 block of large Velveeta cheese
8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese
2 cups chicken broth ( or vegetable if you prefer)
1 can Rotel
8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms
3 cups broccoli florets ( or you could use frozen as well)
1 T dried parsley
1 t garlic powder
2 t dried onion flakes
pinch of dried basil.. ( I didn't measure sorry!)

Add all ingredients except for mushrooms and broccoli to the crock pot. Cook on low for 4 hours. Stir in broccoli and mushrooms and cook for an additional two hours.

Personal Portobello Pizza

These are super easy, yummy, light, low carb way to get your pizza craving! the mushrooms are very juicy though so you may just have to eat this a fork! and see that paper plate I used? it was soaked..use a good old regular plate.

Personal Portabello Pizza (5 points/ 235 calories/ 1 serving)
2 large Portabello Mushrooms, stems removed
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/4th cup Reduced Fat cheddar cheese
8 slices Turkey pepperoni

Preheat oven to 350F. Bake naked mushrooms in oven for about 10-15 min. Remove from oven..  add desired toppings and bake for an additional 5 minutes until cheese is melted and you achieve desired doneness.

Haute Chocolate

Nope sorry.. this isn't a creamy cup of Swiss Miss. This is the color of my brand new nail polish! I love it! and looking at my fingers gives me a bigger smile on my face than any chocolate drink could!

178..Starting weight
156.. (Smallest since having children) New nail polish
156..current weight!
152..(smallest since becoming pregnant w/ Fhillip)..New shirt
148..(30 pounds)..Healthy cookbook
142..(wedding weight)..new hair cut and foils
138..(40 pounds gone!).. Family portraits
130.. (just a big deal!)..new swim suit!