Author: Nicole

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BLT Salad

Nicole

I LOVED this salad! It’s simply delicious! If you don’t like tomatoes you will probably not like this recipe, but it’s worth a shot regardless! The dressing is tomato based and the salad contains a lot of tomato. I love tomato so I was all about this recipe, my husband on the other hand, wasn’t a fan but he doesn’t like tomatoes. I think I could eat this every day for lunch and be perfectly happy. Yummy!

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup cubed whole-wheat country bread
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 medium tomatoes, divided
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons minced green onions
  • 2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 5 cups chopped hearts of romaine lettuce
  • 3 slices center-cut bacon, cooked and crumbled

 Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Toss bread with oil and spread on a baking sheet. Bake, turning once, until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
  2. Cut 1 tomato in half. Working over a large bowl, shred both halves using the large holes on a box grater. Discard the skin. Add mayonnaise, chives (or scallion greens), vinegar, garlic powder and pepper; whisk to combine.
  3. Chop the remaining 3 tomatoes. Add the tomatoes, romaine and croutons to the bowl with the dressing; toss to coat. Sprinkle with bacon.

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Serves 4 totally 151 calories per serving

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Dr. Oz’s Belly-Blasting New Year’s Soup (86 Calories)

Nicole

My husband and I both loved this soup, but I must admit it was a little on the spicy side even for me. The chili powder is super strong in this recipe!  Next time I make this I would probably only add one tablespoon of chili powder. It can be a little chocking. If you don’t like spicy, then this is not a recipe for you unless you tweak it a bit. What I loved about this recipe is it’s filling, and it’s low in calories. 86 Calories per serving*
Ingredients:
Makes 4 1/2 cups Serves 6= ¾ cup each
  • 1 (14.5-oz) can of fire-roasted tomatoes with medium chilies (I used mild Rotel)
  • 1 (15-oz) can of chick peas (I used Great Northern less calories)
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth 
  • 2 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1/4 cup lime juice 
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Directions:

  1. Place tomatoes, chick peas and garlic with the broth and chili powder in large pot, and bring to a boil. 
  2. Lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. 
  3. Enjoy! (I added everything to the pot at one time and let it cook. Super simple, and fast!)

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*calculated on myfitnesspal.com

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"Like" Honey Baked Ham

Nicole

This is now the third time I have made this ham and I must say it’s fantastic!! It’s super simple to make and I just love it. Buying a Honey Baked Ham is way out of our budget so the next best thing is to make it myself! This is a great recipe and if you check out the original source you will see a video on how to make it yourself and it’s super simple!

Ingredients:
  • 1 Spiral Cut Ham
  • 2 cups white granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly ground if possible)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground clove
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 bone-in spiral sliced pre-cooked ham

Directions:
  1. In a small mixing bowl combine sugar, ginger, clove, paprika, onion powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. 
  2. Mix the seasoned sugar mixture well. Place aluminum foil on a cookie sheet, cover the pan with the foil, if you fail to do this, you may have burnt sugar on your pan, and it will take a while to clean off. 
  3. Place ham, open meat side down onto the pan. Sprinkle with the seasoned sugar mixture press sugar onto the outside of the ham. You may not use all of the seasoned sugar mixture.
  4. Gently heat the seasoned sugar mixture on the ham. Wave the flame quickly over the sugar, you want the sugar to brown, not burn. Staying in one area and moving out from there slowly will make this easier, as you will be heating the sugar in a continual direction. This whole process will take about 15 minutes, so be patient. You can sprinkle more sugar on top of the already browned parts of the ham and make the crust thicker.
  5. You can either reheat the ham or serve it cold when you are ready.

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Jalapeno Cream Cheese Pinwheel Poppers

Nicole

As you can see from my picture I didn’t do a very good job of rolling my pinwheels. I was running out of time. My guest were about to start arriving and needed to move quickly. These turned out fantastic, but they were super-hot. I think next time I would cut the amount of jalapenos in half. If you like spicy hot then you will love the recipe just the way it is!
Ingredients:
  • 1 package Cream Cheese (8 Ounce Package)
  • 4 ounces, weight Canned, Diced Jalapenos (2 ounces for mild)
  •  1 Tablespoon Sugar
  •  8 ounces, weight Tube Refrigerated Crescent Rolls
Directions:
1.      Preheat oven 375 degrees F.
2.     Add cream cheese into a bowl along with diced jalapenos, and sugar.
3.     Take your fork and mash it all up really well. Be sure to incorporate all that sugar in really well and set side.
4.     Open up your tube of crescent rolls and place on your cutting board. 
5.     Separate them into two rectangles. Now pinch together the perforations to create two nice rectangles. 
6.     With the back of your spoon, spread half of the cream cheese mixture onto one of the rectangles. Save the other half of the mixture for the other rectangle. (You will have two rectangles per tube of crescent rolls.)
7.     Spread your half portion of cream cheese on one of your rectangles, start with the long end of the roll, and get to rolling. Once it’s all rolled up, you will need to cut your log into 16 pinwheels.
8.     Get a sharp knife and cut into 16 pieces.  Place each pinwheel on a baking sheet
9.     Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

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Baked Crab Rangoon

Nicole

I love this recipe, but in all honestly I per them to be fried rather than baked. I know baked is a much better choice, but there is something about fried rangoon that just taste amazing!
Ingredients:
  • 1/8 tsp. garlic salt
  • 1/8 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 14 won ton wrappers
  • 1 small green onion
  • 4 oz. (imitation) crab
  • 3 oz. cream cheese

Directions: 

1.      In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, garlic salt and Worcestershire sauce until smooth.
2.     Stir in crab and onion.
3.     Place 2 teaspoons full in the center of each wonton wrapper.
4.     Moisten edges with water; bring corners to center over filling and press edges together to seal.
5.     Place on a baking sheet coated with non-stick cooking spray.
6.     Lightly spray wontons with nonstick cooking spray.
7.     Bake at 425 °F (210 °C) for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
Makes 14 Crab Rangoon (2 per Serving)

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