Mighty Melody Miracle Marathon

Mighty Melody Miracle Marathon - A Birth Day Celebration

Can you belive that Melody will soon be 1? What a blessed miracle this little girl is. I so miss my friend, Lois (Melody's Mom) who passed away is past October but each time new pictures of Melody is posted I say a piece of Lois is still with us and I am so thankful for this.  Lois was a young women full of life. She was passionate about life and living. I see that spunkiness in Melody's eyes. Though Melody has some challanges facing her, I know that she is a survivor.

Melody today with her Grandma;)

If you find it in your heart to donate to her, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you can't afford anything, just say a little prayer for her. She is so loved!

Fish with Herbed Bread Crumbs Healthy Style:)

I love Fish & Chips don’t you? I do not need any extra fat in my diet. Living in the Mid West does have its advantages because there are plenty of BQ restaurants here but try finding a decent Fish & Chip restaurants and it becomes slim pickins. So I was thrilled when I ran a crossed this recipe that not only is low in fat, but is tasty too.

This is one of my favorite fish recipes. It tastes just as good as any fish and chips I’ve ever had. This recipe was taken from “Eat This Not That”.

Fish with Herbed Bread Crumbs

2 slices white bread or 1 English muffin split

2 TBS chopped fresh parsley

1 tsp fresh thyme leaves

4 halibut fillets or other flaky white fish (4-6 oz each)

2 TBS butter

Salt & Pepper

How to make it:

Preheat the oven to 450F. Place the bread, parsley and the thyme in a food processor and pulse until you have small but not super fine crumbs. You want a bit of texture here.

Lay the fish on a baking sheet and season all over with salt & pepper. Smear the tops with a thin layer of softened butter then press the herbed bread crumbs into the butter so that they adhere to the fish.

Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through the flakes with gentle pressure from your finger.

Makes 4 servings (Cost per serving $4.00)

Wondering how to make Red Diamond Tea? Try this

My husband loves Red Label Sweet Tea. He has been drinking about a gallon a week. I have been somewhat concerned mostly because it is so sweet. So after a few trial and errors I believe that I have actually come up with a recipe for it.

First of all, I only use Louisiana tea bags. This being said here is what I do:

16 small tea bags or 3 family size ones

Fill up a saucepan half full with water and place the tea bags in the water. Bring this to a boil. When it looks fairly strong, I remove the tea bags then stir in 1 cup of sugar. Pour this into that Red Label gallon jug and fill up rest of the way with cold water. Place in the refrigerator.

In addition to being able to cut back on the empty calories we are saving a bit of money making it at home. Honestly it doesn’t take long to put together.

Let me know what you think...

Just Gotta Share....Smoky Sausage and Lentil Stew

Made this wondering if it would taste good. It was wonderful and though I have only made this once, I will be making it again.

Here is a tried and true good tasting healthy recipe.  It was taken from “The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start book.

Try it; let me know what you think.

Smoky Sausage and Lentil Stew

2 links (about 4 ounces each) spicy low-fat turkey Italian sausage, removed from casing

1 ½ cups chopped onion (about 1 medium onion)

1 medium red or green bell pepper, seeded and diced,

1 Tablespoon garlic

1 cup chopped tomato

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon mustard powder

6 cups low-sodium chicken broth

1 cup water

1 ½ cups dried brown lentil

Brown the sausage in a 4 quart saucepan over medium high heat

Cook sausage until no longer pink.

Add the onion and bell pepper and cook for 1 minute or longer but do not allow the garlic to brown.

Add tomatoes, oregano, mustard powder, broth, water and lentils and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the lentils are almost tender, thinning with more water if the soup is too thick.

Ladle the soup into bowl and garnish with parsley.

Makes 8 (1 Cup) servings

Per serving: 150 calories, 15 g protein, 27 carbohydrates, 3 g fat

Creamy Hummus - Tastes wonderful

Looking for something different to eat

Here is a tried and true good tasting healthy recipe.  It was taken from “The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start" book.

This is a Middle Eastern spread that tastes good on a lot of things. Their suggestion is to boil up some eggs, remove the Yoke and put a Tablespoon in its place. The eggs were yummy and in fact I had forgotten just how much I really like hummus as a roll up spread.

Try it; let me know what you think.

CREAMY HUMMUS

2 (15ounce) canned Chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1/2Cup warm water

3 Tablespoons Lime juice

1 ½ teaspoon Cumin

1 Tablespoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon salt

Place the chickpeas, water, lime juice, cumin, and garlic in a food processor. Process for about 4 minutes, or until very smooth.

60 Calories, 3 g protein, 9g carbohydrates, 2 g fat